Combined radiator and lighting assembly

• US 8,172,416 B2
• Filed: 02/09/2007
• Issued: 05/08/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ipower Technology Limited
• Original Assignee: Transcanasia International (Holdings) Limited
• Inventors: Chan, Paul Kam Ching
• Primary Examiner(s): Sawhney, Hargobind S
• Application Number:
  US12/223,777
• Publication Number:
  US 20090296376A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,915 Days
• Field of Search: 362/92, 362/126, 362179-182, 362/253, 362/261, 362/276, 362/294, 362/312, 362/37, 126/92.A, 126/92.B, 126/255, 392407-430, 219220-229, 219/399, 219405-411
• US Class Current: 362/92
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/00 Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: F24C 7/065 with reflectors reflectors per se F24C15/22
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 3/008 for heating of inner spaces

Abstract

A combined radiator and lighting assembly is provided. The combined assembly includes at least a first radiation member and a second radiation member each powered by an energy source, and a reflective member including an at least partially ring-shaped concave reflective surface facing at least the first radiation member which includes an at least partial ring shape for distributing energy to an at least partially ring-shaped zone. The second radiation member includes a lamp base assembly, adapted to be received in a lamp socket assembly, to provide illumination or other forms of radiation, with concentration in a focal zone or area, or dispersion over the focal zone or area.

Claims

1. A combined radiator and lighting assembly comprising:

at least a first radiation member powered by a first heating member and formed in an at least partial ring shape;

a reflection member including an at least partially ring-shaped concave reflective surface facing at the first radiation member for distributing energy to an at least partially ring-shaped area or zone;

a lamp socket assembly; and

at least a second radiation member adapted to be received by the lamp socket assembly,

the second radiation member including;

a thermal conductive layer; and

a radiation layer powered by a second heating member embedded in at least a portion of the thermal conductive layer; and

a thermal insulation layer facing the thermal conductive layer; and

at least one lamp base assembly coupled to the thermal insulation layer,

wherein the lamp base assembly is adapted to be received in the lamp socket assembly.

2. The combined assembly of claim 1, wherein the first radiation member is positioned along a focal zone of the reflective surface.

3. The combined assembly of claim 1, wherein the first radiation member includes an electrical resistance covered by or encased in a thermal conductive material.

4. The combined assembly of claim 1, wherein the first radiation member includes an electrical resistance covered by or encased in a metallic material or an oxide, sesquioxide, carbide, hydrate or nitrate of silicon material or metallic material.

5. The combined assembly of claim 4, wherein the encasing of the electrical resistance includes an at least partial tubular shape.

6. The combined assembly of claim 3, wherein the encasing of the electrical resistance includes an at least partial tubular shape.

7. The combined assembly of claim 6, wherein end(s) of the at least partial tubular-shaped encasing of the electrical resistance is/are turned towards and pass through aperture(s) on the at least partially ring-shaped concave reflective surface of the reflection member and the end(s) is/are stowed and secured at location(s) within the recess(es) behind the concave reflective surface.

8. The combined assembly of claim 1, wherein the reflection member has a generally ring shape.

9. The combined assembly of claim 1, wherein the first radiation member has a generally ring shape.

10. The combined assembly of claim 1, wherein the second radiation member includes at least one light source or radiation source coupled with the lamp base assembly, which fits into the lamp socket assembly.

11. The combined assembly of claim 1, wherein the radiation layer of the second radiation member is positioned between the thermal insulation layer and the thermal conductive layer.

12. The combined assembly of claim 1, wherein the thermal conductive layer of the second radiation member includes a metallic material or an oxide, sesquioxide, carbide, hydrate or nitrate of silicon material or metallic material.

13. The combined assembly of claim 1, wherein the thermal conductive layer of the second radiation member includes a gaseous or liquid material.

14. The combined assembly of claim 1, wherein:

the thermal conductive layer of the second radiation member includes a partially spherically-shaped segment defining a center point or a focal zone;

the radiation layer of the second radiation member includes a partially spherical shape defining a center point or a focal zone; and

the center point or the focal zone of the said thermal conductive layer generally coincides with the center point or the focal zone of the radiation layer.

15. The combined assembly of claim 14, wherein:

the thermal insulation layer includes a partially spherical shape defining a center point or a focal zone;

the center point or the focal zone of the thermal insulation layer generally coincides with the center point or the focal zone of the radiation layer and the center point or the focal zone of the thermal conductive layer.

16. The combined assembly of claim 14, wherein the thermal insulation layer includes a concave side facing a convex side of the thermal conductive layer, so that the radiation layer of the second radiation member increases a temperature of the thermal conductive layer and concentrates energy to the center point or the focal zone of the radiation layer.

17. The combined assembly of claim 14, wherein the thermal insulation layer includes a convex side facing a concave side of the thermal conductive layer, so that the radiation layer of the second radiation member increases a temperature of the thermal conductive layer and disperses energy away from the center point or the focal zone of the radiation layer.

18. The combined assembly of claim 15, wherein the thermal insulation layer includes a concave side facing a convex side of the thermal conductive layer, so that the radiation layer of the second radiation member increases a temperature of the thermal conductive layer and concentrates energy to the center point or the focal zone of the radiation layer.

19. The combined assembly of claim 15, wherein the thermal insulation layer includes a convex side facing a concave side of the thermal conductive layer, so that the radiation layer of the second radiation member increases a temperature of the thermal conductive layer and disperses energy away from the center point or the focal zone of the radiation layer.