Interchange universal kits for LED light device
10066798 · 2018-09-04
Inventors
Cpc classification
F21V5/04
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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
International classification
F21S8/00
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21V21/08
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21S9/02
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21V14/08
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21V14/06
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21V13/02
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21V21/14
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21V21/22
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21V17/02
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21V33/00
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
G02F1/13
PHYSICS
F21V23/00
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21V5/04
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21S10/00
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21V14/00
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
G03B23/00
PHYSICS
Abstract
An interchangeable power source light device has an AC power sealed-unit that fits into a uniform compartment of the light device housing. The AC power sealed-unit can be replaced by a DC power battery-pack, which also fits into the uniform compartment-means of the light device housing. The light device may have a built-in light source within the housing for connection with the sealed-unit or battery unit by to deliver electric signals from the sealed-unit or battery pack to the light source. Each sealed-unit and battery pack not only has its own power source, but also circuitry and a trigger, and optionally other light source(s) having low power consumption such as an LED(s), electro-luminescent (EL) element, organic LED, or organic EL element.
Claims
1. An LED light device having a surrounding geometric lighted pattern, comprising: at least one housing having a light-passing area through which LED light beams pass to create said lighted pattern exclusively on a wall surface on which the LED light device is situated and wherein the lighted pattern surrounds the LED light device; at least one LED; and circuitry to supply DC power current to the at least one LED to cause the at least one LED to turn on and off and emit light beams to achieve predetermined lighting effects and form said lighted pattern, wherein said at least one LED is within said housing, and light beams pass through the light passing area of the housing, wherein said light passing area incorporates at least one light pattern forming structure and/or arrangement to cause the geometric lighted pattern to surround said LED light device on said wall surface or wall to which the housing is secured, and wherein said light pattern forming structure and/or arrangement is one of (a) an area having a plurality of openings and/or cut-outs, (b) an area having at least one grill, (c) an area having at least one window, printing, silkscreening, added films, and/or optical films, (d) an area having pieces with texturing, (e) an area having pieces with variable thicknesses, and (f) an area having pieces with holes, windows, and/or printing distributed at least partially on the housing so that the light passing therethrough forms said geometric lighted pattern.
2. An LED light device having a geometric lighted pattern as claimed in claim 1, including a plurality of LEDs installed at different locations inside a sealed unit, said plurality of LEDs having different colors, different light emitting directions, different brightnesses, and/or different turn on and turn off timing, duration, and functions.
3. An LED light device having a geometric light pattern as claimed in claim 1, wherein a color, size, shape, and distance of said light patterns is determined by a design of the light pattern forming structures, and/or an arrangement of the at least one LED, and/or control by an integrated circuit chip, circuitry, and/or a controller.
4. An LED light device having a geometric lighted pattern as claimed in claim 1, further comprising at least one integrated circuit to cause multiple LEDs to have different turn on and turn off times, duty cycles, color changing, effects, or performance.
5. An LED light device having a geometric lighted pattern as claimed in claim 1, wherein the LED light device is a plug-in AC light device.
6. An LED light device having a geometric lighted pattern as claimed in claim 1, wherein the LED light device is a DC powered light device.
7. An LED light device having a geometric lighted pattern as claimed in claim 1, wherein the LED device provides a light performance having at least one of the following features: more than one color of lighted pattern, more than one shape of lighted pattern, more than one distance or spacing of lighted pattern, more than one LED light function, more than one light effect and/or more than one lighted pattern.
8. An LED light device having a geometric lighted pattern as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light performance spreads lighted art to a surrounding surface having a predetermined size and shape.
