Patent ID: 8312641
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: A45D,F26B

Abstract:
1. An UV LED curing apparatus, comprising: a housing comprising a top shell attached to a bottom cover and a light aperture formed on one end thereof; a substrate comprising a timer means and a current regulator, secured within the housing and enclosed by the top shell and the bottom cover of the housing; an UV LED light source affixed to the substrate and having a light emitting side facing toward the light aperture formed on the one end of the housing; an optical element comprising a collimator having a light output surface aligned with the light aperture of the housing, secured to the substrate and positioned adjacent to the UV LED light source; a power supply comprising an input terminal electrically connected to the UV LED light source via the current regulator on the substrate, attached to the substrate and at a distance away from the UV LED light source; a switch electrically connected to both the timer means and the current regulator on the substrate; and whereby the current regulator regulates current from the input terminal of the power supply to the UV LED light source with reference to a predefined interval of time signaled from the timer means and triggered by the switch to control an on-off state of the UV LED light source.