Abstract
An LED and/or laser light device having a plug-in AC power source, an interchangeable power source, or a USB power source incorporates more than one optical-lens which having more than one reflective or refractive area or sections or surfaces, and at different positions, distances, and/or orientations relative to the LEDs and/or laser light source of the LED or laser light to cause light beams to reflect and/or refract before passing through the top optical-lens and create or project an image, message, time, geometric art, nature scene, galaxy, milky way, sky, cloud, starts, moon, water-wave, aurora light, animal, characters, cartoon, sign, logo, commercial to at least one surface surrounding and/or away-from the light device. The optical-lens may have a predetermined texture and/or shaped openings, windows, cutouts, or variable thicknesses and further may incorporate parts and accessories such as a motor to provide moving image effects with a wide viewing angle and variable colors or patterns.
Claims
1. A projection LED light, comprising: at least one LED; at least one rotating or moving optics piece having reflective areas that cause light beams from the LED to be reflected multiple times, and refractive areas through which the light beams pass as they exit the optics piece after being reflected multiple times to create and project images or lighted patterns to outdoor locations or surfaces external to said LED light when an AC prong or AC wire's male plug of the LED light is plugged into a wall outlet or outlet of an extension cord to connect with an AC power source, wherein said optics piece allows narrow light beams from the LED to (a) pass through and spread to wider areas, (b) be reflected to form a plurality of images or lighted patterns, and (c) be refracted to enlarge or change a direction of one of the images or lighted patterns created by the reflective and refractive surfaces, wherein the outdoor locations or surfaces external to said LED light include surfaces selected from a ceiling, wall, house, fence, or other outdoor location, wherein said at least one LED is connected to the AC power source by conductors and circuitry for causing said at least one LED to turn on and off for a predetermined period of time to provide predetermined functions, colors, and effects, and wherein the at least one rotating or moving optics piece having said reflective and refractive areas is an inner optics lens or a top cover having a dome shape or an at least ball shape and wherein light beams transmitted through the optics piece spread out to the outdoor locations to obtain a wider viewing angle, and wherein the LED light further includes at least one of a motor, gear set, movement, and rotating device to cause rotation of the at least one LED or the optics piece and thereby provide the image or lighted patterns with pattern-changing or motion effects.
2. A projection LED light as recited in claim 1, wherein said at least one rotating or moving optics piece includes at least one said inner optics lens, at least one said top cover, or at least one said inner optics lens and at least one said top cover.
3. A projection LED light as recited in claim 1, wherein said optics piece is a transparent, partially transparent, or colored transparent piece.
4. A projection LED light as recited in claim 1, wherein said power source is selected from the group consisting of an AC outlet, DC batteries, a solar power storage device, a chemical power source, and a wind power source, to provide electricity to drive said at least one LED to emit light beams.
5. A projection LED light as recited in claim 1, further comprising a motor and gear set that fit within the LED light to provide rotating or moving image and lighted patterns with desired projection functions, effects, performance.
6. A projection LED light as recited in claim 1, wherein said at least one LED is selected from a single or multiple color LED, a multiple piece LED, a standard LED, and a custom LED assembly.
7. A projection LED light as recited in claim 1, wherein said male plug or AC prong is arranged to be powered by or plugged into a wall outlet or power receptacle, or connected with a cigarette lighter.
8. A projection LED light as recited in claim 1, wherein said optics piece is constructed or assembled from one or more of a light-transmitting lens, reflective lens, convex lens, concave lens, laser lens, holographic lens.
9. A projection LED light, comprising: at least one LED; at least one rotating optics piece having at least one reflective section that causes light beams from the LED to be reflected multiple times, and at least one refractive section through which the light beams pass as they exit the optics piece after being reflected multiple times, wherein said optics piece is a top cover or inner lens of the LED light and the optics piece (a) transmits a moving image lighted pattern over a widened area in front of the LED light, (b) reflects light beams to form a plurality of moving images or light spots, and (c) refracts the light beams to enlarge or change a direction of the moving image or a lighted pattern, the LED light projecting the image, light beams, light spots, or lighted pattern to a location external to said LED light, including a ceiling, wall, housing, fence, or other indoor or outdoor location, wherein the at least one LED is selected from any combination of a single color, multiple color, multiple piece single color, standard, and special LED assembly, wherein said at least one LED is connected to a power source by conductors and circuitry for causing said at least one LED to turn on and off for a predetermined time period, duty cycle, or duration to provide predetermined functions, colors, and effects, wherein a light beam emitted by the at least one LED is reflected by the at least reflective section of said optics piece and then is transmitted through the rotating optics piece by passing through and being refracted by the at least one said refractive section to create or project the moving image, light beams, light spots, or lighted patterns to said outdoor locations or surfaces external to said LED light, wherein the LED light further includes parts selected from a movement, a motor, a rotating device, and a gear set fitted into the LED light to exhibit at least one of moving, pattern-changing, color-changing, and image-changing effects, and wherein the LED light is connected to an AC power source by an AC wire with a male plug or by built-in prongs arranged to be plugged into an outlet.