9. An LED light device for forming lighted geometric-art patterns on a wall and for providing illumination, including; at least one housing mounted on the wall and having at least one LED, a circuit, a sensor or switch, and prongs to connect to a wall outlet to obtain power to turn on and turn off the LEDs to achieve predetermined light effects and functions, wherein the at least one LED is arranged to be within the housing at a top, center, or lower position to cause light beams to be emitted through the housing and lighted geometric-art patterns to be shown exclusively on the wall and surrounding the LED light device, wherein the at least one LED is sealed within the housing to transmit the light beams in any desired direction, the lighted geometric-art patterns being formed by at least one of (a) an added-on piece that provides changeable lighted patterns upon changing and/or moving the added-on piece, and/or that incorporates circuitry with at least one controller, and (b) a predetermined area of the housing area having texture, characters, colors, printing, window, cutouts, stencils, or printed film, to create the geometric-art patterns, wherein the at least one LED is installed to at a predetermined height or location to prevent other electric components from blocking a light beam traveling path inside the housing inner space, and wherein the circuit includes electric parts and accessories for changing an input 120 Volt AC current to DC current for operating the LEDs.
10. An LED light device for forming lighted geometric-art patterns that surround the LED light device, including: a plurality of LEDs that are arranged on a wall surface to cause lighted patterns to been seen by a viewer exclusively on the wall surface that partially or wholly surrounds the LED light device over an angle between 100 and 360 degrees; a power supply circuit for providing power from a power source to the plurality of LEDs, said power supply circuit being sealed within a housing; at least one added-on front body including: (a) movable light-blocking and/or light-transmitting structures, or (b) an added piece with texture, a film or slide with characters, or a piece with colors, or (c) a printed film, to create the geometric-art patterns as the light beams pass through the housing and/or the front body and/or the added piece, wherein the LED light device offers lighted geometric-art patterns on a wall the power source for the LED light device being a DC power source or an AC plug-in power source.
11. An LED light device for forming lighted geometric-art patterns surrounding the LED light device on a wall as claimed in claim 10, wherein the LED light includes a top partially spherical cover attached to the added-on front body for causing light beams to spread out from the housing for illumination, wherein the top partially spherical cover includes at least one light pattern forming structure selected from a piece with a plurality of openings, a piece with cut-outs, at least one grill piece, at least one window piece, a printed piece, a silk-screened piece, added films, optical films, a piece with texturing, a piece with variable thicknesses, and holes distributed at least partially around the main housing to form said lighted geometric-art patterns.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
(12) The current invention provides a light device with interchangeable power sources, which means that the light device may be powered by an AC powered sealed-unit or a DC battery-pack that fit into the light device and that can be replaced at any time. The light device may includes all kinds of low power consumption light sources, including but not limited to an LED, electro-luminescent (EL) element, organic EL, organic LED, or any other light source that can be turned on by three Duracell or similar alkaline batteries for up to one hour.
(13) Furthermore, the light source utilized by the preferred embodiments can be arranged within the sealed-unit or battery-pack or the light source can be arranged within the light device and become a common light source to be used with either the sealed-unit or battery-pack, so that there is no light source on the sealed-unit and battery-pack. The light source for common use or individual light source within the sealed-unit or battery unit both fall within the current invention. The light source is not an expensive part so either arrangement is not a big issue.
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(23) The one extended conductive means (1h) passes through the hole (1g) to connect with quick connector female end (1i) which can connect with quick connector male end (1p). The quick connector can be replaced by any connector available from the marketplace, such as a pin, wire clip, solder, copper connectors, catch, etc., which are wide used on computers, consumer electric items, and communication items. The male end of the quick connector (1p) is connected with remote light source or light source set (1K) having a plurality of low power consumption light source(s) such as multiple LEDs, preferably on a circuit board (PCB) or flexible printed circuit board (FPC). Up until today, UL has required the light sources (1K) (1P) (1i) (1h) to be sealed inside the enclosure or housing, but the current inventor thinks that these light sources (1k) (1p) (1i) (1h) do not need to be sealed within an enclosure because they require only a low voltage and current. The inventor is the first to challenge the UL regulation and believes the safety regulation will change to accommodate the current invention design. The components (1K) and (1P) can be commonly used by the AC powered sealed-unit or DC powered battery-pack, which is a very important feature of this embodiment of the current invention. The connector-means (1p) and (1i) can be any kind of connector-means such as a quick connector with two conductive-means to deliver electric signals from the sealed-unit to the remote light source.
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(26) (1) Interchangeable power sources including an AC power source sealed-unit and a DC powered source battery-pack that can be interchanged at any time.
