CN103492798A

CN103492798A - Stemmed lighting assembly with disk-shaped illumination element

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Publication number: CN103492798A
Application number: CN201180070430.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: K·S·麦克圭尔; M·J·斯坦哈特; C·M·比肖夫; E·M·塞维奇; E·J·哈泽内尔; B·J·贝克; D·A·马登斯; C·J·佩吉
Original assignee: Procter and Gamble Ltd
Current assignee: Procter and Gamble Ltd; Procter and Gamble Co
Priority date: 2011-04-26
Filing date: 2011-04-26
Publication date: 2014-01-01
Also published as: EP2702321A1; WO2012148384A1; CA2834348A1; MX2013011914A; JP2014517449A

Abstract

A lighting assembly includes a bulb assembly. The bulb assembly includes a stem projecting from the bulb base, and an illuminating element coupled to the stem. The bulb base is electrically coupled to the illuminating element. The base assembly is configured to be electrically coupled to the bulb base, and has an interface feature configured to be coupled to a power source. The illuminating element is capable of illumination when the interface feature is connected to the power source.

Description

What have the dish type illumination component has a bar light fixture

Technical field

The present invention relates to light fixture, and the present invention relates to particularly the decorative lighting assembly that part is formed by the flat illumination material.

Background technology

Since entering universal the use, conventional incandescent lamp bulb and corresponding socket thereof there is no variation.Although lighting engineering is maked rapid progress, for example compact fluorescent bulb and light emitting diode bulb come into operation, because the requirement to more efficient illumination improves, current low-yield lighting solutions normally expensive, visually inaesthetic and/or suffer time good photocurrent versus light intensity (for example, colour temperature).

The accompanying drawing explanation

When considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, with reference to following disclosure, will more easily understand purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the sectional view of flat illumination material.

Fig. 2 is the sectional view of the second flat illumination material.

Fig. 3 is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Fig. 4 is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Fig. 5 is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Fig. 6 is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Fig. 7 is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Fig. 8 is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Fig. 9 is the sectional view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 10 is the sectional view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 11 is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 12 is the sectional view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 13 is the side view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 14 is the side view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 15 is the side view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 16 A is the side view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 16 B is the perspective view of the embodiment of Figure 16 A.

Figure 17 is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 18 is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 19 is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 20 is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 21 is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 22 is the sectional view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 23 is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 24 is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 25 A is the side view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 25 B is a kind of side view of alternative configurations of the embodiment of Figure 25 A.

Figure 26 is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 27 A is the side view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 27 B is a kind of side view of alternative configurations of the embodiment of Figure 27 A.

Figure 28 A is the side view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 28 B is the sectional view of the embodiment of Figure 27 A along hatching 90B-90B intercepting.

Figure 28 C is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 29 A is the sectional view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 29 B is a kind of sectional view of alternative configurations of the embodiment of Figure 29 A.

Figure 29 C is the sectional view of another kind of alternative configurations of the embodiment of Figure 29 A.

Figure 30 A is the sectional view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 30 B is a kind of sectional view of alternative configurations of the embodiment of Figure 30 A.

Figure 30 C is the sectional view of the another kind of alternative configurations of Figure 30 A.

Figure 31 A is the top view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 31 B is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 31 C is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 31 D is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 32 A is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 32 B is the fragmentary, perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 32 C is the fragmentary, perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 32 D is the fragmentary, perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 32 E is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 33 is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 34 is the partial side view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 35 A is the partial side view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 35 B is the partial side view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 35 C is the bottom view of an embodiment of lamp socket.

Figure 35 D is the lamp socket of Figure 35 C and the cross-sectional side view of corresponding base assembly.

Figure 36 is the side view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 37 A is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 37 B is the block diagram of the exemplary embodiment of light fixture in Figure 37 A.

Figure 38 A is the perspective view of the second exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 38 B is the block diagram of the exemplary embodiment of light fixture in Figure 38 A.

Figure 38 C is the block diagram of an exemplary embodiment that comprises the light fixture of electron key mechanism.

Figure 38 D shows the block diagram of optionally enabling a kind of illustrative methods of interoperability between pedestal and bulb assembly.

Figure 38 E is the block diagram of the 3rd exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 39 is the block diagram of enforcement according to a kind of exemplary home automation network of the light fixture of the embodiment of current description.

Figure 40 is a kind of block diagram of exemplary illumination system, and wherein exemplary light fixture receives the order from remote controller.

Figure 41 is a kind of block diagram of exemplary illumination system, and wherein exemplary light fixture cooperates with another kind of light fixture.

Figure 42 is the block diagram of two kinds of exemplary bulb assemblies.

Figure 43 shows a kind of side view of exemplary bulb assembly.

Figure 44 is the block diagram that comprises a kind of exemplary light fixture of light adjusting circuit.

Figure 45 is the block diagram that comprises the second exemplary light fixture of light adjusting circuit.

Figure 46 shows the block diagram of an exemplary embodiment of light adjusting circuit, and described light adjusting circuit can be implemented in a kind of exemplary light fixture.

Figure 47 is the block diagram that comprises a kind of exemplary light fixture of sensor.

Figure 48 is the block diagram with a kind of exemplary light fixture of secondary power supply.

Figure 49 is the perspective view with a kind of exemplary bulb assembly of two illumined surface.

Figure 50 is the illustration from a kind of exemplary lighting pattern of the light fixture with two illumined surface.

Figure 51 A is a kind of block diagram of exemplary base assembly of the light fixture of current description.

Figure 51 B is the block diagram comprised according to a kind of exemplary light fixture of the module of current described embodiment.

Figure 51 C shows base assembly and for the perspective view of the respective modules that is connected to described base assembly.

Figure 51 D shows the base assembly described in Figure 51 C and the side view of respective modules.

Figure 52 shows the side view of an exemplary embodiment of base assembly.

Figure 53 shows the side view of the second exemplary embodiment of base assembly.

Figure 54 shows the side view of the 3rd exemplary embodiment of base assembly.

Figure 55 shows the side view of the 4th exemplary embodiment of base assembly.

Figure 56 shows the side view of the 5th exemplary embodiment of base assembly.

Figure 57 shows the top view of the 6th exemplary embodiment of base assembly.

Figure 58 shows the perspective view of embodiment of the base assembly of Figure 57.

Figure 59 shows together with the base assembly with Figure 57 and Figure 58 the side view of an exemplary embodiment of the bulb assembly used.

Figure 60 shows the bottom view of embodiment of the bulb assembly of Figure 59.

Figure 61 is the perspective view of another exemplary embodiment of base assembly.

Figure 62 A is the side view of a kind of exemplary light fixture in the first selection configuration.

Figure 62 B is the side view of the exemplary light fixture of Figure 62 A in the second selection configuration.

Figure 63 A is the side view of the base assembly of the second exemplary light fixture in the first configuration.

Figure 63 B is the side view of the base assembly of Figure 63 A in the second configuration.

Figure 63 C is the side view of the base assembly of Figure 63 A in the 3rd configuration.

Figure 64 A shows the perspective view of a kind of exemplary light fixture that is attached to a kind of exemplary illuminator material.

Figure 64 B shows the perspective view of the exemplary light fixture of Figure 64 A that is attached to the second exemplary illuminator material.

Figure 65 A shows the perspective view of a kind of exemplary light fixture in the first configuration consistent in the configuration with Figure 63 A.

Figure 65 B shows the perspective view of the exemplary light fixture of Figure 65 A in the second configuration consistent in the configuration with Figure 63 B.

Figure 65 C shows the perspective view of a kind of exemplary light fixture of Figure 65 A in the 3rd configuration consistent in the configuration with Figure 63 C.

Figure 66 is the side view with a kind of exemplary light fixture of the switch in primary importance.

Figure 67 is the side view of exemplary light fixture with Figure 66 of the switch in the second place.

Figure 68 shows the perspective view of exemplary light fixture.

Figure 69 is the side view of another exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 70 is the perspective view of another exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 71 shows the perspective view of the sight of implementing several exemplary light fixture embodiment.

Figure 72 A is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 72 B is the perspective view of the embodiment of Figure 72 A.

Figure 73 A is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 73 B is the perspective view of the embodiment of Figure 73 A.

Figure 74 is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 75 A is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 75 B is the perspective view of the embodiment of Figure 75 A.

Figure 76 A is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 76 B is the perspective view of the embodiment of Figure 76 A.

Figure 77 A is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 77 B is the perspective view of the embodiment of Figure 77 A.

Figure 78 is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 79 is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of illumination strip assembly.

Figure 80 is arranged on the side view of the illumination strip assembly of the Figure 79 in the slit of base assembly.

Figure 81 is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 82 A is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 82 B is the perspective view of the embodiment of Figure 82 A.

Figure 83 A is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 83 B is the perspective view of the embodiment of Figure 83 A.

Figure 84 A is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 84 B is the top view of the embodiment of Figure 84 A.

Figure 85 A is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 85 B is the top view of the embodiment of Figure 85 A.

Figure 86 A is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 86 B is the top view of the embodiment of Figure 86 A.

Figure 87 A is the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of light fixture.

Figure 87 B is the top view of the embodiment of Figure 87 A.

the specific embodiment of exemplary embodiment

Although the present invention can have a lot of multi-form embodiment, they show in the accompanying drawings and this paper will describe their concrete exemplary embodiments in more detail, should be appreciated that the disclosure will be counted as the illustration of principle of the present invention and not be intended to is limited to shown specific embodiment by the present invention.In this respect, before describing at least one embodiment consistent with the present invention in detail, should be appreciated that the present invention is not limited to be applied to details and above and following set forth, the shown or arrangement of the assembly described in example in the accompanying drawings of structure.The method and apparatus consistent with the present invention can be used in other embodiment and can put into practice in every way and implement.Equally, should be appreciated that phrase that this paper utilizes and term and following included specification digest are all for the purpose of explanation and should not be considered to be limited.

Lighting apparatus adopts many shapes, size and form, and, since the beginning of electric lighting, lighting apparatus is ripe is permitted eurypalynous emission source to comprising.White heat, electroluminescent and gas discharge are separately for various lighting apparatus, and therebetween, main light-emitting component (for example, incandescent filament, light emitting diode, gas, plasma etc.) can be configured in a variety of modes according to the expection application.Often use the emission source more than a type at some embodiment of the light fixture described in the remainder of present patent application, as will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art when reading embodiment described below.In the situation that specific embodiment is described as the emission source that needs particular type or the bulb assembly of particular configuration, to those of ordinary skill, will be apparent equally.For example, some embodiment described below refers to light emitting diode (LED), LED lighting apparatus, luminous sheet etc.In these embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art will readily appreciate that the essence (for example, embodiment imagines planar lighting element) of restriction and the scope (for example, can utilize the planar lighting element of any type) of described embodiment.

The LED illumination array has a lot of forms, comprises the LED array of the independent packing that for example is arranged to form general plane shape (that is, having thickness with respect to its width and the less shape of length).A kind of this type of LED illumination array is called the United States Patent (USP) 6,431 of " Multi-Array LED Warning Lights " by name, 728 are described.The array of LED also can be formed in single substrate or be formed in multiple substrate, and can comprise one or more circuit (that is, illuminating different LED), versicolor LED etc.In addition, LED array can be formed by any suitable semiconductor technology, comprises (illustrate and unrestricted) metal semiconductor material and organic semiconducting materials.

The LED illumination array also can the luminous flexible sheets of trade name obtain, and wherein discrete LED assembly is placed or shapes on flexible substrates.Fig. 1 has described a kind of sectional view of an exemplary embodiment of materials 500.Material 500 comprises bottom substrate 504.The first conductive layer 506 is arranged on bottom substrate 504.One deck 508 of LED514 is arranged on the first conductive layer 506, and optionally, and LED514 can separate or covering etc. with insulating materials.516 places, interface between LED514 and the first conductive layer 506, be electrically coupled to the first conductive layer 506 by the first electrode on LED514.The second conductive layer 510 is arranged on the layer 508 of LED514, makes 518 places, interface between LED514 and the second conductive layer 510, and the second electrode on LED514 is electrically coupled to the second conductive layer 510.Bottom substrate layer 512 covers the second conductive layer 510.

Certainly, although Fig. 1 has described layer 504-512, in certain embodiments, material 500 can comprise more or less layer.For example, in certain embodiments, material 500 can comprise one or more reflecting layer.In other embodiments, material 500 can comprise one or more sealants.In other embodiments, material 500 can comprise conductive substrates, therefore eliminates the demand to the bottom substrate with the first conductive layers apart.

Fig. 2 has described the sectional view of the second exemplary embodiment of planar flexible material 520.Material 520 generally comprises bottom to bottom setting and the two layers of material 500 that is bonded together by reflecting layer 502.Like this, material 520 has two illumined surface.In other words, bottom substrate 504A is arranged on a side in reflecting layer 502, the first conductive layer 506A is arranged on bottom substrate 504A, the layer 508A of LED514A is arranged on the first conductive layer 506A, the second conductive layer 510A is arranged on the layer 508A of LED514A, and bottom substrate 512A arranges on the second conductive layer 510A.Equally, bottom substrate 504B is arranged on the opposite side in reflecting layer 502, the first conductive layer 506B is arranged on bottom substrate 504B, the layer 508B of LED514B is arranged on the first conductive layer 506B, the second conductive layer 510B is arranged on the layer 508B of LED514B, and bottom substrate 512B is arranged on the second conductive layer 510B.

Exemplary planar flexible illuminating material is described in: name is called the U.S. Patent Application Publication 2011/0058372 of " Solid State Bidirectional Light Sheet for General Illumination "; Name is called the U.S. Patent Application Publication 2011/0063838 of " Solid State Bidirectional Light Sheet Having Vertical Orientation "; Name is called the United States Patent (USP) 7,259,030 of " Roll-to-Roll Fabricated Light Sheet and Encapsulated Semiconductor Circuit Devices "; Name is called the U.S. Patent Application Publication 2010/00167441 of " Method of Manufacturing a Light Emitting, Photovoltaic or Other Electronic Apparatus and System "; Name is called the U.S. Patent Application Publication 2010/0068839 of " Method of Manufacturing a Light Emitting, Photovoltaic or Other Electronic Apparatus and System "; Name is called the U.S. Patent Application Publication 2010/0068838 of " Method of Manufacturing a Light Emitting, Photovoltaic or Other Electronic Apparatus and System "; Name is called the U.S. Patent Application Publication 2010/0065863 of " Light Emitting, Photovoltaic Or Other Electronic Apparatus and System "; Name is called the U.S. Patent Application Publication 2010/0065862 of " Light Emitting, Photovoltaic Or Other Electronic Apparatus and System "; Name is called the U.S. Patent Application Publication 2009/0284179 of " Apparatuses for Providing Power for Illumination of a Display Object "; Name is called the U.S. Patent Application Publication 2009/0284165 of " Apparatuses for Illumination of a Display Object "; With name, be called in the U.S. Patent Application Publication 2009/0284164 of " Illuminating Display Systems ".

In the various embodiment that are described below, wherein implemented the flexible flat illumination tiles, described illumination tiles can have one or more in following performance: it can be folding or flexible; It can have the minimum bending radius between 1cm and 20cm; It can have the minimum bending radius between 1cm and 5cm; It can have the minimum bending radius between 1cm and 20cm; It can have the minimum bending radius between 1cm and 2cm; It can have the minimum bending radius between 0.5cm and 2cm; It can have the minimum bending radius between 0.1cm and 2cm; It can comprise the material with shape memory; And/or its exportable about 0.5 lumen/cm2 or larger.

In utilizing at least some embodiment of flat illumination material, described material can adopt conventional printing technology to be manufactured with the inorganic semiconductor device by black granular size and be delivered in substrate.Substrate can be the flexible flat material, and can be in certain embodiments paper wood particularly.In certain embodiments, semiconductor can be and adopts the commercial printing machine to deposit to for example LED of suprabasil diode as the inorganic semiconductor China ink.Particularly, described material can be for by NthDegree Technologies Worldwide Inc.(Tempe, Arizona, USA) " the printing illumination paper " sold.

In any case, describe and need (for example to use the LED material at this specification, comprise organic/inorganic LED, light extraction elements etc.), or use in the situation of plane and/or flexible light sheet, any suitable technology known or in later invention all can cooperate with the element of all the other descriptions use and not break away from essence of the present disclosure at present.

Cause due to the efficient and excellent lifetime of LED technology, in the each side of the embodiment of current description, the LED illuminator can provide long-term saving to ordinary consumer and businessman, if described system is modular, allow LED " bulb " can easily produce with relatively inexpensive and replace, rather than must the whole light fixture of displacement or LED unit.The LED unit also can have Control Component with the illumination that allows the consumer directly or remotely (that is, by remote control) controls bulb.Bulb can be set at some time point of all day or only when rising a period of time of consumer, open or disconnect, or light output changes.The LED system can be used as introduction external member (for example, illumination base and bulb) and the displacement bulb sold separately is sold.The displacement bulb can be coupled to corresponding pedestal (for example, by round thread etc.) on function, wherein illumination base is left, and for example on function, is coupled to light fixture.The temperature of considering LED is lower, and the bulb height in hand is ductile/the flexible plastics manufacture with cheap provides the more shape and size of broad range, comprises by " lampshade " etc.The displacement bulb can provide different attractive in appearance and/or functions.Illumination base can sell to provide intelligent illuminating system together with microprocessor.Consumer's cost can retain illumination base and only expire or the consumer has some other (for example need to replace bulb at bulb by the consumer, changing illumination functions, characteristic etc., or for reason attractive in appearance) time buys for the bulb of described pedestal and reduces.Alternatively, microprocessor can be included in bulb, allow different bulbs to support different functions, and do not need the consumer to replace pedestal.

The technology and concept of utilizing this paper to propose, but modular solid-state luminous lighting solution such as LED illuminator provides the illumination prime power/data that are attached on it on LED equipment wherein or system function that light fixture is provided.Electricity and/or data-signal for example, are directly delivered to attached luminescence component (for example, " bulb ") from power supply module (, " illumination base ") by coupled system.In one embodiment, coupled system is the electroconductive magnetic system, and it allows transmission data, the modified operation of pulsewidth and light fixture moves and other communication structure of characteristic for controlling.For the purpose of consumer's safety, also have other factors, described system can be designed with " key " structure (electronics and/or machinery), make suitable key in bulb only by the power-on assembly so that the power supply module operation.

Luminaire or the system that comprises power supply module is provided on the one hand.Power supply module provides the signal of telecommunication and/or data-signal to luminescence component.Power supply module is configured to receive the signal of telecommunication or data-signal (for example, coming automatic power supply-interchange and/or direct current) and the signal of telecommunication or data-signal is transferred to luminescence component.Power supply module can be functionally connected to temporary transient energy storage device (for example, battery or capacitor), and when main power source can't use or not be used, described temporary transient energy storage device will be enabled the transmission of the signal of telecommunication to luminous power consumption assembly.Power supply module can comprise for example can insert, in socket (, wall socket) or even hardwire advance knuckle screw joint or the plug in electric system.Luminescence component is formed at while receiving from the electricity of power supply module and/or data-signal and illuminates, described power supply module can pass through conventional light socket (for example, round thread, bayonet mount, Wedge base, double-pin etc.) but be coupled to power supply, can be coupled to power supply or hardwire advances in circuit by the novel illumination socket.

According to an embodiment, luminescence component also comprises that power receives coupling mechanism (power receiving coupling mechanism).Power receives the coupling mechanism operation luminescence component is attached to power supply module and transmits electricity and/or data-signal between power supply module and luminescence component.

Similarly, power supply module comprises power division coupling mechanism (power distribution coupling mechanism), and it is attached to power and receives coupling mechanism so that power and/or data to be provided to luminescence component.In one embodiment, power division coupling mechanism and power receive coupling mechanism can be conductive magnet, perhaps one can comprise conductive magnet, and another comprises metal or other material that attracted on magnet and have the conductive characteristic that allows transmission electricity and/or data-signal.Alternatively, the power division coupling mechanism can comprise magnetic couplings mechanism and independent power line, the coupling mechanism of power reception simultaneously comprises magnetic couplings mechanism and independent power line, make the magnetic couplings mechanism of two assemblies that they are fettered, power line transmits electronics and data-signal simultaneously.The example of power line can comprise conductive pin.

In another embodiment, power division coupling mechanism and power receiving mechanism for example, removably connect by mechanical device (, screw thread or distortion tightening device, sun/female buckle part device etc.), electric conductivity fastener, magnetic clasp part or their combination.Described device also can comprise that the key structure is to provide security to the consumer.In other words, can comprise only can be by the lock of the key unlocking that luminescence component provided for power supply module.There are many modes that this type of key structure is provided, comprise machinery, magnetic, electronic signature etc.

In another embodiment, the power division coupling mechanism removably is connected by the preferred conductive magnet of magnet with the power receiving mechanism.In another embodiment, at least power division coupling mechanism or power receiving mechanism comprise magnet.Preferably, magnet is configured to removably connect power division coupling mechanism and power and receives coupling mechanism, and wherein said magnet is formed at power division coupling mechanism and power and receives between coupling mechanism and transmit the signal of telecommunication.

Should be appreciated that and can use the conductive magnet of any number in the situation that do not break away from disclosure scope.Conductive magnet can comprise magnet and conductive coating.Magnet can be the magnetic material of rare-earth magnet, permanent magnet, ceramagnet, electromagnet or any other type.The intensity of magnet should be enough to guarantee the connection of power supply module and luminous power consumption assembly, if the conductive magnet coupled system is arranged on wall or ceiling, it will support the weight of power consumption assembly, allow to remove the power consumption assembly simultaneously and not need the people to come separately magnetic to connect by excessive power.According to an embodiment, magnet is the neodymium magnet.

The conductive coating that surrounds magnet can be any conductive material of adequate thickness, it will not hinder the magnetic of magnet to connect, and will suitably provide conductive path between power division coupling mechanism and luminescence component, by specified path, to send the signal of telecommunication and/or data-signal.According to an embodiment, conductive coating is nickel coating.Should be appreciated that conductive coating can surround magnet fully so that magnet does not come out, or it can only partly surround magnet, provide simultaneously around and/or through the conductive path of magnet.In one embodiment, conductive coating is electrically connected to circuit in light-emitting device with for moving LED matrix.

Power supply module also can comprise power and control module.Power and control module can comprise that mechanical switch that the consumer regulates sets (for example,, by pulsewidth modulation) with power ratio control and therefore control the light output of described device.Alternatively and/or in addition, the timing that power and control module can be controlled described device make light only during some time point of whole day (for example, when at sunset) be switched on, and even can during some time point of whole day, change the output (for example, light is dimmed during dinner) of light.And/or power and control module can comprise motion detector, make light only when detecting motion, be switched on (and after this described light in on-state and continue the time period limited).Power and control module can be passed through remote controller (for example, hand-held remote controller or calculation element such as mobile phone, PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), laptop computer, panel computer, computer etc.) and be operated.

Data can be transmitted to form intelligent illuminating system according to many illumination components and/or ambient parameter between power and control module and bulb assembly, this system optimization light output.In the situation that bulb comprises a plurality of LED, each parameter can comprise the LED parameter.Power and control module can comprise all microprocessors and other assembly that drives intelligent illuminating system.By make this controller with mode modularization like the power consumption component class, can easily replace power and control module with repairing damaged module or improve power and the performance of control module.Pulse-width modulation operation and intelligent illuminating system are described in for example US2009/0238258; US2009/0240380; In US2009/0237011, it clearly is incorporated herein by reference separately in full.Alternatively, control module can be arranged in bulb, thereby allow device functionality to accord with bulb (for example, providing program control controller to control the multicircuit bulb) and do not need the consumer to replace pedestal.

