LIGHT ACTION ELEMENT MODULE, LIGHTING DEVICE, AND LIGHTING SYSTEM

• US 20120320585A1
• Filed: 12/10/2010
• Published: 12/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Inventors: Lo, Hsin-Hsiang, Lin, Chun-Chuan, Chang, Chi-Shen, Lin, Chu-Hsun, Wu, Pin-Hsien, Liu, Chia-Tsong
• Application Number:
  US13/574,247
• Publication Number:
  US 20120320585A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/239
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 5/007 Array of lenses or refractors for a cluster of light sources, e.g. for arrangement of multiple light sources in one plane combination of two or more refractors F21V5/008
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 5/08 producing an asymmetric light distribution
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/103 of streets or roads
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2105/10 comprising a two-dimensional array of point-like light-generating elements
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

A light action element module, a lighting device, and a lighting system are provided. The light action element module includes N×K light action elements, wherein adjacent light action elements are connected with each other. A detachable section is disposed between every two connecting light action elements. The light action elements are for separating into a plurality of combinations of the light action elements along at least a part of the detachable sections, or the light action elements are adapted to form a combination of the light action elements without separating, so as to produce different piecing-together manners, wherein N and K are positive integers, and N is greater than or equal to 2.

Claims

1. A light action element module, comprising:

N×

K light action elements, wherein adjacent light action elements are connected, one or more detachable section(s) is/are disposed between the connected light action elements, the light action elements are for selection to separate into a plurality of combinations of the light action elements along at least a part of the detachable section(s) or to form a combination of the light action elements without separating, so as to piece together at least a part of the combinations of the light action elements in different manners, N and K are positive integers, and N is greater than or equal to 2.

2. The light action element module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light action elements comprise lenses.

3. The light action element module as claimed in claim 2, wherein the lenses are lenses with symmetric light shape or lenses with asymmetric light shape.

4. The light action element module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light action elements comprise at least one of reflective cups, diffusive covers, diffractive elements, and liquid lenses.

5. A lighting system, comprising:

at least one lighting device, comprising;

at least one light source module, wherein each of the light source modules comprises at least one light emitting element; and

at least one combination group of light action elements formed by at least a part of at least one light action element module, the light action element module comprising;

N×

K light action elements, wherein adjacent light action elements are connected, one or more detachable section(s) is/are disposed between the connected light action elements, the light action elements are for selection to separate into a plurality of combinations of the light action elements along at least a part of the detachable section(s) or to form a combination of the light action elements without separating, whereby at least a part of the combinations of light action elements are pieced together in different manners, so as to form the combination groups of light action elements, N and K are positive integers, and N is greater than or equal to 2,

wherein the light action elements correspond to the light emitting elements so as to guide light emitted by the light emitting elements.

6. The lighting system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the light emitted by each of the light emitting elements is guided by at least one of the light action elements.

7. The lighting system as claimed in claim 5, wherein each of the light action elements guides the light emitted by at least one of the light emitting elements.

8. The lighting system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the light source module further comprises a carrier, and the light emitting elements are disposed on the carrier.

9. The lighting system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the light source module further comprises a waterproof element covering at least one of the carrier and the light emitting elements, and the waterproof element is disposed between the carrier and the light action elements.

10. The lighting system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the waterproof element is a waterproof layer or a waterproof cover.

11. The lighting system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the light emitting elements are connected to the carrier by direct extractable insertion.

12. The lighting system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the carrier has at least one first positioning part respectively disposed besides each of the light emitting elements, each of the light action elements has at least one second positioning part corresponding to the first positioning part, and the first positioning part and the second positioning part engage with each other, so that the light action elements are disposed across the corresponding light emitting elements.

13. The lighting system as claimed in claim 12, wherein one of the first positioning part and the second positioning part engaging with each other is an inserting pin, and the other one of the first positioning part and the second positioning part engaging with each other is an inserted hole.

14. The lighting system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the light emitting elements are light emitting diodes, organic light emitting diodes, or laser emitters.

15. The lighting system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the light action elements comprise lenses.

16. The lighting system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the lenses are lenses with symmetric light shape or lenses with asymmetric light shape.

17. The lighting system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the light action elements comprise at least one of reflective cups, diffusive covers, diffractive elements, and liquid lenses.

18. The lighting system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the lighting device further comprises a heat dissipating element connected to the light source module.

