Control System for Controlling LEDs in Multiple LED Computer Fans

• US 20180192493A1
• Filed: 01/04/2018
• Published: 07/05/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Corsair Memory Incorporated (Corsair Gaming, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Corsair Memory Incorporated (Corsair Gaming, Inc.)
• Granted Patent: US 10,517,157 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 25/166 using fans
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 27/004 by varying driving speed
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 29/005 Decorative aspects, i.e. features which have no effect on the functioning of the pump
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/00 Light sources using semiconductor devices as light-generating elements, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED] or lasers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/181 Enclosures for portable computers G06F1/1613
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/182 with special features, e.g. for use in industrial environments; grounding or shielding against radio frequency interference [RFI] or electromagnetical interference [EMI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/20 Cooling means
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/20 Controlling the colour of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/155 Coordinated control of two or more light sources

Abstract

A data distributer device for controlling the lighting effects of a series of LEDs associated with a plurality of LED computer fans is disclosed. According to certain embodiments, the data distributer device comprises a printed circuit board, a plurality of LED fan data connectors on the printed circuit board, a controller data input connector on the printed circuit board and at least one power input connector on the printed circuit board. The plurality of LED fan data connectors is electrically arranged serially on the printed circuit board.

Claims

1. A data distributer device comprising:

a printed circuit board;

a plurality of LED fan data connectors electrically arranged serially on the printed circuit board, wherein an LED fan data connector of the plurality of LED fan data connectors includes one data input pin and one data output pin;

a controller data input connector on the printed circuit board, the controller data input connector is associated with a controller that controls the data distributer device; and

at least one power input connector on the printed circuit board.

2. The data distributer device of claim 1, wherein the controller data input connector receives digital input lighting information from the controller for controlling lighting effects of a series of LEDs associated with corresponding LED computer fans.

3. The data distributer device of claim 1, wherein the at least one power input connector is associated with a first power supply that is independent of a second power supply that is associated with the controller.

4. The data distributer device of claim 1, wherein the controller receives digital input lighting information from a data source.

5. The data distributer device of claim 4, wherein the data source is any one of:

1) an LED computer program on a host computer that is associated with the controller,

     2) a pre-programmed memory device with push-button selectable programs,

     3) a memory playback device that has stored program data for controlling LEDs, and

     4) a microcontroller.

6. The data distributer device of claim 4, wherein the data source is stored on the controller.

7. The data distributer device of claim 1, wherein at least one LED fan data connector of the plurality of LED fan data connectors is connected to an LED computer fan.

8. The data distributer device of claim 1, wherein at least one LED fan data connector of the plurality of LED fan data connectors is connected to another data distributer device.