Electric lamp device and lighting apparatus

• US 6,234,649 B1
• Filed: 06/30/1998
• Issued: 05/22/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 07/04/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Moriyama Sangyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Moriyama Sangyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Katougi, Masayuki
• Primary Examiner(s): O'Shea, Sandra
• Assistant Examiner(s): Zeade, Bertrand
• Application Number:
  US09/106,451
• Time in Patent Office: 1,057 Days
• Field of Search: 362/248, 362/231, 362/290, 362/800, 362/327, 362/227, 362/325, 362/354, 362/252, 362/255, 315/200, 315/360, 315/185.R
• US Class Current: 362/248
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/0824 Ground spikes
• CPC Class Codes: H01J 61/025 Associated optical elements
• CPC Class Codes: H01J 61/04 Electrodes for igniting H01J61/54; Screens; Shields
• CPC Class Codes: H01J 61/26 Means for absorbing or adsorbing gas, e.g. by gettering; Means for preventing blackening of the envelope
• CPC Class Codes: H01J 61/34 Double-wall vessels or containers
• CPC Class Codes: H01J 61/35 provided with coatings on the walls thereof; Selection of materials for the coatings using coloured coatings H01J61/40; using luminescent coatings H01J61/42
• CPC Class Codes: H01J 61/36 Seals between parts of vessels; Seals for leading-in conductors; Leading-in conductors
• CPC Class Codes: H01K 9/08 to provide selectively different light effects, e.g. for automobile headlamp

Abstract

An electric lamp device which is capable of suppressing obstruction light toward the sky even if being used as a garden light or the like as well as a common lighting electric lamp. In the electric lamp device comprising an envelope and a small-sized light-emitting element assembly, an open end of a globe is coupled to a globe connection opening of a base body to constitute the envelope, and the small-sized light-emitting element assembly, such as a set of baseless small-sized electric lamps connected in series to each other, is housed within this envelope, and additionally, a louver including ring-like louver components is put within the envelope surrounding the small-sized light-emitting element assembly. Further, when needed, an attachment is fixed in the globe connection opening of the base body. The louver is mounted on this attachment. The attachment is composed of a plate section, a light-emitting element mounting section, and a support standing section. The small-sized light-emitting element assembly is mounted on the light-emitting element mounting section, and is supported by a support.

Claims

1. An electric lamp device comprising:

an envelope having;

a globe having an open end at one end portion thereof and further having a transparent section; and

a base body having a globe connection opening at one end portion thereof and a power supply connection opening at the other end portion thereof, said globe connection opening being connected to said open end of said globe;

a light-emitting element assembly made up of a plurality of light-emitting elements connected in series to each other, and housed in said envelope with conductors at both ends leading to the power supply connection opening;

a louver assembly located within the globe including at least two, internal annular louver components, each louver component having a circular configuration and comprising an upper section perpendicular to an axis of said globe and a louver section integral with said upper section and inclined away from an outer circumference of said upper section, said louver components disposed to surround said light-emitting element assembly elements within said envelope; and

louver supporting means located within the globe for supporting said louver assembly at a predetermined position with said louver components spaced from each adjacent louver component by an interval along the axis.

2. An electric lamp device as defined in claim 1, wherein each of said light-emitting elements of said small-sized light-emitting element assembly is constructed as a baseless small-sized electric lamp.

3. An electric lamp device as defined in claim 2, wherein each of said baseless small-sized electric lamps is of a double-end sealing type where its filament substantially extends in parallel to the axis of said globe, and said louver means is constructed such that ring surfaces of its ring-like louver components are disposed to cross said filament.

4. An electric lamp device as defined in claim 2, wherein said baseless small-sized electric lamp is constructed such that xenon is sealed in a glass bulb.

5. An electric lamp device as defined in claim 1, wherein said louver supporting means is constructed with a plurality of wire rods in which their proximal portions are fixed to the base body side and their intermediate sections support said ring-like louver components.

6. An electric lamp device as defined in claim 5, wherein said louver supporting means is constructed such that a tip portion of each of said wire rods is placed into resilient contact with an inner surface of said globe.

7. An electric lamp device as defined in claim 1, wherein said open end of said globe is adhered to said globe connection opening of said base body.

8. An electric lamp device as defined in claim 1, wherein said globe is, at its top portion, equipped with light-intercepting means.

9. An electric lamp device as defined in claim 8, wherein said light-intercepting means on said top portion of said globe is made by a metal deposited film.

10. An electric lamp device as defined in claim 1, wherein said globe is substantially transparent as a whole, and said louver means includes a top louver component positioned on a further globe top portion side with respect to said ring-like louver components.

11. An electric lamp device as defined in claim 1, wherein said louver means is constructed such that said ring-like louver component has a louver surface inclined toward said power supply connection opening of said base body.

12. A lighting apparatus comprising:

a lighting apparatus body; and

an electric lamp device having the same structure as claim 1, and supported by said lighting apparatus body.

13. An electric lamp device comprising:

an envelope having;

a globe having an open end at one end portion thereof and further having a transparent section; and

a base body having a globe connection opening at one end portion thereof and a power supply connection opening at the other end portion thereof, said globe connection opening being connected to said open end of said globe;

an attachment including a plate section fitted in said globe connection opening of said base body and a light-emitting element mounting section;

a light-emitting element assembly made up of a plurality of light-emitting elements, mounted on said light-emitting element mounting section of said attachment and housed in said envelope;

a louver assembly located within the globe including annular louver components, each louver component having a circular configuration and comprising an upper section perpendicular to an axis of said globe and a louver section integral with said upper section and inclined from the outer circumference of said upper section, said louver components being separated from each other in an axial direction of said envelope and surrounding said light-emitting element assembly within said envelope; and

louver supporting means located within the globe for supporting said louver assembly at a predetermined position.

14. An electric lamp device comprising:

an envelope having;

a globe having an open end at one end portion thereof and further having a transparent section; and

a base body having a globe connection opening at one end portion thereof and a power supply connection opening at the other end portion thereof, said globe connection opening being connected to said open end of said globe;

a base mounted in said power supply connection opening of said base body;

a light-emitting element assembly made up of a plurality of light-emitting elements and housed in said envelope;

a louver assembly located within the globe including annular louver components, each louver component having a circular configuration and comprising an upper section perpendicular to an axis of said globe and a louver section integral with said upper section and inclined from the outer circumference of said upper section, said louver components being separated from each other in an axial direction of said envelope and surrounding said light-emitting element assembly within said envelope; and

louver supporting means located within the globe for supporting said louver assembly at a predetermined position.