In certain embodiments, LED can have low thermal output or high heat dissipation, and described equipment can not have radiator and/or fin etc.

Consider that LED can be attached to various materials, the shape and size of " bulb " part of described device are almost infinite.In one embodiment, luminescence component comprises the substrate formed with the shape of circular cone, and wherein LED is arranged on the outside of the inboard of described circular cone and described circular cone.In once circulating, the LED on the inboard of described circular cone is activated to produce " spotlight " illuminating effect.In secondary cycle, the LED on the outside of described circular cone is activated to produce " light and shade " or " diffusion " effect.In three circulations, the light that is activated to produce maximum at inboard and the LED on the outside of described circular cone.

The various configurations of power supply module and luminescence component have been imagined.Power supply module can comprise rail system, and the power consumption assembly can comprise LED lamp band.LED lamp band can be detachably connected to rail system with for received power and/or data.Alternatively, power supply module can comprise the plug that is suitable for inserting in wall socket, and luminous power consumption assembly is the LED sheet, the preferred flexible sheet.

As discussed before this, " bulb " of the described device partly shape and size of (that is, luminescence component or bulb assembly 702) is almost infinite.For example, as shown in Figure 3, lighting device 700 can have bulb assembly 702, and described bulb assembly can comprise for example sidewall 703 of illumination component, and it is coupled to lamp socket 710 to incite somebody to action below mode in greater detail.Sidewall 703 comprises one or more previously described compositions.As used herein, be described as illumination when surface or can throw light on the time, indicated surface comprises LED array.As will be described in more detail below, can throw light in the leading flank, dorsal surface or two sides (and part of leading flank and/or dorsal surface) that comprise the described material of sidewall 703.The sidewall 703 of bulb assembly 702 can be formed or can be formed as follows by two or more material piece of electric coupling by single material piece, and described mode allows each in each material piece jointly to play single material piece effect.Two or more material piece can be fixing or loose to form sidewall 703.In this embodiment, when each sheet being fixed with formation sidewall 703, can be by any method known in the art, that each sheet is fixing jointly to form sidewall 703, described method for example comprises ultra-sonic welded, bonding agent, by hot forming, by heat setting or pass through mechanical couplings.Alternatively, each sheet can and can not need bonding by hot forming and/or heat setting.Sidewall 703 in described embodiment or any illumination tiles or element can have the texturizing surfaces (not shown) below.The veining method can be performed during the manufacture of illumination tiles, or can be used as secondary operations and be performed on the sheet of manufacturing.Superficial makings can have suitable surface roughness and/or waviness.For example, when described, when not illuminated, the roughness of superficial makings can give the outward appearance of illumination tiles ground glass.In addition, hyaline layer can be arranged on the surface of illumination tiles, and the thickness of hyaline layer can change to provide the light output of superficial makings and/or evenly diffusion.The additional beneficial effect of diffuse reflection light can be provided because of the additional superficial makings of aesthetic reasons in some cases.

Still referring to Fig. 3, the sidewall 703 of bulb assembly 702 can comprise the top edge portion 704 with diameter, and the diameter of described top edge portion is substantially equal to the diameter of bottom margin part 706, makes sidewall 703 form cylinder.Top edge portion 704 can be constrained to plane, and described plane can be substantially horizontal.Configuration like this, bulb assembly 702 can have the external dimensions of the conventional light bulb of being similar to allow bulb assembly 702 to insert in lighting devices, and this lighting device is designed to be used in conventional bulb.For example, the sidewall 703 of the bulb assembly 702 shown in Fig. 3 can have height H and D outer diameter, and it is substantially equal to bulb height (not comprising screw base) and the maximum outside diameter of conventional light bulb separately.More specifically, the sidewall 703 of the bulb assembly 702 shown in Fig. 3 can have height H and D outer diameter, and bulb height (not comprising screw base) and maximum outside diameter that it is substantially equal to the A19 incandescent lamp bulb separately, are respectively about 3 that is ¹/ ₂inch (88.9mm) and about 2 ³/ ₈inch (60.3mm).Yet height H and D outer diameter can have any suitable value separately, comprise the height H that is not equivalent to conventional light bulb and/or the value of D outer diameter (or maximum outside diameter).

Many modification of shape and size of the sidewall 703 of above-described bulb assembly 702 have been imagined.For example, the plane of the top edge portion 704 of sidewall 703 can arrange at angle with respect to level reference, as shown in Figure 4.Further, as shown in Figure 5, top edge portion 704 can consist of two or more edge fragments 712, and the angle setting that each in described two or more edge fragments 712 can be different from 712 one-tenth of adjacent edge fragments forms for example saw tooth pattern.Yet each in two or more edge fragments 712 can be the identical pattern that makes and is repeated.For example, each had semicircular in shape in two or more edge fragments 712 or can there is sinusoidal shape, as shown in Figure 6.Other embodiment can have top edge portion 704, and described top edge portion can have repetition or the non-repetitive edge fragment 712 of any shape of forming of any combination or combination of shapes.Any one maximum height in any one in the sidewall 703 of Fig. 4,5,6 illustrated embodiments or following described embodiment and external diameter can be substantially equal to conventional light bulb for example the bulb height of A19 bulb (not comprising screw base) and maximum outside diameter.Yet maximum height H and maximum outside diameter D can have any suitable value separately, comprise height H and/or the incongruent value of D outer diameter (or maximum outside diameter) with conventional light bulb.Bulb assembly 702 also can comprise the cladding element (not shown), and described cladding element can be at least partially disposed on sidewall 703, and described cladding element can be rigidly secured to lamp socket 710 to sidewall 703, to provide protection.For example, cladding element can be made by transparent plastic material.Alternatively, cladding element can be made by any material, or has any shape that is suitable for concrete application.

As shown in Figure 72 A, an embodiment of sidewall 703 can have a plurality of vertical slits 870, described vertical slit may extend into adjacent with top edge portion 704 a bit and extend to adjacent with bottom margin part 706 a bit.Equally, when the top edge portion 704 by sidewall 703 moves towards bottom margin part 706 in the vertical, the part that sidewall 703 is arranged between slit 870 is outwards opened diametrically, as shown in Figure 72 B.Sidewall 703 can comprise memory material, and it makes the part of outwards opening of sidewall 703 remain on desired locations.Alternatively, slidably around supporting construction such as the wheel hub (not shown) of center rod setting, can be used for sidewall 703 is remained on to desired locations.

In another embodiment shown in Figure 73 A and 73B, sidewall 703 can be fanned the sample shapes by a plurality of folding 872 formation that replace, and the first end place of sidewall 703 can be fixed to lamp socket 710(or base assembly 735).Therefore, in the primary importance shown in Figure 73 A, sidewall 703 can along or the longitudinal axis that is parallel to lamp socket 710 with the configuration of relatively flat, extend.In the second place shown in Figure 73 B, the second end of sidewall 703 can outwards move with respect to first end, thereby provides sidewall 703 fan sample shapes.Sidewall 703 can comprise memory material, and it makes sidewall 703 remain on desired locations.Alternatively, the outermost portion of sidewall 703 can be increased the weight of so that gravity keeps sidewall 703 fan sample shapes.The first side of sidewall 703 and/or any part of the second side all can be and can throw light on.

In additional embodiment, the top edge portion 704 of sidewall 703 can limit opening 708, and described opening for example can allow the upwards projection of illumination produced on the inner surface 714 of sidewall 703.Yet as shown in Figure 7, substantially horizontal top surface 716 can intersect with the top edge portion 704 of sidewall 703, makes bulb assembly 702 not have opening 708.Alternatively, top surface 716 can, from top edge portion 704 to bias internal, make the antelabium (not shown) extend beyond in the axial direction top surface 716.In another embodiment of bulb assembly 702, top surface 716 is not level, but can arrange at angle with respect to level reference on the contrary.Alternatively, top surface 716 can be into combination profile or that for example have any other molded non-planar or plane and/or molded non-planar.More specifically, for example, top surface can have conical in shape or hemispherical shape.Top surface 716 can for example be coupled to sidewall 703 by adhesive or by mechanical couplings one or more ring that for example tab/slot is constructed or is attached in sidewall 703 or top surface 716 by use.Alternatively, sidewall 703 and top surface 716 can be made by single piece of material, make described single piece of material can be folded to form sidewall 703 and top surface 716 both.

As shown in Figure 8, bulb assembly 702 can comprise circumferential wall 718, and described circumferential wall extends beyond the top edge portion 704 of sidewall 703 in the axial direction to intersect with top surface 716.Circumferential wall 718 can have any suitable shape, for example frustoconical shape or round-shaped.In addition, replace intersecting with top surface 716, the top of circumferential wall 718 can limit opening 708, or circumferential wall 718 can comprise the antelabium extended internally that limits opening 708.Circumferential wall 718 can comprise a plurality of wall section (not shown) of common formation circumferential wall 718, and described wall section can be plane and/or become profile.

As will be described in more detail below, any part of the sidewall 703 of bulb assembly 702 all can be thrown light on.For example, in the embodiment shown in fig. 3, the outer surface 720 of sidewall 703 can the first color illumination, and the inner surface 714 of sidewall 703 can the second color illumination.Alternatively, outer surface 720 and inner surface 714 both can be identical color illumination.In another embodiment, only have inner surface 714 illuminations.In this configuration shown in Fig. 9, reflecting surface 722 can be arranged on the cylindrical inside formed by the sidewall 703 adjacent with lamp socket 710, and reflecting surface 722 can have parabolic shape basically reflecting opening 708 from the light of the inside direct projection of the inner surface 714 of sidewall 703.Parabolic shape shown in more than replacing, reflecting surface 422 can have any suitable shape or combination of shapes, for example, such as plane, oval-shaped, hyp or faceted.Replace reflecting surface 722, bulb assembly 702 can comprise plug-in part 724, and it can throw light on to project direct lights by opening 708, as shown in figure 10.Plug-in part 724 can be bottom margin part 706 plane and that can be close to or contact sidewall 703 and arranges.Yet plug-in part 724 can be arranged on any axial location in sidewall 703 inside, and plug-in part 724 can have and is suitable for guiding light to pass through any shape or the combination of shapes of opening 708.Plug-in part 724 or reflecting surface 722 can have the external diameter of the diameter of the inner surface 714 that slightly is less than sidewall 703.For example, if the D outer diameter of sidewall 703 is equivalent to the maximum outside diameter of A19 incandescent lamp bulb, about 2 ³/ ₈the external diameter of inch (60.3mm)-plug-in part 724 or reflecting surface 722 can be about 2 ¹/ ₄inch (57.2mm).Yet plug-in part 724 or reflecting surface 722 can have any diameter.In another embodiment of bulb assembly 702, two in a plurality of plug-in parts 724 can be arranged in sidewall 703, and plug-in part 724 can have any shape or the size that is suitable for concrete application.Similarly, two in a plurality of reflecting surfaces 722 can be arranged in sidewall 703, and reflecting surface 722 can have any shape or the size that is suitable for concrete application.In addition, the combination of reflecting surface 722 and plug-in part 724 can be arranged on to the inside of sidewall 703.

As shown in Figure 29 A, 29B and 29C, reflecting surface 722 can be fixed to axially displaceable bar 780.Yet, reflecting surface 722 can with bar 780 monolithic moldings.Reflecting surface 722 can have the external diameter of the internal diameter that slightly is less than sidewall 703.Yet reflecting surface 722 can have the external diameter of any suitable dimension.Bar 780 can make to leave at angle the opening 708 of sidewall 703 with respect to vertical datum axis 782 from the light of the illumination inner surface 714 of sidewall 703 away from the axially-movable of lamp socket 710.More specifically, as shown in Figure 29 A, when bar 780 makes the base section of reflecting surface 722 adjacent with lamp socket 710 in primary importance, the light sent from opening 708 can be arranged essentially parallel to vertical datum axis 782.As shown in Figure 29 B, when bar 780 makes the base section of reflecting surface 722 arrange apart from lamp socket 710 second distances in the second place, the light sent from opening 708 can form the first angle θ with vertical datum axis 782 ₁, make the light sent from opening 708 can there is conical in shape.For example, the first angle θ ₁can be between about 1 ° and 45 °.More specifically, the first angle θ ₁can be 10 °.As shown in Figure 29 C, the base section that makes reflecting surface 722 when bar 780 in the 3rd position is apart from lamp socket 710 the 3rd distance (it is greater than second distance) while arranging, and the light sent from opening 708 can form and be greater than the first angle θ with vertical datum axis 782 ₁the second angle θ ₂, and the conical in shape caused by the 3rd position has the diameter wider than the conical in shape of the second place.For example, the second angle θ ₂can be between about 5 ° and 85 °.More specifically, the second angle θ ₂can be 30 °.

The bar 780 of the embodiment of Figure 29 A, 29B and 29C can be shifted by any method known in the art.For example, bar 780 can be threadingly attached to static axial columns 784 and bar 780 can cause the axial displacement of bar 780 with respect to the manual rotation of stationary column 784.Yet, can prevent that stopping bar 780 is with respect to sidewall 703 rotations, and motor can make post 784 rotations so that bar 780 is axially displaced.The top of described bar can be rotatable to control any function of lighting device, such as light intensity or the color of for example throwing light on.The embodiment of Figure 29 A, 29B and 29C can have any in the above function.For example, all can throw light in any or all surface of sidewall, such as only inner surface 714 or only outer surface 720.

In the embodiment shown in Figure 30 A, 30B and 30C, reflecting surface 722 can be arranged on axially displaceable element 786.Movable element 786 can have conical in shape, parabolic shape or any other suitable shape.Movable element 786 can have the external diameter of the diameter of the inner surface 714 that slightly is less than sidewall 703.For example, if the external diameter of sidewall 703 is equivalent to the maximum outside diameter of A19 incandescent lamp bulb, about 2 ³/ ₈(external diameter of the element 786 that 60.3mm) – is movable can be about 2 to inch ¹/ ₄inch (57.2mm).Yet movable element 786 can have the external diameter of any suitable dimension.Movable element 786 can make to leave at angle in the above described manner the opening 708 of sidewall 703 with respect to vertical datum axis from the light of the illumination inner surface 714 of sidewall 703 away from the axially-movable of lamp socket 710.More specifically, as shown in Figure 30 A, when movable element 786 makes the base section of movable element 786 adjacent with lamp socket 710 in primary importance, the light sent from opening 708 can be arranged essentially parallel to vertical datum axis 782.As shown in Figure 30 B, when movable element 786 makes the base section of movable element 786 arrange apart from lamp socket 710 second distances in the second place, the light sent from opening 708 can form the first angle θ with vertical datum axis 782 ₁, make the light sent from opening 708 can there is conical in shape.For example, the first angle θ ₁can be between about 1 ° and 45 °.More specifically, the first angle θ ₁can be 10 °.As shown in Figure 30 C, the base section that makes movable element 786 when movable element 786 in the 3rd position is apart from lamp socket 710 the 3rd distance (it is greater than second distance) while arranging, and the light sent from opening 708 can form and be greater than the second angle θ with vertical datum axis 782 ₂the second angle θ ₂, and the conical in shape caused by the 3rd position has the diameter wider than the conical in shape of the second place.For example, the second angle θ ₂can be between about 5 ° and 85 °.More specifically, the second angle θ ₂can be 30 °.Movable element 786 can be shifted by any method known in the art.For example, movable element 786 can be threadingly attached to static axial columns 784.Can prevent that movable element 786 is with respect to sidewall 703 rotations, and motor can make post 784 rotations so that bar 780 is axially displaced.The embodiment of Figure 30 A, 30B and 30C can have above-described any function.For example, all can throw light in any or all surface of sidewall, such as only inner surface 714 or only outer surface 720.

As shown in figure 11, on any that can be in sidewall 703 and top surface 716 or two, one or more windows 726 are set.Each in described one or more window 726 all can have any shape or combination of shapes, for example star, ellipse, circle or polygonal shape.In addition, one or more windows 726 can be the shape of letter, symbol, logo, printed words or numeral.In an embodiment of bulb assembly 702, one or more windows 726 can be set on sidewall 703, and sidewall 703 can be only illuminated on inner surface 714.The total surface area of one or more windows 726 can form the percentage that totally can utilize surface area (that is, if there is no window 726, the total surface area of sidewall 703) of sidewall 703, and this percentage can be any suitable value.What for example, the total surface area of the window shown in Figure 11 726 can form sidewall 703 totally can utilize 25% of surface area.

As outlined, the bottom margin part 706 of sidewall 703 can be coupled to lamp socket 710 by any mode known in the art, and it will be described in greater detail below, such as for example being coupled by adhesive or machinery.More specifically, as shown in figure 12, sidewall 703 part adjacent with bottom margin part 706 can adhesive method be fixed to the hoop ridge 730 projected upwards of lamp socket 710.As shown in the figure, the inner surface of ridge 730 can adhesive method be coupled to the outer surface 720 of sidewall 703, but the outer surface of ridge 730 can adhesive method be coupled to the inner surface 714 of sidewall 703.The inserted sheet (not shown) that the bottom margin part 706 from sidewall 703 can be extended alternatively, is received into the lip-deep elongated slot (not shown) that is formed at lamp socket 710.In addition, the structure of one or more inside sensings such as pillar or short column can be outstanding from the inner surface of lamp socket 710, and each structure of inwardly pointing to of lamp socket 710 can be received in the hole that the bottom margin part 706 of adjacent sidewall 703 arranges.In an alternate embodiment, one or more plastics inserted sheet (not shown) can be by any method known in the art such as by adhesive or by mechanical fasteners adjacent bottom marginal portion 706, being fixed to sidewall 703, and the plastics inserted sheet can be received in the inserted sheet slit (not shown) be formed in lamp socket 710.In another embodiment of bulb assembly 702, the ring (not shown) can be coupled to lamp socket 710 as follows, the part that described mode the is fixed sidewall 703 outward extending inserted sheet that for example the bottom margin part 706 of adjacent sidewall 703 arranges.For example, ring can connect or be threaded connection by tab/slot and is coupled to lamp socket 710.

As will be described in more detail below, sidewall 703(and top surface 716 and circumferential wall 718) can be electrically coupled to lamp socket 710 by any method known in the art.For example, one or more sun pins or flat fork can be outstanding downwards from the bottom margin part 706 of sidewall 703, and sun pin or flat fork peace can be received in the socket or slot be formed in lamp socket.

In the embodiment shown in Figure 22, sidewall 703 removably can be placed on lamp socket 710, lamp socket can with base assembly 735 monolithic moldings.As will be described in more detail below, base assembly 735 is suitable for being coupled to any power source so that sidewall 703 illuminations.For example, as shown in figure 22, base assembly 735 comprises the bottom with the round thread for being coupled to power supply.The sidewall 703 of bulb assembly 702 can have the convergence frustoconical shape of brachymemma, but and bottom margin part 706 settings of annular conductive film 738 adjacent sidewall 703.The bottom margin part 706 of sidewall 703 and the diameter of top edge portion 704 can have any value, and wherein the diameter of bottom margin part 706 is greater than the diameter of top edge portion 704.For example, the diameter of bottom margin part 706 can approximate greatly the maximum outside diameter of A19 incandescent lamp bulb, about 2 ³/ ₈inch (60.3mm), and the diameter of top edge portion 704 can be about 1 ³/ ₄inch (44.5mm).Lamp socket 710 can have the convergence frustoconical shape of brachymemma, and the shape that it roughly is equivalent to sidewall 703 makes the inner surface 714 of sidewall 703 adjacent bottom marginal portions 706 can fit snugly on circumferential outer surface 740, thereby sidewall 703 is coupled to lamp socket 710.Lamp socket 710 can have maximum outside diameter, and it is any suitable value.For example, maximum outside diameter can approximate greatly or be slightly larger than the diameter of top edge portion 706.In addition, one or more magnets can be arranged on lamp socket 710 and sidewall 703 with sidewall 703 fastened to each other and lamp socket 710.Alternatively, one or more ridges (or screens) can form on one of sidewall 703, and described one or more ridge can engage the corresponding ridge (or screens) be formed on lamp socket 710.So assembling, can contact around the conducting strip 742 of the circumference setting of lamp socket 710 conducting strip 738 be arranged on sidewall 703, makes sidewall 703 be electrically coupled to lamp socket 710.

In another embodiment shown in Figure 13, the sidewall 703 of bulb assembly 702 can have the frustoconical shape of basically dispersing rather than the cylinder form shown in Fig. 3.More specifically, sidewall 703 can comprise the bottom margin part 704 with following diameter, and described diameter is greater than the diameter of bottom margin part 706.For example, the diameter of top edge portion 704 can approximate greatly the maximum outside diameter of A19 incandescent lamp bulb, about 2 ³/ ₈inch (60.3mm), and the diameter of bottom margin part 706 can be about 1 ³/ ₄inch (44.5mm).Yet, except the difference in shape at sidewall 703, the bulb assembly 702 of Figure 13 can be basically identical with the embodiment of the bulb assembly 702 shown in Fig. 3, and the bulb assembly 702 of Figure 13 can comprise any or all structure of the embodiment of above discussed Fig. 3.For example, as shown in figure 13, the top edge portion 704 of frustoconical sidewall 703 can be confined to plane, and described plane can be substantially horizontal.Alternatively, described plane can arrange at angle with respect to the horizontal reference plane, is similar to the embodiment shown in Fig. 4.In addition, the embodiment that has a bulb assembly 702 of frustoconical sidewall 703 for example also can comprise edge fragment 712, circumferential wall 718, reflecting surface 722 and plug-in part 724 and/or the one or more window 726 along top edge portion 704.In addition, having the function of embodiment of the bulb assembly 702 of frustoconical sidewall 703 can be identical with the function of the embodiment of the bulb assembly 702 shown in above discussed Fig. 3.For example, the inner surface 714 of sidewall or any or two modes that can above discuss in outer surface 720 are thrown light on.

In another embodiment shown in Figure 14, the sidewall 703 of bulb assembly 702 can have the frustoconical shape of convergence basically rather than the cylinder form shown in Fig. 3.More specifically, sidewall 703 can comprise the top edge portion 704 with following diameter, and described diameter is less than the diameter of bottom margin part 706.For example, the diameter of bottom margin part 706 can approximate greatly the maximum outside diameter of A19 incandescent lamp bulb, about 2 ³/ ₈inch (60.3mm), and the diameter of top edge portion 704 can be about 1 ³/ ₄inch (44.5mm).Yet, except the difference in shape at sidewall 703, the bulb assembly 702 of Figure 14 can be basically identical with the embodiment of the bulb assembly 702 shown in Fig. 3, and the bulb assembly 702 of Figure 14 can comprise any or all structure of the embodiment of above discussed Fig. 3.For example, as shown in figure 14, the top edge portion 704 of frustoconical sidewall 703 can be confined to plane, and described plane can be substantially horizontal.Alternatively, described plane can arrange at angle with respect to the horizontal reference plane, is similar to the embodiment shown in Fig. 4.In addition, the embodiment that has a bulb assembly 702 of frustoconical sidewall 703 for example also can comprise edge fragment 712, circumferential wall 718, reflecting surface 722 and plug-in part 724 and/or the one or more window 726 along top edge portion 704.In addition, having the function of embodiment of the bulb assembly 702 of frustoconical sidewall 703 can be identical with the function of the embodiment of the bulb assembly 702 shown in above discussed Fig. 3.For example, the inner surface 714 of sidewall or any or two modes that can above discuss in outer surface 720 are thrown light on.

