led-based lighting method & a lighting fixture

• US 20100097800A1
• Filed: 08/27/2007
• Published: 04/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jie Ou Yang
• Original Assignee: Jie Ou Yang
• Inventors: OU YANG, Jie
• Application Number:
  US12/530,133
• Publication Number:
  US 20100097800A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/235
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 2/005 of modular construction
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/086 with lighting device attached sideways of the standard, e.g. for roads and highways
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 14/06 by movement of refractors in vehicle head lamps F21S41/635
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/14 Adjustable mountings
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/103 of streets or roads
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

An LED based lighting method and a lighting fixture thereof includes multiple LEDs mounted on an LED lamp stand and arranged in array; a convex lens is disposed to a front of each LED; depending on the quantity of LEDs, the area to be illuminated is classified into multiples illuminated units with each corresponding to one LED; convex lenses of different focusing angles of beam of light are selected in case of a fixed focal length or the focal length of each lens device is adjusted so to select or regulate for a proper LED illuminating angle; no dark area exists and the brightness of the area illuminated is very consistent since the spot created by the LED illuminating beam of light after focusing by the convex lens over the area to be illuminated merely covers its corresponding illuminated unit; all the LEDs are mounted on the LED lamp stand properly spaced at intervals and a housing of each LED is totally exposed in the air to skip heat radiation device for lowering production cost, and making the LED streetlamp smaller and lighter, and easier installation and service.

Claims

1. An LED based lighting method comprising the following steps:

(1) Multiple LEDs are mounted on a lamp stand of an LED fixation plate and arranged in array;

(2) Each LED is disposed at its front with a lens device;

(3) The area to be illuminated is divided into multiple illuminated units in a number equal to that of those LEDs provided, and each LED corresponds to one illuminated unit; and

(4) A spot created by LED illumination merely covers up its corresponding illuminated unit through proper focusing of the lens device and selection of a proper LED illumination angle.

2. The LED based lighting method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lens device is related to a convex zooming device;

and the distance between the convex lens and the LED is adjusted to such that the LED is located at where between zero focal length and two time of focal length of the convex lens.

3. The LED based lighting method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the adjustment of distance between the LED and the convex lens is realized by means of a telescope structure.

4. The LED based lighting method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a lens of different focusing angle of the beam of light is selected when the focus of the lens device is not adjustable, and a spot created from illumination through the lens device merely covers up an illumination unit the lens device corresponds to.

5. The LED based lighting method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the lens is related to a total reflection, mono-convex or biconvex lens.

6. The LED based lighting method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the proper LED illumination angle is related to that those LED are arranged in array with the LED located at the center of the array illuminates downward and vertically to the ground;

the remaining LEDs disposed on both sides are in sequence either outwardly arranged in radius or inwardly in convergence in symmetry and to the central LED; and

the included angle defined by each LED and the central LED gradually and outwardly becomes greater;

should all LEDs other than the central one be distributed in symmetry to the central LED in radius, the relation between the illumination length, X, of each LED and the included angle a is described in a formula of X=(N−

M)/sin a;

wherein N is the range between a center of an illuminated unit that a certain LED corresponds to and the center of the illuminated unit that the central LED corresponds to; and

M, the distance between that LED and the central LED; and

the included angle a is solved by operating the formula and the illumination angle of the LED is determined accordingly.

7. The LED based lighting method as claimed in claim 1, wherein an illumination angle of the LED is fixed or adjustable.

8. A lighting fixture of an LED based lighting method comprising A lighting fixture using the LED based lighting method is comprised of a lid, multiple LEDs, and an LED stand;

the LED stand is disposed in the lid and those LEDs disposed thereon are arranged in array;

a lens device is disposed to a front of the LED;

a central LED on the LED stand illuminates downward and vertically to the ground;

LEDs on both sides are in sequence arranged either in radius outwardly or in convergence inwardly in symmetry;

should all LEDs other than the central one be distributed in symmetry to the central LED in radius, the relation between the illumination length, X, of each LED and the included angle a is described in a formula of X=(N−

M)/sin a;

wherein N is the range between a center of an illuminated unit that a certain LED corresponds to and the center of the illuminated unit that the central LED corresponds to; and

