LED tube light with diffusion layer

• US 9,851,073 B2
• Filed: 05/30/2015
• Issued: 12/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Jiang, Tao, Li, Li-Qin
• Primary Examiner(s): TUMEBO, TSION M
• Application Number:
  US14/726,466
• Publication Number:
  US 20160290567A1
• Time in Patent Office: 941 Days
• Field of Search: 362217
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/235 Details of bases or caps, i.e. the parts that connect the light source to a fitting; Arrangement of components within bases or caps F21K9/238 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/272 Details of end parts, i.e. the parts that connect the light source to a fitting; Arrangement of components within end parts F21K9/278 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/68 Details of reflectors forming part of the light source
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 11/00 Screens not covered by groups F21V1/00, F21V3/00, F21V7/00 or F21V9/00 characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/502
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 17/101 permanently, e.g. welding, gluing or riveting
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 19/009 the support means engaging the vessel of the source
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 3/02 characterised by the shape
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 3/061 the material being glass
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 7/005 with an elongated shape to cooperate with linear light sources
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2103/00 Elongate light sources, e.g. fluorescent tubes
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2113/10 of different colours
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

An LED tube light, including LED light sources, end cap, a light tube, a diffusion film layer and a reflective film layer is provided herein. Diffusion film layer is disposed above LED light sources so that light emitted from LED light sources are transmitted through diffusion film layer and light tube. Diffusion film layer can also be optical diffusion coating coated on wall of light tube, and coated to an outer surface of rear end region of light tube, a hot melt adhesive is bonded to outer surface of optical diffusion coating to generate increased frictional resistance between end cap and the light tube. Reflective film layer is disposed on inner circumferential surface of light tube, and occupying a portion of inner circumferential surface of light tube along circumferential direction thereof. LED light sources are disposed above or adjacently to one side of reflective film layer.

Claims

1. An LED tube light, comprising:

a plurality of LED light sources;

an end cap;

a light tube, having a first end attached to the end cap; and

a diffusion film layer,

wherein the diffusion film layer is disposed above the LED light sources so that light emitted from the LED light sources is transmitted through the diffusion film layer and the light tube; and

an optical diffusion coating having an outer surface and coated on an outer surface of a rear end region of the first end of the light tube, wherein;

a hot melt adhesive is bonded to the outer surface of the optical diffusion coating, and

an increased frictional resistance is generated between the end cap and the light tube due to the presence of the optical diffusion coating when compared to the frictional resistance between the end cap and the light tube without any optical diffusion coating.

2. The LED tube light of claim 1, wherein the diffusion film layer is an optical diffusion coating coated directly on each surface of the LED light sources.

3. The LED tube light of claim 1, wherein a thickness of the diffusion film layer is 20 μ

m to 30 μ

m.

4. The LED tube light of claim 1, wherein a reflective film layer is disposed on an inner circumferential surface of the light tube, and occupies a portion of the inner circumferential surface of the light tube along a circumferential direction thereof.

5. The LED tube light of claim 4, wherein the LED light sources are bondedly attached to the inner circumferential surface of the light tube, and the reflective film layer contacts one end or two ends of the LED light sources along the circumferential direction of the light tube.

6. The LED tube light of claim 4, wherein the LED light sources are disposed on the inner circumferential surface of the light tube, the reflective film layer has a plurality of openings configured and arranged at locations of the LED light sources correspondingly, and each of the LED light sources is disposed in one of the openings of the reflective film layer, respectively.

7. The LED tube light of claim 4, wherein the LED light sources are disposed above the reflective film layer.

8. The LED tube light of claim 7, wherein the LED light sources are disposed adjacently to one side of the reflective film layer.

9. The LED tube light of claim 4, wherein the reflective film layer is divided into two distinct sections of a substantially equal area, and the LED light sources are disposed in between the two distinct sections of the reflective film layer.

10. The LED tube light of claim 4, wherein a length of the reflective film layer extending along the inner circumferential surface of the light tube and a circumferential length of the light tube are at a ratio of 0.3 to 0.5.

11. The LED tube light of claim 1, wherein the diffusion film layer is made of polystyrene (PS), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), or polycarbonate (PC).

12. The LED tube light of claim 1, wherein the diffusion film layer is made of a diffusion coating comprising at least one of calcium carbonate, halogen calcium phosphate and aluminum, a thickening agent, and a ceramic activated carbon.

13. The LED tube light of claim 12, wherein an average thickness of the diffusion coating is between 20 μ

m and 30 μ

m.

14. The LED tube light of claim 4, wherein reflectance of the reflective film layer exceeds 85%.

15. The LED tube light of claim 4, wherein the reflective film layer is made of PET, and an average thickness of the reflective film layer is between 140 μ

m and 350 μ

m.

16. The LED tube light of claim 15, wherein the reflective film layer further comprises at least one of strontium phosphate and barium sulfate.

17. The LED tube light of claim 10, wherein the hot melt adhesive is bonded to the outer surface of the diffusion film layer.

18. The LED tube light of claim 1, wherein the diffusion film layer is inside the light tube.

19. An LED tube light, comprising:

a plurality of LED light sources;

two end caps;

a light tube, having two ends respectively attached to the two end caps; and

a first diffusion film layer,

wherein the first diffusion film layer is disposed above the LED light sources so that light emitted from the LED light sources is transmitted through the first diffusion film layer and the light tube,

wherein a second diffusion film layer is disposed on an outer surface of a rear end region of a first end of the light tube, and a hot melt adhesive connecting the light tube to each end cap is bonded to an outer surface of the second diffusion film layer, and

wherein an increased frictional resistance is generated between each end cap and the light tube due to the presence of the second diffusion film layer when compared to the frictional resistance between each end cap and the light tube without the second diffusion film layer.

20. The LED tube light of claim 19, wherein at least one of the first diffusion film layer and second diffusion layer is made of a diffusion coating comprising at least one of calcium carbonate, halogen calcium phosphate, and aluminum.

21. The LED tube light of claim 19, wherein the first diffusion film layer is inside the light tube.