TWI392828B - Lighting device and control mehtod thereof - Google Patents

Description

Lamp and its control method

The present invention relates to a luminaire, and more particularly to a luminaire that utilizes remote control.

In modern homes, the appearance and functional design of lighting has received widespread attention. In order to meet the public's choice of lighting needs, manufacturers are constantly improving their lamps. In general, the focus of luminaire improvement is mostly on the shape of the lampshade, the color of the light source, the brightness or uniformity, the dimming mechanism of the power switch, the convenience of operation and the safety.

However, among various lighting fixtures, lamps, such as table lamps, bedside lamps or floor lamps, which are suitable for placement on the table or on the ground, are closer to people's lives. For such lamps, manufacturers only pay attention to the above-mentioned improvement priorities. Not enough. For example, the design of the lampshade is constantly being updated, but it is a static design and has its bottleneck. The design of the power switch is nothing more than turning on or off the power source or adjusting the light source by means of knobs, buttons, touch and remote control, so that the use of the lamp has become a formulaic operation.

If the designer pays attention to the beauty and practicality, and also allows the user to have fun in operation, it is possible to lead the trend of future lighting products.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an interesting luminaire that allows the user to have operational pleasure.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the technical features disclosed herein.

In order to achieve one or a part or all of the above or other purposes, the lamp of the present invention comprises a body, a lamp cover, a driving component, a power supply circuit, a signal receiver and a signal transmitter. The light source is disposed above the body. The lamp cover is placed over the light source. The driving component is disposed on the body for driving the lamp cover. The power supply circuit is electrically connected to the light source and the driving component. The signal receiver is disposed on the body and electrically connected to the power supply circuit for simultaneously controlling the light source and the driving component. The signal between the signal transmitter and the signal receiver is transmitted wirelessly.

In an embodiment, the body has a bracket and a base. The bracket includes a rod and a ring. The lampshade is sleeved on the outer side of the ring member. The ring member has a pivot at its center. One end of the rod is coupled to the pivot of the ring member, and the other end of the rod member is coupled to the base.

In an embodiment, the lever member has a first extending direction, and the pivot axis has a second extending direction, the first extending direction being perpendicular to the second extending direction. The driving element is disposed inside the pivot shaft, and the pivot shaft drives the lamp cover to be inclined when the driving element drives the pivoting.

In an embodiment, the first direction of extension of the rod is the same as the second direction of extension of the pivot. When the driving element drives the pivoting, the pivot drives the lamp cover to rotate horizontally.

In the above embodiment, the drive element is, for example, a motor. The signal transmitter has a pistol shape.

The control method of the lamp of the present invention comprises: receiving, by the signal receiver, a first switching signal emitted by the signal transmitter; and the first switching signal controls the light source to be extinguished by the power supply circuit, and simultaneously controls the lamp cover to perform a reaction action.

In an embodiment, the control method further includes: after the signal receiver receives the first switching signal, transmitting a second switching signal to the receiver by the signal transmitter; and the second switching signal controls the light source to emit light through the power supply circuit. At the same time, the lampshade is controlled to resume the reaction action.

The invention takes a luminaire as an example. When the signal receiver on the luminaire receives the signal transmitted by the remote controller, in addition to controlling the original light source to open and close, the motor is controlled to operate at the same time, so that the luminaire itself has a physical action to make the remote control A clearer response allows users to gain more specific experience in their daily operations.

The foregoing and other technical aspects, features, and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the description of the appended claims. The directional terms mentioned in the following embodiments, such as up, down, left, right, front or back, etc., are only directions referring to the additional drawings. Therefore, the directional terminology used is for the purpose of illustration and not limitation.

1A shows a luminaire 100 in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention. The luminaire 100 includes a body 110, a lamp cover 120, a driving component 130, a power supply circuit 140 (FIG. 3), a signal receiver 150, a signal transmitter 160, a light source 170, and a power plug 180. The light source 170 is disposed above the body 110. The lamp cover 120 is covered above the light source 170. The driving component 130 is disposed on the body 110 for driving the lamp cover 120. The power supply circuit 140 is electrically connected to the power plug 180, the light source 170, and the driving component 130. The signal receiver 150 is disposed on the body 110 and electrically connected to the power supply circuit 140 for simultaneously controlling the light source 170 and the driving component 130. The signal between the signal transmitter 160 and the signal receiver 150 is wirelessly transmitted. For example, the signal transmitter 160 transmits infrared or radio signals to the signal receiver 150. The signal receiver 150 controls the power supply circuit 140 according to the signals. The opening and closing of the light source 170 is operated.

