Panasonic Corporation

Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation

Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.

Satoshi Fukano

Takeshi Osada

Takeshi Saito

Hideharu Kawachi

Hiroki Nakagawa

Ryusuke Kotera

Tetsuya Matsumoto

Akihiro Hirano

Nobumichi Nishihama

Noboru Miyakawa

Masashi Takeda

Shigetsugu Sumiyama

Katsushi Seki

Osamu Tanahashi

Youji Tachino

Yoshihide Imaoka

Masazumi Takakura

Keiichi Shimizu

Kiyoshi Takahashi

Hirofumi Konishi

Masahiko Kamata

Kenichi Ito

Masanao Okawa

Shinichi Kumashiro

Keisuke Ono

Shinichi Anami

Naoki Sugishita

Masanao Hieda

Motohiro Saimi

Koji Noro

Shintarou Hayashi

Shougo Takahashi

Yosihide Imaoka

Hirokazu Saegusa

Yoshihisa Ando

Fumihiko Masuko

Tadashi Yamanaka

Ryusukue Kotera

A lamp system () includes a straight tube type lamp () and a socket (). The straight tube type lamp () includes a straight tube type cover () containing a light-emitting element, and caps () arranged at both ends of the cover (). A pair of lamp pins () whose tips respectively protrude in directions intersecting a lamp longitudinal direction are protrudingly provided on end faces of the caps () at both the ends. The socket () includes a socket body (), a rotor () which is arranged in the socket body () and on which the pair of lamp pins () of the straight tube type lamp () are mounted, and a pair of terminals to which the pair of lamp pins () mounted on the rotor () are connected. At least the rotor () can move in the lamp longitudinal direction.

Lamp system

A holder included in a plurality of holders which fix, to a base, a light-emitting module to be placed on the base, by being attached to the base, includes: a contact terminal to be electrically connected to the light-emitting module; and a holding component which holds the light-emitting module in a cantilever-style when the holder is unattached to the base.

Holder of light-emitting module, and lighting apparatus

A straight tube LED lamp includes: a straight tube in which a plurality of light emitting diodes is housed; a first cap for forming a power feeding connection to the plurality of light emitting diodes, provided on one axial direction end side of the straight tube; and a second cap for grounding, provided on another axial direction end side of the straight tube. A first terminal for forming an electrical connection to a power feeding terminal of a first lamp socket is provided in the first cap. A second terminal for forming an electrical connection to a grounding terminal of a second lamp socket is provided in the second cap.

Straight tube LED lamp, lamp socket set, and lighting fixture

An illumination device includes a light emitting panel and a device body to which the light emitting panel is detachably attached. The light emitting panel has a rear surface serving as a first curved surface. The device body has a surface serving as a second curved surface conforming to the first curved surface. An attachment portion for attaching/detaching the light emitting panel to/from the device body to slide along the first curved surface or the second curved surface is provided on one of the rear surface of the light emitting panel facing the device body and surface of the device body facing the light emitting panel. A groove portion for enabling the attachment portion to slide is provided on the other of the rear surface of the light emitting panel facing the device body and the surface of the device body facing the light emitting panel.

Illumination device

A light source has an outer size set equal to the dimension of a straight tubular fluorescent lamp. The light source includes a straight light emitting tube and end caps provided at the opposite end portions of the light emitting tube. Each of the end caps includes first pins arranged at the same positions as lamp pins of the fluorescent lamp. The first pins have the same shape as the lamp pins of the fluorescent lamp. Further, at least one of the end caps includes a current-feeding second pin.

Light source, lamp socket and illumination device using the lamp socket

Socket for light-emitting diode lamp

A lamp socket receives an LED lamp provided with an L-shaped pin having a contact piece and an extension piece extending from a tip of the contact piece. The lamp socket includes a socket body having an insertion hole at its front surface and a conductive plate. The conductive plate has one surface facing an axis of the insertion hole and a first space is formed between the other surface of the conductive plate and an inner surface of the socket body. A second space is formed between a bottom surface of the socket body and the conductive plate. A third space, or rotation space, is formed between the first space and the bottom surface. When the pin is inserted via the insertion hole and the LED lamp is rotated, the contact piece comes in contact with the conductive plate and the extension piece passes through the rotation space.

