Light-emitting device comprising two interfaces

• US 9,629,223 B2
• Filed: 01/30/2014
• Issued: 04/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Company KG
• Original Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Company KG
• Inventors: Matthies, Thorsten, Bssgen, Frank
• Primary Examiner(s): HAMMOND, DEDEI KHALIEAH
• Application Number:
  US14/775,225
• Publication Number:
  US 20160029463A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,174 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/10 Controlling the intensity of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/50 responsive to malfunctions or undesirable behaviour of LEDs; responsive to LED life; Protective circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/56 involving measures to prevent abnormal temperature of the LEDs
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/18 via data-bus transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission

Abstract

The invention relates to a light-emitting device comprising a first interface for supplying energy to the light-emitting device and comprising a second interface for transmitting a control signal or a plurality of control signals for controlling a lighting property of a light source of the light-emitting device.

Claims

1. A light-emitting device, comprising:

a first interface for supplying energy to the light-emitting device; and

a second interface for transmitting one control signal or multiple control signals for controlling a lighting property of a lighting source of the light-emitting device,

wherein the one or more control signals include a dimming signal for controlling a light intensity of the lighting source and a flash signal for controlling at least one of lighting frequency and lighting duration of the lighting source,

wherein the second interface is designed to transmit, receive, or emit a status signal or a fault signal,

wherein the light-emitting device includes a 5-pole plug connector, which includes the first interface and the second interface, and

wherein the 5-pole plug connector includes 5 contacts in which the first contact is allocated a supply voltage, the second contact is allocated the flash signal, the third contact is allocated a ground, the fourth contact is allocated the dimming signal, and the fifth contact is allocated the fault signal.

2. The light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the second interface is designed for wireless transmission or for wired transmission or fiber optic transmission of at least one of the one or multiple control signals and the status signal.

3. The light-emitting device according to claim 2, wherein the light-emitting device includes a third interface for supplying energy to an additional light-emitting device.

4. The light-emitting device according to claim 3, wherein the third interface is designed for wireless energy transmission or for wired energy transmission or for fiber optic energy transmission.

5. The light-emitting device according to claim 4, wherein the light-emitting device includes a fourth interface for transmitting at least one of the one or more control signals, at least one of a status signal to an additional light-emitting device, a status signal for receiving a control signal, and a status signal of an additional light-emitting device.

6. A control device, comprising:

an interface for transmitting one control signal or multiple control signals for controlling a lighting property of a lighting source of a light-emitting device and/or for receiving a status signal of a light-emitting device,

wherein the one or more control signals include a dimming signal for controlling a light intensity of the lighting source and a flash signal for controlling at least one of lighting frequency and lighting duration of the lighting source,

wherein the interface is designed to transmit a status signal or a fault signal,

wherein the light emitting device includes a 5-pole plug connector, which includes the interface,

wherein the 5-pole plug connector includes 5 contacts, wherein the first contact is allocated a supply voltage, the second contact is allocated the flash signal, the third contact is allocated a ground, the fourth contact is allocated the dimming signal, and the fifth contact is allocated the fault signal.

7. The control device according to claim 6, wherein the control device includes an interface for supplying energy to a light-emitting device.

8. The control device according to claim 7, wherein the interface for supplying energy to a light-emitting device is designed for wireless energy transmission or for wired or for fiber optic energy transmission.

9. A lighting system comprising:

a light-emitting device having a first interface for supplying energy to the light-emitting device and a second interface for transmitting a control signal or multiple control signals for controlling a lighting property of a lighting source of the light-emitting device, wherein the first interface and the second interface are designed as multi-pole plug connectors; and

a control device including an interface for transmitting a control signal or multiple control signals for controlling a lighting property of the lighting source of the light-emitting device and/or for receiving a status signal of the light-emitting device,

wherein the one or more control signals include a dimming signal for controlling a light intensity of the lighting source and a flash signal for controlling at least one of lighting frequency and lighting duration of the lighting source,

wherein the interface is designed to transmit a status signal or a fault signal,

wherein the light emitting device includes a 5-pole plug connector, which includes the interface,

wherein the 5-pole plug connector includes 5 contacts, wherein the first contact is allocated a supply voltage, the second contact is allocated the flash signal, the third contact is allocated a ground, the fourth contact is allocated the dimming signal, and the fifth contact is allocated the fault signal.