LIGHT EMITTING DIODE LIGHTING SYSTEM

• US 20130249394A1
• Filed: 03/22/2012
• Published: 09/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lux Lighting Systems LLC
• Original Assignee: Lux Lighting Systems LLC
• Inventors: Fay, Jonathan Eric
• Granted Patent: US 9,539,932 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/77
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/0088 Details of electrical connections B60Q1/305 takes precedence; electrical connection of the light source itself F21S41/192, F21S43/195
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/2607 comprising at least two indicating lamps
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/2696 Mounting of devices using LEDs
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/34 for indicating change of drive direction B60Q1/22 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 41/153 arranged in a matrix
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 43/14 Light emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 45/10 Protection of lighting devices cooling of lighting devices F21S45/40; waterproofing of lighting devices F21S45/50
• 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 45/325 Pulse-width modulation [PWM]
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/395 Linear regulators
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/50 responsive to malfunctions or undesirable behaviour of LEDs; responsive to LED life; Protective circuits
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/30 Semiconductor lamps, e.g. solid state lamps [SSL] light emitting diodes [LED] or organic LED [OLED]

Abstract

Methods, systems, devices and/or apparatus related to lighting systems, and, specifically, to LED lighting systems for vehicles. One example provides a lighting system that includes a power control component, a wire harness, and a light emitting diode component. The power control component may be in electrical communication with a power supply. The power control component may receive an input voltage from the power supply, adjust the input voltage to generate an output voltage, and output the output voltage. The wire harness may be in electrical communication with the power control component. The light emitting diode light component may be in electrical communication with the wire harness, and may include a plurality of light emitting diodes electrically coupled in a parallel configuration via a plurality of wires, each of the plurality of wires being substantially shaped as a wave.

Claims

1. A light emitting diode lighting system, comprising:

a wiring harness coupled to a power supply;

a control component coupled to the wiring harness, the control component adapted to control an input voltage supplied by the power supply via the wiring harness, the control component further adapted to output a first output voltage and a second output voltage based, at least in part, on the input voltage;

a first light component coupled to the wiring harness, the first light component comprising a first plurality of light emitting diodes adapted to emit a first light, the first plurality of light emitting diodes configured in parallel via a first plurality of wave-shaped wires; and

a second light component coupled to the wiring harness;

the second light component comprising a second plurality of light emitting diodes adapted to emit a second light, the second plurality of light emitting diodes configured in parallel via a second plurality of wave-shaped wires.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the control component comprises:

a first voltage regulator adapted to adjust and output the first output voltage to the first light component; and

a second voltage regulator adapted to adjust and output the second output voltage to the second light component.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the control component further comprises:

a microprocessor coupled to the first voltage regulator and the second voltage regulator, the microprocessor adapted to control the input voltage outputted to the first voltage regulator and the second voltage regulator; and

an input control coupled to the microprocessor, the input control adapted to receive one or more input command, the input control further adapted to transmit the one or more input command to the microprocessor.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the control component further comprises:

transient load protection circuitry coupled to the power supply and the microprocessor, the transient load protection circuitry adapted to receive the input voltage and reduce an impact of fluctuations of the input voltage.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the input control comprises at least one of a radio frequency input control and a direct input control.

6. The system of claim 2, wherein the control component further comprises:

a first trimming adjusting potentiometer coupled to the first voltage regulator, the first trimming adjusting potentiometer adapted to adjust the first output voltage; and

a second trimming adjusting potentiometer coupled to the second voltage regulator adapted to adjust the second output voltage.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of light emitting diodes emit the first light when the first output voltage is applied to the first light component.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the second plurality of light emitting diodes emit the second light when the second output voltage is applied to the second light component.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first light component and the second light component is at least partially covered in a resin-based substance.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the resin-based substance is at least one of transparent, translucent, and opaque.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the resin-based substance is flexible about at least two axes.

12. The system of claim 1,

wherein the first plurality of light emitting diodes comprise at least one of PLCC2 light emitting diodes, 1206 light emitting diodes, 0805 light emitting diodes, and RGB light emitting diodes;

and

wherein the second plurality of light emitting diodes comprise at least one of PLCC2 light emitting diodes, 1206 light emitting diodes, 0805 light emitting diodes, and RGB light emitting diodes.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first light component and the second light component is removably coupled to the wiring harness.

14. The system of claim 1, further comprising one or more resistor coupled between the wiring harness and at least one of the first light component and the second light component.

15. A lighting system, comprising:

a power control component in electrical communication with a power supply, the power control component adapted to receive an input voltage from the power supply, adapted to adjust the input voltage to generate an output voltage, and adapted to output the output voltage;

a wire harness in electrical communication with the power control component;

a light emitting diode light component in electrical communication with the wire harness, the light emitting diode light component comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes electrically coupled in a parallel configuration via a plurality of wires, each of the plurality of wires being substantially shaped as a wave.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein light emitting diode light component is at least partially covered in a resin-based substance.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the light emitting diode light component is flexible about at least two axes.

18. A vehicle lighting system, comprising:

a wire harness coupled to a vehicle power supply;

a control device adapted to control an input voltage received from the vehicle power supply via the wire harness; and

one or more light component comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes coupled together in a parallel circuit configuration via a plurality of wave-shaped wires, each respective light component being coupled to the wire harness.

19. The vehicle lighting system of claim 18, wherein the one or more light component comprises at least one of a directional light, a turn light, an indicator light, a marker light, a brake light, a reverse light, and a tail light.

20. The vehicle lighting system of claim 18, wherein the vehicle comprises at least one of an automobile, a semi-truck, a motorcycle, a boat, a marine vehicle, a two-wheeled vehicle, a three-wheeled vehicle, and a four-wheeled vehicle.