LIGHT EMITTING DIODE LAMP AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME

• US 20120169251A1
• Filed: 05/18/2011
• Published: 07/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Novalite Optronics Corp.
• Original Assignee: Novalite Optronics Corp.
• Inventors: Lai, Kou-Rueh, Ho, Kung-Chi
• Application Number:
  US13/110,002
• Publication Number:
  US 20120169251A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/294
• 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 9/90 Methods of manufacture
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 3/00 Globes; Bowls; Cover glasses with refracting properties F21V5/00; with reflecting properties F21V7/00; characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/506
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2103/10 comprising a linear array of point-like light-generating elements
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2107/00 Light sources with three-dimensionally disposed light-generating elements
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

A structure of a light emitting diode (LED) lamp and a method for fabricating the same are provided. In the structure of the LED lamp, LEDs are designed to approach an inner surface of a lampshade more closely, so that the LED lamp has high brightness and high light-use efficiency. The method for fabricating the LED lamp includes the following steps. First, a holder is provided and at least one flexible LED light bar is assembled on the holder. The flexible LED light bar is then forced to approach the holder, and the flexible LED light bar as well as the holder are inserted into the lampshade. After the flexible LED light bar and the holder are inserted into the lampshade, the flexible LED light bar is bent outward to approach the inner surface of the lampshade. After that, the holder and the lampshade are assembled on a socket.

Claims

1. A method for fabricating a light emitting diode (LED) lamp, comprising:

providing a holder;

providing at least one flexible LED light bar, and assembling the LED light bar on the holder;

forcing the flexible LED light bar to approach the holder, and inserting the flexible LED light bar and the holder into the lampshade, wherein the flexible LED light bar is bent outward to approach an inner surface of the lampshade after the flexible LED light bar and the holder are inserted into the lampshade; and

assembling the holder and the lampshade on a socket.

2. The method for fabricating the LED lamp as claimed in claim 1, wherein the holder comprises:

a pillar, comprising at least one upper fixing part and at least one lower fixing part; and

a base, connected to the pillar, wherein the upper fixing part of the pillar and the lower fixing part of the pillar respectively pass through a first assembly hole and a second assembly hole of the flexible LED light bar, so that the flexible LED light bar is assembled on the holder.

3. The method for fabricating the LED lamp as claimed in claim 2, wherein a method for inserting the flexible LED light bar and the holder into the lampshade comprises:

pushing the flexible LED light bar and the holder into the lampshade, the flexible LED light bar is pressured by the lampshade to approach the inner surface of the lampshade during a process of pushing the flexible LED light bar into the lampshade, the flexible LED light bar is no longer pressured by the lampshade and recovers to an original state after the flexible LED light bar is completely pushed into the lampshade.

4. The method for fabricating the LED lamp as claimed in claim 2, wherein the upper fixing part of the pillar is located at a top of the pillar, and the lower fixing part is located at a sidewall of the pillar.

5. The method for fabricating the LED lamp as claimed in claim 4, wherein an angle θ

is included between an extension direction of the upper fixing part of the pillar and an extension direction of the lower fixing part of the pillar, wherein 90°

≦

θ

≦

180°

.

6. The method for fabricating the LED lamp as claimed in claim 2, wherein a shape of the first assembly hole and the second assembly hole of the flexible LED light bar comprises:

a circle, a rectangle, or a shape with a necking portion.

7. The method for fabricating the LED lamp as claimed in claim 1, wherein the holder comprises:

a pillar, comprising at least one upper fixing part which passes through a first assembly hole of the flexible LED light bar;

a base, connected to the pillar; and

a confinement element, encircling the pillar and binding the flexible LED light bar on the pillar.

8. The method for fabricating the LED lamp as claimed in claim 7, wherein a method for forcing the flexible LED light bar to approach the holder comprises:

changing relative positions of the flexible LED light bar and the base by the confinement element, so that the flexible LED light bar is moved and forced to approach the pillar of the holder.

9. The method for fabricating the LED lamp as claimed in claim 8, wherein a method for inserting the flexible LED light bar and the holder into a lampshade comprises:

moving the flexible LED light bar by the confinement element to make the flexible LED light bar recover to an original state after the flexible LED light bar and the holder are inserted into the lampshade.

10. The method for fabricating the LED lamp as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a driving current control circuit, disposed in the holder and electrically connected to the flexible LED light bar.

11. The method for fabricating the LED lamp as claimed in claim 1, wherein the holder comprises a through hole which is passed through by a wire, and the wire is electrically connected to the flexible LED light bar and the driving current control circuit.

12. The method for fabricating the LED lamp as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inner surface of the socket has a first thread, an outer surface of the holder has a second thread, and the holder is screwed into the socket through cooperation of the first thread and the second thread.

13. The method for fabricating the LED lamp as claimed in claim 1, wherein after the flexible LED light bar is bent outward to approach the inner surface of the lampshade, a maximum distance between any two flexible LED light bars is 1 to 3 times a minimum opening diameter of the lampshade.

14. An LED lamp, comprising:

a lamp main body, comprising a socket and a lampshade, and the lamp main body defines an accommodating space;

a holder, disposed in the accommodating space and fixed on the socket;

at least one flexible LED light bar, disposed in the accommodating space, each of two ends and of the flexible LED light bar is assembled on the holder, and the flexible LED light bar is bent outward to approach an inner surface of the lampshade.

15. The LED lamp as claimed in claim 14, wherein the holder comprises:

a pillar, comprising at least one upper fixing part and at least one lower fixing part; and

a base, connected to the pillar, wherein the upper fixing part of the pillar and the lower fixing part of the pillar respectively pass through a first assembly hole and a second assembly hole of the flexible LED light bar, so that the flexible LED light bar is assembled on the holder.

16. The LED lamp as claimed in claim 15, wherein the upper fixing part of the pillar is located at a top of the pillar, and the lower fixing part is located at a sidewall of the pillar.

17. The LED lamp as claimed in claim 16, wherein an angle θ

is included between an extension direction of the upper fixing part of the pillar and an extension direction of the lower fixing part of the pillar, wherein 90°

≦

θ

≦

180°

.

18. The LED lamp as claimed in claim 15, wherein a shape of the first assembly hole and the second assembly hole of the flexible LED light bar comprises:

a circle, a rectangle, or a shape with a necking portion.

19. The LED lamp as claimed in claim 14, wherein the holder comprises:

a pillar, comprising at least one upper fixing part which passes through a first assembly hole of the flexible LED light bar;

a base, connected to the pillar; and

a confinement element, encircling the pillar and binding the flexible LED light bar on the pillar.

20. The LED lamp as claimed in claim 14, further comprising a driving current control circuit, disposed in the holder and electrically connected to the flexible LED light bar.

21. The LED lamp as claimed in claim 14, further comprising a wire, wherein the holder comprises a through hole which is passed through by the wire, and the wire is electrically connected to the flexible LED light bar and the driving current control circuit.

22. The LED lamp as claimed in claim 14, wherein the inner surface of the socket has a first thread, an outer surface of the holder has a second thread, and the holder is screwed into the socket through cooperation of the first thread and the second thread.

23. The LED lamp as claimed in claim 14, wherein a maximum distance between any two flexible LED light bars is 1 to 3 times a minimum opening diameter of the lampshade.