M, the distance between that LED and the central LED; and

the included angle a is solved by operating the formula and the illumination angle of the LED is determined accordingly;

if all the LEDs in sequence are arranged inwardly in convergence and in symmetry to the central LED;

the relation between the illumination length L of each LED and the included angle a is expressed in a formula;

L=(y+y1)/sin a;

wherein, y is the range between a center of an illuminated unit that a certain LED corresponds to and the center of the illuminated unit that the central LED corresponds to; and

y1, the distance between that LED and the central LED; and

the included angle a is solved by operating the formula and the illumination angle of the LED is determined accordingly.

9. The lighting fixture of an LED based lighting method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the lens device is related to a convex zooming device and the LED is located at where between zero focal length and two time of focal length of the convex lens.

10. The lighting fixture of an LED based lighting method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the LED indicating a cylindrical shape is comprised of two tubes;

the LED is disposed in a tube and the convex lens is disposed in another tube and located in front of the LED;

both tubes are inserted to each other and allow travel by sliding for adjusting the distance between the LED and the convex lens for the LED to be located at where between zero focal length and two time of focal length of the convex lens.

11. The lighting fixture of an LED based lighting method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the focal length of the lens device is not adjustable, and a lens of different light beam focusing angle is selected for the illuminating spot of the LED to merely cover up its corresponding illuminated unit.

12. The lighting fixture of an LED based lighting method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the convex lens is of a total reflection, mono-convex or biconvex lens.

13. The lighting fixture of an LED based lighting method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the LED lamp stand is made in a plate or an arc form.

14. The lighting fixture of an LED based lighting method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the LED stand is comprised of multiple jigsaw pieces;

each piece is disposed with multiple protruding and recessed edges to be abutted to other jigsaw pieces;

each piece is disposed with at least one mounting hole to secure the LED; and

the surface of each piece may be made in flat or in an arc form.

15. The lighting fixture of an LED based lighting method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the lighting fixture is comprised of an LED stand and multiple cylindrical LEDs;

the LED stand is comprised of multiple secondary beams and two primary beams;

each secondary beam is related to a long and narrow strip with both ends respectively disposed with a protruding piece to lock the secondary beam to the primary beam; and

a mounting hole to secure the cylindrical LED in place;

the mounting hole disposed on the central LED permits the central LED made in a cylindrical form to illuminate downwardly and vertically to the ground;

the inner side of the mounting hole is made an inclination that is different from that of another mounting hole so that those LEDs to be arranged in sequence and in symmetry either in radius outwardly or in convergence inwardly from or to the central LED;

the primary beam is disposed with locking hole to fit the protruding piece of the secondary beam;

each locking hole is made an angle from that of another locking hole so that those secondary beams on both sides are arranged with a central secondary beam as a center in sequence and in symmetry either in radius outwardly or in convergence inwardly from or to the central secondary beam; and

each cylindrical LED is fixed to the secondary beam.

16. The lighting fixture of an LED based lighting method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the cylindrical LED is related to an LED flash light.

17. The lighting fixture of an LED based lighting method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the cylindrical LED is fixed in place or movably mounted with its angle adjustable to the LED stand.

18. The lighting fixture of an LED based lighting method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the series circuit of the LED is related to a bypass circuit.

19. The lighting fixture of an LED based lighting method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the DC voltage on the LED is related to a pulsation with a working cycle no less than 50 Hz and its strobe is invisible to human eyes.

20. The lighting fixture of an LED based lighting method as claimed in claim 8, wherein a light permeable lampshade is disposed in front of the lid.

21. The lighting fixture of an LED based lighting method as claimed in claim 20, wherein a convex lens is disposed on the lampshade;

and the convex lens is located in front of and vertically to beam of light of the LED.

22. The lighting fixture of an LED based lighting method as claimed in claim 8, wherein multiple air inlets are disposed on a lower end to one side of the lid and multiple air outlets are disposed on an upper end on an upper end to another side of the lid.

23. The lighting fixture of an LED based lighting method as claimed in claim 22, wherein two filtration hoods are respectively provided over the air inlets and the air outlets.