LAMP AND SWITCH APPARATUS THEREOF

• US 20130221853A1
• Filed: 10/30/2012
• Published: 08/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Han-Che Wang, Kuan-Hong Hsieh, Ling Chang, Li-Zhang Huang, Quan-Quan Liu, Xiao-Guang Li
• Inventors: CHANG, LING, LIU, QUAN-QUAN, HUANG, LI-ZHANG, WANG, HAN-CHE, HSIEH, KUAN-HONG, LI, XIAO-GUANG
• Granted Patent: US 9,220,155 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/136
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 39/085 by touch control
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/115 by determining the presence or movement of objects or living beings
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

A lamp includes a lamp body, an LED light source, a storage unit, a switch apparatus, and a microprocessor. The storage unit stores a function table recording a relationship between a plurality of types of touches and a plurality of control functions. The switch apparatus includes a touch panel, a touch controller, and an indicator located under the first touch region. The touch panel generates signals in response to touches applied on thereon. The touch panel includes a first touch region and a second touch region. The touch controller receives the signals and determines the type of the touch intended. The microprocessor refers to the function table, and controls the LED light source to execute the control function and to give visual feedback when the touch panel is touched. A switch apparatus is also provided.

Claims

1. A lamp comprising:

a lamp body;

an LED light source fixed in the lamp body;

a storage unit storing a function table recording the relationship between a plurality of types of touches and a plurality of control functions of the lamp, the type of the touches associated with touch manners and the positions of the touches;

a switch apparatus fixed on the lamp body, the switch apparatus comprising;

a touch panel, configured for generating operation signals in response to the touches applied on thereon, the touch panel comprising a first touch region and a second touch region;

a touch controller, configured for receiving the operation signals generated by the touch panel, and determining the type of the touch according to the operation signals; and

an indicator located under the first touch region; and

a microprocessor electrically connected to the switch apparatus and configured for determining the control function associated with the type of the touch according to the function table, and for controlling the LED light source to execute the control function and controlling the indicator to flash when the touch panel is touched.

2. The lamp as described in claim 1, wherein:

if the touch manner is a tap operation and the touch position is the first touch region, the associated control function is to switch between the power on and power off states of the LED light source;

if the touch manner is a slide operation and the touch position is on the second touch region, the associated control function is to adjust the brightness of the LED light source; and

if the touch manner is a tap operation and the touch position is on the second touch region, the associated control function is to adjust the color temperature of the LED light source.

3. The lamp as described in claim 2, wherein the slide operation comprises sliding clockwise and sliding counterclockwise, if the touch manner is a sliding clockwise operation and the touch position is on the second touch region, the associated control function is to increase the brightness of the LED light source, and if the touch manner is a sliding counterclockwise operation and the touch position is on the second touch region, the associated control function is to decrease the brightness of the LED light source.

4. The lamp as described in claim 2, wherein the second touch region comprises at least two stall marks, one stall mark associates with a value of the color temperature of the LED light source, if one of the stall marks is tapped, the microprocessor is configured to adjust the value of the color temperature of the LED light source to the value of the color temperature associated with the tapped stall mark.

5. The lamp as described in claim 4, wherein if the microprocessor determines the control function is to switch the power on state with the power off state of the LED light source, the microprocessor is configured to control the indicator to become dark with a predetermined value of brightness for a predetermined time period, and then cut off the power supply of the LED light source.

6. The lamp as described in claim 4, wherein if the microprocessor determines the control function is to cut off the power supply of the LED light source, the microprocessor is configured to control the indicator to become dark with a predetermined value of brightness for a predetermined time period, and then cut off the power supply of the LED light source.

7. The lamp as described in claim 1, wherein:

if the touch manner is a tap operation and the touch position is the first touch region, the associated control function is to switch between the power on and power off states of the LED light source;

if the touch manner is a slide operation and the touch position is on the second touch region, the associated control function is to adjust the color temperature of the LED light source; and

if the touch manner is a tap operation and the touch position is on the second touch region, the associated control function is to adjust the brightness of the LED light source.

8. The lamp as described in claim 7, wherein the slide operation comprises sliding clockwise and sliding counterclockwise, if the touch manner is a sliding clockwise operation and the touch position is on the second touch region, the associated control function is to increase the color temperature of the LED light source, and if the touch manner is a sliding counterclockwise operation and the touch position is on the second touch region, the associated control function is to decrease the color temperature of the LED light source.

9. The lamp as described in claim 7, wherein the second touch region comprises at least two stall marks, one stall mark associates with a value of the brightness of the LED light source, if one of the stall marks is tapped, the microprocessor is configured to adjust the value of the brightness of the LED light source to the value of the brightness associated with the tapped stall mark.

10. The lamp as described in claim 9, wherein when the microprocessor determines the control function is to switch the power on state with the power off state of the LED light source, the microprocessor is configured to control the indicator to become dark with a predetermined value of brightness for a predetermined time period, and then cuts off the power supply of the LED light source.

11. The lamp as described in claim 1, wherein if the lamp is connected to a power supply and the LED light source is not powered on, the microprocessor is configured to control the indicator to gradually illuminate and then gradually darken.

12. The lamp as described in claim 1, wherein the first region is circular and is a transparent or a translucent region, and the second is an annular region surrounding the first region.

13. A switch apparatus for controlling a lamp, the switch comprising:

a touch panel, configured for generating operation signals in response to touches applied on thereon, the touch panel comprising a first touch region and a second touch region;

a touch controller, configured for receiving the operation signals generated by the touch panel, and determining the type of the touch according to the operation signals; and

a microprocessor, configured for switching between the power on and power off states of the lamp in response to a tap operation applied on the first touch region, adjusting the brightness or the color temperature of the LED light source in response to an operation on the second touch region.

14. The switch apparatus as described in claim 13, wherein if the slide operation on the second touch region is sliding clockwise on the second touch region, the microprocessor increases the brightness of the LED light source, and if the slide operation on the second touch region is sliding counterclockwise on the second touch region, the microprocessor decreases the brightness of the LED light source.

15. The switch apparatus as described in claim 13, wherein the second touch region comprises at least two stall marks, one stall mark associates with a value of the color temperature of the LED light source, if one of the stall marks is tapped, the microprocessor adjusts the color temperature of the LED light source to the value of the color temperature associated with the tapped stall mark.

16. The switch apparatus as described in claim 13, wherein if the operation on the second touch region is sliding clockwise on the second touch region, the microprocessor increases the value of the color temperature of the LED light source, and if the slide operation on the second touch region is sliding counterclockwise on the second touch region, the microprocessor decreases the value of the color temperature of the LED light source.

17. The switch apparatus as described in claim 13, wherein the second touch region comprises at least two stall marks, one stall mark associates with a value of the brightness of the LED light source, if one of the stall marks is tapped, the microprocessor adjusts the value of the brightness of the LED light source to the value of the brightness associated with the tapped stall mark.

18. The switch apparatus as described in claim 13, further comprises an indicator located beneath the first touch region, the microprocessor controls the indicator to flash when the touch panel is touched.

19. The switch apparatus as described in claim 18, wherein if the microprocessor determines the control function is to cut off the power supply of the LED light source, the microprocessor is configured to control the indicator to become dark with a predetermined value of brightness for a predetermined time period, and then cut off the power supply of the LED light source.

20. The switch apparatus as described in claim 13, wherein the first region is circular and is a transparent or a translucent region, and the second is an annular region surrounding the first region.