10. A projection LED light as claimed in claim 1, wherein the optical piece, which has a dome shape, an at least ball shape, or a spherical shape optics piece, is made up of sections with a flat reflective surface on the inside to form said reflective surfaces, and a convex lens surface on the outside to form said refractive surfaces.
11. A projection LED light as claimed in claim 9, wherein the optical piece, which has a dome shape, an at least ball shape, or a spherical shape optics piece, is made up of sections with a flat reflective surface on the inside to form said reflective surfaces, and a convex lens surface on the outside to form said refractive surfaces.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
(1) FIGS. 1, 2, and 2-1 shows a first preferred embodiment of the current invention having prong with plenty of reflective section or areas or parts inside a geometric optics-piece and plenty of convex-lens to cause a plurality of light beams to be emitted out and project images to be seen by a viewer.
(2) FIGS. 1-1, 1-2, and 2-4 show a first preferred embodiment of the current invention having an AC power-connector with plenty of reflective sections or areas or parts inside the geometric optics-piece and plenty of convex-lens to cause a plurality of light beams to be emitted out and project the images to be seen by a viewer.
(3) FIGS. 2-2 and 2-5 show a variation of the first preferred embodiment of the current invention having a DC power source, or USB power source, or an interchangeable power source with plenty of reflective sections or areas or parts inside the geometric optics-piece and plenty of convex-lens to cause a plurality of light beams to be emitted out to project the images to be seen by a viewer. FIG. 2-5 shows one of the splendid light images created by the current invention in a yellow color image.
(4) FIGS. 3 and 3-1 show a preferred construction for an LED light having more than one reflection or refraction piece(s) and a motor and circuitry and axis to install optic-piece(s).
(5) FIGS. 4, 4-1, and 4-2 show an arrangement in which light beams are emitted to a first reflective and/or refraction piece and then hit second, third, and fourth reflective and/or refraction piece within a ball housing or cover, the reflective and/or refraction piece each having a convex exterior shape so that it acts as a convex-lens to allow a light beam to be emitted out and allow a projected image to be seen. FIG. 4 shows that different reflective and/or refraction piece can be situated at different distances, positions, and orientations relative to each other.
(6) From Fig (FIG. 4-1) The preferred LED projection light application is for outdoor light has the top optic-lens (01-T) cover is a diamond-cut treated optic-lens has LED light source (R2) emit light-beam (R3) to inner flat reflective-area to split into (R3) and reflected light beam (R3) to hit the inner other points or area or segments or parts, and the said reflected light-beam pass through the wall material and deviate basing on the refractive physical theory as light beam (R3) to become refracted light-beam (R3) came out from the outside surface. The light beam from LED (R3).fwdarw.reflected.fwdarw.(R3).fwdarw.refracted.fwdarw.(R3).fwdarw.refracted.fwdarw.(R3) this is one of the LED light traveling-path for preferred embodiment which has lower optic-lens (01-L) and top optics-lens (01-L). The LED light-beam (R3) reflected into not only have (R3) but also have the 2.sup.nd reflected light-beam (R4).fwdarw.Reflected.fwdarw.(R5).fwdarw.refracted.fwdarw.(R5).fwdarw.refracted.fwdarw.R5. Also, at the same time has the light-beam (R4) also not only reflected into (R5) but also have light-beam (R4).fwdarw.refracted.fwdarw.(R4).fwdarw.refracted.fwdarw.(R4).fwdarw.refracted.fwdarw.(R4). The LED single light-beam can has plurality of light-beam been reflected and/or refracted within the lower and/or top optics-lens at same time and incorporate with motor (06) and/or gear-set (06) to make the preferred top or lower optics-lens to rotating will make more splendid lighted pattern or image for moving effects.
