MODULAR LED BULB WITH USER REPLACEABLE COMPONENTS

摘要

A modular LED light bulb is presented. The bulb comprises a bulb envelope and a removable screw base. A power supply within the bulb envelope connects to an electrolytic capacitor within the screw base. When the electrolytic capacitor in the screw base requires replacement, the screw base is detached from the bulb envelope, the depleted electrolytic capacitor is discarded, and a new electrolytic capacitor is connected to the power supply. The various embodiments increase the useful life of the LED light bulb. In another aspect, the screw base may be adapted to accept swappable modules to provide the light bulb with additional functionality. The swappable modules may provide the light bulb with wireless control and motion sensing.

主权项

1. A modular light bulb comprising:
a) a light bulb housing, the housing containing
i) a circuit board having light-emitting diodes,ii) a power supply, andiii) a power supply connector; b) a removable base, the base containing
i) an electrolytic capacitor, andii) a capacitor connector; and c) a bulb coupler to removably attach the power supply connector in the bulb housing to the capacitor connector in the base.