The body 110 includes a bracket 111 and a base 112. The bracket 111 includes a rod member 114 and a ring member 113. The lamp cover 120 is sleeved on the outer side of the ring member 113. The ring member 113 has a pivot 115 at its center. The upper end of the rod member 114 is coupled to the pivot 115 of the ring member 113, and the lower end of the rod member 114 is coupled to the base 112.

In the present embodiment, the pivot 115 includes two rotating portions 115a, 115c and a fixing portion 115b. The fixing portion 115b is fixed to the upper end of the rod 114. The rod member 114 has a first extending direction O', and the axis of the pivot shaft 115 has a second extending direction O, and the first extending direction O' is perpendicular to the second extending direction O. The driving element 130 is, for example, a motor 130a and is mounted inside the fixing portion 115b. The rotation axis of the motor 130a extends to the two rotating portions 115a, 115c. When the motor 130a rotates, the two rotating portions 115a, 115c also rotate the lamp cover 120 to rotate forward or backward about the axis of the pivot 115 or Tilt (as indicated by the direction of the arrow).

As shown in Fig. 1B, the signal transmitter 160 is shaped like a pistol. In this way, when the luminaire 100 is turned on or off in a remote manner, the user can simulate the action of the pistol shooting. After the signal receiver 150 of the luminaire 100 receives the signal, the light source 170 is turned off and the lamp cover 120 is tilted backward to simulate being hit. status.

The light source 170 of all embodiments herein may be a general light bulb, a power saving bulb or a light emitting diode. The light source 170 shown in FIG. 1A is mounted on a lamp holder fixed to the inner side of the lamp cover 120, so that when the lamp cover 120 is tilted, the position of the light source 170 also changes. However, as shown in the lamp 100a of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 1C, the socket of the light source 170 can also be directly disposed at the top end of the fixing portion 115b of the pivot 115, so that the position of the light source 170 does not fall with the lamp cover 120. change.

2A is a lamp of a third embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the pivot 215 is disposed at the upper end of the rod member 114, and the extending direction O of the axis of the pivot shaft 215 is extended up and down. The extending direction O' of the rod member 114 is the same as or in the same straight line as the extending direction O of the pivot shaft 215. The motor 230 is disposed inside the pivot 215, and the rotating shaft of the motor 230 also extends up and down. When the motor 230 rotates, the pivot 215 also rotates the cover 120 horizontally about the axis of the pivot 215 (as indicated by the direction of the arrow).

As shown in FIG. 2B, the illuminator 200a of the fourth embodiment has the same pivot 215 structure as that of FIG. 2A, but the light source 170 of FIG. 2A is mounted on the lamp cover 120, and the light source 170 of FIG. 2B is mounted on the upper end of the pivot 215.

In the embodiment of Figures 2A and 2B, the signal transmitter 160 can be shaped like a pistol. In this way, when the luminaire 200 is turned on or off in a remote manner, the user can simulate the action of the pistol shooting. After the signal receiver 150 of the luminaire 200 or 200a receives the signal, the light source 170 is turned off while the lamp cover 120 is horizontally rotated to simulate the lampshade. 120 side hit state.

However, the present invention does not limit the shape of the signal emitter 160, but rather emphasizes that the luminaire 100, 100a, 200 or 200a can be shaped with different signal emitters 160 to produce different reaction actions at the instant when the light source 170 is extinguished or turned on, for example: The lampshade 120 may have reaction actions such as pouring, opening, retracting, rotating, etc., thereby increasing the user's pleasure in operating the lamp 100, 100a, 200 or 200a.

3 is a block diagram of a control signal transmission path of a luminaire 100, 100a, 200 or 200a, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. First, the signal receiver 150 receives a first switching signal S1 transmitted by the signal transmitter 160. Then, the first switching signal S1 controls the light source 170 to be extinguished by the power supply circuit 140, and simultaneously controls the driving component 130 to drive the lamp cover 120 to generate a reaction action. After the signal receiver 150 receives the first switching signal S1, the signal transmitter 160 transmits a second switching signal S2 to the signal receiver 150, and then the second switching signal S2 controls the light source 170 to emit light through the power supply circuit 140, and simultaneously controls the driving. The component 130 drives the lamp cover 120 to return to the previous action.

According to the above signal control method, when the lamp 100 or 200 is operated, a whole set of actions of "shooting down the lamp cover 120 and turning off the light, and then opening a gun to make the lamp cover 120 back and turn on the light" is generated. In the above embodiment, the driving element 130 may be a single-acting driving element such as a spring, in addition to the motors 130a and 230, in the case where it is not necessary to return to the previous operation.

