Electronic control battery-operated device of lamp with fan

• US 5,791,763 A
• Filed: 09/06/1996
• Issued: 08/11/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Go-Gro Industries Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Go-Gro Industries Ltd.
• Inventors: Kam-Hoi, Chan
• Primary Examiner(s): CARIASO, ALAN B
• Application Number:
  US08/709,011
• Time in Patent Office: 704 Days
• Field of Search: 416/5, 362/96, 362/157, 362/197-199, 362/205, 362/208, 362/234, 362/253, 362/457, 362/800, 362/183, 362/184, 362/190, 362/399, 362/285, 362/418, 362/419, 320/107, 320/113-115
• US Class Current: 362/183
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 25/08 the working fluid being air, e.g. for ventilation
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 27/004 by varying driving speed
• CPC Class Codes: F21L 4/045 Pocket lamps
• CPC Class Codes: F21L 4/08 characterised by means for in situ recharging of the batteries or cells
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/32 Flexible tubes
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0096 Fans, e.g. ceiling fans forced cooling of lighting devices characterised by the arrangement of fans F21V29/67
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 30/70 Efficient control or regulation technologies, e.g. for control of refrigerant flow, motor or heating

Abstract

The present invention relates to a kind of device of lamp with fan, in particular, an electronic control multi-function lamp with fan for camping purposes, comprising a head lamp, a fan head, a flexible arm set, a handle and a base, said head lamp and said fan head being detachable so that when one of them is fitted said device can be used as a lamp or a fan, respectively; also comprising a three-way connector with which both the head lamp and the fan head can be used simultaneously. The device contains a multi-function electronic control circuit board, and a multi-position seletor switch capable of making said head lamp flash to be used as a signal lamp besides usual lighting; said handle containing a number of LED'"'"'s, used as tail lights; and said fan being provided with a speed-change switch, capable of increasing the fan'"'"'s speed under multiplied voltage.

Claims

1. An electronically controlled lamp device comprising:

a charging adapter connected to a base, said base having a handle docking port;

a handle docked in said handle docking port, said handle having a rechargeable battery rechargeable from said charging adapter, an electronic control circuit regulating operation of said electronically controlled lamp device, and a user input associated with the control circuit, said handle further comprising a first multi-function docking port;

a flexible arm having first and second ends, the first end docked in the first multi-function docking port, the second end being electrically connected with the first end and supporting a second multi-function docking port thereon;

a lamp head docked in the second multi-function docking port;

wherein said handle may be removed from the handle docking port for portable operation of the device, and said lamp head also able to dock in the first multi-function docking port when said flexible arm is not used.

2. A lamp device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said user input is a multi-position selector switch.

3. A lamp device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said handle further comprises three light emitting diodes on the circuit board.

4. An electronically controlled fan device comprising:

a charging adapter connected to a base, said base having a handle docking port;

a handle docked in said handle docking port, said handle having a rechargeable battery rechargeable from said charging adapter, an electronic control circuit regulating operation of said electronically controlled lamp device, and a user input associated with the control circuit, said handle further comprising a first multi-function docking port;

a flexible arm having first and second ends, the first end docked in the first multi-function docking port, the second end being electrically connected with the first end and supporting a second multi-function docking port thereon;

a fan head having a multi-position speed-changing switch and a voltage multiplier board, said fan head docked in the second multi-function docking port;

wherein said handle may be removed from the handle docking port for portable operation of the device, and said fan head also able to dock in the first multi-function docking port when said flexible arm is not used.

5. A fan device as claimed in claim 4, wherein said user input is a multi-position switch.

6. An electronically controlled combination lamp and fan device, said device comprising:

a charging adapter connected to a base, said base having a handle docking port;

a handle docked in said handle docking port, said handle having a rechargeable battery rechargeable from said charging adapter, an electronic control circuit regulating operation of said electronically controlled lamp device, and a user input associated with the control circuit, said handle further comprising a first multi-function docking port;

a flexible arm having first and second ends, the first end docked in the first multi-function docking port, the second end being electrically connected with the first end and supporting a second multi-function docking port thereon;

a three way connector having three branches and a multi-position switch, the first branch docked in the second multi-function docking port, the second branch being electrically connected through the multi-position switch to the first branch and supporting a third multi-function docking port, and the third branch being electrically connected through the multi-position switch to the first branch and supporting a fourth multi-function docking port;

a lamp head docked in either the third or fourth multi-function docking ports;

a fan head having a multi-position speed-changing switch and a voltage multiplier board, said fan head docked in either the third or fourth multi-function docking ports;

wherein said handle may be removed from the handle docking port for portable operation of the device, and the first branch of said three way connector may be docked in the first multi-function docking port when said flexible arm is not used.

7. A device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said user input is a multi-position selector switch.

8. A device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said handle further comprises three light emitting diodes on the circuit board.

9. A device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said multi-position speed-change switch is a two-position switch.

10. A device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said multi-position switch in said three-way connector is a four-position switch.

11. An electronically controlled lamp device comprising:

a charging adapter connected to a base, said base having a handle docking port;

a handle docked in said handle docking port, said handle having a rechargeable battery rechargeable from said charging adapter, an electronic control circuit regulating operation of said electronically controlled lamp device, and a user input associated with the control circuit, said handle further comprising a first multi-function docking port,

a flexible arm having first and second ends, the first end docked in the first multi-function docking port, the second end being electrically connected with the first end and supporting a second multi-function docking port thereon;

a lamp head docked in the second multi-function docking port;

said lamp head also able to dock in the first multi-function docking port when said flexible arm is not used;

wherein said handle comprises a tail cover which further contains a circuit board supporting light emitting diodes and related resistors, said tail cover being provided with two contacts which are in touch with two corresponding semi-circles provided in said handle, said tail cover being rotatable with respect to said handle by 180 degrees.

12. A device as claimed in claim 11, wherein there are provided on said tail cover circuit board a number of pairs of light emitting diodes, each pair being connected in opposite directions.

13. A device as claimed in claim 12, wherein said number of pairs of light emitting diodes is three.

14. An electronically controlled fan device comprising:

a charging adapter connected to a base, said base having a handle docking port,

a handle docked in said handle docking port said handle having a rechargeable battery rechargeable from said charging adapter, an electronic control circuit regulating operation of said electronically controlled lamp device and a user input associated with the control circuit, said handle further comprising a first multi-function docking port, a flexible arm having first and second ends, the first end docked in the first multi-function docking port, the second end being electrically connected with the first end and supporting a second multi-function docking port thereon;

a fan head having a multi-position speed-changing switch and a voltage multiplier board, said fan head docked in the second multi-function docking port;

said fan head also able to dock in the first multi-function docking port when said flexible arm is not used;

wherein said handle comprises a tail cover which further contains a circuit board carrying light emitting diodes and related resistors, said tail cover being provided with two contacts which are in touch with two corresponding semi-circles provided in said handle, said tail cover being rotatable with respect to said handle by 180 degrees.

15. A device as claimed in claim 14, wherein there are provided on said tail cover circuit board a number of pairs of light emitting diodes, each pair being connected in opposite directions.

16. A device as claimed in claim 15, wherein said number of pairs of light emitting diodes is three.