TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160061437 | Light Emitting Module and Lighting Device - A light emitting module according to an exemplary embodiment includes a board that is provided with a wiring pattern, a light emitting element that is electrically connected to the wiring pattern, a surrounding wall member that is provided on the board via a joining portion containing a resin and surrounds the light emitting element, and a first coating portion that contains the same resin as the resin contained in the joining portion, and covers an exposed portion of the wiring pattern outside the surrounding wall member. | 03-03-2016 |
20160061436 | Socket and Lighting Device - According to one embodiment, a socket includes a flange section in which a light emitting module having a light emitting element is provided; a first convex section that protrudes from a surface of the flange section opposite to a side on which the light emitting module is provided and has a plate shape; and a second convex section that protrudes from the surface of the flange section opposite to the side on which the light emitting module is provided and is connected to the first convex section. A top surface of the second convex section is positioned further on the flange section side with respect to a top surface of the first convex section. | 03-03-2016 |
20160061424 | Lighting Device for Moving Body - According to one embodiment, a lighting device for a moving body includes a substrate that has a base body having a plurality of connection sections on a side surface and a wiring pattern provided on at least one main surface of the base body; a light emitting element that is electrically connected to the wiring pattern; and an adhesive section that is provided between the base body and a body section. | 03-03-2016 |
20160053974 | Lighting Device - A lighting device according to an embodiment includes a board that contains ceramics on at least a surface thereof, a light emitting element that is provided on the surface of the board, a wiring pattern that is provided on the surface of the board and is electrically connected to the light emitting element, a surrounding wall member that is provided to surround the light emitting element, a joining portion that is provided between the board and the surrounding wall member, and a coating portion that is provided between the board and the joining portion and contains a glass material. | 02-25-2016 |
20150380234 | Socket and Discharge Lamp - According to one embodiment, a socket includes a main body section, a terminal provided in the main body section and assuming a cylindrical shape, a lead wire being welded to an end face provided at one end portion of the terminal, and an insulating section provided on the inside of the terminal, including a hole section through which the lead wire is inserted, and containing resin. When the cross sectional dimension of the lead wire is represented as W and the opening dimension of the hole section on the end face side is represented as “a”, the socket satisfies the following expression: | 12-31-2015 |
20150373310 | Lighting Device - According to one embodiment, a lighting device includes a light emitting unit used for illumination, an information acquisition unit configured to acquire predetermined information, and a projecting unit configured to project an image including the acquired predetermined information in accordance with light on and off control of the light emitting unit. | 12-24-2015 |
20150351197 | In-House Control System - According to one embodiment, an in-house control system is for controlling an in-house electric equipment. An acquisition unit acquires biological information of a user. A storage part stores the biological information acquired by the acquisition unit. A setting part sets schedule information. A control part controls the electric equipment based on the schedule information set by the setting part and the biological information stored in the storage part. | 12-03-2015 |
20150285470 | Light Emitting Device and Vehicular Lighting Device - A light emitting device according to an embodiment includes: a main body section; a light emitting section provided in the main body section and including a light emitting element; a cover provided on a side of the main body section where the light emitting section is provided; and an adhesive section provided between the main body section and the cover in a part of a region on the side of the main body section where the light emitting section is provided. | 10-08-2015 |
20150279653 | Incandescent Lamp - According to one embodiment, an incandescent lamp includes: a bulb; a pair of lead sections that have respectively a holding section including nickel or molybdenum as a main component and an introduction section that is joined to one end portion of the holding section and is formed of Dumet wire; a filament section that is held between end portions of a pair of holding sections opposite to a side on which the introduction sections are joined inside the bulb; a fixing member that holds a pair of introduction sections inside the bulb; and a sealing section that seals one end portion of the bulb and holds the pair of introduction sections. | 10-01-2015 |
20150279652 | Lamp - A lamp according to an embodiment includes a bulb, a filament, a gas, and a reflective film. The filament is disposed in the interior of the bulb along the tube axis. The gas is filled in the interior of the bulb. The reflective film is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the bulb and reflects a light from the filament toward the interior of the bulb. Further, the reflective film is formed by depositing a reflective film material containing TiO | 10-01-2015 |
20150274070 | Vehicle Interior Lighting Device - According to one embodiment, there is provided a vehicle interior lighting device including a plurality of light-emitting elements, a switch for switching an ON mode for lighting at least a part of the plurality of light-emitting elements and a DOOR mode for lighting at least a part of the plurality of light-emitting elements when a door of a vehicle is in an open state and extinguishing the plurality of light-emitting elements when doors of the vehicle are in a closed state, and a control section configured to control light-emitting states of the plurality of light-emitting elements to set an amount of light in the DOOR mode to be more than an amount of light in the ON mode. | 10-01-2015 |
20150270511 | Light Emitting Module and Lighting Apparatus - According to one embodiment, there is provided a light emitting module including a light emitting panel and a reflection portion. The light emitting panel includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic layer. The second electrode faces the first electrode. The second electrode has a power supply portion and a light transmission portion. The organic layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The organic layer has a light emitting layer. The reflection portion is provided so as to face the first electrode of the light emitting panel. | 09-24-2015 |
20150264774 | OLED Lighting Apparatus - An OLED lighting apparatus according to an embodiment includes an OLED panel, an illuminance sensor, and a control device. The OLED panel transmits light when the light is OFF and performs irradiation of light from one surface side of an irradiation surface when the light is ON. The illuminance sensor detects an environmental condition on the other surface side of the irradiation surface of the OLED panel. The control device controls a lighting state of the OLED panel which is ON in response to the environmental condition detected by the illuminance sensor. The control device also switches the lighting state of the OLED panel between ON and OFF. | 09-17-2015 |
20150260382 | Light Emitting Module Substrate, Light Emitting Module, and Lighting Device - According to one embodiment, a light emitting module substrate includes: a base body that uses a ceramic; and a wiring pattern which is provided on a surface of the base body and in which a thickness in a region to be soldered is thicker than that in a region other than the region to be soldered. | 09-17-2015 |
20150260362 | Lighting Device - According to one embodiment, a lighting device includes: a first housing in which a lamp unit is provided; a second housing in which a power supply unit is provided; and a hinge member that allows the first housing to be capable of opening and closing with respect to the second housing. | 09-17-2015 |
20150250040 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND LIGHTING EQUIPMENT PROVIDED WITH POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - A power supply device according to one embodiment is configured to control a lighting of semiconductor light-emitting elements, wherein a dimming signal is canceled during a predetermined time period (T) from a timing immediately after power-ON, so as to light on light-emitting diodes to have a predetermined light amount, for example, a minimum light amount. After an elapse of the predetermined time period (T), cancellation of the dimming signal is released to light on the light-emitting diodes to have a light amount instructed by the dimming signal. | 09-03-2015 |
20150247629 | Light-Emitting Device - A light emitting device according to the present embodiment includes a substrate on which a wiring portion is provided; a light emitting element which is provided on the substrate and is electrically connected to the wiring portion; a feeding portion to which an electric power is supplied from the outside; a first connection portion which is provided on the substrate and is electrically connected to the wiring portion; a second connection portion which is joined to the first connection portion through soldering and includes a first opening portion into which the feeding portion is inserted; and a soldering portion which is provided between the first opening portion and the feeding portion. | 09-03-2015 |
20150241033 | Lamp Apparatus and Luminaire - According to one embodiment, a lamp apparatus includes a housing, a light-emitting module, a lens and a cover. The housing includes a concave part and a support part protruding into the concave part from an inner peripheral surface of the concave part. The light-emitting module includes a light-emitting element and a board on which the light-emitting element is mounted, and is disposed in the concave part. The lens includes a flange part located at a peripheral part and arranged on the support part, and is arranged in the concave part. The cover holds the flange part of the lens between itself and the support part and is attached to the housing. | 08-27-2015 |
20150180202 | Solid-State Lighting Device - A solid-state lighting device includes light source, light emitting, light receiving and light guiding sections, and a protection circuit. The light source section has a semiconductor laser including a light emitting layer and a driving circuit. The light source section emits light with a bluish purple to blue wavelength range. The light emitting section includes a heat conduction part which includes a wavelength conversion layer absorbs the light and emits wavelength-converted light, and an optical part which guides the light. The light receiving section detects returning light from the optical part. The light guiding section guides the light from the light source section toward the optical part, and guides returning light therefrom toward the light receiving section. The protection circuit outputs a driving stop signal to the driving circuit, which stops driving the semiconductor laser, if the amount of the returning light detected is not within a prescribed range. | 06-25-2015 |
20150179422 | Discharge Lamp and Vehicle Lamp - According to one embodiment, a discharge lamp includes a light-emitting part including a discharge space therein in which a metal halide and a gas are sealed, and a pair of electrodes which protrude toward an inside of the discharge space and are arranged to face each other while separated by a specified distance. Power consumption at a time of stable lighting is 20 W or more and 30 W or less. When a pressure of the gas sealed in the discharge space is X (atm), and a distance between a center axis of the electrodes and a surface of the metal halide is m (mm), a following expression is satisfied: 0.085≦m/X≦0.12. | 06-25-2015 |
20150176814 | Lighting Device and Lighting Device Set - According to one embodiment, a lighting device includes: a body section; a cover section provided on an end surface of the body section; and a light emitting module provided between the body section and the cover section, having a light emitting element. | 06-25-2015 |
20150144970 | Light Emitting Device - According to an exemplary embodiment, there is provided a light emitting device including a ceramic substrate, first to fourth connectors, a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements, and a first metal layer. The ceramic substrate is provided with a first main surface including first to fourth sides and first to fourth corner portions, and the first main surface includes a mounting region, and first to fourth connector region provided respectively between the first to fourth corner portion and the mounting region. The plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements is provided on the mounting region. The first to fourth connectors are respectively provided on the first to fourth connector regions. A first metal layer is provided between the plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements and the ceramic substrate, and including first to fourth connector electrode portions electrically connected respectively to the first to fourth connectors. | 05-28-2015 |
20150137996 | Communication Apparatus, Communication Method and Communication System - According to one embodiment, a communication apparatus includes a communication part which receives a notification concerning measurement information from a measurement equipment and receives a signal from a terminal apparatus, and a notification setting part to set a notification frequency of the measurement equipment according to content of the signal received from the terminal apparatus. | 05-21-2015 |
20150120006 | Communication Apparatus, Communication Relay Apparatus and Communication System - Provided are a communication apparatus, a communication relay apparatus, a communication method and a communication system, which prevent an apparatus from continuing to operate in an undesired operation state, if a communication failure occurs when remote control is performed. | 04-30-2015 |
20150119999 | Communication Apparatus, Communication System and Communication Method - A communication apparatus according to the embodiment, which is capable of receiving a control command from an operation terminal and transmitting the control command to at least one equipment, includes a communication unit that receives the control command which controls the equipment, an equipment state determination unit that determines whether the equipment is in a state of being able to execute the control command, and a control unit that, if the equipment state determination unit determines that the equipment is not in the state of being able to execute the control command, does not transmit the control command to the equipment, and if the equipment state determination unit determines that the equipment is in the state of being able to execute the control command, transmits the control command to the equipment. | 04-30-2015 |
20150109792 | Lighting Apparatus - According to one embodiment, a lighting apparatus is provided in which positioning of a light-emitting module including a ceramic board is easy and light extraction efficiency is improved. The lighting apparatus includes an apparatus body; a light-emitting module which includes a light transmissive ceramic board and a light-emitting element provided on one surface side of the ceramic board and is disposed in the apparatus body; a thermal radiator including a light-emitting module connection part to which the light-emitting module is heat-conductively connected; a heat conductive sheet intervening between the light-emitting module connection part and the light-emitting module and having insulation properties; and a reflection member intervening between the heat conductive sheet and other surface side of the ceramic board and having light reflective properties and sliding properties. | 04-23-2015 |
20150108853 | Storage Battery System - By voltage sensors (CT | 04-23-2015 |
20150098220 | Dimming Operation Apparatus and Lighting System - According to one embodiment, a storage part stores light output characteristic patterns each indicating a ratio of a change in a light output to a change in an input dimming level with respect to plural lighting loads. A display control unit causes a display unit to display plural selection parts corresponding to the lighting loads and to display thumbnail images of the light output characteristic patterns of the lighting loads stored in the storage part correspondingly to the selection parts. A setting unit selects the selection part displayed on the display unit and sets the light output characteristic pattern. | 04-09-2015 |
20150092403 | Light Emitting Module, Tube Type Light Emitting Lamp and Luminaire - The disclosure is to provide a light emitting module that suppress a dark section from forming in an end portion thereof, a tube type light emitting lamp and a luminaire. | 04-02-2015 |
20150091465 | Power Supply Circuit and Luminaire - A power supply circuit includes a rectifying circuit, a power-factor improving circuit, a bridge circuit, a transformer, a rectifying and smoothing circuit, first and second drivers, a power supply section, and a control section. The rectifying circuit converts an alternating-current input voltage into a rectified voltage. The power-factor improving circuit improves a power factor of the rectified voltage and converts the rectified voltage into a direct-current voltage. The bridge circuit converts the direct-current voltage into an alternating-current voltage. The rectifying and smoothing circuit converts the alternating-current voltage into a direct-current output voltage. The first driver controls a switching element. The second driver controls the power-factor improving circuit. The power supply section converts the direct-current voltage into a driving voltage corresponding to the first and second drivers. The control section controls supply of the driving voltage to the first and second drivers and a stop of the supply. | 04-02-2015 |
