LIGHTING DEVICE HAVING A SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT SOURCE AND AT LEAST ONE SENSOR

• US 20110304268A1
• Filed: 02/03/2010
• Published: 12/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: OSRAM Licht AG (Ams-Osram AG)
• Original Assignee: OSRAM GmbH (Ams-Osram AG)
• Inventors: Bertram, Ralph, Engl, Moritz, Hofmann, Markus
• Application Number:
  US13/202,582
• Publication Number:
  US 20110304268A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/46
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/232 specially adapted for generating an essentially omnidirectional light distribution, e.g. with a glass bulb
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/0442 activated by means of a sensor, e.g. motion or photodetectors
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/0492 the sensor detecting a change in orientation, a movement or an acceleration of the lighting device, e.g. a tilt switch
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 3/00 Globes; Bowls; Cover glasses with refracting properties F21V5/00; with reflecting properties F21V7/00; characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/506
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/10 Controlling the intensity of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/20 Controlling the colour of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/357 specially adapted for retrofit LED light sources
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/56 involving measures to prevent abnormal temperature of the LEDs
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/30 Semiconductor lamps, e.g. solid state lamps [SSL] light emitting diodes [LED] or organic LED [OLED]

Abstract

In various embodiments, a lighting device is provided, which may include at least one semiconductor light source, at least one sensor and evaluation electronics functionally connected to the at least one sensor, wherein the evaluation electronics are arranged to trigger at least one action of the lighting device upon at least one predetermined sensor signal of the at least one sensor.

Claims

1. A lighting device, comprising:

at least one semiconductor light source,

at least one sensor and evaluation electronics functionally connected to the at least one sensor,

wherein the evaluation electronics are arranged to trigger at least one action of the lighting device upon at least one predetermined sensor signal of the at least one sensor.

2. The lighting device as claimed in claim 1,

configured as a lamp.

3. The lighting device as claimed in claim 2,

configured as a retrofit lamp.

4. The lighting device as claimed in claim 1,

wherein the at least one sensor belongs to the group of sensors consisting of:

a moisture sensor;

a smoke sensor;

a temperature sensor;

an acoustic sensor;

a motion sensor;

a brightness sensor;

a pressure sensor;

an acceleration sensor;

a position sensor; and

a color sensor.

5. The lighting device as claimed in claim 4, further comprising:

at least one moisture sensor,

wherein the evaluation electronics are arranged to activate or amplify a heat source of the lighting when a sensor signal of the at least one moisture sensor reaches or passes a predetermined moisture threshold.

6. The lighting device as claimed in claim 5, further comprising:

a dedicated heating element as a heat source.

7. The lighting device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the dedicated heating element is a resistance heating element or an infrared light emitting diode.

8. The lighting device as claimed in claim 1,

wherein the at least one action belongs to the group consisting of:

a switching-on of the lighting device;

a switching-off of the lighting device;

a brightness change of the lighting device;

a flashing of the lighting device;

a color change of the light emitted by the lighting device;

an emission of an acoustic signal by means of the lighting device;

a heating up of the lighting device; and

a transmission of a data signal from the lighting device.

9. The lighting device as claimed in claim 1,

wherein the at least one sensor is arranged with the at least one semiconductor light source on a common substrate;

on at least one of

an optical element of the lighting device;

a carrier of the lighting device;

on a heat sink of the lighting device; and

a base of the lighting device.

10. The lighting device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a combined sensor/evaluation electronics element.

11. The lighting device as claimed in claim 1:

wherein at least one sensor is arranged within the lighting device.

12. The lighting device as claimed in claim 1,

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

13. The lighting device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a function tester for the performance of a function test.

14. The lighting device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a current-storage device.

15. A method for operating a lighting device comprising at least one semiconductor light source and at least one sensor, the method comprising:

triggering at least one action of the lighting device upon at least one predetermined sensor signal.