JP3153544U - Wireless control and built-in lighting brick - Google Patents

Abstract

An illumination brick that is automatically charged by solar energy and can be wirelessly controlled as needed. A wirelessly controlled and self-powered lighting brick has a bottom board, a light diffusing plate, a circuit board, a support plate, a seat, a solar cell, and a protective lid. A light diffusing plate is attached to the bottom board and has a central hole. The circuit board has a plurality of LEDs that emit light toward the light diffusing plate. A support plate is attached above the circuit board and the light diffusing plate. A seat is attached to a portion of the support plate. A solar cell is attached to the seat and converts sunlight into electricity to operate the LEDs. A protective lid is secured to the bottom board. The circuit board receives external control data wirelessly and drives the LED according to the control data. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to wirelessly controlled lighting bricks, and more particularly, to wirelessly controlled and self-powered lighting bricks that are charged by solar energy to produce light.

  Lighting devices can have different types and appearances for different applications such as decoration, alarms, direction guidance, and so on. When a lighting device is installed at a specified location, most of it must be connected to a power line in order to receive an AC or DC operating voltage to drive the lighting components. This lighting device wiring work is sometimes complicated, expensive, inconvenient and requires an electrician.

  Furthermore, after installing the lighting devices, setting or changing their operating mode can be very difficult, as the lighting devices can be removed and sent back to the original manufacturer.

  To overcome these drawbacks, the present invention provides a wirelessly controlled and self-powered lighting brick to alleviate or eliminate the above-mentioned problems.

  The purpose of the present invention is a wirelessly controlled and built-in power source lighting brick that is automatically charged by solar energy to generate an operating voltage without connecting a power line, and changes the light emission mode as needed An object of the present invention is to provide an illumination brick that can be controlled by radio from a distance.

  A wirelessly controlled and self-powered lighting brick has a bottom board, a light diffusing plate, a circuit board, a support plate, a seat, a solar cell, and a protective lid. A light diffusing plate is attached to the bottom board and has a central hole. The circuit board has a plurality of LEDs that emit light toward the light diffusing plate. A support plate is attached above the circuit board and the light diffusing plate. A seat is attached to a portion on the support plate. A solar cell is attached to the seat and converts sunlight into electricity to operate the LEDs. A protective lid is secured to the bottom board and covers the solar cell, seat, support plate, circuit board, and light diffusing plate.

  The circuit board receives external control data wirelessly and drives the LED according to the control data. Therefore, the operation mode of the lighting brick can be easily changed as needed without disassembling the assembled components.

  The operating power of the LED is supplied by solar energy without using additional power lines. Therefore, complicated and inconvenient wiring work becomes unnecessary.

  Other objects, advantages and novel features of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

  1 and 2, a wireless control / power supply built-in lighting brick (1) according to the present invention includes a bottom board (10), a light diffusion plate (20), a circuit board (30), a support plate (40), a seat. (50), a solar cell (60), and a protective lid (70).

  The bottom board (10) is quadrangular and has four corners, an inner surface, and a plurality of positioning protrusions (11) formed on the inner surface at each corner.

  The light diffusing plate (20) can be formed of a transparent or translucent material such as polycarbonate and is attached to the bottom board (10) and engaged with the positioning protrusion (11). The light diffusion plate (20) has a central hole (21) having an inward lateral wall (211), and a plurality of grooves (212) are formed in the inward lateral wall. As light exits the groove (212), the groove (212) diffuses or dissipates the light so that it can be emitted and provided by the light diffusing plate (20).

  The circuit board (30) is held in the central hole (21) of the light diffusing plate (20) and is securely attached to the bottom board (10). The circuit board (30) includes a control circuit for receiving control data wirelessly and includes a rim and a number of tabs formed along the rim and extending toward the bottom board (10) ( 31), a plurality of light emitting diodes (LED) (32) attached to the tab (31), and a battery (33). The LED (32) faces the inward lateral wall (211) of the central hole (21) when the circuit board (30) is attached to the bottom board (10) and can have various colors.

  Still referring to FIG. 3, the control circuit mounted on the circuit board (30) includes a microprocessor (301), a wireless receiver (302), a reed switch (303), and an LED (32). .

  Microprocessor (301) receives external control data for programming LED (32) conduction time, emission color, or operating mode via wireless receiver (302).

  A reed switch (303) is connected to the microprocessor (301) and supplies an invalid or valid signal to the microprocessor (301) depending on whether an external magnetic field is present. The reed switch (303) may be normally turned off and is turned on when a magnetic field is present, or is normally turned off and turned on when a magnetic field is applied. Preferably, when a magnetic field is present to change the state of the reed switch (303), the microprocessor (301) receives an invalid signal that forces all LEDs (32) off. This forced LED (32) off function may be necessary to save power by preventing lighting of the brick (1) during the transport of this wirelessly controlled / powered lighting brick (1). The magnetic field can be provided by a magnet (80) that is temporarily attached to the outer surface of the bottom board (10). The magnet (80) is removed when the wirelessly controlled / powered lighting brick (1) is actually used.

