WO2008024582A3 - Light including an electro-optical 'photonic' selector switch - Google Patents

Light including an electro-optical 'photonic' selector switch Download PDF

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WO2008024582A3
WO2008024582A3 PCT/US2007/074158 US2007074158W WO2008024582A3 WO 2008024582 A3 WO2008024582 A3 WO 2008024582A3 US 2007074158 W US2007074158 W US 2007074158W WO 2008024582 A3 WO2008024582 A3 WO 2008024582A3
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selector
rotatable
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photonic
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Raymond L Sharrah
Mark W Synder
Matthew B Dalton
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Streamlight Inc
Raymond L Sharrah
Mark W Synder
Matthew B Dalton
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Application filed by Streamlight Inc, Raymond L Sharrah, Mark W Synder, Matthew B Dalton filed Critical Streamlight Inc
Priority to PL07799770T priority Critical patent/PL2057497T3/en
Priority to EP07799770.8A priority patent/EP2057497B1/en
Priority to KR1020097005966A priority patent/KR101382482B1/en
Publication of WO2008024582A2 publication Critical patent/WO2008024582A2/en
Publication of WO2008024582A3 publication Critical patent/WO2008024582A3/en
Priority to IL197179A priority patent/IL197179A/en

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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21L—LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF, BEING PORTABLE OR SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR TRANSPORTATION
    • F21L4/00—Electric lighting devices with self-contained electric batteries or cells
    • F21L4/02—Electric lighting devices with self-contained electric batteries or cells characterised by the provision of two or more light sources
    • F21L4/022—Pocket lamps
    • F21L4/027—Pocket lamps the light sources being a LED
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21L—LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF, BEING PORTABLE OR SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR TRANSPORTATION
    • F21L4/00—Electric lighting devices with self-contained electric batteries or cells
    • F21L4/04—Electric lighting devices with self-contained electric batteries or cells characterised by the provision of a light source housing portion adjustably fixed to the remainder of the device
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V23/00—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices
    • F21V23/04—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches
    • F21V23/0414—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches specially adapted to be used with portable lighting devices
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H25/00—Switches with compound movement of handle or other operating part
    • H01H25/06—Operating part movable both angularly and rectilinearly, the rectilinear movement being along the axis of angular movement
    • H01H25/065—Operating part movable both angularly and rectilinearly, the rectilinear movement being along the axis of angular movement using separate operating parts, e.g. a push button surrounded by a rotating knob
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H3/00—Mechanisms for operating contacts
    • H01H3/02—Operating parts, i.e. for operating driving mechanism by a mechanical force external to the switch
    • H01H3/20—Operating parts, i.e. for operating driving mechanism by a mechanical force external to the switch wherein an auxiliary movement thereof, or of an attachment thereto, is necessary before the main movement is possible or effective, e.g. for unlatching, for coupling
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/94—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the way in which the control signals are generated
    • H03K17/96—Touch switches
    • H03K17/9627—Optical touch switches
    • H03K17/9631—Optical touch switches using a light source as part of the switch
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/94—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the way in which the control signals are generated
    • H03K17/965—Switches controlled by moving an element forming part of the switch
    • H03K17/968—Switches controlled by moving an element forming part of the switch using opto-electronic devices
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V21/00—Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
    • F21V21/08—Devices for easy attachment to any desired place, e.g. clip, clamp, magnet
    • F21V21/088—Clips; Clamps
    • F21V21/0885—Clips; Clamps for portable lighting devices
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
    • F21Y2115/00—Light-generating elements of semiconductor light sources
    • F21Y2115/10—Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

A light (10) and/or selector (300) may comprise a selector (300) rotatable and axially movable in a housing (20, 120) with a member (320) rotatable therewith for indicating rotational position. A projection (314) engages one or more recesses (126) when the rotatable selector (300) is proximate the housing (20, 120) and does not engage the recesses (126) when the rotatable selector (300) is distal the housing (20, 120). A spring (304) biases the rotatable selector (300) towards the housing (20, 120) so that the rotatable selector (300) must be pulled away from the housing (20, 120) against the bias of the spring (304) to disengage the projection (314) from the one or more recesses (126) and to rotate.
PCT/US2007/074158 2006-08-23 2007-07-24 Light including an electro-optical 'photonic' selector switch WO2008024582A2 (en)

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PL07799770T PL2057497T3 (en) 2006-08-23 2007-07-24 Light including an electro-optical "photonic" selector switch
EP07799770.8A EP2057497B1 (en) 2006-08-23 2007-07-24 Light including an electro-optical "photonic" selector switch
KR1020097005966A KR101382482B1 (en) 2006-08-23 2007-07-24 Light including an electro―optical “photonic” selector switch
IL197179A IL197179A (en) 2006-08-23 2009-02-23 Light including a rotatable selector

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US11/508,383 US7549766B2 (en) 2006-08-23 2006-08-23 Light including an electro-optical “photonic” selector switch
US11/508,383 2006-08-23

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EP (1) EP2057497B1 (en)
KR (1) KR101382482B1 (en)
IL (1) IL197179A (en)
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IL197179A0 (en) 2009-12-24
KR20090081368A (en) 2009-07-28
KR101382482B1 (en) 2014-04-08
IL197179A (en) 2013-07-31
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