20150091461 | Power Supply Device and Lighting Device - According to one embodiment, there is provided a power supply device which includes a power conversion circuit which outputs an input power to an LED element as a load by converting the input power into a predetermined output power; and a control circuit which performs a feedback control of the power conversion circuit by detecting the output power of the power conversion circuit, and performs a dimming control which causes the LED element to be subject to a dimming operation based on a dimming signal which is output from a dimmer, in which, when a dimming OFF signal is input, the power conversion circuit outputs power which causes the LED element to be turned off while continuing an operation of the power conversion circuit. | 04-02-2015 |
20150091460 | Power Supply Circuit and Luminaire - According to one embodiment, there is provided a power supply circuit including a direct-current voltage source, a bridge circuit, a transformer, and a rectifying and smoothing circuit. The bridge circuit includes at least one switching element and converts a direct-current voltage supplied from the direct-current voltage source into an alternating-current voltage according to ON and OFF of the switching element. The transformer includes a primary winding wire connected to the bridge circuit and a secondary winding wire magnetically coupled to the primary winding wire. The rectifying and smoothing circuit converts the alternating-current voltage output from the secondary winding wire into a direct-current output voltage and supplies the direct-current output voltage to a direct-current load. The bridge circuit includes a capacitor connected between the primary winding wire and a terminal on a low potential side of the direct-current voltage source. | 04-02-2015 |
20150091459 | Power Supply Circuit and Luminaire - A power supply circuit includes a bridge circuit, a transformer, a rectifying and smoothing circuit, a driver, a feedback circuit, and a power supply section. The bridge circuit converts a direct-current voltage into an alternating-current voltage. The transformer includes a primary winding wire and a secondary winding wire. The rectifying and smoothing circuit converts the alternating-current voltage into a direct-current output voltage and supplies the direct-current output voltage to a direct-current load. The driver controls ON and OFF of the switching element. The feedback circuit receives a detection signal of an output current flowing to the direct-current load and a differential signal obtained from fluctuation of the output voltage and feedback-controls the driver on the basis of the signals. The power supply section generates a driving voltage corresponding to the feedback circuit from the output voltage and supplies the driving voltage to the feedback circuit. | 04-02-2015 |
20150091448 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND LUMINAIRE - A power supply circuit includes a bridge circuit, a transformer, and a rectifying and smoothing circuit. The bridge circuit includes at least one switching element and converts a direct-current voltage into an alternating-current voltage according to ON and OFF of the switching element. The transformer includes a primary winding wire and a secondary winding wire. The rectifying and smoothing circuit converts the alternating-current voltage into a direct-current output voltage and supplies the direct-current output voltage to a direct-current load. When the number of turns of the primary winding wire is represented as N1, the number of turns of the secondary winding wire is represented as N2, a voltage value of the direct-current voltage is represented as VDC, and a lower limit value of the output voltage is represented as Vmin, a turn ratio of the primary winding wire and the secondary winding wire is about N1:N2=(VDC/2):Vmin. | 04-02-2015 |
20150085544 | Rectifying Circuit, Electronic Circuit, and Electronic Apparatus - A rectifying circuit according to an embodiment includes a first rectifying portion and a second rectifying portion. The first rectifying portion has a positive temperature coefficient. The second rectifying portion has a negative temperature coefficient, is connected in parallel to the first rectifying portion, and has a forward voltage-forward current curve intersecting a forward voltage-forward current curve of the first rectifying portion. | 03-26-2015 |
20150085486 | Lamp Device and Luminaire - According to one embodiment, a thermal radiator of a lamp device includes a light-emitting module connection part to which a light-emitting module is thermally conductively connected. An attachment base is arranged around the light-emitting module connection part. The attachment base is made of an insulating material, and supports the light-emitting module connected to the light-emitting module connection part. The light-emitting module connection part protrudes from the attachment base. | 03-26-2015 |
20150084546 | Dimming Control System - According to one embodiment, a dimming control system includes a luminaire and a host equipment. The luminaire receives dimming data transmitted using data frames based on a specified communication protocol, and performs dimming control of a lighting load. The host equipment uses the data frames to transmit the dimming data, and uses a part of the data frames to transmit a command to request luminaire information of the luminaire. | 03-26-2015 |
20150084545 | Lighting Control System - A lighting control system includes a plurality of luminaires and a control device ( | 03-26-2015 |
20150084531 | Power Supply Device and Luminaire - According to one embodiment, a power supply device includes a first inductor, a current control section configured to limit a current value of an electric current flowing through the first inductor to a predetermined current value, the current control section including a first switching element of a normally on type and a resistor connected to a main terminal of the first switching element, a rectifying element connected to the current control section in series, and a second inductor magnetically coupled to the first inductor. The second inductor is configured to induce a voltage for turning on the current control section, when the electric current of the first inductor increases, to induce a voltage for turning off the current control section, when the electric current of the first inductor decreases, and to supply the induced voltage to a control terminal of the current control section. | 03-26-2015 |
20150084530 | Power Supply Device and Luminaire - According to one embodiment, a power supply device includes a conductive first mounting board, a first switching element, a current control element, and a second switching element. The first switching element is mounted on the first mounting board. The current control element is mounted on the first mounting board, includes a main terminal connected to the first mounting board, is connected to the first switching element in series, and is configured to limit an electric current of the first switching element. The second switching element is connected to the current control element in series. An electric current flows to the second switching element when the first switching element is off. | 03-26-2015 |
20150084529 | Power Supply Device, Luminaire, and Lighting System - According to one embodiment, a power supply device includes a terminal connected to an output of a dimmer, a rectifier circuit, a switching circuit including an inductor, a switching element connected to the inductor in series, and a first rectifying element and configured to change the switching element to an ON state to feed an output current of the rectifier circuit to the inductor, after the dimmer changes from a non-conduction state to a conduction state, when the dimmer is a dimmer of a phase control type, and configured to change the switching element to the ON state to feed the output current of the rectifier circuit to the inductor, after the dimmer changes from the non-conduction state to the conduction state, when the dimmer is a dimmer of an anti-phase control type, and a DC-DC converter configured to convert the output voltage of the switching circuit. | 03-26-2015 |
20150084528 | Power Supply Device and Luminaire - According to one embodiment, a power supply device includes a rectifier circuit, a smoothing capacitor, and a normally on type transistor. The rectifier circuit is configured to rectify an alternating current supplied from a voltage source. The smoothing capacitor is charged by an output current output from the rectifier circuit. The normally on type transistor is connected between the rectifier circuit and the smoothing capacitor in series and is configured to limit an output current value of the rectifier circuit during a voltage input from the voltage source to an output current value higher than an output current value of the rectifier circuit during a steady operation. | 03-26-2015 |
20150084523 | Power Measurement System, Method of Synchronizing Power Measurement Device Information and Method of Displaying Consumed Power - A lighting system according to an embodiment includes a plurality of lighting devices, and a host device which controls the lighting devices. In addition, the lighting system collects information according to a place where the lighting system is installed. Then, the lighting system performs, according to the collected information, a gradation control which turns on lighting devices at a periphery area which are installed on the periphery of lighting devices at a central area that are instructed to be turned on at a degree of dimming which is lower than a degree of dimming of the lighting devices at the central area. | 03-26-2015 |
20150084522 | Lighting Control System and Lighting Control Method - According to one embodiment, a lighting control system includes a determination unit which determines presence of a person in any one area among the plurality of areas based on a detection result of the human detection sensor; and a control unit which performs a control of turning on a lighting apparatus which is arranged in the one area with a first light amount, when a determination result that a person is present in the one area is obtained in the determination unit, and performs a control of turning on a lighting apparatus which is arranged in each area neighboring the one area with a second light amount which is equal to or smaller than the first light amount, when a person is present in the one area for a first predetermined time. | 03-26-2015 |
20150084518 | Lighting Control System - According to one embodiment, a lighting control system includes: a plurality of lighting apparatuses, a sound sensor and a control device. The plurality of lighting apparatuses illuminate a predetermined space. The sound sensor is disposed in the predetermined space and detects a voice of a person in the space. The control device is connected to the plurality of lighting apparatuses and the sound sensor, and controls at least one of a light color and a dimming degree of the plurality of lighting apparatuses depending on quality of the voice of the person that is detected by the sound sensor. | 03-26-2015 |
20150084510 | Power Supply Device and Luminaire - According to one embodiment, there is provided a power supply device includes a DC-DC converter and a protection circuit. The DC-DC converter includes a switching element of a normally on type, a current control element of the normally on type connected to the switching element in series and configured to control an electric current flowing to the switching element, and a rectifying element connected to the current control element in series. The DC-DC converter converts, according to ON and OFF of the switching element, an input first direct-current voltage into a second-direct current voltage, which has an absolute value different from an absolute value of the first direct-current voltage, and supplies the second direct-current voltage to a load. When an electric current equal to or larger than a predetermined value flows to the switching element and the current control element, the protection circuit cuts off the electric current. | 03-26-2015 |
20150084087 | Light Emitting Module and Lighting Device - According to one embodiment, there is provided a light emitting module including a board, a semiconductor light emitting element, an electronic component, a first pad, and a second pad. The surface of the first pad on the board is covered with a metal film. The semiconductor light emitting element is mounted on the first pad. The surface of the second pad on the board is covered with a metal film. The electric component is mounted on the second pad. The semiconductor light emitting element is wire-bonded on the first pad covered with the metal film. The electric component is joined by solder on the second pad covered with the metal film. The metal film covering the first pad has a film structure lower in density than the metal film covering the second pad. | 03-26-2015 |
20150084077 | Light Emitting Module and Lighting Device - According to one embodiment, a light emitting module includes a semiconductor light emitting element and a heat radiating section. The semiconductor light emitting element includes a base material and a light emitting layer. The base material is formed of a material absorbing light and is provided on a substrate. The light emitting layer is provided on the base material and emits the light. The heat radiating section is provided around the base material and radiates heat that is generated in the light emitting layer to the substrate by receiving the heat through the base material. | 03-26-2015 |
20150084076 | Light Emitting Module and Lighting Device - According to one embodiment, a light emitting module includes: a semiconductor light emitting element and an incident suppression section. The semiconductor light emitting element includes a base material and a light emitting layer. The base material is formed of a material absorbing light and is provided on a substrate. The light emitting layer is provided on the base material and emits the light. The incident suppression section is provided around the base material and suppresses light among the light that is emitted from the light emitting layer from being incident on the base material. | 03-26-2015 |
20150084075 | Light-Emitting Module and Luminaire - According to one embodiment, there is provided a light-emitting module including a substrate, a light-emitting body provided on the substrate, and a phosphor containing layer provided on the substrate and the light-emitting body, the phosphor containing layer including a first phosphor excited by emitted light of the light-emitting body, having a light emission peak in a wavelength range equal to or greater than 610 nm and less than 655 nm, and having a surface covered with a protection film. | 03-26-2015 |
20150076991 | Lighting Control System, Lighting Control Method and Storage Medium - According to an embodiment, a lighting control system includes a smartphone and a lighting control device, and the smartphone includes an illuminance sensor and a wireless communication section. The lighting control device performs dimming control of a plurality of lighting apparatuses that respectively illuminate the plurality of areas, based on detected values of a plurality of areal illuminance sensors, which detect brightness of the plurality of areas, and performs calibration of the areal illuminance sensors, based on a detected value of the illuminance sensor of the smartphone, which is received in a wireless communication device. | 03-19-2015 |
20150062968 | Luminaire and Container Holder - A luminaire of the embodiment includes: a light guide portion having a ring shape; a light-emitting portion having a light-emitting element and configured to irradiate the light guide portion with light; and an incident portion provided on an outer peripheral surface of the light guide portion at one end thereof and facing the light-emitting portion at the other end thereof. An angle between an axial line of the incident portion and a line passing through a center of a connecting portion between the incident portion and the light guide portion and coming into contact with an inner peripheral surface of the light guide portion exceeds 0°. | 03-05-2015 |
20150062942 | Lighting Device - According to an embodiment, a lighting device includes: a light emitting section that has a light emitting element and a switch for controlling a lighting state of the light emitting element; a housing that stores the light emitting section and of which one end section is open; a cover that covers the opening of the housing and has translucency; and a frame that is provided between the housing and the cover. The frame includes an edge section that presents a frame shape and a holding section of which one end is provided in the edge section and the other end protrudes from the edge section, and which holds an operation section operating the switch and is exposed from the cover. | 03-05-2015 |
20150062923 | Light-Emitting Module and Lighting System - A light-emitting module according to an embodiment includes a light-emitting element which emits light and a substrate on which the light-emitting element is mounted. Further, the light-emitting module according to the embodiment includes a lens, which is formed from a material containing an aliphatic hydrocarbon organic compound having a cyclic structure in the main backbone, and is disposed on the substrate so as to cover the light-emitting element, and in which on a portion irradiated with light emitted by the light-emitting element, the maximum illuminance of the light is 100,000 lx or more and 300,000 lx or less or the maximum energy per unit area of the light is 30,000 μW/cm | 03-05-2015 |
