Tube-type or channel-type LED lighting apparatus
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1. A light emitting diode (LED) lighting apparatus, comprising:
- an optical housing comprising a light emission surface, the optical housing being either a channel-type optical housing or a tube-type optical housing; and
an LED array arranged in the optical housing,wherein the light emission surface comprises a valley line, a first inner ridge, and a second inner ridge, the first inner ridge and the second inner ridge being disposed on opposing sides of the valley line, and the LED array comprises a plurality of LEDs arranged so that a center of each LED is arranged along the valley line, andwherein an internal space of the optical housing is filled with a gas or a light-transmissive material, at least a portion of the optical housing being light-transmissive.
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A light emitting diode (LED) lighting apparatus that may be used as interior lighting or advertisement lighting is disclosed. The LED lighting apparatus includes a channel-type or tube-type optical housing with a light emission surface and an LED array arranged in the optical housing. The light emission surface includes a valley line and a first inner ridge and a second inner ridge disposed on opposing sides of the valley line, and the LED array includes a plurality of LEDs whose centers are arranged along the valley line.
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1. A light emitting diode (LED) lighting apparatus, comprising:
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an optical housing comprising a light emission surface, the optical housing being either a channel-type optical housing or a tube-type optical housing; and an LED array arranged in the optical housing, wherein the light emission surface comprises a valley line, a first inner ridge, and a second inner ridge, the first inner ridge and the second inner ridge being disposed on opposing sides of the valley line, and the LED array comprises a plurality of LEDs arranged so that a center of each LED is arranged along the valley line, and wherein an internal space of the optical housing is filled with a gas or a light-transmissive material, at least a portion of the optical housing being light-transmissive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A light emitting diode (LED) lighting apparatus, comprising:
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an optical housing comprising a light emission surface, the optical housing being either a channel-type optical housing or a tube-type optical housing; and an LED array arranged in the optical housing, wherein the light emission surface comprises a valley line, a first inner ridge, and a second inner ridge, the first inner ridge and the second inner ridge being disposed on opposing sides of the valley line, and the LED array comprises a plurality of LEDs arranged so that a center of each LED is arranged along the valley line, and wherein the shapes of the first inner ridge and the second inner ridge comprise slanted flat surfaces that are symmetric to each other with respect to the valley line. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A light emitting diode (LED) lighting apparatus, comprising:
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an optical housing comprising a light emission surface, the optical housing being either a channel-type optical housing or a tube-type optical housing; and an LED array arranged in the optical housing, wherein the light emission surface comprises a valley line, a first inner ridge, and a second inner ridge, the first inner ridge and the second inner ridge being disposed on opposing sides of the valley line, and the LED array comprises a plurality of LEDs arranged so that a center of each LED is arranged along the valley line, and wherein the optical housing is the channel-type optical housing, and the channel-type optical housing further comprises; a channel member comprising side walls and a bottom, the LED array being arranged on the bottom of the channel member; and a light-transmissive optical member covering at least a front surface of the channel member to form the light emission surface, a phosphor being disposed on the light-transmissive optical member.
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