WIRELESS SUPPLYABLE LIGHTING MODULE

• US 20110210684A1
• Filed: 05/19/2009
• Published: 09/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: OSRAM GmbH (Ams-Osram AG)
• Original Assignee: OSRAM GmbH (Ams-Osram AG)
• Inventors: Lanchava, Bakuri, Wetzel, Steven, Kraus, Robert
• Granted Patent: US 8,901,857 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/312
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/096 Magnetic devices
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/02 the elements being transformers, impedances or power supply units, e.g. a transformer with a rectifier
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/005 Mechanical details of housing or structure aiming to accommodate the power transfer means, e.g. mechanical integration of coils, antennas or transducers into emitting or receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/40 using two or more transmitting or receiving devices H02J50/50 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/24 Inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/30 Driver circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/37 Converter circuits
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/30 Semiconductor lamps, e.g. solid state lamps [SSL] light emitting diodes [LED] or organic LED [OLED]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49002 Electrical device making

Abstract

A light-emitting module may include at least one receiver configured to wirelessly tap off energy from an alternating field, and at least one light source, which is connected to the receiver for tapping off electrical power, wherein the at least one light-emitting module is surrounded at least partially by a protective housing, wherein the light-emitting module is self-aligning.

Claims

1. A light-emitting module, comprising:

at least one receiver configured to for wirelessly tap off energy from an alternating field, and

at least one light source, which is connected to the receiver for tapping off electrical power,

wherein the at least one light-emitting module is surrounded at least partially by a protective housing,

wherein the light-emitting module is self-aligning.

2. The light-emitting module as claimed in claim 1,

which is configured such that it has bulk material capability.

3. The light-emitting module as claimed in claim 1,

wherein the protective housing is configured such that the light-emitting module can be rolled.

4. The light-emitting module as claimed in claim 1,

which is configured such that it is self-adhesive.

5. The light-emitting module as claimed in claim 1,

wherein the receiver comprises at least one resonant circuit, wherein the at least one light source has a leadframe for making electrical contact, which leadframe acts as an inductance.

6. The light-emitting module as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a logic circuit in the form of an integrated circuit, wherein a rectifier is interposed between the reception part and a supply terminal of the logic circuit.

7. The light-emitting module as claimed in claim 6, further comprising:

a voltage monitor configured to monitor a voltage level.

8. The light-emitting module as claimed in claim 6,

which is configured to receive, wirelessly, control data for the logic circuit,

wherein the control data comprise at least one ID code for individually driving the light-emitting module.

9. The light-emitting module as claimed in claim 6,

which is additionally equipped to generate a clock signal from a tapped-off power signal.

10. The light-emitting module as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a reflector.

16. The light-emitting module as claimed in claim 1,

wherein the at least one light source comprises a light-emitting diode.

17. The light-emitting module as claimed in claim 1,

wherein the at least one light-emitting module is surrounded completely by the protective housing.

18. The light-emitting module as claimed in claim 3,

wherein the protective housing is spherical or cylindrical.

19. The light-emitting module as claimed in claim 6,

wherein the logic circuit is in the form of a microcontroller.

11. A light-emitting module mount for fastening a plurality of light-emitting modules,

each light-emitting module comprising:

at least one receiver configured to wirelessly tap off energy from an alternating field, and

at least one light source, which is connected to the receiver for tapping off electrical power,

wherein the light-emitting module is surrounded at least partially by a protective housing,

wherein the light-emitting module is self-aligning,

wherein the light-emitting module mount has at least one accommodating region for the light-emitting modules, and a magnetic film, whose magnetic surface forms the at least one accommodating region.

12. A lighting device, comprising:

at least one light-emitting module mount,

wherein the light-emitting module mount has at least one accommodating region for at least one light-emitting module, and a magnetic film, whose magnetic surface forms the at least one accommodating region, and

at least one light-emitting module, comprising;

at least one receiver configured to wirelessly tap off energy from an alternating field, and

at least one light source, which is connected to the receiver for tapping off electrical power,

wherein the light-emitting module is surrounded at least partially by a protective housing,

wherein the light-emitting module is self-aligning.

13. A method for producing a wirelessly feedable light-emitting device with at least one light-emitting module mount and at least one light-emitting module, comprising:

at least one receiver configured to wirelessly tap off energy from an alternating field, and

at least one light source, which is connected to the receiver for tapping off electrical power,

wherein the light-emitting module is surrounded at least partially by a protective housing,

wherein the light-emitting module is self-aligning,

the method comprising;

bulk-material-like distributing the light-emitting modules over the light-emitting module mount, and

align the light-emitting modules.

14. The method as claimed in claim 13, further comprising:

shaking.

15. The method as claimed in claim 13, further comprising:

casting of the light-emitting modules.