Dimming adjusting/controlling device of an illuminator

• US 20050062442A1
• Filed: 09/17/2004
• Published: 03/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: John Lu
• Original Assignee: John Lu
• Inventors: Lu, John
• Application Number:
  US10/942,840
• Publication Number:
  US 20050062442A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/291
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 39/083 by the variation-rate of light intensity
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/16 by timing means
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

A dimming adjusting/controlling device of an illuminator, including a power source section, a microcomputer control section and a lighting drive section. The microcomputer control section includes multiple function keys and indicator lamps for adjustment and indication. The adjusting/controlling device is connected with the illuminator. By means of setting and activating of the function keys, the microcomputer control section sends out signals to the lighting drive section, whereby the illuminator is automatically gradually weakened from a bright state to a shimmery or totally extinguished state. Moreover, by means of the function keys, the brightness and modulation sequence and time period of the illuminator can be controlled.

Claims

1. A dimming adjusting/controlling device of an illuminator, comprising:

a power source section for providing necessary power to the device;

a microcomputer control section having setting/adjusting function, the microcomputer control section including multiple function keys for activating and regulating the function, the a microcomputer control section further including an indicator unit for indicating the state of the device; and

a lighting drive section connected to an illuminator, whereby by means of setting and activating of the function keys, the microcomputer control section sends out function change signal to the lighting drive section, whereby the light emitted by the illuminator is gradually weakened from high brightness to a preset weakest brightness during a preset time period.

2. The dimming adjusting/controlling device of the illuminator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the power source section is equipped with an AC/DC conversion circuit, whereby the power source section can be connected to an external AC power supply or a DC cell box.

3. The dimming adjusting/controlling device of the illuminator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the power supply of the power source section is an inbuilt DC cell.

4. The dimming adjusting/controlling device of the illuminator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the indicator unit is a row of indicator lamps.

5. The dimming adjusting/controlling device of the illuminator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the indicator unit is an image display panel.

6. The dimming adjusting/controlling device of the illuminator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the function keys of the microcomputer control section include an activating switch, a strengthening button, a weakening button, an automatic weakening button and a shimmer adjustment button.

7. The dimming adjusting/controlling device of the illuminator as claimed in claim 4, wherein the function keys of the microcomputer control section include an activating switch, a strengthening button, a weakening button, an automatic weakening button and a shimmer adjustment button.

8. The dimming adjusting/controlling device of the illuminator as claimed in claim 5, wherein the function keys of the microcomputer control section include an activating switch, a strengthening button, a weakening button, an automatic weakening button and a shimmer adjustment button.

9. The dimming adjusting/controlling device of the illuminator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the illuminator is a movable light.

10. The dimming adjusting/controlling device of the illuminator as claimed in claim 4, wherein the illuminator is a movable light.

11. The dimming adjusting/controlling device of the illuminator as claimed in claim 5, wherein the illuminator is a movable light.

12. The dimming adjusting/controlling device of the illuminator as claimed in claim 6, wherein the illuminator is a movable light.

13. The dimming adjusting/controlling device of the illuminator as claimed in claim 9, wherein the adjusting/controlling device is integrally combined with the light.

14. The dimming adjusting/controlling device of the illuminator as claimed in claim 10, wherein the adjusting/controlling device is integrally combined with the light.

15. The dimming adjusting/controlling device of the illuminator as claimed in claim 11, wherein the adjusting/controlling device is integrally combined with the light.

16. The dimming adjusting/controlling device of the illuminator as claimed in claim 12, wherein the adjusting/controlling device is integrally combined with the light.

17. The dimming adjusting/controlling device of the illuminator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the illuminator is a main light or wall light fixed indoors.

18. The dimming adjusting/controlling device of the illuminator as claimed in claim 4, wherein the illuminator is a main light or wall light fixed indoors.

19. The dimming adjusting/controlling device of the illuminator as claimed in claim 5, wherein the illuminator is a main light or wall light fixed indoors.

20. The dimming adjusting/controlling device of the illuminator as claimed in claim 6, wherein the illuminator is a main light or wall light fixed indoors.