公开(公告)号：WO2017132224A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-03

申请号：PCT/US2017/014879

申请日：2017-01-25

Applicant: LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.

Inventor： BAEZA, Guillermo Enrique

IPC: F21S6/00 ,  F21S10/04 ,  F21Y115/10

CPC classification number: F21S10/046 ,  F21S6/001 ,  F21S9/03 ,  F21V9/08 ,  F21V14/02 ,  F21V14/06 ,  F21V14/08 ,  F21V23/0464 ,  F21W2121/00 ,  F21Y2115/10

Abstract: A flame simulator (100) can include a light beam source (104), a range limiter (106), a light beam mover (108), a power supply (110), a power control circuit (112), and a flame screen (116). The light beam source can be adapted to project a movable beam (116) of light with a circular, oval, elliptical, or otherwise round, cross-sectional shape and with an intensity, shape and/or color that mimics a flame (e.g., a candle flame) when the beam strikes the flame screen. The light beam mover can generate beam movement and the range limiter can limit the range of movement so that the beam stays mostly on the flame screen in a region bounded by the typical range of movement of a flame being simulated (e.g., a candle flame moving in response to ambient air currents). The light beam mover can cause the illumination provided by the beam to dance on the flame screen with variations in position and shape that mimic a dancing flame (e.g., a candle flame being blown about by air currents). One or more of the flame simulators can be incorporated into an imitation candle.

Abstract translation: 火焰模拟器（100）可以包括光束源（104），范围限制器（106），光束移动器（108），电源（110），功率控制电路 （112）和火焰屏（116）。 光束源可以适于投射具有圆形，椭圆形，椭圆形或其他圆形横截面形状并且具有模拟火焰的强度，形状和/或颜色的可移动光束（116）（例如， 一束蜡烛火焰）当光束击中火焰屏幕时。 光束移动器可以产生光束移动，并且范围限制器可以限制移动的范围，使得光束大部分停留在由被模拟的火焰的典型移动范围所限定的区域内的火焰屏幕上（例如，移动蜡烛火焰 响应周围的空气流）。 光束移动器可以使得由光束提供的照明在火焰屏幕上跳舞，并且具有模仿跳舞火焰的位置和形状的变化（例如，由气流吹起的蜡烛火焰）。 一个或多个火焰模拟器可以合并到仿制蜡烛中。