US20080225533A1 - Light modules - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21K—NON-ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES USING LUMINESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES USING ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES USING CHARGES OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL; LIGHT SOURCES USING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AS LIGHT-GENERATING ELEMENTS; LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F21K9/00—Light sources using semiconductor devices as light-generating elements, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED] or lasers
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F21V29/00—Protecting lighting devices from thermal damage; Cooling or heating arrangements specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
- F21V29/50—Cooling arrangements
- F21V29/70—Cooling arrangements characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks
- F21V29/71—Cooling arrangements characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks using a combination of separate elements interconnected by heat-conducting means, e.g. with heat pipes or thermally conductive bars between separate heat-sink elements
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F21V19/00—Fastening of light sources or lamp holders
- F21V19/001—Fastening of light sources or lamp holders the light sources being semiconductors devices, e.g. LEDs
- F21V19/003—Fastening of light source holders, e.g. of circuit boards or substrates holding light sources
- F21V19/004—Fastening of light source holders, e.g. of circuit boards or substrates holding light sources by deformation of parts or snap action mountings, e.g. using clips
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F21V29/00—Protecting lighting devices from thermal damage; Cooling or heating arrangements specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
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- F21V29/70—Cooling arrangements characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F21V29/00—Protecting lighting devices from thermal damage; Cooling or heating arrangements specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
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- F21V29/70—Cooling arrangements characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks
- F21V29/83—Cooling arrangements characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks the elements having apertures, ducts or channels, e.g. heat radiation holes
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
- F21Y2105/00—Planar light sources
- F21Y2105/10—Planar light sources comprising a two-dimensional array of point-like light-generating elements
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
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- H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
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- H05K2201/00—Indexing scheme relating to printed circuits covered by H05K1/00
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
- H05K3/00—Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits
- H05K3/0058—Laminating printed circuit boards onto other substrates, e.g. metallic substrates
- H05K3/0061—Laminating printed circuit boards onto other substrates, e.g. metallic substrates onto a metallic substrate, e.g. a heat sink
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- the invention relates in general to light modules and in particular to light modules with high heat dissipation efficiency.
- CTR Cathode Ray Tube
- flat panel displays having small size and low radiation.
- conventional flat panel displays use Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamps (CCFL) as backlight.
- CCFLs provide only a short lifetime and present difficulties when facilitating miniaturization.
- LEDs have been increasingly applied rather than the conventional CCFL as a light source for the flat panel display. Specifically, since excessive high temperature can adversely reduce illumination and lifetime of LEDs, heat dissipation becomes critical.
- a light module includes a circuit board, a lighting element electrically connected to the circuit board, and a first thermal plate.
- the circuit board has a through hole communicating a first side and a second side thereof.
- the lighting element is disposed on the first side of the circuit board and located corresponding to the through hole.
- the first thermal plate is disposed on the second side of the circuit board, opposite to the first side, and comprises a first protrusion extending through the through hole and connecting the lighting element.
- FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a light module
- FIG. 2 is a perspective diagram of the circuit board shown in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view of another embodiment of a light module.
- an embodiment of a light module for an electronic device primarily comprises a circuit board 10 , a plurality of lighting elements 20 electrically connected to the circuit board 10 , and a first thermal plate 30 .
- the circuit board 10 is a FR-4 printed circuit board, and the lighting elements 20 are LEDs.
- the first thermal plate 30 has higher thermal conductivity than the circuit board 10 , such as an aluminum plate.
- the lighting elements 20 are disposed on a first side 11 of the circuit board 10
- the first thermal plate 30 is disposed on a second side 12 of the circuit board 10 , opposite to the first side 11 , to dissipate heat from the lighting elements 20 .
- the circuit board 10 and the first thermal plate 30 can be directly secured by screws or mechanically interlocked with each other.
- the circuit board 10 and the first thermal plate 30 can also be connected to each other by an adhesive thermal pad (not shown) disposed therebetween.
- the circuit board 10 has a plurality of through holes 13 communicating with the first and second sides 11 and 12
- the first thermal plate 30 has a plurality of first protrusions 31 projecting toward the lighting elements 20 via the through holes 13 .
- the first protrusions 31 extend through the through holes 13 and physically contact the lighting elements 20 , such that heat from the lighting elements 20 is rapidly transferred downward and dissipated via the first thermal plate 30 .
- the first protrusion 31 and the lighting element 20 can also be thermally connected via an electrically insulating thermal pad (not shown) disposed therebetween.
- an embodiment of the lighting elements 20 and the through holes 13 of the first thermal plate 30 are arranged in matrix to provide uniform illumination. However, they can also be arranged in other specific formations to meet illumination distribution requirements.
- a light module comprises a circuit board 10 , a plurality of lighting elements 20 disposed on a first side 11 of the circuit board 10 , a first thermal plate 30 disposed on a second side 12 of the circuit board 10 , and at least a second thermal plate 40 below the first thermal plate 30 .
- the first thermal plate 30 has a plurality of first protrusions 31 extending through the through holes 13 of the circuit board 10 and contacting the lighting elements 20 .
- the second thermal plate 40 has a plurality of second protrusions 41 projecting toward the circuit board 10 and connecting the first thermal plate 30 .
