LED lighting ball structure

• US 9,279,557 B2
• Filed: 09/16/2014
• Issued: 03/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Prosperity JS Enterprises Company
• Original Assignee: Prosperity JS Enterprises Company
• Inventors: Su, Douglas
• Primary Examiner(s): TSO, LAURA K
• Application Number:
  US14/487,434
• Publication Number:
  US 20150211706A1
• Time in Patent Office: 539 Days
• Field of Search: 362/216, 362/806, 362/809, 362/234, 362/253, 446/219
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/009 the casing being inside the housing of the lighting device
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/04 the elements being switches safety devices F21V25/00
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 3/02 characterised by the shape
• 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 2107/20 on convex supports or substrates, e.g. on the outer surface of spheres
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

An LED lighting ball structure includes a spherical shell, a control unit and a plurality of LED lighting units. The spherical shell includes a first segment and a second segment coupled with the first segment to jointly define a housing space. The first segment includes a first housing portion and a first decorative cover plate coupled with the first housing portion. The first housing portion includes a plurality of first assembly holes communicating with the housing space. The second segment includes a second housing portion and a second decorative cover plate coupled with the second housing portion. The second housing portion includes a plurality of second assembly holes communicating with the housing space. The control unit is located in the housing space. The LED lighting units are located in the first and second assembly holes respectively and form electrical connection with the control unit.

Claims

1. An LED lighting ball structure, comprising:

a spherical shell including a first segment and a second segment coupled with the first segment to jointly define a housing space, the first segment including a first housing portion and a first decorative cover plate coupled with the first housing portion, the first housing portion including a plurality of first assembly holes communicating with the housing space;

the second segment including a second housing portion and a second decorative cover plate coupled with the second housing portion, the second housing portion including a plurality of second assembly holes communicating with the housing space;

a control unit located in the housing space; and

a plurality of LED lighting units each being located respectively in the first assembly holes and the second assembly holes and formed electrical connection with the control unit.

2. The LED lighting ball structure of claim 1 further including a power supply unit located in the housing space and formed electrical connection with the control unit.

3. The LED lighting ball structure of claim 1 further including a connecting portion located on the first segment and connected to the control unit to receive power from an external power source to supply the control unit, the first decorative cover plate including a first aperture run through by the connecting portion.

4. The LED lighting ball structure of claim 1 further including a switch element located on the second segment and connected to the control unit to enable the control unit or control electrical modes of the control unit, the second decorative cover plate including a second aperture run through by the switch element.

5. The LED lighting ball structure of claim 1, wherein the first segment includes a first counterweight space jointly defined by the first housing portion and the first decorative cover plate, and the second segment includes a second counterweight space jointly defined by the second housing portion and the second decorative cover plate, and the LED lighting ball structure further includes a plurality of counterweight members located respectively in the first counterweight space and the second counterweight space.

6. The LED lighting ball structure of claim 1, wherein the first segment and the second segment are formed respectively in a semispherical shell profile.

7. The LED lighting ball structure of claim 1, wherein the first housing portion includes a first through hole and the first decorative cover plate includes a first screw hole corresponding to the first through hole for a first fastener to penetrate through to fasten to the first through hole, and the second housing portion includes a second through hole and the second decorative cover plate includes a second screw hole corresponding to the second through hole for a second fastener to penetrate through to fasten to the second through hole.

8. The LED lighting ball structure of claim 1 further including at least one coating layer to cover a surface of the spherical shell.

9. The LED lighting ball structure of claim 8, wherein the coating layer includes a plurality of holes corresponding to each of the LED lighting units.

10. The LED lighting ball structure of claim 8, wherein the coating layer includes an adhesive layer bonded to the surface of the spherical shell and a decorative layer located on one side of the adhesive layer remote from the surface of the spherical shell.