Light driving apparatus and light control system
US10021769B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF21Y2115/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A light driving apparatus which supplies power to a light source in accordance with an indication from a control apparatus includes: a housing which is box-shaped; a wireless communication module which is housed in the housing, and includes an antenna for wireless communication with the control apparatus; and a light driver which is housed in the housing, and supplies power to the light source in accordance with the indication received from the control apparatus via the wireless communication module, wherein the housing includes two opposite faces having slits through which an electromagnetic wave which the antenna emits when excited by the wireless communication module passes, the slits extending in a direction three-dimensionally crossing a direction in which the wireless communication module excites the antenna.
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