Light device with display means has track-means and removable LED-units

• US 8,950,899 B2
• Filed: 06/17/2011
• Issued: 02/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tseng-Lu Chien
• Original Assignee: Tseng-Lu Chien
• Inventors: Chien, Tseng-Lu
• Primary Examiner(s): Truong, Bao Q
• Application Number:
  US13/162,824
• Publication Number:
  US 20120320594A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,334 Days
• Field of Search: 362/648, 36224902-24906, 362/249.07, 362/285, 362/239, 362/418, 362/419, 362/234, 362/253, 362/362, 362/372, 362/800
• US Class Current: 362/249.03
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 1/00 Shades for light sources , i.e. lampshades for table, floor, wall or ceiling lamps
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/14 Adjustable mountings
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 3/00 Globes; Bowls; Cover glasses with refracting properties F21V5/00; with reflecting properties F21V7/00; characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/506
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2107/40 on the sides of polyhedrons, e.g. cubes or pyramids
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

An LED light device includes display means, track-means, and removable LED-unit(s). The use of track-means and removable LED-units allows the number of the LED-units and the arrangements of LEDs on the LED-units to be easily varied in order to provide light devices having a desired cost, brightness, color, viewing angle, illumination direction and/or area functions, and effects. Furthermore, the track-means may have a multiple-surface construction and a desired length of track-means and width of the LED-units to enable further customization of the light device by addition or removal of light units from the different surfaces.

Claims

1. A light device, comprising:

at least one track-means and at least one removable LED-unit arranged to be installed in the track means, each of the at least one removable LED-unit including an arrangement of at least one LED;

display means through which light from the at least one LED passes to an exterior of the light device when electrodes of the at least one LED-units are connected to a power source,

wherein the electrodes of the at least one LED-unit are connected to a bus means within and extending along the track means by at least one of a resilient conductive means, contact means, circuit means, bus means, wire means, adaptor means, transformer means, inverter means, IC means, inductor means, electric parts and accessories, and wherein the power source includes at least one of an alternating current (AC) and a direct current (DC) power source and power from the power source is supplied to the electrodes of the at least one LED-unit through the bus means within the track means;

wherein the bus means supplies an electric signal to the at least one LED-unit to turn on the at least one LED and provide desired light output, colors, brightness, functions, features, and performance,

wherein the display means comprises display parts and accessories that form a cover, housing, or shade, said display parts and accessories including at least one of a light-transmitting piece, lens, optics means, reflective lens, diffuser, filter lens, light blocking means, stencils, cutouts, windows, openings, masking, geometric art forming means, hologram means, lenticular means, 3D film, and decorated part, said cover, housing, or shade including parts made of one of the following materials;

plastic, wood, bamboo, paper, textile, garment, cloth, metal, pottery, ceramic, glass, chemical compounds, crystal, minerals, and recycled material, and said cover, housing, or shade further including at least one of an attachment means, frame means, holder means, fixing means, glue means, clip means, installation means, extendable means, transformer means, and foldable means for installing said display means with respect to said track means in said light device to form a finished product, and

wherein said finished product includes one of an;

(1) LED desk lamp;

(2) LED wall lamp;

(3) LED floor lamp;

(4) LED under-cabinet light;

(5) LED brick light;

(6) LED step light;

(7) LED parking light;

(8) LED light fixture;

(9) LED light with a cover, shade, or housing;

(10) LED bulb;

(11) LED-fluorescent tube;

(12) extendable light bar; and

(13) LED light arranged to form geometric art images on a surface, floor, or wall.

2. The light device of claim 1, wherein the track-means has a size of between 1 centimeter (0.4 inch) and a plurality of meters.

3. The light device of claim 1, wherein the at least one LED-unit includes a plurality of said LED-units removably installed in said track-means.

4. The light device of claim 1, wherein the display means is positioned at least partially in front of the at least one LED-unit.

