Lighting device with louvers

• US 8,870,407 B2
• Filed: 08/01/2013
• Issued: 10/28/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Suzhou Lekin Semiconductor Company Limited
• Original Assignee: LG Innotek Company Limited (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Dong Soo, Kim, Yun Ha
• Primary Examiner(s): MAY, ROBERT J
• Application Number:
  US13/956,550
• Publication Number:
  US 20140003042A1
• Time in Patent Office: 453 Days
• Field of Search: 362/219, 362221-224, 362/237, 362240-241, 362/243, 362/249.02, 362/235, 362/404, 362/342, 36221701-21717, 362/246, 362/97.1, 362/97.4
• US Class Current: 362/217.1
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/20 with light sources held by or within elongate supports
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/28 rigid, e.g. LED bars
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/02 of recess-mounted type, e.g. downlighters specially adapted for vehicle exteriors F21S41/00-F21S45/00
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/04 intended only for mounting on a ceiling or the like overhead structures F21S8/02 takes precedence; details of ceiling bases F21V21/03
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 15/01 Housings, e.g. material or assembling of housing parts F21V15/02 takes precedence housings forming signs or letters G09F13/04
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 17/104 using feather joints, e.g. tongues and grooves, with or without friction
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/026 Fastening of transformers or ballasts
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/70 characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 7/005 with an elongated shape to cooperate with linear light sources
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 7/0058 adapted to cooperate with light sources of shapes different from point-like or linear, e.g. circular light sources
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2105/10 comprising a two-dimensional array of point-like light-generating elements
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2113/00 Combination of light sources
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

The lighting device comprises a case comprising: a bottom plate; a first wall extending from the bottom plate; a second wall extending from the bottom plate and facing to the first wall; a first top plate extending perpendicular to the first wall; and a second top plate extending perpendicular to the second wall, a light emitter disposed on the bottom plate of the case; and a diffuser plate spaced apart from the light emitter and disposed between the first wall and the second wall, wherein the first wall and the second wall comprise a coupling recess, and wherein the diffuser plate is coupled to the coupling recess.

Claims

1. The lighting device comprising:

a case comprising;

a bottom plate;

a first wall extending from the bottom plate and comprising a first end and a second end;

a second wall extending from the bottom plate, comprising a first end and a second end and facing toward the first wall;

a first top plate connected to the first wall extending outwardly from the first end of the first wall; and

a second top plate extending outwardly from the first end of the second wall,

a light emitter disposed on the bottom plate of the case; and

a diffuser plate spaced apart from the light emitter and disposed between the first wall and the second wall,

wherein the first wall comprises a coupling recess disposed between the first end and the second end of the first wall, and

wherein the diffuser plate is coupled to the coupling recess.

2. The lighting device of claim 1, wherein a length from the coupling recess of the first wall to a top end of the first wall is smaller than a length from the coupling recess of the first wall to a bottom end of the first wall.

3. The lighting device of claim 1, wherein a length from the coupling recess of the first wall to a top end of the first wall is greater than a length from the coupling recess of the first wall to a bottom end of the first wall.

4. The lighting device of claim 1, further comprising a reflector which is disposed on an inner surface of the case and reflects light emitted from the light emitter and directs the reflected light through the diffuser plate, wherein the reflector comprises a fixing protrusion which is inserted into the coupling recess.

5. The lighting device of claim 1, further comprising a member including one side coupled to the first wall and another side coupled to the first top plate, wherein the member, the first wall and the first top plate are formed in a closed space.

6. The lighting device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first top plate and the second top plate comprises a bracket coupler.

7. The lighting device of claim 1, at least one of the first top plate and the second top plate comprises a ceiling fixed-type frame.

8. The lighting device of claim 1, further comprising a power circuit to power the light emitter, wherein the power circuit is disposed on an outer surface of the first wall.

9. The lighting device comprising:

a case comprising;

a bottom plate;

walls extending from ends of the bottom plate; and

extension parts coupled to and inclined from at least one of the walls, and comprising at least one of a louver and a top plate,

a light emitter disposed on the bottom plate of the case;

a diffuser plate spaced apart from the light emitter and disposed between the walls of the case; and

side covers coupled to both ends of the case and having a coupling hole,

wherein at least one of the walls and the extension parts comprises a coupling recess corresponding to the coupling hole of the side covers,

wherein the side covers are coupled to the case by allowing a screw or a pin to pass through the coupling holes and the coupling recess.

10. The lighting device of claim 9, further comprising a power circuit to power the light emitter, wherein a part of the power circuit is coupled to the coupling recess.

11. The lighting device of claim 9, wherein the walls comprise a diffuser plate coupling recess, and wherein the diffuser plate is coupled to the diffuser plate coupling recess.

12. The lighting device of claim 11, further comprising a reflector which is disposed on an inner surface of the case and reflects light emitted from the light emitter and directs the reflected light through the diffuser plate, wherein the reflector comprises a fixing protrusion which is inserted into the coupling recess.

13. The lighting device comprising:

a case comprising;

a bottom plate;

a first wall extending from a first end of the bottom plate;

a second wall extending from a second end of the bottom plate;

a first louver coupled to and inclined from the first wall; and

a second louver coupled to and inclined from the second wall,

a light emitter disposed on the bottom plate of the case;

a diffuser disposed on the light emitter and disposed between the walls of the case,

wherein at least one of the walls comprises a coupling recess and the diffuser plate is coupled to the coupling recess,

wherein the first louver and the second louver are oriented at an obtuse angle relative to the diffuser plate, and

wherein a louver cut-off angle of at least of the first louver and the second louver is less than 90 degrees above 0 degrees.

14. The lighting device of claim 13, further comprising a reflector which is disposed on an inner surface of the case and reflects light emitted from the light emitter and directs the reflected light through the diffuser plate, wherein the reflector comprises a fixing protrusion which is inserted into the coupling recess.

15. The lighting device of claim 14, wherein a first angle between the bottom plate and the first wall and a second angle between the bottom plate and the first louver are a same, wherein the reflector comprises a bottom reflector disposed on the light emitter, and a side reflector disposed on the first wall and the first louver, and wherein the side reflector comprises a coupling recess which is coupled to the diffuser plate.

16. The lighting device of claim 14, wherein the reflector comprises a bottom reflector disposed on the light emitter, and a side reflector disposed on the first wall, wherein the side reflector comprises a first electrical connection hole and wherein the first wall comprises a second electrical connection hole.

17. The lighting device of claim 13, further comprising further comprising a member including one side coupled to the first wall and another side coupled to the first louver, wherein the member, the first wall and the first louver are formed in a closed space.

18. The lighting device of claim 17, further comprising a support frame:

a frame body surrounding outer lateral surface of the case;

a case support extending from inner lateral surface of the frame body and supporting the weight of the case; and

a ceiling fixed part extending from outer lateral surface of the frame body and being fixed to the ceiling,

wherein the case support comes in contact with the end of the first louver, and

wherein the frame body comes in contact with the member.

19. The lighting device of claim 18, wherein the frame body has an inner empty space.

20. The lighting device of claim 18, wherein the ceiling fixed part has ceiling coupling recess.