US 8,408,732 B2Granted

Wirelessly connectable light source

AssigneeWinharbor Technology Co., Ltd.

InventorMing-Hsiang Yeh

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Abstract

The present invention provides a wirelessly connectable light source, which includes a woven member, an electrical conductor, a receiver circuit, and a light-emitting element. The woven member includes a body and an extension section extending from the body. The conductor is arranged in the body and the receiver circuit is electrically connected to the conductor. The light-emitting element is arranged inside the body and includes a light emission section and two conductive sections. The light emission section emits light projecting outside the body of the woven member. Light emitting from the light emission section is projected outside the body of the woven member. The two conductive sections are electrically connected to the conductor. Through integration of the extension section of the woven member to an article and coupling of a charging device to the article, the charging device may perform electrical charging to the receiver circuit so as to supply electrical power to the light-emitting element for giving off light.

Claims32

Dependent claims

A wirelessly connectable light source, which is adapted to be used in an article, a charging device being coupled to the article, the charging device comprising a transmitter circuit and a power source connected to the transmitter circuit, the power source supplying electrical power to the transmitter circuit, the electrical power being converted by the transmitter circuit into an alternate-current signal, the wirelessly connectable light source comprising:

a woven member, which comprises a body and at least one extension section extending from the body;
an electrical conductor, which is arranged in the body;
a receiver circuit, which comprises a rechargeable battery and is electrically connected to the conductor, the transmitter circuit transmitting the alternate-current signal to the receiver circuit, the receiver circuit receiving and converting the alternate-current signal to electrical power, which is stored in the rechargeable battery;
and
at least one light-emitting element, which is arranged in the body, the light-emitting element comprising a light emission section and at least two conductive sections, the light emission section emitting light projecting out of the body, the two conductive sections being in electrical connection with the conductor;
wherein the wirelessly connectable light source is integrated with the article through the extension section of the woven member thereof.

3 more elements

a woven member, which comprises a body and at least one extension section extending from the body;
a flexible printed circuit board, which is mounted to the body of the woven member through adhesively bonding;
a receiver circuit, which comprises a rechargeable battery and is electrically connected to the flexible printed circuit board, the transmitter circuit transmitting the alternate-current signal to the receiver circuit, the receiver circuit receiving and converting the alternate-current signal to electrical power, which is stored in the rechargeable battery;
and
at least one light-emitting element, which comprises a light emission section and at least two conductive sections, the two conductive sections being in electrical connection with the flexible printed circuit board;
wherein the wirelessly connectable light source is integrated with the article through the extension section of the woven member thereof.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 12/929,884Filed 23 Feb 2011
Priority: TW 99203891 U5 Mar 2010
Published: US 2011/0216531 A18 Sep 2011
Granted: 2 Apr 2013
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification15 codes

F21L 4/08
Electric lighting devices with self-contained electric batteries or cells: characterised by means for in situ recharging of the batteries or cells
F21V 15/01
Protecting lighting devices from damage: housings, e.g. material or assembling of housing parts
F21V 21/00
Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices
H02J 50/12
Using inductive coupling: of the resonant type