5. The light device of claim 1, wherein the display means extends in three dimensions.

6. The light device of claim 1, wherein a size of the track-means relative to a size of the at least one-LED unit is defined by a positive ratio such that a bigger track-means is arranged to receive a bigger LED-unit.

7. The light device of claim 6, wherein at least one said LED-unit is installed within a length of the track-means.

8. The light device of claim 6, wherein a ratio of length of the at least one LED-unit to a length of the track means is between 1:

1,000 and 1;

0.99 to allow the track-means to receive between one said LED-unit and a thousand said LED-units.

9. The light device of claim 8, wherein each said LED-unit has between one and 1000 of said at least one LED, each supplied with an appropriate electric signal to drive the respective LED according to predetermined functions, effects, and performance.

10. The light device of claim 1, wherein the at least one LED includes multiple LEDs having predetermined specifications.

11. The light device of claim 1, wherein each said LED-unit has an arrangement of LEDs with desired colors, brightnesses, emitting directions, and optics means to provide predetermined functions and effects.

12. The light device of claim 1, wherein the display means hides the track-means but allows light beam from the at least one light-unit installed in the track means to be seen.

13. The light device of claim 1, wherein the display means includes at least one said light block means, stencil, cutout, opening, and masking to cause LED light beams passing through said display means to form a geometric art image on a surface, floor, or wall.

14. The light device of claim 1, wherein the track-means and at least one LED-unit are sealed within the extendable means to enable adjustment of a total length of the light device to fit different spaces.

15. The light device of claim 1, wherein the display means includes at least one said light block means, stencil, cutout, opening, masking, light-transmitting medium, and reflective means to cause LED light beams passing through said display means to form a geometric art image.

16. The light device of claim 1, wherein the light device is said LED bulb and the display means is a bulb lens that is clear or translucent, and wherein the track means includes multiple track means to emit light beams in different directions.

17. The light device of claim 16, wherein the multiple track-means is included in an extruded metal piece having multiple surfaces.

18. The light device of claim 16, wherein a number of the LED-units installed in each of the track means is been 1 and N, where N is any number.

19. The light device of claim 16, wherein the at least one light-unit provide more than one color, brightness, functions, light effect, or light performance.

20. The light device of claim 16, wherein the LED bulb includes a base having a same size and shape as an incandescent bulb'"'"'s base.

21. The light device of claim 20, wherein the base of the LED bulb has base has an elastic tip to prevent over-twisting and damage to the LED bulb when installed into a socket.

22. The light device of claim 1, wherein the light device is said LED fluorescent tube and the track-means extends over a certain percentage of the length of the fluorescent tube to fit within a fluorescent tube adaptor, base, socket, or connector ends.

23. The light device of claim 22, wherein the LED fluorescent tube the at least one LED-unit and at least one LED are arranged to limit an angle of light beam emission from the LED fluorescent tube to save power.

24. The light device of claim 22, wherein the track-means is an extruded metal piece having a hexagon or octagon shape with multiple surfaces to enable emission of light in multiple directions.

25. The light device of claim 1, wherein display means applied to the track-means and at least one LED-unit to improve a cosmetic appearance of the light device.

26. An LED bulb having a shape, size, length, diameter, and connecting end that are the same as those of an incandescent bulb to enable the LED bulb to be installed in an existing incandescent bulb socket, wherein said LED bulb includes at least one track-means and at least one removable LED-unit having a length that fits into dimensions of the incandescent bulb to provide a desired illumination area, viewing angle, brightness, color, and Kevin temperature, and at least one circuit means and related electric parts and accessories for supplying the at least one LED with a trigger current signal having a predetermined voltage and current from a power source, said circuit means including bus means with and extending along the track means for supplying said trigger current signal from the power source to the at least one removable LED-unit, and

wherein a number and position of the at least one track-means, removable LED-unit, and LED is changeable to enable people to customize the LED light device for any desired indoor or outdoor application.