LIGHT ILLUMINATING APPARATUS

• US 20160348887A1
• Filed: 05/11/2016
• Published: 12/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hoya Candeo Optronics Corporation (Hoya Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Hoya Candeo Optronics Corporation (Hoya Corporation)
• Inventors: KOBAYASHI, Norio
• Granted Patent: US 9,662,906 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 11/00214 using UV radiation

Abstract

A thin-type light illuminating apparatus with a heat radiation member having high heat radiation efficiency. The light illuminating apparatus for illuminating light in line shape extending in a first direction on an illumination surface includes an elongated substrate extending in the first direction, a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) light sources on the substrate, a heat transfer pipe extending in a second direction, and configured to transfer heat generated from the LED light sources in the second direction, a heat radiation sink having a plurality of heat radiation fins protruding in a third direction, an illuminator having a thin box shape and configured to house the substrate, the heat transfer pipe and the heat radiation sink and to form a wind tunnel, and a centrifugal fan in the second direction between the substrate and the heat radiation sink, and configured to draw air from outside into the wind tunnel.

Claims

1. A light illuminating apparatus for illuminating light in line shape extending in a first direction on an illumination surface, the light illuminating apparatus comprising:

an elongated substrate extending in the first direction;

a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) light sources placed and arranged on a surface of the substrate at a preset interval along the first direction, and configured to emit the light in line shape;

a heat transfer means of which at least a part is in contact with the substrate, the heat transfer means extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction from the substrate, and configured to transfer heat generated from the LED light sources in the second direction;

a heat radiation means having a plurality of heat radiation fins protruding in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction from the heat transfer means and installed to extend in the second direction;

an illuminator having a thin box shape in the third direction and configured to house the substrate, the heat transfer means and the heat radiation means and to form a wind tunnel at an area in which the heat radiation means is formed; and

a centrifugal fan placed in the second direction between the substrate and the heat radiation means, and configured to draw air from outside into the wind tunnel to generate an air current of the second direction within the wind tunnel.

2. The light illuminating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the illuminator has an air intake port on at least one of one surface facing an imaginary surface formed by the ends of the plurality of heat radiation fins and the other surface facing the first direction, the air intake port configured to take in air from outside, and the centrifugal fan takes in air from the air intake port.

3. The light illuminating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first direction width of the heat transfer means is approximately equal to the first direction width of the substrate.

4. The light illuminating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a bottom part of the heat transfer means is bent in a shape of letter L, and

the bottom part is thermally coupled with the other surface of the substrate.

5. The light illuminating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the light illuminating apparatus further comprises a support block which is thermally coupled with the other surface of the substrate and supports the substrate,

the heat transfer means comprises a first heat transfer means, and a second heat transfer means smaller than the first heat transfer means in the second direction,

the heat radiation means comprises a first heat sink having the heat radiation fins on the first heat transfer means, and a second heat sink having the heat radiation fins on the second heat transfer means, and

the support block is installed to be inserted by a bottom part of the first heat transfer means and a bottom part of the second heat transfer means.

6. The light illuminating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a driving circuit is provided between the centrifugal fan and the heat radiation means to drive the LED light sources.

7. The light illuminating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the heat transfer means comprises a plate-shaped heat pipe extending in the first direction and the second direction.

8. The light illuminating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the heat transfer means comprises a plurality of rod-shaped heat pipes arranged in the first direction and extending in the second direction.

9. The light illuminating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the substrate is placed on a plane defined by the first direction and the third direction, and optic axes of each of the LED light sources face an opposite direction to the second direction.

10. The light illuminating apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the LED light sources are arranged in N rows along the third direction when the substrate is planarized, in which N is an integer larger than or equal to 2.

11. The light illuminating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the substrate is placed on a plane defined by the first direction and the second direction, and optic axes of each of the LED light sources face the third direction.

12. The light illuminating apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the LED light sources are arranged in N rows along the second direction when the substrate is planarized, in which N is an integer larger than or equal to 2.

13. The light illuminating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the centrifugal fan comprises a first centrifugal fan having a fan which rotates in a counterclockwise direction, and a second centrifugal fan having a fan which rotates in a clockwise direction, and

the first centrifugal fan and the second centrifugal fan are placed and arranged in the first direction.

14. The light illuminating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the light is light including a wavelength used for an ultraviolet curing resin.