LED light bulb

• US 8,342,719 B2
• Filed: 01/06/2011
• Issued: 01/01/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Kozuma, Yuji, Takase, Motoki, Horiyama, Masako, Somei, Junichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Han, Jason Moon
• Application Number:
  US12/985,544
• Publication Number:
  US 20110170299A1
• Time in Patent Office: 726 Days
• Field of Search: 362/249.02, 362/311.02, 362/800
• US Class Current: 362/311.02
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/232 specially adapted for generating an essentially omnidirectional light distribution, e.g. with a glass bulb
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/68 Details of reflectors forming part of the light source
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/69 Details of refractors forming part of the light source
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 3/00 Globes; Bowls; Cover glasses with refracting properties F21V5/00; with reflecting properties F21V7/00; characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/506
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 5/04 of lens shape
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 7/0091 using total internal reflection
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2105/10 comprising a two-dimensional array of point-like light-generating elements
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

In an LED light bulb, an LED module and a lens are disposed on a fixing stage provided to a housing. The lens has a concave portion at its top end. The concave portion forms a reflecting surface which reflects part of outgoing light from the LED module to (i) first directions perpendicular to a front emission direction of the outgoing light or (ii) second directions leaning to a cap beyond the first directions. Due to diffusion effect of an optical cover, part of the light reflected by the lens is emitted backward (toward the cap). This realizes an LED light bulb that distributes light over an entire circumference and has high output as well as high light output ratio.

Claims

1. An LED light bulb comprising:

an LED module which serves as a light source;

a fixing stage on which the LED module and a reflective plate are fixed via fastners;

a housing which holds the fixing stage;

an optical cover attached to the housing so as to cover the LED module;

a socket cap attached to the housing so that the socket cap is on one side of the housing and the optical cover is on an opposite side of the housing; and

a lens which directs part of outgoing light from the LED module to (i) first directions perpendicular to a front emission direction of the outgoing light or (ii) second directions leaning to the cap beyond the first directions.

2. The LED light bulb according to claim 1, the lens including:

a lens main body having a reflecting surface which reflects part of the outgoing light from the LED module; and

a base portion which supports the lens main body above the LED module.

3. The LED light bulb according to claim 2, wherein:

the lens has a concave portion at a bottom thereof.

4. The LED light bulb according to claim 3, wherein:

the concave portion is formed to have a curved shape so that the outgoing light from the LED module enters almost vertically into the lens from the concave portion.

5. The LED light bulb according to claim 3, wherein:

the concave portion is formed to have a curved surface of a conical shape.

6. The LED light bulb according to claim 2, wherein:

the optical cover forms a shape tapered to a peak.

7. The LED light bulb according to claim 2, wherein:

the optical cover is made of a transparent resin or glass.

8. The LED light bulb according to claim 2, wherein:

the optical cover is made of a light-diffusive resin having a haze value of 99%.

9. The LED light bulb according to claim 2, wherein:

the optical cover has a surface processed to have a diamond-like cutting pattern.

10. The LED light bulb according to claim 2, including the reflective plate disposed to surround the LED module.

11. The LED light bulb according to claim 10, wherein:

the reflective plate includes a holding portion which holds the LED module.

12. The LED light bulb according to claim 9, wherein:

the lens has a leg portion extending below the lens, and

the leg portion is inserted into a hole provided in the fixing stage.

13. The LED light bulb according to claim 1, wherein:

the fixing stage has a top at a given height; and

the lens is disposed on the top.