19. The lighting system as claimed in claim 18, wherein the heat dissipating element comprises a heat sink fins.

20. The lighting system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the lighting device further comprises a transparent cover covering the combination groups of light action elements.

21. The lighting system as claimed in claim 20, wherein the transparent cover has optical structures.

22. The lighting system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the at least one lighting device is a plurality of lighting devices, and the lighting system further comprises:

a supporting element configured to support the lighting devices; and

a plurality of fastening elements respectively fixing the lighting devices on the supporting element.

23. The lighting system as claimed in claim 22, further comprising:

a plurality of power connectors respectively electrically connected to the lighting devices in order to respectively provide power to the lighting devices.

24. The lighting system as claimed in claim 23, wherein each of the power connectors has a first connector, each of the lighting devices comprises a second connector electrically connected to the light emitting elements of the lighting devices, and the first connectors respectively connects to the second connectors, so that the power connectors are respectively electrically connected to the lighting devices.

25. A lighting device, comprising:

at least one light source module comprising at least one light emitting element;

at least one combination group of light action elements disposed on the light source module and having a plurality of light action elements, wherein the light action elements correspond to the light emitting elements, so as to guide light emitted by the light emitting elements; and

a waterproof element disposed between the light source module and the combination group of light action elements, and covering at least a part of the light source module.

26. The lighting device as claimed in claim 25, wherein the combination group of light action elements are formed by at least a part of at least one light action element module, the light action element module comprising:

N×

K light action elements, wherein adjacent light action elements are connected, one or more detachable section(s) is/are disposed between the connected light action elements, the light action elements are for selection to separate into a plurality of combinations of the light action elements along at least a part of the detachable section(s) or to form a combination of the light action elements without separating, whereby at least a part of the combinations of light action elements are pieced together in different manners, so as to form the combination groups of light action elements, N and K are positive integers, and N is greater than or equal to 2.

27. The lighting device as claimed in claim 25, wherein the waterproof element is a waterproof layer.

28. The lighting device as claimed in claim 27, wherein the light source module has a carrier, each of the light emitting elements has two conductive leads, the light emitting elements are respectively electrically connected with bonding pads of the carrier respectively through the conductive leads, and the waterproof layer covers the conductive leads and the bonding pads.

29. The lighting device as claimed in claim 25, wherein the waterproof element is a waterproof cover.

30. The lighting system as claimed in claim 25, wherein the light source module further has a carrier, the light emitting elements are disposed on the carrier, and the waterproof element covers the light emitting elements and the carrier.

31. An lighting device, comprising:

at least one light emitting element; and

at least one light action element disposed on the light emitting element, wherein the light action element corresponds to the light emitting element in order to guide light emitted from the light emitting element, the light action element has asymmetric curved surface, and at least one cross-section of the light action element in an asymmetric direction is mirror-asymmetric,

wherein the light action element in the lighting device is adapted to rotate with respect to the light emitting element, so as to adjust an orientation of the asymmetric direction of the light action element.

32. The lighting device as claimed in claim 31, further comprising:

a carrier, wherein the light emitting element are disposed on the carrier; and

a fastening cover fixing an edge of the light action element on the carrier, wherein the light emitting element are disposed between the light action element and the carrier.

33. The lighting system as claimed in claim 31, wherein the light action element is adapted to rotate on a plane perpendicular to an optical axis of the light emitting elements.

34. The lighting system as claimed in claim 31, wherein the light action element is adapted to rotate on a plane including an optical axis of the light emitting element.

35. The lighting device as claimed in claim 31, wherein the light emitting element comprises:

a light emitting chip; and

a base carrying the light emitting chip, wherein an edge of the light action element is rotatably connected to the base.

36. The lighting device as claimed in claim 35, wherein the base has a supporting part, the edge of the light action element lodged on an inner side of the supporting part and forming a universal joint with the supporting part.

37. The lighting device as claimed in claim 35, wherein a top part of the base has a protrusion, and a bottom part of the light action element has a hook hooking the protrusion, and the light action element is adapted to rotate on a plane perpendicular to an optical axis of the light emitting element.

38. The lighting device as claimed in claim 31, further comprising a carrier, wherein the light emitting element is disposed on the carrier and between the light action element and the carrier, the carrier has a supporting part, and the edge of the light action element is lodged on an inner side of the supporting part and forms an universal joint with the supporting part.