LED lighting with adjustable light projecting direction

• US 7,207,696 B1
• Filed: 01/18/2006
• Issued: 04/24/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chu-Hsien Lin
• Original Assignee: Chu-Hsien Lin
• Inventors: Lin, Chu-Hsien
• Primary Examiner(s): Luebke; Renee
• Assistant Examiner(s): May; Robert J.
• Application Number:
  US11/333,335
• Time in Patent Office: 461 Days
• Field of Search: 362/219, 362232-233, 362238-239, 362269-272, 362285-287, 362371-372, 362/250, 362/549, 362648-649, 362/386, 362/418, 362426-430, 362/800, 362/545, 362/555, 439/115, 439/225, 439/240, 439/228
• US Class Current: 362/249.03
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 2/005 of modular construction
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/28 rigid, e.g. LED bars
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 11/00 Screens not covered by groups F21V1/00, F21V3/00, F21V7/00 or F21V9/00 characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/502
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 14/02 by movement of light sources in vehicle head lamps F21S41/657
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 17/02 with provision for adjustment F21V17/04 - F21V17/08 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 17/04 the fastening being onto or by the light source
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 19/0085 at least one conductive element acting as a support means, e.g. resilient contact blades, piston-like contact
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 19/02 with provision for adjustment, e.g. for focusing
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/30 Pivoted housings or frames
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/35 with direct electrical contact between the supporting element and electric conductors running along the guiding element
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/405 for shop-windows or displays
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2103/00 Elongate light sources, e.g. fluorescent tubes
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

An LED lighting includes a lamp holder defining at least one receiving space having two partitions provided at two ends thereof, and at least one lamp bank including at least one LED each. The lamp bank is received in the receiving space of the lamp holder by extending two conductive metal cylindrical members located in the two partitions into through holes on two metal end plates at two ends of the lamp bank. The metal cylindrical members are electrically connected to positive and negative electrodes of a power supply, and the two metal end plates serve as two power input ends of the lamp bank. The lamp bank is rotatable about the two metal cylindrical members to adjust the LED light projecting direction while the two metal end plates are in contact with and accordingly electrically connected to the metal cylindrical members to keep the LED in an illuminating state.

Claims

1. An LED lighting with adjustable light projecting direction, comprising:

a lamp holder providing at least one receiving space, every said receiving space being provided at two ends with a metal cylindrical member each to separately electrically connect to a positive and a negative electrode of a power supply; and

a lamp bank received in said receiving space on said lamp holder;

said lamp bank including at least one LED, and having two metal end plates fixedly mounted to two ends thereof to form two power input ends of said lamp bank; and

each of said two metal end plates being provided at a central area with a through hole;

wherein said lamp bank is received in said receiving space by extending said metal cylindrical members at two ends of said receiving space into said through holes on said two metal end plates of said lamp bank, such that said lamp bank is rotatable about said two metal cylindrical members to adjust a projecting direction of light emitted from said at least one LED included in said light bank.

2. The LED lighting with adjustable light projecting direction as claimed in claim 1, wherein said metal cylindrical member includes a tubular body, two end caps, and a metal spring;

said two end caps being movably mounted to two open ends of said tubular body, and two open ends of said tubular body having a radially inward bent rim each pressed against an outer surface of a radially outward bent rim of each said end cap to prevent said end caps from moving out of said tubular body; and

said metal spring being mounted in said tubular body between said two end caps in a compressed state, enabling said two end caps to be elastically pushed inward relative to said tubular body.

3. The LED lighting with adjustable light projecting direction as claimed in claim 2, wherein said end cap has an outer diameter measured at said radially outward bent rim close to an inner diameter of said tubular body;

such that said radially outward bent rim of said end cap is always in contact with an inner wall surface of said tubular body.

4. The LED lighting with adjustable light projecting direction as claimed in claim 1, wherein said lamp bank further includes a circuit board and a frosted glass that form a top and a bottom, respectively, of said lamp bank;

said at least one LED being fixedly mounted to a lower side of said circuit board, and surrounded by a downward opened metal shade each; and

said frosted glass being fixedly located below said metal shade.

5. The LED lighting with adjustable light projecting direction as claimed in claim 1, wherein every said receiving space of said lamp holder is provided at two ends with a partition each, said partitions being provided at a predetermined position with a through hole each, in which said metal cylindrical members are located;

and each of said partitions having an elastic terminal embedded therein with an end in contact with said metal cylindrical member.

6. The LED lighting with adjustable light projecting direction as claimed in claim 5, wherein said elastic terminal embedded in said partition has another end in contact with a copper rail.

7. The LED lighting with adjustable light projecting direction as claimed in claim 1, wherein said lamp holder is put on and slidable along two conductive copper rails.

8. An LED lighting with adjustable light projecting direction, comprising:

a lamp holder providing at least one receiving space, said at least one receiving space being provided at two ends with a partition which said partition being configured to have a metal cylindrical member extending therethrough to protrude two ends of said metal cylindrical member from two opposite sides of said partition;

a lamp bank received in said receiving space on said lamp holder;

said lamp bank including at least one LED, and having two metal end plates fixedly mounted to two ends thereof to form two power input ends of said lamp bank; and

each of said two metal end plates being provided at a central area with a through hole; and

two conductive copper rails forming a positive and a negative electrode of a power supply to said LED lighting;

wherein said lamp holder is put on and slidable along said two conductive copper rails; and

every said partition of said lamp holder has an elastic terminal embedded therein, such that two ends of said elastic terminal are respectively in contact with one of said two copper rails and said metal cylindrical member located in said partition; and

said lamp bank is received in said receiving space by extending said metal cylindrical members at two ends of said receiving space into said through holes on said two metal end plates of said lamp bank, such that said lamp bank is rotatable about said two metal cylindrical members to adjust a projecting direction of light emitted from said at least one LED included in said light bank.

9. The LED lighting with adjustable light projecting direction as claimed in claim 8, wherein said metal cylindrical member includes a tubular body, two end caps, and a metal spring;

said two end caps being movably mounted to two open ends of said tubular body, and two open ends of said tubular body having a radially inward bent rim each pressed against an outer surface of a radially outward bent rim of each end cap to prevent said end caps from moving out of said tubular body; and

said metal spring being mounted in said tubular body between said two end caps in a compressed state, enabling said two end caps to be elastically pushed inward relative to said tubular body.

10. The LED lighting with adjustable light projecting direction as claimed in claim 9, wherein said end cap has an outer diameter measured at said radially outward bent rim close to an inner diameter of said tubular body, such that said radially outward bent rim of said end cap is always in contact with an inner wall surface of said tubular body.

11. The LED lighting with adjustable light projecting direction as claimed in claim 8, wherein said lamp bank further includes a circuit board and a frosted glass that form a top and a bottom, respectively, of said lamp bank;

said at least one LED being fixedly mounted to a lower side of said circuit board, and surrounded by a downward opened metal shade each; and

said frosted glass being fixedly located below said metal shade.

12. The LED lighting with adjustable light projecting direction as claimed in claim 8, wherein said elastic terminal embedded in said partition of said lamp holder has an end in contact with one of said two copper rails.