LED TUBE LAMP

• US 20110305024A1
• Filed: 04/21/2011
• Published: 12/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: CHANG, SHAO-HAN
• Application Number:
  US13/091,134
• Publication Number:
  US 20110305024A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/294
• 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 9/69 Details of refractors forming part of the light source
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/75 with fins or blades having different shapes, thicknesses or spacing
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/763 the planes containing the fins or blades having the direction of the light emitting axis
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/86 Ceramics or glass
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/89 Metals
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 3/049 Patterns or structured surfaces for diffusing light, e.g. frosted surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 3/10 characterised by coatings
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 5/02 of prismatic shape F21V5/04 takes precedence
• 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

An LED tube lamp includes a heat sink, an LED substrate, a cover fixed to the heat sink. The cover includes a first cover and a second cover, the first cover is closer to the LED substrate than the second cover, and a plurality of lenses are arranged on the surface of the first cover to refract the light beams entering into the first cover. The light beams are scattered by the lenses to enlarge the light divergence angle of the LED tube lamp.

Claims

1. An LED tube lamp, comprising:

a heat sink;

an LED substrate mounted on the heat sink and comprising a plurality of LEDs; and

a cover fixed to the heat sink, and covering the plurality of LEDs;

wherein the cover comprises a first cover and a second cover, the first cover is closer to the LED substrate than the second cover, and a plurality of lenses are arranged on a surface of the first cover to refract the light beams entering the first cover.

2. The LED tube lamp according to claim 1, wherein the first cover comprises an incidence surface adjacent to the LED substrate and an exit surface opposite to the incidence surface, the plurality of lenses are substantially parallel elongated lenses arranged on the exit surface of the first cover.

3. The LED tube lamp according to claim 2, wherein the cross-section of the plurality of lenses is arc-shaped, triangle-shaped, triangle-shaped with fillet, zigzag-shaped, or zigzag-shaped with fillet.

4. The LED tube lamp according to claim 1, wherein the first cover is made of transparent.

5. The LED tube lamp according to claim 1, wherein the second cover is made of transparent material mixed with light diffusion particles.

6. The LED tube lamp according to claim 1, wherein the second cover is made of translucent material mixed with light diffusion particles.

7. The LED tube lamp according to claim 1, wherein the second cover further comprises a scatter layer arranged on the surface of the second cover.

8. The LED tube lamp according to claim 7, wherein the scatter layer is a coating of scatter material coated on an inner surface of the second cover.

9. The LED tube lamp according to claim 7, wherein the scatter layer is a coating of scatter material coated on an outer surface of the second cover.

10. The LED tube lamp according to claim 7, wherein the scatter layer is a film of scatter material arranged on an inner surface of the second cover.

11. The LED tube lamp according to claim 7, wherein the scatter layer is a film of scatter material arranged on an outer surface of the second cover

12. The LED tube lamp according to claim 1, wherein the heat sink defines two grooves, the cover comprises two projecting members extending inwardly from the opposite ends of the cover, the two projecting members are respectively received in the grooves.

13. The LED tube lamp according to claim 1, where a recess is defined in a top surface of the heat sink for receiving the LED substrate.

14. The LED tube lamp according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of cooling fins are arranged on a bottom surface of the heat sink.