What is claimed is:
1. A valve deactivator, comprising:
a housing;
a coil supported in said housing;
an input member reciprocally supported by said housing and adapted to be driven by a reciprocating member;
an output member reciprocally supported by said housing;
an armature supported in said housing;
a drive member connected to said armature, said drive member having a first engagement surface;
a locking member slidably engaged with said input member and spring biased for movement relative to said output member, said locking member having a second engagement surface operably engageable by said first engagement surface of said drive member, wherein activation of said coil causes said armature to drive said drive member which drives said locking member relative to said input member toward said output member, said first and second engagement surfaces cooperate to index said locking member for inhibiting relative movement between said input and output members.
2. The valve deactivator according to claim 1, wherein said first and second engagement surfaces each include a sloped surface.
3. The valve deactivator according to claim 1, wherein said input member includes grooves which are engaged by said drive member and said locking member.
4. The valve deactivator according to claim 1, further comprising a spring between said input member and said output member.
5. The valve deactivator according to claim 1, wherein said output member includes bore for receiving a spring for providing a biasing force against said locking member.
6. The valve deactivator according to claim 3, wherein said locking member is disengaged with said grooves of said input member in order to allow indexing of said locking member.
7. The valve deactivator according to claim 1, wherein said armature is biased toward a first direction.
8. A valve actuator, comprising:
a tappet;
an input member in driving engagement with said tappet;
an output member;
a pushrod in driving engagement with said output member; and
a locking assembly engageable for inhibiting relative movement between said input member and said output member, said locking assembly including a pulse energy activating device for engaging said locking assembly.
9. The valve actuator according to claim 8, wherein said pulse energy activating device includes a coil and armature system.
10. A valve actuator, comprising:
a cam drive member;
a pivotally mounted rocker in driving engagement with said cam drive member;
a lash adjuster member mounted in a housing and in driving engagement with said rocker, said lash adjuster member being spring biased against said rocker;
a valve member in driving engagement with said rocker; and
a locking assembly engageable for inhibiting relative movement between said lash adjuster member and said housing, said locking assembly including a pulse energy activating device for engaging said locking assembly.
11. The valve actuator according to claim 10, wherein said pulse energy activating device includes a coil and armature system.
12. A valve deactivator, comprising:
a housing;
an input member reciprocally supported by said housing and adapted to be driven by a reciprocating member;
an output member reciprocally supported by said housing;
a drive member having a first engagement surface;
a locking member slidably engaged with said input member and spring biased for movement relative to said output member, said locking member having a second engagement surface operably engageable by said first engagement surface of said drive member; and
a pulse energy activating device to drive said drive member wherein said first and second engagement surfaces cooperate to index said locking member for inhibiting relative movement between said input and output members.
13. The valve deactivator according to claim 12, wherein said pulse energy activating device includes a coil and armature system.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A light-emitting device comprising:
a substrate;
a first light-emitting portion disposed on the substrate and configured to emit light of a first color temperature to irradiate a first irradiation area of a target; and
a second light-emitting portion disposed on the substrate and configured to emit light of a second color temperature to irradiate a second irradiation area of the target, the second color temperature being higher than the first color temperature, and the second irradiation area partially overlapping the first irradiation area and including at least part of a region surrounding the first irradiation area.
2. The light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein
the first light-emitting portion is in a first mounting area of the substrate,
the second light-emitting portion is in a second mounting area of the substrate, the second mounting area including at least part of a region surrounding the first mounting area, and
an optical axis of the first light-emitting portion is parallel to an optical axis of the second light-emitting portion.
3. The light-emitting device according to claim 2, wherein
the second mounting area comprises two second mounting areas that are on opposite sides of the first mounting area so as to have a central part of the first mounting area inbetween, and
the second light-emitting portion comprises two second light-emitting portions that are disposed in the respective second mounting areas.
4. The light-emitting device according to claim 2, wherein
the second mounting area is in the surrounding region and annularly surrounds the first mounting area.
