Method and arrangement for affixing LED on circuit board with lighting at both sides thereof

• US 20040233667A1
• Filed: 05/22/2003
• Published: 11/25/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Allen Yen Chung Hsu
• Original Assignee: Allen Yen Chung Hsu
• Inventors: Hsu, Allen Yen Chung
• Granted Patent: US 6,926,425 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/249
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/33 being semiconductor devices, e.g. diodes
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/182 associated with components mounted in the printed circuit board, e.g. insert mounted components [IMC]
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10037 Printed or non-printed battery
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10106 Light emitting diode [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/80 Light emitting diode

Abstract

A LED-circuit board affixing arrangement includes a circuit board and a LED affixed thereon. The circuit board has a first side, an opposed second side having a circuitry provide thereon, and a positioning hole formed on the circuit board. The LED includes an illuminating body having a head portion and a tail portion, and two legs extended therefrom to electrically connect to the circuitry, wherein the illuminating body is inserted into the positioning hole to hold the illuminating body on the board body at a position that the head portion is protruded from the first side of the circuit board and the tail portion is protruded from the second side of the circuit board. Therefore, the illuminating body of the LED is capable for producing lights throughout the head and tail portions thereof to provide a consequent light effect at the first and second sides of the circuit board.

Claims

1. A LED-circuit board affixing arrangement, comprising:

a circuit board comprising a board body having a first side, an opposed second side, and at least a positioning hole formed thereon to communicate said first side with the second side, and a circuitry provided on said second side of said board body;

a LED comprising an illuminating body having a head portion and a tail portion, and two legs extended from said tail portion of said illuminating body to electrically connect to said circuitry, wherein said illuminating body is fittingly inserted into said positioning hole so as to hold said illuminating body on said board body at a position that said head portion of said illuminating body is protruded from said first side of said circuit board and said tail portion of said illuminating body is protruded from said second side of said circuit board; and

a power source unit electrically connected to said circuitry in such a manner that said illuminating body of the LED is capable for producing lights throughout said head and tail portions thereof so as to provide a consequent light effect at said first and second sides of said circuit board.

2. The LED-circuit board affixing arrangement, as recited in claim 1, wherein said circuit board further has two retaining holes spacedly formed on said board body at a position adjacent to said positioning hole, wherein said legs of said LED are inserted into said retaining holes respectively so as to securely mount said LED on said circuit board.

3. The LED-circuit board affixing arrangement, as recited in claim 2, wherein said retaining holes are formed on said board body at a position along said circuitry such that when said legs of said LED are inserted into said retaining holes respectively, said LED are electrically connected to said circuitry.

4. The LED-circuit board affixing arrangement, as recited in claim 2, wherein said legs of said LED are bent to insert into said retaining holes respectively, so as to further securely retain said LED on said circuit board.

5. The LED-circuit board affixing arrangement, as recited in claim 3, wherein said legs of said LED are bent to insert into said retaining holes respectively, so as to further securely retain said LED on said circuit board.

6. The LED-circuit board affixing arrangement, as recited in claim 2, wherein said positioning hole is a through hole formed on said board body at a position apart from said circuitry to hold said illuminating body of said LED in position.

7. The LED-circuit board affixing arrangement, as recited in claim 3, wherein said positioning hole is a through hole formed on said board body at a position apart from said circuitry to hold said illuminating body of said LED in position.

8. The LED-circuit board affixing arrangement, as recited in claim 5, wherein said positioning hole is a through hole formed on said board body at a position apart from said circuitry to hold said illuminating body of said LED in position.

9. The LED-circuit board affixing arrangement, as recited in claim 1, wherein said power source unit has at least a though hole formed on said board body and comprises a power source holder mounted on said board body through said through hole for receiving a replaceable battery, so as to electrically connect to said LED through said circuitry.

10. The LED-circuit board affixing arrangement, as recited in claim 5, wherein said power source unit has at least a though hole formed on said board body and comprises a power source holder mounted on said board body through said through hole for receiving a replaceable battery, so as to electrically connect to said LED through said circuitry.

11. The LED-circuit board affixing arrangement, as recited in claim 8, wherein said power source unit has at least a though hole formed on said board body and comprises a power source holder mounted on said board body through said through hole for receiving a replaceable battery, so as to electrically connect to said LED through said circuitry.

12. The LED-circuit board affixing arrangement, as recited in claim 9, wherein said through hole of said power source unit is formed on said board body at a position along said circuitry such that said power source holder is electrically contacted with said circuitry for electrically connecting said replaceable battery therewith.

13. The LED-circuit board affixing arrangement, as recited in claim 10, wherein said through hole of said power source unit is formed on said board body at a position along said circuitry such that said power source holder is electrically contacted with said circuitry for electrically connecting said replaceable battery therewith.

14. The LED-circuit board affixing arrangement, as recited in claim 11, wherein said through hole of said power source unit is formed on said board body at a position along said circuitry such that said power source holder is electrically contacted with said circuitry for electrically connecting said replaceable battery therewith.

15. A method of affixing a LED on a circuit board, comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a positioning hole on said circuit board;

(b) fittingly inserting an illuminating body of said LED into said position hole to hold said LED on said circuit board so as to define a head portion of said illuminating body protruding from a first side of said circuit board and a tail portion of said illuminating body protruding from an opposed second side of said circuit board; and

(c) electrically connecting two legs of said LED to a circuitry provided on said second side of said circuit board in such a manner that said illuminating body of said LED is capable for producing lights throughout said head and tail portions thereof so as to provide a consequent light effect at said first and second sides of said circuit board.

16. The method, as recited in claim 15, in step (c), further comprising the step of:

(c.1) respectively inserting said legs of said LED into two retaining holes spacedly formed on said circuit board at a position adjacent to said positioning hole; and

(c.2) soldering said legs of said LED on said circuit board so as to electrically connect said LED with said circuitry thereof.

17. The method, as recited in claim 16, wherein said retaining holes are formed on said circuit board at a position along said circuitry such that when said legs of said LED are inserted into said retaining holes respectively, said LED are electrically connected to said circuitry.

18. The method, as recited in claim 16, wherein, in step (c.1), said legs of said LED are bent to insert into said retaining holes respectively, so as to further securely retain said LED on said circuit board.

19. The method, as recited in claim 17, wherein, in step (c.1), said legs of said LED are bent to insert into said retaining holes respectively, so as to further securely retain said LED on said circuit board.

20. The method, as recited in claim 16, wherein said positioning hole is a through hole formed on said board body at a position apart from said circuitry to hold said illuminating body of said LED in position.

21. The method, as recited in claim 19, wherein said positioning hole is a through hole formed on said board body at a position apart from said circuitry to hold said illuminating body of said LED in position.