MODULAR ILLUMINATING TILE

• US 20140133137A1
• Filed: 07/04/2012
• Published: 05/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Zoltan Kiss
• Original Assignee: Zoltan Kiss
• Inventors: Kiss, Zoltan
• Application Number:
  US14/232,300
• Publication Number:
  US 20140133137A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/145
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 13/0862 composed of a number of elements which are identical or not, e.g. carried by a common web, support plate or grid
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 15/02194 Flooring consisting of a number of elements carried by a non-rollable common support plate or grid E04F15/022 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 15/082 with a top layer of stone or stone-like material, e.g. ceramics, concrete or glass in combination with a lower layer of other material
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 2/005 of modular construction
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/006 General building constructions or finishing work for buildings, e.g. roofs, gutters, stairs or floors; Garden equipment; Sunshades or parasols
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/20 Controlling the colour of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/28 using temperature feedback
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/37 Converter circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/375 using buck topology
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/20 Responsive to malfunctions or to light source life; for protection
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/30 Semiconductor lamps, e.g. solid state lamps [SSL] light emitting diodes [LED] or organic LED [OLED]

Abstract

A modular illuminating tile (1) comprising a carrier board (8); at least one illuminating element (10) fixed on the carrier board (8); power supply supplying electrical energy to the illuminating element (10), a protective cover associated with the illuminating element (10). The at least one illuminating element (10) is soldered on the carrier board (8); the power supply is connected via wiring (9) to at least one electrical connecting means (11) adjoined mechanically on the carrier board (8), whereas the at least one connecting means (11) is fixed on the carrier board (8) so as to permit arbitrarily mechanical and electrical serial connection of several modular illuminating tiles (1).

Claims

1. A modular illuminating tile (1) comprising:

a carrier board (8);

at least one illuminating element (10) fixed by soldering on the carrier board (8);

means supplying energy to said at least one illuminating element (10);

wherein the means supplying energy to said at least one illuminating element (10) comprises electric wiring (9),

the electric wiring (9) is connected to at least one electrical connecting means (11) fixed mechanically on the carrier board (8) so as to permit mechanical and electrical serial connection of several modular illuminating tiles (1),

a protective cover associated with said at least one illuminating element (10) and transporting the light radiated by said at least one illuminating element (10) to a predefined extent,

characterised in that

between said protective cover and the carrier board (8) a further adhesive layer (12) is arranged in a way covering the illuminating elements (10) and providing protection against any mechanical and environmental impacts;

said protective cover comprising mosaic pieces (13) made of materials used by construction industry having thermal characteristics ensuring a thermal behavior similar to cover materials used most frequently by construction industry.

2. Illuminating tile according to claim 1, characterised in that the carrier board (8) comprises a printed circuit board.

3. Illuminating tile according to claim 1, characterised in that the illuminating element (10) comprises a light-emitting element.

4. Illuminating tile according to claim 3, characterised in that the illuminating element (10) comprises an active light-emitting element.

5. Illuminating tile according to claim 3, characterised in that the illuminating element (10) comprises a light-reflecting element.

6. Illuminating tile according to claim 1, characterised in that the means supplying energy comprises a layer or wiring (9) made of electrically conductive material.

7. Illuminating tile according to claim 1, characterised in that the illuminating tile (1) is surrounded by a mounting frame (35) the width of which corresponds to the aggregate height of the carrier board (8), the illuminating element (10) and the protective cover, upon which one or several (36) openings are made for leading through one or several connecting means (11).

8. Illuminating tile according to claim 1, characterised in that carrier board (8) is made of four rectangular carrier board slices (28-31) connected by hinges in the plane of the lateral surface of the carrier board (8) supporting the illuminating elements (10), of which carrier board slices (28-31) a connecting means (11) is fixed on at least one of the two extreme carrier board slices (28, 31).

9. Illuminating tile according to claim 1, characterised in that the energy storing element (37) is fixed on carrier board (8), which is electrically connected to the one or more connecting means (11) and illuminating elements (10).

10. Illuminating tile according to claim 9, characterised in that the energy storing element (37) is in electrical connection with a solar unit forming exclusive or auxiliary energy supplying means and fastened on the carrier board (8).

11. Illuminating tile according to claim 9, characterised in that the energy storing element (37) is connected to a connecting means (11) through a diode each connected in blocking direction.

12. Illuminating tile according to claim 9, characterised in that the energy storing element (37) comprises a battery.

13. Illuminating tile according to claim 9, characterised in that the energy storing element (37) comprises a condenser.

14. Illuminating tile according to claim 1, characterised in that a control unit (22) is inserted between the illuminating element (10) and the connecting means (11).

15. Illuminating tile according to claim 14, characterised in that the control unit (22) comprises a programmable microcontroller.

16. Illuminating tile according to claim 14, characterised in that a wireless communicator and sensor unit (33) is connected to the control unit (22).

17. Illuminating tile according to claim 16, characterised in that the wireless communicator and sensor unit (33) is one of a radio-frequency-based receiving unit, a Bluetooth unit, a Zigbie unit.

18. Illuminating tile according to claim 1, characterised in that the active light-emitting unit comprises at least one light-emitting diode (23).

19. Illuminating tile according to claim 18, characterised in that the illuminating elements (10) consist of light-emitting diodes (23) of a shape and size allowing that they be connected to each other mosaic-like.