5. The light-emitting device according to claim 2, wherein
the first light-emitting portion includes:
a light-emitting element disposed in the first mounting area and configured to emit light in a first wavelength range; and
a first wavelength converter disposed to encapsulate the light-emitting element in the first mounting area and configured to convert part of the light in the first wavelength range emitted by the light-emitting element to light in a second wavelength range that is of longer wavelengths than the first wavelength range,
the first light-emitting portion emits light of the first color temperature by mixing light in the first wavelength range and light in the second wavelength range both emitted through the first wavelength converter,
the second light-emitting portion includes:
a light-emitting element disposed in the second mounting area and configured to emit light in the first wavelength range; and
a second wavelength converter disposed to encapsulate the light-emitting element in the second mounting area and configured to convert part of the light in the first wavelength range emitted by the light-emitting element to light in a third wavelength range that is of wavelengths longer than the first wavelength range and shorter than the second wavelength range, and
the second light-emitting portion emits light of the second color temperature by mixing light in the first wavelength range and light in the third wavelength range both emitted through the second wavelength converter.
6. The light-emitting device according to claim 2, wherein
the first light-emitting portion includes:
a light-emitting element disposed in the first mounting area and configured to emit light in a first wavelength range; and
a first wavelength converter disposed to encapsulate the light-emitting element in the first mounting area and configured to convert part of light in the first wavelength range emitted by the light-emitting element to light in a second wavelength range that is of longer wavelengths than the first wavelength range,
the first light-emitting portion emits light of the first color temperature by mixing light in the first wavelength range and light in the second wavelength range both emitted through the first wavelength converter,
the second light-emitting portion includes:
a light-emitting element disposed in the second mounting area and configured to emit light in the first wavelength range; and
a second wavelength converter disposed to encapsulate the light-emitting element in the second mounting area and configured to convert part of the light in the first wavelength range emitted by the light-emitting element to light in the second wavelength range, and
the second wavelength converter is lower than the first wavelength converter in wavelength conversion efficiency and emits light of the second color temperature by mixing light in the first wavelength range and light in the second wavelength range both emitted through the second wavelength converter.
7. The light-emitting device according to claim 2, wherein
the first light-emitting portion includes:
a light-emitting element disposed in the first mounting area and configured to emit light in a first wavelength range; and
a first wavelength converter disposed to encapsulate the light-emitting element in the first mounting area and configured to convert part of the light in the first wavelength range emitted by the light-emitting element to light in a second wavelength range that is of longer wavelengths than the first wavelength range,
the first light-emitting portion emits light of the first color temperature by mixing light in the first wavelength range and light in the second wavelength range both emitted through the first wavelength converter,
the second light-emitting portion includes:
a light-emitting element disposed in the second mounting area and configured to emit light in the first wavelength range; and
a second wavelength converter disposed to encapsulate the light-emitting element in the second mounting area and configured to convert part of the light in the first wavelength range emitted by the light-emitting element to light in the second wavelength range, and
at least part of the second wavelength converter is thinner than the first wavelength converter in a main emission direction of light from the respective light emitting elements, the main emission direction being perpendicular to the respective mounting areas of the substrate, and
the second wavelength converter emits light of the second color temperature by mixing light in the first wavelength range and light in the second wavelength range both emitted through the second wavelength converter.
8. The light-emitting device according to claim 7, wherein
the thickness of the second wavelength converter in the main emission direction is gradually decreased toward a location away from the first wavelength converter.
9. The light-emitting device according to claim 2, wherein
the first light-emitting portion includes at least one first light-emitting element disposed in the first mounting area and configured to emit light of the first color temperature, and
the second light-emitting portion includes at least one second light-emitting element disposed in the second mounting area and configured to emit light of the second color temperature.
10. An illumination system comprising:
the light-emitting device of claim 1; and
a light-distribution unit configured to distribute light emitted from the light-emitting device to a target area.
11. The illumination system according to claim 10, wherein
the light-distribution unit includes:
a reflector plate configured to reflect light from the light-emitting device toward the target area; and
a lens configured to collect light reflected by the reflector plate.
12. An illumination system comprising:
the light-emitting device of claim 1; and
a power supply unit configured to supply power to cause the first light-emitting portion and the second light-emitting portion to emit light.
13. The illumination system according to claim 12, wherein
the power supply unit includes:
a first power supply circuit configured to supply power to the first light-emitting portion; and
a second power supply circuit configured to supply power to the second light-emitting portion.
14. An on-vehicle headlamp, comprising
the illumination system of claim 10.
15. An illumination system comprising:
a first light-emitting device configured to emit light of a first color temperature to irradiate a first irradiation area of a target; and
a second light-emitting device configured to emit light of a second color temperature to irradiate a second irradiation area of the target, the second color temperature being higher than the first color temperature, and the second irradiation area partially overlapping the first irradiation area and including at least part of a region surrounding the first irradiation area.