Lighting apparatus

• US 9,326,361 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2015
• Issued: 04/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Innotek Company Limited (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Innotek Company Limited (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Chung, Won Suk
• Primary Examiner(s): Owens, Douglas W
• Assistant Examiner(s): COOPER, JONATHAN G
• Application Number:
  US14/753,749
• Publication Number:
  US 20150305124A1
• Time in Patent Office: 302 Days
• Field of Search: 315/34, 315/39, 315/113, 315/112
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 23/0435 activated by remote control means
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/70 characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/77 with essentially identical diverging planar fins or blades, e.g. with fan-like or star-like cross-section
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/773 the planes containing the fins or blades having the direction of the light emitting axis
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/777 the planes containing the fins or blades having directions perpendicular to the light emitting axis
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/37 Converter circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/30 Semiconductor lamps, e.g. solid state lamps [SSL] light emitting diodes [LED] or organic LED [OLED]

Abstract

Disclosed is a lighting apparatus. The lighting apparatus includes: a control module supplying power; a heat sink receiving the control module; a light source mounted on the heat sink and connected to the control module; and a communication module including a connection terminal inserted into the heat sink and connected to the control module, and an antenna device protruding from the heat sink. Since the lighting apparatus can be controlled in a wireless scheme, a user of the lighting apparatus can easily control the lighting apparatus.

Claims

1. A lighting apparatus comprising:

a control module supplying power;

a heat sink receiving the control module;

a light source mounted on the heat sink and connected to the control module; and

a communication module including a substrate on which an antenna device is disposed,

wherein a connection terminal is provided on the substrate,

wherein an insertion hole is formed in the heat sink and the substrate extends by passing through the insertion hole such that the connection terminal is inserted into the heat sink and the antenna device protrudes from the heat sink, and

wherein the control module comprises a coupling terminal to receive the connection terminal for connecting the communication module to the control module.

2. The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the antenna device is spaced apart from the heat sink.

3. The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the substrate comprises:

a connection region on which the connection terminal is disposed; and

an antenna region on which the antenna device is disposed.

4. The lighting apparatus of claim 3, wherein the communication module further comprises a driving device connecting the connection terminal to the antenna device and driving the antenna device.

5. The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the communication module further comprises a protective cover covering the substrate to receive the antenna device, and exposing the connection terminal.

6. The lighting apparatus of claim 4, wherein the substrate further comprises a ground part disposed at the connection region and spaced apart from the connection terminal while making contact with the antenna device through the driving device.

7. The lighting apparatus of claim 4, wherein the substrate further comprises a driving region interposed between the connection region and the antenna region, the driving device being disposed on the driving region.

8. The lighting apparatus of claim 5, wherein the protective cover comprises:

a first protective cover inserted into the heat sink; and

a second protective cover coupled with the heat sink and protruding from the heat sink.

9. The lighting apparatus of claim 2, wherein a spacing distance between the heat sink and the antenna device is 1 mm or more.

10. The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control module further comprises a feeding terminal connected to the light source.

11. A lighting apparatus comprising:

a control module supplying power;

a heat sink receiving the control module;

a light source mounted on the heat sink to emit light according to the power; and

a communication module receiving a signal for controlling the control module,

wherein the communication module comprises;

a substrate;

a connection terminal disposed on the substrate, inserted into the heat sink, and connected to the control module; and

an antenna device disposed on the substrate and protruding from the heat sink to be spaced apart from the heat sink,

wherein an insertion hole is formed in the heat sink and the substrate extends by passing through the insertion hole such that the connection terminal is inserted into the heat sink and the antenna device protrudes from the heat sink, and

wherein the control module comprises a coupling terminal to receive the connection terminal for connecting the communication module to the control module.

12. The lighting apparatus of claim 11, wherein the communication module further comprises a driving device connecting the connection terminal to the antenna device and driving the antenna device.

13. The lighting apparatus of claim 12, wherein the communication module further comprises a ground part spaced apart from the connection terminal, and making contact with the antenna device through the driving device.

14. The lighting apparatus of claim 13, wherein the substrate comprises:

a connection region on which the connection terminal and the ground part are disposed;

an antenna region on which the antenna device is disposed;

a driving region on which the driving device is disposed between the connection region and the antenna region.

15. The lighting apparatus of claim 14, wherein the communication module comprises:

a first protective cover surrounding the driving region; and

a second protective cover coupled with the heat sink, and protruding from the heat sink.

16. The lighting apparatus of claim 11, wherein the control module further comprises:

a feeding terminal connected to the light source.