EP2762969A1

EP2762969A1 - Decorative lamp

Info

Publication number: EP2762969A1
Application number: EP12836431.2A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Mang CHEN
Original assignee: Shenzhen Chaowei Ind Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Chaowei Ind Co Ltd
Priority date: 2011-09-27
Filing date: 2012-02-29
Publication date: 2014-08-06
Also published as: EP2762969A4; CN202229050U; WO2013044609A1

Abstract

A decorative lamp comprises a translucent hollow cylindrical lamp housing (10); the lamp housing (10) is provided with an LED light source set (20) disposed inside at the bottom(12); the decorative lamp also comprises a control assembly (30) electrically connected to the LED light source set (20) to control the light emission of the LED light source set (20); the control assembly (30) comprises an inductive element (31) disposed at the top (11) of the lamp housing (10) to receive an external signal. The lamp housing (10) is provided with a hollow tubular routing column (40) therein penetrating from the top (11) to the bottom (12); the routing column (40) accommodates the wires connecting the control assembly (30) with the LED light source set (20). The decorative lamp maintains the integrity of the lamp housing and improves the aesthetics of the decorative lamp, thus achieving a better amusement effect.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present application relates to an illumination device, more particularly to a decorative lamp.

BACKGROUND OF THE APPLICATION

With the increasing popularity of its application, a luminaire works for decoration more than just for illumination. For example, a column-shaped decorative lamp, with a light housing made of translucent materials and a plurality of lampions placed inside the light housing, may achieve prepared atmosphere by way of controlling the color and brightness of the lampions. However, for the light housing in shape of a column, the lampions are generally arranged at the bottom of the lamp housing, while the controlling part of the lampions in the upper portion of the lamp housing, thus the routing in the lamp housing is messy, and the inside routing may be visible from the outside of the translucent lamp housing, thereby the aesthetics of the lamp gets badly affected and the decorative effect is unobtainable.

SUMMARY OF THE APPLICATION

The objective of the present application is to provide a decorative lamp which has a better routing, aiming at the drawbacks in the prior art.
The technical solution for achieving the first objective of the present application is as follows: a decorative lamp is provided, which comprises a translucent hollow cylindrical lamp housing, an LED light source set disposed on the inner side of the bottom of the lamp housing, and a control assembly electrically connected to the LED light source set to control the luminance of the LED light source set; wherein and the control assembly includes an inductive element disposed at the top of the lamp housing to receive external signals, characterized in that a hollow tubular routing column runs through the lamp housing from the top to the bottom, for accommodating wires connecting the control assembly to the LED light source set.
In one embodiment, an opaque base is mounted on the bottom of the lamp housing, and a battery box is provided within the opaque base;
the control assembly comprises a touchpad arranged on the top of the lamp housing and a main control pad in the base; wherein the touchpad is electrically connected to the inductive element and the main control pad respectively.
In this embodiment, the LED light source set is annularly arranged on the bottom, centered on the routing column.
Advantageously, the lamp housing is a semi-translucent housing made of mat glass.
Advantageously, the bottom of the lamp housing has a smaller thickness than the top.
In a further embodiment, the inductive element comprises a color inductor for receiving color control signals to adjust the emitting color, and a luminance inductor for receiving luminance control signals to adjust the emitting luminance.
In this embodiment, the color inductor is annular-shaped, and the luminance inductor is mounted in the inner circle of the color inductor.
In this embodiment, the touchpad includes a luminance control module for controlling the luminance of the LED light source set and a color control module for controlling the emission color of the LED light source set, and the LED light source set includes a plurality of LED light sources with adjustable output powers and emission colors; wherein,
the luminance control module comprises a luminance analysis unit for selecting a related output power according to a luminance control signal, and a luminance output unit for transmitting the output power to the LED light source set so as to adjust the luminance of the LED light source set;
the color control module comprises a color analysis unit for selecting a LED light source with related emission color according to a color control signal, and a color output unit for transmitting control signals to the LED light source to light the related LED light source.
Advantageously, a reflecting membrane is covered on lateral surface of the routing column.
Advantageously, the routing column is a hollow tube made of mat glass.
Advantageously, the routing column is suspended in the lamp housing.
Advantageously, an air permeating hole is perforated on top of the lamp housing, for contributing to cooling the temperature inside of the lamp housing.
Advantageously, the routing column is equipped with LED light sources on the lateral surface.
Advantageously, the routing column of the decorative lamp is a telescopic routing column, and the lamp housing is a telescopic lamp housing.
Advantageously, the lamp housing consists of a plurality of demountable housing pieces.
Advantageously, the decorative lamp is equipped with an infrared detector, which is electrically connected to the LED light source set by the wires in the routing column.
Advantageously, the decorative lamp is equipped with an acoustic-control switch, which is electrically connected to the LED light source set.
Advantageously, the decorative lamp is equipped with a wireless control module, which is electrically connected to the control assembly.
Advantageously, the lamp housing is covered by an iridescent film.
Advantageously, the decorative lamp is equipped with a driving motor, which triggers the lamp housing to rotate about the axis of the routing column.
In the present application, with the hollow tubular routing column inside the lamp housing, neither the messy routing nor the shadow of the routing column could be seen from the outside of the lamp housing, and thus the integrity of lamp housing is maintained, the aesthetics of the decorative lamp is improved, and a better amusement effect is achieved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present application will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments in the following. In the Figures:

