Illuminating device

• US 9,335,008 B2
• Filed: 10/25/2012
• Issued: 05/10/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Fujita, Hideki, Kato, Tetsuo, Ide, Naotoshi, Yoshida, Shigeyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Owens, Douglas W
• Assistant Examiner(s): King, Monica C
• Application Number:
  US13/660,474
• Publication Number:
  US 20130113393A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,293 Days
• Field of Search: 315/291, 315/294, 315/297, 315/86, 362/183, 362/800
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 29/506 of globes, bowls or cover glasses
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/83 the elements having apertures, ducts or channels, e.g. heat radiation holes
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2103/10 comprising a linear array of point-like light-generating elements
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/061 for DC powered loads

Abstract

An illuminating device includes a connecting portion supplied with power, a conversion circuit that converts power supplied from the connecting portion, a case having a tubular shape, a support body that divides the case in the radial direction, and a plurality of light emitting diodes provided on one surface of the support body. The illuminating device further includes a drive circuit that drives the light emitting diodes, a secondary battery provided on the other surface of the support body, a charge/discharge control circuit for the secondary battery, and a control section that lights the light emitting diodes by supplied power and charges the secondary battery. The control section permits lighting of the light emitting diodes by a discharge of the secondary battery in a state in which power supply is stopped.

Claims

1. An illuminating device comprising:

a connecting portion configured to be supplied with power;

a case having a tubular shape;

a support body disposed inside the case and configured to divide the case in a radial direction;

a plurality of light emitting diodes disposed on a first surface of the support body;

a diffuser provided between and in contact with the support body and the plurality of light emitting diodes;

a secondary battery disposed on a second surface of the support body, wherein the second surface is different from the first surface on which the plurality of light emitting diodes are disposed;

a power supply circuitry configured to supply power to the plurality of light emitting diodes and charge the secondary battery,

wherein the secondary battery supplies power to the plurality of light emitting diodes in a state in which the power supplied from the power supply circuitry is stopped; and

a timer circuit configured to determine whether or not a pre-determined time has elapsed in the state in which the power supplied from the power supply circuitry is stopped,

wherein the secondary battery stops supplying the power to the plurality of light emitting diodes based on the determination that the pre-determined time has elapsed.

2. The illuminating device according to claim 1, wherein an a part of the case opposite to the second surface of the support body on which the secondary battery is disposed has a slit shaped opening.

3. The illuminating device according to claim 1, wherein the support body is fixed by a rib which is provided on an inner wall surface of the case.

4. The illuminating device according to claim 1, wherein the case is formed of a resin material.

5. The illuminating device according to claim 1, wherein an inner wall surface of the case and an outer circumferential surface of the secondary battery are in contact with each other.

6. The illuminating device according to claim 5, wherein the inner wall surface of the case and the outer circumferential surface of the secondary battery are cylindrical in shape.

7. The illuminating device according to claim 1, wherein the support body includes:

a main surface having a plate shape, and

side parts having a plate shape, wherein each side part is disposed along a longitudinal direction, at the longitudinal edges of the main surface, perpendicular to the main surface, and

wherein each side part is in contact with an inner wall surface of the case to provide support to the main surface.

8. The illuminating device according to claim 1, wherein the support body is formed of a metal material.

9. The illuminating device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a voice sensor configured to detect a predetermined voice,

wherein the plurality of light emitting diodes are turned on or turned off based on the determination that the pre-determined time has elapsed after the voice sensor detects the predetermined voice.

10. The illuminating device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a motion sensor configured to detect motion of a person,

wherein, the plurality of light emitting diodes are turned on when the motion sensor detects motion of the person.

11. The illuminating device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a remote-control light receiver configured to receive a control signal,

wherein the plurality of light emitting diodes are turned on or turned off based on the determination that the pre-determined time has elapsed after the remote-control light receiver receives the control signal.

12. The illuminating device according to claim 1, wherein

the plurality of light emitting diodes are disposed on a substrate comprising a constant current circuit configured to stop flowing of current through the plurality of light emitting diodes when a value of the current is larger than a predetermined value,

wherein the substrate is disposed on the first surface of the support body.

13. The illuminating device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a first field effect transistor (FET) to stop charging of the secondary battery;

a second FET to stop discharging of the secondary battery; and

a resistor to measure a temperature of the secondary battery.

14. The illuminating device according to claim 13, wherein the first FET is configured to stop charging the secondary battery when the secondary battery is overcharged.

15. The illuminating device according to claim 1, wherein when the power supplied from the power supply is stopped, the secondary battery stops supplying power to the plurality of light emitting diodes until a voice is detected.