20150062889 | Straight Tube Type Lamp and Luminaire - According to one embodiment, a straight tube type lamp includes a light source unit, a straight-tube cover and a cap. The cap includes an insulating cap body disposed at an end part of the straight-tube cover, a pair of terminals projecting from an end face of the cap body and an insulating projection. The projection includes a holding part arranged between the pair of terminals, and a projecting part which projects from a tip of the holding part in a direction of arrangement of the pair of terminals and is arranged at a tip side of the pair of terminals. | 03-05-2015 |
20150061535 | Lighting Device - According to one embodiment, there is provided a lighting device which includes a substrate; a light emitting element which is provided on the substrate; and a resistive element which is provided on the substrate, and is connected to the light emitting element in series, in which a voltage rate of the resistive element when a value of a first voltage which is reduced to half is applied to a first circuit to which the light emitting element and the resistive element are connected in series becomes equal to or smaller than 25% of a voltage rate of the resistive element when the first voltage is applied to the first circuit. | 03-05-2015 |
20150061519 | Control Apparatus, Control System, and Control Method - According to one embodiment, there is provided a control apparatus including a receiving section, a specifying section, and control sections. The receiving section receives a control signal. The specifying section specifies a control system corresponding to the control signal received by the receiving section. The control sections derive, according to the control system specified by the specifying section, control designated by the control signal received by the receiving section, and apply the derived control to a lighting device. | 03-05-2015 |
20150060930 | Light Emitting Device - According to an embodiment, a light emitting device includes a heat radiation plate, a semiconductor light emitting element, a mounting substrate section including a ceramic substrate, and first and second metal layers, and a bonding layer. The ceramic substrate is provided between the heat radiation plate and the semiconductor light emitting element. The mounting substrate section contacts the ceramic substrate between the heat radiation plate and the ceramic substrate, and includes a first surface on a side of the heat radiation plate and a side surface intersecting a plane perpendicular to a direction from the heat radiation plate to the semiconductor light emitting element. The bonding layer is provided between the heat radiation plate and the second metal layer, and bonds the heat radiation plate and the second metal layer so as to cover the first surface and to contact a part of the side surface. | 03-05-2015 |
20150060901 | Light Emitting Module and Lighting Device - According to one embodiment, there is provided a light emitting module including a first light emitting element, a first phosphor configured to convert light emitted by the first light emitting element, a second phosphor configured to convert the light emitted by the first light emitting element, a second light emitting element configured to emit light having a color different from the color of the light emitted by the first light emitting element and the color of the light converted by the first phosphor. A light amount of the second light emitting element is a light amount with which an amount of change of a color temperature of light obtained by mixing the light emitted by the first light emitting element, the light converted by the first phosphor, the light converted by the second phosphor, and the light emitted by the second light emitting element is within 400 Kelvin. | 03-05-2015 |
20150060900 | Light Emitting Module and Lighting Device - According to one embodiment, there is provided a light emitting module including a plurality of first light emitting elements and a plurality of second light emitting elements. The plurality of first light emitting elements and the plurality of second light emitting elements are arranged side by side on a board in a plurality of rows set in advance. Each of the plurality of first light emitting elements is arranged such that, in each of the plurality of rows, the number of the first light emitting elements arranged adjacent to one another is equal to or smaller than the number set in advance. Among the plurality of rows, there is a row in which the number of the first light emitting elements arranged adjacent to one another is different from the number in the other rows. | 03-05-2015 |
20150060894 | Light Emitting Device - According to an embodiment, a light emitting device including a substrate, a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements and a wavelength conversion layer is provided. The semiconductor light emitting elements are provided on the substrate. The wavelength conversion layer covers the semiconductor light emitting elements and converts a wavelength of light emitted from the semiconductor light emitting elements. A first distance between an upper surface of the wavelength conversion layer in a first region between two adjacent semiconductor light emitting elements in the semiconductor light emitting elements and the substrate is shorter than a second distance between the upper surface of the wavelength conversion layer and the substrate in a second region on the two adjacent semiconductor light emitting elements. | 03-05-2015 |
20150055364 | Lighting Device and Movable Body Lighting Device - According to one embodiment, a lighting device includes: a light emitting section that has a light emitting element; a light guide that is provided on a side of radiation of light of the light emitting section; and a reflection section that is provided in an end section of the light guide on the side opposite the side of the light emitting section and includes a through hole that exposes the light guide and a first reflection surface that is inclined in a direction in which a side of the light emitting section approaches a side of a center shaft of the light guide. | 02-26-2015 |
20150042235 | Power Supply Device and Illumination Device - According to one embodiment, a power supply device includes a substrate, a first inductor, and a second inductor. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface on opposite side from the first surface. The first inductor includes a first coil having a coil center axis substantially parallel to a first direction, is used for a switching circuit for controlling power supplied to a load, and is mounted on the first surface of the substrate. The second inductor includes a second coil having a coil center axis substantially parallel to the first direction, is electrically connected to the first inductor, and is mounted on the second surface of the substrate. As viewed in a direction orthogonal to the first surface, position of the first coil of the first inductor does not overlap position of the second coil of the second inductor. | 02-12-2015 |
20150015151 | Lighting Circuit and Luminaire - A lighting circuit include a connecting section connected to a light source module to thereby form at least a first path and a second path, a power supplying section connected to the connecting section and capable of supplying first direct-current power and second direct-current power to the light source module, a detecting section configured to detect the connection of the light source module, and a control section configured to determine, when the detecting section detects the connection of the light source module, whether the light source module is connected to the first path or the second path and, when determining that the light source module is connected to the first path, cause the power supplying section to supply the first direct-current power and, when determining that the light source module is connected to the second path, cause the power supplying section to supply the second direct-current power. | 01-15-2015 |
20150009705 | Light Emitting Device and Lighting Device - According to an embodiment, a light emitting device includes: a light emitting section that has a light emitting element; a wavelength conversion section that absorbs light radiated from the light emitting section and emits the light having a wavelength different from that of the light radiated from the light emitting section; and a light guide section that is provided between the light emitting section and the wavelength conversion section and to propagate the light radiated from the light emitting section, and includes a first irradiation surface which radiates the propagated light toward a position in which the wavelength conversion section is provided, and a second irradiation surface which radiates the propagated light toward a position different from the position in which the wavelength conversion section is provided. | 01-08-2015 |
20150009662 | Light-Emitting Module and Luminaire - According to one embodiment, a light-emitting module includes N light-emitting elements, which are a first group of light-emitting elements, on the front surface of a substrate. The N light-emitting elements are disposed in a row in a longitudinal direction from one end portion to the other end portion of the substrate. The N light-emitting elements are connected in series. The light-emitting module includes a metal member provided in the longitudinal direction of the substrate in a position not overlapping a conductive line on the rear surface of the substrate. The conductive line is connected to, via a through-hole, a conductive line configured to connect the N light-emitting elements. | 01-08-2015 |
20140369049 | Luminaire - According to one embodiment, there is provided a luminaire including a light-emitting element and a cover provided on an irradiation side of the light-emitting element. The cover includes a first light transmitting section provided on the center side of the cover and a second light transmitting section provided at the peripheral edge of the first light transmitting section and having light transmittance higher than the light transmittance of the first light transmitting section. | 12-18-2014 |
20140369035 | Straight Tube Lamp and Luminaire - According to one embodiment, a base of a straight tube lamp is made of a metal, and includes an attachment part, a base part, a pair of side parts and a coupling part. The base part and the pair of side parts are thicker than the attachment part and the coupling part. The attachment part is provided on other surface side of the board so that one surface side of the board faces an inner surface of a tube. The base part is formed along a longitudinal direction on the inner surface of the tube most distant from the attachment part in an opposite side to the one surface side of the board. The pair of side parts are provided at both sides of the attachment part in a short direction and protrude from the attachment part toward the one surface side of the board. The coupling part couples the base part and the attachment part or the pair of side parts. | 12-18-2014 |
20140355265 | Lamp Device and Luminaire - According to one embodiment, a housing of a lamp device a cylindrical shape, and includes an opening part at one end side, a closing part at the other end side, and an insertion part formed at a center of the closing part. A thermal radiator includes a support part which is inserted through the insertion part, a light-emitting module connection part which is provided at one end side of the support part and to which the light-emitting module is connected to enable heat conduction, and an external thermal radiation part provided at the other end side of the support part. An area of the light-emitting module connection part is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the support part, and the support part, the light-emitting module connection part and the external thermal radiation part are integrally formed. | 12-04-2014 |
20140354188 | Remote Monitoring Systems - According to one embodiment, a remote monitoring system includes a remote apparatus to be remotely controlled according to a specified control signal, and a remote control apparatus to communicate with the remote apparatus by specified communication and to remotely control the remote apparatus, in which the remote apparatus includes a holding part to hold location information of a location where the remote apparatus is installed, a detection part to detect specified information, and a communication part which associates the specified information detected by the detection part with the location information held by the holding part and transmits the associated information to the remote control apparatus. | 12-04-2014 |
20140354158 | Lighting Circuit and Luminaire - A lighting circuit includes an input unit, an output unit, a rectifying circuit, first and second switching circuits, a dimming signal generating circuit, and first and second control units. The input unit is connected to a control device that outputs an alternating-current voltage. The output unit is connected to a light-emitting unit. The rectifying circuit converts the alternating-current voltage into a rectified voltage. The first switching circuit converts the rectified voltage into a first voltage with a first switching element. The second switching circuit converts the first voltage into a second voltage with a second switching element and outputs the second voltage to the output unit. The dimming signal generating circuit generates a dimming signal. The first control unit controls the first switching element. The second control unit controls the second switching element. | 12-04-2014 |
20140354146 | Luminaire - A luminaire includes a semiconductor light source having a light emission peak in a range of wavelength smaller than 480 nm and a phosphor excited by light radiated from the semiconductor light source to radiate light having wavelength equal to or larger than 480 nm. A spectrum of radiated light obtained by combining the light radiated from the semiconductor light source and the light radiated from the phosphor has a light emission peak in a range of wavelength equal to or larger than 610 nm and smaller than 650 nm. A ratio of radiation energy in a range of wavelength equal to or larger than 650 nm and equal to or smaller than 780 nm to radiation energy in a range of wavelength equal to or larger than 600 nm and smaller than 650 nm is equal to or lower than 35%. A color gamut area ratio exceeds 100%. | 12-04-2014 |
20140353696 | Solid State Lighting Device - A solid state lighting device includes a first solid state light-emitting element configured to emit first light having a first light emission spectrum having width smaller than 5 nm in a visible light wavelength region; a second solid state light-emitting element configured to emit second light having a second light emission spectrum having width smaller than 5 nm and a peak wavelength larger than a peak wavelength of the first light by 5 nm or more in the visible light wavelength region, and a plurality of first light-emitting elements for wavelength complement configured to respectively emit lights having light emission spectra having width smaller than 5 nm. A third light emission spectrum of third light, which is a set of the lights from the plurality of first light-emitting elements for complement, complements a region between the first light emission spectrum and the second light emission spectrum. | 12-04-2014 |
20140339988 | Lighting Control System, Arrangement Registering Method, and Recording Medium Storing Arrangement Registering Program - According to one embodiment, there is provided a lighting control system including an integral control unit capable of a control; a mobile terminal which photographs a plurality of lighting apparatuses among a plurality of lighting apparatuses as a photographing range; and a control unit which performs a first process of obtaining an association between an image portion of the lighting apparatus in a photographed image and an arranging position on a layout drawing; a second process which obtains a correspondence between the lighting apparatuses which are sequentially turned on and the lighting apparatuses on the layout drawing; and a third process in which each address corresponding to the lighting apparatuses which are arranged on the layout drawing is caused to correspond with each ID information of the plurality of lighting apparatuses. | 11-20-2014 |
20140334172 | Vehicle Lighting Device - A vehicle lighting device according to embodiments includes a light emitting unit, a holding unit, a light guide, a cover and an attachment unit. The light emitting unit has one or more light emitting elements. The holding unit holds the light emitting unit. The light guide guides light emitted from the light emitting unit and emits the light from a tip which is an opposite side to the light emitting unit side. The cover has a first fixation unit to be fixed to the holding unit and a second fixation unit which has a diameter smaller than that of the first fixation unit and internally fixes the light guide thereto in a state of exposing the tip. The attachment unit attaches the vehicle lighting device to a light emitting object (lamp) to which the light guided from the light guide is emitted, and is formed in the second fixation unit. | 11-13-2014 |
20140328068 | Lighting Apparatus - A lighting apparatus according to an embodiment includes an optical unit and a body. The Optical unit includes a light emitting module that has a light emitting element, a reflector that controls distribution of light from the light emitting module, and a unit supporting member that supports the light emitting module and the reflector. A plurality of optical units are mounted to the apparatus body such that each optical unit is detachable. And the body includes an irradiating portion that has an opening through which the optical units irradiate light. | 11-06-2014 |
