LED light

• US 8,963,426 B2
• Filed: 07/09/2012
• Issued: 02/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Livingstyle Enterprises Limited
• Original Assignee: Livingstyle Enterprises Limited
• Inventors: Chen, Ming-Yun, Hong, Zuo-Cai
• Primary Examiner(s): Hammond, Crystal L
• Application Number:
  US14/131,160
• Publication Number:
  US 20140217889A1
• Time in Patent Office: 960 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 315/86
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/23 Retrofit light sources for lighting devices with a single fitting for each light source, e.g. for substitution of incandescent lamps with bayonet or threaded fittings
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/27 Retrofit light sources for lighting devices with two fittings for each light source, e.g. for substitution of fluorescent tubes
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/278 Arrangement or mounting of circuit elements integrated in the light source
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 9/022 Emergency lighting devices
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/00 Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/508
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/0442 activated by means of a sensor, e.g. motion or photodetectors
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/77 with essentially identical diverging planar fins or blades, e.g. with fan-like or star-like cross-section
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/065 for lighting purposes

Abstract

An LED light includes a light body; an LED light board disposed in the light body and disposed thereon a plurality of LED dies; at least one battery coupling member, which is a detachable battery carrier, disposed at an outside edge of the light body for accommodating therein a battery device which is a replaceable element; and a power switch control circuit disposed in the light body and electrically coupled to an alternate current source, the at least one battery coupling member and the LED light board so that either of an alternate current received from the alternate current source and a direct current received from the battery device is transmitted to the LED light board. The replaceable battery device disposed at the outside edge of the light body and used as a backup power supply for emergency illumination is simple in structure and low in cost.

Claims

1. An LED light, comprising:

a light body;

a battery device, disposed at the light body;

a power switch control circuit disposed in the light body for receiving an alternate current from an alternate current source or receiving a direct current from the battery device;

an LED light board electrically connected to the power switch control circuit and disposed thereon a plurality of LED dies; and

a body sensor electrically connected to the power switch control circuit and functioning for sensing whether there is anybody entering a detection zone, wherein when it is detected by the body sensor that somebody enters the detection zone, a body sensing signal is generated and sent to the power switch control circuit;

wherein if an magnitude of the alternate current is greater than a specific value, the power switch control circuit has the received alternate current enter the LED light board to enable the output of a source light with a first lighting parameter from the LED light, and if the magnitude of the alternate current is less than the specific value, the power switch control circuit has the received direct current enter the LED light board to enable the output of a source light with a second lighting parameter from the LED light.

2. The LED light according to claim 1, wherein the LED light further comprises a switch disposed between the power switch control circuit and the alternate current source for a user to control illumination of the LED light board therevia;

and/or when the power switch control circuit has the received direct current enter the LED light board, the constant output of the source light is enabled with the second lighting parameter from the LED light; and

/or the first lighting parameter is different from the second lighting parameter; and

/or the first lighting parameter and the second lighting parameter are a first illuminance and a second illuminance, respectively, or the first lighting parameter and the second lighting parameter are a first color temperature and a second color temperature, respectively.

3. The LED light according to claim 1, wherein the battery device is a replaceable element.

4. The LED light according to claim 3, wherein the light body is an LED tube and has an accommodation room for accommodating the battery device;

and/or the light body is an LED bulb, which includes, from top to bottom, a bulb head, a heat dissipater and a light-transmissible bulb housing, the power switch control circuit is disposed inside the heat dissipater, and the heat dissipater has at least an accommodation room at an side edge thereof to facilitate the mounting of the battery device therein by a user; and

/or the light body is an LED bulb, which includes, from top to bottom, a bulb head, a heat dissipater and a light-transmissible bulb housing, and the battery device is ring-shaped, sleeved around the bulb head by entering from top toward bottom, and disposed on an upper end of the heat dissipater; and

/or the battery device is exposed and accessible by a user for replacement.

5. An LED light, comprising:

a light body;

an LED light board disposed in the light body and disposed thereon a plurality of LED dies;

at least one battery coupling member, which is a detachable battery carrier, disposed at an outside edge of the light body for accommodating therein a battery device which is a replaceable element; and

a power switch control circuit disposed in the light body and electrically coupled to an alternate current source, the at least one battery coupling member and the LED light board so that either of an alternate current received from the alternate current source and a direct current received from the battery device is transmitted to the LED light board.

6. The LED light according to claim 5, wherein the battery device is a storage battery, a lithium battery, a dry cell battery, or a rechargeable battery;

and/or the LED light further comprises a switch disposed between the power switch control circuit and the alternate current source for a user to control illumination of the LED light board therevia; and

/or the LED light further comprises a button switch, a battery circuit board and a hidden battery base, wherein the button switch and the hidden battery base are both connected to and disposed on the battery circuit board, and connected to each other, for a user to control the illumination of the LED light board by way of the button switch; and

/or the LED light further comprises an earthquake sensing module for controlling the illumination of the LED light board while earthquake is happening, wherein the earthquake sensing module is a g-sensor, which has a microelectromechanical chip structure; and

/or the battery device mounted onto the detachable battery carrier is exposed and accessible by a user for replacement.

