The present application claims foreign priority of Chinese Patent Application No. 202221016808. 5, filed on Apr. 27, 2022 in the China National Intellectual Property Administration, the contents of all of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
The present disclosure relates to a field of lighting equipment, in particular to a lamp with switchable color temperatures.
A lamp with switchable color temperatures emits two or more kinds of light each with a respective color temperature, and is widely used in various fields.
In existing technology, typically the lamp with switchable color temperatures has a plurality of LED chip sets each corresponding to a respective power supply. Each LED chip set is controlled to emit light or not by switching on or off the respective power supply.
However, such the lamp requires a plurality of power supplies, resulting in a complex structure and a high cost.
The present disclosure aims to provide a lamp with switchable color temperatures, which has a simple structure and a lower cost.
In order to achieve the above object, the present disclosure provides the following technical schemes.
A lamp is provided and includes a first conductive member, a second conductive member, a first LED chip set, and a second LED chip set. A color temperature of light emitted by the first LED chip set is different from a color temperature of light emitted by the second LED chip set. The first LED chip set has a positive electrode electrically connected to the first conductive member and a negative electrode electrically connected to the second conductive member. The second LED chip set has a positive electrode electrically connected to the second conductive member and a negative electrode electrically connected to the first conductive member. The first conductive member is electrically connected to a positive electrode of a power supply, and the second conductive member is electrically connected to a negative electrode of the power supply.
Compared with the existing technology, the lamp according to the present disclosure is provided with two LED chip sets each having a respective color temperature, and two conductive members electrically connected to the positive and negative electrodes of the power supply. The polarities of the two LED chip sets electrically connected to the same conductive member is opposite. After the power supply is turned on, the first LED chip set emits light as the polarity of each electrode of the first LED chip set is the same as the polarity of the corresponding connected electrode of the power supply, the second LED chip set does not emit light as the polarity of each electrode of the second LED chip set is opposite to the polarity of the corresponding connected electrode of the power supply. In this case, the color temperature of the light emitted by the lamp is that the color temperature of the light emitted by the first chip set. When the polarities of both electrodes of the power supply are switched, the first LED chip set does not emit light as the polarity of each electrode of the first LED chip set is opposite to the polarity of the corresponding connected electrode of the power supply, the second LED chip set emits light as the polarity of each electrode of the second LED chip set is the same as the polarity of the corresponding connected electrode of the power supply. In this case, the color temperature of the light emitted by the lamp is that the color temperature of the light emitted by the second chip set. The switching of the polarities of both electrodes of the power supply changes the light emission of the two LED chip sets, thereby realizing the switching of the two color temperatures. Compared with a lamp having a plurality of LED chip sets each corresponding to a respective power supply, the lamp in the present disclosure has a simpler structure, requires only one external power supply, and does not require an additional control switch or control chip, and has a lower cost.
In one embodiment, the first LED chip set includes a first LED chip or a plurality of first LED chips, all positive electrodes of the plurality of first LED chips are electrically connected to the first conductive member, and all negative electrodes of the plurality of first LED chips are electrically connected to the second conductive member. The second LED chip set includes a second LED chip or a plurality of second LED chips, all positive electrodes of the plurality of second LED chips are electrically connected to the second conductive member, and all negative electrodes of the plurality of second LED chips are electrically connected to the first conductive member.
In one embodiment, at least one first LED chip sets are provided, all positive electrodes of the at least one first LED chip sets are electrically connected to the first conductive member, and all negative electrodes of the at least one first LED chip sets are electrically connected to the second conductive member.
In one embodiment, the lamp further includes a resistor connected in series with the first LED chip set.
In one embodiment, at least one second LED chip sets are provided, all positive electrodes of the at least one second LED chip sets are electrically connected to the second conductive member, and all negative electrodes of the at least one second LED chip sets are electrically connected to the first conductive member.
In one embodiment, the lamp further includes a resistor connected in series with the second LED chip set.
In one embodiment, at least one first LED chip sets are provided, all positive electrodes of the at least one first LED chip sets are electrically connected to the first conductive member, and all negative electrodes of the at least one first LED chip sets are electrically connected to the second conductive member. At least one second LED chip sets are provided, all positive electrodes of the at least one second LED chip sets are electrically connected to the second conductive member, and all negative electrodes of the at least one second LED chip sets are electrically connected to the first conductive member.
In one embodiment, the lamp further includes a half-bridge drive integrated circuit (IC) which has two output terminals electrically connected to the first conductive member and the second conductive member, respectively, and is configured to change polarities of the power supply according to a set frequency, and the set frequency is greater than a refresh frequency of human eyes.
In one embodiment, the lamp further includes a mounting base mounting the first conductive member and the second conductive member, and a housing fixed to the mounting base.
