LIGHT SOURCE ADJUSTING AND CONTROLLING SWITCH DEVICE

• US 20090231167A1
• Filed: 03/06/2009
• Published: 09/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ching-Nan Chen
• Original Assignee: Ching-Nan Chen
• Inventors: CHEN, CHING-NAN
• Application Number:
  US12/399,044
• Publication Number:
  US 20090231167A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 341/22
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/18 Modifications for indicating state of switch
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/962 Capacitive touch switches
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 2217/960785 with illumination
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/00 Circuit arrangements for operating light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/20 Controlling the colour of the light

Abstract

The present invention provides a light source adjusting and controlling switch device, which comprises a control circuit, and a capacitance-type touch pad mounted on the surface of a lamp and connected to the control circuit. The capacitance-type touch pad has a plurality detection element and is electrically connected with a touch sensor of the control circuit. When a user touches the capacitance-type touch pad with a finger, a capacitance will be produced on the capacitance-type touch pad, and the plurality of detection element can sense the position of the finger and produce a corresponding capacitance variable amount signal. After the touch sensor receives the signal, a microprocessor of the control circuit will operate the switch on/off, the brightness and color to a connected light emitting device immediately.

Claims

1. A light source adjusting and controlling switch device, which is installed inside a lamp, comprising:

a control circuit, said control circuit comprising a microprocessor, a touch sensor, a light emitting device, and a supply power device connected with an external power supply to transform AC to DC for supply power; and

a capacitance-type touch pad mounted on a surface of said lamp and connected with said control circuit, comprising a plurality of detection elements connected with said touch sensor of said control circuit;

wherein, when a user touches said capacitance-type touch pad with a finger, a capacitance produced on said capacitance-type touch pad will be sensed by said detection elements and further sending a corresponding capacitance variable amount signal to said microprocessor for switch on/off, brightness and color to the said light emitting device immediately.

2. The light source adjusting and controlling switch device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said capacitance-type touch pad further comprises a plurality of light indicators corresponding to the said detection elements on the surface thereof.

3. The light source adjusting and controlling switch device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said capacitance-type touch pad can be a transparent board and adds a fluorescent agent for indicating.

4. The light source adjusting and controlling switch device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said capacitance-type touch pad can operate a multi-set of said light emitting devices for adjusting and controlling the color and the brightness at the same time.

5. A light source adjusting and controlling switch device, which is installed inside a wall switch, comprising:

a control circuit connected with a light source in a room, said control circuit comprising a microprocessor and a touch sensor; and

a capacitance-type touch pad mounted on a surface of said wall switch and connected with said control circuit, comprising at least one detection element connected with said touch sensor of said control circuit;

wherein, when a user touches said capacitance-type touch pad with a finger, a capacitance produced on said capacitance-type touch pad will be sensed by said at least one detection element and further sending a corresponding capacitance variable amount signal to said microprocessor for switch on/off, brightness and color to said light source immediately.

6. The light source adjusting and controlling switch device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said capacitance-type touch pad further comprises a plurality of light indicator corresponding to the said at least one detection element on the surface thereof.

7. The light source adjusting and controlling switch device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said capacitance-type touch pad can be a transparent board and adds a fluorescent agent for indicating.

8. The light source adjusting and controlling switch device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said capacitance-type touch pad can operate a multi-set of said light source for adjusting and controlling the color and the brightness at the same time.

9. The light source adjusting and controlling switch device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said wall switch is an adjustable brightness switch, and an original circuit in said wall switch can be used to supply power to said microprocessor and said capacitance-type touch pad.

10. The light source adjusting and controlling switch device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said wall switch is a one-sectional switch for switch ON/OFF, and an original circuit in said wall switch can be used to supply power to said microprocessor and said capacitance-type touch pad.

11. The light source adjusting and controlling switch device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said wall switch is further equipped with a supply power device for supply power to said microprocessor and said capacitance-type touch pad.

12. A light source adjusting and controlling switch device, which is installed inside a remote controller, comprising:

a control circuit, said control circuit comprising a microprocessor, a touch sensor, a transfer circuit, and a supply power device for supply DC; and

a capacitance-type touch pad mounted on a surface of said remote controller and connected with said control circuit, comprising at least one detection element connected with said touch sensor of said control circuit;

wherein, when a user touches said capacitance-type touch pad with his finger, a capacitance produced on said capacitance-type touch pad will be sensed by said at least one detection element and further sending a corresponding capacitance variable amount signal to a lamp or a wall switch through said transfer circuit connected with said microprocessor of said control circuit wirelessly for switch on/off, brightness and color to said light source immediately.

13. The light source adjusting and controlling switch device as claimed in claim 12, wherein said capacitance-type touch pad further comprises a plurality of light indicator corresponding to said at least one detection element on the surface thereof.

14. The light source adjusting and controlling switch device as claimed in claim 12, wherein said capacitance-type touch pad can be a transparent board and adds a fluorescent agent for indicating.

15. The light source adjusting and controlling switch device as claimed in claim 12, wherein said lamp or said wall switch comprises a receiving circuit for receiving said signal from said remote controller.

16. The light source adjusting and controlling switch device as claimed in claim 12, wherein said wireless transfer mode can be a radio, an infrared and a Bluetooth technology.