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.
Claims20
A light assembly including:
- a light source;
- a connector including at least one of a magnet or hook and/or loop connectors, the connector configured to removably attach the light assembly to a surface;
- and
- an electric power receiving arrangement in electrical communication with the light source, the electric power receiving arrangement configured to receive electric power provided from a power source external of the light assembly and transmitted through the surface, and to transmit the power 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 and configured to receive the power by contacting an electrical conductor in or under the surface and in electrical communication with the power source;
- wherein the electrical contacts are all on the same side of the light assembly.
An assembly including:
- a substrate;
- and
- an electric power transfer arrangement connected to the substrate, in electrical communication with a power source, and configured to transfer electric power from the power source to an electrical load, which electrical load is external to the assembly and removably connected to a surface of the assembly by hook and loop connectors, a magnet, or combinations thereof, the electric power transfer arrangement including:
- conductive fabric configured to transfer the power to the electrical load by contact with electrical contacts of the electrical load,
- conductive foam configured to transfer the power to the electrical load by contact with the electrical contacts of the electrical load,
- an inductive transmitter coil configured to contactlessly transfer the power to the electrical load by inductive coupling with an inductive transmitter coil of the electrical load, or
- combinations thereof.
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/or loop connectors, the connector configured to removably attach the light assembly to the surface of the surface assembly;
- and
- 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.