Light emitting diode based light source assembly

• US 7,883,240 B2
• Filed: 12/29/2007
• Issued: 02/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology Incorporated
• Inventors: LEE, PEI-CHIN, Lin, Chih-Wei, Hsu, Hung-Kuang
• Primary Examiner(s): O Shea, Sandra L
• Assistant Examiner(s): MCMANMON, MARY ELIZABETH
• Application Number:
  US11/967,034
• Publication Number:
  US 20090097249A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,137 Days
• Field of Search: 362/249.02, 362/294, 362/373, 362/390
• US Class Current: 362/249.02
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/00 Light sources using semiconductor devices as light-generating elements, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED] or lasers
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 19/0055 by screwing
• 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: H01L 2924/00 Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/0002 Not covered by any one of groups H01L24/00, H01L24/00 and H01L2224/00

Abstract

An LED based light source assembly (10) comprises a circuit board (11), a plurality of LEDs (13), a heat sink (15) and a plurality of fasteners (17). The circuit board comprises a first surface (12) and a second surface (14) opposite to the first surface. The first surface is provided with electrical conductive traces (118). The plurality of LEDs are arranged on the first surface of the circuit board and electrically connecting with the electrical wires of the circuit board. The heat sink thermally contacts the second surface of the circuit board. The plurality of fasteners each comprise a first end (172) and a second end (174) opposite to the first end. The first end of each of the fasteners abuts on the first surface of the circuit board. The second end of each of the fasteners extends through the circuit board to be secured to the heat sink.

Claims

1. An LED based light source assembly comprising:

a circuit board comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and electrical conductive traces formed on the first surface;

a plurality of LEDs arranged on the first surface of the circuit board and electrically connecting with the electrical wires of the circuit board;

a heat sink thermally contacting the second surface of the circuit board; and

a plurality of fasteners each comprising a first end and a second end perpendicularly connected to the first end, wherein each of the fasteners comprises a metallic wire received in the first end and extending through the first end, the first end of each of the fasteners abuts on the first surface of the circuit board to make the metallic wires of the fasteners electrically connect with the electrical conductive traces of the circuit board, and the second end of each of the fasteners extends through the circuit board and is secured to the heat sink.

2. The LED based light source assembly as described in claim 1, wherein the circuit board comprises at least one through hole extending through the circuit board from the first surface to the second surface, and the second end of at least one of the fasteners extends through the at least one through hole.

3. The LED based light source assembly as described in claim 1, wherein the plurality of fasteners and the plurality of LEDs are arranged in an alternate fashion along the circuit board, and each of the LEDs is located between two adjacent fasteners.

4. The LED based light source assembly as described in claim 1, wherein the fasteners are secured to the heat sink by means of screwing.

5. The LED based light source assembly as described in claim 1, wherein the fasteners are secured to the heat sink by means of conglutinating.

6. The LED based light source assembly as described in claim 1, wherein the heat sink comprises a plurality of grooves defined in a side adjacent to the second surface of the circuit board, and the second ends of the fasteners are respectively embedded in the grooves of the heat sink so that the fasteners are firmly secured to the heat sink.

7. The LED based light source assembly as described in claim 1, wherein the first end of the fastener comprises a compressed spring element abutting against the first surface of the circuit board.

8. The LED based light source assembly as described in claim 1, wherein the fasteners are made by a fiber reinforced plastic material.

9. The LED based light source assembly as described in claim 8, wherein the fiber reinforced plastic material is glass fiber reinforced plastic or carbon fiber reinforced plastic.

10. The LED based light source assembly as described in claim 1, wherein the first end of each of the fasteners are in linear contact with the first surface of the circuit board.

11. The LED based light source assembly as described in claim 1, wherein a thermal interface material is applied between the second surface of the circuit board and a contacting surface of the heat sink facing the second surface of the circuit board.

12. The LED based light source assembly as described in claim 1, further comprising a cover, which cooperates with the heat sink to define a receiving room, and the circuit board, the LEDs and the fasteners are received in the receiving room.

13. The LED based light source assembly as described in claim 1, wherein each fastener has a screw-like shape with the first end having a larger size than the second end.

14. An LED based light source assembly comprising:

a circuit board comprising a first surface at a top side and a second surface at a bottom side, and electrical conductive traces formed on the first surface;

a plurality of LEDs arranged on the first surface of the circuit board and electrically connecting with the electrical conductive traces of the circuit board;

a heat sink arranged beneath the circuit board and thermally contacting the second surface of the circuit board; and

a plurality of fasteners each comprising a first end at an upside and a second end at a downside, wherein

each of the fasteners comprises a metallic wire received in the first end and extending through the first end, the fasteners connect the circuit board with the heat sink in an intimate manner with the first end of each of the fasteners abutting on the first surface of the circuit board to make the metallic wires of the fasteners electrically connect with the electrical conductive traces of the circuit board and the second end of each of the fasteners extending through the circuit board to be secured to the heat sink, at least one of the fasteners is positioned at a lateral side of the circuit board and at least another one of the fasteners is positioned at a middle of the circuit board.

15. The LED based light source assembly as described in claim 14, wherein the circuit board comprises at least one through hole extending through the circuit board from the first surface to the second surface, and the second end of the at least another one of the fasteners extends through the at least one through hole to be secured to the heat sink.

16. The LED based light source assembly as described in claim 14, wherein the heat sink defines a plurality of grooves corresponding to the fasteners, and the second ends of the fasteners are secured to the heat sink by screwing into or embedding in the grooves.

17. The LED based light source assembly as described in claim 14, wherein the fasteners are secured to the heat sink by conglutinating.

18. The LED based light source assembly as described in claim 14, wherein the first end of the fastener comprises a compressed spring member abutting against the first surface of the circuit board.

19. The LED based light source assembly as described in claim 14, wherein an elastic element is encircled around each fastener and elastically sandwiched between the first end and the first surface of the circuit board.