Light tube with led light source

• US 20100265732A1
• Filed: 04/21/2009
• Published: 10/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Zi Hui Liu
• Original Assignee: Zi Hui Liu
• Inventors: Liu, Zi Hui
• Application Number:
  US12/385,821
• Publication Number:
  US 20100265732A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/555
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/00 Light sources using semiconductor devices as light-generating elements, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED] or lasers
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/27 Retrofit light sources for lighting devices with two fittings for each light source, e.g. for substitution of fluorescent tubes
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/278 Arrangement or mounting of circuit elements integrated in the light source
• 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]
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/3578 Emulating the electrical or functional characteristics of discharge lamps
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/30 Semiconductor lamps, e.g. solid state lamps [SSL] light emitting diodes [LED] or organic LED [OLED]

Abstract

A light tube with an LED light source includes a casing, a control circuit board, an LED circuit board inside the casing, and LEDs coupled to the LED circuit board. Input and output ports of the control circuit board are connected to pins of the casing via an input line and to the LED circuit board via an output line, respectively. A power module and a control module are provided on the control circuit board and at input and output ends thereof, respectively. The power module includes first and second filter capacitors and a rectifier bridge circuit. The first and second filter capacitors straddle and connect with input and output ends of the rectifier bridge circuit, respectively. The output end of the rectifier bridge circuit connects with the control module. Thereby, high-frequency AC from an electronic ballast or low-frequency AC is converted to DC for the LEDs.

Claims

1. A light tube with an LED light source, comprising:

a casing penetrable by light;

an LED circuit board provided inside the casing;

a plurality of LEDs provided on the LED circuit board; and

a control circuit board provided inside the casing and electrically coupled to the LED circuit board;

wherein said control circuit board has a power module and electrically coupled to a control module, the power module being configured for rectification, and the control module being configured to control a range of current.

2. The light tube of claim 1, further comprising two pins provided at two ends of the casing, respectively, and electrically connected to the control circuit board via an input line.

3. The light tube of claim 1, wherein the power module comprises a first filter capacitor, a rectifier bridge circuit, and a second filter capacitor, the first filter capacitor being positioned at an input end of the rectifier bridge circuit, the second filter capacitor being positioned at an output end of the rectifier bridge circuit, and the output end of the rectifier bridge circuit being connected to the control module.

4. The light tube of claim 3, wherein the rectifier bridge circuit comprises four diodes.