Lighting apparatus having communication module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9538620-B2
Application number	US-201314441732-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 8, 2013
Priority date	Nov 8, 2012
Publication date	Jan 3, 2017
Grant date	Jan 3, 2017

Abstract

Disclosed is a lighting apparatus. The lighting apparatus includes a lighting module to receive therein a lighting part that emits light to an outside and a power control part having a connector; and a communication module extending by passing through the lighting module and detachably coupled to the connector to transfer a control signal received through a wireless network to the power control part.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A lighting apparatus comprising:
a lighting module to receive therein a lighting part that emits light to an outside and a power control part having a connector; and
a communication module passing through the lighting module and detachably coupled to the connector to transfer a control signal received through a wireless network to the power control part;
wherein the lighting module comprises:
a heat sink receiving therein the lighting part and the power control part, and having a first opening part; and
a lens covering the lighting part to protect the lighting part, and having a second opening part;
wherein the lighting part comprises:
a light substrate having a third opening part; and
a light emitting device mounted on the light substrate:
wherein the connector is aligned with the first to third opening parts and exposed to an outside through the first to third opening parts; and
wherein a housing of the communication module is inserted into the connector from the lens through the first to third opening parts.

2. The lighting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the lighting part and the power control part are mounted on both sides of a bottom surface of the heat sink, respectively.

3. The lighting apparatus of claim 2 , wherein a guide member fixes the lighting part to the heat sink.

4. The lighting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the communication module comprises:
the housing provided therein with a space; and
a module substrate which is disposed in the space of the housing and on which a wireless communication chip is mounted.

5. The lighting apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the module substrate comprises:
an antenna part;
a communication module part to receive the control signal from the antenna part and to generate an output signal through the wireless communication chip; and
an interface part having a plurality of pins making contact with the power control part to transmit the output signal.

6. The lighting apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the housing comprises:
a first receiving part to receive the antenna part; and
a second receiving part to receive the communication module part, and
wherein the interface part protrudes out of the housing.

7. The lighting apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the first receiving part protrudes to an outside of the lighting module, and
wherein the second receiving part is disposed in the lighting module.

8. The lighting apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the second receiving part protrudes from a side surface of the first receiving part and is integrated with the first receiving part.

Assignees

• Lg Innotek Co Ltd
• Lg Innotek Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Dae Hun

Classifications

• F21V23/0435 Primary

  activated by remote control means · CPC title

• F21K9/238

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

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• F21V23/009

  the casing being inside the housing of the lighting device · CPC title

• F21V29/78

  with helically or spirally arranged fins or blades · CPC title