EP2228586B1 - Lampe de poche - Google Patents

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EP2228586B1
EP2228586B1 EP09003531A EP09003531A EP2228586B1 EP 2228586 B1 EP2228586 B1 EP 2228586B1 EP 09003531 A EP09003531 A EP 09003531A EP 09003531 A EP09003531 A EP 09003531A EP 2228586 B1 EP2228586 B1 EP 2228586B1
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Heinrich Schönenbach
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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
    • F21V23/00—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices
    • F21V23/04—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches
    • F21V23/0414—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches specially adapted to be used with portable lighting devices
    • 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
    • F21L4/025—Pocket lamps the light sources being of different shape or type
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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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  • the invention relates to a flashlight, comprising at least two light sources, wherein the at least two light sources comprise at least one light emitting diode and at least one device for connecting the at least two light emitting means with electric current, wherein the device for wiring with electric current, a printed circuit board having at least two contact surfaces wherein the at least two contact surfaces are frictionally connected to at least two contact springs and, by twisting the printed circuit board, connect the at least two contact springs differently with electrical current, and wherein the at least one device for connection comprises an electronic circuit which is connected between the at least one light source and at least one of the at least two contact springs is connected, wherein the at least two contact springs electrical current for signaling a logic state to the electronic circuit on conduct, wherein the electronic circuit, the at least two bulbs individually charged with continuous electric current or electric current pulses.
  • Known flashlights in rod form usually have a rod-shaped battery housing for holding rod batteries, a screw cap on the bottom of the battery case and a removable reflector, in which a light source can be used.
  • a slide switch is present, through which the flashlight can be switched on and off and in many versions, this switch has a position in which the flashlight briefly by light pressure the switch can be turned on.
  • Newer flashlights have to increase the luminous efficacy on other bulbs, such as xenon high-pressure lamps, in which instead of a filament, a plasma of ionized noble gas is used as a light source. Still other flashlights have to further increase the luminous efficiency of light-emitting diodes, light emitting diodes having the disadvantage of monochromatic light, the unusual in illumination of an object for the human eye, thus weak, because it produces only in a color range contrasts. In order to avoid this disadvantage, it has gone over to equip flashlights with different LEDs, which light up in different, narrowband spectral ranges. To control these light-emitting diode modules, it is necessary to switch at least one current limit between the power source and light emitting diode.
  • the current limit is usually made electronically and the necessary electronics are housed in a dedicated volume of the flashlight and usually switched on and off with a microswitch.
  • a combination flashlight which has a first luminous side with a directed light beam and a second luminous side with a non-directional light source.
  • the non-directional light source is intended for the diffuse illumination of the environment, whereas the directed light beam is intended for the selective illumination of an object.
  • this flashlight after WO00 / 45086 form contact springs of the Circuit board switch part of a battery module, whereby a modular structure is achieved.
  • Flashlights for the equipment of public service personnel, such as police, civil protection, fire brigade or security services, but also for the equipment of soldiers, are subject to particularly high demands in terms of durability, reliability, low maintenance and repair capability.
  • Important besides adjusting the brightness and the flashlight light color is that the flashlights are insensitive to moisture, shock, frequent switching and intensive use with frequent on-off operations. These high requirements are usually not met by known flashlights.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to provide a flashlight available, which meets the above-mentioned high requirements.
  • the object of the invention is achieved in that in the input mentioned flashlight, the current pulses have a frequency of 20 Hz to 200 kHz, wherein the electronic circuit varies the pulse-pause ratio in dependence on the logic state. Further advantageous embodiments of the invention are specified in the subclaims.
  • the flashlight according to the invention is characterized in that the circuit of the lamp, here light-emitting diodes, a printed circuit board is used, which is frictionally engaged with contact springs.
  • This circuit board connects the contact springs at different rotational positions with a different electrical Current pattern.
  • this printed circuit board is particularly easy to replace as a switch assembly. Especially in equipments of large crews with the same type of flashlight, this interchangeability of the frequently used in frequent use switch allows high reliability and easy repair, which reduces the overall cost of maintaining large amounts of identical flashlights.
  • the contact springs are part of a battery module, which is inserted into the rod-shaped housing of the flashlight. To connect the bulbs, the contact springs are rotated as a replaceable part of the battery module with respect to an easily replaceable printed circuit board.
  • the at least one device for wiring comprises an electronic circuit which is connected between the at least one lamp and at least one of the at least two contact springs, wherein the at least one contact spring electrical current for signaling a logic state to the electronic circuit forwards.
  • the electronic circuit depending on the signaled logic state, the at least one lamp with continuous electrical current or electrical current pulses connected.
  • the wiring with continuous electric current wherein the continuous electric current is limited by the electronic circuit leads to Maximum power and thus the highest brightness level of the so-called light-emitting diodes.
