Electric candle with illuminating panel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017191632-A1
Application number	US-201615293200-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 13, 2016
Priority date	Jun 24, 2014
Publication date	Jul 6, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure, in one embodiment, relates to an electric flameless candle, comprising a body configured in shape and size to simulate a true flame candle. The electric flameless candle further comprising a light source operably connected to the body and positioned to be generally protruding from an exterior surface of the body, the light source comprising a plurality of illuminators electrically operated to illuminate in a way that simulates the movement of a real candle's flame.

First claim

1 - 20 . (canceled)

21 . An electronic flameless light, comprising:
a body configured to simulate a true flame candle; a power source disposed within the body; a display panel shaped to simulate a true flame of the true flame candle, the display panel including multiple illuminators and disposed to protrude out from an opening formed on an exterior surface of the body; a control panel including circuitry electrically coupled to the display panel and the power source to provide power to the illuminators and independently control operation of the illuminators individually or as a group to simulate a movement of the true flame; and a lens formed as a casing to cover the illuminators and to widen light emitted by the illuminators, the casing having a color that matches a color of the body such that the casing and the display panel blend in with the body when the illuminators are turned off, thereby reducing or eliminating a visual appearance of a physical boundary of the display panel when the illuminators are not in operation.

22 . The electric flameless light of claim 21 , comprising a microcontroller to independently control operation of the illuminators individually or as a group to simulate a movement of the true flame.

23 . The electric flameless light of claim 22 , comprising a memory unit to store a predetermined set of patterns formed by the illuminators when turned on and off.

24 . The electric flameless light of claim 23 , wherein the memory unit is integrated with the microcontroller and each predetermined pattern of the predetermined set of patterns is different from all other predetermined patterns in the predetermined set of patterns.

25 . The electric flameless light of claim 23 , wherein the illuminators are arranged in rows and columns on the display panel, and each predetermined pattern of the predetermined set of patterns indicates a respective number of illuminators to turn on and off for each row and column.

26 . The electric flameless light of claim 23 , wherein the microcontroller is configured to individually control the illuminators as a group according to a sequence of a portion of the stored predetermined set of patterns.

27 . The electric flameless light of claim 26 , wherein the microcontroller is configured to select the sequence of the portion of the stored predetermined set of patterns randomly.

28 . The electric flameless light of claim 21 , wherein the illuminators include light emitting diodes.

29 . The electric flameless light of claim 21 , wherein the casing includes one or both of: a diffusing material or a phosphor-based material.

30 . The electric flameless light of claim 21 , comprising:
an additional illuminator disposed within the body and below the display panel to emit another light onto the display panel at an angle with respect to a base of the electric flameless light.

31 . The electric flameless light of claim 22 , configured to effectuate a variation in one or more of the following properties of light that propagates through the casing: a brightness level, an intensity, a flickering effect, a blinking effect, or a flashing effect.

32 . The electric flameless light of claim 23 , wherein the memory unit stores a first predetermined pattern that causes the illuminators to emit light that simulates a windy condition of an outdoor environment.

33 . The electric flameless light of claim 21 , wherein the display panel is formed as a first module including a first electrical connector that couples to an electrical interface within the body such that a top portion of display panel protrudes out from the opening formed on the exterior surface of the body.

34 . The electric flameless light of claim 33 , further including a second module including a second electrical connector configured to couple to the electrical interface within the body to replace the first module, wherein the second module is characterized as having a different color, size or shape from the first module.

35 . The electric flameless light of claim 34 , wherein the first and the second modules each include a section that is a substantially circular in shape and is formed between the display panel and each of the first and the second electrical connectors.

36 . The electric flameless light of claim 34 , wherein the first and the second modules each resemble an electric light bulb.

37 . The electric flameless light of claim 34 , wherein each of the first and the second electrical connectors are identical in size and shape.

38 . The electric flameless light of claim 21 , wherein the circuitry is implemented as a translucent or a transparent circuitry.

Assignees

• Li Xiaofeng

Inventors

• Li Xiaofeng

Classifications

• F21V15/01

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

• F21K9/232

  specially adapted for generating an essentially omnidirectional light distribution, e.g. with a glass bulb · CPC title

• F21V3/00

  Globes; Bowls; Cover glasses (with refracting properties F21V5/00; with reflecting properties F21V7/00; characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/506) · CPC title

• F21S9/02

  the power supply being a battery or accumulator · CPC title

• F21S6/001

  candle-shaped · CPC title