1. A solar powered outdoor light fixture comprising:
an electrical circuit that includes a light module having at least one light emitting diode, a solar panel connected to a rechargeable battery device, a printed circuit board for distributing electrical power from said battery device to said light module; and a dimmer switch mechanism, which is electrically connected to said printed circuit board, and controls the flow of electrical power from said battery device to said light module so as to adjust the luminance of said at least one light emitting diode in said light module.
2. The solar powered outdoor light fixture as defined in claim 1, wherein the dimmer switch mechanism comprises a rotary variable resistor.
3. The solar powered outdoor light fixture as defined in claim 1, wherein the dimmer switch mechanism modulates the pulse width of electrical power provided to the at least one light emitting diode in the light module.
4. The solar powered outdoor light fixture as defined in claim 1, wherein the dimmer switch mechanism modulates the frequency of electrical power provided to the at least one light emitting diode in the light module.
5. The solar powered outdoor light fixture as defined in claim 1, wherein said electrical circuit further includes a light sensor, which prevents the flow of electrical power from the battery device to the at least one light emitting diode in the light module when said light sensor detects a predetermined level of light.
6. The solar powered outdoor light fixture as defined in claim 5, wherein the light sensor allows the flow of electrical power from the battery device to the at least one light emitting diode in the light module when said light sensor detects ambient light below a predetermined level.
7. The solar powered outdoor light fixture as defined in claim 5, wherein said light sensor is positioned to be isolated from the light module.
8. The solar powered outdoor light fixture as described in claim 7, wherein the electrical circuit is housed in a lampshade element having a bottom connected to a light diffusing lens so that the at least one light emitting diode is contained within the light diffusing lens and the solar panel and light sensor are configured on top surface of said lampshade element which is on an opposing end of the lampshade element from said bottom.
9. The solar powered outdoor light fixture as described in claim 8, wherein the dimmer switch mechanism comprises a rotary variable resistor which extends through the bottom of the lampshade element but is not contained within the light diffusing lens.
10. The solar powered outdoor light fixture as described in claim 1, wherein said solar panel is a crystalline solar panel.
11. The solar powered outdoor light fixture as described in claim 1, wherein said solar panel is an amorphous solar panel.
12. An electrical circuit for selectively controlling the luminance of a solar powered outdoor light fixture, said circuit comprising:
a rechargeable battery device;
a solar panel electrically connected to said battery device for charging said battery device;
at least one light emitting diode;
a printed circuit board for distributing electrical power from said battery device to said at least one light emitted diode;
a dimmer switch mechanism, electrically connected to said printed circuit board, which controls the flow of electrical power from said battery device to said light module
wherein said dimmer switch mechanism enables a user to manually adjust the flow of electrical power from said battery device to said at least one light emitting diode so as to adjust the luminance of said at least one light emitting diode.
13. The electrical circuit as defined in claim 12 further comprising a light sensor, which prevents the flow of electrical power from the battery device to the at least one light emitting diode when said light sensor detects a predetermined level of light.
14. The electrical circuit as defined in claim 12 wherein the dimmer switch mechanism comprises a rotary variable resistor.
15. The electrical circuit as defined in claim 12 wherein the dimmer switch mechanism modulates the pulse width of electrical power provided to the at least one light emitting diode.
16. The electrical circuit as defined in claim 12 wherein the dimmer switch mechanism modulates the frequency of electrical power provided to the at least one light emitting diode in the light module.
17. The electrical circuit as defined in claim 12 wherein said light sensor is positioned to be isolated from the at least one light emitting diode.
18. The electrical circuit as defined in claim 13 wherein the light sensor allows the flow of electrical power from the battery device to the at least one light emitting diode when said light sensor detects ambient light below a predetermined level.
19. The electrical circuit as defined in claim 12 wherein said solar panel is a crystalline solar panel.
20. The electrical circuit as defined in as described in claim 12 wherein said solar panel is an amorphous solar panel.
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 circuit board comprising:
a substrate;
one or more electronic components mounted on the substrate;
a resin portion covering the electronic components; and
a frame member surrounding the resin portion, wherein
the frame member has (i) a wall portion fixed to the resin portion, (ii) a contact portion extending outward from the wall portion and in contact with a surface of the substrate, (iii) a raised portion extending from the contact portion and being spaced from the wall portion, and (iv) a recess between the raised portion and the wall portion.
2. The circuit board according to claim 1, wherein an electrically conductive adhesive agent is applied to an upper face of the resin portion.
3. The circuit board according to claim 1 wherein the wall portion, the contact portion and the raised portion are integral parts of the frame member.
4. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a housing;
a substrate disposed inside the housing;
one or more electronic components mounted on the substrate;
a resin portion covering the electronic components; and
a frame member surrounding the resin portion, wherein
the frame member has (i) a wall portion fixed to the resin portion, (ii) a contact portion extending outward from the wall portion and in contact with a surface of the substrate, (iii) a raised portion extending from the contact portion and being spaced from the wall portion, and (iv) a recess between the raised portion and the wall portion.
5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising:
a cover having a protrusion, the protrusion configured to engage with the recess formed between the raised portion and the wall portion.
6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5 wherein the cover is a part of the housing.
7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 4 wherein an electrically conductive adhesive agent is applied to an upper face of the resin portion.
8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the wall portion, the contact portion and the raised portion are integral parts of the frame member.