  • the light-emitting diodes are charged with current pulses, wherein the current pulses are supplied to the LED at such a high frequency that the human eye does not perceive the light pulses generated by the current pulses as a flashing light.
  • the frequency is thus higher than about 20 Hz and can be up to 200 kHz. Even higher frequencies are conceivable, but then measures must be taken that the flashlight emits no disturbing the radio traffic signals, which would unnecessarily increase the price of the flashlight.
  • the pulse-pause ratio by which the average light output of the thus controlled light emitting diode is set.
  • the switched-on state that is to say the state in which the current pulse is applied to the luminous means accounts for 10% -15% of the total time
  • a brightness reduction can be achieved which is essentially proportional to the quotient of the current pulse and the sum of the current pulse and Pause duration of a switching cycle is.
  • deviations arise from the characteristic curve of the sensitivity of the human eye at different brightnesses, not pure rectangular current pulses, with which the light sources are controlled, and by component-specific parameters.
  • the electronic circuit In order to vary the relative brightness of different, inserted bulbs, it is provided that if at least two used bulbs are present, the electronic circuit, the at least two bulbs individually charged with continuous electric current or electric current pulses. As a result, the different lamps can be matched in their characteristic to each other.
  • the variation of the relative brightness of different bulbs in addition to the adjustment of the characteristic has the advantage that the color of the flashlight luminous color can be adjusted.
  • an infrared-sensitive camera helps illuminate the scene, on the other hand, a small amount of visible light can be added to provide light to see to the human eye. Whether the light sources are switched alternately or not mutually but with different pulse-pause ratio, depends on the desired application.
  • Another operating state is the flashing state in which the flashlight flashes alternately, either with one color or with more than one color. If a frequency in the upper frequency range is used for the human eye, and a flashing alternately with more than one color is selected, with the flashlight, for example, in the back and forth or by generating a circular signal by panning in the circle a multicolored circle or arc be generated. These signals can be used as widely visible and differentiable emergency or information signals. When using a flashing signal with only one color, a Morse code can also be given according to the Morse alphabet.
  • a SOS signal is generated as a fixed operating program, that is indicated by the blinking sequence short-short-short-long-long-long-short-short-short, with "short” for a short pulse and "Lang” stands for a long Impls.
  • flashing signals is when a letter after the Morse alphabet in a first color, one on it the next letter is sent out in a second color, because this enables the recipient to distinguish between different consecutive letters more easily.
  • a flashlight 1 according to the invention is shown, comprising a lower battery case 2 with molded on the surface tread grooves 3 for better tangibility of the flashlight 1.
  • a battery module 3 is provided for receiving batteries 4 and at its to a reflector assembly. 5 facing side having a spring contact arrangement 6, wherein the individual spring contacts 7 are in electrical contact with the batteries 4 and are movable in the longitudinal direction of the battery module 3 against a spring force.
  • the spring contacts 7 are in the mounted state of the flashlight 1 in frictional engagement with a printed circuit board 8, which is part of a light assembly 9, in which a control electronics 10 is present, the yes after wiring pattern of their electrical inputs and outputs, the bulbs in the light assembly. 9 differently charged with electric current.
  • the battery module 3 is used for mounting along in the lower battery case 2, however, the lamp assembly 9 is inserted into the reflector 5, wherein means not shown here ensure that the battery module 3 rotatably seated in the battery case 2 and that the lamp assembly 9 rotatably seated in the reflector assembly 5.
  • the units of lamp assembly 9 and reflector assembly 5 on one side and the arrangement of battery module 3 and battery case 2 are screwed together via a thread 11 with each other.
  • the entire pocket light according to the invention is minimally opened and closed when switching.
  • the above-mentioned circuit board 8 will be in the next FIG. 2 shown in more detail.
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view of the circuit board 8 is shown, which has a central contact surface V +, which does not lose their electrical contact upon rotation of the circuit board 8 against the contact springs 7, because it lies in the fulcrum.
  • a second contact surface G is designed as a concentric arc around the central contact surface V +.
  • An outermost also concentric with the central contact surface V + contact surface B1 spans the same angle, but this contact surface B1 is much larger than the contact surface G due to their outer layer.
  • FIG. 3 a block diagram is shown, wherein the block diagram comprises a first module 20, which consists essentially of the electronics from the integrated circuit ICs and the microcontroller IC3 of the lamp assembly 9 and comprises a second module 21, which consists of a part of the battery module 3 and the circuit board in the lamp assembly 8.
  • a function of the electronics in the lighting arrangement 8 is activated by setting a wiring pattern of different inputs and outputs of the electronics in the lighting arrangement 8.
  • the electronics in the light assembly 8 limits the electrical current flowing through the at least one light emitting diode and connects the at least one continuous current or current pulse LED, the frequency being less than about 20 Hz when it is desired to have a flashing light through the current pulses and over about 20 Hz when the total current brightness is to be reduced by the current pulses.
