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Flash light emitting device

US6476564B1 · kind B1 · utility

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6References
14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 23, 2000
Grant dateNov 5, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 26, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B41/325
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The flash light emitting device includes a charging circuit for charging the light emitting energy into a capacitor by boosting a power supply voltage, and a light emitting circuit for making a flash light emitting tube emit light with the use of the energy of the capacitor. The flash light emitting device further includes a timer which counts a lapsed time from a point of time that a given amount of charging to the capacitor performed by the charging circuit is completed, and a charging controller which controls whether a next charging operation by the charging circuit is to be started or not based on the lapsed time counted by the timer.

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