20140324195 | Control System - According to one embodiment, a control system includes an electric apparatus and a control unit. The electric apparatus operates in a first mode which is controlled based on an instruction from a user and in a second mode in which operational status is automatically managed. The control unit disables the second mode when receiving an instruction to disable the second mode and operates the electric apparatus, which operates in the first mode and the second mode, in the first mode. | 10-30-2014 |
20140322841 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT MODULE SUBSTRATE, LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT MODULE, AND ILLUMINATING DEVICE - According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a light emitting element module substrate including: a laminated plate; and a metal layer. The laminated plate includes a base metal plate and an insulating layer provided on the base metal plate. The metal layer is provided on the insulating layer. The metal layer includes a mounting section on which a light emitting element is to be mounted, and a bonding section to which a wiring electrically connected to the light emitting element is to be bonded. The metal layer includes a silver layer which is an uppermost layer of at least one of the mounting section and the bonding section and is formed by electrolytic plating. The mounting section and the bonding section are electrically isolated from a periphery of the laminated plate. | 10-30-2014 |
20140320034 | Luminaire - According to an embodiment, there is provided a luminaire including a light-emitting unit and a cap. The luminaire is attached to a socket including first and second sections to be fit. The light-emitting unit includes a first terminal, a second terminal, and a light-emitting element electrically connected between the first terminal and the second terminal. The light-emitting element is lit if a voltage between the first terminal and the second terminal is equal to or larger than a predetermined value. The cap includes first and second fitting sections. The first and second fitting sections are fit in the first and second sections to be fit of the socket to apply a voltage input from the outside between the first terminal and the second terminal. The predetermined value is equal to or larger than 18.7 V and equal to or smaller than 120 V. | 10-30-2014 |
20140297878 | Communication Control Device, Server, Communication System and Computer Readable Medium - According to an embodiment, a communication control device includes a first connecting unit, a connection maintaining unit, and a disconnection detector. The first connecting unit is configured to connect to a server via a network and establish connection with the server. The connection maintaining unit is configured to transmit a packet for maintaining the connection to the server when a non-communication state of the connection continues for a predetermine time. The disconnection detector is configured to detect a packet stoppage state. When the disconnection detector has detected the packet stoppage state, the connection maintaining unit shortens the predetermined time. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293606 | Luminaire - According to one embodiment, a luminaire includes a board provided in a main body part, a light-emitting element provided on a surface of the board, a surrounding wall member provided to surround the light-emitting element, and a joining part including a first portion which is provided between the board and the surrounding wall member and a second portion which is provided outside the surrounding wall member and covers at least a part of an outer wall of the surrounding wall member. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293596 | Straight Tube Lamp and Luminaire - According to one embodiment, a straight tube lamp includes a straight tube cover, at least a portion of which has light transmissivity, and a light-emitting unit including a light-emitting element. A first cap including a pair of terminals for power supply are provided at one end of the cover. A second cap including a pair of terminals for control signals are provided at the other end of the cover. A lighting circuit is arranged in the cover. The lighting circuit is connected to the pair of terminals for power supply, and lights and controls the light-emitting element according to a control signal supplied through the pair of terminals for control signals. | 10-02-2014 |
20140292224 | Luminaire and Lighting Control System - According to one embodiment, a storing section stores a first group address allocated to a luminaire, stores, as a second group address, the first group address allocated to another luminaire, and stores control information corresponding to the second group address. A control section subjects, when the receiving section receives a control signal including the second group address, a light source section to lighting control on the basis of the control information corresponding to the second group address stored in the storing section. | 10-02-2014 |
20140292187 | Heater Lamp and Heating Module - According to embodiments, a heater lamp that includes a bulb and an anchor ring is provided. The bulb has a linear portion and at least one bent portion. The bulb has a filament therein that includes a plurality of first coils which are connected in series, and a second coil which is connected to the first coils in series and has a number of turns less than that of the first coils. The bulb is sealed at both ends and light transmissive. The anchor ring holds the filament inside the bulb. | 10-02-2014 |
20140288672 | Terminal Apparatus and Control System - According to one embodiment, a terminal apparatus includes an input receiving unit, a route selecting unit, and a signal transmitting unit. The input receiving unit receives an input for controlling at least one electrical appliance among a plurality of electrical appliances. The route selecting unit selects one control route among a first control route for controlling the electrical appliance via a server and a control apparatus connected to each other via a network, a second control route for controlling the electrical appliance via the control apparatus that controls the plurality of electrical appliances, and a third control route for directly controlling the electrical appliance. The signal transmitting unit transmits, through the control route selected by the route selecting unit, a control signal for causing the control apparatus to execute control corresponding to the input received by the input receiving unit. | 09-25-2014 |
20140286365 | Solid State Lighting Device - According to one embodiment, a solid state lighting device includes an irradiating section, a scattering section, a wavelength conversion layer, a supporting plate, a returned light guiding section, a light receiving section, and a control circuit. The irradiating section emits laser light. The scattering section includes a light scattering material that reflects the laser light and emits the laser light as scattered light. The wavelength conversion layer absorbs the scattered light made incident thereon and emits wavelength-converted light. The scattered light and the wavelength-converted light change to returned light and propagate through the inside of the supporting plate. The returned light is introduced into the returned light guiding section. The light receiving section detects the returned light. When a detected light amount of the returned light is outside a predetermined range, the control circuit outputs an emission stop signal for the laser light to the irradiating section. | 09-25-2014 |
20140286040 | Lamp and Luminaire - A lamp according to an embodiment includes a plurality of light-emitting sections including a plurality of kinds of light-emitting elements provided side by side in a predetermined direction on a substrate and configured to respectively emit lights of different colors, luminous fluxes of the lights respectively emitted by the light-emitting elements being separately controllable. The lamp according to the embodiment includes a pipe configured to diffuse the lights emitted by the light-emitting elements and formed including a translucent material, linear transmittance of which is any value of 0% to 50%. A distance “d” from a lower part of the pipe to the light-emitting elements is larger than the inner radius of the pipe. | 09-25-2014 |
20140286037 | Solid State Lighting Device - According to one embodiment, a solid state lighting device includes an irradiating section, an optical waveguide body, a reflecting section, and a first wavelength conversion layer. The irradiating section emits laser light. The optical waveguide body has an incident surface into which the laser light is led, an inclined surface crossing an optical axis of the laser light, and an emission surface. The thickness between the inclined surface and the emission surface decreases as the inclined surface and the emission surface are further away from the incident surface. The reflecting section is provided on the inclined surface. The first wavelength conversion layer is provided on the inclined surface and emits wavelength-converted light having a wavelength larger than the wavelength of the laser light and emit the laser light as scattered light. Mixed light of the scattered light and the wavelength-converted light is emitted to above the emission surface. | 09-25-2014 |
20140286022 | Lamp Device and Luminaire - According to one embodiment, a lamp device includes a housing, an insulating sheet, and a light-emitting module. The housing includes a thermal radiation section on the rear side opposite to the front side, which is a light emission side. A projecting section projects to the front side of the thermal radiation section. The insulating sheet includes an insert-through hole through which the projecting section is inserted. The insulating sheet is arranged on the front side of the thermal radiation section. The light-emitting module includes a substrate having a shape larger than the external shape of the projecting section and a light-emitting section formed on the front side surface of the substrate. The rear side surface of the substrate is thermally connected to the projecting section. | 09-25-2014 |
20140286021 | Lamp Device and Luminaire - According to one embodiment, a projection projects in the rear side center portion of a housing. A light-emitting module is arranged in the housing. A pair of power-supply sections configured to supply electric power to the light-emitting module is arranged around a light-emitting section in the housing. An information circuit configured to output information to the outside is arranged in a position around the light-emitting section and different from the positions of the pair of power-supply sections in the housing. A plurality of pins are provided at intervals along the rear side peripheral portion of the housing around the projection. Connecting means connects the power-supply sections and the pins located near the power-supply sections and connects the information circuit and the pin located near the information circuit. | 09-25-2014 |
20140286014 | Lamp Device and Luminaire - According to one embodiment, a housing includes a cover provided with an opening section opened on the front side, which is a light emission side, and a thermal radiation section on the rear side opposite to the front side. An opening section of the cover is located further on the rear side than a peripheral portion of the cover. A light-emitting module includes a substrate and a light-emitting section formed on the substrate. The substrate is thermally connected to the thermal radiation section. The light-emitting section is opposed to the opening section of the cover, The translucent member is arranged in the opening section of the cover and located further on the rear side than the peripheral portion of the cover. | 09-25-2014 |
20140286007 | Light-Emitting Module and Luminaire - According to one embodiment, a light-emitting module includes a plurality of kinds of light-emitting elements having different light emission colors. The light-emitting module includes a substrate on which a plurality of light-emitting element groups are dispersedly arranged, each of the light-emitting element groups organized of the same kind of light-emitting elements, that are at least one kind of light-emitting elements among the plurality of kinds of light-emitting elements, which are close to each other to constitute one group. | 09-25-2014 |
20140286006 | Light-Emitting Module and Luminaire - A light-emitting module according to an embodiment includes a plurality of kinds of light-emitting elements having different light emission colors. The light-emitting module according to the embodiment includes a substrate including an arrangement surface on which the light-emitting elements are arranged, the different kinds of light-emitting elements being alternately arranged in a plurality of directions on the arrangement surface. | 09-25-2014 |
20140285356 | Power Measuring System, Power Measuring Device Information Synchronizing Method, and Power Consumption Display Method - A power measuring system according to an embodiment includes a power measuring device configured to measure power consumption of a measurement target provided indoors. The power measuring system includes a gateway provided indoors, communicably connectable to the power measuring device, and including a managing unit configured to manage first power measuring device information indicating the measurement target. The power measuring system includes a server communicably connectable to the gateway and including a server storing unit configured to be capable of storing second power measuring device information indicating the measurement target. If content of one of the first power measuring device information and the second power measuring device information is set or updated, the power measuring system synchronizes content of the other with the set or updated content. | 09-25-2014 |
20140285176 | Power-Supply Circuit and Luminaire - According to one embodiment, there is provided a power-supply circuit including a substrate, a chopper circuit, a conductive member, first capacitative elements, and second capacitative elements. The substrate includes a mounting surface. The chopper circuit is provided on the mounting surface, includes input ends, output ends, and a switching element, and converts a voltage input from the input ends and outputs the voltage from the output ends according to switching driving of the switching element. The conductive member is adjacent to at least a part of the chopper circuit. The first capacitative elements are electrically connected between the input ends and the conductive member and capacitively couple the input ends and the conductive member. The second capacitative elements are electrically connected between the output ends and the conductive member and capacitively couple the output ends and the conductive member. | 09-25-2014 |
20140285117 | Lighting Baton - According to one embodiment, a lighting baton includes at least one relay to switch between ON and OFF of power supply to at least one LED lighting load based on a control signal from outside. | 09-25-2014 |
20140285111 | Lighting Control System and Lighting Control Method - According to one embodiment, a lighting control system includes information on a corresponding relationship between each of a center area and a peripheral area and each of lighting fixtures which illuminates each of the one region and the peripheral region, in a gradation control region including the center area and the peripheral area. The CPU executes a gradation control in which an illumination range and illuminance of the gradation control region is changed by performing a dimming control of each of the lighting fixtures so that, in brightness of the gradation control region, brightnesses of the center area and the peripheral area are changed while causing the center area to be brighter than the peripheral area in proportion to a control input value which is input by a switch. | 09-25-2014 |
20140285106 | Detection Circuit, Power Circuit, and Luminaire - According to one embodiment, a detection circuit including first and second comparators and a determining unit is provided. The first comparator includes a first input terminal for inputting a first detection voltage, a second input terminal for inputting a first threshold voltage, and a first output terminal configured to output a first output signal. The second comparator includes a third input terminal for inputting a second detection voltage, a fourth input terminal for inputting a second threshold voltage higher than the first threshold voltage, and a second output terminal configured to output a second output signal. The determining unit is configured to determine the presence or absence of conduction angle control of an AC voltage and whether the conduction angle control is a phase control system or an opposite phase control system on the basis of a time difference between the first output signal and the second output signal. | 09-25-2014 |
20140285101 | Lighting Power Source and Lighting Device - According to one embodiment, a lighting light source including a current control element and a voltage-dividing resistor is provided. The current control element has a first main electrode, a second main electrode series-connected with respect to a lighting light source, and a first control electrode for controlling a current flowing between the first main electrode and the second main electrode, and controls a current supplied to the lighting light source. The voltage-dividing resistor is parallel-connected with respect to the lighting light source and connected to the first control electrode, and inputs a voltage obtained by division of a voltage of the lighting light source to the first control electrode. | 09-25-2014 |
