SPHERE STRUCTURE

• US 20150159858A1
• Filed: 12/02/2014
• Published: 06/11/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wei Hung Lin
• Original Assignee: Wei Hung Lin
• Inventors: LIN, WEI HUNG
• Granted Patent: US 9,518,728 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/06 with illuminating devices ; with reflective surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/61 using light guides
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/22 flexible or deformable, e.g. into a curved shape
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/008 Leisure, hobby or sport articles, e.g. toys, games or first-aid kits; Hand tools; Toolboxes
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

A sphere structure, of which an inner ball can be disposed with a light source, the sphere structure includes: a groove, formed on the inner ball based on a disposing path, being able to be installed with the light source; a containing portion, formed on the inner ball, being capable of being set with a power supply module, supplying electric power to the light source; and a first cover layer, covering the inner ball constituting an outer surface of the sphere structure, wherein at least one portion of the outer surface is distributed with a light transmitting region, so that the light of the light source is emitted from inside of the sphere structure to outside of the same by passing through the light transmitting region.

Claims

1. A sphere structure configured to accommodate a light source at an inner ball of the sphere structure, and comprising:

a groove, formed on the inner ball along a disposing path, for accommodating the light source;

a containing portion, formed on the inner ball for accommodating a power supply module configured to be electrically connected to the light source; and

a first cover layer covering the inner ball, forming an outer surface on the sphere structure, wherein at least a portion of the outer surface is a light transmitting region for transmitting light from the light source to outside of the sphere structure.

2. The sphere structure according to claim 1, wherein the groove includes a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, the first side wall and the second side wall extend upward from two sides of the bottom wall respectively to form the groove, the top of the first side wall is a first top portion edge, the top of the second side wall is a second top portion edge, the first top portion edge and the second top portion edge define a groove opening, a shortest distance between the first top portion edge and the second top portion edge define a groove opening width, the bottom wall has a bottom wall width, the groove opening width is greater than the bottom wall width.

3. The sphere structure according to claim 2, wherein the groove opens toward a first turning direction defined by the first side wall defining a first turning section of the groove, the first turning section includes a first slope extending from the bottom wall to the first side wall, and the light source is disposed on the first slope in the first turning section.

4. The sphere structure according to claim 2, wherein the groove opens toward a first turning direction defined by the first side wall defining a first turning section of the groove, and the light source is disposed on the first side wall in the first turning section.

5. The sphere structure according to claim 2, wherein the groove opens toward a second turning direction defined by the second side wall defining a second turning section of the groove, the second turning section includes a second slope extending from the bottom wall to the second side wall, and the light source is disposed on the second slope in the second turning section.

6. The sphere structure according to claim 2, wherein the groove opens toward a second turning direction defined by the second side wall defining a second turning section of the groove, and the light source is disposed on the second side wall in the second turning section.

7. The sphere structure according to claim 2, wherein the groove is formed on the inner ball in a straight direction defining a straight section of the groove, and the light source is disposed on the bottom wall in the straight section.

8. The sphere structure according to claim 1, wherein a light guiding unit is disposed in the groove for guiding light emitted by the light source to the light transmitting region and out of the outer surface.

9. The sphere structure according to claim 8, wherein the light guiding unit bridges the first side wall and the second side wall of the groove defining a light source containing space, the light source is arranged in the light source containing space and protected by the light source containing space from external impact and damage.

10. The sphere structure according to claim 1, wherein the light source is a light-strip-emitting module having a plurality of light-emitting units.

11. The sphere structure according to claim 1, wherein the sphere structure further includes a cover, and the cover includes:

a top portion having a second cover layer joined to the first cover layer;

at least two female holes bore from the second cover layer into the cover, for engaging a plug;

a first screw portion surrounding a surrounding portion of the cover for engaging a second screw portion of a surrounding wall of the containing portion; and

a cover bottom portion having a first conducting portion, one end of which is configured to electrically connect a first electrode of a battery to a conducting unit on the surrounding wall, and be electrically connected to the light source through the first conducting unit,

and a second conducting portion on a containing bottom portion of the containing portion is configured to electrically connect a second electrode of the battery to the light source, to be electrically connected to the light source together with the first electrode.

12. The sphere structure according to claim 1, wherein the light transmitting region is slits formed along a portion of the outer surface proximal to the groove.

13. The sphere structure according to claim 12, wherein the slits are seam slits threaded with a seam thread.

14. The sphere structure according to claim 1, wherein the light transmitting region is a part of the first cover layer, the first cover layer has a predetermined thickness, the predetermined thickness allows at least a portion of light from the light source to pass through the first cover layer out of the outer surface.