(7) So the diamond-cut optic-lens for outdoor light front cover to incorporated with inner 1.sup.st optics-lens such as rotating prism-lens can created splendid light performance. Furthermore, while change the LED color from 1 color to 2 color or more colors and IC control so can make the more assortments light performance outdoor lighting.
(8) From Fig (FIG. 4-2) show how to make the diamond-cut construction or other treatment for optic-lens (01-T) or optic-cover more than ball. The top optic-lens (01-T) cover has one half ball (R9) for top and add or assembled with lower partial of ball preferred optics-treatment optics-lens (01-L) so can make the top cover or top optics-lens (01) has more than ball size. The reason to make more than ball because we need to make much bigger size and more eye-exciting lighted image and/or pattern. The distance from the top cover or top optics-lens (01-T) to the lower (01-L) or inner 1.sup.st optic-lens has related the best distance which is more than ball because more distance can created more spread-out and more clear image and/or lighted patterns.
(9) From FIG. 4-3) show the top (01-T) or lower (01-L) or inner (01-M) construction of the optic-lens which is diamond-cut optic-lens. The inner surface have a lot of flat surface (R12) which has high polished treated so can easily reflect all input light-beam and reflect to other direction depend on the input-angle of light-beam from LED(s). The one of diamond-cut optic-lens is the preferred for top (01-T) and/or lower (01-L) sphere 2.sup.nd optic-lens outside is ball type so the outside is round and inner is flat surface so it become the convex lens (R13) so the 2.sup.nd optic-lens for diamond-cut which also has plurality of the tiny convex-lens which offer the refractive optic-properties. This embodiment clear explain the diamond-cut 2.sup.nd Top (01-T) optics-lens has both refractive and/or reflective optics properties in one top cover or top-lens to make the lower (01-L) or inner 1.sup.st optic-lens came out light-beam to make more refraction and-or reflection to get splendid light effects.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
(10) FIG. 1 shows an LED projection light (1) having more than one reflect and/or refraction piece (01), the LED projection light (1) being a plug-in type device having prong (02) to connect with a wall outlet, extension cord, power station, or desk lamp outlet receptacle. The LED projection light (1) can project the light image to a ceiling, walls, or floor using the more than one optics-lens (01) construction. The optics-piece (02) has more than one convex lens which has the inner surface has plurality of mirror-like polished reflector(s) and an exterior surface of which has a round convex shape to form a respective convex-lens. The plurality of reflective and/or refractive lens may be including in a hemispherical structure (01-T) that is combined with another hemispherical structure (01-L) to form ball shape. Light beams emitted by an LED hit the first reflect-section or area or parts, which reflects the light beams to the second, third, and/or fourth optics section or area or parts until the light beams pass through the convex-lens surfaces to the exterior of the ball shape cover or housing.
(11) As shown in FIG. 2-5, a splendid color image or light-beams (03) (03) (03) in all surrounding areas as shown the light traveling path form one of light-beam (A) emit and reflected to get (A1)(A2), and (A2) reflect again to get (A3) (A4), and refracted to have light-beam (B1) (B3) (B4). The LEDs (05) (05A) (05B) may have any desired color, specifications, size, functions and each LED (05) (05A) (05B) can have its own emitting direction, orientation, or angle in any direction to emit to the said inner surface or area or sections of the optics-piece(s) has more than one reflecting and/or refracting surfaces or areas or sections so that even though the light emitting angle may be narrow, after the light beam has been reflected and/or refracted, the light will come out all over the ball shape as a result of using
(12) (1) more than one LEDs (05) (05A) (05B), and/or
(13) (2) more than one reflecting and/or refracting optics-surfaces or areas or sections, and/or
(14) (3) more than one optics-lens (01) (01-T) (01-L) (01-inner), and/or
(15) (4) interchangeable power sources (03) (03A), including the parts and accessories (010) (011)(012)(013)(04)(055) those described in the inventor's U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. 12/318,471; 12/318,470; 12/834,435; 12/292,153 (now U.S. Pat. No. 7,871,192); Ser. No. 12/232,505 (now U.S. Pat. No. 7,832,917); Ser. No. 12/318,473 (now U.S. Pat. No. 7,832,918); Ser. No. 12/624,621 (now U.S. Pat. No. 8,303,150); Ser. No. 12/771,003 (now U.S. Pat. No. 8,408,736); Ser. No. 12/876,507 (now U.S. Pat. No. 8,083,377); Ser. No. 12/886,832; 12/938,564; 12/948,953; and Ser. No. 13/021,107.