In another embodiment shown in Figure 15, the sidewall 703 of bulb assembly 702 can have the frustoconical shape of conical in shape basically rather than above-described convergence.More specifically, the diameter of analysing and observe of sidewall 703 can constantly reduce at the tip 732 from bottom margin part 706 to the top office that is arranged on sidewall 703 in the axial direction.The height of circular cone and diameter can have any suitable value.For example,, if the diameter of bottom margin part 706 can approximate greatly the maximum outside diameter of A19 incandescent lamp bulb, about 2 ³/ ₈inch (60.3mm), and the height of circular cone can approximate greatly the height of A19 incandescent lamp bulb, about 3 ¹/ ₂inch (88.9mm).Except the difference in shape at sidewall 703, the bulb assembly 702 of Figure 15 can be basically identical with the embodiment of the bulb assembly 702 shown in Fig. 3 and Figure 14.For example, the embodiment that has a bulb assembly 702 of tapered sidewalls 703 also can comprise one or more windows 726.In addition, having the function of embodiment of the bulb assembly 702 of tapered sidewalls 703 can be identical with the function of the embodiment of the bulb assembly 702 shown in above discussed Fig. 3.For example, the inner surface 714 of sidewall or any or two modes that can above discuss in outer surface 720 are thrown light on.

In another embodiment shown in Figure 16 A and 16B, the sidewall 703 of bulb assembly 702 can consist of a plurality of faceted surface 734.Sidewall 703 can comprise many faceted surface 734, and sidewall 703 can be any overall shape.For example, as shown in Figure 16 A and 16B, the top of sidewall 703 can be the shape of the convergence cone of brachymemma, and the middle part of sidewall 703 can be cube shaped, and the bottom of sidewall 703 can be the shape of the convergence cone of brachymemma.Yet, except the difference in shape at sidewall 703, the bulb assembly 702 of Figure 16 A and 16B can be basically identical with the embodiment of the bulb assembly 702 shown in Fig. 3, and the bulb assembly 702 of Figure 16 A and 16B can comprise any or all structure of above discussed Fig. 3 embodiment.For example, as shown in Figure 16 A and 16B, the top edge portion 704 of frustoconical sidewall 703 can be confined to plane, and described plane can be substantially horizontal.In addition, the embodiment of Figure 16 A and 16B for example also can comprise edge fragment 712, circumferential wall 718, reflecting surface 722 and plug-in part 724 and/or the one or more window 726 along top edge portion 704.In addition, the function of the embodiment of the bulb assembly 702 of Figure 16 A and 16B can be identical with the function of the embodiment of the bulb assembly 702 shown in above discussed Fig. 3.For example, the inner surface 714 of sidewall or any or two modes that can above discuss in outer surface 720 are thrown light on.

In another embodiment of the bulb assembly 702 with faceted surface 734, faceted surface 734 shown in Figure 17 of sidewall 703 can form the brachymemma conical in shape of convergence, and it is can be basically identical with the embodiment of the Figure 13 of the frustoconical sidewall 703 with convergence.Alternatively, the faceted surface shown in Figure 17 can be substantially horizontal, and the shape of cross section that makes sidewall 703 is constant along the longitudinal axis of sidewall 703.In addition, as shown in figure 18, sidewall 703 can comprise the faceted surface 734 arranged in the vertical, it arranges at angle with respect to adjacent faceted surface 734, and the faceted surface 734 arranged in the vertical can be vertical or can arrange at angle while extending axially away from lamp socket 710 with convenient sidewall 703 and assemble or disperse with respect to vertical datum axis.Although above faceted surface is plane basically, it is profile, crooked or in other words nonplanar that one or more in faceted surface 734 can be into.In above discussed any embodiment, the maximum outside diameter of sidewall 703 and total height can have any value.For example, the maximum outside diameter of sidewall 703 can approximate greatly the maximum outside diameter of A19 incandescent lamp bulb, about 2 ³/ ₈inch (60.3mm), and the total height of sidewall 703 can approximate greatly the maximum height of A19 incandescent lamp bulb, about 3 ¹/ ₂inch (88.9mm).

In another embodiment of bulb assembly 702, sidewall 703 can have elliptical shape or any other non-circular shape as shown in figure 19.This type of non-circular shape can be basically columniform, or can assemble or disperse away from lamp socket 710 towards lamp socket 710.In addition, sidewall 703 can have shape of cross section, and it can comprise plane and curved surface.In addition, sidewall 703 can have inconsistent shape of cross section, makes shape of cross section change along the longitudinal axis of sidewall 703.For example, as shown in figure 21, sidewall can have spiral in shape basically, and the inner surface 714 of sidewall 703 can the first color illumination, and outer surface 720 can the second color illumination.In an alternative embodiment, spirality sidewall 703 can be by having circle, the sheet that avette or other is round-shaped forms, as shown in Figure 74.Except the difference in shape at sidewall 703, Figure 19 can be basically identical with the embodiment of the bulb assembly 702 shown in Fig. 3 with 83 bulb assembly 702, and the bulb assembly 702 of Figure 19 and 21 can comprise any or all structure of above discussed embodiment.In above discussed any embodiment, the maximum outside diameter of sidewall 703 and total height can have any value.For example, the maximum outside diameter of sidewall 703 can approximate greatly the maximum outside diameter of A19 incandescent lamp bulb, about 2 ³/ ₈inch (60.3mm), and the total height of sidewall 703 can approximate greatly the maximum height of A19 incandescent lamp bulb, about 3 ¹/ ₂inch (88.9mm).

In another embodiment shown in Figure 20, can comprise the sidewall 703 more than in bulb assembly 702.For example, the cylindrical the first side wall 703a that has the first diameter can previously described mode be fixed to lamp socket 710.Cylindrical the second sidewall 703b with the Second bobbin diameter that is less than the first diameter also can any known mode be coupled to lamp socket 710, makes the axis of the first side wall 703 and the second sidewall 703 co-axially aligned.Yet, but the first side wall 703a and the second sidewall 703b can have any suitable shape of cross section and axial dipole field separately.In addition, the second sidewall 703b can extend beyond the first side wall 703a in the axial direction, as shown in figure 20.Alternatively, the first side wall 703a and the second sidewall 703b can have any suitable height.For example, the maximum outside diameter of the first side wall 703a can approximate greatly the maximum outside diameter of A19 incandescent lamp bulb, about 2 ³/ ₈inch (60.3mm), and the total height of the second sidewall 703b can approximate greatly the maximum height of A19 incandescent lamp bulb, about 3 ¹/ ₂inch (88.9mm).In addition, also one or more additional sidewall (not shown) can be fixed to bulb 710, and described one or more additional sidewall can have any suitable size, shape or relative direction.

Except the difference in shape at sidewall 703, the bulb assembly 702 of Figure 20 can be basically identical with the embodiment of the bulb assembly 702 shown in Fig. 3, and the bulb assembly 702 of Figure 20 can comprise any or all suitable construction of above discussed embodiment.For example, the outer surface 720a of the first side wall 703a can the first color illumination, and the outer surface 720b of the second sidewall 703b can the second color illumination.In addition, any or all in sidewall 703a, 703b all can have one or more windows 726, and it has any suitable shape.And for example, reflecting surface 720 can be arranged in the inside of the second sidewall 703b, the inner surface 714b of the second sidewall 703b can throw light on provides focus illumination with certain the some place on device 700.When the inner surface 714b of the second sidewall 703b is illuminated, the outer surface 720a of the first side wall 703a can be illuminated and be dimmed.

In another embodiment shown in Figure 23, bar 744 can extend upward from lamp socket 710, and bar 744 can be shaped as the parts of one or can be fixed to lamp socket 710 with at least a portion of lamp socket 710.A plurality of bar 746 can radially extend with support cylinder shape sidewall 503 from bar 744, and extends at least one the inside that lamp socket 710 is coupled to the electrical connection of sidewall 703 can be in bar 744 and bar bar.Replace single cylinder side wall 703, sidewall 503 can have any shape, and can adopt as shown in figure 20 two or more sidewalls 503.Above-described any function and structure also can be incorporated in the bulb assembly 702 shown in Figure 23.In addition, as shown in figure 24, can be close to lamp socket 710, along the length of bar 744, hinge 748 is set, make the bottom of bar 744 to carry out pivotable with respect to the top of bar 744.

In another embodiment, sidewall 703 can be transformed into frustoconical shape basically from cylinder form basically, and vice versa.For example, in the embodiment shown in Figure 25 A and 25B, half-cylindrical the first side wall 703a can be coupled to around the hinge 750 of pair of opposing half-cylindrical the second sidewall 703b, makes the first side wall 703a and the second sidewall 703b have cylinder form basically.Hinge 750 can be fixed to cylindrical side wall part 703c by the first side wall 703a and the second sidewall 703b, and the internal diameter of the first side wall 703a and the second sidewall 703b can be slightly larger than the external diameter of cylindrical side wall part 703c.So construct, each in the first side wall 703a and the second sidewall 703b all can, around hinge 750 pivotables, make the first side wall 703a and the second sidewall 703b have frustoconical shape basically.Hinge 750 can tightly be fixed around the first side wall 703a and the second sidewall 703b and barrel portion 703c, making friction that the first side wall 703a and the second sidewall 703b are remained on to desired locations.Hinge also can form one or more electrical connections between the first side wall 703a and the second sidewall 703b.

Still referring to Figure 25 A and 25B, the first side wall 703a and the second sidewall 703b can any mode known in the art be pivoted to desired locations.For example, the first side wall 703a and the second sidewall 703b can manually be pivoted to desired locations.Alternatively, lamp socket 710(or base assembly 735, if lamp socket 710 and base assembly 735 are shaped as single unit) and the first side wall 703a and the second sidewall 703b between mechanical couplings the first side wall 703a and the second sidewall 703b can be pivoted to desired locations.For example, the ring (not shown) of rotation can, by screw thread couple to lamp socket 710, make ring cause the axial displacement of ring with respect to the rotation of lamp socket 710.Particularly, each in the first side wall 703a and the second sidewall 703b can be fixed to ring in the position between hinge 750, and ring causes the first side wall 703a and the second sidewall 703b to be fixed to the some displacement up or down of ring with respect to the rotation of lamp socket 710, thereby the first side wall 703a and the second sidewall 703b are pivoted to desired locations.Ring can manually be rotated, or can be by being arranged on the inner or outside motor rotation of lamp socket 710.Motor can or start by any method known in the art by switch, timer, optical sensor, voice command.

Although more than discussed the first side wall 703a and the second sidewall 703b, can adopt the sidewall of any number or shape.For example, in the embodiment shown in Figure 26, can adopt the first side wall 703a, the second sidewall 703b and the 3rd sidewall 703c.In addition, by the first side wall 703a and the second sidewall 703b(or any additional sidewall) move to any device of frustoconical shape basically from cylinder form basically and can be bonded to device 500.For example, the extensible inside through sidewall 703 of elongated shank (not shown), and the rigid rod (not shown) can be fixed to pivotly to shank and each sidewall, make when shank when axially displaced (or manually or by other method), described bar can push away sidewall or move to desired locations.For example, also can imagine from central shaft and radially extend the telescopic actuator with pivotal side walls 703, as the lever with respect to lamp socket 710 pivotal side walls 703.

In the embodiment shown in Figure 27 A and 27B, illumination component 752 is arranged on to the far-end of elongated bar 754.Illumination component 752 can be plane basically, and can have the overall shape of dish.For example, described dish can have the normal diameter that is greater than conventional Recessed light cylinder.In other words, if the Recessed light cylinder has the diameter of 5 inches (127mm), illumination component 752 can have the diameter of 7 inches (177.8mm).In certain embodiments, illumination component can have the diameter (or full-size) of about 3cm to about 50cm; Perhaps about 5cm is to about 40cm; Perhaps about 10cm is to about 30cm; Perhaps about 15cm is to about 30cm; Perhaps about 15cm to 50cm; Perhaps about 15cm to 25cm; Perhaps about 20cm to 40cm, or about 20cm to 50cm; Perhaps about 25cm to 50cm.Illumination component can have two illumined surface.Illumined surface can be general plane, can be protruding, recessed or plane, protruding and recessed some combinations.Each in illumined surface can have the surface area similar or identical with another.Particularly, each illumined surface can have the following table area: about 7cm ²to about 2000cm ²; Perhaps about 20cm ²to about 1300cm ²; Perhaps about 75cm ²to about 700cm ²; Perhaps about 175cm ²to about 700cm ²; Perhaps about 175cm ²to about 2000cm ²; Perhaps about 175cm ²to about 500cm ²; Perhaps about 300cm ²to about 1300cm ²; Perhaps about 300cm ²to about 2000cm ²; Perhaps about 500cm ²to 2000cm ².Yet illumination component 752 can have any size, shape or the combination of shapes that is suitable for the expectation application.For example, the replacement dish, illumination component 752 can have square shape.Illumination component 752 can have top 756, bottom 758 and circumferential side portion 760, and any one in these surfaces all can be and can throw light on.

Still referring to Figure 27 A and 27B, bar 754 can extend from lamp socket 710, and lamp socket 710 can with base assembly 735 monolithic moldings.Bar 754 can comprise the first bar part 762a extended from lamp socket 710 and the second bar part 762b extended from the first bar part 762a.More specifically, the second bar part 762b can telescopically extend from the first bar part 762a, makes the line shaft of bar 754 can be adjustable to length.For example, the maximum overall axial length of bar 754 can be greater than the degree of depth of conventional Recessed light cylinder.For example, the Recessed light cylinder can have the degree of depth of about 7cm to about 8cm, and described bar can have the axial length of about 7cm to about 30cm; Alternatively, the Recessed light cylinder can have the degree of depth of about 10cm and described bar can have the axial length of about 10cm to about 35cm; Alternatively, the Recessed light cylinder can have the degree of depth of about 12cm to about 13cm, and described bar can have the axial length of about 12cm to about 40cm; Alternatively, the Recessed light cylinder can have the degree of depth of about 15cm, and described bar can have the axial length of about 15cm to about 45cm.In any case, that no matter fix or extendible, described bar can have following total length: about 5cm is to about 100cm; Perhaps about 5cm is to about 50cm; Perhaps about 5cm is to about 40cm; Perhaps about 5cm is to about 75cm; Perhaps about 15cm is to about 100cm; Perhaps about 15cm is to about 75cm; Perhaps about 15cm is to about 50cm; Perhaps about 15cm is to about 35cm; Perhaps about 25cm is to about 100cm; Perhaps about 25cm to 50cm; Perhaps about 25cm is to about 40cm.In addition, the second bar part 762b can be with respect to the first bar part 762a rotation.This relative rotation (or length adjustment) can trigger or regulate the function of described device, for example make the illumination of top 756, bottom 758 or sidepiece 760 of illumination component 752 dimmed or brighten, and illumination or go throw light in each several part 756,758,760 any one.In certain embodiments, the first bar part can be with respect to nearly 360 ° of the second bar partial rotation; Perhaps reach 330 °; Perhaps reach 300 °; Perhaps reach 270 °; Perhaps reach 240 °; Perhaps reach 210 °; Perhaps reach 180 °; Perhaps reach 150 °; Perhaps reach 120 °; Perhaps reach 90 °; Perhaps reach 60 °; Perhaps reach 30 °.Yet bar 754 can be rigidity, does not have functionally.Hinge 764 can be coupled to illumination component 752 the second bar part 762b, thereby allows illumination component 752 with respect to bar 754 pivotables.Yet, illumination component 752 can be fixed to rigidly to the second bar part 762b, and hinge can be arranged on to any desired locations place along bar 754.Alternatively, can not comprise hinge, and illumination component 752 can not pivotable with respect to bar 754.On-stream, base assembly 735 can be inserted in the socket in the Recessed light chamber, and illumination component 752 can be rotated such that for example the bottom 758 of illumination provides direct light to desired region.

In the embodiment shown in Figure 75 A and 75B, illumination component 752 can have a plurality of slits 874 that extend to bottom 758 from the top 756 of illumination component 752.Slit 874 can be arranged on any desired locations place.For example, as shown in Figure 75 A and 75B, slit can arrange concentrically around dish type illumination component 752 center.The concentric extensible until central cross part 876 of dish in the two ends of slit, and the lateral part 876 of dish can be extended along the axis 878 by disk center.Described a plurality of concentric slit 876 can limit the movable part 880 of a plurality of arcs, and movable part 880 can be carried out pivotable at the junction point of movable part 880 and 876 end, lateral part.Equally, in the first configuration shown in Figure 75 A, movable part 880 can be basically coplanar.Yet one or more in movable part 80 can carry out pivotable with respect to lateral part 876.More specifically, as shown in Figure 75 B, the plane of the top surface by the first movable part 880 can be with respect to become the first angle (between 0 ° and 90 °) to arrange by 876 plane, lateral part, and the plane of the top surface by the second movable part 880 can for example, with respect to become the second angle (, between 0 ° and 90 °) to arrange by 876 plane, lateral part.Illumination component 752 can comprise memory material, and it makes movable part remain on desired locations when move the lateral part with respect to central.

In the alternative embodiment shown in Figure 76 A and 76B, dish type illumination component 752 can have single slit 874, and it forms the spiral pattern arranged around illumination component 752 center.Like this structure, when bulb assembly 702 is oriented to while making bar 754 extend upward as shown in Figure 76 B, comprise that the material weight of illumination component 752 causes illumination component 752 to move down around bar 754, makes the illumination component 752 to reel around bar 754.Alternatively, make bar 754 (when being arranged in the Recessed light supply socket when base assembly 735) as shown in Figure 76 A during to downward-extension when bulb assembly 702 is oriented to, comprise that the material weight of illumination component 752 causes illumination component 752 to move down from bar 754.

In another the alternative embodiment shown in Figure 77 A and 77B, horizontal bar bar 882 can be coupled to the far-end of the bar 754 of bulb assembly 702.A plurality of arc illumination components 752 rotatably can be coupled to bar bar 882.More specifically, the first end of each illumination component 752 partly can be rotatably connected to the first end part of bar bar 882, and the second end of illumination component 752 partly can be rotatably connected to the second end part of bar bar 882.So construct, any or all arc illumination component 752 all can rotate to desired locations around bar bar 882.In addition, each arc illumination component 752 all can be positioned and set size so that bright element 752 remains in nested position, as shown in Figure 77 B.

In other embodiments, lighting device 700 comprises bulb assembly 702, and one or more illumination components of bulb assembly 702 can be the illumination strip assembly 884 of one or more flexibilities.For example, in the embodiment of the bulb assembly 702 shown in Figure 78, bulb assembly 702 can comprise the first illumination strip assembly 884a and the second illumination strip assembly 884b.Each illumination strip assembly 884a, 884b all can comprise illumination strip 886, and it comprises aforementioned flexible light material.

The illumination strip 886 of each illumination strip assembly 884a, 884b all can have any shape that is suitable for the expectation application.For example, as shown in Figure 78 and 79, the first illumination strip 886a and the second illumination strip 886b can have elongated band sample shape separately.More specifically, each in the first illumination strip 886a and the second illumination strip 886b all can and be parallel to and the second longitudinal edge 890 of deviating from the linearity of the first longitudinal edge 888 partly limits by the first longitudinal edge 888 of linearity.Lateral separation (that is, be orthogonal to the distance of each illumination strip 886, or width) any suitable value can be there is.For example, lateral separation can be in approximately following the first width range: about 50mm is to about 5mm, or 40mm is to about 10mm, or 30mm is to about 10mm, or 25mm is to about 5mm, or about 20mm about 10mm extremely, or their combination alternatively.More specifically, described distance can be about 20mm.Alternatively, lateral separation can be at about 10mm to the second width range of about 3mm.As additional replacement scheme, lateral separation can be at about 50mm to the 3rd width range of about 25mm.In additional embodiment, that the first longitudinal edge 888 and the second longitudinal edge 890 can be is nonlinear (or linear, but uneven), and described edge 888,890 can be assembled or disperse, perhaps can be crooked, part is crooked, or angled with respect to one or more parts at described edge.Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize, have curved edge or for example the lateral separation of the embodiment of jagged edge will be the distance between datum line, this datum line is divided (or basically dividing equally) described bending equally or jagged edge 888,890.In other embodiments, the lateral separation of each illumination strip 884 can be pre-established, or can be determined by the user.More specifically, each illumination strip 884 can remove from motherboard, and described motherboard can vertically be bored a hole to allow the user to select the desired width of each illumination strip 884.

The elongated illumination strip 886 of illumination strip assembly 884 can have first end part 892 and the second end part 894 relative with first end part 892.In certain embodiments, each place that the illumination strip assembly can be in first end part 892 and the second end part 894 all has the conductive layer of exposure.In other embodiments, illumination strip assembly 884 also can comprise connector assembly 896, one or two place that it can be in first end part 892 and the second end part 894 or contiguous its setting.The first longitudinal edge 888 and the second longitudinal edge 890 can each first end part 892 since illumination strip 884 extend to the second end part 894.Connector assembly 896 can comprise base part 898, and base part 898 can be longitudinal axis setting elongated and that be substantially perpendicular to illumination strip.Base part 898 can be fixed to by any method known in the art first end part 892 and/or the second end part 894 of illumination strip 886, such as the base part assembly that for example around first end part 892 and/or the second end part 894 of illumination strip 886, passes through mechanical couplings, passes through interference fit, passes through ultra-sonic welded or be comprised of several parts by snap fit.The width of each illumination strip 884 connector assembly 896 can be connected to illumination strip 884 when manufacturing, or can be fixed to end 892,894 by the user, if can be determined by the user.

Connector assembly 896 also can comprise the one or more contact elements 900 that are suitable for illumination strip 886 is electrically coupled to power supply, and described contact element 900 can comprise any parts or any combination partly that illumination strip 886 can be electrically coupled to power supply.Each contact element 900 can be coupled to illumination strip 886 by base part 898.For example, base part 898 can be fixed to first end part 892 and/or the second end part 894 of illumination strip 886, and one or more contact elements 900 can be coupled to base part 898(or be retained by it), make one or more contact elements 900 be electrically coupled to illumination strip 886.In alternative embodiment, one or more contact elements 900 can be directly coupled to first end part 892 and/or the second end part 894 of illumination strip 886.As shown in Figure 79 and 80, connector assembly 896 can comprise single contact element 900, and contact element 900 can be the shape of elongated board 901.In an alternative embodiment, each contact element 900 all can comprise one or more cannon plugs.Any embodiment of elongated board 901(or contact element 900) can be dimensioned to be received in the respective slots 902 formed in the 735a of the top of base assembly 735 such as base assembly 735.One or more contact elements 900 removably can be coupled to the top 735a of base assembly 735.For example, can in the 735a of the top of base assembly 735, form one or more slits 902, and more specifically, can be among the top surface 905 of the top of base assembly 735 735a or on form one or more slits 902.Yet, can on the outer cylinder surface of the top 735a of any desired locations such as the base assembly 735 of base assembly 735, form one or more slits.One or more contact elements 900 can be suitable for removably being received in one or more slits 902.One or more contacts 904 can be arranged in slit 902 such as spring contact, and, when being arranged in slit 902 by elongated board 901, described one or more contacts 904 can be suitable for keeping physical contact with elongated board 901.The one or more contacts 904 that are arranged in slit 902 can be electrically coupled to power supply to illumination strip 886, to provide power.Elongated board 901 can have the retaining structure (not shown) that can be positioned on elongated board, makes when connector assembly 896 suitably inserts in slit 902, and the contact 904 in slit 902 engages described retaining structure.Connector assembly 896 and/or base assembly 735 can comprise one or more structure (not shown), it guarantees that contact element for example, inserts in slit 902 with suitable direction (, between the contact in maintenance slit and elongated board, polarity is correct) with respect to the contact 904 in slit 902.In addition, connector assembly 896 and/or base assembly 735 can comprise one or more structure (not shown) that releasable connected structure is provided, and described connected structure prevents that connector assembly from being removed unintentionally from the slit 902 of base assembly 735.