Figure 1 is a structure diagram for a first embodiment of the decorative lamp in the present application;
Figure 2 is a structure diagram for a second embodiment of the decorative lamp in the present application;
Figure 3 is a structure diagram for a third embodiment of the decorative lamp in the present application;
Figure 4 is a structure diagram for a forth embodiment of the decorative lamp in the present application; and
Figure 5 is a principle diagram of a preferred embodiment for the touchpad of the decorative lamp in the present application.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Figure 1 illustrates a structure diagram of a decorative lamp in a preferred embodiment of the present application, which comprises a translucent hollow cylindrical lamp housing 10, an LED light source set 20 on the inner side of the bottom 12 of the lamp housing 10, and a control assembly 30 electrically connected to the LED light source set 20 for controlling the luminance of the LED light source set 20. The control assembly 30 includes an inductive element 31 for receiving external signals, and the inductive element 31 is disposed on top of the lamp housing 20. Herein, a hollow tubular routing column 40 for receiving wires which serve to connect the control assembly 30 to the LED light source set 20 is provided, and the routing column 40 extends from the top 11 of the lamp housing 10 to the bottom 12, running throughout the lamp housing 10 from the top 11 to the bottom 12. Glowing effects of the LED light source set 20, for example, color and luminance, may be adjusted by the inductive element 31, and an amusement effect can be achieved via the light transmission of the lamp housing 10. With the hollow tubular routing column 40, neither messy routing wires inside the routing column nor shadows of the routing column could be seen from the outside of the lamp housing, and thus the integrity of lamp housing can be maintained, the aesthetics of the decorative lamp can be improved, and a better amusement effect can be achieved.
In the above-mentioned embodiment, as shown in Figures 1, 3 and 4, on one hand, the routing column 40 may be suspended in the lamp housing 10, such as suspended along the axis of the lamp housing 10; in this way, the heat transmitted from the wires to the lamp housing 10 may be decreased; and on the other hand, a fixation effect is acquired through both ends of the routing column 40 respectively connected to the top 11 and the bottom 12 of the lamp housing 10.
Advantageously, a reflecting membrane for enhancing light reflection is covered on lateral surface of the routing column 40, and thus the routing inside of the routing column can not seen from the outside of the lamp housing, and the light emitted from the decorative lamp can be enhanced.
Advantageously, the routing column 40 may also be a hollow tube made of mat glass.
Advantageously, the routing column 40 is equipped with LED light sources on the lateral surface, and during the operation of the decorative lamp, the LED light sources can emit lights so that the routing column can not be seen from the outside of the decorative lamp.
Advantageously, as shown in Figure 2, centered on the routing column 40, the LED light source set 20 is annularly arranged on the bottom 12. In this way, the LED light source set 20 can emit lights upwards from the bottom, and the emitted lights distributed around the routing column 40 will not be shaded by the routing column 40, and thus shadows can be avoided.
Advantageously, the lamp housing 10 can be a semi-translucent housing made of mat glass; and the mat glass has a mild transmittance, so that glare emitted is avoided. Besides, the inside of the routing column 40 cannot be directly seen, so the routing column 40 may be considered to be invisible. In this situation, the drawback of seeing the shadow of routing column 40 or directly seeing the routing column 40 and wire guiding slots from the outside can be prevented, the integrity of lamp housing 10 is maintained, and the structure is simplifier.
In a second embodiment shown in Figure 2, an opaque base 13 is mounted on the bottom 12 of the lamp housing 10, and a battery box 50 is disposed inside the opaque base 13. The control assembly 30 comprises a touchpad 32 arranged on the top 11 of the lamp housing 10 and a main control pad 33 disposed in the base 13, wherein the touchpad 32 is electrically connected to the inductive element 31, and is the main control pad 33 respectively. The base 13 can prevent light transmitting from the bottom 12 of the lamp housing 10, and also contribute to the fixation of the whole lamp, as well as the receiving of the battery box 50 and the main control pad 33. Advantageously, the routing column 40 can be made of opaque materials so as to prevent the wires inside of the routing column 40 being seen from the outside of the decorative lamp.
Advantageously, the lamp housing is covered by an iridescent film which can display different colors and patterns under the illumination of the LED light group.
Advantageously, the decorative lamp is equipped with a driving motor for triggering the lamp housing to rotate about the axis of the routing column.