(16) FIG. 1-2, FIG. 2-4 shows an alternating current (AC) power unit which has an AC adaptor has circuit-outside housing as FIG. 1-2 (013B) FIG. 2-4 (013A), transformer has circuit outside of housing as FIG. 1-2 (013B) & FIG. 2-4 (013A), and AC wires has circuit inside LED projection light housing FIG. 1-2 (013C) to enable the LED projection light to have a splendid projection light image for different locations and applications.
(17) FIGS. 2-2 and 2-5 show a direct current (DC) power unit which can have power from any direct current device such as batteries (04), energy storage including USB power-bank (FIG. 2-5), or solar power system, or wind power system, or chemical power system.
(18) It will be appreciated that interchangeable AC and DC power sources may also be utilized as described in the inventor's U.S. Pat. No. 8,434,927.
(19) FIGS. 1-2 and 2-4 show a plug-in type for LED device with a base (2) that installed AC plug-wire (03A) on the device housing to provide AC power to drive the LEDs by an inner (013C) or outside circuit (013A) (013B) that includes any of a (i) sensor (010), or (ii) switch (011), or (iii) control, (iv) optional motor (06) and gear-set (06A) to make the desired number of optics-lens to rotate; to project an image onto a ceiling, wall, or floor has plenty of color and motion (in case a motor (06) is provided).
(20) The geometrically shaped optics-lens (01) has more than one reflection and/or refraction surfaces or areas or sections (cross lines) which, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4-1 and FIG. 4-2 may be in the form of a spherical optics-lens (01) having a plurality of flat mirror-polished interior and/or exterior having a round convex exterior surface that forms a convex-lens. Not only can reflect the light beams, but it also can allow light beam refract and transmission.
(21) FIGS. 2-2 and 2-3 and FIG. 2-4, and FIG. 3 and FIG. 3-1 show an AC power LED projection light (01) having (I) a receptacle (015) to receive the transformer, adaptor plug (014); or (II) AC wires (03A) to connect with power to cause the LEDs to turn on and projection light to desired areas. Power can also be supplied by a USB wire (055) to get power from USB port of other products, as shown in FIG. 2-5.
(22) FIG. 3: The projection LED light (3) has more than one reflective and/or refractive optic-lens to allow light to pass through the convex-lens, and reflect and/or refract within the LED projection light housing, thereby projecting an image to a ceiling, wall, or floor.
(23) FIG. 3-1 shows the inner construction of a preferred the projection LED light (3) having built-in motor (06) fixed in the housing (3A) by screw (s) (09). A gear-set (06A) may be provided to reduce the motor's (06) and axis (07) to make desired number of optics-lens (01-T) (01-L) (01-inner) for rotating speed to a slower speed to prevent the image on the ceiling, wall, or floor from moving to rapidly, which would make people uncomfortable. Additional parts and accessories (010)(011)(012)(013)(014)(015) that may be provided include a switch (010) and conductive wires (012) including AC plug-wire to connect with circuit (013) and the power source.
(24) FIG. 4: shows a projection light device which light beams reflect within more than one reflection-surface or areas or parts on an inner side of optics-lens in the shape of a sphere as FIG. 4). The light beams also refracted and pass through optic-lens which has an outside round surface to form convex-lens to project the image to the ceiling, wall, or floor. This embodiment (3-1) thus includes more than one reflection and/or refraction surface or section or areas in the optics-lens, and light projection though the more than one optics-lens (01-T) (01-L) (01-inner) (01-M), the inner side of which is a flat mirror-polished reflector and the outer side of which has a sphere-shape to form convex-lenses, the plurality of the said convex lenses together forming a semi-spherically shaped or more than half of a spherical structure.
