Wall switch and lamp assembly

• US 6,350,039 B1
• Filed: 11/28/2000
• Issued: 02/26/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chien-Yu Lee
• Original Assignee: Chien-Yu Lee
• Inventors: Lee, Chien-Yu
• Primary Examiner(s): Sember, Thomas M.
• Application Number:
  US09/724,825
• Time in Patent Office: 455 Days
• Field of Search: 362/95, 362/147, 362/800, 362/249, 362/234, 362/276, 362/802, 362/252, 200/310, 200/317, 200/312, 200/311
• US Class Current: 362/95
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 9/181 using a programmable display, e.g. LED or LCD
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/717 with built-in light source
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/7172 Conduits for light transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/7175 Light emitting diodes (LEDs)
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2103/00 Two poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/76 with sockets, clips or analogous contacts and secured to apparatus or structure, e.g. to a wall
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/20 Ceiling roses or other lighting sets
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/80 Light emitting diode

Abstract

A wall switch and lamp assembly is constructed to include a lamp circuit and reflector unit covered on the wall. A wall switch unit is fastened to the wall to hold down the lamp circuit and reflector unit, and an intermediate light-penetrable panel is retained between the lamp circuit and reflector unit and the wall switch unit. The intermediate light-penetrable panel having a center opening, which receives the shell of the push-button switch of the wall switch unit. The lamp circuit and reflector unit include a circuit board having a set of LEDs. A light guide panel is adapted to receive the circuit board and to reflect the light of the LEDs through the intermediate light-penetrable panel.

Claims

1. A wall switch and lamp assembly comprising:

a lamp circuit and reflector unit, said lamp circuit and reflector unit comprising a light guide panel shaped like a flat rectangular open frame, and a circuit board, said circuit board comprising an electronic circuit and a plurality of light emitting diodes connected in series and controlled by said electronic circuit, said light guide panel comprising a beveled peripheral face and a reflector layer adhered to a back sidewall thereof and adapted to reflect the light of said light emitting diodes through said beveled peripheral face;

a wall switch unit, said wall switch unit comprising a wall-mounting switch panel having a push-button switch, and a face panel covered on said wall mounting switch panel, said wall-mounting switch panel comprising two mounting holes disposed near to two lateral sides thereof and fastened to the wall by fastening elements; and

an intermediate light-penetrable panel mounted in between said lamp circuit and reflector unit and said wall switch unit, said intermediate light-penetrable panel having a center opening adapted to receive the push-button switch of said wall-mounting switch panel, and two through holes adapted to receive the fastening elements that are mounted in the mounting holes of said wall-mounting switch panel to secure said wall-mounting switch panel to the wall.

2. The wall switch and lamp assembly of claim 1 wherein said intermediate light-penetrable panel has a peripheral coupling flange hooked on the periphery of said light guide panel of said lamp circuit and reflector unit.