- the light module may comprise more thermal plates below the first and second thermal plates 30 and 40 , such as the thermal plates 50 and 60 shown in FIG. 3 , to enhance cooling efficiency thereof.
- a light module comprises a circuit board, a lighting element disposed on a first side of the circuit board, and a thermal plate disposed on a second side of the circuit board, opposite to the first side.
- the circuit board has at least one through hole with a protrusion of a thermal plate extending therethrough, wherein the protrusion connects the lighting element to dissipate heat via the thermal plate, preventing failure of the lighting element or circuit board due to high temperature.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- The invention relates in general to light modules and in particular to light modules with high heat dissipation efficiency.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- With the progress of semiconductor and electronic technologies, traditional Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) displays have increasingly been replaced by flat panel displays having small size and low radiation. Generally, conventional flat panel displays use Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamps (CCFL) as backlight. However, CCFLs provide only a short lifetime and present difficulties when facilitating miniaturization.
- As a result of the aforementioned disadvantages, LEDs have been increasingly applied rather than the conventional CCFL as a light source for the flat panel display. Specifically, since excessive high temperature can adversely reduce illumination and lifetime of LEDs, heat dissipation becomes critical.
- Light modules are provided. A light module includes a circuit board, a lighting element electrically connected to the circuit board, and a first thermal plate. The circuit board has a through hole communicating a first side and a second side thereof. The lighting element is disposed on the first side of the circuit board and located corresponding to the through hole. The first thermal plate is disposed on the second side of the circuit board, opposite to the first side, and comprises a first protrusion extending through the through hole and connecting the lighting element.
- The invention can be more fully understood by reading the subsequent detailed description and examples with references made to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
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FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a light module; -
FIG. 2 is a perspective diagram of the circuit board shown inFIG. 1 ; and -
FIG. 3 is a sectional view of another embodiment of a light module. - Referring to
FIG. 1 , an embodiment of a light module for an electronic device, such as a backlight of a flat panel display, primarily comprises acircuit board 10, a plurality oflighting elements 20 electrically connected to thecircuit board 10, and a firstthermal plate 30. In this embodiment, thecircuit board 10 is a FR-4 printed circuit board, and thelighting elements 20 are LEDs. The firstthermal plate 30 has higher thermal conductivity than thecircuit board 10, such as an aluminum plate. - As shown in
FIG. 1 , thelighting elements 20 are disposed on afirst side 11 of thecircuit board 10, and the firstthermal plate 30 is disposed on asecond side 12 of thecircuit board 10, opposite to thefirst side 11, to dissipate heat from thelighting elements 20. Thecircuit board 10 and the firstthermal plate 30 can be directly secured by screws or mechanically interlocked with each other. However, thecircuit board 10 and the firstthermal plate 30 can also be connected to each other by an adhesive thermal pad (not shown) disposed therebetween. - In this embodiment, the
circuit board 10 has a plurality of throughholes 13 communicating with the first andsecond sides thermal plate 30 has a plurality offirst protrusions 31 projecting toward thelighting elements 20 via the throughholes 13. As shown inFIG. 1 , thefirst protrusions 31 extend through the throughholes 13 and physically contact thelighting elements 20, such that heat from thelighting elements 20 is rapidly transferred downward and dissipated via the firstthermal plate 30. In some embodiments, thefirst protrusion 31 and thelighting element 20 can also be thermally connected via an electrically insulating thermal pad (not shown) disposed therebetween. - Referring to
FIG. 2 , an embodiment of thelighting elements 20 and the throughholes 13 of the firstthermal plate 30 are arranged in matrix to provide uniform illumination. However, they can also be arranged in other specific formations to meet illumination distribution requirements. - As shown in
FIG. 3 , another embodiment of a light module comprises acircuit board 10, a plurality oflighting elements 20 disposed on afirst side 11 of thecircuit board 10, a firstthermal plate 30 disposed on asecond side 12 of thecircuit board 10, and at least a secondthermal plate 40 below the firstthermal plate 30. In this embodiment, the firstthermal plate 30 has a plurality offirst protrusions 31 extending through the throughholes 13 of thecircuit board 10 and contacting thelighting elements 20. The secondthermal plate 40 has a plurality ofsecond protrusions 41 projecting toward thecircuit board 10 and connecting the firstthermal plate 30. Specifically, locations of thesecond protrusions 41 are offset with respect to thefirst protrusions 31, such that the first and secondthermal plates thermal plates thermal plates FIG. 3 , to enhance cooling efficiency thereof. - Light modules are provided according to the embodiments. A light module comprises a circuit board, a lighting element disposed on a first side of the circuit board, and a thermal plate disposed on a second side of the circuit board, opposite to the first side. The circuit board has at least one through hole with a protrusion of a thermal plate extending therethrough, wherein the protrusion connects the lighting element to dissipate heat via the thermal plate, preventing failure of the lighting element or circuit board due to high temperature.
- While the invention has been described by way of example and in terms of preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereto. To the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements (as would be apparent to those skilled in the art). Therefore, the scope of the appended claims should be accorded the broadest interpretation to encompass all such modifications and similar arrangements.
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