  • the frequency about 20 Hz is the cutoff frequency at which a human eye can no longer distinguish a flashing from a lower average brightness.
  • the two frequencies are superimposed, that is to say a frequency below 20 Hz and a frequency clearly above 20 Hz, when flashing with reduced brightness is desired.
  • circuit board 8 he lamp assembly 8 and the contact springs 7 is in FIG. 4 explained in more detail.
  • FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing only one LED LED2 shown, with a button SW 1 is provided when the LED is to light up only briefly on request.
  • LED LED2 battery U1 and button SW1 are all connected together with a pole to contact G of the circuit board via a contact spring 7.
  • the reflector assembly 5 is rotated so far that the contact surface G of the circuit board 8 is in contact with none of the contact springs 7. In all other positions, the flashlight is connected to electrical current flowing through the central contact surface V + and the contact surface G in the electronics.
  • the outer contact surface B of the circuit board 8 connects the positive pole of the light-emitting diodes, wherein this contact in synchronism with the wiring through the contact G is running.
  • the contact surfaces in FIG. 2 show three combinations, G2 and A2, A2, and the combination G1 and A1. These three combinations lead to the connection in stand-by mode (activation of the LED by a push-button), continuous mode wiring with continuous current and wiring with a pulsed current.
  • the replaceable lamp assembly 8 has its own circuit board 8, through which the electronics are supplied by two tracks with electric current, and three pure, through which a certain current pattern on the three inputs A, G and B. can be given to select different modes he flashlight, such as continuous-on, flashing light, SOS signal, different colored flashing signal of different frequency and one or more states with darkened brightness of the bulbs.

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  1. Lampe de poche (1), présentant :
    - au moins deux luminaires (9), les au moins deux luminaires (9) comprenant au moins une photodiode, et
    - au moins un dispositif (10) pour branchement des au moins deux luminaires (9) à du courant électrique, le dispositif (10) pour branchement à du courant électrique présentant une carte de circuit (8) imprimé avec au moins deux faces de contact (V+, A1, A2, G1, G2, B1), les au moins deux faces de contact (V+, A1, A2, G1, G2, B1) étant reliées, par une liaison à friction, à au moins deux ressorts de contact, et, par une rotation de la carte de circuit (8) imprimé, branchent différemment les au moins deux ressorts de contact (7) à du courant électrique, et
    le au moins un dispositif (10) pour branchement comprend un circuit électronique, branché entre le au moins un luminaire (9) et au moins l'un des au moins deux ressorts de contact (7), les au moins deux ressorts de contact (7) transmettant du courant électrique pour signalisation d'un état logique au circuit électronique (10),
    le circuit électronique (10) alimentant les au moins deux luminaires (9), individuellement, avec un courant électrique continu ou avec des impulsions électriques,
    caractérisée en ce que
    les impulsions électriques présentent une fréquence située dans la fourchette allant de 20 Hz à 200 Hz, le circuit électronique (10) faisant varier le rapport impulsion-pause en fonction de l'état logique.
  2. Lampe de poche selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisée en ce que
    les faces de contact (V+, A1, A2, G1, G2, B1) font partie d'un module de batterie (3).
  3. Lampe de poche selon l'une des revendications 1 ou 2,
    caractérisée en ce que
    le circuit électronique (10), en fonction d'un état logique signalisé, branche le au moins un luminaire (9) avec un courant électrique continu ou avec des impulsions électriques.
  4. Lampe de poche selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3,
    caractérisée en ce que
    le circuit électronique génère en plus une lumière clignotante, à la cadence d'un signal en morse, de préférence à la cadence d'un signal en morse signifiant S-O-S.
  5. Lampe de poche selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4,
    caractérisée en ce que
    le circuit électronique alimente les au moins deux luminaires (9) à des moments différents avec des impulsions électriques.
  6. Lampe de poche selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5,
    caractérisée en ce que
    les au moins deux luminaires (9) émettent de la lumière avec une composition spectrale différente, s'agissant d'une combinaison de couleurs différentes de la lumière visible, d'une combinaison de lumière visible et de lumière ultraviolette, ou d'une combinaison de lumière infra-rouge et de lumière visible.
  7. Lampe de poche selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6,
    caractérisée en ce que
    la carte de circuit (8) imprimé et le au moins un luminaire (9) sont regroupés sous forme de module et susceptibles d'être insérés dans un réflecteur (5) dévissable, des moyens étant prévus pour assurer la liaison assujettie en rotation de la carte de circuit imprimé au réflecteur, faisant tourner le module lors de la rotation du réflecteur (5), à l'état monté, par rapport aux ressorts de contact (7) .
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