In the embodiment shown in Figure 3, the decorative lamp is also equipped with an infrared detector 60 and an acoustic-control switch 80. When detecting that someone is approaching to the decorative lamp, the decorative lamp may be turned on automatically by the infrared detector 60 and the acoustic-control switch 80.
As shown in Figure 1, the lamp housing is preferred to be in shape of cylinder or square column, or in a substantially columnar shape, such as those shown in Figure 3 and 4. And the surface of the cylinder or the square column is provided with one or more continuous wave-shaped generating line(s).
Advantageously, the bottom 12 of the lamp housing 10 has a smaller thickness than the top 11, so as to obtain a better effect of air permeation and light transmission.
Advantageously, an air permeating hole is perforated on top 11 of the lamp housing 10, for contributing to cooling the temperature inside of the lamp housing.
In the above mentioned embodiment, the inductive element 31 comprises a color inductor 311 for receiving color control signals to adjust the emitting color, and a luminance inductor 312 for receiving luminance control signals to adjust the emitting luminance. Thereby, users may change the glowing effects of the decorative lamp to adjust atmosphere through the inductive element 31 whenever necessary.
As shown in Figure 2, the color inductor 311 is annular-shaped, and the luminance inductor 312 is mounted in the inner circle of the color inductor 311. Different parts of the color inductor 311 relate to different colors, and thus the continuous color adjustments can be achieved by touching the color inductor 311. The luminance inductor 312 in the middle can be a simple touch switch, or an indicating component by which the luminance of the decorative lamp can be continuously adjusted.
Herein, the inductive element 31 is preferred to be a capacitive touch inductive element, which can transimit the touch signals to other parts of the control assembly 30 by the change of the capacitance of the inductive element 31. For the convenience of users' operation, the inductive element 31 is mounted on the top 11 of the lamp housing 10.
Advantageously, the lamp housing 10 may consist of a plurality of demountable housing pieces, and the shapes and the colors of the housing pieces can be combined depending on practical demands.
In a further embodiment as shown in Figure 5, the touchpad 32 of the decorative lamp comprises a luminance control module 321 for controlling the luminance of the LED light source set 20 which includes a plurality of emitting elements with adjustable output powers. The luminance control module 321 comprises a luminance analysis unit 3211 for selecting a related output power according to a luminance control signal, and herein, in the luminance analysis unit 3211, different varied signals are predetermined to be associated with different output powers, wherein the luminance control signals can be resistance changing signals, current changing signals, voltage changing signals or capacitance changing signals. The luminance control unit 321 also comprises a luminance output unit 3212 for transmitting the output power to the LED light source set 20 to adjust the luminance of the LED light source set 20. Thereby, users may input luminance signals to the decorative lamp via the luminance inductor 312, so as to adjust the luminance of the decorative lamp.
The touchpad 32 also comprises a color control module 322 for controlling the emission color of the LED light source set 20 which includes a plurality of LED light sources with different colors, such as red, green, blue. The color control module 322 comprises a color analysis unit 3221 for selecting a LED light source with related emission color according to a color control signal, and herein, in the color analysis unit 3221, different varied signals are predetermined to be associated with light sources of different emission color; wherein the color control signals can be resistance changing signals, current changing signals, voltage changing signals or capacitance changing signals. The color control module 322 also comprises a color output unit 3222 for transmitting control signals to the LED light source with selected emission color. Thereby, users may input color signals to the decorative lamp via the color inductor 311, so as to adjust the decorative lamp's color.
To sum up, in the present application, with the hollow tubular routing column 40 set inside of the lamp housing 10, neither the messy routing nor the shadow of the routing column could be seen from the outside of the lamp housing, and thus the integrity of lamp housing can be maintained, the aesthetics of the decorative lamp can be improved, and a better amusement effect can be achieved.
What mentioned above are only preferred embodiments for the present application but not to limit the present application. Any modification, equivalent change and improvement included in the spirit and principle of the present application should be included in the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims

