公开(公告)号：US6020659A

公开(公告)日：2000-02-01

申请号：US593397

申请日：1996-01-29

申请人： Jonathan Crowther ,  Earl T. Jackson

发明人： Jonathan Crowther ,  Earl T. Jackson

IPC分类号： H05B39/08 ,  H01H3/34

CPC分类号： H05B39/083 ,  Y10S315/04 ,  Y10S323/905 ,  Y10T307/957

摘要： The present invention relates to an electronic switch system for controlling AC power to a load. The switch has ON, OFF and RAMP down modes that can be selected by means of momentary touch switches. When put into the RAMP down mode, the power to the load decreases slowly at a gradual continuous uninterrupted predetermined rate. This switch system has particular utility in brightness control of lamps. It has been found that the use of a lamp controlled by an electronic switch of the present invention often will induce sleep for people that have difficulty going to sleep, particularly young children and older persons. Thus the electronic switch system and devices embodying this system are particularly useful in a method to induce sleep.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于控制负载的交流电力的电子开关系统。 开关具有可以通过瞬时触摸开关选择的ON，OFF和RAMP下降模式。 当进入RAMP降低模式时，负载的功率以逐渐连续的不间断的预定速率缓慢降低。 该开关系统在灯的亮度控制中具有特殊的用途。 已经发现，通过本发明的电子开关控制的灯的使用通常将导致睡眠困难的人的睡眠，特别是幼儿和老年人。 因此，体现该系统的电子开关系统和装置在诱导睡眠的方法中特别有用。