Lighting article comprising embedded LED strip and method thereof
AssigneeNingbo Suntec Lighting Co., Ltd
InventorsZhaowei Wang, Haisheng Tang
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Abstract
The present invention provides a lighting article such as holiday decorations and lamps e.g. a glowing Santa Claus, and a method of preparing such articles. The lighting article comprises an elongated structure resembling an image such as Santa. A solid matrix embedded with a LED strip is fitted into a groove in the elongated structure. The light emitted from the strip irradiates upon the elongated structure, and makes Santa Claus shining.
Claims18
A lighting article comprising (1) an elongated structure having a groove along the elongation direction, (2) a solid matrix fitted into the groove, wherein 60-98% percent of the surface area of the solid matrix is chemically bonded to the elongated structure, and (3) a light-emitting strip embedded in the solid matrix;
- wherein the light-emitting strip comprises two or more light-emitting diodes each of which is encapsulated with an encapsulant;
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- wherein the light refractive indexes of the elongated structure, the solid matrix and the encapsulant are R1, R2 and R3 respectively, and R1>R3>R2.
A process of producing a lighting article, comprising
- (i) providing an elongated structure having a groove along the elongation direction;
- (ii) placing a light-emitting strip inside the groove, wherein the light-emitting strip comprises two or more light-emitting diodes each of which is encapsulated with an encapsulant;
- (iii) filling the groove with a liquid material so that light-emitting strip is immersed in the liquid material;
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- (iv) solidifying the liquid material into a solid matrix so that the light-emitting strip is embedded in said solid matrix, and the solid matrix is fitted into the groove with 60-98% percent of the surface area thereof being chemically bonded to the elongated structure, wherein the light refractive indexes of the elongated structure, the solid matrix and the encapsulant are R1, R2 and R3 respectively, and R1>R3>R2.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.