EP1554520A1 - Lampe de poche comprenant au moins une diode electroluminescente en tant que source lumineuse - Google Patents
Lampe de poche comprenant au moins une diode electroluminescente en tant que source lumineuseInfo
- Publication number
- EP1554520A1 EP1554520A1 EP03794678A EP03794678A EP1554520A1 EP 1554520 A1 EP1554520 A1 EP 1554520A1 EP 03794678 A EP03794678 A EP 03794678A EP 03794678 A EP03794678 A EP 03794678A EP 1554520 A1 EP1554520 A1 EP 1554520A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- led
- pocket lamp
- lamp according
- switch
- flashlight
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21L—LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF, BEING PORTABLE OR SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR TRANSPORTATION
- F21L4/00—Electric lighting devices with self-contained electric batteries or cells
- F21L4/02—Electric lighting devices with self-contained electric batteries or cells characterised by the provision of two or more light sources
- F21L4/022—Pocket lamps
- F21L4/027—Pocket lamps the light sources being a LED
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- H05B45/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light-emitting diodes [LED]
- H05B45/30—Driver circuits
- H05B45/37—Converter circuits
- H05B45/3725—Switched mode power supply [SMPS]
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F21V21/00—Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
- F21V21/08—Devices for easy attachment to any desired place, e.g. clip, clamp, magnet
- F21V21/088—Clips; Clamps
- F21V21/0885—Clips; Clamps for portable lighting devices
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
- F21Y2115/00—Light-generating elements of semiconductor light sources
- F21Y2115/10—Light-emitting diodes [LED]
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
- Y02B20/00—Energy efficient lighting technologies, e.g. halogen lamps or gas discharge lamps
- Y02B20/30—Semiconductor lamps, e.g. solid state lamps [SSL] light emitting diodes [LED] or organic LED [OLED]
Definitions
- the invention relates to a pocket lamp with at least one LED as a lamp.
- Small flashlights and light tags have been known for a long time and have different external shapes.
- compact key fobs in particular for car keys, which consist of a plastic housing and, for example, switch on a lamp, for example an incandescent lamp, which is fed by one or more button batteries in the housing of the flashlight.
- compact small pen lights have become known, which are designed in the manner of a fountain pen with a somewhat larger diameter and have a retaining clip similar to that of ballpoint pens or fountain pens.
- the known devices are too voluminous to carry them in a wallet or a purse, limits being placed on further reduction, for example rod-shaped lamps, by the diameter, the size or the number of commercially available batteries.
- LED light-emitting diode
- the object of the present invention is to propose a flashlight with at least one LED as the illuminant, which is flat and compact, the capacity of the energy source used to be used as well as possible to achieve better efficiency.
- a pocket lamp with the following features: a flat housing with at least one on / off switch for actuating the LED,
- An energy source arranged in the housing for supplying the LED, the output voltage of the energy source being less than the operating voltage of the LED, and
- the electronic device for increasing the voltage can be designed, for example, as a charge pump (e.g. TPS 60400 DBV from the company).
- a charge pump e.g. TPS 60400 DBV from the company.
- a commercially available lithium cell of size 2430 can be used as the energy source, which provides an output voltage of 3 V and is increased to the required operating voltage of the LED by the charge pump.
- the electronic device for increasing the voltage can simultaneously be used as a current limiter (for example 20 mA) for the operation of the LED. Due to the charge pump used, e.g. only a single flat lithium cell with an output voltage of 3 V is provided for the flashlight, whereby about 4 V are still available for the operation of the LED when the battery is almost empty due to the voltage doubling.
- a current limiter for example 20 mA
- the housing has a narrow side surfaces and a narrow plastic body which forms a narrow front, which is surrounded by a U-shaped metal clip which forms the top, bottom and rear of the housing.
- a holding clip for attaching the flashlight is integrated in the underside of the metal clip, with which the flashlight can be attached to the money compartment of a wallet or to an inner compartment of a handbag.
- the flashlight according to the invention can be integrated into a money clip, with the retaining bracket of a money clip for receiving bank notes being fastened to one side of the housing, preferably to the folded metal clip of the housing.
- the light exit opening for the at least one LED is arranged on one of the narrow side surfaces, preferably on the narrow front side of the plastic body, the on / off switch designed as a pushbutton switch being arranged in a cutout in the top of the metal clip. If the flashlight is attached to the money compartment of the wallet with the retaining clip, the one attached to the narrow front is attached LED directed directly into the inside of the cash compartment and the push button on the top is freely accessible.
