US 12,203,636 B2
Solid-state light emitter lighting apparatus and method of operating the same
Norbert Ernst, Shenzhen (CN); and Simon Canins, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to Astera Manufacturing Limited, Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by Astera Manufacturing Limited, Shenzhen (CN)
Filed on Feb. 18, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/444,749.
Application 18/444,749 is a continuation in part of application No. 18/323,431, filed on May 25, 2023, granted, now 11,906,116.
Claims priority of application No. 202221358295.6 (CN), filed on Jun. 1, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0210022 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F21V 23/00 (2015.01); F21V 15/01 (2006.01); H05B 47/19 (2020.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01)
CPC F21V 23/006 (2013.01) [F21V 15/01 (2013.01); H05B 47/19 (2020.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A solid-state lighting unit capable of communicating with one or more adjacent lighting units, comprising:
a housing;
a front cover arranged on a front side of the housing;
a plurality of light sources arranged on a circuit board;
a control panel arranged on a back side of the housing;
a driving module electrically connected to the plurality of light sources;
one or more inter-unit communication modules, each located on a corresponding side of the solid-state lighting unit and configured to communicate with an inter-unit communication module of a corresponding adjacent lighting unit connected to the solid-state lighting unit on the corresponding side; wherein each inter-unit communication module comprises: a presence detector for detecting presence of the corresponding adjacent lighting unit; a presence indicator for indicating the presence of the corresponding adjacent lighting unit; a transceiver for communicating with a corresponding optical transceiver in the corresponding adjacent lighting unit;
one or more male interlocking assemblies, each located on a corresponding side of the solid-state lighting unit and configured to interlock with a female interlocking assembly of a corresponding adjacent lighting unit connected to the solid-state lighting unit on the corresponding side; and
one or more female interlocking assemblies, each located on a corresponding side of the solid-state lighting unit and configured to interlock with a male interlocking assembly of a corresponding adjacent lighting unit connected to the solid-state lighting unit on the corresponding side.