LED lamp unit

• US 8,152,338 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2010
• Issued: 04/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Moon, Jeong Min
• Primary Examiner(s): SEMBER, THOMAS M
• Application Number:
  US12/723,938
• Publication Number:
  US 20100172134A1
• Time in Patent Office: 757 Days
• Field of Search: 362/245, 362/555, 362/612, 362/617, 362/800, 362/235, 362/238, 362/240, 362/244, 362/241, 362/243, 362/247, 362/615, 362/619, 362/623, 362/625, 362/311, 362/561, 362 911- 874, 362 26- 30, 362/607, 362/610, 362/613, 362/327, 362/329, 362/308, 362/223, 362/224, 362/337, 362/545, 362/246, 257/98, 349/62
• US Class Current: 362/308
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/48091 Arched
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/48247 connecting the wire to a bond pad of the item
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 25/0753 the devices being arranged next to each other
• 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 2924/00014 the subject-matter covered by the group, the symbol of which is combined with the symbol of this group, being disclosed without further technical details
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 33/54 having a particular shape

Abstract

A light emitting diode (LED) lamp unit is disclosed for obtain a thin profile display device, to improve uniformity of light, and to simplify a power connection line for operation, which includes an optical lens having a central recess part and an edge, wherein the central recess part is hollowed out inwardly, and the edge is formed in shape of a flat surface or in shape of a convex lens; at least one or more LED chips arranged at fixed intervals in a lower portion of the optical lens; and a lower reflecting sheet positioned on a bottom surface of the LED chip.

Claims

1. An LED lamp unit comprising:

one or more LED chips for emitting light; and

an optical lens for transmitting and refracting light emitted from the one or more LED chips, the optical lens having a bottom surface, a side surface and a top surface, the optical lens having a central recess part arranged on a central portion of the top surface, the optical lens having an outer part surrounding the central recess part, the outer part including the remaining portion of the top surface and an entirety of the side surface, wherein the central recess part is hollowed inwardly, and the outer part is formed in a shape of a convex lens,

wherein the outer part gradually slopes from and including a mostly upwardly-facing portion of the top surface to and including a mostly sidewardly-facing portion of the side surface, and

wherein the one or more LED chips is below the bottom surface of the optical lens corresponding to the central recess part.

2. The LED lamp unit of claim 1, wherein an entire surface of the outer part is curved.

3. The LED lamp unit of claim 1, wherein the outer part has a flat surface corresponding to the remaining portion of the top surface and a curved surface corresponding the side surface.

4. The LED lamp unit of claim 1, wherein one LED chip is arranged under the central recess part.

5. The LED lamp unit of claim 1, wherein at least two LED chips are arranged under the central recess part.

6. The LED lamp unit of claim 1, further comprising a lower reflecting sheet positioned on a bottom surface of the LED chip.

7. The LED lamp unit of claim 1, wherein the central recess part has a V-shape.

8. The LED lamp unit of claim 1, wherein the central recess part of the optical lens has a flat surface or a curved surface.

9. The LED lamp unit of claim 1, further comprising an upper reflecting sheet on the central recess part.

10. The LED lamp unit of claim 9, wherein the upper reflecting sheet is formed by adhesion of a reflecting sheet, by coating of a reflecting material, or by processing a surface with a functional sheet.

11. The LED lamp unit of claim 1, further comprising a light-absorbing film or a light-scattering film on the upper surface of the optical lens.

12. The LED lamp unit of claim 11, wherein the light-absorbing film is formed of a black sheet.

13. The LED lamp unit of claim 11, wherein the light-scattering film may be formed in a method of roughing a surface of a film, or in a method of coating irregular particles on a surface of a film.

14. The LED lamp unit of claim 1, wherein the outer part includes a portion that is parallel to the bottom surface of the optical lens.

15. The LED lamp unit of claim 14, wherein the portion that is parallel to the bottom surface of the optical lens is a flat surface that is parallel to the bottom surface of the optical lens.

16. An LED lamp unit comprising:

one or more LED chips for emitting light; and

an optical lens for transmitting and refracting light emitted from the one or more LED chips, the optical lens having a central recess part and an outer part surrounding the central recess part, the optical lens including;

a bottom surface directly below the central recess part and the outer part;

a side surface extending upwardly from the bottom surface; and

a top surface extending inwardly the side surface,

wherein the side surface and the top surface include an upwardly and inwardly extending surface,

wherein the central recess part is hollowed inwardly, and the outer part is formed in a shape of a convex lens, wherein the convex lens has a vertical cross section having a curved surface,

wherein the outer part gradually slopes from and including a mostly upwardly-facing portion of the top surface to and including a mostly sidewardly-facing portion of the side surface, and

wherein the one or more LED chips below the bottom surface of the optical lens correspond to the central recess part.

17. The LED lamp unit of claim 16, wherein an entire surface of the outer part is curved.

18. The LED lamp unit of claim 16, wherein one LED chip is arranged under the central recess part.

19. The LED lamp unit of claim 16, wherein at least two LED chips are arranged under the central recess part.

20. The LED lamp unit of claim 16, further comprising, a lower reflecting sheet positioned on a bottom surface of the LED chip.

21. The LED lamp unit of claim 16, wherein the central recess part has a V-shape.

22. The LED lamp unit of claim 16, wherein the central recess part of the optical lens has a flat surface or a curved surface.

23. The LED lamp unit of claim 16, wherein the outer part includes a portion that is parallel to the bottom surface of the optical lens.

24. The LED lamp unit of claim 23, wherein the portion that is parallel to the bottom surface of the optical lens is a flat surface that is parallel to the bottom surface of the optical lens.

25. An LED lamp unit comprising:

one or more LED chips for emitting light; and

an optical lens for transmitting and refracting light emitted from the one or more LED chips, the optical lens having a lower surface, a side surface extending upwardly from the lower surface and an upper surface extending inwardly from the side surface, the optical lens having a central recess part arranged on a central portion of the upper surface, the optical lens having an outer part surrounding the central recess part, wherein the outer part gradually slopes from and including a mostly upwardly-facing portion of the upper surface to and including a mostly sidewardly-facing portion of the side surface.

26. The LED lamp unit of claim 25, wherein the outer part includes a portion that is parallel to the lower surface of the optical lens.

27. The LED lamp unit of claim 26, wherein the portion that is parallel to the lower surface of the optical lens is a flat surface that is parallel to the lower surface of the optical lens.