This application claims the benefit of People's Republic of China application Serial No. 202011537351.8, filed Dec. 23, 2020, the subject matter of which is incorporated herein by reference.
The invention relates in general to a clamping lamp, and more particularly to a clamping lamp that is able to clamp a monitor.
Sometimes, only the lighting in front of the monitor is provided when the monitor is used. At this time, there is a great brightness difference between the display screen brightness of the monitor plus the environment brightness and the illuminance of the wall behind the monitor. This causes that a user is prone to be fatigued due to the high brightness contrast. In view of this, it is necessary to propose a new lamp for a monitor to solve the problem.
The invention relates in general to a clamping lamp for clamping a monitor and a light controlling method applying the same, thereby providing a beneficial eye-protection effect when people looks at a screen of the monitor.
According to a first aspect of the present invention, a clamping lamp for clamping a monitor is provided. The monitor has a front surface, a back surface and an top surface connecting with the front surface and the back surface. The clamping lamp comprises a first light source and a clamping body. The clamping body comprises a second light source, a first clamping component and a second clamping component. The first clamping component includes a first clamping portion and a lamp connection portion connecting with the first clamping portion. The lamp connection portion connects with the first light source. The second clamping component includes a second clamping portion. The first clamping portion is configured to lean against the front surface and the second clamping portion is configured to lean against the back surface when the clamping lamp clamps the monitor, such that the first light source is located above the top surface and the second light source is located below the top surface. The first light source is configured to emit light toward a first zone that the front surface faces toward when the first light source is turned on. The second light source is configured to emit light toward a second zone that the back surface faces toward when the second light source is turned on. A plane formed by a periphery of the second clamping portion that is adjacent to the second light source is substantially parallel to the front surface when the clamping lamp clamps the monitor.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, another clamping lamp for clamping a monitor is provided. The monitor has a front surface, a back surface and an top surface connecting with the front surface and the back surface. The clamping lamp comprises a first light source and a clamping body. The clamping body comprises a second light source, a first clamping component and a second clamping component. The first clamping component includes a first clamping portion and a lamp connection portion connecting with the first clamping portion. The lamp connection portion connects with the first light source. The second clamping component includes a second clamping portion. The first clamping portion is configured to lean against the front surface and the second clamping portion is configured to lean against the back surface when the clamping lamp clamps the monitor, such that the first light source is located above the top surface and the second light source is located below the top surface. The first light source is configured to emit light toward a first zone that the front surface faces toward when the first light source is turned on. The second light source is configured to emit light toward a second zone that the back surface faces toward when the second light source is turned on. The second light source is disposed inside the second clamping component, and the second clamping component further includes a light-transmitting cover configured to cover the second light source and to allow light emitted by the second light source to pass through.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, a light controlling method applying the clamping lamp according to the first aspect is provided. The light controlling method comprises making the clamping lamp clamp the monitor; sensing a illuminance value of an environment where the monitor is used; calculating a luminous intensity of the first light source according to the illuminance value of the environment; controlling the first light source to emit light toward the first zone that the front surface faces toward; determining whether an illuminance value of the first zone meets a predetermined threshold or not; controlling the second light source to emit light toward the second zone that the back surface faces toward if the predetermined threshold is met; sensing a distance between the back surface and a reference object that the back surface faces toward; controlling a luminous intensity of the second light source according to the distance to make the luminous intensity of the second light source have a positive correlation with the distance; and calculating the luminous intensity of the first light source according to the illuminance value of the first zone if the predetermined threshold is not met.
The invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred but non-limiting embodiments. The following description is made with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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The monitor 10 has a front surface 10f, a back surface 10b and a top surface 10t, and the top surface 10t connects with the front surface 10f and the back surface 10b. The clamping lamp 100 comprises a first light source 110 and a clamping body 120. The clamping body 120 comprises a second light source 121, a first clamping component 122 and a second clamping component 123. The first clamping component 122 includes a first clamping portion 1221 and a lamp connection portion 1222, and the lamp connection portion 1222 connects with the first clamping portion 1221. The first light source 110 connects with the lamp connection portion 1222, and the first light source 110 may be pivoted relative to the lamp connection portion 1222 to adjust the light-emitting angle of the first light source 110. The second clamping component 123 includes a second clamping portion 1231. In an embodiment, the first clamping portion 1221 and the second clamping portion 1231 are movably connected, for example, they may move relatively through a hinge or a sliding manner. In an embodiment, the second light source 121 may be optionally disposed on the second clamping portion 1231; however, the second light source 121 may also be disposed on the first clamping portion 1221 if the length of the structure of the clamping body 120 is changed (for example, the first clamping portion 1221 is extended to the back surface 10b or the second light source 121 is changed to a structure that is able to adjust the emitting direction.
