IP Library Granted Patent US 12,200,834
Granted Patent B2
US 12,200,834 · App. 17/067,640 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Circuit unit for lamp and lamp comprising the same

Inventors: Xiaojun Ren (Shanghai, CN); Kun Xiao (Shanghai, CN); Weihu Chen (Shanghai, CN); Fanbin Wang (Shanghai, CN); Abhinav Bhandari (East Cleveland, OH)
Assignee: CONSUMER LIGHTING (U.S.), LLC
H05B45/10H05B45/37H04R1/025
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Patent No.
US 12,200,834
App. No.
17/067,640
Granted
Jan 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a circuit unit for a lamp and the lamp including the circuit unit. The circuit unit for the lamp may include: a first power stage receiving a first power signal from an Alternating Current (AC) power supply, performing an Alternating Current—Direct Current (AC-DC) conversion for the first power signal to generate a second power signal and performing a dimming signal conversion for the first power signal to generate a first dimming signal, and a second power stage connected with the first power stage to receive the second power signal output from the first power stage, herein, the second power stage adjusts the second power signal based on at least the first dimming signal, in this way a third power signal is generated, and the second power stage provides a light-emitting unit of the lamp with the third power signal to drive the light-emitting unit.

Claims (23)

1. A circuit unit for a lamp, comprising:

a first power stage configured to receive a first power signal from an Alternating Current (AC) power supply, perform an Alternating Current-Direct Current (AC-DC) conversion on the first power signal to generate a second power signal, and performs a dimming signal conversion on the first power signal from the Alternating Current (AC) power supply to generate a first dimming signal; and

a second power stage configured to be connected with the first power stage to simultaneously receive the second power signal and the first dimming signal both output from the first power stage, wherein, the second power stage adjusts the second power signal based on at least the first dimming signal to generate a third power signal, and the second power stage provides a light-emitting unit of the lamp with the third power signal to drive the light-emitting unit, and

wherein the first power stage being connectable to a loudspeaker apparatus and the second power signal being a constant voltage output from the first power stage is further configured to drive the loudspeaker apparatus in the lamp to operate at a same time and wherein the loudspeaker apparatus is further configured to generate a third dimming signal, the second power stage receives the third dimming signal from the loudspeaker apparatus and receives the first dimming signal from the first power stage, so that the second power stage is able to adjust the second power signal with a combined signal obtained through a combination of the first dimming signal and the third dimming signal;

wherein upon operation, the loudspeaker apparatus is configured to (i) receive an audio signal from an external source and (ii) generate an acoustical signal based on the received audio signal, thereby causing the lamp to make sounds.

2. The circuit unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the AC power supply is a phase cut dimmer providing an AC signal of a non-standard AC voltage, and the first power stage is further configured to maintain the first power signal output by the phase cut dimmer stable.

3. The circuit unit as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the first power stage comprises:

an AC-DC converter connected between the phase cut dimmer and the second power stage and configured to perform the AC-DC conversion on the first power signal; and

a phase cut dimmer compatible circuit connected to the phase cut dimmer and configured to ensure stable operating of the phase cut dimmer to maintain the first power signal output from the phase cut dimmer stable.

4. The circuit unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first power stage comprises a first dimming signal generating circuit, and the first dimming signal generating circuit receives the first power signal from the AC power supply and performs the dimming signal conversion on the first power signal to generate the first dimming signal.

5. The circuit unit as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the second power stage receives the first dimming signal and adjusts the second power signal with the first dimming signal.

6. The circuit unit as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the circuit unit further comprises at least one second dimming signal generating circuit, the at least one second dimming signal generating circuit inputs the at least one second dimming signal to the second power stage, and the second power stage adjusts the second power signal with a combined signal obtained through a combination of the at least one second dimming signal and the first dimming signal.

7. The circuit unit as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the combination comprises a multiplication operation, an addition operation, a subtraction operation or any combination thereof.

8. The circuit unit as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the second dimming signal generating circuit comprises an acoustic-electro conversion unit, a motion sensor, an optical sensor and a presence detector.

9. The circuit unit as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the second power stage receives the at least one second dimming signal from an external apparatus, and the second power stage adjusts the second power signal with the combined signal obtained through the combination of the at least one second dimming signal and the first dimming signal.

10. The circuit unit as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the combination comprises a multiplication operation, an addition operation, a subtraction operation or any combination thereof.

11. The circuit unit as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the circuit unit further comprises at least one second dimming signal generating circuit configured to receive the first dimming signal from the first dimming signal generating circuit, generate at least one second dimming signal based on the first dimming signal, and input the at least one second dimming signal to the second power stage, and the second power stage adjusts the second power signal with the at least one second dimming signal.

12. The circuit unit as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the at least one second dimming signal comprises two or more second dimming signals, and the second power stage adjusts the second power signal with a combined signal obtained through a combination of the two or more second dimming signals.

13. The circuit unit as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the combination comprises a multiplication operation, an addition operation, a subtraction operation or any combination thereof.

14. The circuit unit as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the second dimming signal generating circuit comprises an acoustic-electro conversion unit, a motion sensor, an optical sensor and a presence detector.

15. The circuit unit as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a smoothing part connected between the first power stage and the second power stage to make the second power signal smooth.

16. A lamp, comprising the circuit unit as claimed in claim 1 .

17. The circuit unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the combination comprises a multiplication operation, an addition operation, a subtraction operation or any combination thereof.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2022
From: SAVANT TECHNOLOGIES LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 060271/0854 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 11, 2020
From: CONSUMER LIGHTING (U.S.), LLC
To: SAVANT TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 054384/0322 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 9, 2020
From: REN, XIAOJUN; XIAO, KUN; CHEN, WEIHU; WANG, FANBIN; BHANDARI, ABHINAV
To: CONSUMER LIGHTING (U.S.), LLC
Reel/Frame 054022/0133 →