Lighting device

• US 9,429,278 B2
• Filed: 10/07/2014
• Issued: 08/30/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Suzhou Lekin Semiconductor Company Limited
• Original Assignee: LG Innotek Company Limited (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Kwang Soo, Kong, Kyung Il, Kim, Hwa Young, Hong, Sang Jun
• Primary Examiner(s): Truong, Bao Q
• Application Number:
  US14/508,102
• Publication Number:
  US 20150077992A1
• Time in Patent Office: 693 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/20 Light sources comprising attachment means
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/026 intended to be recessed in a ceiling or like overhead structure, e.g. suspended ceiling
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/033 the surface being a wall or like vertical structure, e.g. building facade
• 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 13/08 the elements being filters or photoluminescent elements and reflectors
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 17/162 the parts being subjected to traction or compression, e.g. coil springs
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 19/004 by deformation of parts or snap action mountings, e.g. using clips
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/0442 activated by means of a sensor, e.g. motion or photodetectors
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 7/00 Reflectors for light sources characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/505
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 7/0008 providing for indirect lighting
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 7/005 with an elongated shape to cooperate with linear light sources
• 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 lighting device comprises a housing including an upper surface and an inner wall surface; a coupling member coupled to the upper surface of the housing; a reflector disposed between the coupling member and the inner wall surface of the housing; a light source unit coupled to the coupling member and having a light emitting groove in which a light emitting device is disposed, wherein the reflector is disposed over the light emitting groove, wherein the light source unit comprises a projection part disposed around the light emitting groove, and wherein the projection part is provided a prescribed distance from the upper surface, the prescribed distance being greater than or equal to a distance of an end of the housing from the upper surface.

Claims

1. A lighting device comprising:

a housing including an upper surface and an inner wall surface;

a coupling member coupled to the upper surface of the housing;

a reflector disposed between the coupling member and the inner wall surface of the housing;

a light source unit coupled to the coupling member and having a light emitting groove in which a light emitting device is disposed,

wherein the reflector is disposed over the light emitting groove,

wherein the light source unit comprises a projection part disposed around the light emitting groove, and

wherein the projection part is provided a prescribed distance from the upper surface, the prescribed distance being greater than or equal to a distance of an end of the housing from the upper surface.

2. The lighting device of claim 1, wherein the light emitting groove includes a basal surface and at least two side surfaces, and wherein the basal surface is sloped and faces the reflector.

3. The lighting device of claim 2, wherein the light source unit further comprises:

a substrate which is disposed on the basal surface and the light emitting device is disposed on the substrate; and

an optical structure which is disposed on the light emitting device and is disposed between the two side surfaces.

4. The lighting device of claim 3, wherein the optical structure comprises a phosphor luminescent film.

5. The lighting device of claim 1, wherein the light emitting groove includes at least two side surfaces, at least one of the two side surfaces being curved.

6. The lighting device of claim 1, wherein a light distribution angle of light emitted from the light emitting groove is from 90°

to 110°

.

7. The lighting device of claim 1, wherein the light emitting groove includes a basal surface that is sloped and faces the reflector.

8. A lighting device comprising:

a housing;

a coupling member disposed in the housing, having a recess, and comprising a first surface and a second surface which are disposed in the recess; and

a light source unit comprising a first body and a second body,

wherein each of the first surface and the second surface has a first recess and a second recess which is disposed under the first recess,

wherein each of the first body and the second body comprises a coupling unit coupled to the coupling member,

wherein the coupling unit comprises a projection being inserted into at least one of the first recess and the second recess.

9. The lighting device of claim 8, wherein a depth of the first recess is differ from a depth of the second recess.

10. The lighting device of claim 8, wherein the first surface and the second surface face each other.

11. The lighting device of claim 10, wherein the first surface and the second surface are sloped.

12. The lighting device of claim 8, wherein the coupling unit further comprises an outer surface, wherein the projection is projected from an one end of the outer surface, and wherein at least one portion of the outer surface is contacted with the first surface and second surface.

13. The lighting device of claim 8, wherein each of the first surface and the second surface further has a third recess disposed under the second recess.

14. The lighting device of claim 8, further comprising a spring disposed between the first body and the second body, wherein the spring pushes outward the first body and the second body.

15. The lighting device of claim 8, wherein the coupling member further comprises at least one outer surface, and wherein the outer surface comprises an uneven structure.

16. A lighting device comprising:

a housing comprising an upper surface, a first side surface, a second side surface facing the first side surface, a third side surface and a fourth side surface facing the third side surface;

a coupling member coupled to the upper surface, having a recess, and comprising a first end coupled to the first side surface and a second end coupled to the second side surface;

a reflector comprising a first reflector coupled between the third side surface and the coupling member and a second reflector coupled between the fourth side surface and the coupling member;

a light source unit coupled to the coupling member and comprising a first end coupled to the first side surface and a second end coupled to the second side surface,

wherein the light source unit comprises a first lighting module emitted lights to the first reflector and a second lighting module emitted lights to the second reflector.

17. The lighting device of claim 16, wherein the light source unit further comprises a third lighting module disposed between the first lighting module and the second lighting module, and wherein the third lighting module emits lights to outside of the housing directly.

18. The lighting device of claim 16, wherein the housing has an opening such that light radiated from the light source unit is reflected to be emitted by the reflector.

19. The lighting device of claim 16, further comprising a power supply unit disposed between the first reflector and the third side surface.

20. The lighting device of claim 16, further comprising a coupling frame coupled to an outer surface of the housing.