(25) From Fig (FIG. 4) The preferred LED projection light application is for outdoor light has the top optic-lens (01-T) cover is a diamond-cut treated optic-lens has LED light source (R2) emit light-beam (R3) to inner flat reflective-area to split into (R3) and reflected light beam (R3) to hit the inner other points or area or segments or parts, and the said reflected light-beam pass through the wall material and deviate basing on the refractive physical theory as light beam (R3) to become refracted light-beam (R3) came out from the outside surface. The light beam from LED (R3).fwdarw.reflected.fwdarw.(R3).fwdarw.refracted.fwdarw.(R3).fwdarw.refracted.fwdarw.(R3) this is one of the LED light traveling-path for preferred embodiment which has lower optic-lens (01-L) and top optics-lens (01-L).
(26) The LED light-beam (R3) reflected into not only have (R3) but also have the 2.sup.nd reflected light-beam (R4).fwdarw.Reflected.fwdarw.(R5).fwdarw.refracted.fwdarw.(R5).fwdarw.refracted.fwdarw.R5. Also, at the same time has the light-beam (R4) also not only reflected into (R5) but also have light-beam (R4).fwdarw.refracted.fwdarw.(R4).fwdarw.refracted.fwdarw.(R4).fwdarw.refracted.fwdarw.(R4). The LED single light-beam can has plurality of light-beam been reflected and/or refracted within the lower and/or top optics-lens at same time and incorporate with motor (06) and/or gear-set (06) to make the preferred top or lower optics-lens to rotating will make more splendid lighted pattern or image for moving effects.
(27) So the diamond-cut optic-lens (01-T) for outdoor light front cover to incorporated with inner 1.sup.st optics-lens (01-L) (01-inner) is a prism-lens which has multiple triangle or teeth like reflectors with thicker thickness can also create splendid light performance. Furthermore, while change the LED color from 1 color to 2 color or more colors and IC control so can make the more assortments light performance outdoor lighting.
(28) FIG. 4-1 shows two spheres optics-len(s) to form the optics-lens(s) assembly. Each one of the optic-lens has more than one reflection to form the more than half-sphere geometric shape ball. This arrangement may use concepts described in the inventor's earlier U.S. Pat. No. 7,632,004, which describes an LED night light base with more than one optics lens, U.S. Pat. No. 8,277,087, which describes an arrangement having more than one reflect lens; U.S. Pat. No. 7,455,444, which describes an LED night light having more than one LED; and U.S. Pat. No. 8,434,927, which describes interchange power sources.
(29) From FIG. 4-1 show how to make the diamond-cut construction or other treatment for optic-lens (01-T) or optic-cover more than ball. The top optic-lens (01-T) cover has one half ball (R9) for top and add or assembled with lower partial of ball preferred optics-treatment optics-lens (01-L) so can make the top cover or top optics-lens (01) has more than ball size. The reason to make more than ball because we need to make much bigger size and more eye-exciting lighted image and/or pattern. The distance from the top cover or top optics-lens (01-T) to the lower (01-L) or inner 1.sup.st optic-lens has related the best distance which is more than ball because more distance can created more spread-out and more clear image and/or lighted patterns.
(30) From FIG. 4-2) show the top (01-T) or lower (01-L) or inner (01-M) construction of the optic-lens which is diamond-cut optic-lens. The inner surface have a lot of flat surface (R12) which has high polished treated so can easily reflect all input light-beam and reflect to other direction depend on the input-angle of light-beam from LED(s). The one of diamond-cut optic-lens is the preferred for top (01-T) and/or lower (01-L) sphere 2.sup.nd optic-lens outside is ball type so the outside is round and inner is flat surface so it become the convex lens (R13) so the 2.sup.nd optic-lens for diamond-cut which also has plurality of the tiny convex-lens which offer the refractive optic-properties. This embodiment clear explain the diamond-cut 2.sup.nd Top (01-T) optics-lens has both refractive and/or reflective optics properties in one top cover or top-lens to make the lower (01-L) or inner 1.sup.st optic-lens came out light-beam to make more refraction and-or reflection to get splendid light effects.
(31) In the preferred embodiments, images are created based on the relationship between the first and the second reflective and/or refractive lens or all other optics-lens. The light device can employ any kind of design, shape, display, or geometric shape, arrangement of the said LED projection light.
(32) Although specific preferred embodiments of the current invention are described above, it is to be appreciated that all alternative, equivalent, same-function and/or same-skill-or-theory variations, modifications, replacements, arrangements, or constructions may still fall within the current scope of the invention.
