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Granted Patent B2
US 10,514,156 · App. 15/952,693 · Granted Dec 24, 2019

Luminaire

Inventors: Tamotsu Ando (Osaka, JP); Hajime Ozaki (Kyoto, JP); Tatsumi Setomoto (Osaka, JP); Kohji Hiramatsu (Osaka, JP); Tomokazu Yamamoto (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
F21V23/0435F21S8/04F21V7/10F21V15/01F21V23/003F21V23/02H02J7/025H02J7/35F21Y2115/10H02J50/20
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Patent No.
US 10,514,156
App. No.
15/952,693
Granted
Dec 24, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A luminaire is provided. The luminaire includes a luminaire body and a first wireless communication device. The first wireless communication device receives a first control signal wirelessly transmitted from an outside of the luminaire body, and wirelessly transmits a second control signal in response to the first control signal. The luminaire body includes: a light source; a second wireless communication device that receives the second control signal; a light emission control circuit that is electrically connected to the second wireless communication device and controls a light emission state of the light source according to the second control signal; and a case that, with or without a cover, houses the second wireless communication device and the light emission control circuit. The first wireless communication device is attached to the luminaire body.

Claims (55)

1. A luminaire, comprising:

a luminaire body; and

a first wireless communication device that receives a first control signal wirelessly transmitted from an outside of the luminaire body, and wirelessly transmits a second control signal in response to the first control signal,

wherein the luminaire body includes:

a light source;

a second wireless communication device that receives the second control signal wirelessly transmitted by the first wireless communication device;

a light emission control circuit that is electrically connected to the second wireless communication device, and controls a light emission state of the light source according to the second control signal received by the second wireless communication device; and

a case that, with or without a cover, houses the second wireless communication device and the light emission control circuit, and

the first wireless communication device is attached to the luminaire body.

2. The luminaire according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first wireless communication device is removably attached to the luminaire body.

3. The luminaire according to claim 2 ,

wherein the luminaire body includes attachment structures, to each of which the first wireless communication device is configured to be removably attached.

4. The luminaire according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first wireless communication device includes a power storage that is a power source of the first wireless communication device.

5. The luminaire according to claim 4 ,

wherein the first wireless communication device includes a power generator, and

the power storage stores electrical power generated by the power generator.

6. The luminaire according to claim 5 ,

wherein the power generator is a photoelectric converter.

7. The luminaire according to claim 6 ,

wherein the first wireless communication device includes a housing body that houses the photoelectric converter in a state in which a light-receiving surface of the photoelectric converter is viewable from an outside of the housing body.

8. The luminaire according to claim 7 ,

wherein the first wireless communication device includes a light reflector that reflects light to the light-receiving surface.

9. The luminaire according to claim 8 ,

wherein the first wireless communication device includes an antenna, and

the light reflector is plate-shaped, erected on the housing body, and contains the antenna.

10. The luminaire according to claim 8 ,

wherein the light reflector reflects light emitted by the light source to the light-receiving surface.

11. The luminaire according to claim 5 ,

wherein the power generator is a thermoelectric converter.

12. The luminaire according to claim 4 ,

wherein the luminaire body includes a wireless power supply,

the first wireless communication device includes a power receiver that receives electrical power from the wireless power supply, and

the power storage stores the electrical power obtained by the power receiver.

13. The luminaire according to claim 1 ,

wherein a carrier frequency of the first control signal is different from a carrier frequency of the second control signal.

14. The luminaire according to claim 13 ,

wherein the carrier frequency of the first control signal is lower than the carrier frequency of the second control signal.

15. The luminaire according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first wireless communication device is attached to the case of the luminaire body.

16. The luminaire according to claim 15 ,

wherein the case has an elongated shape, and

the first wireless communication device is attached to a longitudinal end of the case.

17. The luminaire according to claim 15 , further comprising:

the cover, the cover being a light-transmissive cover that covers the light source and the first wireless communication device.

18. A luminaire, comprising:

a luminaire body; and

a first wireless communication device that receives a first control signal wirelessly transmitted from an outside of the luminaire body, and wirelessly transmits a second control signal in response to the first control signal,

wherein the luminaire body includes:

a light source;

a second wireless communication device that receives the second control signal wirelessly transmitted by the first wireless communication device;

a light emission control circuit that is electrically connected to the second wireless communication device, and controls a light emission state of the light source according to the second control signal received by the second wireless communication device; and

a case that, with or without a cover, houses the second wireless communication device and the light emission control circuit, and

the first wireless communication device is in an interior space of the luminaire body defined by the case and the cover.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2018
From: ANDO, TAMOTSU; OZAKI, HAJIME; SETOMOTO, TATSUMI; HIRAMATSU, KOHJI; YAMAMOTO, TOMOKAZU
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046222/0268 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-086235 · Apr 25, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180306423A1 · Oct 25, 2018
Cited By (1)
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