Patent ID: 8376589
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: F21S,F21V,F21W,G02B,H05B

Abstract:
1. A dimmer device, comprising: a controller for the dimmer device which controls an operation of the dimmer device including an amount of output of the dimmer device; a light source, controlled by said controller, said light source being variable in amount of light output based on an output of the controller; a movable dimmer system, in a path of an output of said light source, having a first position in the path in which the dimmer does not produce a dimming effect on light output from the light source, and a second position in which the dimmer does produce the dimming effect on light output from the light source, said controller operating to first reduce an output of the light source at a time when dimming is desired, second, after reducing the output of the light source, to move said dimmer from said first position in the path to said second position to create said dimming effect, and then after moving said dimmer system to create said dimming effect, to increase the output of the light source.