Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090067172 | LIGHTING APPARATUS - A lighting apparatus comprises a housing, a light source comprising a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices, and allocated in the housing so as that the semiconductor light emitting devices are directed downward, a first reflector, which is mounted beneath the light source and formed in a convex body gradually thinning down toward upward, comprising a plurality of segmental reflectors having on its top a installation hole for arranging the semiconductor light emitting device and on its bottom opened wider than the installation hole, and a second reflector allocated beneath the first reflector, wherein the height of the second reflector is defined to secure that a first light shielding angle specified by a straight line passing through the semiconductor light emitting device and the bottom edge of the segmental reflector of the first reflector is larger than a second light shielding angle specified by a straight line passing through the bottom edge of the segmental reflector of the first reflector and the bottom edge of the second reflector. | 03-12-2009 |
20100195327 | LIGHTING APPARATUS - A lighting apparatus comprises a housing and a first reflector. The first reflector is mounted beneath the light source and includes a plurality of segmented reflectors, each having at its top, a installation hole and at its bottom, an opening wider than the installation hole. A second reflector is positioned beneath the first reflector. The height of the second reflector causes a first light shielding angle defined by a straight line passing through the installation hole and the bottom edge of the corresponding segmented reflector to be larger than a second light shielding angle defined by a straight line passing through the bottom edge of the segmented reflector and the bottom edge of the second reflector. | 08-05-2010 |
20100195328 | LIGHTING APPARATUS - A lighting apparatus comprises a housing and a first reflector. The first reflector is mounted beneath the light source and includes a plurality of segmented reflectors, each having at its top, a installation hole and at its bottom, an opening wider than the installation hole. A second reflector is positioned beneath the first reflector. The height of the second reflector causes a first light shielding angle defined by a straight line passing through the installation hole and the bottom edge of the corresponding segmented reflector to be larger than a second light shielding angle defined by a straight line passing through the bottom edge of the segmented reflector and the bottom edge of the second reflector. | 08-05-2010 |
20100195329 | LIGHTING APPARATUS - A lighting apparatus comprises a housing and a first reflector. The first reflector is mounted beneath the light source and includes a plurality of segmented reflectors, each having at its top, a installation hole and at its bottom, an opening wider than the installation hole. A second reflector is positioned beneath the first reflector. The height of the second reflector causes a first light shielding angle defined by a straight line passing through the installation hole and the bottom edge of the corresponding segmented reflector to be larger than a second light shielding angle defined by a straight line passing through the bottom edge of the segmented reflector and the bottom edge of the second reflector. | 08-05-2010 |
20120068606 | CURRENT LIMITING CIRCUIT, AN LED MODULE AND AN LED ILLUMINATING DEVICE - A current limiting circuit includes a power input terminal that is connected to an output terminal of a direct current power source to which an output capacitor is connected in parallel; a power output terminal to which an LED is connected; and a current limiting unit that supplies to the LED a load current to which an upper current value is set, supplies to the LED a load current lower than the upper current value at a normal condition, and supplies to the LED a load current higher than the load current of the normal condition and equal to or lower than the upper current value at an abnormal condition. | 03-22-2012 |
20120293086 | Light-Emitting Module and Luminaire - A light-emitting module in the embodiment includes a plurality of light-emitting elements, a power circuit, a power terminal, a feeding power terminal, and a substrate. The power circuit is configured to supply electric power to the light-emitting elements and performs lighting control. The power terminal is connected to the power circuit. The feeding power terminal is electrically connected to both ends of the power terminal. The substrate includes the plurality of light-emitting elements, the power circuit, the power terminal, and the feeding power terminal mounted thereon. | 11-22-2012 |
20130113387 | Power Supply For Lighting and Luminaire - According to one embodiment, a power supply for lighting includes an output element. The output element is connected between a power supply and a lighting load, and configured to be capable of being switched to a switching operation repeating an ON state and an OFF state and an ON continuation operation continuing the ON state. | 05-09-2013 |
20130119878 | Lighting Power Source and Luminaire - A lighting power source according to an embodiment includes a rectification circuit, a smoothing capacitor, a waveform shaping circuit, and a DC-DC converter. The rectification circuit rectifies an AC voltage input thereto. | 05-16-2013 |
20130119879 | Lighting Power Source and Luminaire - A lighting power source according to an embodiment includes a rectifying circuit, a smoothing capacitor, a reference voltage generating circuit, and a DC-DC converter. The rectifying circuit rectifies an AD voltage input thereto. The smoothing capacitor smoothes an output from the rectifying circuit. The reference voltage generating circuit generates a reference voltage on the basis of at least any one of an output voltage of the rectifying circuit and a voltage from the smoothing capacitor. The DC-DC converter includes an output element and a constant current element, and converts the voltage of the smoothing capacitor. The output element receives a supply of a voltage of the smoothing capacitor, oscillates by performing a switching operation which repeats an ON state and an OFF state when the reference voltage is relatively high, and continues the ON state when the reference voltage is relatively low. | 05-16-2013 |
20130170260 | POWER FACTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT AND POWER SOURCE DEVICE - A power factor control circuit of an embodiment includes an inductor, a switching element, a constant current element, a feedback coil, and a control circuit. The switching element is connected to one end of the inductor in series, performs a switching operation of repeating an on-state and an off-state when an input voltage is relatively high, continues the on-state when the input voltage is relatively low, and causes an input current to flow through the inductor. The constant current element is connected to the switching element in series and limits the current of the switching element. The feedback coil is magnetically coupled to the inductor, supplies a voltage to a control terminal of the switching element, and controls the switching element. The control circuit controls a constant current value of the constant current element depending on the input voltage. | 07-04-2013 |
20130229121 | POWER SUPPLY FOR ILLUMINATION AND LUMINAIRE - A power supply for illumination includes a detection circuit and a control circuit. The detection circuit compares an AC voltage whose phase is controlled with a first threshold voltage so as to detect a variation in a conduction state of phase control in the AC voltage, and compares the AC voltage with a second threshold voltage lower than the first threshold voltage so as to detect a zero-cross point of the AC voltage, thereby detecting a conduction period of the phase control. The control circuit outputs an output current according to the duration of the conduction period. | 09-05-2013 |
20130234616 | POWER SUPPLY FOR LIGHTING AND LUMINAIRE - According to one embodiment, a power supply for lighting includes a rectifying circuit, a smoothing capacitor, and a current control circuit. The rectifying circuit rectifies a phase-controlled alternating-current voltage supplied to between a pair of input terminals. The smoothing capacitor is connected to a high-potential terminal and a low-potential terminal of the rectifying circuit. A first electric current flows to the current control circuit in a period when an absolute value of the alternating-current voltage is lower than a specified value. After a second electric current larger than the first electric current flows when the absolute value of the alternating-current voltage increases to be equal to or larger than the specified value, the current control circuit is shut off to reduce a current value to be smaller than the second electric current until the absolute value of the alternating-current voltage decreases to be lower than the specified value. | 09-12-2013 |
20130249412 | LIGHTING CIRCUIT AND LUMINAIRE - According to one embodiment, a lighting circuit includes a first power supply circuit, a first detecting circuit, a first control circuit, and a first protecting circuit. The first power supply circuit is supplied with power from a first power supply and outputs a direct current flowing in a first direction. The first detecting circuit detects a first detection value of an electric current flowing between the first power supply circuit and an output terminal. The first control circuit compares a first detection value detected by the first detecting circuit with a reference value and controls the first power supply circuit. The first protecting circuit is connected to the first detecting circuit and reduces an absolute value of the first detection value if an electric current flows in a direction opposite to the first direction. | 09-26-2013 |
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 |