As discussed before this, each illumination strip 886 in described one or more illumination strip assembly 884 can be flexible, and the connector assembly 896 that is arranged on one or two end of each illumination strip assembly 884 removably can be coupled to base assembly 735.Therefore, the configuration of the customizable bulb assembly 702 of user.For example, a plurality of slits 902 can be provided in base assembly 735, and the user can insert the first contact element 900 of the first illumination strip assembly 884a in the first slit 902 of expectation, and the second contact element 900 of the first illumination strip assembly 884a is inserted in the second slit 902 of expectation.The user also can insert the first contact element 900 of the second illumination strip assembly 884b in the slit 902 of third phase prestige, and the second contact element 900 of the second illumination strip assembly 884b is inserted in the slit 902 of fourth phases prestige.For example, if necessary, the user can then remove the first contact element 900 of the first illumination strip assembly 884a and the first contact element 900 of the first illumination strip assembly 884a is inserted the 5th slit 902 from the first slit 902.By being provided with a plurality of slits 902, the user can customize configuration or the position of described one or more illumination strip assembly 884 with respect to base assembly 735, thereby allows the user to create joyful and personalized lighting arrangements attractive in appearance.Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize, illumination strip assembly 884 can be shaped as any in many shapes, for example round-shaped or have a shape of one or more sharp edges.

One or more illumination strips 886 can have any suitable length.For example, as shown in Figure 78, the first illumination strip 886a can have the first length and the second illumination strip 886b can have the second length that is less than the first length.In certain embodiments, one or more illumination strips 886 can have the length of about 20cm; The perhaps length of about 15cm; The perhaps length of about 10cm; The perhaps length of about 25cm; The perhaps length of about 30cm.Equally, in the embodiment that utilizes two or more illumination strips 886, illumination strip 886 can change about 1cm on length.Perhaps change about 2cm; Perhaps change about 3cm; Perhaps change about 4cm; Perhaps change about 5cm; Perhaps change about 6cm; Perhaps change about 7cm.In certain embodiments, the ratio of the length of any two bars will be between about 1:1 and about 1:2; Perhaps between about 1:1 and 1:1.5; Perhaps between about 1:1 and 1:3; Perhaps between about 1:1 and 1:4; Perhaps between about 1:1 and 1:5.Although not shown, can there is the bar of three, four, five or more change sizes.The first and second contact elements 900 of the second illumination strip assembly 884b can be inserted and are formed in first pair of slit 902 in base assembly 735, make when observing from front, illumination strip 886b has the shape of semicircular arch (or annular).More specifically, illumination strip 886b can have the general shape of the cross section of conventional light bulb (for example A19 incandescent lamp bulb).In addition, the first and second contact elements 900 of the first illumination strip assembly 886a can be inserted in the second pair of slit 902 that is orthogonal to 902 settings of first pair of slit, and, when from top view, the illumination strip 886a of the first illumination strip assembly 884a can be the shape of semicircular arch (or ring).Be similar to the second illumination strip 886b, the first illumination strip 886a can have the general shape of the cross section of conventional light bulb (for example A19 incandescent lamp bulb).Because the first illumination strip assembly 884a has the larger length than the second illumination strip assembly 884b, so the top circular of the second illumination strip 886b partly is arranged on to the top circular part below of the first illumination strip 886b.Because being orthogonal to the second illumination strip 884b, the first illumination strip assembly 884a arranges, so the overall shape of the first illumination strip assembly 884a and the second illumination strip assembly 884b is similar to the overall shape of stylized conventional light bulb.

Replace and there is the first illumination strip 886a of the first length and the second illumination strip 886b with second length, single illumination strip assembly 884 can be coupled to base assembly 735, as shown in Figure 84 A and 84B.Single illumination strip assembly 884 can have the first end part 892 of proximity illumination bar 886 and the connector assembly 896 that the second end part 894 arranges, and the mode that connector assembly 896 can above be discussed is received in the appropriate slots 902 be formed in base assembly 735 separately.When from top view, the illumination strip 886 of illumination strip assembly 884 can be the shape of semicircular arch (or ring), and illumination strip 886 can have the general shape of the cross section of conventional light bulb (for example A19 incandescent lamp bulb).Equally, the size of illumination strip assembly 884 can be equivalent to for example cross sectional dimensions of A19 incandescent lamp bulb of conventional light bulb.As an object lesson, the height of semicircular arch (or ring) can be equivalent to the height of A19 incandescent lamp bulb, and this type of highly can be about 3 ¹/ ₂inch (88.9mm).Described height for example can be defined as topmost portion and the level of base assembly 735 or the vertical range between substantially horizontal top surface at semicircular arch (or ring).Yet described height can be any suitable part of top surface of the topmost portion of semicircular arch (or ring) and base assembly 735 such as the distance between the edge that partly limits one of a plurality of slits 902 in the top surface that is formed at base assembly 735.As another example, the maximum outside diameter of circular arch (or ring) can be equivalent to the maximum outside diameter of A19 incandescent lamp bulb, and this type of diameter can be about 2 ³/ ₈inch (60.3mm).

Replace and to be equivalent to the conventional light bulb for example height of A19 incandescent lamp bulb and those values of maximum outside diameter, height and the maximum outside diameter value of circular arch (or ring) can have any suitable value.For example, the height of circular arch (or ring) can be less than the height of (or significantly being less than) A19 incandescent lamp bulb, as shown in Figure 85 A and 85B.More specifically, described height can be about 1cm to about 20cm; Perhaps about 1cm is to about 15cm; Perhaps about 1cm is to about 10cm; Perhaps about 3cm is to about 20cm; Perhaps about 3cm is to about 15cm; Perhaps about 3cm is to about 10cm; Perhaps about 5cm is to about 20cm; Perhaps about 5cm is to about 15cm; Perhaps about 5cm is to about 10cm.Similarly, equally as shown in Figure 85 A and 85B, the Breadth Maximum of semicircular arch (or ring) can be greater than or less than the Breadth Maximum of A19 incandescent lamp bulb, and for example described Breadth Maximum can keep or can not keep the general ratio of A19 incandescent lamp bulb.Particularly, in certain embodiments, the Breadth Maximum of circular arch (for example,, in the ring formed by illumination strip 886) can be about 2cm to about 20cm; Perhaps about 2cm is to about 15cm; Perhaps about 2cm to 10cm; Perhaps about 2cm to 5cm; Perhaps about 4cm is to about 20cm; Perhaps about 4cm is to about 15cm; Perhaps about 4cm is to about 10cm.Equally, if the height of circular arch (or ring) is 1.5, " (38.1mm), Breadth Maximum will be about 1 " (25.4mm).In other words, the width of illumination strip 886 when forming ring and/or semicircular arch: the ratio of height can be about 1:1 to about 1:3; Perhaps about 1:1 is to about 1:2; Perhaps about 1:1 is to about 3:4.

In additional embodiment, the height of circular arch (or ring) can be greater than the height of (or significantly being greater than) A19 incandescent lamp bulb, as shown in Figure 86 A and 86B.More specifically, for example, described height can be about 5 inches (127mm), 6 " (152.4mm) or 7 " (177.8mm).Similarly, for example, as shown in Figure 86 A and 86B, the Breadth Maximum of semicircular arch (or ring) can significantly be greater than the Breadth Maximum of A19 incandescent lamp bulb, and described Breadth Maximum keeps the general ratio of A19 incandescent lamp bulb equally.Equally, if the height of semicircular arch (or ring) is 7, " (177.8mm), Breadth Maximum will be about 4.75 " (120.6mm).

In other embodiments, the first illumination strip 886a can have the first length and the second illumination strip 886b can have the second length that is less than the first length, being discussed in conjunction with Figure 78 as above.Yet, as shown in Figure 87 A and 87B, the height of the semicircular arch of the first illumination strip 886a (or ring) can be greater than the height of (or significantly being greater than) A19 incandescent lamp bulb, and the height of the semicircular arch of the second illumination strip 886b (or ring) can significantly be less than the height of the semicircular arch (or ring) of the first illumination strip 886a.For example, the height of the semicircular arch of the second illumination strip 886b (or ring) can equal or significantly be less than the height of the semicircular arch (or ring) of A19 incandescent lamp bulb.For example, the height of the semicircular arch of the first illumination strip 886a (or ring) can be about 7, and " (177.8mm), for example, and the height of the circular arch of the second illumination strip 886b (or ring) can be about 1 " (5.4mm).Alternatively, the height of the semicircular arch of the second illumination strip 886b (or ring) can be slightly less than the height of the semicircular arch (or ring) of the first illumination strip 886a.In an additional embodiment, the height of the semicircular arch (or ring) of the height of the semicircular arch of the first illumination strip 886a (or ring) and the second illumination strip 886b all can significantly be less than the height of A19 incandescent lamp bulb.Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize, the many fill light bar assemblies 884 with various sizes and various mutual orientations all can be coupled to base assembly 735 to imitate the shape of conventional light bulb (such as for example A19 incandescent lamp bulb).

In (or below discuss) any embodiment of discussing before this, the variable-width of each illumination strip 886.For example, in the embodiment shown in Figure 87 A and 87B, the first illumination strip 886a and the second illumination strip 886b can have lateral separation in the first scope of lateral separation (that is, perpendicular to the distance of the longitudinal axis of each illumination strip 886, or width), and two lateral separations can be equal.Yet the first illumination strip 886a and the second illumination strip 886b can have different transverse widths, and can select as mentioned above each lateral separation from the first scope, the second scope and the 3rd scope.In addition, if adopted the illumination strip 886 more than two, the transverse width of any illumination strip 886 can be selected from the first scope, the second scope and the 3rd scope.For example, if ten illumination strips 886 are coupled to base assembly 735(or can be coupled to base assembly 735), all ten illumination strips 886 can have equal lateral separation, and lateral separation can be in the second scope.Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize, the length of all illumination strips can be equal, or the vary in length of any or all illumination strip.

As discussed above, the illumination strip 886 of illumination strip assembly 884 can be flexibility.More specifically, according to the material for the manufacture of described material, illumination strip 886 can have any suitable bending modulus.In addition, regardless of the bending modulus of described material, described material can have the least radius that can be bent and not endanger electricity and/or the physical integrity (for example, each material layer is sheared, do not made electric assembly short circuit etc.) of described structure.As used herein, this least radius is referred to as " minimum bending radius ".Minimum bending radius and bending modulus can change according to concrete application, and it depends on the expectation pliability of base material used and described material.For example, adopt the illumination strip 886 of the first base material can there is the minimum bending radius between 4mm and 25mm, and the illumination component 782 that adopts the disk-shaped formula of the second base material can have significantly larger minimum bending radius, be approximately 100mm to 200mm or larger.Therefore, in certain embodiments, illumination strip 886 has following minimum bending radius: about 10mm is to about 20cm; Perhaps about 10mm is to about 10cm; Perhaps about 10mm is to about 5cm; Perhaps about 3cm is to about 5cm; Perhaps about 3cm is to about 10cm; Perhaps about 3cm is to about 20cm.Alternatively, described 788 can be relative stiffness, for example, has the more macrobending radius of about 15cm.If will be more than the illumination strip assembly 884 of for application, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize, the minimum bending radius of all illumination strips 886 can be equal, or the minimum bending radius of any or all illumination strip 886 can be different.

Due to the flexible cause of illumination strip 886, the first connector assembly 896 can be with respect to the second connector assembly 896 rotations with the described illumination strip of distortion.For example, as shown in Figure 81, the first and second contact elements 900 of single illumination strip assembly can be inserted in the slit 902 arranged at angle to form the elongated arc extended from base assembly 735, described angle is between 145 ° and 45 °, it is perhaps 100 ° to 45 °, be perhaps 100 ° to 145 °, or be 80 ° to 100 °, or be approximately 90 °.Alternatively, as shown in Figure 82 A, 82B, the illumination strip 886 of single illumination strip assembly 884 can be twisted to form a plurality of rings.In addition, as shown in Figure 83 A, 83B, but distortion more than the illumination strip 886 of the illumination strip assembly 884 of to form desired configuration.

Each illumination strip 886 of illumination strip assembly 884 can be and can throw light in any desired way.For example, the whole front surface of any or all illumination strip 886 can be and can throw light on.Alternatively, only have the part of front surface can be can to throw light on.In other embodiments, the part of front surface can be can selective illumination, makes the whole front surface of illumination strip 886 can be illuminated or only have the part of the front surface of illumination strip can be illuminated.Similarly, the whole back surfaces of any or all illumination strip 886 can be and can throw light on.Alternatively, only have the part of back surfaces can be can to throw light on, or the part of back surfaces can be can selective illumination.Selective illumination can be controlled by any method, comprises those previously described methods.In some cases, selective illumination can be by illumination strip (that is, the first illumination strip is thrown light on, and the second illumination strip keeps not illumination etc.) simultaneously.

In another embodiment of the lighting device 700 shown in Figure 28 A and 28B, flexible cord 766 can extend from lamp socket 710, and lamp socket 710 can with base assembly 735 monolithic moldings.Wheel hub 768 can be arranged on to the far-end of cord 766, and a plurality of support bar 770 can radially extend from wheel hub 768.Illumination component 772 can be supported by described a plurality of support bars 770, and support bar 770, wheel hub 768 and cord 766 can provide the device that base assembly 735 is electrically connected to illumination component 772.Illumination component 772 can have any shape, and any inner surface of illumination component 772 and/or outer surface all can throw light on.For example, as shown in Figure 28 A and 28B, illumination component 772 can comprise a plurality of faceted surface 774 that forms the substantial cylindrical shape, and all (or some) faceted surface 774 can be and can throw light on.Figure 28 C shows another example that wherein illumination component 772 consists of a plurality of cylinders 776.Wheel hub 768 can have interface to allow the user to select or the regulatory function setting, such as making the illumination dimmed or that only connect faceted inner surface 774 of throwing light on.

In another embodiment shown in Figure 31 A, 31B, 31C and 31D, chip module 787 can comprise sheet 788, and two sides of sheet 788 all can be and can throw light on.Sheet 788 can be flexible, and described can have any suitable minimum bending radius that is suitable for given application.For example, sheet 788 can have the minimum bending radius between (152.4mm) between 1 " (25.4mm) and 6 ".Alternatively, sheet 788 can be rigidity basically, for example has about 24 " (60.96cm) than the macrobending radius.Alternatively, sheet 788 can have the scope of any minimum bending radius or previously described minimum bending radius.Sheet 788 can have diamond shape and can be plane basically, as shown in Figure 31 A, 31B, 31C.Yet sheet 788 can have any shape or combination of shapes, the shape of the one-tenth profile shown in Figure 31 D.Optionally, sheet 788 can comprise pattern or image or other type or the ornament through printing.Power line 790 can be electrically coupled to sheet 788, and also power line 790 can be electrically coupled to power interface 792, described power interface can be can be coupled to power supply for example the standard wall cartridge socket to provide power to carry out illumination tiles 788.Yet power interface 792 can be and can be connected with the socket of any power supply such as standard lamp or cigarette lighter power socket.Power line 790 for good and all can be coupled to sheet 788 or it can be coupled releasedly.Functional interface 794 can be electrically coupled to sheet 788 and power interface 792, and functional interface 794 can comprise the function of interface with control strip 788, such as power switch, light modulator or any other suitable function.Chip module 787 can comprise that at least two coupling elements 796 are attached to the second portion of sheet with the first that allows sheet 788.For example, the first coupling element can be coupled to the first of described, and the second coupling element can be coupled to the second portion of described, and the first coupling element can be suitable for engaging the second coupling element and is detachably fixed to the second portion of described with the first by described.

The coupling element 796 of embodiment shown in Figure 31 A, 31B, 31C and 31D can be any mechanism at least two-part known in the art of coupling piece 788 releasedly, such as for example hook-loop fastener or magnetic clasp part.As an additional example, coupling element 796 can be arranged on to each place in four jiaos of the rhombus sheet shown in Figure 31 A.Coupling element 796 can comprise that the sun outstanding 798 that can be fixed on releasedly 800 inside, cloudy hole is by the expectation shape, to fix described, as shown in Figure 31 C.Can comprise more than a kind of coupling element 796, the slit 802 of for example a plurality of inside sensings, and the marginal portion of described can be inserted in one of slit 802 with as shown in Figure 31 B by as described in slice be fixed on desired locations.Expection chip module 787 can be suspended on wall, from high-order power supply, is folded down, is suspended on ceiling or be arranged on flat surfaces.

In another embodiment shown in Figure 32 A to 32E, install 700 and can there is roughly elongated shape.Particularly, pedestal 804 can extend on direction basically longitudinally.Pedestal 804 can have any suitable length for concrete application, and the size of pedestal can be configured to make the total length of device 700 to approximate greatly conventional fluorescent lighting fixture.For example, can be configured to make the total length of device 700 be that 12 inches (304.8mm), 24 inches (609.6mm), 36 inches (914.4mm) or 48 inches (1219.2mm) are long to the size of pedestal 804.Pedestal 804 can have any shape that is suitable for concrete application.For example, as shown in Figure 32 A, pedestal 804 can consist of the first wall 806 and the second wall 808, and the first wall 806 and the second wall 808 can be shaped symmetrically around the cell wall 810 of center arrangement, makes pedestal 804 have wedge sample shape.Pedestal 804 can be manufactured into integrally formed structure, or can be assembled by two or more assemblies.Illumination component 812 can be coupled to pedestal 804, and illumination component 812 can have any shape or the size that is suitable for concrete application.For example, illumination component 812 can be plane basically, as shown in Figure 32 A and 94B, and illumination component 812 can be along cell wall 810 along pedestal 804 whole length extend.Yet for example, illumination component 812 can consist of the isolated fragment of the length along pedestal 804.Any part that comprises the illumination component 812 of whole illumination component 812 can be and can throw light on, as will be described in more detail below.

Still referring to Figure 32 A to 32E, covering 814 can be coupled to pedestal 804 by any method known in the art, comprises in permanent coupling or dismountable being coupling in.For example, the top of covering 814 and bottom margin can slide into respectively in the slit formed in the end of the first wall 806 and the second wall 808 separately.When being fixed to pedestal 804, covering 814 can have shape of cross section, for example protruding, recessed or smooth.In addition, covering 814 can consist of a single body component, or can consist of several fragments, jointly forms covering 814, and for example a fragment of covering 814 can be protrudingly, and the second fragment can be recessed.Covering 814 can be basically lacklustre, or can be transparently, and covering 814 also can have superficial makings or without texture.In addition, covering 814 can have any suitable color.In an alternative embodiment, covering 814 can throw light on, and replaces illumination component 812.

Refer again to Figure 32 A to 32E, end cap 816 can be fixed to each end of pedestal 804.Each end cap 816 can have any shape, and for example end cap 816 can have the shape of cross section substantially the same with the shape of cross section of covering 814/ pedestal 804 assemblies.Each end cap 816 can be fixed to by any mode known in the art each end of pedestal 804, for example, by tab/slot assembly or interference fit.At least one in end cap 816 can be coupled to power interface 792.For example, flexible cord 818 can extend to power interface 792 from end cap 816, makes when end cap 816 is fixed to pedestal 804, and illumination component 812(or covering 814, if covering 814 can throw light on) be electrically coupled to power interface 792.Functional interface 794 can be electrically coupled to illumination component 812(or covering 814, if covering 814 can throw light on) and power interface 792, and functional interface 794 can comprise that interface is to control illumination component 812(or covering 814, if covering 814 can throw light on) function, such as power switch, light modulator or any other suitable function.Functional interface 794 can be arranged on to any suitable position of device 700, comprise as the module that is coupled to power line 818.Alternatively, functional interface 794 can with end cap 816 or power interface 792 monolithic moldings.

Still referring to Figure 32 A to 32E, two or more in covering 814/ pedestal 804 assemblies can be fixed together to form multiple-unit assembly 822.Because the shape variable of each covering 814 and pedestal 804, so multiple-unit assembly 822 can have any shape of cross section or combination of shapes.For example, as shown in Figure 32 C and 94E, multiple-unit assembly 822 can have cylinder form basically.Alternatively, multiple-unit assembly 822 can have semi-cylindrical shape, as shown in Figure 32 D.Covering 814/ pedestal 804 assemblies can be fixed together by any method known in the art, such as by using the tab/slot configuration or passing through magnetic couplings.For example, the part of elongated inserted sheet 820 can be inserted in the slit that each the cell wall 810 of pedestal 804 in two adjacent coverings, 814/ pedestal 804 assemblies form to form semicylinder, or in the slit that the cell wall 810 of the pedestal 804 of each in four coverings, 814/ pedestal 804 assemblies of the part of elongated inserted sheet 820 insertion can be formed to form cylinder.If multiple-unit assembly 822 will suspend in midair from power line 818, power line 818 can be coupled to wheel hub (its can be coupled in minimum end cap 816 or all) to support multiple-unit assembly 822.

In another the elongated embodiment shown in Figure 33, fluorescence is replaced assembly 823 can have the shape of conventional tubular fluorescent lamp, makes fluorescence replace assembly 823 and can be inserted in conventional cast fluorescence socket to replace conventional tubular fluorescent lamp.Particularly, illumination component 812 that fluorescence is replaced assembly 823 can be and can throw light on, and illumination component 812 can be basically columniform.Illumination component 812 can be arranged on to rigidity exterior circular column 824 inside, and exterior circular column 824 can be made such as for example plastics or glass by any suitable material.As shown in the figure, illumination component 812 and exterior circular column 824 can be columniform in shape, or can have any shape of cross section or combination of shapes.In addition, if the torque applied when the enough rigidity of illumination component 812 stand to install can not adopt exterior circular column 824.End cap 826 can be arranged on the two ends of illumination component 812.End cap 826 can have any suitable shape, and can be columniformly, and has the external diameter of the external diameter that is substantially equal to exterior circular column 824.End cap 826 can be rigidly secured to exterior circular column 824(or be fixed to illumination component 812 by any method known in the art, if do not adopt exterior circular column 824), such as locking by screw thread couple or tab/slot.One or more pins 828 can extend from each end cap 826, and respectively sell 828 and can jointly form any in several conventional configuration of be coupled conventional fluorescent lamp and socket.Pin 828 can be electrically coupled to power interface 792, and power interface 792 can be electrically coupled to illumination component 812, make power interface 792 can be by the voltage transitions from conventional socket the voltage to the illumination component 812 that is suitable for throwing light on.One or two comprised power interface 792 in end cap 826, and power interface 792 can be electrically coupled to pin 828 and illumination component 812.Functional interface 794 can be electrically coupled to illumination component 812 and power interface 792, and functional interface 794 can comprise that interface is to control function such as power switch, light modulator or any other suitable function of illumination component 812.Functional interface 794 and power interface 792 can be integrally formed in one or two end cap 726.Exterior circular column 824(or illumination component 812, if do not need exterior circular column 824) external diameter can be substantially equal to the external diameter of conventional fluorescent lamp.For example, the external diameter of exterior circular column 824 can be 1 ¹/ ₂inch (38.1mm).The total length (disregarding the length of pin 828) of fluorescence replacement assembly 823 can be substantially equal to the length of conventional fluorescent lamp.For example, the length of fluorescence replacement assembly 823 can be 12 inches (304.8mm), 24 inches (609.6mm), 36 inches (914.4mm) or 48 inches (1219.2mm).Yet the length of the external diameter of exterior circular column 824 and fluorescence permutation component 823 can have any suitable value.

Sketched as front, except adopting many possible physical form, according to the light fixture of this specification, can be provided many operation functions.Every kind of function can comprise one or more configurable parameters, and depends on specific embodiment, can in the combination that is combined in bulb, pedestal and coupling mechanism by software, firmware, hardware and/or software, firmware and/or hardware, be implemented.

