Light emitting diode device with track means

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9625134-B2
Application number	US-201213367687-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 7, 2012
Priority date	Feb 7, 2012
Publication date	Apr 18, 2017
Grant date	Apr 18, 2017

Abstract

An LED light device includes track means with removable LED-units which clip-on anywhere along the length of the track means or which may be added-on from ends of the track means to form an LED fluorescent tube, LED light bar, LED bulb, LED PL lamp, or other LED Lamp sealed inside a protective means finish the light source so that it appears similar to a non-LED light source. The removable LED-units or LED-assemblies with built-in LED elements allow people to adjust the position of the LED-units or LED-assemblies to a desired location, position, or orientation in in three dimensional space and obtain the best illumination with a minimum number of LED elements and lower power consumption.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A light device, comprising:
at least one track means for removably installing at least one LED-unit anywhere along a length of the track means or adding the at least one LED-unit from an end of the track means;
the at least one LED-unit including at least one LED-element, said at least one LED-element having at least one of a predetermined brightness, color, illumination direction, viewing angle, and illumination area;
the at least one LED-unit also including resilient or movable conductive means for electrically connecting circuitry in the at least one LED-unit to bus means in the at least one track means to cause the at least one LED-element to turn on and off according to predetermined functions, performance, and duration; and
the at least one LED-unit being arranged to be installed anywhere along the length of the at least one track means or inserted into the at least one track means from the end of the at least one track means, the LED-unit having a geometric shape, size, cover, housing, insulation, and holding areas that allow a person to manipulate the at least one LED-unit so as to move, change position, add, remove, assemble, or disassemble the at least one LED-unit to or from the at least one track means; and
protective means for protecting the track means and LED-units, said protective means selected from a housing, cover, lid, and shade that encloses both said track means and LED-units to form an LED light device that resembles and replaces an existing non-LED light device,
wherein said protective means includes first and second protective members, the second protective member being integrally combined with the track means,
wherein said first protective member is secured to the second protective member by at least one hook-shaped catch, and
wherein said first and second protective members together form a tube or bulb shaped protective member enclosing said track means and said at least one LED-unit.

Assignees

• Chien Tseng-Lu

Inventors

• Chien Tseng-Lu

Classifications

• F21V17/104

  using feather joints, e.g. tongues and grooves, with or without friction · CPC title

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• F21V21/08

  Devices for easy attachment to any desired place, e.g. clip, clamp, magnet · CPC title

• F21S8/038

  intended to be mounted on a light track (suspended from a light track F21S8/066; details of supporting elements displaceable along a guiding element F21V21/34) · CPC title

• F21V17/16

  by deformation of parts; Snap action mounting · CPC title