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It should be noted that when the environment where the monitor 10 is used is darker, if the illumination is only provided in the first zone Z1, there is a great brightness difference between the front and rear of the monitor 10, thereby causing that human eyes are stimulated too much and human eyes are easy to fatigue. Compared with the condition that the illumination is only provided in the first zone Z1, the condition that the first light source 110 of the clamping lamp 100 emits light in the first zone Z1 and the second light source 121 of the clamping body 120 emits light in the second zone Z2 at the same time can reduce the brightness difference between the front and rear of the monitor 10, thereby relieving the discomfort for human eyes to the light-dark contrast.
The first light source 110 is designed to be located above the top surface 10t of the monitor 10 in order to provide illumination in the main reading zone (i.e. the first zone Z1) and prevent the display screen of the monitor 10 from be blocked. The second light source 121 is configured to supplement light to reduce the brightness difference behind the monitor 10 (i.e. the second zone Z2), so the position of the second light source 121 is designed to be located below the top surface 10t of the monitor 10. In response to that the first light source 110 is used in a reading environment with higher brightness requirements, the luminous intensity of the first light source 110 should be set higher than the luminous intensity of the second light source 121, and the luminous intensity of the first light source 110 is proportional to the luminous intensity of the second light source 121.
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The distance sensor DS may be disposed outside the clamping lamp 100. The distance sensor DS is configured to sense the distance D between the back surface 10b of the monitor 10 and the wall R when the clamping lamp 100 clamps the monitor 10, the processing module PM is configured to control the luminous intensity of the second light source 121 according to the distance D. Specifically, the distance D and the luminous intensity of the second light source 121 have a positive correlation. If the distance D is greater, the brightness of the light reflected by the wall R becomes weaker. Therefore, the luminous intensity of the second light source 121 must be increased to maintain the front and back of the monitor 10. Conversely, if the distance D is smaller, the brightness of the light reflected by the wall R is stronger, so the luminous intensity of the second light source 121 can be reduced. By adjusting the luminous intensity of the second light source 121 according to the distance D between the back surface 10b of the monitor 10 and the reference object, a suitable lighting environment may be provided.
The clamping lamp 100 can connect to an interface of the monitor 10 via the lamp interface LI to receive a setting value relevant to a real-time display screen of the monitor 10. For example, the lamp interface LI and the interface of the monitor 10 are Universal Serial Bus. For example, the setting value is the brightness, color temperature, sharpness, contrast and other parameter settings of the current display screen. The processing module PM may control the luminous intensity and color value of the first light source 110 and the second light source 121 according to this setting value. As such, the lighting adjustment can be performed based on the display information of the real-time display screen of the monitor 10, and the lighting control adapted to the display situation of the display screen of the monitor 10 is automatically provided. In an embodiment, the clamping lamp 100 may be adapted to connect with the interface of the monitor 10 to obtain the brightness value of the display screen of the monitor 10. The processing module PM may be configured to turn off the first light source 110. That is, the processing module PM can correspondingly adjust the luminous intensity of the second light source 121 according to the brightness value of the display screen of the monitor 10 without turning on the first light source 110, so as to achieve that the second light source 121 can be independently controlled relative to the first light source 110. Moreover, the brightness value of the above-mentioned display screen is not limited to be obtained and adjusted by connecting with the interface of the monitor 10, and can also be obtained directly through the clamping lamp 100. For example, it can be obtained by the clamping lamp 100 namely a button switch included in the clamping lamp 100. The internal setting value about display screen included in the clamping lamp 100 can be obtained and the brightness value can be adjusted.
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In the step S120, sensing the illuminance value of the environment where the monitor 10 is used is performed. For example, the light sensor LS may be configured to sense, and the illuminance value of the environment is a comprehensive value referring the screen light from the display screen of the monitor 10 and the reflected light of the desktop that the monitor 10 is placed on, etc.