Lamp socket

A lighting device pertaining to one aspect of the present invention includes a mount, a light-emitting module, and a substrate holder. The light-emitting module is mounted on a main surface of the mount, and the substrate holder covers a portion of the light-emitting module and is connected with the mount. The light-emitting module includes a substrate, a plurality of light-emitting elements, a sealant and a padding. The padding is provided on a first main surface of the substrate. The light-emitting module is mounted on the main surface of the mount such that a second main surface of the substrate comes into contact with the main surface of the mount, and the light-emitting module is fixed to the mount by pressure applied from the substrate holder via the padding brought into contact with the substrate holder. The padding is made of a same material as the sealant.

Lighting device and light-emitting module

The light emitting module includes: a light emitting panel which has feeding electrodes each of which being electrically connected to a positive electrode or a negative electrode of the light emitting unit; a circuit board which is electrically connected to the feeding electrodes and is configured to supply electric power to the light emitting unit; and a case unit in which the light emitting panel and the circuit board are housed. The feeding electrodes are arranged at a peripheral region of the light emitting panel. The electrical connection between the feeding electrode and the circuit board (or the land-board) is obtained by a wiring which is elongated from the center region to the peripheral region of the light emitting panel.

Light emitting module

Socket for light emitting diode lamps

A lighting apparatus includes an apparatus body for supporting an LED lamp having an earth cap, an earth socket to which the earth cap of the LED lamp is mounted, and an attachment base provided in the apparatus body, the earth socket being attached to the attachment base. The earth socket includes a conductor plate for mechanically holding a lamp pin of the earth cap, the conductor plate being electrically connected to the lamp pin. The attachment base and the earth socket include a connecting unit for earth-connecting the conductor plate of the earth socket and the apparatus body.

Lighting apparatus

A waterproof socket includes a socket body having an insertion hole to which a lamp pin protruding from an end cap of a straight tube lamp is inserted, a first internal sleeve making contact with the socket body, and a second internal sleeve. The socket body includes a body-side rotation restraint portion engaging with a sleeve-side rotation restraint portion formed in the first internal sleeve to restrain the first internal sleeve from rotating about a center axis of the straight tube lamp. The first internal sleeve includes a first position restraint portion and the second internal sleeve includes a second position restraint portion engaging with the first position restraint portion to restrain the second internal sleeve from rotating about the center axis while allowing the second internal sleeve to move in an axial direction of the straight tube lamp.

Waterproof socket and illumination apparatus

A light emitting module includes an organic EL light emitting element and a support body supporting the organic EL light emitting element. The support body is attached to the organic EL light emitting element at the side of the non-light emitting surface of the light emitting module to cover one surface of the organic EL light emitting element. The organic EL light emitting element includes power feeding electrodes. The support body includes openings formed in a corresponding relationship with the power feeding electrodes. The power feeding electrodes exposed on the non-light emitting side of the support body through the openings. The support body includes power feeding terminals. The power feeding terminals partially exposed on the non-light emitting side of the support body. The power feeding terminals electrically connected to the power feeding electrodes by electric connection members extending via the non-light emitting side and the openings of the support body.

An organic EL light emitting module includes an organic EL light emitting panelincluding an organic EL light emitting unitformed on a substrateand electrode terminalsfor supplying power to the organic EL light emitting unit; a circuit substrate, electrically connected to the electrode terminals, for supplying power to the electrode terminals; and a casingto which the organic EL light emitting paneland the circuit substrateare attached. The electrode terminalsare disposed at left and right end portions of the organic EL light emitting panelhaving a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the top, and extended portionsprotruding by a predetermined width are formed at side surfaces of the casingwhere the electrode terminalsof the organic EL light emitting panelare absent.

Organic EL module and illumination device including same

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Satoshi Fukano