In certain embodiments, for example, assembly 1000 comprise with seat put part 1004 monolithic moldings and with the base part 1002 of its coupling, as Figure 37 A is described.Seat is put part 1004 and is held bulb part 1006, and bulb part is then with the pedestal monolithic molding or can be shaped individually and be coupled to regularly or removably base part 1002.Bulb part 1006 can comprise any light-emitting component, and can comprise illumination tiles particularly, white heat or fluorescent lamp (not shown), lampshade, one or more LED etc.Functional-block diagram as shown in Figure 37 B is described, and assembly 1000 for example comprises bulb 1008(, illumination tiles), controller 1010 and power interface 1012.Power interface 1012 can play assembly 1000 physically and/or electricly is coupled to the effect of power supply (not shown), and described power supply can be and exchanges and/or dc source.Power interface 1012 also may cooperate with controller, conversion, adapts to, conversion, filters, arranges and/or carry out the impedance matching on the signal of telecommunication that power supply provides.For example, in the situation that bulb 1008 comprises one or more light emitting diodes, the 120VAC signal that power interface 1012 can provide power supply according to the configuration of the characteristic of diode and the one or more lighting circuits that form bulb 1008 is transformed into low-voltage dc signal, and/or provides suitable operating voltage to controller 1010.And for example, the various voltage that power interface 1012 can be suitable for the electrical power signal that power supply provides and frequency are to allow such as identical assembly 1000 and 60-hertz, 120VAC signal, with 50-hertz, 120VAC signal, to use together with 60-hertz, 240VAC signal etc.As another example, power interface 1012 can connect between a plurality of power supplys (for example,, from the power of main line with from the power of energy storage device) in conversion.As another example, power interface 1012 can filter and/or arrange the signal of telecommunication that power supply provides, and to remove noise from the signal of telecommunication, the signal of telecommunication is transformed into to direct current from interchange, and/or removes or isolate one or more signals (for example, signal of communication).Assembly 1000 also can comprise one or more sensors 1014 and form one or more assemblies (for example, receiver and transmitter) of communication interface 1016.

In other embodiments, such as Figure 38 A, describe, two or more assemblies 1018 individually can be shaped.Assembly 1018 can comprise base assembly 1020 and bulb assembly 1022, they removably can be coupled to each other.Base assembly 1020 and bulb assembly 1022 can comprise corresponding coupling unit 1024 and 1026, and they cooperate each other with by base assembly 1020 electricity ground with physically join bulb assembly 1022 to.Bulb assembly 1022 can comprise any light-emitting component, can comprise particularly illumination tiles, white heat or fluorescent lamp (not shown), lampshade, one or more LED etc.In the functional-block diagram as shown in Figure 38 B, described, base assembly 1020 can comprise the main power source interface 1028 moved about the described mode of power interface 1012 by above.Base assembly 1020 also can comprise controller 1030, form one or more assemblies and one or more sensor 1034 of communication interface 1032.

Base assembly 1020 also comprises coupling interface 1039, described coupling interface self comprises secondary power supply interface 1036 and data-interface 1038, is electrically coupled to respectively the corresponding interface 1040 and 1042 of the coupling interface 1043 of bulb assembly 1022 with the power for base assembly 1020 is provided and data-signal.In certain embodiments, the one or more power signals that provided to bulb assembly 1022 by base assembly 1020 provide by means of the inductive energy transmission.

Data-signal can be any data-signal passed through between bulb assembly and base assembly, depends on specific embodiment.Illustrate and unrestricted, exemplary data-signal can comprise: the one or more sensors in bulb assembly and the signal between the controller in base assembly; Controller from base assembly or communication interface are transferred to the signal of the transmitter in bulb assembly; Receiver in bulb assembly receives and is relayed to the signal of the controller in base assembly; And/or make base assembly identify the signal from bulb assembly of the structure of bulb kind and/or bulb assembly.Although be shown as different interfaces in Figure 38 B, interface 1036 and 1038(and 1040 and 1042) can be single interface, for example electrical power signal plays the effect of the carrier signal of data-signal herein.

In certain embodiments, corresponding data-interface 1038 and 1042 can be implemented radio communication, such as near-field communication agreement, Bluetooth protocol, radio frequency identification (RFID) agreement etc.

In certain embodiments, controller 1030 can be implemented in bulb assembly 1022 rather than in base assembly 1020.In addition, in certain embodiments, base assembly 1020 can comprise only power interface 1036 and power interface 1028, and remaining sensor 1034, controller 1030 and/or communication interface 1032 can be the part of bulb assembly 1022.Implement this type of " mute " base assembly 1020 and each embodiment that controller and other possible assembly are attached to " intelligence " bulb assembly 1022 can be allowed to the consumer by displacement bulb assembly 1022 and base assembly 1020 stayed to appropriate location (that is, being connected to power supply) and add function to light fixture.In addition, with intelligent bulbs assembly 1022 and mute's base assembly 1020, can allow the corresponding controller 1030 of any concrete light-emitting component 1044 use to implement, make controller 1030 control available function according to light-emitting component 1044.For example, the light-emitting component 1044 that has a plurality of lighting circuits will have the controller 1030 of the correspondence that is configured to control a plurality of lighting circuits.

Bulb assembly 1022 comprises one or more lighting circuits 1044, each in lighting circuit 1044 by electricity ground and optionally optionally be coupled to interface 1040 with a plurality of illumination components of supplying with the correspondence in lighting circuit 1044 with power.One or more sensors 1046 also can be included in bulb assembly 1022, and can be electrically coupled to one of interface 1040 and 1042 or both.For example, sensor 1046 can receive the operate power from interface 1040, sends and/or receive data-signal (parameter that for example, indication senses) by interface 1042 and 1038 to controller 1030 simultaneously.Alternatively, one or more in sensor 1046 can receive operate power from the signal that provides by interface 1042.To physics and the electricity realization of interface 1036/1040 and 1038/1042 be described with respect to specific embodiment in " coupling " chapters and sections below.

As outlined, some embodiment of base assembly 1020 and bulb assembly 1022 can comprise that interoperable one or more structure is to prevent from using undelegated bulb assembly and base assembly 1020.Can be electronics, electricity and/or machinery on these " lock and key " structural natures.Figure 38 C has described a kind of block diagram of light fixture, and described light fixture is similar to the light fixture that Figure 38 B describes, but comprises lock and the key interface of electronics and/or electricity.Particularly, the coupling interface 1043 of bulb assembly 1022 comprises electronic key device 1041.Electronic key device 1041 can be simple integrated circuit (IC) device, for example, can operate to carry out specific function when using electrical power and/or receiving concrete signal.Electronic key device 1041 can have by being electrically connected to 1045 power interfaces that are electrically coupled to data-interface 1042 (that is, for pin or the connection of received power; Not shown) and by being electrically connected to 1047 data-interfaces that are electrically coupled to data-interface 1042 (that is, for one or more pins or the connection of receive/transmission data, not shown).As previously mentioned, data-interface 1043 can be coupled to the data-interface 1038 of the coupling interface 1039 in base assembly 1020, and can comprise with electronic key device 1041 correspond respectively to power and data-interface 1045 and 1047 be electrically connected to 1049 and 1051.Like this, but electronic key device 1041 received powers and by data-interface 1038 from controller receiving data/to controller transmission data.

Certainly, electronic key device 1041 can be can operate to receive when being connected thereto from the power of base assembly 1020 and by wired or wireless signal and transmits data to any device of the controller 1030 in bulb assembly 1020.For example, electronic key device 1041 can be and can operate to receive wireless power and transmission both radio frequency identification of wireless data (RFID) device.

In any case, when lacking compatible bulb assembly 1022, controller 1030 through programming with not to power interface 1036(or by power interface 1040 to bulb assembly 1022) power is provided.In other words, for example, if base assembly 1020 (is connected to power supply, plug insert ac mains, to be fixed on the conventional light bulb socket medium), when not being coupled to bulb assembly 1022, perhaps when the bulb assembly 1022 of coupling when incompatible with base assembly 1022 (, if bulb assembly 1022 does not comprise electronic key device 1041, if or electronic key device 1041 while authenticating undeservedly), power interface 1036 is de-energized.Base assembly 1020 can for example provide lowest power signals by data-interface or wireless launcher, to supply with electronic key device 1041 with power when it exists.In response to the received power signal, electronic key device 1041 can by data-interface or wave point to base assembly 1020 and particularly controller 1030 data are provided.Received the data by electronic key device 1041 transmission, controller 1030 can compile and receive data and therefore optionally enable one or more functions.Controller 1030 is in the effective embodiment of bulb assembly 1022 therein, and key apparatus 1041 correspondingly can be arranged in base assembly 1020.

Figure 38 D shows the flow chart of the illustrative methods of interoperability between selective enabling base assembly 1020 and bulb assembly 1022.When bulb assembly 1022 is coupled to base assembly 1020, to electronic key device 1041, provide power (square frame 1053).Electronic key device 1041 transmits one or more data values (square frame 1055) to the controller 1030 in base assembly 1020.One or more data values can comprise for example sequence number of bulb assembly.The form that no matter whether is sequence number, data can be according to any algorithms and need not be predicted described algorithm according to the algorithm that can make it be difficult to copy reliably described data by sequencing particularly.In certain embodiments, described data (again no matter whether being the sequence number form) can comprise the information of one or more performances of pilot bulb assembly, comprise (illustrate and unrestricted): the existence and the kind that are integrated in the sensor in bulb assembly, the number of effective circuit and kind in bulb assembly, with the compatibility of various functions such as timer, light modulator etc., bulb-shaped, the communication protocol implemented, available one or more colors etc. on illumination component.

Received from the data of electronic key device 1041 transmission, controller 1030 can be carried out one or more calculating and/or the validity (square frame 1057) of operation to determine the reception value.For example, controller 1030 can adopt the input of one or more parts of reception data as algorithm, and the output of described algorithm and the one or more parts that receive data are compared.If controller 1030 is determined described data effectively (at square frame 1057), and therefore determine that bulb assembly 1022 is compatible, controller 1030 is optionally enabled one or more functions (square frame 1059) according to determined validity.Described one or more functions can comprise (illustrate and unrestricted): to power interface 1036 provide power with supply power to bulb assembly 1022, one or more sensors or any other function as herein described in one or more circuit, response bulb assembly 1022 or the base assembly 1020 in light modulation or timer function, control bulb assembly 1022 are provided.

In certain embodiments, on the contrary, the one or more structures in above-mentioned light fixture can be set in bulb assembly 1022, described structure has been arranged in base assembly 1020.Particularly, in certain embodiments, one of controller 1030 and/or communication interface 1032 or both can reside in bulb assembly 1022, as Figure 38 E is described.In these embodiments, for coupling interface 1039 and/or coupling interface 1043, comprise that corresponding data-interface 1038 and 1042 is unnecessary, because only need supply power to bulb assembly 1022.Therefore, each in coupling interface 1039 and 1043 can comprise power interface 1036 and 1040 separately, with for power is delivered to bulb assembly 1022 from base assembly 1020.Then, power interface 1040 can provide power to controller 1030, and described controller can provide power to communication interface 1032, light-emitting component 1044, sensor 1046 etc.Certainly, in certain embodiments, each in communication interface 1032, light-emitting component 1044 and/or sensor 1046 all can be by the direct supply power of power interface 1040.The bulb assembly that each embodiment that comprises this type of " intelligent bulbs " can guarantee to have isomorphism type not and/or difference in functionality comprises that corresponding controller configured and/or that programme supports those configurations and/or function equally.For example, bulb assembly with two lighting circuits can have controller configured and/or that programme to control independently two lighting circuits, the bulb assembly with integrated ambient light sensor can have controller configured and/or that programme with receive and response from the signal of sensor etc.

The various embodiment of bulb as herein described, pedestal and assembly can be coupled to one or more other devices by correspondence, for example communication interface 1016 or communication interface 1032.Figure 39 has described plant network 1048.Plant network 1048 comprises assembly 1050, and described assembly can be similar to the assembly 1000 of Figure 37 B or be similar to the bulb assembly 1022 of Figure 38 B.For example, in any case assembly 1050 comprises communication interface (, communication interface 1016 and communication interface 1032), and comprises particularly one or more transceivers 1052.Assembly 1050 can adopt transceiver 1052 to communicate by letter with one or more other devices.Described other device can comprise one or more controllers 1054, one or more sensor 1056, one or more other bulb assembly 1058, one or more electric appliance 1060 and/or any other device compatible with logical network with implemented physics.Each controller 1054, sensor 1056, other bulb assembly 1058, utensil 1060 or other device can comprise receiver, transmitter and/or transceiver.For example, each in controller 1054, other bulb assembly 1058 and electric appliance 1060 can comprise respectively transceiver 1062,1068 and 1070, and sensor 1056 can only comprise transmitter 1064.Can be wired or wireless physical network 1072 and can connect by correspondence transceiver 1052,1062,1068 and 1070 and transmitter 1064.

Plant network 1048 can be for example home automation network.Equally, physical network 1072 can be cable network, such as optical fiber, cable, Digital Subscriber Line, twisted-pair feeder, USB (USB), live wire, power line etc.Physical network 1072 also can be the wireless network that adopts any radio frequency, infrared or other wireless technology.Illustrate and unrestricted, wireless network can comprise IEEE802.11(WiFi), standards for wireless telephony such as GPRS, UMTS, bluetooth and any other compatible wireless network.Device on plant network 1048 can adopt any proprietary or open standard that is suitable for the home automation purposes to communicate with one another on physical network 1072.The home automation agreement of knowing comprises X10 agreement, multiple power source line bus (UPB), ONE-NET and ZigBee etc.

Device 1050,1054,1056,1058 and 1060 can adopt plant network 1072 that the home automation ability that provides is provided.In certain embodiments, controller 1054 can be the X10 controller, can operate receive the order of other device on automatic network 1072 and/or send order to it.For example, controller 1054 can receive order from sensor 1056 signal of transmitter 1064 transmission (that is, by) and can send order to other device such as the assembly 1050 on network 1072 by transceiver 1062.Depend on the agreement of being implemented by the device on controller 1054 and network 1072, the order that is transferred to the device on network 1072 and is transferred to particularly assembly 1050 comprises engaging means, shutoff device, increases or reduces brightness, solicited status or carries out pre-programmed pattern.

In certain embodiments, controller 1054 can be coupled to or can be coupled to by correspondence the mobile device (not shown).Mobile device can be carried out one or more application programs, its can operate to send and/or receiving system network 1072 on order, perhaps can operate to send order to controller 1054 and/or to receive order from controller 1054, wherein controller 1054 is coupled to mobile device.This type of application is described in relevant patent application _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (attorney 12096), name is called entitled " Sensing and Adjusting Features of an Environment ".For example, in certain embodiments, mobile device is intelligent telephone equipment (or personal digital assistant, portable electronic device, panel computer etc.), carries out the application that is suitable for carrying out on intelligent telephone equipment.Described application can be communicated by letter between the transceiver by wireless (or wired) interface correspondence on mobile device and plant network 1072, and this transceiver can be the part (or being coupled to by correspondence controller 1054) of controller 1054.Mobile device can directly receive order to plant network 1072 transmission commands and/or from it, or can so do by middle controller such as controller 1054.

In certain embodiments, conventional remote controller (in certain embodiments, it can be wall-hanging control panel) can allow the user to control the assembly that comprises illumination component disclosed herein.Figure 40 has described the block diagram of light fixture 1074.Light fixture 1074 comprises for receiving the receiver 1076 from one or more command signals of one or more remote controls.Remote control can be wire remote control devices 1078 or Digiplex 1080.In certain embodiments, light fixture 1074 can comprise one or more receivers that can operate to receive from both signals of wire remote control devices 1078 and Digiplex 1080.Certainly, although Digiplex 1080 can be implemented infrared communication protocol, (for example, IrDA) or radio frequency protocol, Digiplex 1080 can be by being applicable to any wireless protocols transmission command of this type of control.Similarly, wire remote control devices 1078 can be wired to light fixture 1074 clearly, or can be by power wiring such as communicating by letter with receiver 1076 by multiple power source line bus.In any case, remote controller 1078 and/or remote controller 1080 can move so that light fixture 1074 connect, close, brighten, dimmed, enter any other function that preset mode or activation are associated with light fixture 1074, other function of more describing in detail below comprising.

In certain embodiments, a light fixture can be used to provide the distant control function about another light fixture.Figure 41 has described to implement the system 1082 that this type of " cascade " is controlled.The first light fixture 1084 can comprise bulb assembly 1022 and base assembly 1020, as Figure 38 B is described, or can be integrated in the light fixture 1000 shown in Figure 37 B.In any case light fixture 1084 comprises bulb or one or more other light-emitting component 1098, controller 1096A, one or more transmitter 1086 and one or more receiver 1088.Receiver 1088 can operate to receive from remote control 1080, from home automation controlling device 1054 or from one or more signals 1097 of other light fixture 1050.

By operation issue device 1086, light fixture 1090 transmission from Figure 41 to other light fixture and/or relay commands and/or signal that light fixture 1084 also can also be described such as.Like this, remote controller 1080 can be to light fixture 1084 signal transmissions 1097.Signal 1097 can be received device 1088 and receive and be launched device 1086 as signal 1099 transmission.Signal 1099 can be received device 1092 and light fixture 1090 receives.

In certain embodiments, the sensor that is coupled to by correspondence light fixture 1084 can cause that action in light fixture 1084 (for example, connect bulb assembly 1098), and light fixture 1084 can make light fixture 1090 take similar or different actions then.For example, if sensor is implemented to the low-light level detector, by sensor detect low lighting condition can cause light fixture 1084 and particularly controller 1096A connect bulb assembly 1098, but and transmitter 1086 signal transmissions 1099 in light fixture 1084 so that the receiver in illuminated assembly 1,090 1092 receives.On signal 1099 coding instruction can order light fixture 1090 and particularly controller 1094 activate the bulb assembly 1094 in light fixture 1090.

In certain embodiments, transmitter 1086 can be implemented in bulb 1096A circuit and/or receiver 1092 can be implemented to the circuit in bulb 1096B.In an exemplary embodiment of describing at Figure 42, system 1100 comprises the first bulb 1102 and the second bulb 1104, and they can be arranged in corresponding light fixture such as light fixture 1084 and 1090.Bulb 1102 can comprise the first circuit 1106 of realizing the LED luminaire and the second circuit 1108 of realizing the IrDA transmitter.Equally, bulb 1104 can comprise the first circuit 1110 of realizing the LED luminaire and the second circuit 1112 of realizing the IrDA receiver.Circuit 1106 and 1108 can be arranged such that circuit 1108 forms around the band of the excircle of bulb 1102.

For example, Figure 43 has described to be implemented as the bulb 1114 of the right circuit cone of brachymemma.The outer surface 1116 of bulb 1114 comprises the first area 1118 that wherein is provided with all LED as described herein of visible ray light-emitting component and the second area 1120 that wherein is provided with infrared light-emitting component.Like this, the light fixture 1084 of light fixture such as Figure 41 can transmit be substantially transverse to axis A from bulb 1114 on all directions to extraradial infrared signal.Equally, second area 1120 can comprise infrared receiver component.Like this, the light fixture 1090 of light fixture such as Figure 41 can receive the infrared signal from any direction that is substantially transverse to axis A.

Bulb 1102(, transmitter) second circuit 1108 can be coupled to by correspondence the controller 1098 of controller such as light fixture 1084.Equally, the second circuit 1112 of bulb 1104 can be coupled to the controller 1094 of controller such as light fixture 1090 by correspondence.Light fixture comprises in the embodiment of the bulb assembly that separately forms and base assembly therein, the corresponding signal between the corresponding second circuit 1108 and 1112 of controller and bulb 1102 and 1104 can through below the coupling mechanism more described in detail.

Certainly, transmitter 1086 and receiver 1092 do not need to implement the IrDA agreement.On the contrary, transmitter 1086 and receiver 1092 can be implemented proprietary infrared protocol, or in fact can implement any suitable wireless protocols.In addition, each transmitter 1086 and receiver 1092, although Figure 42 and 43 describe as respectively implementing in bulb 1102 and 1104, do not need to be arranged in bulb, and can be arranged on the contrary base assembly 1020 inside that pedestal is described such as Figure 38 B.

The light fixture of implementing lighting apparatus described herein also can comprise integrated light adjusting circuit.Figure 44 has described lighting apparatus 1122.Lighting apparatus 1122 comprises bulb 1124, controller circuitry 1126, power interface 1128 and light adjusting circuit 1130.In certain embodiments, bulb 1124 can be illumination tiles.As mentioned above, power interface 1128 can be electrically coupled to controller circuitry 1126 and directly or indirectly be coupled to bulb 1124.Bulb 1124 is depicted as has a plurality of lighting circuit 1132A, 1132B, 1132C.Each in a plurality of lighting circuit 1132A, 1132B and 1132C is powered respectively by light adjusting circuit 1130.Lighting circuit 1132A, 1132B can be electrically coupled to light adjusting circuit 1130 by being connected 1134A, 1134B and 1134C respectively with 1132C.Controller 1126 can provide control signal to light adjusting circuit 1130 by one or more control circuits 1136.In certain embodiments, the expectation voltage of each that power interface 1128 is provided for throwing light in a plurality of lighting circuit 1132A-C to light adjusting circuit 1130, be provided for Time Controller 1126 the expectation voltage that operation comprises the assembly of controller 1126.In other embodiments, power interface 1128 is provided for moving each the expectation voltage in a plurality of lighting circuit 1132A-C to controller 1126, and will offer light adjusting circuit 1130 for each the expectation voltage of a plurality of lighting circuit 1132A-C.In addition, in certain embodiments, one or more signals can be directly by between controller 1126 and bulb 1124, such as in the situation that sensor is embedded into bulb 1124 (referring to for example Figure 43).In certain embodiments, light adjusting circuit 1130 can be implemented pulsewidth modulation and control the one or more brightness in lighting circuit 1132A-C.

As Figure 44, Figure 45 has described to comprise the light fixture 1142 of integrated light adjusting circuit.Light fixture 1142 comprises bulb assembly 1144 and base assembly 1146.Be similar to light fixture 1122, bulb assembly 1144 is described as has three lighting circuit 1148A-C.Lighting circuit 1148A-C can be electrically coupled to coupling mechanism 1150.Coupling mechanism 1150 in bulb assembly 1144 electrically and mechanically is coupled with the corresponding coupling mechanism 1152 in base assembly 1146.Except coupling mechanism 1152, base assembly 1146 comprises controller 1154, power interface 1156 and light adjusting circuit 1158.The same with light fixture 1122, power interface 1156 is electrically coupled to the power supply (not shown) by light fixture 1142.Impedance matching the signal of telecommunication that power interface 1156 conversion, adaptation, conversion, filtration and/or execution receive from power supply, and provide one or more signals of telecommunication to controller 1154 and to light adjusting circuit 1158.The signal of telecommunication provided to controller 1154 by power interface 1156 comprises and is suitable for supplying with the signal of telecommunication of the assembly of controller 1154 with power, and also can comprise and be suitable for supplying with the signal of telecommunication of bulb assembly 1144 with power.Be suitable for supplying with bulb assembly 1144 and then can offer light adjusting circuit 1158 by controller 1154 with the signal of telecommunication of power, and offer lighting circuit 1148A-C by coupling mechanism 1152 and 1150.Alternatively, power interface 1156 can directly provide and be suitable for supplying with the signal of telecommunication of lighting circuit 1148A-C with power from light adjusting circuit 1158.

