LIGHTING SYSTEM HAVING VIBRATION SWITCH AND WITH PLURALITY OF DISPLAYING SEQUENCES

• US 20050161309A1
• Filed: 10/19/2004
• Published: 07/28/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ming-Bi Weng, Pi-Lin Wang
• Original Assignee: Ming-Bi Weng, Pi-Lin Wang
• Inventors: Wang, Pi-Lin, Weng, Ming-Bi
• Granted Patent: US 6,949,713 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 200/61.45R
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/34 with electrical or electronic arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/36 with light sources
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 1/242 the contact forming a part of a coil spring
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 35/14 Switches operated by change of acceleration, e.g. by shock or vibration, inertia switch wherein the liquid constitutes a contact of the switch H01H29/002

Abstract

A lighting system having a vibration switch for a footwear is disclosed. The system comprise a vibrating switch turning “on” or “off” responsive to motions of the footwear. The vibrating switch further comprises an isolating housing, a spring on the isolating housing, one end of the spring being a free end and another end thereof being a fixing end, a conductive plate in the isolating housing; a metal support plate in the isolating housing and being at another side of the conductive plate; and a first and a second pins; the first pin being connected to the conductive plate and extending out of the isolating housing; and the second pin connected to the metal support plate and extending out of the isolating housing. When the isolating housing vibrates, the free end of the spring will swing to contact the conductive plate so as to conduct current to the conductive plate.

Claims

1. A lighting system having a vibration switch and presenting a plurality of displaying sequences for a footwear comprising:

a plurality of light emitting sources;

a power source for providing power;

a vibrating switch turning “

on”

or “

off”

responsive to motions of the footwear;

a key trigger being triggered in response to the turning “

on”

of the switch in an actuating period and the key trigger being inactive in response to an inactive time period; and

a light source display sequence driver for driving the light sources to flash;

wherein the vibrating switch further comprising;

an isolating housing,

a spring on the isolating housing, one end of the spring being a free end and another end thereof being a fixing end,

a conductive plate in the isolating housing corresponding to the free end of the spring and having a gap to the free end;

a metal support plate in the isolating housing and being at another side of the conductive plate for supporting the fixing end of the spring so that the spring is not supported in the lower end; and

a first and a second pins;

the first pin being connected to the conductive plate and extending out of the isolating housing; and

the second pin connected to the metal support plate and extending out of the isolating housing;

wherein when the isolating housing vibrates, the free end of the spring will swing to contact the conductive plate so as to conduct current to the conductive plate.

2. The lighting system having a vibration switch and presenting a plurality of displaying sequences for a footwear as claimed in claim 1, wherein the isolating housing is formed by a casing and a bottom plate.

3. The lighting system having a vibration switch and presenting a plurality of displaying sequences for a footwear as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first and second pins are at the same inner sides of the isolating housing.

4. The lighting system having a vibration switch and presenting a plurality of displaying sequences for a footwear as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first and second pins are at the opposite inner sides of the isolating housing.

5. The lighting system having a vibration switch and presenting a plurality of displaying sequences for a footwear as claimed in claim 1, wherein coils at the free end are denser than other area of the spring.

6. The lighting system having a vibration switch and presenting a plurality of displaying sequences for a footwear as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first pin integrally formed with the conductive plate and the second pin is integrally formed with the metal support plate.

7. The lighting system having a vibration switch and presenting a plurality of displaying sequences for a footwear as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sequence driver further comprising:

an inactive time generator in the light source display sequence driver for generating an inactive time period to the key trigger;

in the inactive time period, the key trigger will be inactive even the switch turns “

on”

, that is, the turning “

on”

of the switch will not actuate the key trigger and thus the actions of the light sources are not affected by the vibrating switch;

a controller receiving the inputs from the key trigger and a sequence input key;

the controller being actuated by the key trigger so as to display the light sources in response to a selective sequence from the sequence input key; and

a sequence selector for actuating a sequence for displaying the light sources according to the indication from the controller;

the sequence selector also actuating the inactive time generator for generating an inactive time period according to a selected sequence from the controller.

