Circuit Arrangement and Method for the Dimming Control of One or More Operating Device for Lamps

• US 20100102753A1
• Filed: 02/28/2007
• Published: 04/29/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: OSRAM GmbH (Ams-Osram AG)
• Original Assignee: OSRAM GmbH (Ams-Osram AG)
• Inventors: Pilz, Axel
• Application Number:
  US12/529,123
• Publication Number:
  US 20100102753A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/295
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/185 via power line carrier transmission

Abstract

A circuit arrangement for dimming control of one or more operating devices (3) for luminous means (4), the operating device (3) being controlled in the single pushbutton operation by one pushbutton (T1) which conducts line voltage (L) via a control line (5) to a control terminal (1) of the operating device (3), and switching and dimming functions of the operating device (3) can be executed by this pushbutton (T1), wherein a second pushbutton (T2) is connected to the control line (5) via a diode (D1), and the control device (3) is then controlled in a two pushbutton operation by two pushbuttons.

Claims

1. A circuit arrangement for dimming control of one or more operating devices for luminous means, the operating device being controlled in the single pushbutton operation by one pushbutton which conducts line voltage via a control line to a control terminal of the operating device, and switching and dimming functions of the operating device can be executed by this pushbutton wherein a second pushbutton is connected to the control line via a diode, and the control device is then controlled in a two pushbutton operation by two pushbuttons.

2. The circuit arrangement for dimming control of one or more operating devices for luminous means as claimed in claim 1, wherein the two pushbutton operation the first pushbutton is configured for switching on and dimming up the luminous means, and the second pushbutton is configured for switching off and dimming down the luminous means.

3. The circuit arrangement for dimming control of one or more operating devices for luminous means as claimed in claim 1, wherein the operating device is configured such that it is in the single pushbutton operation until the second pushbutton is pressed for the first time, and the device switches over into the two pushbutton mode when the second pushbutton is first pressed.

4. The circuit arrangement for dimming control of one or more operating devices for luminous means as claimed in claim 2, wherein the operating device can be switched back into the single pushbutton mode by keeping the first pushbutton pressed for a comparatively long time.

5. A circuit arrangement for dimming control of one or more operating devices for luminous means, the operating device being controlled in the single pushbutton operation by a pushbutton which conducts the line voltage via a control line to a control terminal of the operating device, it being possible to execute switching and dimming functions of the operating device by this pushbutton, wherein the second pushbutton is connected to the control line via a negatively poled diode, and a third pushbutton is connected to the control line via a positively poled diode, and the operating device is then controlled in a three pushbutton operation by three pushbuttons.

6. The circuit arrangement for dimming control of one or more operating devices for luminous means as claimed in claim 5, wherein the operating device is configured such that it is in the single pushbutton operation until the second pushbutton or the third pushbutton is pressed for the first time, and the device switches over into the three pushbutton mode when the second pushbutton or the third pushbutton is first pressed.

7. The circuit arrangement for dimming control of one or more operating devices for luminous means as claimed in claim 6, wherein the operating device can be switched back into the single pushbutton mode by keeping the first pushbutton pressed for a relatively long time.

8. A circuit arrangement for dimming control of one or more operating devices for luminous means, the operating device being controlled by a pushbutton which conducts the line voltage via a control line to a control terminal of the operating device, it being possible to execute switching and dimming functions of the operating device by this pushbutton, wherein a first pushbutton and a second pushbutton are connected to the operating device via a control line, the first pushbutton being connected directly to the control line, and the second pushbutton being connected to the control line via a diode, and the operating device being configured such that it is operated either by a first pushbutton or that it is operated by the second pushbutton.

9. A circuit arrangement for dimming control of one or more operating devices for luminous means, the operating device being controlled by a pushbutton which conducts the line voltage via a control line to a control terminal of the operating device, it being possible to execute switching and dimming functions of the operating device by this pushbutton, wherein the second pushbutton is connected to the control line via a negatively poled diode, and a third pushbutton is connected to the control line via a positively poled diode, and wherein the operating device is configured such that it is operated by the first pushbutton or is operated by the second pushbutton, or is operated by the third pushbutton.

10. A method for the dimming control of one or more operating devices for luminous means, the operating device being controlled by one pushbutton which conducts the line voltage via a control line to a control terminal of the operating device, and switching and dimming functions of the operating device in a single pushbutton operation can be executed by this pushbutton, wherein after connection to the power supply the operating device is in the single pushbutton operation such that the functions of switching on, switching off, and dimming up the luminous means and dimming down the luminous means are all on one pushbutton, and the operating device switches over to a dual pushbutton operation after actuation of a second pushbutton that is connected to the control line via a diode, the functions of switching on and dimming up being assigned to the first pushbutton, and the functions of switching off and dimming down being assigned to the second pushbutton.

11. A method for the dimming control of one or more operating devices for luminous means, the operating device being controlled by one pushbutton which conducts line voltage via a control line to a control terminal of the operating device, and switching and dimming functions of the operating device in a single pushbutton operation can be executed by this pushbutton, wherein, after connection to the power supply the operating device is in the single pushbutton operation such that the functions of switching on, switching off, and dimming up the luminous means and dimming down the luminous means are all on one pushbutton, and the operating device switches over to a triple pushbutton operation after actuation of a second pushbutton that is connected to the control line via a negatively poled diode, or after actuation of a third pushbutton that is connected to the control line via a positively poled diode, the functions of switching on and switching off are assigned to the first pushbutton, and the function of dimming up being assigned to the second pushbutton, and the function of dimming down being assigned to the third pushbutton.