In the above embodiment, FIGS. 1A to 1C show that when the motor 130a is horizontally arranged, the lamp cover 120 can be controlled to swing forward and backward. 2A and 2B show the horizontal rotation of the lamp cover 120 when the motor 230 is vertically aligned and the pivot 215 is relatively adjusted. Under the same signal control method, in accordance with the arrangement of the different lampshade 120 and the driving component 130, it is possible to control the opening or contraction of the lampshade 120.

In the present invention, the luminaire 100, 200 is taken as an example. When the signal receiver 150 on the luminaire 100, 200 receives the remote control signal transmitted by the signal transmitter 160, in addition to controlling the original light source 170 to be turned on and off, the motor 130a, 230 is simultaneously controlled to operate the luminaire. 100,200 itself has a physical action to make a clearer response to the remote control, not only as the general remote control light fixture only has a light switch, but also helps to increase the movement of the machine, for example: the light cover 120 is tilted backwards or horizontally rotated to simulate being hit. The state, the lamp cover is opened to simulate bursting, or the lampshade is shrunk to shield the light source to allow the user to obtain more special experience during operation.

However, the above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the scope of the invention and the description of the invention are still It is within the scope of the patent of the present invention. In addition, any of the objects or advantages or features of the present invention are not required to be achieved by any embodiment or application of the invention. In addition, the abstract sections and headings are only used to assist in the search of patent documents and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

100,100a,200,200a. . . Lamp

110. . . Ontology

111. . . support

112. . . Pedestal

113. . . Ring

114. . . Lever

115,215. . . Pivot

115a, 115c. . . Rotating part

115b. . . Fixed part

120. . . lampshade

130. . . Drive component

130a, 230. . . motor

140. . . Power supply circuit

150. . . Signal receiver

160. . . Signal transmitter

170. . . light source

180. . . Power outlet

O’. . . Extension direction of the rod

O. . . The direction of the axis of the pivot

S1. . . First switching signal

S2. . . Second switching signal

1A and 1B are schematic views of a lamp according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

1C is a schematic view of a luminaire according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

2A is a schematic view of a lamp according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

2B is a schematic view of a lamp according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention showing a control signal transmission path of a luminaire.

120. . . lampshade

130. . . Drive component

140. . . Power supply circuit

150. . . Signal receiver

160. . . Signal transmitter

170. . . light source

S1. . . First switching signal

S2. . . Second switching signal

Claims (10)

A luminaire suitable for indoor lighting includes: a body; a light source disposed above the body; a lamp cover covering the light source, the lamp cover having a ring member; and a driving component disposed on the ring member a central portion for driving the ring member, thereby causing the ring member to drive the lamp cover; a power supply circuit electrically connected to the light source and the driving component; a signal receiver disposed on the body and electrically connected to The power supply circuit is configured to simultaneously control the light source and the driving component; and a signal transmitter, and the electrical signal between the signal receiver and the signal receiver is wirelessly transmitted. The luminaire of claim 1, wherein the body has a bracket and a base, the bracket includes a rod member and the ring member, wherein the lamp cover is sleeved on an outer side of the ring member, the ring member A pivot is located at a center thereof, and one end of the rod is coupled to the pivot of the ring member, and the other end of the rod is coupled to the base. The luminaire of claim 2, wherein the rod has a first extending direction, and the pivot has a second extending direction, the first extending direction being perpendicular to the second extending direction. The luminaire of claim 3, wherein the driving component is disposed inside the pivot, and the pivot drives the lampshade to tilt when the driving component drives the pivoting. The luminaire of claim 2, wherein the rod has a first extending direction, and the pivot has a second extending direction, the first extending direction being the same as the second extending direction. The luminaire of claim 3, wherein the driving component is disposed inside the pivot, and when the driving component drives the pivoting, the pivot drives the lampshade to cause the lampshade to pivot The axis rotates for a shaft. A luminaire as claimed in claim 4, wherein the drive element is a motor. The luminaire of claim 4, wherein the signal transmitter has a pistol shape. A control method for controlling the operation of a luminaire, the luminaire being suitable for indoor lighting, comprising a signal transmitter, a signal receiver, a light source, a lamp cover and a power supply circuit, wherein the lamp cover is provided with a ring member. The method includes: receiving, by the signal receiver, a first switching signal emitted by the signal transmitter; and the first switching signal controlling the light source to be extinguished by the power supply circuit, and simultaneously controlling the ring member, thereby making the ring member The light cover is driven to perform a reaction action. The control method of claim 9, further comprising: after the signal receiver receives the first switching signal, transmitting a second switching signal to the receiver by the signal transmitter; and the second switch The signal controls the light source to emit light through the power supply circuit, and At the same time, the lampshade is controlled to resume an action before the reaction action.