Illumination system and illumination unit
First Claim
1. An illumination system, comprising:
- a first illumination unit comprising a pair of power supply contacts for connection to a commercial AC power source, a light source connected between the pair of power supply contacts, a control circuit connected in series to the light source to control electric current flowing through the light source, and a first connection cord connected to the light source; and
a second illumination unit comprising a light source and a first connection cord connected to the light source, wherein the first connection cord of the first illumination unit and the first connection cord of the second illumination unit are connected to each other so that the light source of the first illumination unit and the light source of the second illumination unit are connected in parallel to each other.
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Abstract
An illumination system of the invention comprises: a first illumination unit comprising a pair of power supply contacts for connection to a commercial AC power source, a light source connected between the pair of power supply contacts, a control circuit connected in series to the light source to control electric current flowing through the light source, and a connection cord connected to the light source; and a second illumination unit comprising a light source and a connection cord connected to the light source, wherein the connection cord of the first illumination unit and the connection cord of the second illumination unit are connected to each other so that the light source of the first illumination unit and the light source of the second illumination unit are connected in parallel to each other.
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16 Claims
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1. An illumination system, comprising:
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a first illumination unit comprising a pair of power supply contacts for connection to a commercial AC power source, a light source connected between the pair of power supply contacts, a control circuit connected in series to the light source to control electric current flowing through the light source, and a first connection cord connected to the light source; and
a second illumination unit comprising a light source and a first connection cord connected to the light source, wherein the first connection cord of the first illumination unit and the first connection cord of the second illumination unit are connected to each other so that the light source of the first illumination unit and the light source of the second illumination unit are connected in parallel to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An illumination system, comprising:
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first and second illumination units, each having a light source and first and second connection cords commonly connected to the light source; and
a control unit separate from the first and second illumination units, the control unit having a pair of power supply contacts and a control circuit, wherein the first illumination unit is connected to the control unit via its first connection cord so that the light source of the first illumination unit is connected between the pair of power supply contacts of the control unit via the control circuit of the control unit;
wherein the second connection cord of the first illumination unit is connected to the first connection cord of the second illumination unit so that the light source of the first illumination unit and the light source of the second illumination unit are connected in parallel to each other; and
wherein each of the first and second illumination unit has a longitudinal support member for supporting the light source and each connection cord is provided in a vicinity of an associated end of the support member of each illumination unit. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16)
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13. An illumination unit, comprising:
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a pair of power supply contacts for connection to a commercial AC power source;
a light source comprising a plurality of LEDs mounted on one side of a longitudinal printed circuit board, the light source being connected between the pair of power supply contacts;
a control circuit attached on the other side of the printed circuit board and connected in series to the light source;
a transformer-less AC/DC converter attached on the other side of the printed circuit board and connected to the power supply contacts in order to supply a DC voltage to the control circuit; and
a light transmissive tubular member for accommodating the light source, printed circuit board, control circuit and transformer-less AC/DC converter.
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14. An illumination unit, comprising:
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a light source, and at least three connection cords commonly connected to the light source so as to enable the illumination unit to make a bifurcation connection with other illumination units.
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