Lamp unit and lamp system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12372712-B2
Application number	US-202318477756-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 29, 2023
Priority date	Oct 14, 2022
Publication date	Jul 29, 2025
Grant date	Jul 29, 2025

Abstract

Provided is a lamp system and a lamp unit that includes a light-emitting plate having a first light-emitting surface, a back plate arranged opposite to the light-emitting plate, a frame portion supporting the light-emitting plate at the periphery of the light-emitting plate and the back plate, and forming a cavity between the light-emitting plate and the back plate, a light source assembly arranged in the cavity and emitting first light and second light, wherein the first light has a first light attribute and is emitted from the first light-emitting surface, the second light has a second light attribute and is emitted from a second light-emitting surface, and the second light-emitting surface is arranged at the periphery of the light-emitting plate, and at least one connection port for electrically connecting the lamp unit to another lamp unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A lamp unit, comprising:
a light-emitting plate having a first light-emitting surface;
a back plate arranged opposite to the light-emitting plate;
a frame portion supporting the light-emitting plate at the periphery of the light-emitting plate and the back plate, and forming a cavity between the light-emitting plate and the back plate;
a light source assembly arranged in the cavity and capable of emitting first light and second light, wherein the first light has a first light attribute and is emitted from the first light-emitting surface, the second light has a second light attribute and is emitted from a second light-emitting surface, and the second light-emitting surface is arranged at the periphery of the light-emitting plate; and
at least one connection port for electrically connecting the lamp unit to another lamp unit.

2. The lamp unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the first light attribute and the second light attribute are the same or different, wherein the first light attribute and the second light attribute comprise at least one of a color temperature, a color, a brightness, or a characteristic of change of the color temperature, the color, the brightness or a combination thereof over time.

3. The lamp unit according to claim 2 , wherein
the light source assembly comprises:
a first light-emitting assembly arranged on the inner side of the frame portion, and guided to emit the first light towards the first light-emitting surface; and
a second light-emitting assembly arranged on the inner side of the center of the back plate, and guided to emit the second light towards the second light-emitting surface.

4. The lamp unit according to claim 2 , wherein
the light source assembly comprises:
a first light-emitting assembly arranged at edges of the light-emitting plate and the back plate, and guided to emit the first light towards the first light-emitting surface; and
a second light-emitting assembly arranged between the frame portion and the first light-emitting assembly, and guided to emit the second light towards the second light-emitting surface.

5. The lamp unit according to claim 4 , wherein
the second light-emitting assembly is supported by the inner side of the back plate.

6. The lamp unit according to claim 4 , wherein
the lamp unit further comprises:
a light source assembly support member arranged on the inner side of the frame portion between edges of the light-emitting plate and the back plate, wherein the first light-emitting assembly and the second light-emitting assembly are respectively arranged on two sides of the light source assembly support member.

7. The lamp unit according to claim 3 , wherein
the first light-emitting assembly and the second light-emitting assembly are both side-emitting-type light-emitting assemblies, and
the second light is emitted by the second light-emitting assembly to the inner side of the frame portion, and is emitted via the second light-emitting surface after the optical path direction is adjusted by the frame portion.

8. The lamp unit according to claim 3 , wherein
the second light-emitting surface is located on the frame portion.

9. The lamp unit according to claim 8 , wherein
the frame portion comprises a first inclined surface portion, the first inclined surface portion is inclined towards the back plate relative to the light-emitting plate at the periphery of the light-emitting plate, and the second light-emitting surface is located on the first inclined surface portion.

10. The lamp unit according to claim 9 , wherein
the back plate comprises a back portion and a second inclined surface portion, wherein the back portion is arranged opposite to the light-emitting plate, and the second inclined surface portion is inclined towards the light-emitting plate relative to the back portion at an edge of the back portion; and
the second light is emitted to the second inclined surface portion, and is emitted via the second light-emitting surface after the optical path direction is adjusted by the second inclined surface portion and the frame portion.

11. The lamp unit according to claim 9 , wherein
the frame portion comprises a side frame, and the first inclined surface portion is connected to the back plate by means of the side frame.

12. The lamp unit according to claim 2 , wherein
the lamp unit further comprises:
a light blocking member, wherein the light blocking member is located between the second light-emitting surface and the first light-emitting surface to prevent the second light from interfering with the first light.

13. The lamp unit according to claim 10 , wherein
the lamp unit further comprises:
a light shielding portion arranged on the inner side of the back portion to shield the second light from being emitted from the back portion to the outside of the lamp unit.

14. A lamp system, comprising several lamp units and several connectors, wherein each lamp unit comprises:
a light-emitting plate having a first light-emitting surface;
a back plate arranged opposite to the light-emitting plate;
a frame portion supporting the light-emitting plate at the periphery of the light-emitting plate and the back plate, and forming a cavity between the light-emitting plate and the back plate;
a light source assembly arranged in the cavity and capable of emitting first light and second light, wherein the first light has a first light attribute and is emitted from the first light-emitting surface, the second light has a second light attribute and is emitted from a second light-emitting surface, and the second light-emitting surface is arranged at the periphery of the light-emitting plate; and
at least one connection port for electrically connecting the lamp unit to another lamp unit,
wherein adjacent lamp units are respectively connected to a connector by means of respective adjacent connection ports.

15. The lamp system according to claim 14 , wherein
the first light attribute and the second light attribute may be the same or different, wherein the first light attribute and the second light attribute comprise at least one of a color temperature, a color, a brightness, or a characteristic of change of the color temperature, the color, the brightness or a combination thereof over time.

16. The lamp system according to claim 15 , wherein
the frame portion comprises a first inclined surface portion surrounding an edge of the light-emitting plate, and the second light-emitting surface is located on the first inclined surface portion.

17. The lamp system according to claim 16 , wherein
the first inclined surface portion is inclined towards the back plate relative to the light-emitting plate at an edge of the light-emitting plate, and when adjacent lamp units are spliced by means of the connection ports and the connectors, two adjacent first inclined surface portions on the adjacent lamp units form a V-shaped groove.

Assignees

• Savant Tech Llc

Inventors

• Wang Zhiyong
• Tang Fangru
• Chen Jing
• Wang Aijun
• Shan Liang

Classifications

• G02B6/0068 Primary

  Arrangements of plural sources, e.g. multi-colour light sources · CPC title

• F21V15/01

  Housings, e.g. material or assembling of housing parts (F21V15/02 takes precedence {housings forming signs or letters G09F13/04}) · CPC title

• F21S2/00

  Systems of lighting devices, not provided for in main groups F21S4/00 - F21S10/00 or F21S19/00, e.g. of modular construction · CPC title

• F21Y2103/20

  of polygonal shape, e.g. square or rectangular · CPC title

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title