# US 9,039,237 B2 · Illumination device with hollow post and reflective cup with two serially disposed lens disposed therein > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,039,237 B2 - Document ID: US9039237B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/899,598 - Filed: 2013-05-22 - Published: 2014-07-31 - Granted: 2015-05-26 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-28 - Assignees: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Li-Ying Wang He - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9039237B2 ## CPC - F21V 5/045: {the lens having discontinuous faces, e.g. Fresnel lenses} - F21V 13/04: the elements being reflectors and refractors {(for vehicle rear lights F21S43/40)} - F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED] - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - 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 ## Abstract An illumination device, includes a printed circuit board, a plurality of LED light sources mounted on the printed circuit board, a hollow supporting post covering the plurality of LED light sources, a reflective cup located above the supporting post, a first lens received in a bottom portion of the reflective cup and a second lens located at a top portion of the reflective cup. The supporting post is connected to the printed circuit board, and the first lens is connected to the supporting post. The reflective cup includes a bottom portion adjacent to the LED light sources and a top portion remote from the LED light sources. The printed circuit board, the reflective cup, the first lens and the second lens are combined as a whole by the supporting post. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An illumination device, comprising: a printed circuit board; a plurality of LED light sources mounted on the printed circuit board, and the plurality of LED light sources being electrically connected to the printed circuit board; a hollow supporting post covering the plurality of LED light sources, and the supporting post being connected to the printed circuit board; a reflective cup located above the supporting post, the reflective cup comprising a bottom portion adjacent to the LED light sources and a top portion remote from the LED light sources; a first lens received in the bottom portion of the reflective cup, and the first lens facing the plurality of LED light sources; and a second lens located at the top portion of the reflective cup opposite to the first lens; wherein light emitted from the plurality of LED light sources pass through and are dispersed by the first lens, and then the light transmitted from the first lens pass through and are dispersed by the second lens. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The illumination device of claim 1, wherein the reflective cup is funnel-shaped, the top portion of the reflective cup defines a first opening, the bottom portion of the reflective cup defines a second opening, an inner diameter of the first opening is greater than that of the second opening, the first lens is located at the second opening of the reflective cup, and the second lens is located at the first opening of the reflective cup. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The illumination device of claim 2, wherein the first lens is a Fresnel lens. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The illumination device of claim 3, wherein the first lens has a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, the top surface defines a plurality of concentric annular protrusions, the bottom surface is a flat surface, and the bottom surface faces the plurality of LED light sources. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The illumination device of claim 2, wherein a middle of the second lens is concaved downwardly to define a first groove, and a periphery of the second lens is concaved downwardly to define a plurality of second grooves surrounding the first groove. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The illumination device of claim 5, wherein the second lens comprises an upper surface facing the first lens and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, the first groove and the plurality of second grooves are defined on the upper surface of the second lens. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The illumination device of claim 6, wherein a cross-section of each of the first and second groove is semicircular, and an inner diameter of the first groove is greater than that of the second groove. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The illumination device of claim 7, wherein the plurality of second grooves are symmetrical relative to the first groove. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The illumination device of claim 1, wherein the supporting post is a hollow cylinder and defines a room therein, the supporting post comprises an upper annular surface and a lower annular surface opposite to the upper annular surface, the lower annular surface contacts the printed circuit board, the first lens and the bottom portion of the reflective cup contact the upper annular surface. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The illumination device of claim 1, wherein an inner surface of the reflective cup is a reflective wall, the reflective wall reflecting the light which is incident to the reflective wall. ### Claim 11 An illumination device, comprising: a printed circuit board; a plurality of LED light sources mounted on the printed circuit board, and the plurality of LED light sources being electrically connected to the printed circuit board; a hollow supporting post covering the plurality of LED light sources, and the supporting post being connected to the printed circuit board; a funnel-shaped reflective cup located above the supporting post; a first lens received in a bottom portion of the reflective cup, and the first lens being connected to a top portion of the supporting post; and a second lens located at a top portion of the reflective cup opposite to the first lens; wherein the first lens is a Fresnel lens, the second lens comprises an upper surface facing to the first lens and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, a middle of the upper surface of the second lens is concaved downwardly to define a first groove, and a periphery of the upper surface of the second lens is concaved downwardly to define a plurality of second grooves surrounding the first groove. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The illumination device of claim 11, wherein the top portion of the reflective cup defines a first opening, the bottom portion of the reflective cup defines a second opening, an inner diameter of the first opening is greater than that of the second opening, the first lens is located at the second opening of the reflective cup, and the second lens is located at the first opening of the reflective cup. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The illumination device of claim 11, wherein the first lens comprises a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, the top surface defines a plurality of concentric annular protrusions, the bottom surface is a flat surface, and the bottom surface faces to the plurality of LED light sources. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The illumination device of claim 11, wherein a cross-section of each of the first and second groove is semicircular, and an inner diameter of the first groove is greater than that of the second groove. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The illumination device of claim 14, wherein the plurality of second grooves are symmetrical relative to the first groove. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The illumination device of claim 11, wherein the supporting post is a hollow cylinder and defines a room therein, the supporting post comprises an upper annular surface and a lower annular surface opposite to the upper annular surface, the lower annular surface contacts the printed circuit board, the first lens and the bottom portion of the reflective cup contact the upper annular surface. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The illumination device of claim 11, wherein an inner surface of the reflective cup is a reflective wall, and the reflective wall reflects the light which is incident to the reflective wall.