Light-emitting diode illuminating equipment

• US 7,771,088 B2
• Filed: 12/27/2007
• Issued: 08/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NeoBulb Technologies Inc
• Original Assignee: NeoBulb Technologies Inc
• Inventors: Chen, Jen-Shyan
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Jong-Suk (James)
• Assistant Examiner(s): Crowe, David R
• Application Number:
  US12/005,379
• Publication Number:
  US 20080158888A1
• Time in Patent Office: 957 Days
• Field of Search: 362/294, 362/373, 362/547, 362/240, 362/218, 362/249.02, 362/311.02
• US Class Current: 362/294
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/15 Thermal insulation
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/51 using condensation or evaporation of a fluid, e.g. heat pipes
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/75 with fins or blades having different shapes, thicknesses or spacing
• 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 5/04 of lens shape
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/103 of streets or roads
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

The invention provides a light-emitting diode illuminating equipment, including N diode light-emitting apparatuses and N optical devices, wherein N is a natural number. Each of the optical devices includes a lens. Each of the optical devices corresponds to one of the diode light-emitting apparatus, for modulating a light pattern of the corresponding diode light-emitting apparatus. In an embodiment, the lens of each of the optical devices is a cat'"'"'s-eye-like lens. The lens includes a surface, where a groove is formed along an ellipse minor axis of the lens, such that the light transmitted through the lens can form a light pattern for a specific request.

Claims

1. Light-emitting diode illuminating equipment, comprising:

a heat-dissipating plate device comprising a first surface and a second surface;

a plurality of heat-dissipating fins extending from the second surface of the heat-dissipating plate;

N first heat-conducting devices, each of the N first heat-conducting devices comprising a flat top end and a first portion, the first portion being mounted on the first surface of the heat-dissipating plate device without punching through the first surface of the heat-dissipating plate, N being a natural number greater than one;

N diode light-emitting apparatuses, each of the N diode light-emitting apparatuses being corresponding to and disposed on one of the first heat-conducting devices and converting an electric energy into a light, wherein each of the light-emitting apparatuses being mounted directly on the flat top end of the corresponding heat conducting device;

N optical devices, each of the N optical devices corresponding to one of the diode light-emitting apparatuses for modifying a light pattern of the corresponding diode light-emitting apparatus;

a hollow barrel comprising a first circumference and a second circumference, the hollow barrel being engaged with the heat-dissipating plate device through the first circumference to expose the heat-dissipating fins in air and to form a space for accommodating the first heat-conducting devices and the diode light-emitting apparatuses; and

a transparent shield engaged with the second circumference of the hollow barrel; and

a plurality of fixing plates connecting the heat conducting device to the first surface of the heat dissipation plate.

2. The light-emitting diode illuminating equipment of claim 1, wherein each of the optical devices comprises a support and a lens, and the support is detachable to be engaged with the corresponding diode light-emitting apparatus.

3. The light-emitting diode illuminating equipment of claim 2, wherein the support comprises a first opening and a second opening, the first opening is engaged with the corresponding diode light-emitting apparatus, and the second opening accommodates the lens.

4. The light-emitting diode illuminating equipment of claim 3, wherein the lens is one selected from the group consisting of elliptical lens, circular lens, cat'"'"'s-eye-like lens, irregular lens, and polygonal lens.

5. The light-emitting diode illuminating equipment of claim 4, wherein the N optical devices comprise a first optical device and a second optical device, and the lens of the first optical device is the same as the lens of the second optical device.

6. The light-emitting diode illuminating equipment of claim 4, wherein the N optical devices comprise a first optical device and a second optical device, and the lens of the first optical device is different from the lens of the second optical device.

7. The light-emitting diode illuminating equipment of claim 1, further comprising a partition plate device disposed in the hollow barrel to divide the space into a first room and a second room, the partition plate device thereon comprising N first holes, each of the diode light-emitting apparatuses corresponding to one of the N first holes.

8. The light-emitting diode illuminating equipment of claim 7, wherein each of the optical devices comprises a support and a lens, and the support is detachable to be engaged with the partition plate device.

9. The light-emitting diode illuminating equipment of claim 8, wherein the support comprises a first opening and a second opening, the first opening comprises a plurality of hooks for engaging the support to the partition plate device, and the second opening accommodates the lens.

10. The light-emitting diode illuminating equipment of claim 8, wherein the lens is one selected from the group consisting of elliptical lens, circular lens, cat'"'"'s-eye-like lens, irregular lens, and polygonal lens.

11. The light-emitting diode illuminating equipment of claim 10, wherein the cat'"'"'s-eye-like lens has a surface, a direction is defined on the surface, and a groove is formed along the direction on the surface.

12. The light-emitting diode illuminating equipment of claim 11, wherein the direction is an ellipse minor axis of the lens.

13. The light-emitting diode illuminating equipment of claim 7, further comprising a heat-isolating plate device disposed in the first room, the heat-isolating plate device thereon comprising N second holes, wherein each of the first heat-conducting devices comprises a second portion extending from the first portion and comprising the flat top end, the second portion of each of the first heat-conducting devices being not mounted on the first surface of the heat-dissipating plate device and corresponding to one of the second holes and passing through the corresponding second hole.

14. The light-emitting diode illuminating equipment of claim 13, further comprising a heat-insulating sleeve, the heat-insulating sleeve being disposed to cover part of the second portion of one of the first heat-conducting devices.

15. The light-emitting diode illuminating equipment of claim 1, wherein the heat-dissipating plate device comprises N first grooves formed on the first surface of the heat-dissipating plate device, and the first portion of each of the first heat-conducting devices is mounted on one of the first grooves correspondingly.

16. The light-emitting diode illuminating equipment of claim 15, wherein a heat-conducting material is filled between the first portion of each of the first heat-conducting devices and the corresponding first groove.

17. The light-emitting diode illuminating equipment of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of second heat-conducting devices mounted on the first surface of the heat-dissipating plate device.

18. The light-emitting diode illuminating equipment of claim 17, wherein the heat-dissipating plate device comprises a plurality of second grooves formed on the first surface of the heat-dissipating plate device, and each of the second heat-conducting devices is mounted on one of the second grooves correspondingly.

19. The light-emitting diode illuminating equipment of claim 18, wherein a heat-conducting material is filled between each of the second heat-conducting devices and the corresponding second groove.

20. The light-emitting diode illuminating equipment of claim 17, wherein the heat-dissipating plate device is a heat pipe.

21. The light-emitting diode illuminating equipment of claim 1, further comprising a heat-insulating ring, wherein the hollow barrel is engaged with the heat-dissipating plate device through the heat-insulating ring.