A decorative lamp, comprising a translucent hollow cylindrical lamp housing (10), an LED light source set (20) disposed on the inner side of the bottom (12) of the lamp housing (10), and a control assembly (30) electrically connected to the LED light source set (20) to control the luminance of the LED light source set (20); wherein the control assembly (30) includes an inductive element (31) disposed at the top (11) of the lamp housing (10) to receive external signals, characterized in that a hollow tubular routing column (40) runs through the lamp housing (10) from the top (11) to the bottom (12), for accommodating wires connecting the control assembly (30) to the LED light source set (20).
The decorative lamp of claim 1, characterized in that an opaque base (13) is mounted on the bottom (12) of the lamp housing (10), and a battery box (50) is provided within the opaque base (13);
the control assembly (30) comprises a touchpad (32) arranged on the top (11) of the lamp housing (10) and a main control pad (33) in the base (13); wherein the touchpad (32) is electrically connected to the inductive element (31) and the main control pad (33) respectively.
The decorative lamp of claim 1, characterized in that the LED light source set (20) is annularly arranged on the bottom (12), centered on the routing column (40).
The decorative lamp of claim 1, characterized in that the lamp housing (10) is a semi-translucent housing made of mat glass.
The decorative lamp of claim 1, characterized in that the bottom (12) of the lamp housing (10) has a smaller thickness than the top (11).
The decorative lamp of claim 2, characterized in that the inductive element (31) comprises a color inductor (311) for receiving color control signals to adjust the emitting color, and a luminance inductor (312) for receiving luminance control signals to adjust the emitting luminance.
The decorative lamp of claim 6, characterized in that the color inductor (311) is annular-shaped, and the luminance inductor (312) is mounted in the inner circle of the color inductor (311).
The decorative lamp of claim 6, characterized in that the touchpad (32) includes a luminance control module (321) for controlling the luminance of the LED light source set (20) and a color control module (322) for controlling the emission color of the LED light source set (20), and the LED light source set (20) includes a plurality of LED light sources with adjustable output powers and emission colors; wherein,
the luminance control module (321) comprises a luminance analysis unit (3211) for selecting a related output power according to a luminance control signal, and a luminance output unit (3212) for transmitting the output power to the LED light source set (20) so as to adjust the luminance of the LED light source set (20);
the color control module (322) comprises a color analysis unit (3221) for selecting a LED light source with related emission color according to a color control signal, and a color output unit (3212) for transmitting control signals to the LED light source to light the related LED light source.
The decorative lamp of any of claims 1-8, characterized in that a reflecting membrane is covered on lateral surface of the routing column (40).
The decorative lamp of any of claims 1-8, characterized in that the routing column (40) is a hollow tube made of mat glass.
The decorative lamp of any of claims 1-8, characterized in that the routing column (40) is suspended in the lamp housing (10).
The decorative lamp of any of claims 1-8, characterized in that an air permeating hole is perforated on top (11) of the lamp housing (10), for contributing to cooling the temperature inside of the lamp housing.
The decorative lamp of any of claims 1-8, characterized in that the routing column (40) is equipped with LED light sources on the lateral surface.
The decorative lamp of any of claims 1-8, characterized in that the routing column (40) of the decorative lamp is a telescopic routing column, and the lamp housing (10) is a telescopic lamp housing.
The decorative lamp of any of claims 1-8, characterized in that the lamp housing (10) consists of a plurality of demountable housing pieces.
The decorative lamp of any of claims 1-8, characterized in that the decorative lamp is equipped with an infrared detector, which is electrically connected to the LED light source set by the wires in the routing column.
The decorative lamp of any of claims 1-8, characterized in that the decorative lamp is equipped with an acoustic-control switch, which is electrically connected to the LED light source set.
The decorative lamp of any of claims 1-8, characterized in that the decorative lamp is equipped with a wireless control module, which is electrically connected to the control module.
The decorative lamp of any of claims 1-8, characterized in that the lamp housing is covered by an iridescent film.
The decorative lamp of any of claims 1-8, characterized in that the decorative lamp is equipped with a driving motor, which triggers the lamp housing (10) to rotate about the axis of the routing column.