Electric light bulb type light source apparatus

• US 9,482,419 B2
• Filed: 09/11/2014
• Issued: 11/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Yotsumoto, Naoki, Miyata, Kouji
• Primary Examiner(s): HAMMOND, DEDEI KHALIEAH
• Application Number:
  US14/483,394
• Publication Number:
  US 20150028740A1
• Time in Patent Office: 782 Days
• Field of Search: 362 86- 88, 362/253, 362/800, 362/230, 362/234, 36224902-24906, 362/650, 362/651
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/232 specially adapted for generating an essentially omnidirectional light distribution, e.g. with a glass bulb
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/026 Fastening of transformers or ballasts
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0056 Audio equipment, e.g. music instruments, radios or speakers
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 44/00 Circuit arrangements for operating electroluminescent light sources for operating light emitting diodes H05B45/00
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/00 Circuit arrangements for operating light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/37 Converter circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/175 by remote control
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/80 Light emitting diode

Abstract

An electric light bulb type light source apparatus includes a light source unit, a power source substrate, a drive substrate, a base, and a casing. On the power source substrate, a power source circuit is mounted, and the power source substrate has one of a through hole and a cutout. On the drive substrate, a drive circuit of at least the light source unit is mounted, and the drive substrate includes a part disposed in the one of the through hole and the cutout of the power source substrate. The base is used to supply power to the power source substrate. The casing is configured to contain the light source unit, the power source substrate, and the drive substrate, and the casing has a translucent cover.

Claims

1. An electric light source apparatus, comprising:

a light source unit;

a speaker;

a power source substrate on which a power source circuit is mounted and which has one of a through hole and a cutout;

a drive substrate on which a drive circuit of at least said light source unit is mounted and which includes a part disposed in said one of said through hole and said cutout of said power source substrate;

a base used to supply power to said power source substrate; and

a casing configured to contain said light source unit, said power source substrate, said speaker, and said drive substrate, said casing having a translucent cover, wherein

said translucent cover comprises an opening portion formed on an end portion of said translucent cover;

said speaker is attached to said translucent cover such that said speaker blocks said opening portion; and

said speaker and said light source unit are disposed separately from each other, wherein

said power source substrate includes a first surface opposed to said base and a second surface which is provided on an opposite side to said first surface and opposed to said light source unit,

said power source circuit includes a transformer including a primary side coil and a secondary side coil and a primary side electronic component electrically connected to said primary side coil, and

said transformer and said primary side electronic component are mounted on said first surface of said power source substrate.

2. The electric light source apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a speaker drive substrate on which a drive circuit of said speaker is mounted and which is contained in said casing and includes a part disposed in said one of said through hole and said cutout of said power source substrate.

3. The electric light source apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

said speaker drive substrate and said drive substrate are provided as a common substrate so that said drive circuit of said speaker is mounted on said drive substrate.

4. The electric light source apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising

a control substrate on which a control circuit that receives a radio signal from an outside of said electric light source apparatus is mounted and which is contained in said casing and includes a part disposed in said one of said through hole and said cutout of said power source substrate.

5. The electric light source apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said control substrate and said drive substrate are provided as a common substrate so that said control circuit is mounted on said drive substrate.

6. The electric light source apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising

a receiving unit configured to receive an infrared signal transmitted from a remote controller used by a user, said receiving unit being mounted on said drive substrate.

7. The electric light source apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said drive substrate is disposed to cross said power source substrate via said one of said through hole and said cutout of said power source substrate.

8. The electric light source apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said light source unit includes one of an LED (light emitting diode) and an EL (electro luminescence) element as a light source element.

9. The electric light source apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising

a support unit configured to support said light source unit and said power source substrate so that said power source substrate is disposed between said light source unit and said base, said support unit including a part disposed in said one of said through hole and said cutout of said power source substrate.

10. The electric light source apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said support unit separates said light source unit with said speaker.