In order to describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure more clearly, the accompanying drawings for description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. It should be appreciated that the accompanying drawings in the following description are merely some embodiments of the present disclosure, and other drawings may be conceivable from these drawings without creative effort for those skilled in the art.
For ease of understanding, some embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be appreciated that the present disclosure may be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided merely for the purpose of providing a more thorough understanding of the present disclosure.
It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being “connected” or “fixed” to another element, the element may be connected or fixed to the other element directly or through an intermediate element.
Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein have the same meanings as those generally understood by those skilled in the art. The terms used in the description of the present disclosure are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. The terms “and/or” used herein include any and all combinations of one or more related listed items.
Terms in the claims, description and drawings of the present disclosure, such as “first” and “second” and the like are used only to distinguish one entity/operation/object from another entity/operation/object, and does not necessarily indicate any relationships or orders between them.
Switching between the color temperatures of the typical lamp is achieved by using a control circuit and a plurality of power supplies. For example, in a lamp having three LED chips each of a respective color temperature, each LED chip is connected to a respective power supply. For emitting light with a certain color temperature, the lamp is controlled to only turn on the power supply of the corresponding LED chip and cut off the power supplies of the other two LED chips. This, although achieves switching between the color temperatures, but results in a complex structure requiring more components and a high cost.
The present disclosure is based on the characteristic that the LED chip emits light when the polarity at each electrode of a LED chip is the same as the polarity of the respective electrode of the power supply to which the electrode of the LED chip is connected. The LED chip sets each with a respective color temperature are connected in opposite manner to two conductive members that are electrically connected to positive and negative electrodes of a power supply. After the power supply is turned on, the LED chip set having the polarity at each electrode the same as the polarity of the respective conductive member to which the electrode connects can emit light, and the LED chip set having the polarity at each electrode opposite to the polarity of the respective conductive member to which the electrode connects can not emit light. In this way, the light emission of the two LED chip sets is changeable by switching the polarities of both electrodes of the power supply, to achieve switching of two color temperatures. The structure of the lamp is very simple, and the cost therefor is lower than the existing lamps.
As shown in
The LED chip set includes one LED chip or a plurality of LED chips connected in series or in parallel, or some in series and some in parallel. Electrodes of all the LED chips in one LED chip set having the same polarity are connected to the same conductive member to ensure normal use of the LED chip set. For example, the positive electrodes of all the LED chips in one LED chip set are electrically connected to the first conductive member 3.
In addition, the LED chip set may be formed by a plurality of LED chips directly connected in series or in parallel to form an LED chip set, or by a plurality of LED chips may be indirectly connected in parallel. For example, a plurality of first LED chips 11 and a plurality of second LED chips 21 are arranged alternately at intervals. The first LED chips 11 and the second LED chips 21 are mounted in opposite polarities. The plurality of first LED chips 11 are indirectly connected in parallel to form the first LED chip set 1.
In this embodiment, the electrical connection refers to the connection of two elements or structures by wiring, soldering, or other electronic components. The conductive member is made of conductive metal, may be a metal support, may be a conductive circuit in a circuit board, or other structure capable of powering the LED chip set.
In this embodiment, two LED chip sets each having a respective color temperature are provided, and the polarity at each electrode of one LED chip set is the same as the polarity of the electrode of the corresponding conductive member to which the electrode of one LED chip set is connected to. As a whole, the first LED chip set and the second LED chip set are connected in parallel, although the LED chips in the LED chip set may be connected in series or in parallel, and a plurality of the LED chip sets may be connected in series or in parallel.
For example, as shown in
The polarities of both electrodes of the conductive members may be switched by a controller which has two output terminals electrically connected to the two conductive members. The controller receives a polarity switching signal and switches the polarities output to the two conductive members. Alternatively, the polarities of both electrodes of the conductive members may be switched manually. The controller may connect with a plurality of lamps applicable in billboards and other products that require a plurality of LED lamps, and can control a plurality of LED lamps simultaneously.
With the two LED chip sets each having a respective color temperature and connecting to the conductive members oppositely, the LED chip set having the polarity at each electrode the same as the correspondingly connected electrode of the respective conductive member can emit light, and the other LED chip set cannot emit light. When the polarities of both electrodes of the conductive members are switched, the light emission of the two LED chip sets is reversed, so that switching of the color temperatures are achieved. Compared with a lamp having a plurality of LED chip sets each corresponding to a respective power supply, the lamp in the present disclosure has a simpler structure, requires only one external power supply, and does not require an additional control switch or control chip, and has a lower cost.
In one embodiment, the first LED chip set 1 includes one or more first LED chips 11, all positive electrodes of the first LED chips 11 are electrically connected to the first conductive member 3, and all negative electrodes of the first LED chips 11 are electrically connected to the second conductive member 4. The second LED chip set 2 includes one or more second LED chips 21, all positive electrodes of the second LED chips 21 are electrically connected to the second conductive member 4, and all negative electrodes of the second LED chips 21 are electrically connected to the first conductive member 3.
