High efficient tubular light emitting cylinder

• US 6,612,717 B2
• Filed: 08/15/2001
• Issued: 09/02/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Star-Reach Corp.
• Original Assignee: Star-Reach Corp.
• Inventors: Yen, George
• Primary Examiner(s): Husar, Stephen
• Assistant Examiner(s): PAYNE, SHARON E
• Application Number:
  US09/929,011
• Publication Number:
  US 20020196623A1
• Time in Patent Office: 748 Days
• Field of Search: 362/555, 362/580, 362/800, 362/219, 362/218, 362/221, 362/222, 362/232, 362/326, 362/238, 362/239, 362/250, 362/235, 362/236, 362/237, 362/240, 362/246, 362/247, 362/248, 362/249, 362/245
• US Class Current: 362/245
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 2/00 Systems of lighting devices, not provided for in main groups F21S4/00 - F21S10/00 or F21S19/00, e.g. of modular construction
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/26 of rope form, e.g. LED lighting ropes, or of tubular form
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 13/04 the elements being reflectors and refractors for vehicle rear lights F21S43/40
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 19/0045 by tongue and groove connections, e.g. dovetail interlocking means fixed by sliding
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/74 with fins or blades
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/763 the planes containing the fins or blades having the direction of the light emitting axis
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/89 Metals
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/80 Light emitting diode

Abstract

A high efficient tubular light emitting cylinder is disclosed. The high efficient tubular light emitting cylinder is especially an LED tubular light emitting cylinder which can be installed and maintained easily and has a high light emitting efficiency. The tubular light emitting cylinder has a plurality of light emitting segments. The light emitting segments are connected in series. The connected light emitting segments are installed in a tubular light emitting cylinder for improving the light emitting efficiency. The light emitting segments can be taken out from the light emitting cylinder easily so that the light emitting cylinder can be installed and maintained easily and conveniently.

Claims

1. A highly efficient tubular light emitting cylinder comprising:

a) an elongated light emitting cylinder having a diffusing layer and a reflecting layer;

b) a track located in and extending along a length of the light emitting cylinder;

c) an elongated light strip source positioned in the light emitting cylinder to produce light at an angle of approximately 90 degrees to a surface of the light emitting cylinder, the light strip source having a plurality of light emitting segments slidably mounted in the track along the length of the light emitting cylinder, each light emitting segment has a plurality of LEDs on a circuit board that slidably engages the track, each light emitting segment electrically connected to an adjacent light emitting segment; and

d) a metal heat dissipating device having a plurality of trenches mounted on each circuit board and located within the track to dissipate heat from the circuit boards.