Lighting apparatus using microwave
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorYong Seog Jeon
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Abstract
A lighting apparatus which uses microwave energy which includes a microwave generator disposed inside a casing for generating microwave energy, a waveguide for transmitting the microwave energy, a resonator for covering an outlet of the waveguide, a bulb placed inside a resonator for generating light by the microwave energy transmitted through the waveguide, a conduction block in contact with the microwave generator for receiving heat generated in the microwave generating process, a heat transfer unit connected between the conduction block and the casing for transmitting heat from the conduction block to the casing and a radiating unit installed at the end of the heat transfer unit for radiating heat transmitted from the conduction block to the casing or outside of the casing.
Claims28
A lighting apparatus using microwave energy, comprising:
- a casing;
- a microwave generator disposed inside the casing for generating microwave energy;
- a waveguide for transmitting the microwave energy oscillated by the microwave generator;
- a resonator covering an outlet of the waveguide for cutting off the leakage of the microwave energy and passing light;
- a bulb disposed inside the resonator for generating light by the microwave energy transmitted through the waveguide;
- a conduction block operatively associated with the microwave generator for receiving heat generated during the microwave energy generating process;
- radiating means provided by the casing or outside the casing;
- and
- heat transfer means providing communication between the conduction block and the radiating means for transmitting heat from the conduction block to the radiating means.
A lighting apparatus using microwave, comprising:
- a casing;
- a microwave generator disposed inside the casing for generating microwave energy;
- a waveguide for transmitting the microwave energy oscillated by the microwave generator;
- a resonator covering an outlet of the waveguide for cutting off the leakage of the microwave energy and passing light;
- a bulb disposed inside the resonator for generating light by the microwave energy transmitted through the waveguide;
- a conduction block operatively associated with the microwave generator for receiving heat generated during the microwave energy generating process;
- radiating means provided outside the casing;
- and
- a heat pipe providing communicating between the conduction block and the radiating means, exterior of the casing, in order to transmit the heat to the radiating means by using the latent heat of a working fluid.
A lighting apparatus using microwave, comprising:
- a casing;
- a microwave generator disposed inside the casing for generating microwave energy;
- a waveguide for transmitting the microwave energy oscillated by the microwave generator;
- a resonator covering an outlet of the waveguide for cutting off the leakage of the microwave energy and passing light;
- a bulb disposed inside the resonator for generating light by the microwave energy transmitted through the waveguide;
- a conduction block operatively associated with the microwave generator for receiving heat generated during the microwave energy generating process;
- and
- a heat pipe providing communication between the conduction block and the interior wall of the casing in order to transmit heat by using the latent heat of a working fluid,
- wherein said casing contains a metal member having a high degree of heat conductivity in order to radiate the heat transmitted through the heat pipe to the outside.
A lighting apparatus using microwave, comprising:
- a casing;
- a microwave generator disposed inside the casing for generating microwave energy;
- a waveguide for transmitting the microwave energy oscillated by the microwave generator;
- a resonator covering an outlet of the waveguide for cutting off the leakage of the microwave energy and passing light;
- a bulb disposed inside the resonator for generating light by the microwave energy transmitted through the waveguide;
- a conduction block operatively associated with the microwave generator for receiving heat generated during the microwave energy generating process;
- and
- a heat conduction rod providing communication between the conduction block and the interior of the casing in order to transmit heat from the conduction block to the interior of the casing;
- wherein at least part of said casing is made of a metal member having a high heat conductivity for radiating heat transmitted through the heat pipe to the outside.
A lighting apparatus using microwave, comprising:
- a casing;
- a microwave generator disposed inside the casing for generating microwave energy;
- a waveguide for transmitting the microwave energy oscillated by the microwave generator;
- a resonator covering an outlet of the waveguide for cutting off the leakage of the microwave energy and passing light;
- a bulb disposed inside the resonator for generating light by the microwave energy transmitted through the waveguide;
- and
- a conduction block adhered closely to the microwave generator for receiving the heat generated during the microwave energy generating process and extending to the internal surface of the casing in order to transmit heat to the internal surface of the casing;
- wherein at least a part of said casing is made of a metal member having a high heat conductivity so as to radiate the heat transmitted through the conduction block to the outside.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.