20140285100 | Power Supply Circuit and Illumination Apparatus - According to one embodiment, provided is a power supply circuit including a power conversion unit, a controller, and an integrated circuit. The power conversion unit converts an AC voltage into a different voltage. The integrated circuit includes a current regulator that can switch between a first state in which a part of a current flowing through the power supply path flows to an input terminal and a second state in which a current flowing to the input terminal is lower than that of the first state, a controller power supply that converts a voltage into a driving voltage and supplies the driving voltage to the controller, a connection terminal for connecting an auxiliary power supply used for generating the driving voltage, and a protection circuit that blocks or decreases, when an auxiliary power supply voltage of the auxiliary power supply decreases, a current flowing to the input terminal. | 09-25-2014 |
20140285099 | Power Supply Circuit and Illumination Apparatus - According to one embodiment, there is provided a power supply circuit including a power conversion unit, a current regulator, a controller, and a controller power supply. The power conversion unit converts an AC voltage with a controlled conduction angle into a different voltage. The current regulator includes a branch path electrically connected to the power supply path and switches between a first state in which a part of a current flowing through the power supply path flows to the branch path and a second state in which a current flowing to the branch path is lower than that of the first state. The controller switches the current regulator to the second state in at least a part of a conduction period of a detected conduction angle and switches the current regulator to the first state in a blocking period of the detected conduction angle. | 09-25-2014 |
20140285094 | Light Dimming System - A light dimming system includes a plurality of luminaires, an illuminance measuring unit configured to measure illuminances of the respective luminaires, and a dimming signal output device. The dimming signal output device includes a main control unit, a correction-table-data creating unit configured to calculate, for each of the luminaires, delay times until the luminaires reach specific illuminance ratios, set the delay time of selected one of the luminaires as a reference value, create correction table data from differences between the delay times for the luminaires and the reference value, and store the correction table data, and an output control unit configured to output the dimming control signals to the luminaires side at timings based on the differences of the correction table data. | 09-25-2014 |
20140285093 | Lighting Control System and Lighting Control Method - According to one embodiment, a lighting control system includes a camera unit which pick up an image of a region which is illuminated by a lighting fixture, and outputs image data, and a control device. The control device performs a dimming control of a lighting fixture so that brightness in a region becomes a set value based on corrected illuminance obtained by performing a correction of illuminance of an influenced region which is influenced by illumination from another lighting fixture in the image data according to a dimming state of the other lighting fixture than the lighting fixture, and illuminance of an uninfluenced region which is not influenced by illumination from the other lighting fixture in the image data. | 09-25-2014 |
20140285089 | Power Supply Circuit and Illuminating Device - According to one embodiment, a power supply circuit includes: a DC-DC converter which converts a first DC voltage supplied from a power supply flow path into a second DC voltage having a different absolute value, to supply the voltage to a DC load; and an overcurrent protection unit which is electrically connected to an end portion of the DC load on a low potential side, and performs feedback control of the DC-DC converter based on current which flows to the DC load. The DC-DC converter includes a normally-on type switching element. The overcurrent protection unit is electrically connected to the third electrode. When the current which flows to the DC load is greater than a reference value, the overcurrent protection unit changes the state of the switching element from the first state to the second state by decreasing the potential of the third electrode. | 09-25-2014 |
20140285017 | Electrical Equipment Control Apparatus and Electrical Equipment Control System - An electrical equipment control apparatus includes an information reception unit, a statistical processing unit, and a recommended pattern generation unit. The information reception unit is configured to receive information regarding usages of electrical equipment. The statistical processing unit is configured to perform a statistical process on the information received by the information reception unit. The recommended pattern generation unit is configured to generate a recommended pattern regarding a use of the electrical equipment on the basis of a process result by the statistical processing unit. | 09-25-2014 |
20140285013 | Electrical Apparatus Control System - According to one embodiment, an electrical apparatus control system which is configured by a plurality of electrical apparatuses includes an output unit which is provided on at least one first electrical apparatus among the plurality of electrical apparatuses, and transmits an obtained result of an information obtaining unit which obtains environmental information; and a reception unit which is provided on at least one second electrical apparatus other than the first electrical apparatus among the plurality of electrical apparatuses, and receives the obtained result which is transmitted from the output unit. | 09-25-2014 |
20140277591 | Electrical Equipment and Communication Apparatus - A lighting apparatus includes a communication unit and a control unit. The communication unit performs master-slave type communication with the communication adaptor, outputs, as a master, a transmission request of a control signal to the communication adaptor which temporarily stores the control signal for controlling the lighting apparatus, transmitted from equipment connected to the network, and receives the control signal transmitted from the communication adaptor in response to the transmission request. The control unit electrically controls the lighting apparatus on the basis of the control signal received by the communication unit | 09-18-2014 |
20140265576 | Series Load Control Apparatus and Marker Light Apparatus - According to one embodiment, a plurality of first saturable units respectively include input sections connected to an output side of a constant current power supply apparatus in series to one another and respectively supply outputs to loads corresponding thereto. A second saturable unit includes an input section and an output section, the input section being connected to the input sections of the first saturable units in series. An abnormality detecting unit monitors a state of the load of at least one of the first saturable units, closes the output section of the second saturable unit during normal time, and opens the output section of the second saturable unit during abnormal time. | 09-18-2014 |
20140254128 | Solid State Lighting Device - According to one embodiment, a solid state lighting device includes an irradiating section configured to emit laser light, a scattering section, and a wavelength conversion section. The scattering section has a principal plane provided to cross an optical axis of the laser light and includes a light scattering material that reflects the laser light made incident thereon and emits the laser light as scattered light. The wavelength conversion section absorbs the scattered light made incident from a first surface and emits wavelength-converted light having a wavelength larger than the wavelength of the laser light from a second surface on a side opposite to the first surface. The scattered light passes through the wavelength conversion section while being scattered and is emitted from the second surface. | 09-11-2014 |
20140240955 | Luminaire - According to one embodiment, a luminaire includes a main body section including a flat surface on one end side, a light-emitting module provided to be thermally joined to the flat surface and including a light-emitting element that emits light having a peak wavelength equal to or larger than 430 nm and equal to or smaller than 500 nm, a reflecting section provided on one end side of the main body section and configured to reflect the light emitted from the light-emitting element, a heat transfer section provided such that one end side thereof projects to the one end side of the main body section, the other end side of which being connected to the main body section, and a wavelength converting section provided spaced apart from the light-emitting element to cover the light-emitting module and to be thermally joined to the main body section and the heat transfer section. | 08-28-2014 |
20140233228 | Lighting Fixture - According to one embodiment, there is provided a lighting fixture including a light source module and a support unit. The light source module includes a case which has the shape of a tube extending in a first direction, includes an opening, a substrate on which plural light sources are provided, and which is held in the case so that the plural light sources face the side opposite to the opening, and a mounting plate which is held by the case while being inserted between the opening and the substrate and is thermally connected to the substrate. The support unit includes a support plate which supports the light source module, and a frame which surrounds the outer edge of the support plate. An end portion of the light source module in the first direction is covered with the frame. The respective light sources are not covered with the frame. | 08-21-2014 |
20140232281 | Rectifier Circuit and Power Source Circuit - According to an embodiment, a rectifier circuit includes a first diode, a switching element, and a second diode. The first diode is connected between a first terminal and a second terminal so that a direction toward the first terminal from the second terminal is in a forward direction. The switching element has a first main electrode connected to the first terminal, a second main electrode connected to a cathode of the first diode, and a gate electrode connected to an anode of the first diode. The second diode is connected in parallel with respect to the switching element so that a direction toward the first terminal from the cathode of the first diode is in a forward direction, between the first main electrode and the second main electrode of the switching element. | 08-21-2014 |
20140232280 | Rectifying Circuit and Power Supply Circuit - According to one embodiment, a rectifying circuit includes a diode, a switching element, a capacitor and an auxiliary winding. The diode is connected between a first terminal and a second terminal while a direction directed from the second terminal to the first terminal is a forward direction. The switching element includes a first main electrode connected to the first terminal, a second main electrode connected to a cathode of the diode, and a gate electrode connected to an anode of the diode. The auxiliary winding is magnetically coupled to an inductor. The auxiliary winding is connected to the gate electrode through the capacitor, and is connected to the second main electrode of the switching element and the cathode of the diode. | 08-21-2014 |
20140232259 | LIGHT-EMITTING CIRCUIT AND LUMINAIRE - According to one embodiment, a light-emitting circuit including a substrate, a plurality of light-emitting portions, and a luminous intensity distribution control member is provided. A plurality of the light-emitting portions are arranged apart from each other on the substrate. A plurality of the light-emitting portions each have a plurality of light-emitting elements and a color mixing unit. A plurality of the light-emitting elements radiate light. The color mixing unit combines the lights sealing a plurality of the light-emitting elements and radiated from a plurality of the light-emitting elements. The luminous intensity distribution control member includes a plurality of lenses provided corresponding to a plurality of the light-emitting portions, respectively, provided so that respective lights radiated from a plurality of the light-emitting portions enter a plurality of the lenses respectively, and configured to control the luminous intensity distribution of the light-emitting portions. | 08-21-2014 |
20140232257 | Light Emitting Module and Lighting Device - A light emitting module according to one embodiment includes a substrate; a light emitting body disposed on the substrate; and a phosphor layer having a first phosphor and a second phosphor which are excited by emitted light of the light emitting body. The first phosphor has a light emitting peak whose half-value width is 20 nm or less in a wavelength range from 610 nm to less than 650 nm, and the second phosphor has the light emitting peak in the wavelength range between a peak wavelength of a light emitting spectrum of the light emitting body and the peak wavelength of the light emitting spectrum of the first phosphor. Then, a distribution of the first phosphor in the phosphor layer has density gradient, where the density of the first phosphor increases toward at least one end of the phosphor layer in a direction perpendicular to the substrate. | 08-21-2014 |
20140231847 | Light Emitting Module and Lighting Device - A light emitting module according to one embodiment includes a substrate; a light emitting body disposed on the substrate; a first phosphor which is excited by emitted light of the light emitting body; and a second phosphor which is arranged between the first phosphor and the light emitting body. The first phosphor has a light emitting peak whose half-value width is 20 nm or less in a wavelength range from 610 nm to less than 650 nm. The second phosphor is excited by the emitted light of the light emitting body, and has the light emitting peak in the wavelength range between a peak wavelength of a light emitting spectrum of the light emitting body and the peak wavelength of the light emitting spectrum of the first phosphor. | 08-21-2014 |
20140218921 | Lighting Device - According to one embodiment, there is provided a lighting device including a plurality of panels; a frame; and a connection body. The panel emits light by organic electro-luminescence. The frame is formed of a material which is an insulating material and transmits the light. The frame seals the plurality of panels. The connection body has conductivity. The panel has a substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, a first conductive body, and a second conductive body. The first conductive body has conductivity, is connected to the first electrode, and is provided in a first side surface of the substrate. The second conductive body has conductivity, is connected to the second electrode, and is provided in a second side surface of the substrate. The plurality of panels are electrically connected to each other via the first conductive body, the second conductive body, and the connection body. | 08-07-2014 |
20140218920 | Lighting Device - According to one embodiment, a lighting device is provided which includes: a module; a first cover member; and a second cover member. The module has a light emitting body and a frame. The light emitting body emits light by organic electro-luminescence. The frame is formed of a light transmitting material. The first cover member is formed of a material that is a light transmitting material and has a stiffness higher than that of the frame. The first cover member is disposed on one end side of the module. The second cover member is formed of a material that is a light transmitting material and has a stiffness higher than that of the frame. The second cover member is disposed on the other end side of the module such that the module is sandwiched between the first cover member and the second cover member. | 08-07-2014 |
20140218908 | Light-Emitting Device and Luminaire - To improve an angular color difference and emit uniform illumination light. According to an embodiment, a light-emitting device in an embodiment includes a light-emitting module ( | 08-07-2014 |
20140218905 | Light-Emitting Module, Straight Tube Lamp and Luminaire - According to one embodiment, a light-emitting module includes a rectangular substrate, at least two light-emitting circuits and inter-module connection part. The light-emitting circuit connects plural light-emitting elements in a longitudinal direction of the substrate. The inter-module connection parts include respective pairs of electrodes connected with the respective light-emitting circuits on an end of the substrate in the longitudinal direction. The respective pairs of electrodes are arranged to be closer to side parts of the substrate in a short direction thereof than an arrangement area of the light-emitting elements and are arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction of the substrate. | 08-07-2014 |
20140217919 | LED LIGHTING DEVICE AND ILLUMINATING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an LED lighting device comprises at least one normally-on type switching element, an output generation unit that generates DC output by an on-off operation of the switching element, a semiconductor light emitting element that is lit by the DC output generated by the output generation unit, and a driving control unit that causes the switching element to perform an off operation using a current passed through the semiconductor light emitting element. | 08-07-2014 |
20140217880 | Lamp Device, Light-Emitting Device and Luminaire - According to one embodiment, a lamp device includes a base body, a light-emitting module and a lens unit. The base body includes a recess part. The light-emitting module includes a board mounted with a light-emitting element. The board is arranged in the recess part. The lens unit includes a metal surface member to hold a lens. The surface member is arranged in the recess part and is thermally coupled to the base body and the board. | 08-07-2014 |
