Lamp Tube Connector Structure for Light Emitting Diode (LED) Lamp Tube

• US 20130215609A1
• Filed: 08/29/2012
• Published: 08/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verticil Electronics Corporation
• Original Assignee: Chun-Chen Liu
• Inventors: LIU, Chun-Chen, Chin, Hsiao-Lan
• Granted Patent: US 8,931,918 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/223
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/278 Arrangement or mounting of circuit elements integrated in the light source

Abstract

An improved lamp tube connector structure for light emitting diode (LED) lamp tube, in which the LED lamp tube comprises a lampshade, two lamp tube connectors installed on the left and right ends of the lampshade, at least an LED lamp strap installed inside the lampshade, and at least a drive circuit board installed inside the lamp tube connector and electrically connected to either side of the LED lamp strap. Herein the lamp tube connector is an end cap, with two electrode terminals extending outward from the end cap. Also, at least two connection lines extend from the drive circuit board, and the drive circuit board is inserted to the interior of the electrode terminal so as to form an electrically conductive contact with the electrode terminal for transferring electric power.

Claims

1. An improved lamp tube connector structure for light emitting diode (LED) lamp tube, in which the LED lamp tube comprises a lampshade, two lamp tube connectors installed on the left and right ends of the lampshade, at least an LED lamp strap installed inside the lampshade, and at least a drive circuit board installed inside the lamp tube connector and electrically connected to either side of the LED lamp strap, characterized in that:

the lamp tube connector is an end cap, with two electrode terminals extending outward from the end cap, and at least two connection lines extend from the drive circuit board, and the drive circuit board is inserted to the inside of the electrode terminal so as to be in electrically conductive contact with the electrode terminal to transfer electric power.

2. The improved lamp tube connector structure for LED lamp tube according to claim 1, wherein an end of the end cap toward the lampshade has an opening for cap installation onto an end of the lampshade;

and the other end of the end cap has two holes and the two electrode terminals extend outward through these two holes.

3. The improved lamp tube connector structure for LED lamp tube according to claim 2, wherein the interior of the electrode terminal is of a hollow structure, and the connection line can extend to the two holes from the drive circuit board for insertion to the inside of the two electrode terminals and form an electrically conductive contact with such two electrode terminals for transferring electric power.

4. The improved lamp tube connector structure for LED lamp tube according to claim 1, wherein the lamp tube connector located on either side of the LED lamp strap which is not in electrically conductive contact with the drive circuit board does not transfer electric power to the LED lamp strap.

5. The improved lamp tube connector structure for LED lamp tube according to claim 1, wherein the LED lamp strap includes a plurality of LEDs.

6. The improved lamp tube connector structure for LED lamp tube according to claim 1, wherein the lampshade is of a long-strapped shape.

7. An improved lamp tube connector structure for light emitting diode (LED) lamp tube, in which the LED lamp tube comprises a lampshade, two lamp tube connectors installed on the left and right ends of the lampshade, at least an LED lamp strap installed inside the lampshade, and at least a drive circuit board installed inside the lamp tube connector and electrically connected to either side of the LED lamp strap, characterized in that:

the lamp tube connector is an end cap, with two electrode terminals extending outward from the end cap, and the drive circuit board has a fixation base which is electrically connected to the inside of the electrode terminal by means of two connection lines, such that electric power can be conducted to the fixation base by the electrode terminal and the drive circuit board receives the transferred electric power through the fixation base.

8. The improved lamp tube connector structure for LED lamp tube according to claim 7, wherein an end of the end cap toward the lampshade has an opening for cap installation onto an end of the lampshade;

and the other end of the end cap has two holes and the two electrode terminals extend outward through these two holes;

also, an end of the fixation base toward the end cap has two openings.

9. The improved lamp tube connector structure for LED lamp tube according to claim 8, wherein the interior of the electrode terminal is of a hollow structure, so that the connection line can extend toward the two holes of the end cap through the two openings of the fixation base and be inserted to the interior of the electrode terminal in order to form an electrically conductive contact with the electrode terminal for transferring electric power.

10. The improved lamp tube connector structure for LED lamp tube according to claim 8, wherein the interior of the electrode terminal is of a hollow structure, so that the connection line can extend toward the two openings of the fixation base through the interior of the electrode terminal and be inserted to the interior of the two openings of the fixation base in order to form an electrically conductive contact with the fixation base for transferring electric power.

11. The improved lamp tube connector structure for LED lamp tube according to claim 7, wherein the lamp tube connector located on either side of the LED lamp strap which is not in electrically conductive contact with the drive circuit board does not transfer electric power to the LED lamp strap.

12. The improved lamp tube connector structure for LED lamp tube according to claim 7, wherein the LED lamp strap includes a plurality of LEDs.

13. The improved lamp tube connector structure for LED lamp tube according to claim 7, wherein the lampshade is of a long-strapped shape.

14. An improved lamp tube connector structure for light emitting diode (LED) lamp tube, in which the LED lamp tube comprises a lampshade, two lamp tube connectors installed on the left and right ends of the lampshade, at least an LED lamp strap installed inside the lampshade, and at least a drive circuit board installed inside the lamp tube connector and electrically connected to either side of the LED lamp strap, characterized in that:

the lamp tube connector is an end cap, with two connection lines integrally formed on the end cap, and the drive circuit board has a fixation base which can be electrically connected to the two connection lines, such that electric power can be conducted to the fixation base by means of the connection lines and the drive circuit board receives the transferred electric power through the fixation base.

15. The improved lamp tube connector structure for LED lamp tube according to claim 14, wherein an end of the end cap toward the lampshade has an opening for cap installation onto an end of the lampshade, and an end of the fixation base toward the end cap has two openings.

16. The improved lamp tube connector structure for LED lamp tube according to claim 15, wherein an end of the connection line extends outward from the outside of the other end of the end cap, and the other end of the connection line extends toward the two openings of the fixation base and is inserted to the interior of the two openings, thereby forming an electrically conductive contact with the fixation base for transferring electric power.

17. The improved lamp tube connector structure for LED lamp tube according to claim 14, wherein the lamp tube connector located on either side of the LED lamp strap which is not in electrically conductive contact with the drive circuit board does not transfer electric power to the LED lamp strap.

18. The improved lamp tube connector structure for LED lamp tube according to claim 14, wherein the LED lamp strap includes a plurality of LEDs.

19. The improved lamp tube connector structure for LED lamp tube according to claim 14, wherein the lampshade is of a long-strapped shape.