- the at least one on / off switch, the at least one LED, the electronic device for increasing the voltage, a battery holder and the necessary connecting lines are integrated in an electronic circuit on a printed circuit board.
- the circuit board contains all electronic components and is clipped into the plastic body and held in place by a snap hook.
- the flashlight advantageously does not contain any freely routed cables or strands, so that malfunctions and contact errors can be largely excluded.
- the electronic circuit integrated on the circuit board can have an automatic switch-off device with a preferably predeterminable light duration for the LED.
- the automatic switch-off can, for example, switch off the switched-on LED again within 2 to 5 seconds, which significantly increases battery life.
- the flashlight according to the invention can, for example, be equipped with a white LED and can be used as interior lighting for handbags and wallets (cent finder). Furthermore, it is possible to equip the flashlight according to the invention with a UV LED, as a result of which a compact banknote checker (money check) is implemented, which can be carried conveniently in the handbag or, owing to its compactness, also directly in the wallet.
- a white LED can be used as interior lighting for handbags and wallets (cent finder).
- a UV LED as a result of which a compact banknote checker (money check) is implemented, which can be carried conveniently in the handbag or, owing to its compactness, also directly in the wallet.
- two of the flashlights according to the invention can also be placed next to one another on a money compartment, one of the flashlights with a white LED for illuminating the cash compartment and the other with a UV LED for checking banknotes.
- a white LED for illuminating the cash compartment
- the other with a UV LED for checking banknotes.
- a brightness-controlled sensor can be provided as the on / off switch, as a result of which the LED is switched on when the handbag or wallet is opened due to the changing brightness, and for example with the aid of an automatic switch-off after a given period of time from 2 to Is switched off again for 5 seconds.
- FIG. 1 shows the flashlight according to the invention in an oblique view of the top
- FIG. 2 shows the flashlight according to FIG. 1 in an oblique view of the bottom
- FIG. 3 shows the circuit diagram of the flashlight according to the invention
- FIG. 4 shows the discharge diagram of conventional alkali manganese - Cells
- Fig. 5 shows the discharge diagram of a lithium cell when using a charge pump
- Fig. 6 shows the assembled circuit board of the flashlight according to the invention in a plan view
- Fig. 7 shows a part of the housing of the flashlight in an oblique view of the underside
- Fig. 8 shows a variant of the embodiment Flashlight according to the invention as a money clip.
- the flashlight according to the invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 has a flat housing 1 with an on / off switch 2, for example a push-button switch, for actuating an LED 3.
- an energy source 4 in the housing 1, for example a flat lithium cell of size 2430, for supplying the LED 3.
- An electronic device 5, preferably a charge pump (for example TPS 60400 DBV from the company ...) ensures that the output voltage of the energy source 4 from, for example, 3 V to the operating voltage required for the operation of the LED 3, typically from 3.8 V to max. 4.3 V is increased.
- the flashlight for illuminating the interior of handbags or wallets is thus extremely compact and has a height which essentially depends on the thickness of the lithium cell and the housing parts surrounding the lithium cell.
- the housing 1 of the flashlight has a plastic body 6, which forms the narrow front 7 and the two side surfaces 8.
- the printed circuit board 9 described in more detail in FIG. 6 with all electronic components is snapped into a recess in the plastic body 6 and then a U-shaped metal clip 10 (see FIG. 7) is pushed over the plastic body 6 until a latching hook 11 of art fabric body 6 snaps into a recess in the metal clip 10.
- the metal clip 10 forms the top 12, the bottom 13 and the back 14 of the housing 1.
- the underside 13 of the metal clip 10 has a holding clip 15 for fastening the flashlight.
- the holding clip 15 is preferably made in one piece with the metal clip 10.
- a light exit opening 16 for the LED 3 is arranged on the narrow front side 7 of the plastic body 6.
- the on / off switch 2 which is designed as a pushbutton switch, can be actuated via a punched-out portion 17 in the top 12 of the metal clip 10.
- a lens or a reflector (not shown here) can be used in the light exit opening 16 for the LED 3.
- LEDs In contrast to incandescent lamps, LEDs cannot be adapted to the specified battery voltage.
- the required voltage is physically determined and is typically 3.8 V or max.
- the current setting (in the example shown 20 mA) is carried out according to the prior art by means of a series resistor.
