LED light bulb

• US 8,421,321 B2
• Filed: 05/31/2011
• Issued: 04/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sheng-Yi Chuang
• Original Assignee: Sheng-Yi Chuang
• Inventors: Chuang, Sheng-Yi
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Ashok
• Application Number:
  US13/149,179
• Publication Number:
  US 20120188775A1
• Time in Patent Office: 686 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 313/46
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/232 specially adapted for generating an essentially omnidirectional light distribution, e.g. with a glass bulb
• 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

An LED light bulb includes a light transparent shell, a power receiving base, a heat sink and a coupling holder located between the light transparent shell and power receiving base, at least one light source baseboard held in the light transparent shell, and a power conversion board electrically connected to the light source baseboard and power receiving base. The heat sink has a housing chamber to hold the power conversion board and an annular coupling wall surrounded to form an area to couple with the light source baseboard. The light source baseboard has a contact surface on the circumference to form compact coupling with the coupling wall so that the light source baseboard is securely held on the heat sink without deforming at high temperature to provide improved heat conduction capability.

Claims

1. An LED light bulb, comprising a light transparent shell, a power receiving base, a heat sink and a coupling holder located between the light transparent shell and the power receiving base, at least one light source baseboard located in the light transparent shell, and a power conversion board electrically connected to the light source baseboard and the power receiving base, the heat sink including a housing chamber to hold the power conversion board, wherein:

the heat sink includes an annular coupling wall to form an area to couple with the light source baseboard, the light source baseboard including a contact surface on the circumference corresponding to the coupling wall to form compact coupling therewith to hold the light source baseboard securely on the heat sink,

wherein the coupling holder includes an insulation wall surrounded to form a circuit holding compartment to hold the power conversion board, and a mask portion attached to a lower side of the heat sink to seal an opening at a lower end of the housing chamber,

the LED light bulb further including an isolation member held in the housing chamber, the isolation member including an isolation wall interposed between the power conversion board and the heat sink, and a wiring outlet to allow wires of the power conversion board to pass through to connect the power conversion board with the light source baseboard, the insulation wall including an inner rim to form compact coupling with the isolation wall.

2. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein the light source baseboard is formed at an outer diameter no less than an inner diameter of the coupling wall.

3. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein the heat sink includes a support portion below the light source baseboard to form a thickness difference with the coupling wall to brace the light source baseboard.

4. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein the heat sink includes a plurality of radiation fins stacked over one another, the radiation fins including a plurality of vents formed thereon to form at least one airflow passage.

5. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein the power conversion board is a switch-type power circuit.

6. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein the coupling holder and the heat sink include respectively a first holding portion and a second holding portion corresponding to and latching with each other.

7. The LED light bulb of claim 6, wherein the first holding portion is a notch and the second holding portion is a bump corresponding to and latching with each other.

8. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein the coupling holder includes a fastening portion located outside the housing chamber to fasten to the power receiving base.

9. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein the isolation member includes a protruding portion to surround the wiring outlet.

10. The LED light bulb of claim 9, wherein the light source baseboard includes a wiring bore communicating with the housing chamber to allow at least one power cord to pass through to form electrical connection with the light source baseboard.

11. The LED light bulb of claim 10, wherein the protruding portion is wedged in the wiring bore of the light source baseboard.

12. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein the light source baseboard includes a wiring bore communicating with the housing chamber to allow at least one power cord to pass through to form electrical connection with the light source baseboard.

13. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein the light source baseboard is an aluminum baseboard including a plurality of conductive wires.