Light-emitting device and method

• US 8,506,124 B2
• Filed: 09/30/2010
• Issued: 08/13/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Futaihua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Futaihua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chen, Chin-Feng, Wu, Fang-Lun
• Primary Examiner(s): Husar, Stephen F
• Assistant Examiner(s): DUNWIDDIE, MEGHAN K
• Application Number:
  US12/894,183
• Publication Number:
  US 20120013270A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,048 Days
• Field of Search: 362/234, 362/253, 362/276, 362/318, 362/351, 362/352, 362/398, 315/307
• US Class Current: 362/276
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/20 Controlling the colour of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/105 in response to determined parameters

Abstract

A light-emitting method is provided. The light-emitting method is applied in a light-emitting device. The light-emitting device includes an emitting member to emit light. The light-emitting method includes detecting an air pressure of the light-emitting device and controlling the emitting member to emit light with color and luminance value according to the detected air pressure. A related light-emitting device is also provided.

Claims

1. A light-emitting device comprising:

a head comprising an emitting member configured to emit light; and

a support secured to the head and comprising a circuit board, the circuit board comprising a sensor and a processor, the sensor to detect an air pressure of the light-emitting device, the processor being configured to control the emitting member to emit light with a color and a luminance value corresponding to the detected air pressure;

wherein the circuit board comprises a storage unit storing a table, the table comprises a first column recording different air pressure ranges, a second column recording different colors, and a third column recording different luminance values, each of the air pressure ranges corresponds to one of the colors and one of the luminance values, the processor comprises a determining module and an executing module, the determining module is configured to determine whether the detected air pressure falls within one of the air pressure ranges in the table, and determine the color and the luminance value corresponding to the detected air pressure range if the detected air pressure falls within the air pressure range, the executing module is configured to control the emitting member to emit light with the color and the luminance value determined by the determining module.

2. The light-emitting device as described in claim 1, wherein the executing module is configured to shut down the light-emitting device if the determining module determines that the detected air pressure does not fall within one of the air pressure ranges.

3. The light-emitting device as described in claim 1, wherein the processor comprises a determining module and an executing module, the determining module is configured to determine whether the detected air pressure is steady, the executing module is configured to control the emitting member to emit a light with a single color and a fixed luminance value if the detected air pressure is steady, and further configured to control the emitting member to emit light with various colors and luminance values if the detected air pressure changes.

4. The light-emitting device as described in claim 1, wherein the head comprises a lampshade defining a receiving space, the support comprises a first rod and a second rod, the emitting member is arranged on a top end of the first rod, the first rod defines a first through hole, the receiving space and the first through hole cooperatively define a chamber, the sensor is configured to detect the air pressure of the chamber.

5. The light-emitting device as described in claim 4, wherein the size of the lampshade changes when the air pressure of the chamber changes.

6. The light-emitting device as described in claim 4, wherein the second rod defines a second through hole, the support comprises an inflatable bag defining a third through hole, opposite ends of the inflatable bag are attached to the first rod and the second rod, the inflatable bag inflates the chamber through the second through hole and the third through hole when the inflatable bag is extruded.

7. The light-emitting device as described in claim 6, wherein the support comprises a first valve and a second valve, the first valve is arranged in the first through hole of the first rod, the second valve is arranged in the second through hole of the second rod, the first valve and the second valve allow gas to flow through them along a direction towards the lampshade.

8. The light-emitting device as described in claim 1, further comprising a base connected to the support, wherein the base comprises a positioning member and a stand, the stand defines a recessed portion to receive the positioning member.

9. The light-emitting device as described in claim 8, wherein at least a portion of the positioning member is made of magnetic material, and at least a portion of the stand is made of magnetic or magnetizable material.

10. The light-emitting device as described in claim 8, wherein at least a portion of the positioning member is made of magnetizable material, and at least a portion of the stand is made of magnetic material.

11. The light-emitting device as described in claim 8, wherein the positioning member defines a plurality of holes, the gas is inflated into the positioning member through the holes.

12. The light-emitting device as described in claim 11, wherein when the positioning member is received in the recessed portion, the holes are exterior to the recessed portion.

13. A light-emitting method applied in a light-emitting device, the light-emitting device comprising an emitting member to emit light, the method comprising:

detecting an air pressure of the light-emitting device; and

controlling the emitting member to emit light with a color and a luminance value according to the detected air pressure;

wherein the light-emitting device comprises a storage unit storing a table, the table comprises a first column recording different air pressure ranges, a second column recording different colors, and a third column recording different luminance values, each of the air pressure ranges corresponds to one of the colors and luminance values, the step of “

controlling the emitting member to emit light with a color and a luminance value according to the detected air pressure”

comprises;

determining whether the detected air pressure falls within the air pressure range;

determining the color and luminance value corresponding to the air pressure range and controlling the emitting member to emit determined color and luminance if the detected air pressure falls within one of the air pressure range; and

shutting down the emitting member if the detected air pressure does not fall within one of the air pressure ranges.

14. The method as described in claim 13, wherein the step “

controlling the emitting member to emit light with a color and a luminance according to the detected air pressure”

comprises;

determining whether the detected air pressure is steady;

controlling the emitting member to emit light with a signal color and a fixed luminance value if the determined air pressure is steady; and

controlling the emitting member to emit light with various colors and luminance values if the detected air pressure changes.

15. A light-emitting device comprising:

a head comprising an emitting member and a lampshade, the emitting member being configured to emit light, the lampshade defining a first receiving space, the emitting member being received in the first receiving space;

a support connected to the lampshade, comprising a first rod, a second rod, a first valve, a second valve, an inflatable bag, and a circuit board, the first rod and the second rod respectively defining a first through hole and a second through hole, the first receiving space and the first through hole cooperatively defining a chamber, the first valve and the second valve being respectively received in the first through hole and the second through hole, the inflatable bag defining a third through hole, opposite ends of the inflatable bag being attached to the first rod and the second rod, the inflatable bag inflating the chamber through the third through hole when the inflatable bag is extruded, the circuit board comprising a sensor and a processor, the sensor being configured to detect an air pressure of the chamber, the processor being configured to control the emitting member to emit light with a color and a luminance value according to the detected air pressure of the chamber; and

a base connected to the second rod, the base defining a second receiving space and a plurality of holes, the second receiving space communicating with the second through hole, the gas going into the base through the holes when inflating and flowing towards the chamber through the second receiving space.

16. The light-emitting device as described in claim 15, wherein the light-emitting device comprises a storage unit storing a table, the table comprises a first column recording different air pressure ranges, a second column recording different colors, and a third column recording different luminance values, each of the air pressure ranges corresponds to one of the colors and one of the luminance values, the processor comprises a determining module and an executing module, the determining module is configured to determine whether the air pressure of the light-emitting device falls within one air pressure range of the table, the determining module determines the color and luminance corresponding to the air pressure range of the table and the executing module controls the emitting member to emit light with a color and a luminance value if the detected air pressure falls within one air pressure range of the table.

17. The light-emitting device as described in claim 15, wherein the processor comprises a determining module and an executing module, the determining module is configured to determine whether the air pressure is steady, the executing module controls the emitting member to emit light with a signal color and a fixed luminance value if the detected air pressure is steady;

the executing module controls the emitting member to emit a light with various colors and luminance values if the detected air pressure changes.

18. The light-emitting device as described in claim 15, wherein the size of the lampshade changes when the air pressure of the chamber changes.