  A support plate (40) is mounted above the light diffusing plate (20) and the circuit board (30) and has a central portion (41) and four outer portions (42). The central portion (41) has a through hole (410) and an octagonal edge having eight sides. The four outer portions (42) are light transmissive and are alternately connected to four of the eight sides of the central portion (41), and the remaining four sides of the central portion (41). Four gaps (411) respectively corresponding to are formed.

  A seat (50) is attached to a portion of the support plate (40), preferably attached to the central portion (41). The seat (50) has a bottom surface and four legs (51) protruding from the bottom surface, passing through the four gaps (411) and standing on the bottom board (10).

  A solar cell (60) is attached to the seat (50) and is electrically connected to the circuit board (30) by wiring passing through the through hole (410). The solar cell (60) converts sunlight into electricity and charges the battery (33) on the circuit board (30). A battery (33) provides the necessary operating power to other electronic components such as the circuit board (30) and the LEDs (32) attached to the circuit board (30).

  The protective lid (70) may be transparent or translucent and covers the light diffusing plate (20), the circuit board (30), the support plate (40), the seat (50), and the solar cell (60), Secured to the bottom board (10) to protect them from moisture, dust, or other contaminants. The protective lid (70) has a plurality of protrusions (71) and ribs (72) formed on the upper surface and for the purpose of preventing slippage. During operation of the LED (32), light from the light diffusing plate (20) sequentially passes through the outer portion (42) of the support plate (40) and the protective lid (70), creating an aesthetic visual effect.

  Referring to FIG. 4, by way of example, the wirelessly controlled / powered lighting brick (1) of the present invention can be used to provide alarm, guidance, or nighttime decoration light (A), wall (B) on the sidewalk. , Squares, balconies, etc. can be embedded randomly or regularly.

  Compared with conventional decorative light, the wireless control / power supply built-in lighting brick has the following characteristics.

  1. Easy to install. When installing the brick (1), it is only necessary to embed the brick (1) in a necessary place, and no wiring process is required.

  2. Built-in power supply. A solar cell (60) converts solar energy into electricity for charging the battery (33). The electricity stored in the battery can be applied to drive the LED (32) according to a programmed scheme.

  3. Easy to control. The mode of operation of the brick (1) is controlled and changed wirelessly by external control data after the brick (1) is attached at the designated position without requiring removal. According to the determined operation mode, the bricks (1) can be turned on / off simultaneously or sequentially, or the emission color can be changed.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a wireless control / power supply built-in lighting brick according to the present invention. FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the wireless control / power supply built-in lighting brick of FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control circuit of the wireless control / power supply built-in lighting brick of FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the wireless control / power built-in lighting brick of FIG. 1 embedded in a sidewalk and a wall.

Claims (4)

The bottom board,
A light diffusing plate attached to the bottom board and having a central hole having an inward lateral wall and a plurality of grooves formed in the inward lateral wall;
Held in the central hole of the light diffusing plate and rigidly attached to the bottom board; an edge; and a plurality of tabs formed along the edge and projecting toward the bottom board; A plurality of LEDs attached to a tab and facing the inward lateral wall of the central hole of the light diffusion plate, a battery, and external control data are wirelessly received, and the received control data A circuit board having a control circuit for controlling the LED,
A support plate attached above the light diffusing plate and the circuit board;
A seat attached to a portion of the support plate;
A solar cell attached to the seat and electrically connected to the circuit board for converting sunlight into electricity to charge the battery;
Built-in wireless control and power supply that is transparent or translucent and includes the light diffusing plate, the circuit board, the support plate, the seat, and a protective lid secured to the bottom board to cover the solar cell Lighting bricks. The control circuit comprises:
A wireless receiver for receiving the external control data;
A microprocessor connected to the wireless receiver for receiving the external control data and driving the LED based on the control data;
The wireless control according to claim 1, further comprising: a reed switch connected to the microprocessor and supplying an invalid signal to the microprocessor to inhibit the LED from emitting light when an external magnetic field is present. And a built-in lighting brick. The protective lid
The top surface;
3. The wirelessly controlled and built-in power source lighting brick according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of protrusions and ribs formed on the upper surface. The seat is
The bottom,
3. A wirelessly controlled and power built-in lighting brick according to claim 1 or 2, comprising a plurality of legs formed on the bottom surface, extending through the support plate and standing on the bottom board.

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