Light adjusting circuit 1158 provides the one or more signals of telecommunication by coupling mechanism 1152 and 1150 to lighting circuit 1148A-C according to the one or more signals that receive from controller 1154 then.Certainly, some embodiment can have greater or less than three lighting circuit 1148A-C, and therefore light adjusting circuit 1158 can provide greater or less than three signals.For example, some bulb assembly 1144(or bulb 1124) can there is only single lighting circuit 1148, and only single signal offers lighting circuit 1148 from light adjusting circuit 1158.

In connection with Figure 46, describe light adjusting circuit 1158 now, this figure has described an exemplary light adjusting circuit square frame 1160.In light adjusting circuit 1160, can by power interface (for example power interface 1156) directly or the signal of telecommunication 1162 for example, provided by controller (controller 1154) can optionally be offered one or more lighting circuits (for example, circuit 1148A-C) by one or more switch 1164A-C.In having the light fixture of a plurality of lighting circuits, each that optionally connect in lighting circuit can be enough to provide the various levels of brightness level.In other words, for example, if each lighting circuit provides identical illumination evenness (, being equivalent to the 50W incandescent lamp bulb), the output of the light of light fixture can be a times, twice or three times (for example, being equivalent to tri-grades of bulbs of 50-100-150W) of this illumination evenness.Alternatively, a plurality of lighting circuits can be separately by different horizontal illuminances so that additional illumination level to be provided.For example, if light fixture has three lighting circuits, described illuminating power has and is equivalent to 20,40 and the illumination level of 80W incandescent lamp bulb, be equivalent to 20,40,60,80,100,120 and the illumination level of 140W can by optionally provide power signal to one in lighting circuit, two or three are provided.

Alternatively, or in addition as shown in figure 46, bidirectional triode thyristor circuit 1166A-C can be arranged between each lighting circuit and corresponding switch 1164A-C, optionally provides power to lighting circuit.As everyone knows, except bidirectional triode thyristor, bidirectional triode thyristor circuit 1166A-C can comprise capacitor and variable resistance.By changing the resistance of the variable resistance in indivedual bidirectional triode thyristor circuit 1166, the energy (and the light quantity therefore produced by lighting circuit) that offers attached lighting circuit can be changed.The combination of switch 1164 and bidirectional triode thyristor circuit 1166 allows the changeability on illumination intensity larger.Certainly, can use compatible with implemented illumination component and be suitable for any known light regulating technology used together with lighting circuit as herein described.

Controller (for example, controller 1154) can provide the necessary control signal of activator switch 1164A-C and/or can provide the necessary control signal of resistance that changes variable resistance in each bidirectional triode thyristor circuit 1166A-C by control circuit 1170A-C by control circuit 1168A-C.In certain embodiments, switch 1164A-C can be solid-state switch.In certain embodiments, light adjusting circuit 1160(or provide signal to the controller of light adjusting circuit 1160) can comprise other assembly, illustrate and unrestricted, comprise digital to analog converter and analog-digital converter.

No matter be implemented as the sub-component (as in Figure 45) that single unit (as in Figure 44) also is implemented as coupling, light fixture all can comprise one or more sensors and/or detector.Sensors/detectors can comprise one or more in photodetector, motion detector, voice detector, temperature sensor, pressure sensor, voltage detector, smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector etc.Each in one or more sensors and/or detector all can be incorporated in base assembly, can be incorporated in bulb assembly or can be the module that is suitable for by correspondence and/or physically being coupled to light fixture.Figure 47 has described to be electrically coupled to the single-sensor 1172 of controller 1174.Controller 1174 comprises control logic square frame 1176 and I/O square frame 1178.I/O square frame 1178 can comprise any circuit of implementing in order to receive input signal or transmission output signal, and can be used to particularly receive signal from sensor 1172, receive one or more signals of telecommunication from power supply, export one or more signals of telecommunication to bulb, export one or more control signals etc.

Figure 47 has described logic block 1176, comprises general processor 1180 and memory 1182.Can comprise that one of volatile memory and permanent memory or both memories 1182 can store the instruction that can be carried out by processor 1180 to implement the one or more control algolithms on processor 1180.By being stored in the instruction sequencing like this on storage arrangement 1182, processor 1180 becomes application specific processor.One or more control algolithms can be in response to the various stimulations action that puts rules into practice.Do not have restricted, exemplary control algolithm can:

(1) make the lighting circuit energising in response to the signal from photodetector (that is, photodiode) dropped under predetermined threshold level;

(2) make the lighting circuit outage in response to the signal from photodetector dropped under predetermined threshold level;

(3) make the lighting circuit energising in response to the signal from photodetector be raised on predetermined threshold level;

(4) make the lighting circuit outage in response to the signal from photodetector be raised on predetermined threshold level;

(5) in response to increase gradually the brightness of lighting circuit from the decrescence signal of photodetector;

(6) in response to reduce gradually the brightness of lighting circuit from the decrescence signal of photodetector;

(7) in response to increase gradually the brightness of lighting circuit from the cumulative signal of photodetector;

(8) response reduces the brightness of lighting circuit gradually from the cumulative signal of photodetector;

(9) make the lighting circuit energising in response to the signal from voice detector;

(10) signal in response to the deficiency from voice detector makes the lighting circuit outage;

(11) make the lighting circuit energising in response to the signal from motion detector;

(12) signal in response to the deficiency from motion detector makes the lighting circuit outage; Or

(13) signal in response to the smoke-detectors that carrys out the self-indication Smoke Detection makes the lighting circuit energising;

Alternatively, logic block 1176 can be implemented in hardware rather than software.In other words, replace processor 1180 and memory 1182, logic block 1176 can be implemented to field programmable gate array (FPGA) or ASIC.

In certain embodiments, sensor 1172 is voice detector (for example, loudspeaker), and it cooperates and carry out one or more orders with the signal in response to from voice detector with controller 1174.In specific embodiment, the executable instruction of computer be stored on memory 1182 can be used to configuration processor 1180 to comprise the speech processes ability, and the Management Information Base (for example, " turn on light ", " turning off the light " etc.) that identification is assigned with sound and detected by voice detector by the user.In other embodiments, except processor 1180, logic block 1176 can comprise the application specific processor (not shown), such as digital signal processor (DSP), ASIC, FPGA or special-purpose general processor of programming, is used for carrying out speech recognition.In other embodiments, except voice command (or in addition), processor 1180 can be configured to identify audible signal.For example, processor 1180 can be configured to the signal from the voice detector transmission in response to identifications such as applauding, blow a whistle.Concrete enforcement in response to the control of sound detection can provide the interface for cascade or home automation controlling in addition, such as allowing the user to send the order of a plurality of light fixtures of impact.For example, the user can send the order such as " all lamps are closed ", and it can make, and the light fixture relay is described orders to the home automation controlling device and/or directly give an order to other light fixture.

Figure 48 has described an embodiment of light fixture 1200.Light fixture 1200 comprises bulb 1202, controller 1204 and power interface 1206.Power interface 1206 can be connected to main power source 1208.In certain embodiments, main power source 1208 is basic routing line (for example, the alternating current of 120V, 60Hz), and in other embodiments, main power source 1208 is energy storage device (for example, battery) simultaneously.Power interface 1206 can be received as the signal of telecommunication of automatic power supply 1208, and can receive and can operate to supply with the one or more signals of telecommunication of the assembly of controller 1204 and bulb 1202 with power.Described one or more signal of telecommunication can comprise that assembly for supplying with controller 1204 is with first signal of telecommunication of power with for supplying with second signal of telecommunication of bulb 1202 with power.Alternatively, if bulb 1202 and controller 1204 require identical voltage operation, power interface 1206 can provide the single signal of telecommunication to controller 1204 and to bulb 1202.

Power interface 1206 also can receive one or more additional signals and/or provide one or more additional signals to controller 1204.For example, the AC signal that one or more home automation protocol signals (for example, X10 signal) can provide by main power source 1208 transports.The home automation protocol signal can receive with ac signal at power interface 1206 places.Power interface 1206 can separate the home automation protocol signal by suitable filtering from ac signal, and can connect 1210 to controller 1204 transmission home automation protocol signals by data.Simultaneously, power interface 1206 can arrange ac signal (for example, by ac signal being converted to the low-voltage direct signal of telecommunication) suitably, and can connect 1212 signals that arranged to controller 1204 transmission to its assembly, to provide operate power by power supply.

Light fixture 1200 and particularly power interface 1206 can be connected in addition secondary power supply 1214.Secondary power supply 1214 can be secondary main or energy storage device such as battery or capacitive device.As main power source 1208, secondary power supply 1214 can provide the signal of telecommunication to power interface 1206, and power interface 1206 can be obtained one or more signals of telecommunication by being electrically connected to 1212, to be supplied to controller 1204 from secondary power supply 1214.

In certain embodiments, power interface 1206 optionally provides the signal of telecommunication to controller 1204 and/or bulb 1202, and the described signal of telecommunication derives from main power source 1208 or secondary power supply 1214.Power interface 1206 can be according to one or more Standard Selection main power sources 1208 or secondary power supply 1214.Illustrate and unrestricted, the quality of the stability of the availability of main power source 1208, the signal of telecommunication that provided by main power source 1208, the signal of telecommunication that provided by main power source 1208, cost of the power that provided by main power source 1208 etc. can be provided described one or more standards.Circuit and/or program for assessment of the one or more standards that are used for selecting between main power source 1208 or secondary power supply 1214 can be power interface 1206, controller 1204 or both parts.

In certain embodiments, main power source 1208 can be the electric main power supply and secondary power supply 1214 can be battery.If main power source 1208 becomes unstable or can not utilize, controller 1204 and/or power interface 1206 can make bulb 1202(and controller 1204) from secondary power supply 1214 operations.For example, secondary power supply 1214 is in the embodiment of capacitive device therein, and power interface 1206 and/or controller 1204 fall from secondary power supply 1214 draw powers with supporting bulb 1202 and/or controller 1204 by the voltage by main power source 1208 experience.And for example, can be enough to whole in the one or more lighting circuits in bulb 1202 or approach all provide power full or that reduce as the capacitive device of secondary power supply 1214, thereby allow bulb 1202 to continue to provide complete or local lighting a period of time after main power source 1208 can not utilize.

Equally, secondary power supply 1214 is in some embodiment of energy storage device therein, and secondary power supply 1214 can be used the energy of automatic power supply 1208 to be charged.Use the power of automatic power supply 1208 to charge and can be controlled by power interface 1206 secondary power supply 1214.In addition or alternatively, one or more photovoltaic devices can provide rechargeable energy to secondary power supply 1214.In the light fixture 1200 of describing at Figure 48, bulb 1202 is depicted as and comprises circuit 1216, and it comprises a plurality of photodiodes.Power from photovoltaic circuit 1216 can be used for secondary power supply 1214 is charged.

Figure 49 has described to comprise an exemplary embodiment of the bulb 1218 of photovoltaic circuit.Bulb 1218 can be the form of the right circuit cone of the brachymemma consisted of the multilayer material (a plurality of discrete light-emitting device) be arranged on one deck multilayer material, as described in conjunction with Fig. 2.Described multilayer material and/or discrete diode apparatus form the diode device of layering.Particularly, bulb 1218 can be equipment 1228, and it is formed by the back-to-back equipment that is similar to the diode device that Fig. 2 describes.

Referring to Figure 49, bulb 1218 has inner surface 1220 and outer surface 1222, and they can correspond respectively to the corresponding diode layer of equipment 520.Although in certain embodiments, diode on diode on inner surface 1220 and outer surface 1222 can be light emitting diode, in other embodiments, the diode on inner surface 1220 can be light emitting diode, and the diode on outer surface 1222 can be photodiode.Like this, inner surface 1220 can be suitable for collecting light and convert the light of collecting to energy storage in secondary power supply 1214 for example, and outer surface 1222 can be suitable for the power conversion Cheng Guang of automatic power supply 1208 in the future and/or secondary power supply 1214.

Should be appreciated that do not require in main power source 1208 or secondary power supply 1214 any for main line.In fact, some embodiment can omit secondary power supply 1214 and main power source 1208 is implemented as to energy storage device, and in certain embodiments, main power source 1208 and secondary power supply 1214 both can be energy storage device.When being coupled to while thering is the bulb 1218 that luminous and bulb photovoltaic devices describes such as Figure 49, the lighting apparatus self-rechargeable.For example, a surface (for example, upper surface 1220) photovoltaic diode on can convert light to energy and during by day, energy storage device be charged, and for example, light emitting diode on identical or different surfaces (, lower surface 1222) can back convert storage power to light at night.

In bulb, use a plurality of lighting circuits also to be applicable to other application.In certain embodiments, each made element in two or more lighting circuits (for example, filament, gas, LED etc.) energising, with different colours or luminous under different-colour.By optionally making one of described first and second lighting circuits or both energisings, can select color or the colour temperature of the light that sends from described equipment.For example, but more than first light emitting diode red-emitting, and more than second light emitting diode emission blue light.Therefore, can by optionally or associativity make the first and second lighting circuits switch on to select redness, blueness or magenta illumination.If the 3rd lighting circuit is added in described equipment, additional color or colour temperature element can be placed on the 3rd lighting circuit.In certain embodiments, the 3rd lighting circuit can have been placed a plurality of elements of transmitting green light thereon.Implement redness, blueness and green LED and allow to select ruddiness, blue light, green glow, magenta light, gold-tinted, green light or white light on the lighting circuit separated.

In certain embodiments, each individual lighting circuit can be electrically coupled to the light adjusting circuit 1160 that light adjusting circuit is described such as Figure 46.By optionally increasing or reduce on each lighting circuit the brightness by the light of diode emission, by the color of the light of equipment 1230 emissions, can be accurately controlled.

Also but a plurality of lighting circuits of applications exploiting and/or a plurality of illumined surface obtain lighting pattern different or that select from the concept of various bulb-shaped combinations.Figure 50 shows and implements a plurality of surfaces and a plurality of lighting circuit exemplary embodiment with the bulb 1244 of the lighting pattern that changes.Bulb 1244 has outer surface 1246 and inner surface 1248, and each the light emitting diode in outer surface 1246 and inner surface 1248 is electrically coupled to two individual lighting circuits.Make the lighting circuit outer surface 1246 of switching on to throw light on can make relatively wide area illumination, and make another lighting circuit inner surface 1248 of switching on to throw light on can make illumination across narrower zone.Certainly, make two lighting circuits switch on to throw light on outer surface 1246 and inner surface 1248 both maximum illumination intensity can be provided.

In the various embodiment of light fixture as herein described, also can implement one or more timing functions.In certain embodiments, the operation of daily timer function so that the one or more lighting circuits in bulb in the time energising of pre-programmed every day.Advantageously, the embodiment that implements daily timer function does not require that external definition apparatus separately provides the execution of normal lighting timetable.In other or additional embodiment, one or more functions can be the programmable lighting circuit with the bulb of stopping using start through period able to programme from trigger event after.Trigger event can be and activates lamp (for example, by motion sensor, by switch etc.) or can be some other events (for example, when the detection of Time of Day, program control intensity level etc.).In other or additional embodiment, one or more timer functions can be programmable to enable the lighting circuit of bulb start through period able to programme from trigger event after.

It is evident that the mode that this paper can be bonded to each other about the described various functions of light fixture implements.For example, dimming function can be with a plurality of lighting circuit cooperating operations with adjustable colors and/or lighting pattern.Sensor and/or detector can be with the timing function cooperating operation with the one or more lighting circuits of illumination such as when detecting sound or motion, when detecting darkness, and extinguish illumination after the predetermined period has disappeared.Home automation or long-range connection (for example, X10 submissiveness, mobile device application etc.) can cooperate to allow with timing function, directed selection, color selection, motion, sound and photodetector, cascade control connection and light adjusting circuit the programming of detector sensitivity, illumination scheme, timer value etc.The cascade control connection can be with motion, sound and/or photodetector cooperating operation to allow single detector to control a plurality of lighting devices.

This be not strict essential built-in when light fixture is installed, activate or touch functional.In certain embodiments, implementing the necessary hardware of one or more functions and/or software can be present in light fixture, but can not enable or not touch.Depend on concrete enforcement, after buying and/or light fixture is installed, can activate one or more functions.For example, in the time buying code and be input into automation controller, a kind of function (for example, dimmer function) can activate by the order of being sent by the home automation controlling device.Light fixture comprises that, in the embodiment of base assembly and separable bulb assembly, base assembly can comprise idle function therein, and it can be activated when base assembly being coupled to the bulb assembly of supporting idle function.Yet, as an one example, have and can operate to implement the programmable function of motion detection and the base assembly of circuit can only can activate or use that function when base assembly is coupled to the bulb assembly with integrated motion detection sensor.

In certain embodiments, some functions may exist, but be difficult to use or be difficult to, activate.Advantageously, this type of embodiment can allow the manufacturer to produce single hardware realization, provides one or more optional functions to the consumer simultaneously.In other words, the first and second devices with same hardware can be programmed to enable various functions during manufacture process, for example, by storage arrangement and service marking position in read-only storage (ROM) device particularly.

Relatively, some embodiment can implement one or more module interfaces connections.Figure 51 A is the block diagram of an embodiment of base assembly 1250.Base assembly 1250 comprises controller 1252, power interface 1254 and coupling interface 1256.In addition, base assembly 1250 comprises module interface 1258.Module interface 1258 can be suitable for one or more modules outside electric coupling base assembly 1250 to controller 1252, and in some cases, one or more modules that mechanically are coupled are to base assembly 1250.Module interface 1258 can provide one or more physics and electrical interface to adapt to one or more external modules.Although one or more physical interfaces can be by standardization, one or more in described physical interface are suitable for concrete module or concrete submodule, and one or more other physical interface can be suitable for different modules.In certain embodiments, module interface 1258 comprises one or more physics and electrical interface, and it is configured as the socket for the corresponding plug on external module.

In certain embodiments, module interface 1258 can be corresponding with coupling interface 1039 at least in part.Figure 51 B is the block diagram of an exemplary embodiment of implementing the light fixture of modular functionality scheme, and wherein module interface 1258 is corresponding to coupling interface 1039.In Figure 51 B, base assembly 1020 is depicted as and comprises coupling interface 1039, sensor 1034, controller 1030, communication interface 1032 and power interface 1028.Equally, bulb assembly 1022 is depicted as and comprises light-emitting component 1044, sensor 1046 and coupling interface 1043.

Each in coupling interface 1039 and 1043 comprises respectively power interface 1036 and 1040, and comprises respectively data-interface 1038 and 1042.Controller 1030 can be implemented basic function, or the function implemented therein do not need in the embodiment of controller 1030, can from base assembly 1020, save fully.In the embodiment of embodiment such as Figure 51, can and physically be arranged in certain embodiments between base assembly 1020 and bulb assembly 1022 module 1251 electricity ground.Module 1251 has coupling interface 1253(pedestal-module coupling interface) and coupling interface 1255(bulb-module coupling interface), separately electricity ground and physically adapt in certain embodiments the coupling interface 1039 of base assembly 1020 and the coupling interface 1043 of bulb assembly 1022 in the corresponding interface.In other words, the power interface of coupling interface 1,039 1036 can be coupled to the power interface 1257 of coupling interface 1253, the data-interface of coupling interface 1,039 1038 can be coupled to the data-interface 1259 of coupling interface 1253, the power interface of coupling interface 1,043 1040 can be coupled to the power interface 1261 of coupling interface 1255, and the data-interface of coupling interface 1,043 1042 can be coupled to the data-interface 1263 of coupling interface 1255.Pedestal-module coupling interface 1253 can receive the signal of telecommunication from base assembly 1020 by the power interface 1257 in coupling interface 1253 and the power interface 1036 in coupling interface 1039.In certain embodiments, pedestal-module coupling interface 1253 can comprise the inductance coupling high element, and it is coupled to inductance coupling high element complementary in coupling interface 1039.In certain embodiments, pedestal-module coupling interface 1253 can receive data-signal from base assembly 1020 by the data-interface 1259 in coupling interface 1253 and the data-interface 1038 in coupling interface 1039.

Module 1251 can comprise the functions of modules square frame 1265 that is electrically coupled to coupling interface 1253 and 1255.Functions of modules square frame 1265 can comprise implements the necessary any circuit of desired function and/or programming, includes but not limited to processor, sensor, memory, FPGA, ASIC, firmware, software, discrete elements etc.In certain embodiments, functions of modules square frame 1265 can be implemented timer function, such as the opening/closing timer function of daily opening/closing timer function or time delay.In certain embodiments, functions of modules square frame 1265 can be implemented the motion detector function, and can comprise for detection of the sensor of motion and control the necessary circuit of function and/or programming in response to detecting exercise.In certain embodiments, functions of modules square frame 1265 can be implemented one or more dimmer function to control or to allow the user to control the intensity of the one or more lighting circuits in light fixture.In certain embodiments, functions of modules square frame 1265 can be implemented color, colour temperature, illumination direction and/or the illumined surface controlled or additional control (for example, enlarging circuit) is associated with control and illumination on the one or more circuit in light fixture.For example, if base assembly is for only single lighting circuit enforcement control, module 1251 and particularly function square frame 1265 can implement in the following way the control of two lighting circuits, described mode for example receives from the single power input of pedestal and implements two independently controlled power outputs from the module to the bulb assembly.

Therefore, module 1251 can receive one or more signals by coupling interface 1253, can be according to the one or more signals that receive of Functional change of being implemented by function square frame 1265, and the secondary signal of one or more changes can be provided by interface 1255.As an example, module 1251 can be implemented dimming function, and therefore from the base assembly signal of telecommunication (for example can receive, ac signal), the signal of telecommunication that improvement receives (for example, pass through switching signal, the voltage of reduce signal progressively, modulation signal etc.), and provide the improved signal of telecommunication by coupling interface 1255 to bulb assembly 1022.Induction coupling element in the coupling interface 1255 of the induction coupling element that in certain embodiments, the improved signal of telecommunication can be by being coupled to the complementation in coupling interface 1043 offers bulb assembly 1022.

Functions of modules square frame 1265 also can cooperate to implement the function be associated with module 1251 with circuit and/or programming in bulb assembly 1022 and/or base assembly 1020.For example, as described, base assembly 1020 can comprise controller 1030.Functions of modules square frame 1265 can comprise that the sensor (not shown) that can operate to cooperate with controller 1030 is to allow controller 1030 to implement additional function.Certainly, controller 1030 can be programmed to implement additional function in advance when adding module 1251, or can need to upgrade in order to implement the function be associated with module 1251.In certain embodiments, functions of modules square frame 1265 comprises the device of another assembly such as the programming be associated with controller 1030 for renewal for upgrading light fixture.Alternatively, in certain embodiments, controller 1030 can be upgraded by another interface (such as communication interface 1032).Similarly, functions of modules square frame 1265 can cooperate with the one or more sensors 1046 in bulb assembly 1022.

Certainly, functions of modules square frame 1265 can be respectively communicated by letter with any or two in base assembly 1020 with bulb assembly 1022 with 1039 by coupling interface 1255.In certain embodiments, for example module 1251 and functions of modules square frame 1265 can receive from base assembly 1020 by power interface 1036 and power interface 1257 particularly operate power, receive between base assembly 1020 and module 1251 by data-interface 1038 and data-interface 1259 simultaneously and/or transmit data.In certain embodiments, bulb assembly 1022 can receive from module 1251 operate power that is offered module 1251 by base assembly 1020 by power interface 1261 and power interface 1040, and can pass through data-interface 1263 and data-interface 1042 swap datas with base assembly 1020 and/or module 1251.One of power and/or data or both or their part can be passed through the circuit of functions of modules square frame 1265, or can walk around functions of modules square frame 1265 and directly pass through between the coupling interface 1253 and 1255 of module 1251.

