Light fixture with redundancy protection
US11994273B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2023 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B20/40
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A light fixture with redundancy protection includes a light head with a light source inside, a driving mechanism for driving the light head to change the projection direction, an angle detector for detecting the projection direction of the light head, and an original micro-control unit and a redundancy micro-control unit both being coupled to a controller. The original micro-control unit serves to receive an angle control signal from the controller and forward same to the driving mechanism, the redundancy micro-control unit serves to receive the angle control signal from the original micro-control unit or the controller, and both the original micro-control unit and the redundancy micro-control unit are coupled to the angle detector. A safety protection unit coupled to the controller is further included which is for conducting safety protection actions according to a feedback signal from the original micro-control unit or from the redundancy micro-control unit.
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