Lighting system having light assembly removably coupled to powering surface assembly
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsDerek S. Lindsay, Zainab I. Ali
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Abstract
A powering surface assembly includes an electric power transfer arrangement connected to a power source, and having at least one of a conductive fabric, a conductive foam, or an inductive transmitter coil. A light assembly includes an electric power receiving arrangement, which electrically couples with the electric power transfer arrangement when the light assembly is attached to the surface assembly, such that power is transferred from the power source to the light assembly. The electric power receiving arrangement includes at least one of electrical contacts which contact the conductive fabric or the conductive foam, or an inductive receiver coil that inductively couples with the inductive transmitter coil.
Claims8
A lighting system including:
- a surface assembly including a substrate and an electric power transfer arrangement connected to the substrate, and in electrical communication with an external power source, the electric power transfer arrangement including at least one of conductive fabric or conductive foam;
- a light assembly configured to be removably attached to a surface of the surface assembly and to receive electric power transferred by the surface assembly from the external power source, the light assembly including:
- a light source;
- a connector including at least one of a magnet or hook and loop connectors, the connector configured to removably attach the light assembly to the surface of the surface assembly;
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- an electric power receiving arrangement in electrical communication with the light source, the electric power receiving arrangement configured to transmit the power from the electric power transfer arrangement to the light source to cause the light source to emit light, the electric power receiving arrangement including electrical contacts on an exposed surface of the light assembly, the electrical contacts configured to receive the power from the electric power transfer arrangement by contacting the conductive fabric or the conductive foam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.