ILLUMINATING DEVICE

• US 20110291560A1
• Filed: 06/01/2010
• Published: 12/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
• Original Assignee: Young Lighting Technology Corporation
• Inventors: Chang, Wen-Chiao, Custodis, Udo, Wang, Wei-Chih
• Granted Patent: US 8,201,983 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/32
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/232 specially adapted for generating an essentially omnidirectional light distribution, e.g. with a glass bulb
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/61 using light guides
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/83 the elements having apertures, ducts or channels, e.g. heat radiation holes
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2103/33 annular
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/001 the light being emitted along at least a portion of the lateral surface of the fibre
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0038 Linear indentations or grooves, e.g. arc-shaped grooves or meandering grooves, extending over the full length or width of the light guide

Abstract

An illuminating device includes a tubular light guide, a plurality of light-emitting devices, and a base. The tubular light guide has a light input edge and an inner space. The light-emitting devices are distributed at the light input edge to provide lights into the tubular light guide. The base supports the light-emitting devices and the tubular light guide. The base also has an electronic circuit to provide power to the light-emitting devices. The base has at least one air circulation hole for connecting an outer space with the inner space.

Claims

1. An illuminating device, comprising:

a tubular light guide, having a light input edge and an inner space;

a plurality of light-emitting devices, distributed at the light input edge to provide lights into the tubular light guide; and

a base, supporting the light-emitting devices and the tubular light guide and having an electronic circuit to provide power to the light-emitting devices.

2. The illuminating device of claim 1, wherein the base has at least one air circulation hole for connecting an outer space with the inner space.

3. The illuminating device of claim 2, wherein the base comprises an air circulation wall bending along the light input edge of the tubular light guide, and the air circulation hole is formed on the air circulation wall.

4. The illuminating device of claim 3, wherein the light-emitting devices are disposed on the air circulation wall to provide the lights into the tubular light guide.

5. The illuminating device of claim 3, further comprising an adapting structure disposed on the air circulation wall, wherein the light-emitting devices are disposed on the adapting structure.

6. The illuminating device of claim 2, wherein the base comprises:

a circuit base, for adapting the light-emitting devices; and

a coupling wall, for mechanically coupling the circuit base and the tubular light guide, wherein the coupling wall has the air circulation hole.

7. The illuminating device of claim 1, wherein the tubular light guide has a surface texture at an outer surface, an inner surface, or both the outer surface and the inner surface.

8. The illuminating device of claim 1, further comprising a light reflecting layer or a light shielding layer disposed on an inner surface of the tubular light guide.

9. The illuminating device of claim 8 wherein the base has a protruding portion extending into the inner space of the tubular light guide.

10. The illuminating device of claim 9 wherein a potion of the electronic circuit is implemented in the protruding portion of the base.

11. The illuminating device of claim 9, wherein the electronic circuit is implemented in the protruding portion of the base.

12. The illuminating device of claim 9, wherein the base has at least one air circulation hole for connecting an outer space with the inner space.

13. The illuminating device of claim 1, wherein the base has a protruding portion extending into the inner space of the tubular light guide.

14. The illuminating device of claim 13 wherein a potion of the electronic circuit is implemented in the protruding portion of the base.

15. The illuminating device of claim 13 wherein the electronic circuit is implemented in the protruding portion of the base.

16. The illuminating device of claim 13, wherein an outer surface of the protruding portion has a specific pattern thereon.

17. The illuminating device of claim 13, wherein the base has at least one air circulation hole for connecting an outer space with the inner space.

18. The illuminating device of claim 1, further comprising a reflection layer on a top edge of the tubular light guide opposite to the light input edge.

19. The illuminating device of claim 1, wherein the tubular light guide has a cross-sectional geometric shape.

20. The illuminating device of claim 19, the cross-sectional geometric shape is round, elliptic, square, rectangular, triangular, polygon, round with a peripheral protruding part, or indent polygon.