Figure 51 C and 51D show respectively perspective view and the side view of base assembly 1267 and corresponding module 1269.In an illustrated embodiment, base assembly 1267 have concave coupled surface 1271 in case with convex surface such as the module 1269 of correspondingly-shaped on convex surface 1273 or the coupling of the convex surface (not shown) on the bulb assembly (not shown).Same in described embodiment, be provided with connector body 1275 and make the opening 1277 of connector body 1275 flush with surface 1271.Connector body 1275 is suitable for corresponding plug connector 1279 couplings of extending with the surface 1273 from module 1269.The module 1269 that Figure 51 C and 51D describe is dish types.In other words, module 1269 has the less thickness T with respect to its diameter D.Module 1269 (for example also has on curvature, protruding) (or at least similar) surface 1281 identical with surface 1271, make when not having module 1269, be suitable for can being coupled to module 1269 by surface 1281 equally by surface 1271 and the bulb assembly (not shown) of surperficial base assembly 1267 couplings.Module 1269 can comprise the connector body 1283 be arranged in module 1269 similarly, makes the opening 1285 of connector body 1283 flush with surface 1281.

Certainly, in certain embodiments, surface 1271 and/or 1281 curvature can be different from the curvature that Figure 51 C and 51D describe, or surface 1271 and/or 1281 can not be crooked.In addition or alternatively, in certain embodiments, connector body 1275 and 1285 and connector plug 1279 can there is the different geometry of describing from Figure 51 C and 51D.Replace the opening 1277 that connector body 1275 is set and flush with surface 1271, for example, socket 1275 generally can be from surface 1271 be given prominence to, can be made the surface 1273 of the recessed module 1269 of connector plug 1279 medium.In other embodiments, base assembly 1267 is connected with data on each in module 1269 and/or power supply can be by surface 1271 and 1273, replace (or in addition) connector body 1275 and connector plug 1279, or can save connector body 1275 and connector plug 1279 fully.

Although for the purpose of implementing additional function by hardware being added to light fixture has been imagined external module, but in certain embodiments, before being connected to external module, external module can only play the effect that activates or enable one or more functions that light fixture can accomplish, but it is maybe can not utilizing of leaving unused before this.In other words, in certain embodiments, external module can serve as " dongle " for mobilizing function.In other embodiments, external module for example can comprise, for implementing hardware and/or software and/or the firmware of motion detector, voice detector, photodetector, secondary power supply, stand-by power supply, photovoltaic charged device, timer function and/or long-range connection (, Long-distance Control, cascade control, with the compatibility of domestic automation system etc.).The embodiment that implements to be communicated with external module can be particularly advantageous, for example, is wishing that sensor is in the occasion be not close to a certain position of light fixture, such as the occasion that is positioned at outdoor sensor control and is positioned at the illumination of indoor light fixture.

The light fixture of as above describing with respect to Figure 38 C and 38D is described, and module 1269 can cooperate to provide the key structure to light fixture with base assembly 1267 and/or with bulb assembly.For example, module 1269 can comprise the electronic key device (not shown), its can be by connector 1279 with 1275 with base assembly 1267 and communicate by letter with the controller in base assembly 1267 particularly.Module 1269 also can be transmitted one or more signals to implement the second key structure to the electronic key device of one or more signals of electronic key device in bulb assembly/from bulb assembly.In other words, controller can operate with in one or more modules and one or more bulb assemblies in electronic key device power is provided, the data that receive from one or more electronic key devices with checking and/or compiling, and implement individually or in any combination way the feature or function in base assembly, module and/or bulb assembly.

In certain embodiments, external module can cooperate to realize with matching module the accessibility function.For example, be suitable for making plug to insert in telephone jack or the module that is connected to mobile phone can cooperate so that the light fixture indication is sent a telegram here (for example,, by flicker, flash of light etc.) with the module that is suitable for being coupled to by module interface 1258 base assembly 1252.And for example, be suitable for by module interface 1258 be coupled to base assembly 1252 module can with (for example be connected to alarming device, be connected to smoke-detectors, carbon monoxide detector, security system, doorbell, baby monitor etc.) module cooperation so that one or more situations (for example,, by flicker, flash of light etc.) that the light fixture indication is associated with alarming device.Except implementing communication function with coupling base assembly 1252 and another device, external module also can comprise the visual signal device, such as flash lamp or LED light.Certainly, in certain embodiments, although can add the accessibility function by external module being connected to base assembly 1250, can realize same accessibility function in base assembly.

Light fixture also can comprise that various visions or sound indicator lamp are integrated into the operation of the various functions in light fixture with indication.In certain embodiments, light fixture and particularly the pedestal of light fixture can comprise the LED light of one or more routines.LED light can operate to indicate: for example, light fixture be connected to that power supply, timing function are activated, photoelectric detector is activated or bulb assembly in one or more special lighting circuit be energized.LED light can be each LED lamp in the side that is built into pedestal.Alternatively, LED light one or more ring light conduits that can throw light on, its circumference around pedestal extends.In certain embodiments, can will similarly indicate and be integrated in bulb assembly.For example, one or more lighting circuits can form the indicator lamp on tube face, or can form the little indicating area on tube face.

Can advance in pedestal and/or bulb assembly to realize being integrated into the control of the function in light fixture various controlling organizations are built-in.In the embodiment described such as Figure 52 at some embodiment, base assembly 1270 can comprise one or more annular control loops 1272,1274.In the embodiment described at Figure 52, annular control loop 1272,1274 allows the user to configure the timer function of base assembly.Particularly, one of a plurality of times 1278 that the user can make indicator lamp 1276 on annular control loop 1272 and indication on base assembly 1270 align to set " opening " time of timer function.The user can make one of a plurality of times 1278 of indicator lamp 1280 on annular control loop 1274 and indication on base assembly 1270 align to set " closing " time of timer function.

In addition or alternatively, annular control loop can be implemented the control of other function.For example, Figure 53 has described base assembly 1282, and wherein annular control loop 1284 and 1286 is controlled respectively two lighting circuits in the bulb assembly (not shown).Each in control loop 1284 and 1286 of annular includes indicator lamp 1288, and by making corresponding annular control loop 1284 or 1286 rotations, described indicator lamp optionally causes that corresponding lighting circuit makes attached illumination component energising, brightens and dimmed.

Multiposition switches also can be used for implementing the control of various functions.Figure 54 has described to have the base assembly 1290 of two two position switch 1292 and 1294.Switch 1292 and 1294 can make respectively corresponding lighting circuit energising or outage to be switched on or switched off the illumination component that is attached to each lighting circuit.By each in switch 1292 and 1294 is moved to " connection " position, the user can make respectively the first and second lighting circuits energisings in attached bulb assembly (not shown), the illumination component illumination that makes to be coupled to corresponding lighting circuit.Certainly, although base assembly 1290 is depicted as, have two switches 1292 and 1294, base assembly 1290 can have more or less switch.In addition, although switch 1292 and 1294 is described as, control corresponding lighting circuit in bulb assembly, switch 1292 and 1294 also can (or contrary) be controlled other function.For example, switch 1292 and 1294 lighting circuits that can control corresponding to the upper and lower surface of bulb assembly, thus direction of light and the kind provided by bulb assembly is provided.Other any function that switch 1292 and 1294 also can activate and inactive timer function, sensor function, dimmer function or obedience two position switch are controlled.In addition, although switch 1292 and 1294 is described as two position switch, should be understood that, also can adopt and there is other number the switch of the position of (for example, three, four, five, six etc.) to control the function of light fixture.

As Figure 55 is described, in certain embodiments, base assembly 1300 is implemented one or more slide block mechanisms 1302 to control one or more functions that are associated with base assembly 1300.Slide block mechanism 1302 is depicted as and can operates with the end 1304 indicating " dimness " and indicate light adjusting controller mobile in position range continuous between the end 1306 of " becoming clear " in Figure 55.In other embodiments, slide block mechanism 1302 can move sensitivity or the setting timer (for example, after configurable time quantum, closing lamp) with setting sensor.In certain embodiments, slide block mechanism 1302 can be controlled from the color of the light of bulb assembly (not shown) emission.For example, slide block mechanism 1302 can change the voltage that is applied to analog-digital converter, make controller (not shown) in bulb assembly 1300 optionally make each in two or more lighting circuits in bulb dimmed and/or brighten, each lighting circuit wherein has the illumination component with emitting at different wavelengths be coupled on it.

In the embodiment described such as Figure 56 at other embodiment, base assembly 1310 can comprise electronic user interface module 1312.Electronic user interface module 1312 can comprise display (for example, LED, LCD or electrophoretic display device (EPD)) 1314 and one or more button 1316-1322.Electronic user interface module 1312 can move to control the function of bulb assembly.If module 1312 operations are with the control timer function, for example, button 1316 can allow the user that module 1312 is placed on to " timer is opened " pattern or in " timer cuts out " pattern, button 1318 can allow the user to set current time, " connection " time and/or "off" time, and button 1320 and 1322 can allow the user to increase (button 1320) or reduce the value that (button 1322) is set.Similarly electronic user interface pattern 1312 can be implemented to control other function, includes but not limited to the sensitivity of various sensors.

Interaction between bulb assembly and base assembly also can be controlled one or more functions of light fixture.Figure 57 and 58 is respectively top view and the perspective view of base assembly 1330.The surface 1332 of coupling mechanism 1334 comprises groove 1336.The slide block mechanism 1338 be arranged in groove 1336 is electrically coupled to the controller (not shown).In the embodiment described at Figure 57,1344 places, center that coupling mechanism 1334 also is included in surface 1332 are arranged on the magnet assembly 1340 in dimple 1342.Magnet assembly 1340 comprises at least one magnetic element.Although being depicted as single magnetic element is arranged in dimple 1342 and is centered close in the surface 1332 of coupling mechanism 1334, but coupling mechanism 1334 can comprise a plurality of magnet assemblies 1340, described one or more magnet assembly 1340 does not need to be centered close in coupling mechanism 1334, and need to be not recessed from surface 1332.In addition, coupling mechanism 1334 does not need to comprise magnet assembly 1340, and (good to eat, screwed surface etc.) can provide the physical connection between base assembly 1330 and bulb assembly because other physical coupling mechanism.

In any case and referring now to Figure 59, slide block mechanism 1338 is suitable for holding the actuator pin 1346 on the coupling mechanism 1348 of bulb assembly 1350.When the coupling mechanism 1334 with base assembly 1330 closely cooperates, the surface 1352 of coupling mechanism 1348 is suitable for flushing in place with the surface 1332 of base assembly 1330.In 1352 center, surface, but can arrange magnetic engagement surperficial 1354(its can be magnet) by magnet assembly 1340, bulb assembly 1350 is coupled to base assembly 1330 magnetically.Actuator pin 1346 is set and makes when coupling mechanism 1334 and 1348 is engaged with each other, the pin socket 1339 of actuator pin 1346 in slide block mechanism 1338 holds.Actuator pin 1346 can be arranged in the dimple 1356 that Figure 60 describes to the bottom view that this figure is bulb assembly 1350.Actuator pin 1346 and dimple 1356 can cooperate to allow actuator pin 1346 to engage slide mechanisms 1338 and at the interior moving slider mechanism 1338 of groove 1336.

Figure 61 has described the perspective view of an embodiment of base assembly 1360.Base assembly 1360 comprises two annular control loops 1362 and 1364.In described embodiment, annular control loop 1362 moves to control the illumination intensity of attached bulb assembly (not shown), and annular control loop 1364 moves to control the illumination direction from attached bulb assembly simultaneously.The Set For Current of each in selection indicator lamp 1366 indication annular control loops 1362 and 1364.For example, as depicted in FIG., annular control loop 1362 is set to " 60W ", indicates the setting of 60 watts (or equivalents), and annular control loop 1364 is set to " lamp ".Annular control loop 1362 can be by changing bulb assembly the terminal voltage, the different lighting circuits by selecting bulb assembly, the operations such as different circuit of being coupled to base assembly 1360 by the lighting circuit by bulb assembly of terminal of one or more lighting circuits.

In addition, although Figure 61 depicts annular control loop 1362 to have the ，Dan position of the switch, position that is marked with " 40W ", " 60W " and " 100W " and can any expectation mode carry out mark as.Illustrate and unrestricted, the brightness of the wattage indicator lamp that the mark of each position can be based on incandescent lamp, can indicate the actual wattage for the bulb of base assembly, or can only indicate " low ", " in " and " height ", " 1 ", " 2 " and " 3 " etc.In addition, with the behavior that changes controller (for example annular control loop 1362 can be coupled to controller in base assembly 1360, make controller change the behavior of dimmer circuit, make controller that bulb assembly is coupled to various circuit, or change the output of controller), be coupled to light modulator in base assembly 1360 with the output that changes light modulator or be coupled to a plurality of circuit in base assembly 1360.

In a similar manner, the annular control loop 1364 of base assembly 1360 can be controlled from the direction of light of bulb assembly emission.The annular control loop 1364 that Figure 62 A and 62B have described to locate is to select respectively each in two kinds of settings: " dimple " and " lamp ".As Figure 62 A is described, annular control loop 1364 is transferred to " lamp " and sets first illumination component 1370 that can make bulb assembly 1368 illuminations be arranged on the first end place of bulb assembly 1368, desirable such as being assembled into time in wall lamp 1374 at bulb and base assembly (jointly), as shown in Figure 64 A.Meanwhile, by annular control loop 1364 be transferred to " dimple " set (as Figure 62 B is described) can make bulb assembly 1368 illuminations be arranged on bulb assembly 1368 the second end place the second illumination component 1372 and provide illumination by the end 1374 of bulb assembly, desirable such as being assembled into time in recessed light fixture 1376 at bulb and base assembly (jointly), as shown in Figure 64 B.

In certain embodiments, activate annular control loop 1364 and can move optionally to make the one or more lighting circuit energisings in bulb assembly 1368, for example, by optionally making one or more terminals energising in base assembly 1360 or by the terminal that switch in (for example,, by means of the control signal that transfers to bulb assembly 1368) bulb assembly 1368 optionally is coupled the one or more lighting circuits in bulb assembly 1368 in base assembly 1360.In addition, although Figure 61,62A, 62B, 64A and 64B depict annular control loop 1364 to have the position that is marked with " dimple " and " lamp " as, described position can be carried out mark in any desired way.Illustrate and unrestricted, the mark of each position can be indicated thrown light on surface (for example, " inside " or " outside ") or be can be drawing (for example, the picture of outstanding candlestick and the picture of dimple, have the picture etc. of the bulb of various lighting patterns).

In addition, in certain embodiments, can be by two or more partial couplings capable of being combined of illumination component to lighting circuit corresponding in bulb assembly.For example, Figure 63 A, 63B and 63C have described to have for selecting respectively three kinds of settings: " directly ", " indirectly " and each the base assembly 1361 of annular control loop 1365 in " all ".As Figure 63 A is described, regulate annular control loop 1365 to select " directly " setting optionally to make the first terminal in base assembly 1361 switch on so that first's illumination of attached illumination component, and described as Figure 63 B, regulate annular and control 1365 to select " indirectly " optionally to make the second terminal energising in base assembly 1361 so that the second portion of attached illumination component throws light on.As Figure 63 C is described, regulate annular control loop 1365 to select " all " settings optionally to make the first and second terminals in base assembly 1361 both switch on so that the first and second two parts of attached illumination component are all thrown light on.

Figure 65 A, 65B and 65C have described to comprise the light fixture 1375 of the bulb assembly 1377 be arranged on base assembly 1361.Bulb assembly 1377 has been described first 1379 and second portion 1381.In Figure 65 A, " directly " illumination as Figure 63 A with selection that base assembly 1361 is described to place to some extent arranges, make first's 1379 illuminations (for example, by the first directional lighting element (not shown)), second portion 1381 keeps dark annular control loop 1365 simultaneously.For example, this may be desirable to provide the direct reading lamp.In Figure 65 B, what base assembly 1361 was described to place to some extent throws light on and arranges, makes the dark annular control loop 1365 of second portion 1381 illuminations (for example,, by the second directional lighting element (not shown)) first's 1379 maintenance simultaneously as Figure 63 B " indirectly " with selection.For example, this may be desirable to provide softer ambient lighting effect.In Figure 65 C, base assembly 1361 described to place to some extent with select as " all " of Figure 63 C throw light on setting, make both the throw light on annular control loop 1365 of (for example,, by the first and second two directional lighting elements) of first 1379 and second portion 1381.For example, this may be desirable to provide balanced and/or the most comprehensively illumination.Certainly, although being depicted as in Figure 65 A-65C, first 1379 and second portion 1381 form two bulb assemblies 1377 of 1/2nd that approximately equate, the possible segmentation or do not cut apart not restriction at assembly.Illustrate and unrestricted, the fragment of bulb assembly can be the pattern of vertical, level or any other expectation.Equally, although depict as, have two fragments or part, illumination component can have greater or less than two fragments or part.In embodiment in one for example can be arranged on wall lamp, illumination component has three parts, 25% the surface area that its first comprises illumination component (for example, provide the first reading lamp), other 25% the surface area that its second portion comprises illumination component (for example, the second reading lamp is provided) with and third part comprise remaining 50% surface area (for example, providing indirect lighting) of illumination component.Similarly, in one embodiment, illumination component has four fragments or part, its each include 25% surface area of illumination component.In addition, in an embodiment that for example can be arranged on 90 ° of corners that formed by two walls, illumination has two fragments or part, 75% the surface area that its first comprises illumination component (for example, for indirect lighting is provided) and its second portion comprise remaining 25% surface area (for example,, for direct illumination is provided) of illumination component.

The annular control loop 1364 can with the functional similarity when bulb assembly 1368 is shaped as difformity.Figure 66 and 67 has described to have coupling mechanism 1382, the bulb assembly 1380 of bar 1384 and illumination component 1386.Illumination component 1386 can be the dish spline structure (although illumination component 1386 needs not be circle) of the general planar with the first illumined surface 1388 and second illumined surface 1390.For example, each illumined surface 1388,1390 all can comprise a large amount of light emitting diode as above.Annular control loop 1364 can move optionally to illuminate one or the other (or two) in illumined surface 1388 and 1390.For example, annular control loop 1364 is adjusted to primary importance (as shown in Figure 66) and can makes the light emitting diode matrix lamp of the second illumined surface 1390, and annular control loop 1364 is adjusted to the light emitting diode matrix lamp that the second place (as shown in Figure 67) can make the first illumined surface 1388.Figure 66 and 67 shows and icon 1392 can be used on annular control loop 1364 to indicate the function of various control positions.Figure 68 shows, can dispose the illumination component that roughly coils sample of two kinds of modes in scene 1398.In Figure 68, the first light fixture 1394 with annular control loop 1364 regulated of being described as Figure 66 provides indirect lighting.Simultaneously, wherein annular control loop 1364 provides direct illumination as the second light fixture 1396 regulated that Figure 67 was described.

In certain embodiments, one or more structures of light fixture can be controlled in touch-sensitive surface.Except whether the control light fixture is switched on or switched off, touch sensitive controller can move light adjusting circuit, thereby allow the user by dim and/or lighten the illumination of light fixture along the surperficial moveable finger of controller, contact specific controller zone according to expectation brightness, or cycle through two or more constant brightness settings.One or more lighting circuits (for example, replacing annular control loop 1364) that touch sensitive controller contrary (or in addition) can allow the user to cycle through can be switched in bulb assembly and/or to disconnect.

Touch sensitive controller can be in many embodiment of light fixture and is being utilized in many embodiment of light fixture of equipment described herein and implementing.Different with many light fixtures, no matter from any point, there is LED array and can be two dimension as the light fixture of illumination component.For this reason, this type of light fixture is applicable to the space such as drawer and cabinet uniquely, wherein it can be used as liner, as throwing light on etc. (referring to Figure 71) below cabinet.Touch sensitive controller can be integrated in base assembly, make by the contact base assembly, the user can control one or more functions of light fixture.In certain embodiments, touch sensitive controller can be by for example being connected to touch-sensitive module base assembly or base assembly being connected to the module that self is connected to touch sensitive controller and can being attached to individually base assembly.In other embodiments, touch sensitive controller can be integrated in bulb assembly to allow the user to contact one or more functions of bulb assembly and control light fixture.In this type of embodiment, function is controlled in expection can be at the pedestal that is arranged in light fixture or base assembly and be connected in the controller of sensor (that is, touch-sensitive surface) of the bulb that is arranged on light fixture or bulb assembly and implement.

Can comprise the control element for one or more functions according to the various embodiment of the light fixture of this specification, described control element is integrated into bulb assembly or even in bulb self.Referring now to Figure 69,, light fixture 1400 comprises pedestal section 1402 and bulb section 1404, both is integrated in light fixture 1400.Bulb section 1404 comprises cylindrical lampshade element 1405 and stem post 1406.In certain embodiments, lampshade 1405 is illumination component.In other embodiments, stem post 1406 is illumination component.

In any case stem post 1406 can be around axis 1407 rotation and by electricity ground and/or mechanically be coupled to the light adjusting circuit in pedestal 1402.The end 1408 of stem post 1406 is outstanding from the end 1410 of bulb section 1404.Stem post 1406 can move to regulate light adjusting circuit and control the illumination intensity of sending from bulb section 1404 around the rotation of axis 1407.In certain embodiments, thus the rotating operation of stem post 1406 is with by activating the rheostat in pedestal section 1402 and directly regulating the voltage be applied on illumination component and regulate light adjusting circuit.In other embodiments, the rotating operation of stem post 1406 is applied to the signal on illumination component with input and indirect regulation by regulating analog-digital converter voltage or dutycycle are regulated light adjusting circuit.

In other embodiments, can stem post 1406 be coupled to light adjusting circuit.On the contrary, stem post 1406 can be coupled to controller or switch, and stem post 1406 can move to change to one or more signals of controller or switch between various output circuits around the rotation of axis 1407.Change one or more signals and can make controller change to the output of illumination component, or can directly change the output of illumination component.For example, the rotation of stem post 1406 can make controller between three kinds of light illumination modes (for example, low, neutralize between high light illumination mode, or between three lighting circuits in illumination component) switching.Alternatively, the rotation of stem post 1406 can make bulb part 1404 connect from the different circuit that activated in base part 1402.

In Figure 70, light fixture 1412 comprises base assembly 1414 and bulb assembly 1416.Light fixture 1416 comprises lampshade 1418 and the stem post 1420 of the right circuit cone form that is brachymemma, and wherein any can be illumination component.Coupling mechanism 1422 on bulb assembly 1416 comprises the pod 1424 that is suitable for 1426 couplings of corresponding ball, and described ball is arranged on the coupling mechanism 1428 on base assembly 1414.Ball 1426 and pod 1424 interact as ball-and-socket joint to allow bulb assembly 1416 to be located by adjustable ground.Stem post 1420 can help the user by the convenient point that grasps bulb assembly 1406 thereon and the lever adjustable ground location bulb assembly that moves bulb assembly 1416 around coupling mechanism 1422 are provided.

As the stem post 1406 in the light fixture 1400 of Figure 69, stem post 1420 also can be used as the controller of one or more functions of light fixture 1412, and can dim or lighten illumination around axis 1430 rotations particularly, change lighting pattern, change illuminating color, make light fixture on/off etc.

Can and control and implement other combination of countless versions and/or function by the function described in the above paragraph of combination.But, as an illustrative example, the controller of light fixture can make light fixture glimmer every now and then.One of above-described controlling organization can allow the user to change one or more in on-time and break time.And for example, controller can by implement one or more timers come optionally and/or periodically to switch two or more the conduction lighting circuits switch on and off to cause different lighting patterns.

