# US 10,772,175 B1 · Lighting apparatus

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- Number: US 10,772,175 B1
- Document ID: US10772175B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 16/546,162
- Filed: 2019-08-20
- Granted: 2020-09-08
- Earliest claimed: 2019-08-20
- Assignees: Xiamen Eco Lighting Co. Ltd.
- Applicants: Xiamen Eco Lighting Co. Ltd.
- Inventors: Wei wei Liu; Hong Kui Jiang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10772175B1

## CPC

- H05B 45/37: Converter circuits
- H05B 45/20: Controlling the colour of the light
- H05B 45/3577: Emulating the dimming characteristics, brightness or colour temperature of incandescent lamps
- H05B 45/46: having LEDs disposed in parallel lines
- H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL

## Abstract

A lighting apparatus, includes a first light source, a second light source, a current source, a PWM circuit and a switch circuit. The first light source and the second light source emit lights of different color temperatures. A current source is for generating a driving current. The PWM circuit is used for generating a PWM signal. The switch circuit is for guiding the driving current to either the first light source or the second light source by reference to the PWM signal.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A lighting apparatus, comprising:
a first light source for emitting a first light with a first optical parameter;
a second light source for emitting a second light with a second optical parameter;
a current source for generating a driving current;
a pulse width modulation (PWM) circuit for generating a PWM signal;
a switch circuit for guiding the driving current to either the first light source or the second light source by reference to the PWM signal so as by mixing the first light of the first optical parameter and the second light of the second optical parameter to obtain a desired mixed output light of a mixed optical parameter, wherein switch circuit comprises:
a first switch unit connected in series with the first light source forming a first light path, a control pate of the first switch unit receiving the PWM signal;
a second switch unit connected in series with the second light source forming a second light path, the second light path being connected with the first light path in parallel; and
a one-way conductive unit with a first terminal connected to a control pate of the second switch unit and a first output terminal of the current source, a second terminal of the one-way conductive unit being connected between the first switch unit and the first light source; wherein the switch circuit further comprises:
a first voltage divider comprising a first voltage divider resistor and a second divider resistor connected with the first light path in parallel, wherein the control gate of the first switch unit is connected between the first voltage divider resistor and the second voltage divider resistor;
a second voltage divider comprising a fourth voltage divider resistor and a fifth voltage divider resistor and being connected with the second light path in parallel, wherein the control gate of the second switch unit is connected between the fourth voltage divider resistor and the fifth voltage divider resistor; and
a third voltage divider comprising a third voltage divider resistor, the third voltage divider resistor being connected between a second terminal of the one-way conductor and a second output terminal of the current source.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein when the PWM signal is at high level, the switch circuit guides the driving current to the first light source, and when the PWM signal is at low level, the switch circuit guides the driving current to the second light source.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first optical parameter is a first color temperature and the second optical parameter is a second color temperature and a mixed color temperature of the mixed output light is adjusted by changing the PWM signal.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The light apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first light source and the second light source are LED light sources.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The light apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first light source and the second light source do not receive the driving current at the same time.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The light apparatus of claim 1, wherein the PMW signal is also supplied to the current source for determining a current value of the driving current.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The light apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an AC/DC converter for converting an AC power source to a DC power source supplying to the current source for generating the driving current.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first switch unit and the second switch unit are transistors.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one-way conductor is a diode device, the first output terminal is a positive terminal of the current source, the second output terminal is a negative terminal of the current source.