Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Lamp and Polygonal Heat-Dissipation Structure Thereof

• US 20100327725A1
• Filed: 06/26/2009
• Published: 12/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Opto Tech Corporation (OptoTech Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Opto Tech Corporation (OptoTech Corp.)
• Inventors: Lin, Yu-Chun, Lin, Wan-Chih, Lin, Yu-Yu, Huang, Yen-Yu, Lu, Huai-Jen
• Application Number:
  US12/492,379
• Publication Number:
  US 20100327725A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 313/46
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/232 specially adapted for generating an essentially omnidirectional light distribution, e.g. with a glass bulb
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/767 the planes containing the fins or blades having directions perpendicular to the light emitting axis
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 7/0025 Combination of two or more reflectors for a single light source array of reflectors for a cluster of light sources F21V7/0083
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2107/30 on the outer surface of cylindrical surfaces, e.g. rod-shaped supports having a circular or a polygonal cross section
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

A light-emitting diode (LED) lamp and a polygonal heat-dissipation structure thereof are provided. The LED lamp includes a polygonal heat-dissipation unit and a lighting module. The polygonal heat-dissipation unit has a polygonal hollow column and fins. The fins and the lighting module are thermally disposed on an inner surface and an outer surface of the polygonal hollow column, respectively. Thus, heat generated by the lighting module is dissipated by the fins rapidly. As the fins are thermally disposed on the inner surface of the polygon hollow column instead of being exposed, the volume of the LED lamp can be minimized, and the look of the LED lamp also can be prettified.

Claims

1. A light-emitting diode (LED) lamp, comprising:

a polygonal heat-dissipation unit comprising;

a polygonal hollow column having two ends provided with a first opening and a second opening, respectively, the polygonal hollow column further having an outer surface and an inner surface; and

a plurality of fins thermally disposed on the inner surface of the polygonal hollow column; and

a plurality of lighting modules disposed on the outer surface of the polygonal hollow column successively and each comprising;

a light-emitting unit comprising a circuit board and a plurality of LEDs, the circuit board being thermally disposed on the outer surface of the polygonal hollow column, and the LEDs being electrically connected to and provided on the circuit board;

a first reflecting element having a first reflecting surface placed in light paths of the LEDs of the light-emitting unit; and

a second reflecting element having a second reflecting surface placed in a light path of light reflected off the first reflecting element.

2. The LED lamp of claim 1, wherein the polygonal hollow column and the fins together form a one-piece unit.

3. The LED lamp of claim 1, wherein each said light-emitting unit, as well as each said first reflecting element and each said second reflecting element, is screwed to the outer surface of the polygonal hollow column by at least two screws.

4. The LED lamp of claim 1, wherein each said first reflecting element is formed by bending a plate to provide a first plate, a first connecting plate, and a first oblique plate, the first plate having at least two first through-holes, and the first oblique plate having the first reflecting surface.

5. The LED lamp of claim 1, wherein each said second reflecting element is formed by bending a plate to provide a second oblique plate, a second connecting plate, and a second plate, the second plate having at least two second through-holes, and the second oblique plate having the second reflecting surface.

6. The LED lamp of claim 1, wherein the second reflecting element and the first reflecting element between each two adjacent said lighting modules are integrally formed as a third reflecting element.

7. The LED lamp of claim 6, wherein each said third reflecting element is formed by bending a plate to provide the second oblique plate, the second connecting plate, the second plate, the first connecting plate, and the first oblique plate, the second plate having at least two third through-holes, the second oblique plate having the second reflecting surface, and the first oblique plate having the first reflecting surface.

8. The LED lamp of claim 1, further comprising a cover plate corresponding in position to the first opening and having a first aperture in communication with the first opening.

9. The LED lamp of claim 1, further comprising a supporting plate corresponding in position to the second opening and having a second aperture in communication with the second opening.

10. The LED lamp of claim 9, further comprising a lamp stand provided with a power terminal and at least a supporting element having a first end portion coupled to the lamp stand and a second end portion coupled to the supporting plate, wherein the at least a supporting element is positioned proximate to the second opening.

11. The LED lamp of claim 10, wherein the lamp stand is provided with a power unit electrically connected to the power terminal and each said circuit board so as to convert alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC) for driving the LEDs.

12. The LED lamp of claim 10, wherein the power terminal is an E27 power terminal or an E40 power terminal.

13. The LED lamp of claim 10, further comprising a lampshade coupled to the lamp stand such that the polygonal heat-dissipation unit is enclosed by the lampshade.

14. The LED lamp of claim 1, further comprising a lamp stand and at least a supporting element, the lamp stand being provided with a power terminal, and each of the at least a supporting element having a first end portion coupled to the lamp stand and a second end portion coupled to the polygonal hollow column, wherein the at least a supporting element is positioned proximate to the second opening.

15. The LED lamp of claim 14, wherein the lamp stand is provided with a power unit electrically connected to the power terminal and each said circuit board so as to convert alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC) for driving the LEDs.

16. The LED lamp of claim 14, wherein the power terminal is an E27 power terminal or an E40 power terminal.

17. The LED lamp of claim 14, further comprising a lampshade coupled to the lamp stand such that the polygonal heat-dissipation unit is enclosed by the lampshade.

18. A polygonal heat-dissipation structure for use with a light-emitting diode (LED) lamp, comprising:

a polygonal hollow column having two ends provided with a first opening and a second opening, respectively, the polygonal hollow column further having an outer surface and an inner surface; and

a plurality of fins thermally disposed on the inner surface of the polygonal hollow column.

19. The polygonal heat-dissipation structure of claim 18, wherein the polygonal hollow column and the fins together form a one-piece unit.

20. The polygonal heat-dissipation structure of claim 18, further comprising a cover plate corresponding in position to the first opening and having a first aperture in communication with the first opening.

21. The polygonal heat-dissipation structure of claim 18, further comprising a supporting plate corresponding in position to the second opening and having a second aperture in communication with the second opening.