Certainly, various functions described in above paragraph and control the mode that can be bonded to each other and implement to control several functions.For example, light fixture can have dimming function and daily timer function.Light fixture can adopt the slide block mechanism 1338 that Figure 57-60 are described to implement to control dimming function, adopts electronic user interface module 1312 to implement the control of daily timer function simultaneously.In addition, although in above paragraph and the function described in accompanying drawing 52-60 control to be with respect to comprise separately but the light fixture of the bulb that can be coupled and base assembly describe, but it will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that bulb and pedestal are can implement the function controlling organization equally in inseparable integrated illumination assembly therein.

Above-described many embodiment are described in conjunction with bulb assembly, and described bulb assembly has the base assembly of the round thread for being coupled to power supply.Yet, as repeatedly pointed out, described many embodiment do not require that pedestal has round thread.For the purpose of illustrative, the various embodiment of pedestal and/or coupling mechanism will be described now.

With described in aforementioned discussion, the lamp socket of bulb assembly 702 710 mechanically can be coupled to base assemblies 735 bulb assembly 702 be fixed to base assembly 735 and allow the power that will be provided by power supply to offer illumination component with electricity ground pair as shown in figure 34.For example, as shown in figure 34, lamp socket 710 can consist of plastic material (or metal material), and the first magnet 1648 can be arranged on the part place that lamp socket 710 is suitable for being coupled to the holding portion 1649 of base assembly 735.The holding portion 1649 of base assembly 735 can have the second magnet 1650 fixed thereon, and the part that the second magnet 1650 is close to the first magnets 1648 can have with the first magnet 1648 is close to the opposite polarity of the part of the second magnets 1650, makes the second magnet 1650 be attracted magnetically to the first magnet 1648.The first magnet 1648 and the second magnet 1650 can make when the second magnet 1650 is coupled to the first magnet 1648 magnetically separately along the central axis setting of lamp socket 710 and base assembly 735, lamp socket 710 and base assembly 735 co-axially aligns.Yet, two or more magnets can be coupled to lamp socket 710 and base assembly 735, and lamp socket 710 and base assembly 735 can align on any suitable direction.

Replace above-described magnetic couplings (or in addition), lamp socket 710 and base assembly 735 can any mode known in the art be coupled.For example, as shown in Figure 35 A, one or more protuberances 1652 can be outstanding from the lower surface of lamp socket 710, and described one or more protuberance 1652 can be suitable for being received into respective slots 1654(or hole or dimple in the holding portion 1649 that is formed at base assembly 735) in.Alternatively, one or more protuberances can extend upward from the holding portion 1649 of base assembly 735, and described one or more protuberance can be suitable for being received in respective slots, hole or the dimple in the lower surface that is formed at lamp socket 710.Protuberance can be fixed in slit or dimple by any method known in the art, for example, by acting on being frictionally engaged of sheet spring on protuberance 1652, or rotates in the fixed position in slit or dimple by protuberance.Another example connected between lamp socket 710 and base assembly 735 can be bayonet coupling, and it comprises that the positive side with one or more pins and cloudy recipient and one or more spring with slit of coupling are interlocked two parts.For the lamp socket 710 that is coupled to base assembly 735, the lamp socket 710 be coupled can be electrically coupled to base assembly 735 by any method known in the art, in being connected electrically in greater detail below comprising.

Except above discussed coupling mechanism, can on lamp socket 710 and base assembly 735, form the mutual orientation of one or more structures with the expectation of guaranteeing lamp socket 710 and base assembly 735.For example, as shown in Figure 35 B, single protuberance 1656 can be arranged on lamp socket 710, and if described protuberance 1656 is arranged on to the first dimple or screens 1658 places, can trigger the first illumination functions such as the first brightness setting.Alternatively, if protuberance 1656 is arranged in the second recess or screens 1660, can trigger the second illumination functions such as the first brightness setting.

Further, lamp socket 710 can be coupled to base assembly 735 by means of one or more loop configuration.Figure 35 C has described also to have the bottom view of an embodiment of the lamp socket 710 of annular contact 1561 except protuberance 1563.In certain embodiments, annular contact 1561 can be separately to the different circuit transmission powers of bulb assembly 702.In other embodiments, annular contact 1561 can be carried data-signal to bulb assembly 702 separately, and protuberance 1563 provides power to the circuit of bulb assembly 702 simultaneously.Certainly, although Figure 35 C is depicted as, have two annular contacts 1561, various embodiment can comprise more or less annular contact 1561.

Figure 35 D has described the cross-sectional side view of the compatible embodiment of embodiment of lamp socket 710 and base assembly 735.Lamp socket 710 comprises annular contact 1561 and protuberance 1563.Base assembly 735 comprises the dimple 1565 and 1567 that is configured to hold respectively and be electrically coupled to the correspondence of annular contact 1561 and protuberance 1563.

In certain embodiments, power can be delivered to bulb assembly 702 from base assembly 735 by inductance coupling high, and it can comprise the first transformer 1569 in base assembly 735 and the second transformer 1571 of the correspondence in bulb assembly 702.When abutting one another placement, because when lamp socket 710 is in place in complementary base assembly 735, controller or other mechanism are (for example, capacitive character or mechanical switch) can in transformer 1569, cause flowing of electric current, as will be understood, this will generate corresponding electric current in transformer 1571, thereby to bulb assembly 702 transmitted powers.Although Figure 35 D depicts the physical interface between the first transformer 1569 and the second transformer 1571 as dimple 1567 and corresponding protuberance 1563, implement the secondary power supply interface 1036 and 1040 of induction power transmission and can implement very eurypalynous physical interface, as will be understood.The induction power transmission is many known, therefore will can at length not be described in this manual

Referring to Figure 36, lamp socket 710 and base assembly 735 can be shaped as the parts of one.More specifically, lamp socket 710 for good and all can be coupled to base assembly 735, make lamp socket 710 not remove from base assembly 735.

As discussed before this, base assembly 735 can be suitable for receiving the power from any source.For example, as shown in figure 34, for example, base assembly 735 can have interface structure 1668, and it is the helicitic texture (for example, round thread or more specifically E27 pattern medium size round thread) that is configured to insert in conventional light socket.Those of ordinary skill in the art will be appreciated that, can adopt the round thread of any kind as interface structure 1668.Interface structure 1668 can arrange symmetrically around the central axis of columniform base assembly 735 basically.Base assembly 735 also can have and is suitable for plug is inserted to the interface structure 1668 in conventional wall socket, and base assembly 735 can have setting one or more plug-in power pack sockets on the outer surface, make one or more electric installations to insert plug in the supply socket on base assembly 735 with from the wall socket received power.Base assembly 735 also can be configured to be electrically coupled to conventional rail luminating system or any other conventional system provides power with the illumination component to conventional such as bulb.

Although the present invention is described with respect to its specific embodiment, these embodiment are only illustrative rather than limit the invention.In the specification of this paper, numerous details is provided, such as the embodiment of electronic component, electronics and structure connection, material and constructional variant so that the thorough understanding to embodiments of the invention to be provided.Yet those skilled in the relevant art will recognize, one or more in can described detail or carry out embodiments of the invention with miscellaneous equipment, system, assembly, element, material, parts etc.In other cases, the structure of knowing, material or operation are not shown specifically and are described to avoid to make the each side of the embodiment of the present invention fuzzy particularly.Those skilled in the art also will recognize, can utilize method step additional or that be equal to, or can be combined with other step, or can different orders carry out, wherein any one or all within patent is advocated scope of invention.In addition, multiple accompanying drawing not drawn on scale and should not being regarded as are limited.

" embodiment " that whole specification mentioned, " embodiment " or concrete " embodiment " refer to that special characteristic, structure or the characteristic described in relevant embodiment comprise at least one embodiment and not necessarily comprise in all embodiments, and further, not necessarily refer to same embodiment.In addition, the special characteristic of any specific embodiment, structure or characteristic all can be in any suitable manner and are combined with any suitable combination with one or more other embodiment, comprise the feature that use has been selected rather than correspondingly use further feature.In addition, therefore, can carry out many modifications, so that application-specific, situation or material adapt to core essence of the present invention and scope.Should be appreciated that the instruction content according to this paper, described herein and shown in other modification and the correction form of the embodiment of the present invention be possible, and will be considered to the part of the spirit and scope of the invention.Illustrate and unrestricted, the disclosure is imagined at least following several respects:

1. a light fixture comprises:

The illumination component of Breadth Maximum (W), described illumination component comprises the planar materials that can throw light on and has thickness (T);

Pedestal, described pedestal can operate that described light fixture is coupled to socket; With

Elongated bar part, described bar part removably be coupled described illumination component and described pedestal.

2. light fixture according to claim 1, wherein said elongated bar partly comprises:

Be coupled to regularly the first end of described illumination component; With

Removably be coupled to the second end of described pedestal.

3. light fixture according to claim 1, wherein said elongated bar partly comprises:

With the integrally formed first end of described pedestal; With

Removably be coupled to the second end of described illumination component.

4. light fixture according to claim 1, wherein said elongated bar partly comprises:

Removably be coupled to the first end of described pedestal; With

Removably be coupled to the second end of described illumination component.

5. according to the described light fixture of any one in claim 1 to 4, wherein said the second end comprises the first magnet, and described the first magnet is configured to described bar is fixed in the middle of described illumination component and described pedestal magnetically.

6. according to the described light fixture of any one in claim 1 to 5, wherein said elongated bar part also comprises:

Interior bar; With

The outer bar slidably engaged with described interior bar,

The length of wherein said bar part is adjustable to determine the total length of described assembly.

7. according to the described light fixture of any one in claim 1 to 5, wherein said elongated bar part also comprises:

Interior bar;

The outer bar slidably engaged with described interior bar; With

The controller activated with respect to the position of described outer bar by regulating described interior bar.

8. according to the described light fixture of any one in claim 1 to 5, wherein said elongated bar part also comprises:

Interior bar;

With the rotatable outer bar engaged of described interior bar; With

The controller activated with respect to the angle of described outer bar by regulating described interior bar.

9. according to claim 7 or light fixture claimed in claim 8, wherein said controller is configured to change with lower one or more: illumination intensity, illumination direction, illuminating color, illumination colour temperature or select the lighting circuit of energising.

10. according to the described light fixture of any one in claim 1 to 9, wherein said illumination component comprises:

Optionally switch on to throw light on first circuit of first surface of described illumination component; With

Optionally switch on the to throw light on second circuit of second surface of described illumination component,

Wherein said the first circuit and second circuit can be switched on independently.

11., according to the described light fixture of any one in claim 1 to 10, wherein said bar part also comprises:

First;

Second portion; With

Be configured to allow the pivot of described first with respect to described second portion pivotable.

12. light fixture according to claim 11, wherein said pivot is ball-and-socket joint.

13. light fixture according to claim 11, wherein said pivot is hinge.

14. according to the described light fixture of any one in claim 1 to 13, also comprise an end place that is arranged on described bar part and the hinge that is coupled to described illumination component, described hinge is arranged to allow the correspondence one end pivotable of described illumination component around described bar part.

15., according to the described light fixture of any one in claim 1 to 14, wherein said illumination component is shaped as the right circuit cone of brachymemma.

16., according to the described light fixture of any one in claim 1 to 14, wherein said illumination component is the disk with diameter (D).

17., according to the described light fixture of any one in claim 1 to 16, wherein said bar partly has the width (W of the thickness (T) that is greater than described illumination component and the Breadth Maximum (W) that is less than described illumination component _s).

18., according to the described light fixture of any one in claim 1 to 17, wherein said illumination component comprises:

Concave surface; With

The convex surface of being separated by described thickness (T) and described concave surface.

19. an interchangeable illumination component comprises:

The planar materials that can throw light on, described planar materials forms illumination component and has first surface and second surface, and described first surface and described second surface are by material thickness (T) separately;

Be configured to described illumination component removably is coupled to the magnetic couplings mechanism of pedestal.

20. interchangeable illumination component according to claim 19 also comprises:

The first magnet or the first metal surface, described the first magnet or the first metal surface are configured to described interchangeable illumination component is coupled to elongated bar.

21. interchangeable illumination component according to claim 19 also comprises:

Elongated bar part, described bar partly is configured to described illumination component removably is coupled to described pedestal.

22. interchangeable illumination component according to claim 21, wherein said elongated bar partly comprises:

Be coupled to regularly the first end of described illumination component; With

Be configured to removably be coupled to the second end of described pedestal.

23. interchangeable illumination component according to claim 21, wherein said elongated bar partly comprises:

Be configured to removably be coupled to the first end of described pedestal; With

Removably be coupled to the second end of described illumination component.

24., according to the described interchangeable illumination component of any one in claim 21 to 23, wherein said the second end comprises the first magnet, described the first magnet is configured to described bar is fixed in the middle of described illumination component and described pedestal magnetically.

25., according to the described interchangeable illumination component of any one in claim 21 to 24, wherein said elongated bar also comprises:

Interior bar; With

The outer bar slidably engaged with described interior bar,

The length of wherein said bar part is adjustable to determine the total length of described illumination component.

26., according to the described interchangeable illumination component of any one in claim 21 to 24, wherein said elongated bar part also comprises:

Interior bar;

The outer bar slidably engaged with described interior bar; With

27., according to the described interchangeable illumination component of any one in claim 21 to 24, wherein said elongated bar part also comprises:

Interior bar;

With the rotatable outer bar engaged of described interior bar; With

28., according to claim 19 to the described interchangeable illumination component of any one in 27, also comprise:

Optionally switch on to throw light on first circuit of first surface of described planar materials; With

Optionally switch on the to throw light on second circuit of second surface of described planar materials,

29. a light fixture comprises:

Have overall width (W) and comprise the illumination component of the planar materials that can throw light on, described illumination component has first surface and second surface, and described first surface and second surface are separated from each other by material thickness (T);

Pedestal, described pedestal can operate that described light fixture is coupled to socket;

Elongated bar part, described elongated bar part is coupled to described illumination component and is coupled to described pedestal, the described illumination component of described bar partial coupling and described pedestal at the second end place of described bar part at the first end place of described bar part;

The first lighting circuit, its energising makes described first surface illumination; With

The second lighting circuit, its energising makes described second surface illumination.

30. light fixture according to claim 29, wherein said elongated bar partly comprises:

Be coupled to regularly the first end of described illumination component; With

Removably be coupled to the second end of described pedestal.

31. light fixture according to claim 29, wherein said elongated bar partly comprises:

With the integrally formed first end of described pedestal; With

Removably be coupled to the second end of described illumination component.

32. light fixture according to claim 29, wherein said elongated bar partly comprises:

Removably be coupled to the first end of described pedestal; With

Removably be coupled to the second end of described illumination component.

33., according to the described light fixture of any one in claim 29 to 32, wherein said the second end comprises the first magnet, described the first magnet is configured to described bar is fixed in the middle of described illumination component and described pedestal magnetically.

34., according to the described light fixture of any one in claim 29 to 33, wherein said elongated bar also comprises:

Interior bar; With

The outer bar slidably engaged with described interior bar,

35., according to the described light fixture of any one in claim 29 to 33, wherein said elongated bar also comprises:

Interior bar;

The outer bar slidably engaged with described interior bar; With

36., according to the described light fixture of any one in claim 29 to 33, wherein said elongated bar also comprises:

Interior bar;

With the rotatable outer bar engaged of described interior bar; With

37., according to claim 35 or the described light fixture of claim 36, wherein said controller is configured to change with lower one or more: illumination intensity, illumination direction, illuminating color, illumination colour temperature or select the lighting circuit of energising.

38., according to the described light fixture of any one in claim 29 to 37, wherein said bar partly has the width (WS) of the thickness (T) that is greater than described illumination component and the overall width (W) that is less than described illumination component.

39., according to the described light fixture of any one in claim 29 to 38, wherein said illumination component comprises:

Concave surface; With

40. an interchangeable illumination component comprises:

The planar materials of the illumination component that formation can be thrown light on, described illumination component has first surface and second surface, and described first surface and described second surface are by material thickness (T) separately;

41., according to the described interchangeable illumination component of claim 40, also comprise:

42., according to the described interchangeable illumination component of claim 40, also comprise:

43., according to the described interchangeable illumination component of claim 42, wherein said elongated bar partly comprises:

Be coupled to regularly the first end of described illumination component; With

Be configured to removably be coupled to the second end of described pedestal.

44., according to the described interchangeable illumination component of claim 42, wherein said elongated bar partly comprises:

Removably be coupled to the second end of described illumination component.

45., according to the described interchangeable illumination component of any one in claim 42 to 44, wherein said the second end comprises the first magnet, described the first magnet is configured to described bar is fixed in the middle of described illumination component and described pedestal magnetically.

46., according to the described interchangeable illumination component of any one in claim 42 to 45, wherein said elongated bar also comprises:

Interior bar; With

The outer bar slidably engaged with described interior bar,

47., according to the described interchangeable illumination component of any one in claim 42 to 45, wherein said elongated bar part also comprises:

Interior bar;

The outer bar slidably engaged with described interior bar; With

48., according to the described interchangeable illumination component of any one in claim 42 to 45, wherein said elongated bar part also comprises:

Interior bar;

With the rotatable outer bar engaged of described interior bar; With

Also should be appreciated that the one or more elements shown in accompanying drawing also can implement in more independent or more whole mode, or remove even in some cases or it is not worked, can use according to concrete application.The combination of integrally formed assembly also within the scope of the invention, especially for discrete elements wherein separately or combination be unclear or the embodiment that can not discover for.In addition, the term used herein " coupling " that comprises its various forms such as " coupling " or " can be coupled " refers to and comprises any direct or indirect electricity, structure or magnetic couplings, connection or attached, perhaps direct or indirect electricity, structure or magnetic couplings, connection or attached adaptation and the ability for this type of, comprise integrally formed assembly and via or the assembly that is coupled by another assembly.

For purpose of the present invention, as used herein, term " bulb " or " illumination component " (and corresponding plural number separately) are to be understood as and comprise and utilize electroluminescent (for example, light emitting diode), white heat (for example, incandescent lamp bulb) or fluorescence (for example, fluorescent tube) provide artificially lighting any electric lighting element, except the one or more and inconsistent place of described one or more embodiment in these illumination components.Bulb or illumination component can be independently or can be comprise base assembly than the part of big bulb assembly and/or light fixture.

For purpose of the present invention, as used herein, term " LED " and plural form thereof " a plurality of LED " are to be understood as and comprise and can produce any electroluminescent diode of radiation or the carrier injection of other type-or system based on node in response to the signal of telecommunication, comprise that (unrestriction) is in response to the various semiconductors of curtage utilizing emitted light (be included in the visible spectrum of any bandwidth or any color or colour temperature or other frequency spectrum such as ultraviolet or infrared)-or carbon back structure, light emitting polymer, organic LED etc.Equally for purpose of the present invention, as used herein, term " photodiode " (or PV) and plural form thereof " a plurality of PV " are to be understood as and comprise and can produce any photodiode of the signal of telecommunication (such as voltage) or the carrier injection of other type-or system based on node in response to incident energy (such as light or other electromagnetic wave), comprise (unrestriction) in response to light (being included in the visible spectrum of any bandwidth or frequency spectrum or other frequency spectrum such as the light in ultraviolet or infra-red range) produce or provide the various semiconductors of the signal of telecommunication-or the carbon back structure interior.

Dimension disclosed herein and value should not be understood to be strictly limited to quoted exact value.On the contrary, except as otherwise noted, each such dimension is intended to mean described value and around the scope be equal on this value function.For example, disclosed amount " 40mm " is intended to mean " about 40mm ".

All documents of quoting in the specific embodiment all are incorporated herein by reference in relevant portion.Quoting of any document may not be interpreted as approval as prior art of the present invention to it.In the literature, any implication of term or definition with any implication of same term in the document be incorporated to way of reference or define while conflicting mutually, will be as the criterion with implication or the definition of giving that term in the literature.

In addition, unless indicated particularly in addition, any signal arrows in picture/accompanying drawing should be regarded as only exemplary and unrestriced.The combination of step part also will be regarded as within the scope of the present invention, in the ability of separating or combine, be especially in unclear or predictable situation.Except as otherwise noted, as this paper with refer to the whole claim of following anti-meaning used is connected the term "or" " and/or ", there are two kinds of implications of conjunction and disjunctive (and being not limited to the distance meaning).Unless context clearly indicates in addition, as used in this paper specification and the whole claims of following, " one ", " one " and " this " comprise plural implication.Unless context clearly indicates in addition, as used in this paper specification and the whole claims of following, " ... in " implication comprise " ... in " and " ... on ".

The above stated specification of embodiment of the present invention, be included in summary of the invention or described in specification digest interior, be not intended limit the present invention or the present invention be limited to precise forms disclosed herein.As from the foregoing, will observe, numerous modification, correction form and replacement form are the purposes that will reach and can be implemented and break away from essence and the scope of new ideas of the present invention.Should be appreciated that the concrete grammar illustrated for this paper and equipment mean or should deducibility go out unrestriction.Certainly, when falling within the scope of the claims, it is intended to be covered all these type of correction forms by claims.

Claims

1. a light fixture comprises:

Be coupled to regularly the first end of described illumination component; With

Removably be coupled to the second end of described pedestal.

With the integrally formed first end of described pedestal; With

Removably be coupled to the second end of described illumination component.

Removably be coupled to the first end of described pedestal; With

Removably be coupled to the second end of described illumination component.

Interior bar; With

The outer bar slidably engaged with described interior bar,

Interior bar;

The outer bar slidably engaged with described interior bar; With

Interior bar;

With the rotatable outer bar engaged of described interior bar; With

First paragraph;

Second segment; With

Be configured to allow the pivot of described first paragraph with respect to described second segment pivotable.

13. light fixture according to claim 11, wherein said pivot is hinge.

14. according to the described light fixture of any one in claim 1 to 13, also comprise an end place that is arranged on described bar part and the hinge that is coupled to described illumination component, described hinge is arranged to allow the end pivotable of described illumination component around the correspondence of described bar part.

Concave surface; With

19. an interchangeable illumination component comprises:

Be coupled to regularly the first end of described illumination component; With

Be configured to removably be coupled to the second end of described pedestal.

Removably be coupled to the second end of described illumination component.

Interior bar; With

The outer bar slidably engaged with described interior bar,

Interior bar;

The outer bar slidably engaged with described interior bar; With

Interior bar;

With the rotatable outer bar engaged of described interior bar; With

29. a light fixture comprises:

Elongated bar part, described bar part is coupled to described illumination component and is coupled to described pedestal, the described illumination component of described bar partial coupling and described pedestal at the second end place of described bar part at the first end place of described bar part;

Be coupled to regularly the first end of described illumination component; With

Removably be coupled to the second end of described pedestal.

With the integrally formed first end of described pedestal; With

Removably be coupled to the second end of described illumination component.

Removably be coupled to the first end of described pedestal; With

Removably be coupled to the second end of described illumination component.

Interior bar; With

The outer bar slidably engaged with described interior bar,

Interior bar;

The outer bar slidably engaged with described interior bar; With

Interior bar;

With the rotatable outer bar engaged of described interior bar; With

38., according to the described light fixture of any one in claim 29 to 37, wherein said bar partly has the width (W of the thickness (T) that is greater than described illumination component and the overall width (W) that is less than described illumination component _s).

Concave surface; With

40. an interchangeable illumination component comprises:

Be coupled to regularly the first end of described illumination component; With

Be configured to removably be coupled to the second end of described pedestal.

Removably be coupled to the second end of described illumination component.

Interior bar; With

The outer bar slidably engaged with described interior bar,

Interior bar;

The outer bar slidably engaged with described interior bar; With

Interior bar;

With the rotatable outer bar engaged of described interior bar; With