IP Library Granted Patent US 9,247,604
Granted Patent B2
US 9,247,604 · App. 13/911,416 · Granted Jan 26, 2016

Lighting device

Inventors: Sayaka Nishi (Osaka, JP); Takashi Saito (Osaka, JP); Hiroki Noguchi (Hyogo, JP); Naohiro Toda (Osaka, JP); Ayako Tsukitani (Kyoto, JP); Kensuke Yamazoe (Osaka, JP); Toshihide Mori (Osaka, JP); Hiroshi Hamano (Hyogo, JP); Kouichi Wada (Osaka, JP); Yoshinori Karasawa (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
H05B33/0848H05B33/0806H05B33/0872H05B33/0875H05B35/00
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Patent No.
US 9,247,604
App. No.
13/911,416
Granted
Jan 26, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lighting device is provided with an illumination unit including two or less LED light sources. The illumination unit uses the two or less LED light sources to emit light of a short wavelength band and light of a long wavelength band. An output varying unit functions to vary an output of at least the long wavelength band light. When the output varying unit receives a varying signal, the output varying unit functions to decrease the output of at least the long wavelength band light.

Claims (16)

1. A lighting device comprising:

an illumination unit including two or less LED light sources, wherein the illumination unit uses the two or less LED light sources to emit light of a short wavelength band and light of a long wavelength band; and

an output varying unit that functions to vary an output of at least the long wavelength band light,

wherein when the output varying unit receives a varying signal, the output varying unit functions to decrease the output of at least the long wavelength band light, wherein the lighting device further comprises:

a main power supply unit that supplies power to the illumination unit; and

a backup power supply unit that supplies power to the illumination unit during a backup situation in which the supply of power from the main power supply unit is interrupted,

wherein the output varying unit receives the varying signal indicating that the power supplied to the illumination unit has been switched from the power supplied by the main power supply unit to the power supplied by the backup power supply unit, and the output varying unit functions to decrease the output of at least the long wavelength band light when receiving the varying signal.

2. The lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein the output varying unit gradually decreases the output of at least the long wavelength band light.

3. The lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the illumination unit emits white light by emitting the short wavelength band light and the long wavelength band light; and

the output varying unit combines the short wavelength band light and the long wavelength band light to emit the white light until a predetermined time elapses from when receiving the varying signal, and the output varying unit decreases the output of at least the long wavelength band light after the predetermined time elapses.

4. The lighting device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a main power supply unit that supplies power to the illumination unit; and

a detection unit that provides the output varying unit with the varying signal when detecting that the supply of power from the main power supply unit has been interrupted.

5. The lighting device according to claim 4 , further comprising a backup power supply unit that supplies power to the illumination unit during a backup situation in which the supply of power from the main power supply unit is interrupted,

wherein when the output varying unit receives the varying signal, the output varying unit switches the power supplied to the illumination unit from the power supplied by the main power supply unit to the power supplied by the backup power supply unit.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ERRONEOUSLY FILED APPLICATION NUMBERS 13/384239, 13/498734, 14/116681 AND 14/301144 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 034194 FRAME 0143. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 24, 2020
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056788/0362 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2014
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034194/0143 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 17, 2014
From: NISHI, SAYAKA; SAITO, TAKASHI; NOGUCHI, HIROKI; TODA, NAOHIRO; TSUKITANI, AYAKO; YAMAZOE, KENSUKE; MORI, TOSHIHIDE; HAMANO, HIROSHI; WADA, KOUICHI; KARASAWA, YOSHINORI
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032226/0581 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2013
From: NISHI, SAYAKA; SAITO, TAKASHI; NOGUCHI, HIROKI; TODA, NAOHIRO; TSUKITANI, AYAKO; YAMAZOE, KENSUKE; MORI, TOSHIHIDE; HAMANO, HIROSHI; WADA, KOUICHI; KARASAWA, YOSHINORI
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 031489/0233 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-157686 · Jul 13, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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