(27) (2) A light source that can be installed within the light device and commonly used by the sealed-unit and battery-pack.
(28) (3) An AC powered sealed-unit in a geometric shape with outer lens to create electric wall paper effects for geometric art projection to a wall or desired surface.
(29) (4) An AC power source sealed-unit or light device housing-member having a plurality of openings, windows, or cut-outs to allow the inner light source(s) light to be emitted out to a viewer for a desired light performance and light effects.
(30) (5) An AC power source sealed-unit with remote light source which does not need to be put into an enclosure to meet safety test laboratory standards, with electric signals instead being delivered from the sealed-unit to the remote light source by conventional connect-means.
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(34) The sealed-unit (5a) has a power source (5d), fixing means, circuit means, trigger means (auto-photo sensor), sensor means (5e), on four sides, a plurality of light source(s) to provide four-side illumination. The light device (5) has at least one light source installed within its housing (5c) to provide illumination on top of the light device. This fifth embodiment has a prong means (5d) on side of the light device which is different the prong means (4c) (4c) of the fourth embodiment, which are on the bottom of the light device (4). The light device of
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(47) Some geometric art light performances may not require the front cover, shade, screen, opening, cut-outs, grill, or holes because the LED itself has it's a shape which can create a V shape super bright light pattern on four sides.
(48) In order to get a 360 degree geometric art light performance with all of the LEDs arranged emit light inwardly, so the LEDs' height must be the highest of all other electric components so that the light beams can been seen.
(49) The main-housing can be connected with the front cover, shade, screen, opening, cut-outs, grill, or holes by conventional assembly means as illustrated in
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(51) Hence, the special light performance LED light device of the current invention is very good because it can create an electric wall paper or other geometric art performance in a very simple manner, so that LED lighting is no longer just for illumination but also has its decorative value too.
(52) Examples of a suitable sealed-unit, in which all electric components of the light device may be fitted, are disclosed in the inventor's above-cited U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. 12/527,631; 11/498,881; 11/255,981; and 11/094,215.
(53) The sealed-unit has its own power, LED, circuit-means, and attachment means so that it can fit into any LED light housing as long as the housing has a uniform compartment. The AC powered sealed unit can use a 110 Volt 60 Hz or other high voltage connection arranged to meet all safety standards without any hazard of short circuits or potential damage during laboratory tests and procedures related to safety certification.
(54) The uniform compartment of the LED light housing has a construction and dimensions that enable the sealed-unit to easily fit into the compartment. The current invention further includes a DC battery-pack which has its own outside dimensions similar to those of the sealed unit to also fit into the uniform compartment. The DC powered battery-pack can replace the AC powered sealed-unit at any time because both have their own power, LED (optionally), circuit-means, and attachment means to fit into the same LED light housing as long as the housing has a uniform compartment.
(55) The current invention provides an LED light that can change its power source from AC to DC or DC to AC. This is a further improvement of the AC power sealed-unit described in the co-pending patent applications listed above, which saves a lot of tooling for different shaped LED lights and also saves a lot of laboratory testing expense and time. Furthermore, the interchangeable power source also can save a lot of tooling costs, time, and labor to provide a good LED light having a pinhole-imaging function (or functions of other LED lighting fixtures, laser LED light devices, etc.) with a same nice shape but with different power sources to enable the light to be used in different locations where people stay. This is one of the advantageous features of the current invention. Not only does the invention apply to all different shapes of LED night light, but also enables a traditional puck light powered by a DC battery to also be powered by AC so long as people pay for extra parts to hang the traditional puck light on an AC outlet.
(56) While the above-discussed preferred embodiments show the scope of the current invention, it is to be appreciated that any alternative or equivalent design, construction, modification, up-grade, and so forth will still fall within the scope of the invention, which is not limited to the above discussed or mentioned details. Any alternative or equivalent arrangement, process, installation or the like may still fall within the scope of the current invention, including variations in the power source, conductive means, geometric shape of LED-units, connector-means, circuit means, sensor means, switch means, LED elements, attachment means, fixing-means, tightening means, and/or resilient conductive means.