LED bulb

• US 8,246,215 B2
• Filed: 06/08/2010
• Issued: 08/21/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology Incorporated
• Inventors: Lu, Ying-Chieh, Chiang, Kuo-Feng, Huang, Zheng-Jay, Chen, Ying-Ching
• Primary Examiner(s): Ward, John A
• Application Number:
  US12/795,856
• Publication Number:
  US 20110291542A1
• Time in Patent Office: 805 Days
• Field of Search: 362/294, 362/373, 362/249.01, 362/249.02, 362/311.02, 361701-703
• US Class Current: 362/294
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/23 Retrofit light sources for lighting devices with a single fitting for each light source, e.g. for substitution of incandescent lamps with bayonet or threaded fittings
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/83 the elements having apertures, ducts or channels, e.g. heat radiation holes
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

An LED bulb includes a connector for electrically connecting with a power supply, a heat sink disposed on the connector, and a plurality of LEDs mounted the heat sink. The heat sink includes a base, a tube extending downwardly from a first face of the base, and a plurality of fins extending outwardly from an outer circumference of the tube. The LEDs are attached on a second face of the base. The base defines a plurality of through tunnels extending through the base from the first face to the second face of the base.

Claims

1. An LED bulb comprising:

a connector for being electrically connected to a power supply;

a heat sink disposed on the connector, the heat sink comprising a base, a tube extending downwardly from a first face of the base to engage with the connector, and a plurality of fins extending outwardly from an outer circumference of the tube; and

a plurality of LEDs mounted a second face of the base;

wherein the base defines a plurality of through tunnels extending through the base from the first face to the second face of the base;

wherein the fins are spaced from each other, and an airflow passage is defined between every two adjacent fins; and

wherein each of the through tunnels is aligned with and directly communicated with a corresponding passage.

2. The LED bulb as described in claim 1, wherein the through tunnels expands from the first face to the second face of the base.

3. The LED bulb as described in claim 1, wherein the through tunnels are located adjacent an outer periphery of the base.

4. The LED bulb as described in claim 1, wherein the through tunnels are spaced from each other.

5. The LED bulb as described in claim 1 further comprising an envelope mounted on the base, and the envelope cooperates with the base to enclose the LEDs therein.

6. The LED bulb as described in claim 5, wherein the envelope comprises a bowl-shaped body, and an annular engaging flange extending from the body and protruding downwardly towards the base.

7. The LED bulb as described in claim 6, wherein an annular receiving groove is defined on the second face of the base, for receiving the engaging flange of the envelope therein.

8. The LED bulb as described in claim 7, wherein the through tunnels surround the receiving groove of the base.

9. The LED bulb as described in claim 1, wherein fins are arranged radially relative to the tube.

10. The LED bulb as described in claim 1, wherein the heat sink is integrally made of a ceramic.

11. The LED bulb as described in claim 10, wherein the ceramic is made from materials selected from alumina, silicate, oxide, carbide, nitride, sulfide and boride.

12. The LED bulb as described in claim 1, wherein the second face of the base is concaved downwardly to form a depression.

13. The LED bulb as described in claim 12, wherein a protrusion is protruded upwardly from a central area of the second face of the base, and the protrusion has a flat face on which the LEDs are attached.

14. The LED bulb as described in claim 1, wherein the fins directly connect with the first face of the base.