The present disclosure relates to the field of light emitting diode (LED) technologies and, more particularly, relates to an LED lighting device and speaker.
LEDs provide controllable lighting and solid-state lighting. They consume less power than traditional lighting devices, and are environmentally friendly. Over time, LEDs have been widely used for various lighting applications such as public place lightings, office and indoor lightings, etc.
Speakers play an important role in modern daily life entertainment. To provide lighting and play music at the same time, current LED lighting device and speaker designs combine speakers and LEDs into one integrated device. However, the present designs of such devices often simply place a speaker onto an LED lighting device to provide lighting and audio playing capabilities. As a result, the resulting device often has poor heat dissipation capacity, low quality bass, and may be difficult to manufacture.
The present disclosure is directed to solve one or more problems set forth above and other problems.
Embodiments consistent with the present disclosure provide an LED lighting device and a speaker. This LED lighting device and speaker may deliver high quality bass, and dissipate heat efficiently. This LED lighting device and speaker also have a simplified structure.
In one embodiment, an LED lighting device and speaker includes an LED lighting unit configured to emit light, a speaker configured to play audio signals, an outer casing configured to hold the LED lighting unit and speaker, and a power supply module configured to supply power to the LED lighting unit and speaker. Further, the LED lighting unit and the speaker are fixed on a top surface of the outer casing by screws. The outer casing includes a sound guiding tube.
Moreover, the outer casing and the sound guiding tube may be fully integrated. The outer casing may have a hollow structure and a concave top surface. The sound guiding tube may run through the top surface of the outer casing. One end of the sound guiding tube may protrude above the top surface of the outer casing. The other end of the sound guiding tube may extend toward a bottom surface of the outer casing and maintain a gap between itself and the bottom surface.
In addition, the LED lighting unit and the speaker may be set on the top surface of the outer casing by screws. The sound guiding tube may have a hollow structure with both ends being open. The cross section of the sound guiding tube may be round. The lampshade has a hollowed out design and snaps into the outer casing.
Finally, the power supply module may include a power supply, a base with a hollow interior, and a light socket. The outer casing may be connected to the base. The power supply may be placed in the base. The power supply may be connected to the light socket and to the LED lighting unit. The base may be connected to the outer casing by screws.
Embodiments consistent with the present disclosure may expand the audio bandwidth of the speaker, enhance the quality of bass, and reduce speaker vibration displacements, which protects the speaker. Further, the gap between the sound guiding tube and the bottom of the outer casing provides a heat dissipation path for the heat generated by the power supply module. In addition, the sound guiding tube and the hollowed lampshade forms a path that increases the air circulation between the interior and exterior of the LED lighting device and speaker. Finally, the sound guiding tube adds to the heating dissipating surface of the LED lighting device and speaker and therefore improves the efficiency of heat dissipation.
The following drawings are merely examples for illustrative purposes according to various disclosed embodiments and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments of the invention, which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, embodiments consistent with the disclosure will be described with reference to drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts. It is apparent that the described embodiments are some but not all of the embodiments of the present invention. Based on the disclosed embodiment, persons of ordinary skill in the art may derive other embodiments consistent with the present disclosure, all of which are within the scope of the present invention.
An exemplary embodiment consistent with the present disclosure is described below.
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In this embodiment, the outer casing 4 may be a cylinder with a hollow interior and a concave top surface 41. The LED lighting unit 2 and the speaker 3 may be fixed to the top surface 41 by screws (not shown here). The lampshade 1 may snap into the outer casing 4. The snap structure may use designs that are well known to those skilled in the art. The base 52 and the outer casing 4 may be connected together by screws.
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The sound guiding tube 42 may have a circular shaped cross section as shown in this embodiment. The sound guide tube 42 may be designed to use tubes of different cross sectional shapes such as square, polygon, etc. Moreover, the sound guiding tube 42 may expand the audio bandwidth of the speaker and may improve its bass quality. The sound guide tube 42 may also reduce the vibration displacement of the speaker 3, which may better protect the speaker 3.
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The design, including the material, shape, size, or position, of the sound guiding tube 42 may be determined based on the internal space of the LED lighting device and speaker, the power of the speaker, the desirable sound effect, etc. For example, the length of the sound guiding tube may be adjusted to achieve better sound quality or better heat dissipation. In another example, multiple sound guiding tubes may also be used to achieve better sound quality or better heat dissipation. Further, the thickness or the material of the sound guiding tube 42 may be selected to improve heat dissipation efficiency. In addition, the position of the sound guiding tube 42 may also be adjusted to achieve better vibration displacement reduction.
Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the claims.
Without limiting the scope of any claim and/or the specification, examples of industrial applicability and certain advantageous effects of the disclosed embodiments are listed for illustrative purposes. Various alternations, modifications, or equivalents to the technical solutions of the disclosed embodiments can be obvious to those skilled in the art and can be included in this disclosure.
In some embodiments consistent with the present disclosure, an RF module may be added to the LED lighting device and speaker. The RF module may enable users to control the LED lighting device and speaker remotely, such as switching the device on/off, adjusting light and sound settings, etc. The RF module may also connect the LED lighting device and speaker to the internet to stream music online.
In some embodiments consistent with the present disclosure, a Bluetooth module may be included in the LED lighting device and speaker. The LED lighting device and speaker may be paired with a smart phone, a tablet, etc. through the Bluetooth module. A user may install an application on the smartphone or tablet to control lighting or play music stored on the device.
In some embodiments consistent with the present disclosure, multiple LED lighting device and speakers may be configured to form 2.0-channel, 2.1-channel, 5.1-channel, etc. audio systems. Further, the LED lighting unit may be configured to change its light colors or light intensities according to the rhythm or volume of the music played through the speaker.
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201310332830X | Aug 2013 | CN | national |
This application is a continuation application of PCT Patent Application No. PCT/CN2014/082061, filed on Jul. 11, 2014, which claims the priority of Chinese Patent Application No. 201310332830X, filed on Aug. 1, 2013, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
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Parent | PCT/CN2014/082061 | Jul 2014 | US |
Child | 14488772 | US |