LED tube lamp

• US 8,998,448 B2
• Filed: 04/21/2011
• Issued: 04/07/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chang, Shao-Han
• Primary Examiner(s): McManmon, Mary
• Application Number:
  US13/091,135
• Publication Number:
  US 20120106144A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,447 Days
• Field of Search: 362/218, 362/227, 362/244, 362/245, 362/246, 362/249.02
• US Class Current: 362/246
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/27 Retrofit light sources for lighting devices with two fittings for each light source, e.g. for substitution of fluorescent tubes
• 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 17/104 using feather joints, e.g. tongues and grooves, with or without friction
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 5/00 Refractors for light sources characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/504
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 7/0091 using total internal reflection
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2103/10 comprising a linear array of point-like light-generating elements
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

A LED tube lamp includes a heat sink, a LED substrate, a pair of connectors, and a cover fixed to the heat sink. The cover includes a first cover and a second cover, at least one optical lens is arranged on the first cover, the at least one optical lens comprises a concave lens and reflective lenses arranged on both sides of the concave lens. The concave lens is configured to refract light beams from the LEDs in a forward direction or in an approximate forward direction, the reflective lenses are configured to reflect light beams from the LEDs in a lateral direction. After the light beams are refracted by the optical lens, the light divergence angle of the LED tube lamp is increased.

Claims

1. An LED tube lamp, comprising:

a heat sink;

an LED substrate mounted on the heat sink and comprising a plurality of LEDs;

a cover fixed to the heat sink and shielding the plurality of LEDs;

wherein the cover comprises a first cover and a second cover, the first cover is closer to the LED substrate than the second cover, at least one optical lens is arranged on the first cover, each of the at least one optical lens comprises a concave lens, reflective lenses arranged on both sides of the concave lens and scatter layers arranged on lateral surface of the reflective lenses, the concave lens is a plano concave lens comprising a planar surface and a concave surface, the light beams enter the concave lens from the planar face and exit from the concave face, the concave lens are configured for refracting light beams from the LEDs in a forward direction or in an approximate forward direction, the reflective lenses are configured for reflecting light beams from the LEDs in a lateral direction.

2. The LED tube lamp according to claim 1, wherein a row of the LEDs are defined in the middle of the LED substrate, the number of the at least one optical lens is one, and the optical lens is arranged above the LEDs directly.

3. The LED tube lamp according to claim 1, wherein the reflective lenses are total reflection prism arranged on both sides of the concave lens.

4. The LED tube lamp according to claim 1, wherein the second cover is made of transparent or translucent material mixed with light diffusion particles.

5. The LED tube lamp according to claim 1, wherein the second cover further comprises a scatter layer arranged on the surface of the second cover.

6. The LED tube lamp according to claim 5, wherein the scatter layer is a coating of scatter material coated on the inner/outer surface of the second cover.

7. The LED tube lamp according to claim 5, wherein the scatter layer is a film of scatter material arranged on the inner/outer surface of the second cover.

8. The LED tube lamp according to claim 1, wherein the heat sink comprises two grooves, the cover comprises two projecting members extending inwardly from the opposite ends of the cover, the two projecting members are respectively received in the grooves.

9. The LED tube lamp according to claim 1, where a recess is defined in the top surface of the heat sink for receiving the LED substrate.

10. The LED tube lamp according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of cooling fins are arranged on the bottom surface of the heat sink.

11. An LED tube lamp, comprising:

a heat sink;

an LED substrate mounted on the heat sink and comprising a plurality of LEDs;

a cover fixed to the heat sink and shielding the plurality of LEDs;

wherein the cover comprises a first cover and a second cover, the first cover is closer to the LED substrate than the second cover, at least one optical lens is arranged on the first cover, each of the at least one optical lens comprises a concave lens, reflective lenses arranged on both sides of the concave lens and scatter layers arranged on lateral surface of the reflective lenses, a top inner surface of the reflective lenses is a total reflection face, the light beams from the LEDs enter the reflective lenses from a bottom surface and are reflected by the top inner surface, the concave lens are configured for refracting light beams from the LEDs in a forward direction or in an approximate forward direction, the reflective lenses are configured for reflecting light beams from the LEDs in a lateral direction.

12. The LED tube lamp according to claim 11, wherein a row of the LEDs are defined in the middle of the LED substrate, the number of the at least one optical lens is one, and the optical lens is arranged above the LEDs directly.

13. The LED tube lamp according to claim 11, wherein the reflective lenses are total reflection prism arranged on both sides of the concave lens.

14. The LED tube lamp according to claim 11, wherein the second cover is made of transparent or translucent material mixed with light diffusion particles.

15. The LED tube lamp according to claim 11, wherein the second cover further comprises a scatter layer arranged on the surface of the second cover.

16. The LED tube lamp according to claim 15, wherein the scatter layer is a coating of scatter material coated on the inner/outer surface of the second cover.

17. The LED tube lamp according to claim 15, wherein the scatter layer is a film of scatter material arranged on the inner/outer surface of the second cover.

18. The LED tube lamp according to claim 11, wherein the heat sink comprises two grooves, the cover comprises two projecting members extending inwardly from the opposite ends of the cover, the two projecting members are respectively received in the grooves.

19. The LED tube lamp according to claim 11, where a recess is defined in the top surface of the heat sink for receiving the LED substrate.

20. The LED tube lamp according to claim 11, wherein a plurality of cooling fins are arranged on the bottom surface of the heat sink.