ILLUMINATION APPARATUS

• US 20140055995A1
• Filed: 08/23/2013
• Published: 02/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology
• Original Assignee: Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology
• Inventors: KANG, CHIH-CHIEH, LIN, JENG-FENG, CHEN, CHING-YU, CENG, SYUE-AN, CHUANG, KAI-MING, YANG, YU-RUI
• Granted Patent: US 9,371,976 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/235
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 7/00 Reflectors for light sources characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/505
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 7/048 with facets structure
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2107/10 on concave supports or substrates, e.g. on the inner side of bowl-shaped supports
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133603 with LEDs
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133605 including specially adapted reflectors

Abstract

An illumination apparatus includes a frame, an optical base plate, a light source and an optical film. The optical base plate is disposed in the frame and has a first protrusion portion at the center of the optical base plate. The first protrusion portion has at least a reflective surface and a top surface, which are connected with each other. The light source is disposed in the frame and located adjacent to the periphery of the optical base plate. The light source is disposed corresponding to the reflective surface and has a plurality of light-emitting elements. Each light-emitting element has an optical axis direction, and the optical axis directions extend toward the first protrusion portion. The optical film is disposed at the frame, and the first protrusion portion of the optical base plate protrudes toward the optical film.

Claims

1. An illumination apparatus, comprising:

a frame;

an optical base plate disposed in the frame and having a first protrusion portion at the center thereof, wherein the first protrusion portion has at least a reflective surface and a top surface, and the top surface is connected with the reflective surface;

a light source disposed in the frame and located adjacent to the periphery of the optical base plate, wherein the light source is disposed corresponding to the reflective surface and has a plurality of light-emitting elements, each of the light-emitting elements has an optical axis direction, and the optical axis directions extend toward the first protrusion portion; and

an optical film disposed at the frame, wherein the first protrusion portion of the optical base plate protrudes toward the optical film.

2. The illumination apparatus of claim 1, wherein the reflective surface comprises a plurality of inclined surfaces with different inclination angles.

3. The illumination apparatus of claim 1, wherein the shape of the optical base plate comprises a normal polygon or a circle.

4. The illumination apparatus of claim 1, wherein the shape of the optical base plate corresponds to the shape of the frame.

5. The illumination apparatus of claim 3, wherein as the shape of the optical base plate is a circle, the light-emitting elements are uniformly disposed at the periphery of the optical base plate.

6. The illumination apparatus of claim 1, wherein the light source further comprises a substrate, and the light-emitting elements are disposed on the substrate.

7. The illumination apparatus of claim 6, wherein a part of the light-emitting elements disposed close to the center of the substrate has higher distribution density than a part of the light-emitting elements disposed away from the center of the substrate.

8. The illumination apparatus of claim 6, wherein the light source further comprises a reflective plate disposed on the substrate.

9. The illumination apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a reflective cap disposed at the periphery of the optical base plate and connected with the optical base plate, the optical film and the frame, wherein the light-emitting elements are disposed on the reflective cap.

10. The illumination apparatus of claim 9, wherein a bending portion is configured at the connection between the reflective cap and the optical film, and the bending portion is bent toward the optical base plate.

11. The illumination apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a reflective film disposed on the first protrusion portion.

12. The illumination apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

an optical structure disposed at the first protrusion portion.

13. The illumination apparatus of claim 1, wherein the optical base plate further comprises at least a second protrusion portion disposed adjacent to the first protrusion portion, and the second protrusion portion has at least a reflective surface.