UV LED Curing Apparatus with Improved Housing and Switch Controller
First Claim
1. An UV LED curing apparatus, comprising:
- a light reflective inner casing having a light reflective inner wall enclosing an inner chamber and an outer wall;
wherein the inner chamber includes at least one front opening facing toward a front side of the apparatus;
an outer casing detachably attached to the outer wall of the inner casing;
an UV LED light source comprising at least one UV LED module affixed to the inner casing and having a light emitting side facing toward the inner chamber thereof;
a switch controller comprising at least one button, a substrate and a photo interrupt module, attached to the inner casing and electrically connected to the UV LED light source;
wherein the substrate further comprises a timer, a current regulator integrated thereon;
whereby the switch controller controls an on-off state of the UV LED light source with reference to a first input signal received from and triggered by said photo interrupt module to turn on the UV LED light source and with reference to a second input signal received from the timer and the current regulator to turn off the UV LED light source; and
whereby the light reflective inner wall of the inner casing directs and reflects UV light emitted from the UV LED light source within the inner chamber thereof.
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Abstract
The present invention is related to an UV LED curing apparatus, and more particularly, to an UV LED curing apparatus with improved housing and switch controller. The UV LED curing apparatus of the present invention is preferably provided for curing UV hardening gel applied onto the nails of multiple fingers or toes all at once and with automatic controls; the UV LED curing apparatus comprises a light reflective inner casing enclosing a curing chamber having a front opening, an outer casing detachably attached to the inner casing and an UV LED light source disposed on the inner casing and capable of providing an illumination covering a large space in the curing chamber. The automatic controls of the apparatus may be achieved by a switch controller having a photo interrupter, timer and current regulator such that the UV light from the UV LED light source is triggered to an on-state by the sensor of the photo interrupter and switched to an off-state by the timer and current regulator with reference to a preset curing time automatically. The UV LED light source is preferably to be of a wavelength between 360 nm and 460 nm. The light reflective inner casing is preferably provided as an effective UV light reflector and as a supporting substrate of the UV LED light source while being capable of transmitting heat from the UV LED light source away for further heat dissipation to the ambient by the outer casing. The outer casing is detachably attached to the inner casing and allows a greater user interaction for decorative and entertainment purposes while also being a protective and heat dissipation means.
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20 Claims
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1. An UV LED curing apparatus, comprising:
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a light reflective inner casing having a light reflective inner wall enclosing an inner chamber and an outer wall;
wherein the inner chamber includes at least one front opening facing toward a front side of the apparatus;an outer casing detachably attached to the outer wall of the inner casing; an UV LED light source comprising at least one UV LED module affixed to the inner casing and having a light emitting side facing toward the inner chamber thereof; a switch controller comprising at least one button, a substrate and a photo interrupt module, attached to the inner casing and electrically connected to the UV LED light source;
wherein the substrate further comprises a timer, a current regulator integrated thereon;whereby the switch controller controls an on-off state of the UV LED light source with reference to a first input signal received from and triggered by said photo interrupt module to turn on the UV LED light source and with reference to a second input signal received from the timer and the current regulator to turn off the UV LED light source; and
whereby the light reflective inner wall of the inner casing directs and reflects UV light emitted from the UV LED light source within the inner chamber thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An UV LED curing apparatus, comprising:
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a housing comprising an inner casing enclosing an inner chamber and an outer casing detachably attached to the inner casing;
wherein the inner chamber further comprises at least one front opening formed on a front side of the housing;a reflector comprising a plurality of light reflective planes angled from one another and a plurality of apertures formed thereon, attached to the inner casing and fitted to the inner chamber of the housing; an UV LED light source comprising at least one UV LED module affixed to the inner casing and positioned within the plurality of apertures of the reflector, having a light emitting side facing toward the inner chamber of the housing; a switch controller comprising at least one button, a substrate and a photo interrupt module, attached to the inner casing and electrically connected to the UV LED light source;
wherein the substrate further comprises a timer and a current regulator integrated thereon;a power supply comprising at one rechargeable battery, electrically connected to the UV LED light source and the switch controller and enclosed by the outer casing; whereby the switch controller controls an on-off state of the UV LED light source with reference to a first input signal received from and triggered by said photo interrupt module to turn on the UV LED light source and with reference to a second input signal received from the timer and the current regulator to turn off the UV LED light source; and
whereby the plurality of light reflective planes of the reflector directs and reflects UV light emitted from the UV LED light source within the inner chamber thereof. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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