In the step S130, calculating the luminous intensity of the first light source 110 according to the illuminance value of the environment is performed. For example, the luminous intensity required by the first light source 110 can be preliminarily calculated by the processing module PM to match the ambient illuminance of the general screen usage.
In step S140, controlling the first light source 110 to emit light toward the first zone Z1 that the front surface 10f faces toward is performed. For example, the processing module PM is configured to control the first light source 110 to emit light as the main lighting for the first zone Z1 that a user who faces toward the monitor 10 is in.
In the step S150, determining whether the illuminance value of the first zone Z1 meets a predetermined threshold or not is performed. For example, the illuminance value of the first zone Z1 may be sensed by the light sensor LS, and the determination may be performed by the processing module PM, and the predetermined threshold may be defined as about 500 lux, which is the recommended brightness for general screen usage.
In the step S161, controlling the second light source 121 to emit light toward the second zone Z2 that the back surface 10b faces toward if the predetermined threshold is met is performed. For example, the second light source 121 may be controlled to emit light by the processing module PM, so as to reduce the brightness difference between the front and the back of the monitor 10 and provide a supplementary lighting. Specifically, the processing module PM may control the luminous intensity of the second light source 121 so that the illuminance value of the second zone Z2 is approximately one-third of the illuminance value of the first zone Z1, which is designed to make the eyes less fatigued. For example, if the first zone Z1 reaches about 500 lux, the illuminance value of the second zone Z2 is controlled to be about 170 lux.
In the step S162, calculating the luminous intensity of the first light source 110 according to the illuminance value of the first zone Z1 if the predetermined threshold is not met is performed. For example, the luminous intensity required by the first light source 110 may be calculating again by the processing module PM to smartly adjust the luminous intensity in accordance with the current environment.
Further, making the luminous intensity of the first light source 110 higher than the luminous intensity of the second light source 121 and making the luminous intensity of the first light source 110 proportional to the luminous intensity of the second light source 120 may be performed by the processing module PM.
Further, controlling the luminous intensity of the second light source 121 according to the illuminance value of the first zone Z1 so as to make the illuminance value of the second zone Z2 lower than the illuminance value of the first zone Z1 may be performed by the processing module PM.
Further, controlling the luminous intensity of the second light source 121 to make the illuminance value of the second zone Z2 approximately one-third of the illuminance value of the first zone Z1 may be performed by the processing module PM.
Further, sensing the distance D between the back surface 10b and the wall R may be performed by the distance sensor DS, and controlling the luminous intensity of the second light source 121 according to the distance D may be performed by the processing module PM.
Further, controlling the luminous intensity of the second light source 121 to make the illuminance value of the second zone Z2 approximately one-third of the illuminance value of the first zone Z1 may be performed by the processing module PM.
Further, the clamping lamp 100 can be connected with the interface of the monitor 10 to obtain a display brightness value of the monitor 10, and controlling the luminous intensity of the second light source 121 according to the display brightness value may be performed by the processing module PM. The clamping lamp 100 can receive the setting value related to the real-time display screen of the monitor 10 through the connection with the monitor 10, and the processing module PM may control the brightness value and the color value of the second light source 121 according to the setting value.
According to the description of the above-mentioned embodiments, the first light source and the second light source of the clamping lamp clamping the monitor can emit light at the front and rear of the monitor at the same time, so as to reduce the brightness difference between the front and rear of the monitor. Compared with only a single light source emitting in the front of the monitor, the clamping lamp of the present invention can make human eyes less fatigued when using the monitor and achieve a beneficial effect of eye protection.
While the invention has been described and illustrated with reference to specific embodiments thereof, these descriptions and illustrations do not limit the invention. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. The illustrations may not necessarily be drawn to scale. There may be distinctions between the artistic renditions in the present disclosure and the actual apparatus due to manufacturing processes and tolerances. There may be other embodiments of the present invention which are not specifically illustrated. The specification and the drawings are to be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive. Modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation, material, composition of matter, method, or process to the objective, spirit and scope of the invention. All such modifications are intended to be within the scope of the claims appended hereto. While the methods disclosed herein have been described with reference to particular operations performed in a particular order, it will be understood that these operations may be combined, sub-divided, or re-ordered to form an equivalent method without departing from the teachings of the invention. Accordingly, unless specifically indicated herein, the order and grouping of the operations are not limitations of the invention.
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