- this has several disadvantages. For example, at least three alkali or two lithium cells are required to achieve the required operating voltage for the LED.
- the series resistor consumes additional energy.
- the batteries may only be used up to 30%.
- the flashlight according to the invention has a circuit diagram according to FIG. 3, with which the output voltage of the energy source 4, for example a lithium cell with 3 V, is increased to the operating voltage of the LED 3 by means of the electronic device 5, for example a charge pump becomes.
- the capacitor C3 In the charge pump, the capacitor C3 generates an approximately equal negative output voltage from the available output voltage. Since the LED 3 is connected between the output voltage and the inverted output voltage, about 4 V is still available even when the battery is almost empty. Furthermore, the electronic device 5 also serves as a current limiter for the operation of the LED 3, since, depending on the capacitance and the switching frequency of the capacitor C3, it can transport the charge pump only a certain maximum current. If C3 is dimensioned accordingly, a current-limiting series resistor is not necessary. The two capacitors C1 and C2 are used to smooth the frequency, the diode Dl protects the circuit against an incorrectly inserted button battery. The two diagrams FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 show the advantages in battery utilization.
- FIG. 6 shows the assembly of a printed circuit board 9 with the electronic elements according to the circuit in FIG. 3 and with a lithium cell 4 of size 2430 held in the integrated battery holder 18.
- Fig. 7 shows as a detail the metal clip 10, which is punched out, for example, together with the integrated retaining clip 15 from a stainless steel sheet and angled accordingly.
- Fig. 8 shows an embodiment of the invention in which the flashlight is integrated in a money clip.
- the bracket 19 of the money clip can be attached to the housing of the flashlight, for example directly on the metal clip 10.
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- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Arrangement Of Elements, Cooling, Sealing, Or The Like Of Lighting Devices (AREA)
- Push-Button Switches (AREA)
Abstract
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AT6162002U | 2002-09-16 | ||
AT0061602U AT6505U1 (de) | 2002-09-16 | 2002-09-16 | Taschenleuchte mit zumindest einer led als leuchtmittel |
PCT/AT2003/000079 WO2004025168A1 (fr) | 2002-09-16 | 2003-03-20 | Lampe de poche comprenant au moins une diode electroluminescente en tant que source lumineuse |
Publications (1)
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EP1554520A1 true EP1554520A1 (fr) | 2005-07-20 |
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EP03794678A Withdrawn EP1554520A1 (fr) | 2002-09-16 | 2003-03-20 | Lampe de poche comprenant au moins une diode electroluminescente en tant que source lumineuse |
Country Status (4)
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EP (1) | EP1554520A1 (fr) |
AT (1) | AT6505U1 (fr) |
AU (1) | AU2003209810A1 (fr) |
WO (1) | WO2004025168A1 (fr) |
Families Citing this family (3)
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WO2005108855A1 (fr) * | 2004-04-08 | 2005-11-17 | Christian Krey | Bougie electrique sans cable pour sapin de noel |
US7550943B2 (en) | 2006-09-19 | 2009-06-23 | Eveready Battery Company, Inc. | Intrinsically safe battery-powered device |
US7651239B2 (en) | 2006-09-19 | 2010-01-26 | Eveready Battery Co., Inc. | Intrinsically safe flashlight |
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US5558429A (en) * | 1994-06-13 | 1996-09-24 | Cain; Scott | Portable lighting device |
US5927846A (en) * | 1995-01-06 | 1999-07-27 | Sinclair; Iain | Disposable planar flashlight |
US6213623B1 (en) * | 1997-05-15 | 2001-04-10 | James P Campman | Glow and flash baton |
GB9825136D0 (en) * | 1998-11-18 | 1999-01-13 | Sinclair Iain | Flat torch and manufacture thereof |
JP2002109901A (ja) * | 2000-09-30 | 2002-04-12 | Yukinori Shimizu | 発光ダイオードを光源とする懐中電灯 |
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2002
- 2002-09-16 AT AT0061602U patent/AT6505U1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
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2003
- 2003-03-20 EP EP03794678A patent/EP1554520A1/fr not_active Withdrawn
- 2003-03-20 WO PCT/AT2003/000079 patent/WO2004025168A1/fr not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2003-03-20 AU AU2003209810A patent/AU2003209810A1/en not_active Abandoned
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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AU2003209810A1 (en) | 2004-04-30 |
WO2004025168A1 (fr) | 2004-03-25 |
AT6505U1 (de) | 2003-11-25 |
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