Lighting apparatus having enhanced wireless single capability

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11226072-B2
Application number	US-202016998827-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 20, 2020
Priority date	Aug 26, 2019
Publication date	Jan 18, 2022
Grant date	Jan 18, 2022

Abstract

A lighting apparatus includes a light source module, a light source plate, a wireless module, a fiberglass plate and external electrodes. The light source module includes a LED module. The light source plate is used for mounting the light source module. The wireless module includes an antenna and a radio frequency circuit for wirelessly communicating with an external device. The radio frequency circuit is electrically connected to the light source module. The fiberglass plate is used for mounting the wireless module. The antenna is disposed on an external surface of the fiberglass plate. The external electrodes for passing an external power source to the light source module.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A lighting apparatus comprising:
a light source module comprising a LED module;
a light source plate for mounting the light source module;
a wireless module comprising an antenna and a radio frequency circuit for wirelessly communicating with an external device, wherein the radio frequency circuit is electrically connected to the light source module;
a fiberglass plate for mounting the wireless module, wherein the antenna is disposed on an external surface of the fiberglass plate;
external electrodes for passing an external power source to the light source module; and
a heat sink part disposed between the bulb head and the bulb shell, wherein the heat sink part has an insulation layer and a conductive layer, an edge of the light source plate engages the conductive part of the heat sink part for passing heat generated by the LED module to the heat sink part, wherein the antenna is electrically connected to the light source and then further electrically connected to the conductive layer of the heat sink part.

2. The lighting apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a bulb shell and a bulb head, the external electrodes being disposed on the bulb head, an interior surface of the bulb shell facing to the LED module and the antenna for passing a light emitted by the LED module and a wireless signal to the antenna.

3. The lighting apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the fiber glass plate and the light source plate are connected and integrated as a module block.

4. The lighting apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the module block has two conductive wires respectively electrically connected to the external electrodes on bulb head.

5. The lighting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the insulation layer is made of plastic material enclosing the conductive layer.

6. The lighting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the heat sink part has a circular base for placing a peripheral edge of the light source plate.

7. The lighting apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the bulb shell and the circular base clip and fix the light source plate.

8. The lighting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the light source plate has a central opening, and the fiber glass plate is disposed in the central opening.

9. The lighting apparatus of claim 8 , further comprising a heat dissipation plate for mounting the fiber glass plate and the light source plate.

10. The lighting apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the light source plate has an extension part protruding toward the central opening for mounting a driver circuit, the driver circuit converting an external power source to a driving current supplied to the LED module.

11. The lighting apparatus of claim 8 , wherein there is a light guide structure changing a light path of a light emitting on the light guide structure.

12. The lighting apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the light guide structure is a reflector cover covering the antenna and the radio frequency circuit.

13. The lighting apparatus of claim 12 , wherein an auxiliary antenna is formed on a surface of the reflective cover.

14. The lighting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the fiber glass plate is stacked at a middle position above the light source plate.

15. The lighting apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the fiber glass plate has a lens area covering the LED module diffusing light of the LED module.

16. The lighting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a plugging component is disposed below the fiber glass plate facing toward the external electrodes.

17. The lighting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the fiber glass plate is made with the wireless module as a wireless block module, multiple wireless block modules mounted with different antennas and radio frequency circuits are selectable to be combined with the same light source plate.

18. The lighting apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the fiber glass plate and the light source plate are connected with a detachable plugging structure.

Assignees

• Xiamen Leedarson Lighting Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhuang Jiaqing
• Wang Qiyuan
• Xiao Haipeng
• Yan Fengyu
• Jiang Hongkui
• Chen Xiaohong
• Wang Jun
• Liu Wei

Classifications

• F21K9/238 Primary

  Arrangement or mounting of circuit elements integrated in the light source · CPC title

• F21V29/507

  of means for protecting lighting devices from damage, e.g. housings · CPC title

• F21Y2103/33

  annular · CPC title

• F21V23/005

  the substrate is supporting also the light source · CPC title

• F21V23/0435

  activated by remote control means · CPC title