Lighting device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9863623-B2
Application number	US-201615378616-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 14, 2016
Priority date	Dec 15, 2015
Publication date	Jan 9, 2018
Grant date	Jan 9, 2018

Abstract

A lighting device may include a light irradiation portion, a main control module, and a second connector. The light irradiation portion may generate and irradiates light. The light control portion may control power applied to the light irradiation portion. The main control module may include an antenna to communicate with an external device by a wireless communication and control the light control portion according to a control signal from the external device. The second connector may be provided in the main control module and may connect the main control module and the light control portion by a wired communication. The second connector may include a first printed circuit board having a mode pin (for determining a control mode of the light control portion) and a power pin (for supplying power from the light control portion to the main control module), and a second printed circuit board having a control pin (for supplying a control signal from the main control module to the light control portion).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lighting device, comprising:
a light irradiation portion to generate light;
a light control portion to control power applied to the light irradiation portion;
a control module that includes an antenna to communicate with an external device by a wireless communication, and the control module to control the light control portion based on a control signal from the external device; and
a second connector at the control module, and the second connector to connect the control module to the light control portion by a wired connection,
wherein the second connector includes:
a first printed circuit board having a mode pin and a power pin, wherein the mode pin to receive information for determining a control mode of the light control portion, and the power pin to receive information for supplying power from the light control portion to the control module; and
a second printed circuit board having a control pin, wherein the control pin to provide a control signal from the control module to the light control portion.

2. The lighting device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second printed circuit board is spaced apart from the first printed circuit board, and the second printed circuit board is on a same plane as the first printed circuit board.

3. The lighting device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the second printed circuit board has an asymmetric structure as the first printed circuit board.

4. The lighting device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the second connector includes five pins at one edge region of the second connector, and
wherein the five pins include one mode pin, two power pins, and two control pins at the one edge region of the second connector.

5. The lighting device according to claim 4 ,
wherein the mode pin is at a first end of the edge region of the second connector and the control pin is at a second end of the edge region of the second connector.

6. The lighting device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the second connector includes eight pins at the edge region of the second connector, and
wherein the eight pins include one mode pin, two power pins, and five control pins at the one edge region of the second connector.

7. The lighting device according to claim 6 ,
wherein the mode pin is disposed at a first end of the edge region of the second connector, and
wherein three control pins of the five control pins are disposed at a second end of the edge region of the second connector.

8. The lighting device according to claim 7 ,
wherein the eight pins are in a sequential order of a control pin, a power pin, a control pin, and a power pin.

9. The lighting device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a sensing portion to sense an environment of a space that receives light from the light irradiation portion; and
a first connector to couple the sensing portion to the control module.

10. The lighting device according to claim 9 ,
wherein the first connector is disposed at a first side of the control module, and the second connector is disposed at a second side of the control module.

11. The lighting device according to claim 9 , comprising a third printed circuit board and a conductive portion, and
wherein the antenna is provided at a first surface of the third printed circuit board, and the conductive portion is provided at a second surface of the third printed circuit board.

12. The lighting device according to claim 11 ,
wherein the first connector is disposed at a first side of the third printed circuit board, and
wherein the antenna is disposed at a second side of third printed circuit board.

13. The lighting device according to claim 9 ,
wherein the control module is separated into an inserting portion and an exposing portion, wherein the inserting portion is to be provided into the light control portion, and the exposing portion is to be exposed to an outside of the light control portion, wherein the inserting portion is part of the second connector, and the exposing portion includes the antenna.

14. The lighting device according to claim 13 ,
wherein the exposing portion includes:
a cover;
a switch at one side of the cover; and
a light emitting element at a position adjacent to the switch.

15. The lighting device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board are provided as a single board.

16. A lighting device, comprising:
a light irradiation portion to generate provide light;
a light control portion to control power applied to the light irradiation portion;
a sensing portion to sense an environment of a space that receives light from the light irradiation portion; and
a control module that includes an antenna to communicate with an external device by a wireless communication, and the control module to control the light control portion based on a control signal from the external device, wherein the control module includes:
a second connector to connect the control module to the light control portion by a wired connection; and
a first printed circuit board having a power pin for supplying power from the light control portion to the control module, and a second printed circuit board having a control pin for supplying a control signal from the control module to the light control portion, wherein a first connector to connect the sensing portion to the control module by a wired connection.

17. The lighting device according to claim 16 ,
wherein the first connector is disposed at a first side of the control module, and the second connector is disposed at a second side of the control module.

18. A lighting device, comprising:
a light irradiation portion to generate provide light;
a light control portion to control power applied to the light irradiation portion; and
a control module that includes an antenna to communicate with an external device by a wireless communication, and the control module to control the light control portion based on a control signal from the external device, wherein the control module includes:
an inserting portion to be inserted into the light control portion; and
an exposing portion that includes the antenna, and the exposing portion is exposed to an outside of the light control portion.

19. The lighting device according to claim 18 , comprising a third printed circuit board, and
wherein the antenna is provided at a first surface of the third printed circuit board and a conductive portion of the first connector is provided at a second surface of the third printed circuit board.

20. The lighting device according to claim 18 ,
wherein the second connector is coupled to the light control portion by a wired connection, and the first connector is coupled to the sensing portion that senses an environment of a space that receives light from the light irradiation portion.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Jeonghwa
• Ahn Sunghoon
• Park Heegu

Classifications

• F21V3/00

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

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• F21V23/007

  enclosed in a casing · CPC title

• F21V25/12

  Flameproof or explosion-proof arrangements · CPC title

• F21V23/003

  the elements being electronics drivers or controllers for operating the light source, e.g. for a LED array · CPC title