8. The lighting system having a vibration switch and presenting a plurality of displaying sequences for a footwear as claimed in claim 7;

wherein the sequence driver further comprising

a normal sequence block storing a plurality of sequences for actuating the light sources;

the normal sequence block actuating a selected sequence in response to an indication from the sequence selector; and

a dummy sequence block storing a plurality of dummy sequences, i.e., sequences which do not actuate any light sources;

the dummy sequence block actuates no light source;

the dummy sequences serve to provide a delay time for displaying the light sources and different dummy sequences provides different delay time;

the dummy sequence can be used with the normal sequences so that the display of the light sources can present many different patterns to enjoy the users and viewers.

10. The lighting system having a vibration switch and presenting a plurality of displaying sequences as claimed in claim 7, wherein the isolating housing is formed by a casing and a bottom plate.

11. The lighting system having a vibration switch and presenting a plurality of displaying sequences as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first and second pins are at the same inner sides of the isolating housing.

12. The lighting system having a vibration switch and presenting a plurality of displaying sequences as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first and second pins are at the opposite inner sides of the isolating housing.

13. The lighting system having a vibration switch and presenting a plurality of displaying sequences as claimed in claim 7, wherein coils at the free end are denser than other area of the spring.

14. The lighting system having a vibration switch and presenting a plurality of displaying sequences for a footwear as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sequence driver further comprising:

an inactive time generator in the light source display sequence driver for generating an inactive time period to the key trigger;

in the inactive time period, the key trigger will be inactive even the switch turns “

on”

, that is, the turning “

on”

of the switch will not actuate the key trigger and thus the actions of the light sources are not affected by the vibrating switch;

a controller receiving the inputs from the key trigger and a sequence input key;

the controller being actuated by the key trigger so as to display the light sources in response to a selective sequence from the sequence input key; and

a sequence selector for actuating a sequence for displaying the light sources according to the indication from the controller;

the sequence selector also actuating the inactive time generator for generating an inactive time period according to a selected sequence from the controller.

15. The lighting system having a vibration switch and presenting a plurality of displaying sequences for a footwear as claimed in claim 14;

wherein the sequence driver further comprising

a normal sequence block storing a plurality of sequences for actuating the light sources;

the normal sequence block actuating a selected sequence in response to an indication from the sequence selector; and

a dummy sequence block storing a plurality of dummy sequences, i.e., sequences which do not actuate any light sources;

the dummy sequence block actuates no light source;

the dummy sequences serve to provide a delay time for displaying the light sources and different dummy sequences provides different delay time;

the dummy sequence can be used with the normal sequences so that the display of the light sources can present many different patterns to enjoy the users and viewers.

9. A lighting system having a vibration switch and presenting a plurality of displaying sequences for a footwear comprising:

a plurality of light emitting sources;

a power source for providing power;

a vibrating switch turning “

on”

or “

off”

responsive to motions of the footwear;

a key trigger being triggered in response to the turning “

on”

of the switch in an actuating period and the key trigger being inactive in response to an inactive time period; and

a light source display sequence driver for driving the light sources to flash;

wherein the vibrating switch further comprising;

an isolating housing,

a spring on the isolating housing, one end of the spring being a free end and another end thereof being a fixing end, a pin extending from the fixing end and passing out of the isolating housing;

a conductive plate in the isolating housing corresponding to the free end of the spring and having a gap to the free end;

a second pin extending from the conductive plate and passing out of the isolating housing;

a support plate in the isolating housing and being at another side of the conductive plate for supporting the fixing end of the spring so that the spring is not supported in the lower end; and

wherein when the isolating housing vibrates, the free end of the spring will swing to contact the conductive plate so as to conduct current to the conductive plate.