The LED chip set includes one LED chip or a plurality of LED chips connected in series or in parallel, or some in series and some in parallel. Electrodes of all the LED chips in one LED chip set having the same polarity are connected to the same conductive member to ensure normal use of the LED chip set. For example, as shown in
In one embodiment, one or more first LED chip sets 1 are provided. All positive electrodes of the one or more first LED chip sets 1 are electrically connected to the first conductive member 3, and all negative electrodes of the one or more first LED chip sets 1 are electrically connected to the second conductive member 4.
The number of the first LED chip sets 1 may be one, two, three, or the like, and luminance of light emitted by the lamps with different numbers of LED chip sets may be different. A plurality of identical LED chip sets are connected in series or in parallel, or some in series and some in parallel to the conductive members, with electrodes of all the LED chip sets having the same polarity are connected to the same conductive member. As shown in
In one embodiment, the lamp further includes a resistor 5 connected in series with the first LED chip set 1.
The resistor 5 may be connected between the first LED chip set 1 and the conductive member for voltage regulation. For example, as shown in
In one embodiment, one or more second LED chip sets 2 are provided. All positive electrodes of the one or more second LED chip sets 2 are electrically connected to the second conductive member 4, and all negative electrodes of the one or more second LED chip sets 2 are electrically connected to the first conductive member 3.
The number of the second LED chip sets 2 may be one, two, three, or the like, and luminance of light emitted by the lamps with different numbers of LED chip sets may be different. A plurality of identical LED chip sets are connected in series or in parallel, or some in series and some in parallel to the conductive members, with electrodes of all the LED chip sets having the same polarity are connected to the same conductive member. As shown in
In one embodiment, the lamp further includes a resistor 5 connected in series with the second LED chip set 2.
The resistor 5 may be connected between the second LED chip set 2 and the conductive member for voltage regulation. For example, as shown in
In one embodiment, one or more first LED chip sets 1 are provided, all positive electrodes of the one or more first LED chip sets 1 are electrically connected to the first conductive member 3, and all negative electrodes of the one or more first LED chip sets 1 are electrically connected to the second conductive member 4. One or more second LED chip sets 2 are provided, all positive electrodes of the one or more second LED chip sets 2 are electrically connected to the second conductive member 4, and all negative electrodes of the one or more second LED chip sets 2 are electrically connected to the first conductive member 3.
In the case where a plurality of first LED chip sets 1 and a plurality of second LED chip sets 2 are provided, the first LED chip sets 1 and the second LED chip sets 2 may be arranged alternately at intervals and connected in parallel, as shown in
In one embodiment, the lamp further includes a half-bridge drive integrated circuit (IC) which has two output terminals electrically connected to the first conductive member 3 and the second conductive member 4, respectively and changes the polarities of both electrodes of the power supply according to a set frequency. The set frequency is greater than a refresh frequency of human eyes.
The input terminals of the half-bridge drive IC may be directly or indirectly connected to the power supply. The two output terminals of the half-bridge drive IC are electrically connected to the first conductive member 3 and the second conductive member 4, respectively. Through the half-bridge drive IC, the polarities of both electrodes of the power supply can be changed for thousands of times within one second, that is, the polarities of the first conductive member 3 and the second conductive member 4 are switchable, thereby changing the light emission of the first LED chip set 1 and the second LED chip set 2. The refresh frequency of human eyes is about 60 HZ, and the average refresh frequency of eyes of pilots is 220 HZ, those are far lower than the frequency of the half-bridge drive IC changing the polarities of both electrodes of the power supply. In this embodiment, the frequency is set to 10000 times per second, and the half-bridge drive IC changes polarities of the conductive members so that two LED chip sets each having a respective color temperature emit light alternately 5000 times in one second without flickers, and the human eyes feel that the two LED chip sets emit light simultaneously to form mixed light having a third color temperature.
In one embodiment, the lamp further includes a mounting base 6 for mounting the first conductive member 3 and the second conductive member 4, and a housing 7 fixed to the mounting base 6.
As shown in
It should be appreciated that there are other implementations in which the conductive members connect two LED chip sets or LED chips, each oppositely connected to the conductive members, to the power supply to power on one LED chip set or LED chip and power off the other. And by changing the polarities of the conductive members, the light emission of the two LED chip sets or LED chips is changed. The switching between two color temperatures of the lamp is achieved.
The various technical features of the above embodiments may be arbitrarily combined, and not all possible combinations of the various technical features in the above embodiments have been described in order to simplify the description, while those combinations without contradiction should fall within the scope of the present disclosure.
The above-described embodiments are merely some of embodiments of the present disclosure, but not to be considered as limiting the scope of the patent disclosure. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, several modifications and improvements may be made without departing from the concept of the present disclosure, all of which fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure should be subject to the claims.
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