20140217455 | Light-Emitting Device and Lighting Apparatus - According to one embodiment, a light-emitting device includes a ceramic substrate, a light-emitting element, a metal layer, a metal connector and a joint member. The ceramic substrate includes a main surface. The light-emitting element is provided on the main surface. The metal layer is provided on the main surface and is electrically connected to the light-emitting element. The metal connector includes a connector part and an extension part extending from the connector part. The joint member joins at least a part of the extension part to the metal layer. An angle between a lower portion of a side surface of the joint member on the connector part side and a lower surface of the joint member in contact with the metal layer is 90 degrees or less. A portion of the extension part on an opposite side to the connector part is partly covered with the joint member. | 08-07-2014 |
20140206217 | SOCKET AND LUMINAIRE - According to one embodiment, a socket is for mounting a straight tube type lamp by inserting a pair of lamp pins protruding from a cap of the straight tube type lamp and by rotating the pair of lamp pins to a mount position. A rotor which rotates together with the pair of lamp pins is disposed in a socket body. The rotor pushes and expands an interval between a pair of terminals in the socket body. | 07-24-2014 |
20140204574 | Lighting Apparatus and Light Source Unit - According to one embodiment, a lighting apparatus includes a light source unit and a holding unit. The light source unit includes a substrate, light sources, and connection members. The substrate includes a main surface and a wiring pattern. The light sources are arranged on the main surface in a circular pattern, and are electrically connected to the wiring pattern. Each of the connection members is provided on the main surface, includes an insertion unit capable of being penetrated one end of a wire, and holds one end of the wire to electrically connect the wire and the wiring pattern. Each of the connection members is extended in an insertion direction of the one end of the wire, and is disposed between the two adjacent light sources so that the insertion direction intersects with a line segment which connects center portions of the two adjacent light sources. | 07-24-2014 |
20140197753 | Switching Power Source and Lighting Device - A switching power source includes first and second inductors, a switching element, current control element, rectifier element, and control circuit. The switching element supplies a power source voltage to the first inductor. The current control element detects a current flowing in the switching element and has first and second main terminals, and a control terminal, with the second main terminal connected to the switching element. The control circuit turns off the current control element and interrupts the current flowing in the switching element when a voltage between the second main terminal and the first main terminal of the current control element is equal to or higher than a specified value. The rectifier circuit is series-connected to one of the switching element and the current control element. The second inductor is magnetically coupled to the first inductor, in which a potential turning on and off the switching element can be induced. | 07-17-2014 |
20140197737 | Electrical Equipment - Electrical equipment includes a switching power source, a rectifier circuit, a pair of capacitative elements, and a load. The switching power source outputs an alternating-current voltage with input of a direct-current or an alternating-current power source voltage. The pair of capacitative elements are connected between the switching power source and the rectifier circuit and insulate the switching power source and the rectifier circuit. The load is connected as a load circuit to an output of the rectifier circuit and driven by a constant current. | 07-17-2014 |
20140192528 | Light-Emitting Device and Luminaire - A light-emitting device and a luminaire that can reduce glare are provided. A light-emitting device according to an embodiment includes a substrate, an LED chip mounted on the lower surface of the substrate, a light reflecting member arranged downward and on one side when viewed from the LED chip and opened on the other side, a surface of the light reflecting member opposed to the LED chip being a light reflecting surface, and an optical member configured to guide light emitted from the LED chip and reflected by the light reflecting member downward. | 07-10-2014 |
20140191658 | SELF-BALLASTED LAMP AND LIGHTING EQUIPMENT - The invention provides a self-ballasted lamp having high heat radiation performance, which is lightweight and inexpensive. A substrate having LED elements mounted is provided at one edge side of the radiator, and a cap is provided at the other edge side the radiator. A lighting circuit is accommodated between the radiator and the cap. The radiator includes a cylindrical cover member and an annular radiation member fitted to the outer circumferential part of the cover member and is composed by combining the cover member and the radiation member together. The cover member and the radiation member are made of metal and are formed by press-working. | 07-10-2014 |
20140184100 | Illumination Control Device and Illumination Control System - An illumination control system includes an illumination control device, and a plurality of illumination lamps that are connected to the illumination control device via a network and are controlled by a control signal from the illumination control device. In addition, the illumination control device includes a reception unit configured to receive route information specified by a user from a user terminal, a decision unit configured to decide a schedule in which an illumination lamp which is a control target and an illumination process executed in the illumination lamp are specified according to the route information, and a transmission unit configured to transmit a control signal according to the schedule to the illumination lamp which is a control target. | 07-03-2014 |
20140184099 | Illumination Apparatus, Illumination System, and Illumination Apparatus Control Method - An illumination apparatus includes a determination unit that determines whether or not the supply of power from the system power supply is performed. In addition, the illumination apparatus includes a control unit that performs control such that power is supplied to the light source from the battery based on setting information of the light source when the determination unit determines that the supply of power from the system power supply is not performed. | 07-03-2014 |
20140184066 | Lighting Control System and Lamp - A lighting control system performs a lighting control on slave lamps under the control of a master lamp communicating with and connected to a management apparatus. The master lamp includes an adding unit that adds the slave lamps placed under the control of the other master lamp to the slave lamps under its own control, when the other master lamp fails. The master lamp includes a lighting control unit that performs the lighting control on the slave lamps, based on a command relating to the lighting control, which is received from the management apparatus. | 07-03-2014 |
20140183565 | Light-Emitting Module Board and Manufacturing Method of the Light-Emitting Module Board - A light-emitting module board includes a metal board provided with an insulating layer, a light-emitting part and a white insulating film. The light-emitting part includes plural LED chips mounted on the metal board, and a white reflecting film of a ceramic coating formed in a light-emitting area on the metal board on which the plural LED chips are mounted. The white insulating film is an insulating film made of a same material as the white reflecting film and formed in a non-light-emitting area which is other than the light-emitting part and is provided on the metal board outside the light-emitting part. | 07-03-2014 |
20140181315 | Network System and Network Connection Device - A network system includes a device adapter including a first virtual communication port, and a network connection device including a virtual device adapter protocol hierarchy which includes a second virtual communication port communicable with the first virtual communication port, a TCP/IP layer, a device controlling protocol layer in an application layer and a device object. | 06-26-2014 |
20140177223 | LIGHT EMITTING MODULE AND LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - A light emitting module is a light emitting module including a substrate, a first area in which LED chips are mainly arranged and mounted in a longitudinal direction of the substrate in an area on one side of the longitudinal direction, a second area in which non-light emitting components are mainly mounted in an area on another side of the longitudinal direction of the substrate and a notch portion which is between the first area and the second area and formed on the substrate. The non-light emitting components are mountable across the notch portion between the first area and the second area. Further, the substrate is separable into the first area and the second area by the notch portion. Furthermore, the first area after separation is formed to be connectable consecutively with another light emitting module in the longitudinal direction. | 06-26-2014 |
20140177215 | Lighting System - Alighting system includes: a light-discharging portion configured to irradiate a space with light from a duct configured to propagate outside light; a light-diffusing portion disposed so as to cover the light-discharging portion and configured to diffuse light entering an incident surface and going out from a light-emitting surface facing the space; and a light source unit including a light source configured to emit light directed toward the incident surface of the light-diffusing portion. Accordingly, light emission of the light-emitting surface is controlled irrespective of the condition of the outside light and hence desired illumination is realized. | 06-26-2014 |
20140173068 | Management Apparatus and Address Management Method - A management apparatus according to an embodiment includes a storing unit, a receiving unit, a transmitting unit, and an updating unit. The storing unit stores, in association with an IP address of a node, identification information for identifying the node. The receiving unit receives a change notification for the IP address transmitted by multicast by the node. The transmitting unit transmits, when the receiving unit receives the change notification, a response request packet by multicast. The update unit updates the storing unit on the basis of a response packet transmitted from a node that responds to the response request packet transmitted by the transmitting unit. | 06-19-2014 |
20140169004 | Lamp Device and Luminaire - A lamp device includes a semiconductor light-emitting element. The lamp device includes a housing including a heat conductive part, and the heat conductive part is thermally connected to an external thermal radiator. Heat generated by the semiconductor light-emitting element is conducted to the thermal radiator through the heat conductive part. A thermosensor is thermally connected to the heat conductive part. The lamp device includes a lighting circuit to light the semiconductor light-emitting element, and the lighting circuit controls an output of the semiconductor light-emitting element according to detection of the thermosensor. | 06-19-2014 |
20140168967 | Lighting Batten and Lighting System - According to one embodiment, a lighting batten includes: a communication section for communicating with an external apparatus using a predetermined communication protocol; a plurality of connectors to which a plurality of lighting devices which have identification information and device information, and output a response signal when receiving an inquiry signal are connected; a plurality of relay sections; a plurality of signal direction detection sections which are provided corresponding to the plurality of connectors, respectively; and a position detecting section. The position detecting section generates and outputs installation position information of the lighting device having the identification information, based on the predetermined detection signals output from the signal direction detection sections when the response signal in response to a the predetermined inquiry signal to the lighting device from an operation console is output to any of the plurality of relay sections. | 06-19-2014 |
20140168944 | Socket, Lamp Device and Luminaire | 06-19-2014 |
20140167645 | Lighting Apparatus and Lighting System - A lighting apparatus (L) includes: a light source section that includes two or more kinds of plural LEDs having different emission colors as light sources; a storage section that stores light color characteristic information that indicates the relation between a light color of an illumination light that is generable by the light source section and an output of each LED; a transmission section through which a light color control command for designating the light color of the illumination light is input; and a control section that converts the light color control command into output information of each LED on the basis of the light color characteristic information, and controls an output level of each LED on the basis of the output information. | 06-19-2014 |
20140159604 | Power Supply Circuit and Luminaire - A power supply circuit includes a power converting unit, a current adjusting unit, and a control unit. The power converting unit is configured to convert an alternating-current voltage into a direct-current voltage and supply the direct-current voltage to a load. The alternating-current voltage is subjected to conduction angle control and is supplied via a power supply path. The current adjusting unit includes a branch path electrically connected to the power supply path and can switch a first path state and a second path state. The first path state feeds a part of an electric current flowing through the power supply path to the branch path. The control unit detects a conduction angle of the alternating-current voltage, controls the conversion of the direct-current voltage by the power converting unit according to the detected conduction angle, and controls the current adjusting unit according to the detected conduction angle. | 06-12-2014 |
20140159601 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE - There is provided a power supply circuit including a power converting unit, a control unit, and a power supply unit for control. The power converting unit converts a conduction angle controlled alternating-current voltage supplied via a power supply path so as to be supplied to a load. The control unit detects a conduction angle of the alternating-current voltage and controls conversion of a voltage by the power converting unit according to the detected conduction angle. The power supply unit for control is electrically connected to the power supply path and converts the alternating-current voltage so as to be supplied to the control unit. | 06-12-2014 |
20140159591 | Direct-Current Power Supply Device and Lighting Apparatus - According to one embodiment, a direct-current power supply device and an LED lighting apparatus are provided in which arc discharge is more certainly detected and versatility can be improved. The direct-current power supply device includes a constant-current circuit, a voltage detection unit, a current detection unit and a control unit. The constant-current circuit is supplied with power by an external power supply and outputs a constant current to an LED. The voltage detection unit detects one of a load voltage and an electric quantity corresponding to the load voltage. The current detection unit detects one of a load current and an electric quantity corresponding to the load current. The control unit reduces or stops the output current from the constant-current circuit if a detected value of the voltage detection unit increases and a detected value of the current detection unit does not at least increase. | 06-12-2014 |
20140153255 | Luminaire - A luminaire according to an embodiment includes a main body attached to an attachment surface such as the ceiling or the wall of a building. The luminaire includes a light-emitting surface substantially parallel to the attachment surface. A semiconductor light-emitting element is arranged on the light-emitting surface. A cover body having translucency is attached to the main body to cover the light-emitting surface. The inner surface of the cover body includes a refracting surface forming an acute angle with respect to an optical axis of light emitted from the semiconductor light-emitting element and located in a position further on the inner side than a peripheral edge section of the main body. The outer surface of the cover body includes an outer peripheral surface projecting further to the outer side than a peripheral edge section of the main body. | 06-05-2014 |
20140153250 | Lamp and Luminaire - According to an embodiment, a lamp main body, a lighting device, a reflecting member and a light-emitting module are provided. The lamp main body includes a case and a cap member attached to the case. The case includes an opening at one end and a hole in the other end center. The cap member integrally includes a projection insertable into the hole. The lighting device and the reflecting member are housed in the case. The lighting device includes a circuit board. The reflecting member configured to reflect light to the outside of the lamp main body includes a reflecting cylinder section including a small-diameter opening and a large-diameter opening. The diameter of the cylinder section expands further toward the large-diameter opening side. The light-emitting module is arranged on the projection to be capable of transmitting heat to the projection. | 06-05-2014 |
