Light Device Has Charging Functions

• US 20200132293A1
• Filed: 05/15/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2010
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Aaron Chien, Hsin-Yi Wang, Te-Ju Chien
• Original Assignee: Aaron Chien, Hsin-Yi Wang, Te-Ju Chien
• Inventors: Chien, Tseng-Lu
• Application Number:
  US16/413,135
• Publication Number:
  US 20200132293A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/06 the elements being coupling devices , e.g. connectors
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0004 Personal or domestic articles
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0048 Office articles, e.g. bookmarks, desk lamps with drawers, stands for books or music scores
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/30 Lighting for domestic or personal use
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries

Abstract

The light device has USB charger has AC outlet power source and has AC-to-DC circuit to change one of Alternative current to 1^st voltage DC and the 1^st voltage DC though the circuit-inside or IC or DC-to-DC circuit to get 2^nd voltage or though more DC-to-DC devices to get more voltage DC current. The light device has at least one of 5 Volt DC to supply to USB Charger Charging-port output-end and one of desire voltage DC to supply to DC light source. Or/ The 1^st AC to AC light source and has one of DC selected from 1^st, 2^nd, or more voltage DC current to USB Charger charging-port'"'"'s output end so the said light device has (1) illumination function by DC or/and AC light source and (2) USB charger function by supply desired 1^st or 2^nd or more other voltage DC current to USB charging-port at 5 Volt DC. The light device optional has outlet-ports to get 1^st AC directly though conductive parts to outlet-ports to supply AC to other device. Furthermore, the light device Optional can add other function(s) select from (a) Time piece related (b) Reflect Image (c) Power station (d) project image (e) heater (f) Air Flow (g) wireless communication (h) remote controller (g) APP controller (h) Blue-tooth controller.

Claims

1. A floor light or wall light device, comprising:

an AC outlet power source connection that provides AC current to at least one electrical outlet-unit or outlet-module included in the floor light or wall light device, the at least one electrical outlet-unit or outlet-module supplying the AC current to another AC powered electric or digital product when prongs of the another AC power electric or digital produce prongs are inserted into the at least one electrical outlet-unit or outlet module; and

an AC or DC light source powered by the AC current provided by the AC outlet power source either directly or through an AC-to-DC circuit.

2. The floor light or wall light device of claim 1, wherein the floor light or wall light device further has a USB charger including a USB charging-port to charge other electric or digital data products.

3. The floor light or wall light device of claim 2, wherein the floor light or wall light device further includes an AC-to-DC circuit for converting the AC current into a 5 Volt USB charging current and at least one additional DC current provided to a built-in DC light source or other DC powered device included in the floor light or wall light device.

4. The floor light or wall light device of claim 2, wherein the floor light or wall light device further includes at least one DC-to-DC circuit within the light device housing for transforming a first DC power into second DC power having at least one second DC voltage, wherein the first DC voltage or the at least one second DC voltage is a 5 Volt DC voltage for output by the USB charger to charge other electric or digital products without electric data delivery.

5. The floor light or wall light device of claim 4, wherein the second DC voltage is the 5 Volt DC voltage and the first DC voltage is higher than the first DC voltage for supply to the at least one light source or another DC powered device included in the light device housing.

6. The floor light or wall light device of claim 1, wherein the floor light or wall light device has a wireless charging system or inductor charging system including base electric-coils supplied with AC current to create magnetic fields and activate a receiver device'"'"'s electric-coils to change the electric-magnetic field to electric current to charge an energy storage unit of the receiver device.

7. The floor light or wall light device of claim 1, wherein the AC or DC light source is an AC light source predetermined illumination functions including color, brightness, time delay, dimmer, touch switch, sensor light, and wireless control.

8. The floor light or wall light device of claim 1, wherein the at least one electrical outlet-unit or outlet-module is a power strip, extension cord, or power adaptor device.

9. The floor light or wall light device of claim 1, further including circuitry for providing one or more of the following functions:

(a) changing color or brightness;

(b) a dimmer function;

(3) timer or time delay;

(4) sensor;

(5) touch switch;

(6) time display powered by a battery;

(7) a time piece related function;

(8) a lighted mirror function;

(9) image or message projection;

(10) wireless communication;

(11) remote control;

(12) Wi-Fi and APP communication;

(13) Bluetooth communication;

(14) Z-way control of another electric device;

(15) infrared communication;

(16) multiple light sources;

(17) light source turn-on and turn-off.

10. The floor light or wall light device of claim 1, wherein the at least one outlet-unit or outlet-module is arranged to tilt, twist, rotate, or be extended to change an outlet-port'"'"'s position or orientation relative to other outlet-ports or outlet-modules.

11. The floor light or wall light device of claim 1, wherein the at least one outlet-unit or outlet-module is a power strip, extension cord, or outlet tap.

12. The floor light or wall light device of claim 1, wherein the floor light or wall light device includes wires to get 120V AC power from a wall-outlet, and the wires are part of a power strip or extension cord.

13. The floor light or wall light device of claim 1, wherein the at least one outlet-unit or outlet-module is an outlet-tap having at least two prongs.

14. The floor light or wall light device of claim 1, wherein the floor light or wall light device is an existing power strip or extension cord electric wires that supplies AC power from a wall-outlet to the at least one light source when prongs are inserted into the existing power strip or extension cord.

15. The floor light or wall light device of claim 1, wherein the at least one electrical outlet-unit or outlet module includes an existing outlet tap which has multiple outlet-ports and two or three prongs to get 120V AC power and supply the 120V AC power to the another AC powered electric or digital product when prongs of the another AC power electric or digital produce prongs are inserted into the at least one electrical outlet-unit or outlet module.

16. The floor light or wall light device of claim 1, wherein the at least one electrical outlet-unit or outlet module utilizes an outlet-tap which has a tilt, rotating, movable, foldable, or pop-out design to come out from a base of the floor light or wall light device when needed and to retract back into the base when not in use.

17. The floor light or wall light device of claim 1, wherein other AC powered parts of the floor light or wall light device are supplied with power through prongs inserted into the at least one outlet-unit or outlet-module.

18. The floor light or wall light device of claim 1, wherein the at least one outlet-unit or outlet-module includes a power strip, extension cord, or outlet-tap that uses a floor lamp'"'"'s 14-22 gauge electric wires to get power from an AC power source, the electric wire'"'"'s also supplying power to other parts of floor light that need AC current to operate.

19. The floor light or wall light device of claim 1, wherein the at least one outlet-unit or outlet-module is a power strip, extension cord, or outlet-tap having its own safety certification so that it can be installed in the floor light or wall light device without further safety testing.