LED light bulb providing high heat dissipation efficiency

• US 8,641,237 B2
• Filed: 02/09/2012
• Issued: 02/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Wei-Lin Hsu
• Original Assignee: Sheng-Yi Chuang
• Inventors: Chuang, Sheng-Yi
• Primary Examiner(s): Santiago, Mariceli
• Application Number:
  US13/370,141
• Publication Number:
  US 20130208474A1
• Time in Patent Office: 726 Days
• Field of Search: 313 11- 46, 362/294, 362/373, 362/249.02
• US Class Current: 362/294
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/232 specially adapted for generating an essentially omnidirectional light distribution, e.g. with a glass bulb
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/713 in direct thermal and mechanical contact of each other to form a single system
• 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: F21W 2121/00 Use or application of lighting devices or systems for decorative purposes, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2105/10 comprising a two-dimensional array of point-like light-generating elements
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2107/90 on two opposite sides of supports or substrates
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

An LED light bulb includes a lamp shell, a light emitting assembly and a power receiving base. The lamp shell includes a light transmissive portion and a holding portion. The light emitting assembly includes a light source baseboard located in the light transmissive portion and a circuit board connecting to the light source baseboard. The circuit board is surrounded by a heat sink. The heat sink includes a heat collecting section and a holding section extended from the heat collecting section into the power receiving base such that the power receiving base fully encases the heat sink without exposing. The inner surface of the power receiving base connects to the outer surface of the holding section so that heat generated by the light source baseboard is absorbed by the heat collecting section and transmitted via the holding section to the power receiving base for dissipating.

Claims

1. An LED light bulb providing high heat dissipation efficiency, comprising:

a lamp shell including a light transmissive portion and a holding portion with an opening located below the light transmissive portion;

a light emitting assembly including a light source baseboard located in the light transmissive portion and including at least one light emitting element located on the light source baseboard and a circuit board connecting to the light source baseboard, the circuit board being surrounded by a heat sink which includes a housing chamber to hold the circuit board; and

a power receiving base which is electrically connected to the circuit board and includes a fastening portion to encase and fasten to the holding portion;

wherein the heat sink includes a heat collecting section located in the light transmissive portion and formed at an outer diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the holding portion and a holding section extended integrally from the heat collecting section into the power receiving base such that the power receiving base encases the holding portion and fully encases the heat sink without exposing simultaneously, the power receiving base including an inner surface connecting to an outer surface of the holding section of the heat sink so that heat generated by the light source baseboard is absorbed by the heat collecting section and transmitted via the holding section to the power receiving base for dissipating,

wherein the light emitting assembly includes a circuit adapter located between the light source baseboard and the circuit board, and

wherein the circuit adapter is coated with plastics on the surface thereof in contact with the light source baseboard and the heat collecting section.

2. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein the holding section is formed at an outer diameter greater than that of the heat collecting section, and the holding portion is extended towards the holding section to form a retaining section that is formed at an outer diameter the same as that of the holding section.

3. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein the light source baseboard is an aluminum baseboard including a plurality of conduction circuits.

4. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein the circuit adapter is coupled on an orifice formed at one side of the housing chamber of the heat sink.

5. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein the plastics are thermal conductive plastics.

6. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein the circuit board and the heat sink are interposed by plastics to prevent from forming conductive connection therebetween.

7. The LED light bulb of claim 6, wherein the plastics are thermal conductive plastics.

8. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein the light source baseboard includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface and the second surface including a plurality of light emitting elements.

9. The LED light bulb of claim 8, wherein the light source baseboard includes a lateral surface connecting to the first surface and the second surface, the lateral surface including the plurality of light emitting elements.

10. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein the circuit board and the heat sink are interposed by an insulation bushing to prevent from forming conductive connection therebetween.

11. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein the heat sink is made of a material selected from the group consisting of aluminum, copper, on and graphite.