20140153249 | Bulb-Type LED Lamp - An LED lamp according to an embodiment includes an LED module, a base body, a first globe, a second globe and a light guide body. In the LED module, a plurality of LEDs are mounted on a substrate. The base body holds the LED module. The first globe is arranged to surround the outer circumference of the substrate. A bore diameter (D | 06-05-2014 |
20140153238 | Light Emitting Device and Luminaire - According to one embodiment, there is provided a light-emitting device including a light-emitting section, a thermal radiation member, and a heat conduction layer. The light-emitting section includes a mounting substrate section and a light-emitting element section. The mounting substrate section includes a substrate, a first metal layer, and a second metal layer. The substrate includes a first principal plane including a mounting region and a second principal plane. The first metal layer includes mounting patterns provided in the mounting region. The light-emitting element section includes semiconductor light-emitting elements and a wavelength conversion layer. The semiconductor light-emitting elements are connected to the mounting patterns. The luminous exitance of the light-emitting element section is equal to or higher than 101 m/mm | 06-05-2014 |
20140145590 | SELF-BALLASTED LAMP AND LIGHTING EQUIPMENT - A self-ballasted lamp includes: a base body; a light-emitting module and a globe which are provided at one end side of the base body; a cap provided at the other end side of the base body; and a lighting circuit housed between the base body and the cap. The light-emitting module has light-emitting portions each using a semiconductor light-emitting element, and a support portion projected at one end side of the base body, and the light-emitting portions are disposed at least on a circumferential surface of the support portion. A light-transmissive member is interposed between the light-emitting module and an inner face of the globe. | 05-29-2014 |
20140138732 | LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE - A light-emitting module that can prevent a short circuit of an LED element due to mounting is to be provided. According to one embodiment, a light-emitting module includes an LED element, a DPC substrate, and solder joining sections. The LED element is a face-down type. The DPC substrate includes a mounting surface on which the LED element is mounted. First and second wiring patterns including first and second land section are formed on the mounting surface. The LED element and the first and second land sections of the DPC substrate are joined by the first and second solder joining sections. At least the second land section is formed further on the inner side than the side surfaces of the LED element. | 05-22-2014 |
20140133167 | Light Emitting Module Having Heat Conductive Substrate - A substrate having a plurality of light-emitting elements mounted thereon is described. The substrate may be mounted in a lighting apparatus and may include a surface on which the plurality of light-emitting elements are mounted and one or more holes through which heat may be conducted from the first surface to another surface of the substrate. For example, a heat conductive and electrically non-conducting material may cover a surface of the one or more holes. According to some arrangements, the surface of the substrate may include an electrically non-conducting layer and an electrically conductive layer such that the electrically non-conducting layer is electrically isolated or separated from the electrically conductive layer. | 05-15-2014 |
20140133166 | Light Emitting Module Having Heat Conductive Substrate - A substrate having a plurality of light-emitting elements mounted thereon is described. The substrate may be mounted in a lighting apparatus and may include a surface on which the plurality of light-emitting elements are mounted and one or more holes through which heat may be conducted from the first surface to another surface of the substrate. For example, a heat conductive and electrically non-conductive material may cover a surface of the one or more holes. According to some arrangements, the surface of the substrate may include an electrically non-conductive layer and an electrically conductive layer such that the electrically non-conductive layer is electrically isolated or separated from the electrically conductive layer. | 05-15-2014 |
20140133165 | Light Emitting Module Having Heat Conductive Substrate - A substrate having a plurality of light-emitting elements mounted thereon is described. The substrate may be mounted in a lighting apparatus and may include a surface on which the plurality of light-emitting elements are mounted and one or more holes through which heat may be conducted from the first surface to another surface of the substrate. For example, a heat conductive and electrically non-conductive material may cover a surface of the one or more holes. According to some arrangements, the surface of the substrate may include an electrically non-conductive layer and an electrically conductive layer such that the electrically non-conductive layer is electrically isolated or separated from the electrically conductive layer. | 05-15-2014 |
20140132171 | Power Supply Device and Lighting Equipment Provided with Power Supply Device - A power supply device according to one embodiment is configured to control a lighting of semiconductor light-emitting elements, wherein a dimming signal is canceled during a predetermined time period (T) from a timing immediately after power-ON, so as to light on light-emitting diodes to have a predetermined light amount, for example, a minimum light amount. After an elapse of the predetermined time period (T), cancellation of the dimming signal is released to light on the light-emitting diodes to have a light amount instructed by the dimming signal. | 05-15-2014 |
20140132170 | Power Supply Device and Lighting Equipment Provided with Power Supply Device - A power supply device according to one embodiment is configured to control a lighting of semiconductor light-emitting elements, wherein a dimming signal is canceled during a predetermined time period (T) from a timing immediately after power-ON, so as to light on light-emitting diodes to have a predetermined light amount, for example, a minimum light amount. After an elapse of the predetermined time period (T), cancellation of the dimming signal is released to light on the light-emitting diodes to have a light amount instructed by the dimming signal. | 05-15-2014 |
20140132168 | Power Supply Device and Lighting Equipment Provided with Power Supply Device - A power supply device according to one embodiment is configured to control a lighting of semiconductor light-emitting elements, wherein a dimming signal is canceled during a predetermined time period (T) from a timing immediately after power-ON, so as to light on light-emitting diodes to have a predetermined light amount, for example, a minimum light amount. After an elapse of the predetermined time period (T), cancellation of the dimming signal is released to light on the light-emitting diodes to have a light amount instructed by the dimming signal. | 05-15-2014 |
20140125245 | LIGHTING CIRCUIT AND LUMINAIRE AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING A LIGHTING CIRCUIT - According to one embodiment, a lighting circuit includes a high potential input terminal, a low potential input terminal, a high potential output terminal, a low potential output terminal, first and second switching elements, first and second rectifying elements, an inductor and a control circuit. The first switching element has one end connected to the high potential input terminal. The first rectifying element is connected between one other end of the first switching element and the low potential input terminal. The inductor has one end connected to the one other end of the first switching element. The second switching element is connected between one other end of the inductor and the low potential input terminal. The second rectifying element is connected between the one other end of the inductor and the high potential output terminal. The control circuit turns on or off the first and second switching elements. | 05-08-2014 |
20140125224 | Mercury-Free Metal Halide Lamp for Vehicle and Metal Halide Lamp Device - A mercury-free metal halide lamp for a vehicle according to an embodiment includes an airtight vessel | 05-08-2014 |
20140119002 | LIGHT-EMITTING UNIT AND LUMINAIRE - According to one embodiment, a light-emitting unit includes a light-emitting section, a diffusion cover, and a reflector. The light-emitting section includes an LED element. The diffusion cover diffuses light emitted from the light-emitting section. The reflector controls the light diffused by the diffusion cover. | 05-01-2014 |
20140117874 | Power Supply Device and Luminaire - According to one embodiment, a control unit subjects a light-emitting element to constant current control in a dimming degree region shallower than a dimming degree set in advance and subjects the light-emitting element to constant voltage control or constant power control in a dimming degree region deeper than the dimming degree set in advance. When a dimming signal having a deepest dimming degree equivalent to extinction of the light-emitting element is input in a lighting state of the light-emitting element, the control unit gradually reduces an optical output of the light-emitting element from an immediately preceding dimming degree to extinguish the light-emitting element. | 05-01-2014 |
20140111986 | LUMINAIRE - According to one embodiment, a floodlight includes at least one light-emitting part, a thermal radiator, a reflector, and an adapter part attachable to and detachable from the thermal radiator. The light-emitting part includes an LED element. The thermal radiator is thermally connected to the light-emitting part. The reflector is provided on the thermal radiator, and controls luminous intensity distribution from the light-emitting part. The adapter part includes an extension reflector. The extension reflector is continuous with the reflector in a state where the adapter part is attached to the thermal radiator and, together with the reflector, controls the luminous intensity distribution from the light-emitting part to provide a luminous intensity distribution angle narrower than the reflector. | 04-24-2014 |
20140104837 | Lamp Having Outer Shell to Radiate Heat of Light Source - A lamp includes an outer shell having heat conductivity, a base provided in the outer shell, and a cover provided in the outer shell. The outer shell has a light source support, and a heat radiating surface exposed to the outside of the outer shell. The light source support is formed integral with the heat radiating surface. A light source is supported on the light source support. The light source is heated during lighting, and thermally connected to the light source support. The light source is covered with the cover. | 04-17-2014 |
20140097766 | Load Control Device and Lighting Apparatus - A load control device includes saturable devices, loads, a phase controller, a bypass unit, and a controller. Plural saturable devices are connected in series to each other. Plural loads are respectively connected to the saturable devices and are supplied with power via the saturable devices. The phase controller phase-controls an output voltage of an AC power supply so as to be supplied to the respective loads. The bypass unit can supply a reduced bypass current so as to bypass the phase controller from a zero cross point of each half cycle of an AC power supply voltage. The controller sets an output of the phase controller and controls the output thereof to a set output value, and stops the supply of the bypass current in a condition in which a firing angle (conduction phase) is equal to or more than the predetermined value. | 04-10-2014 |
20140091698 | Lamp Device and Lighting Apparatus - A lamp device includes a substrate body, a light source part mounted on the substrate body, and a contact portion electrically connected to the light source part. A cover receives the light source part in a space formed by the cover and the substrate body, is light transmissive at least at a position facing the light source part, and spatially separates the light source part mounted on the substrate body and the contact portion. | 04-03-2014 |
20140085902 | LUMINAIRE - According to one embodiment, a luminaire includes a main body made of metal, a light source, a reflector made of metal, a translucent cover made of glass, and an insulating member. The main body includes a light-source attaching section, an opening opposed to the light-source attaching section, a sidewall section, and a reflector supporting section. The reflector includes a flange section supported by the reflector supporting section in a non-contact manner and a reflection surface expanding from a daylight opening toward a floodlight opening. The translucent cover is provided on the floodlight opening side. The insulating member is configured to hold the flange section of the reflector and an outer edge portion of the translucent cover, and interposed between the flange section and the outer edge portion, and between the flange section and the reflector supporting section. | 03-27-2014 |
20140085891 | Light-Emitting Apparatus and Luminaire - A light-emitting apparatus may include a substrate (e.g., a ceramic substrate), a plurality of first light-emitting elements mounted on the substrate, and a plurality of receptacles of monopole connectors. In some examples, the light-emitting apparatus may further include a first line configured to connect anodes of the first light-emitting elements and a first receptacle from among the plurality of receptacles, and a second line configured to connect cathodes of the first light-emitting elements and a second receptacle from among the plurality of receptacles. The plurality of receptacles each may include a metallic base portion. | 03-27-2014 |
20140085890 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SAME AND LUMINAIRE - According to one embodiment, a light-emitting device includes a substrate, a first light-emitting element group, a second light-emitting element group, and a terminal group. The first light-emitting element group includes plural first light-emitting elements mounted on the substrate. The second light-emitting element group is mounted on the substrate alongside the first light-emitting element group and includes plural second light-emitting elements. The terminal group includes plural terminals electrically connected to the first light-emitting element group and the second light-emitting element group, and is arranged on a side of the first light-emitting element group opposite to a side thereof facing the second light-emitting element group in a first direction in which the first light-emitting element group and the second light-emitting element group on the substrate are arranged side by side. | 03-27-2014 |
20140085862 | LIGHTING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a lighting device includes a main body, a light source, a light transmitting cover, and a reflector. The main body is formed from metal. The light source has a substrate formed from ceramic and attached to the light source attachment portion of the main body, and a light emitting element mounted on the substrate. The light transmitting cover is formed from glass. The reflector is formed from metal. The reflector is held by the main body without contact with respect to the main body and the light source between the light source attachment portion and the light transmitting cover. Between the light source attachment portion and the light transmitting cover, parts irradiated with light emitted from the light emitting element do not contain resin except a part in the light source. | 03-27-2014 |
20140084804 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a power supply device includes a switching circuit and a control circuit. The switching circuit adjusts, according to ON-OFF control for an input voltage, electric power supplied to a lighting load. The control circuit controls ON and OFF of the switching circuit such that the electric power supplied to the lighting load coincides with target power. The control circuit that operates at a frequency equal to or higher than a switching frequency of the switching circuit is used. That is, a control frequency of the control circuit for the switching circuit is equal to or higher than the switching frequency of the switching circuit. | 03-27-2014 |
20140084803 | LUMINAIRE AND OPERATION DEVICE - In an operation device, a control unit is configured to be capable of receiving at least two operation patterns. A control unit keeps a switch off for a period of length corresponding to an operation pattern detected by a detecting unit. In a luminaire, when the length of a period in which a power level detected by a detecting unit falls is included in a first time range, a control unit stops power supply to a lighting unit while maintaining power supply to a communication unit. | 03-27-2014 |
20140084791 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND LUMINAIRE - A power supply apparatus of an embodiment includes a first filter, a second filter, and a switching power supply. The first filter and the second filter attenuate a common mode current to a level lower than a normal mode current. The switching power supply is connected between the first filter and the second filter, and supplies electric power to an illumination load via the second filter. | 03-27-2014 |
20140084777 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND ILLUMINATION APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, there is provided a light emitting device includes a substrate; a first light emitting element mounted on one surface side of the substrate; a second light emitting element mounted on the one surface side of the substrate and having a light emitting layer positioned above a light emitting layer of the first light emitting element; and a fluorescent material layer covering the first light emitting element and containing a fluorescent material. | 03-27-2014 |
