Modular LED circuit board

• US 20030223210A1
• Filed: 06/03/2002
• Published: 12/04/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yoon Chin
• Original Assignee: Yoon Chin
• Inventors: Chin, Yoon
• Application Number:
  US10/171,488
• Publication Number:
  US 20030223210A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/806
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/0286 Programmable, customizable or modifiable circuits by programmable non-printed jumper connections H05K3/222
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/18 Printed circuits structurally associated with non-printed electric components H05K1/0201, H05K1/023, H05K1/0243, and H05K1/16 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/0909 Preformed cutting or breaking line
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/09972 Partitioned, e.g. portions of a PCB dedicated to different functions; Boundary lines therefore; Portions of a PCB being processed separately or differently
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10106 Light emitting diode [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 3/0052 Depaneling, i.e. dividing a panel into circuit boards; Working of the edges of circuit boards

Abstract

A modular LED circuit board consisting of a circuit board being frangible along a first and second set of intersecting fragmentation lines, the fragmentation lines dividing the circuit board into a plurality of sections. A plurality of LEDs are mounted to the circuit board, at least one LED being mounted to each section, each section having a sub-circuit operatively coupled to the LED, each sub-circuit having a positive and negative lead. The sub-circuits of adjacent sections are operatively coupled together by frangible leads.

Claims

1. A modular LED circuit board comprising:

a) a circuit board being frangible along a first and second set of intersecting fragmentation lines, the fragmentation lines dividing the circuit board into a plurality of modules,

b) a plurality of LEDs mounted to the circuit board, at least one LED being mounted to each module.

2. A modular LED circuit board as defined in claim 1 wherein each module has a sub-circuit operatively coupled to the LED, each sub-circuit having a positive and negative terminal.

3. A modular LED circuit board as defined in claim 2 wherein the sub-circuits of adjacent modules are operatively coupled together by frangible leads.

4. A modular LED circuit board as defined in claim 3 wherein the sub-circuits are interlinked to form a common circuit having a common positive terminal and a common negative terminal, the common positive terminal consisting of any positive terminal of the sub-circuits and the common negative terminal consisting of any negative terminal of the sub-circuits.

5. A modular LED circuit board as defined in claim 3 wherein the sub-circuits are operatively coupled together in parallel.

6. A modular LED circuit board as defined in claim 1 wherein the first and second fragmentation lines are perpendicularly oriented to each other.

7. A modular LED circuit board as defined in claim 6 wherein the modules are substantially rectangular.

8. A modular LED circuit board as defined in claim 1 wherein the sub-circuits are operatively coupled to each other by frangible leads to form a larger circuit, the larger circuit coupling each LED on the circuit board to all of the positive leads and all of the negative leads.

9. A modular LED circuit board as defined in claim 1 wherein the circuit board is frangible along the fragmentation lines to form at least two board fragments, each board fragment having at least one module, the modules of each board fragment being operatively coupled to each other to form an LED circuit.

10. A modular LED circuit board as defined in claim 1 wherein each module is provided with a mounting aperture.

11. A modular LED circuit board comprising:

a) a circuit board being frangible along a first and second set of intersecting fragmentation lines, the fragmentation lines dividing the circuit board into a plurality of modules,

b) a plurality of LEDs mounted to the circuit board, at least one LED being mounted to each module,

c) the LED'"'"'s being operatively coupled together in a circuit, the circuit having a plurality of frangible leads passing between the modules.

12. A modular LED circuit board as defined in claim 11 wherein each module has a positive and negative terminal.

13. A modular LED circuit board as defined in claim 12 wherein each module has opposite sides and opposite ends, each module having four pairs of positive and negative terminals one pair of terminals positioned adjacent each side and end of the module.

14. A modular LED circuit board as defined in claim 11 wherein the frangible leads cross the fragmentation lines.

15. A modular LED circuit board as defined in claim 11 wherein each module has a mounting aperture.

21. A modular LED circuit board as defined in claim 11 wherein the circuit board has a plurality of mounting apertures positioned along at least one set of fragmentation lines.

22. A modular LED circuit board as defined in claim 21 wherein the circuit board has two series of mounting apertures, each set of apertures positioned along a set of fragmentation lines.

16. A modular LED circuit board comprising a circuit board being frangible along a first and second set of intersecting fragmentation lines, the fragmentation lines dividing the circuit board into a plurality of four sided modules, at least one LED being mounted to each module, the LED'"'"'s being operatively coupled together in a circuit, the circuit having a plurality of frangible leads crossing the fragmentation lines between the modules, each module having at least one positive and one negative terminal.

17. A modular LED circuit board as defined in claim 16 wherein each module has a mounting aperture.

18. A modular LED circuit board as defined in claim 16 wherein each module has a pair of negative and positive terminals positioned adjacent each of its sides.

19. A modular LED circuit board as defined in claim 17 wherein each module has two LED'"'"'s, one LED on either side of the mounting aperture.

20. A modular LED circuit board as defined in claim 16 wherein the circuit is a parallel electrical circuit.