7. The LED light according to claim 5, wherein the power switch control circuit includes a first power input terminal, a second power input terminal and a power output terminal, wherein the first power input terminal is electrically connected to the at least one battery coupling member, the second power input terminal is electrically connected to the alternate current source, and the power output terminal is electrically connected to the LED light board.

8. The LED light according to claim 5, wherein the light body is an LED tube and has an accommodation room for accommodating the battery coupling member.

9. The LED light according to claim 8, wherein the LED light body is a cylinder-shaped shell having a light-transmissible lower half, and both ends thereof are disposed with power plug pins electrically connected to a power input terminal of the power switch control circuit;

and/or the accommodation room is disposed in an upper half of the light body; and

/or the LED light body further comprises a body sensor disposed at a lower half of the LED light for sensing whether there is anybody entering a detection zone, wherein when it is detected by the body sensor that somebody enters the detection zone, a body sensing signal is generated.

10. The LED light according to claim 5, further comprising a body sensor disposed on the light body and functioning for sensing whether there is anybody entering a detection zone, wherein when it is detected by the body sensor that somebody enters the detection zone, a body sensing signal is generated.

11. The LED light according to claim 10, wherein the light body is an LED light bulb, which includes, from top to bottom, a bulb head, a heat dissipater and a light-transmissible bulb housing, and the battery coupling member is disposed at the heat dissipater.

12. The LED light according to claim 11, wherein the power switch control circuit is disposed inside the heat dissipater;

and/or the heat dissipater is disposed with a plurality of heat-dissipating fins at a side wall thereof; and

/or the body sensor is disposed at the bottom of the light-transmitting bulb housing.

13. The LED light according to claim 11, wherein the heat dissipater has an accommodation room at a side edge thereof for accommodating the battery coupling member.

14. The LED light according to claim 13, wherein the heat dissipater is disposed with a plurality of heat-dissipating fins at a side wall thereof, and the accommodation room is formed between at least two of the heat-dissipating fins for accommodating the detachable battery carrier;

and/or the detachable battery carrier is disposed with a tenon and a positioning slot at the top and the bottom thereof, respectively, and the accommodation room is disposed with a mortise and a positioning piece at the top and the bottom thereof, respectively, wherein the tenon of the detachable battery carrier engages with the mortise of the accommodation room, and the positioning piece is inserted into the positioning slot of the detachable battery carrier.

15. The LED light according to claim 11, wherein the detachable battery carrier, the battery device is ring-shaped, and the detachable battery carrier having been mounted thereon the battery device is sleeved around the bulb head by entering from top toward bottom, and disposed on an upper end of the heat dissipater.

16. The LED light according to claim 15, wherein the bulb head is disposed with at least one engaging lock at a lower end of the bulb head, and when the detachable battery carrier is sleeved and disposed on the upper end of the heat dissipater, an upper end engaging lock of the detachable battery carrier is locked into the at least one engaging lock so that the lower end of the detachable battery carrier sustains against the upper end of the heat dissipater.

17. An LED light, comprising:

a bulb head;

a light-transmissible bulb housing;

an LED light board disposed thereon a plurality of LED dies;

a battery coupling member for accommodating therein a battery device which is a replaceable element;

a heat dissipater disposed between the bulb head and the light-transmissible bulb housing, and disposed with a plurality of heat-dissipating fins at a side wall thereof, wherein an accommodation room is formed between at least two of the heat-dissipating fins for accommodating the battery coupling member; and

a power switch control circuit disposed in the LED bulb light and electrically connected to an alternate current source, the battery coupling member and the LED light board for receiving and transmitting an alternate current from the alternate current source or receiving a direct current from the battery device to the LED light board.

18. The LED light according to claim 17, wherein the battery coupling member is a detachable battery carrier;

and/or the battery device mounted onto the detachable battery carrier is exposed and accessible by a user for replacement; and

/or the battery device is a storage battery, a lithium battery, a dry cell battery, or a rechargeable battery; and

/or the LED light further comprises a switch disposed between the power switch control circuit and the alternate current source for a user to control illumination of the LED light board therevia; and

/or the LED light further comprises a button switch, a battery circuit board and a hidden battery base, wherein the button switch and the hidden battery base are both connected to and disposed on the battery circuit board, and connected to each other, for a user to control the illumination of the LED light board by way of the button switch; and

/or the LED light further comprises an earthquake sensing module for controlling the illumination of the LED light board while earthquake is happening, wherein the earthquake sensing module is a g-sensor, which has a microelectromechanical chip structure; and

/or the battery device mounted onto the detachable battery carrier is exposed and accessible by a user for replacement.

19. The LED light according to claim 17, further comprising a body sensor disposed on the light body and functioning for sensing whether there is anybody entering a detection zone, wherein when it is detected by the body sensor that somebody enters the detection zone, a body sensing signal is generated.

20. The LED light according to claim 19, wherein the battery coupling member is a detachable battery carrier, which is disposed with a tenon and a positioning slot at the top and the bottom thereof, respectively, and the accommodation room is disposed with a mortise and a positioning piece at the top and the bottom thereof, respectively, wherein the tenon of the detachable battery carrier engages with the mortise of the accommodation room, and the positioning piece is inserted into the positioning slot of the detachable battery carrier.