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US 9,285,107 B2Granted
Retrofit lighting device
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsMarcellinus Petrus Carolus Michael Krijn, Theodorus Johannes Petrus Van Den Biggelaar, Gabriel-Eugen Onac
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Abstract
There is provided a lighting device (100) comprising at least one light source for providing light, a envelope encompassing said light source, a base to which said envelope is engaged, and a control means for adjusting the lighting settings of said lighting device. The control means are arranged for detecting a position in relation to the base of a point of reference being movably arranged on the lighting device. The lighting settings are adjusted in response to the detected position.
Claims9
A lighting device comprising:
- at least one light source for providing light;
- an envelope encompassing said light source;
- a base to which said envelope is engaged;
- a control means for adjusting the lighting settings of said lighting device, wherein said control means are arranged for detecting a position in relation to said base of a point of reference being movably arranged on said lighting device, and wherein said lighting settings are adjusted in response to said detected position;
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- a control element to which said reference point is associated, wherein said control element is a capacitive touch sensor or non-contact sensor, wherein said capacitive touch sensor or said non-contact sensor is arranged by means of a transparent conductor on an inner or outer side of said envelope, and wherein the at least one light source is disposed at a distance from said envelope such that said at least one light source is remote from said control element.
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