20140078753 | LUMINAIRE - According to one embodiment, a luminaire includes a housing, a light source provided at one end of the housing and including a light-emitting element, a cap section provided at an end of the housing on the opposite side of a side where the light source is provided, a substrate provided on the inside of the housing and including a lighting circuit, and a conducting section provided on the inside of the cap section and in contact with the substrate by an elastic force. | 03-20-2014 |
20140078751 | Lamp Having Outer Shell to Radiate Heat of Light Source - A lamp includes an outer shell having heat conductivity, a base provided in the outer shell, and a cover provided in the outer shell. The outer shell has a light source support, and a heat radiating surface exposed to the outside of the outer shell. The light source support is formed integral with the heat radiating surface. A light source is supported on the light source support. The light source is heated during lighting, and thermally connected to the light source support. The light source is covered with the cover. | 03-20-2014 |
20140078750 | Lamp Having Outer Shell to Radiate Heat of Light Source - A lamp includes an outer shell having heat conductivity, a base provided in the outer shell, and a cover provided in the outer shell. The outer shell has a light source support, and a heat radiating surface exposed to the outside of the outer shell. The light source support is formed integral with the heat radiating surface. A light source is supported on the light source support. The light source is heated during lighting, and thermally connected to the light source support. The light source is covered with the cover. | 03-20-2014 |
20140078744 | Lamp Having Outer Shell to Radiate Heat of Light Source - A lamp includes an outer shell having heat conductivity, a base provided in the outer shell, and a cover provided in the outer shell. The outer shell has a light source support, and a heat radiating surface exposed to the outside of the outer shell. The light source support is formed integral with the heat radiating surface. A light source is supported on the light source support. The light source is heated during lighting, and thermally connected to the light source support. The light source is covered with the cover. | 03-20-2014 |
20140077974 | AIRCRAFT WARNING LIGHT AND AIRCRAFT WARNING LIGHT SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a control section controls a lighting circuit on the basis of a luminous intensity ratio table of a set rated current type to have a luminous intensity ratio corresponding to a current value detected by a current detecting circuit. The control section switches, according to a switch signal input from a power supply line, the luminous intensity ratio table to a luminous intensity ratio table of a rated current type corresponding to the switching signal. | 03-20-2014 |
20140077717 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, LUMINAIRE, AND POWER SUPPLYING METHOD - In a power supply device | 03-20-2014 |
20140077716 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR LIGHTING AND LUMINAIRE - In a power supply device | 03-20-2014 |
20140077713 | LUMINAIRE - A luminaire according to one embodiment includes a DC power supply circuit, a switching power supply, and a lighting load. The DC power supply circuit converts an AC voltage controlled in phase to a DC voltage. The switching power supply is connected to the DC power supply circuit, and is controlled so that an input current becomes a constant current. The lighting load is connected as a load circuit of the switching power supply. | 03-20-2014 |
20140063822 | WIRING BOARD, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE WIRING BOARD - According to one embodiment, a wiring board includes a base assuming a flat plate shape, a wiring pattern provided in a position on one surface of the base and apart from a peripheral edge of the base, a first metal layer provided on the opposite side of the base side of the wiring pattern, and a second metal layer configured to cover the first metal layer and a sidewall of the wiring pattern. | 03-06-2014 |
20140055040 | LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM - A lighting control system according to the embodiment includes a plurality of lighting fixtures, a lighting control unit, and an access point. The plurality of lighting fixtures are arranged in a lighting area. The lighting control unit is configured so as to control the lighting fixture. The access point transmits a layout chart of a different lighting area depending on an installation position of the access point. | 02-27-2014 |
20140055022 | LUMINAIRE - An LED module substrate includes a substrate main body, an LED mounted on one plane of the substrate main body, and a contact mounted at an edge of the one plane of the substrate main body and electrically connected to the LED. A cover section covers the LED module substrate in which the contact and the thermal radiation sheet are exposed. A lamp is attached to a socket. The socket includes a terminal electrically connected to the contact by the attachment of the lamp. A luminaire main body includes a thermal radiator including a contact surface and a recess. The lamp attached to the socket is brought into contact with and thermally connected to the contact surface. The recess is provided in a position opposed to the terminal of the socket. | 02-27-2014 |
20140049188 | Illuminating Device - To a constant-current power supply whose output current can be variably set, light emitting modules can be connected in parallel. A control unit recognizes connection information outputted from an information output unit provided in each of the light emitting modules and varies the output current of the constant-current power supply. Drive can be controlled in response to a state of the connected light emitting modules such as the connecting number of light emitting modules. | 02-20-2014 |
20140043814 | LIGHT EMITTING MODULE AND LIGHTING SYSTEM - A light emitting module according to embodiments includes a substrate. In addition, the light emitting module according to the embodiments includes a light emitting element which is provided on the substrate. In addition, the light emitting module according to the embodiments includes a reflecting member which is provided on the substrate, formed of a material containing silicon resin, of which Martens hardness of the material is any value in a range of 0.05 (N/mm | 02-13-2014 |
20140043807 | DEVICE, LIGHTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A LIGHT SOURCE FOR A LIGHTING APPARATUS - A device of an embodiment includes a plurality of substrates connected end to end along a predetermined direction. Then, the device of the embodiment includes a plurality of light-emitting elements mounted on each of the substrates and aligned in the predetermined direction, a mounting interval of the light-emitting elements on one of the substrates is different from a mounting interval of the light-emitting elements on another of the substrates. | 02-13-2014 |
20140043803 | LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE AND LIGHTING APPARATUS - A light-emitting module according to an embodiment includes a substrate. The light-emitting module according to the embodiment includes a light-emitting elements (for example, red LEDs and blue LEDs) of different types provided on the substrate, the light emitting elements of each such type configured to emit light having a different wavelength. The light-emitting module according to the embodiment includes a first transparent member provided on the substrate and configured to partition the light-emitting elements on the substrate according to their type and allow light emitted from the light-emitting elements to be transmitted at a predetermined transmissivity. | 02-13-2014 |
20140042931 | Illuminating Device - To a constant-current power supply whose output current can be variably set, light emitting modules can be connected in parallel. A control unit recognizes connection information outputted from an information output unit provided in each of the light emitting modules and varies the output current of the constant-current power supply. Drive can be controlled in response to a state of the connected light emitting modules such as the connecting number of light emitting modules. | 02-13-2014 |
20140042915 | LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM AND LIGHTING CONTROL METHOD - Plural luminaires are installed in a lighting space surrounded by a wall part. A sensor equipment detects existence or nonexistence of a person in the lighting space. If existence of a person in the lighting space is detected, the sensor equipment detects a direction of the person. The sensor equipment detects a distance between the wall part positioned in front of the direction of the person and the person. A lighting control unit selectively switches between a first control for performing lighting control of the luminaires to illuminate the wall part positioned in front of the direction of the person if the detected distance is a specified distance or less, and a second control for performing lighting control of the luminaires to reduce brightness at a place as the place becomes farther from a position of the person if the detected distance is larger than the specified distance. | 02-13-2014 |
20140042914 | LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM AND LIGHTING CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, a lighting control unit turns on luminaires corresponding to a presence area among four detection areas adjacent to one another in a predetermined direction and a crossing direction. If there is one presence area among the four detection areas, the lighting control unit relatively reduces the brightness of the luminaires corresponding to remaining three absence areas. If there are two presence areas among the four detection areas, the lighting control unit relatively reduces the brightness of the luminaires on a side adjacent to the presence areas among the luminaires corresponding to the remaining two absence areas and turns off the remaining other luminaires. If there are three presence areas among the four detection areas, the lighting control unit turns off the luminaires corresponding to the remaining one absence area. | 02-13-2014 |
20140042911 | LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM AND LIGHTING CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, a lighting control system includes a plurality of luminaire, a sensor device, a luminance sensor, and a lighting control unit. The luminaires are set in a lighting space. The sensor device detects presence of a person in the lighting space. The luminance sensor detects indirect luminance in a predetermined position in the lighting space by the luminaire. The lighting control unit subjects the luminaire to lighting control such that the indirect luminance detected by the luminance sensor does not fall below a predetermined value in a position where the sensor device detects presence of the person. | 02-13-2014 |
20140039700 | HOME ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CONTROL APPARATUS, HOME ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND HOME ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CONTROL METHOD - A home electric appliance control apparatus communicates with a server that manages information about electric appliances in the home, and includes a detecting unit configured to detect whether a power supply source that supplies power to the electric appliances in the home is an external power transmission network or a backup power supply, a first communication unit configured to access an external network via a network connecting apparatus that receives power from the external power transmission network, a second communication unit configured to access the external network via a terminal that can operate without receiving the power, a selecting unit configured to select the first communication unit or the second communication unit according to the detected power supply source, and a control unit configured to control the first communication unit or second communication unit as selected to transmit information about the home electric appliance to the server. | 02-06-2014 |
20140035487 | Illuminating Device - To a constant-current power supply whose output current can be variably set, light emitting modules can be connected in parallel. A control unit recognizes connection information outputted from an information output unit provided in each of the light emitting modules and varies the output current of the constant-current power supply. Drive can be controlled in response to a state of the connected light emitting modules such as the connecting number of light emitting modules. | 02-06-2014 |
20140034993 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes a heat dissipation member having a first upper surface, the first upper surface being provided with grooves formed on the first upper surface; a bonding member provided on the heat dissipation member and burying the grooves; and a wiring substrate provided on the bonding member, the wiring substrate having a second upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the second upper surface, the wiring substrate including a semiconductor unit and a bonding electrode, the semiconductor unit being provided on the second upper surface and including a light emitting layer, the bonding electrode being provided on the lower surface, the bonding electrode being bonded to the heat dissipation member via the bonding member. | 02-06-2014 |
20140029252 | LAMP, LAMP UNIT, AND LUMINAIRE - According to one embodiment, an LED lamp includes a lighting circuit, a storage, a thermal radiating body, an LED substrate, and a cover. The storage includes a pair of electrode pins electrically connected to the lighting circuit, and stores the lighting circuit in the interior thereof. The thermal radiating body integrally includes a lid portion configured to cover the storage and an arrangement portion located in a periphery of the lid portion. The LED substrate includes an LED configured to emit light upon receipt of power feed from the lighting circuit, and is arranged so as to be thermally connected to the arrangement portion of the thermal radiating body. The cover has translucency and covers the LED substrate. | 01-30-2014 |
20140028209 | INTERFACE CIRCUIT AND INTERFACE METHOD - Disclosed is an interface circuit including a rectifier circuit, a detection circuit, a first circuit, and a second circuit. The rectifier circuit rectifies an AC voltage input between a pair of input terminals. The detection circuit detects the AC voltage and outputs the result as a detection voltage. The first circuit is controlled to be turned on or off on the basis of an input first control signal, to cause a first current to flow between the input terminals in an on state and to cut off the first current in an off state. The second circuit is controlled to be turned on or off on the basis of an input second control signal, to allow a second current greater than the first current to flow between the input terminals in an on state and to cut off the second current in an off state. | 01-30-2014 |
20140028194 | DETECTION CIRCUIT AND DETECTION METHOD - A detection circuit according to embodiments includes a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit is turned OFF when an AC voltage to be input to a pair of input terminals is smaller than a prescribed value, and is turned ON when the AC voltage is equal to or higher than the prescribed value. The second circuit detects whether the AC voltage is an AC voltage leading-edge controlled by a dimmer, an AC voltage trailing-edge controlled by the dimmer, or an AC voltage having a continuous phase on the basis of at least one of the value of voltage and a gradient of the first circuit when the first circuit is turned ON while the first circuit is in the OFF state. | 01-30-2014 |
20140022778 | LED MODULE, TUBE TYPE LAMP, AND LUMINAIRE - According to one embodiment, an LED module includes a substrate and a Connection circuit. The Connection circuit includes at least two series circuits, in each of which a plurality of LEDs are connected in series. The LEDs of the series circuits different from one another are mixedly arranged along the longitudinal direction of the substrate. | 01-23-2014 |
20140021881 | MARKING DEVICE AND MARKING SYSTEM - A marking device includes a solid-state light-emitting element as a light source. A plurality of the marking devices are arranged spaced apart from one another, wherein the solid-state light-emitting element is subjected to PWM control and lit at a frequency of 100 Hz to 200 Hz or exceeding 2,000 Hz. | 01-23-2014 |
20140015432 | POWER SUPPLY, SOLID-STATE LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT LIGHTING DEVICE, AND LUMINAIRE - According to one embodiment, a power supply device includes a full-wave rectifier, a power converting circuit, and a partial smoothing circuit. The power converting circuit converts an output of the full-wave rectifier into a direct-current voltage according to a switching action of a switching element. The partial smoothing circuit includes, in series, a capacitor and a first diode connected in polarity opposite to output polarity of the full-wave rectifier. The partial smoothing circuit is provided on an output side of the full-wave rectifier in parallel to the power converting circuit. In the partial smoothing circuit, the capacitor is charged according to the switching action of the switching element of the power converting circuit. The partial smoothing circuit supplies charged electric of the capacitor to the power converting circuit via the first diode in a trough portion of an output voltage of the full-wave rectifier. | 01-16-2014 |