Vehicle mini lamp
First Claim
1. A vehicle lamp, comprising:
- a generally cylindrically-shaped housing having an outer surface, an inner surface, a top surface, a bottom surface, and with an axial bore therethrough, said axial bore forming a top opening and a bottom opening;
a lens disposed on said top surface of said housing;
a circuit board disposed within said axial bore of said housing, said circuit board having a top surface, a bottom surface, and electrical circuitry disposed thereon;
at least one LED mounted on and electrically connected to said circuit board, forming a first electrical connection;
a resistor disposed on and in electrical contact with said circuit board, forming a second electrical connection;
a cable containing a first cable wire and a second cable wire, said cable passing through said bottom opening of said housing, and said first cable wire and said second cable wire in electrical contact with said circuit board, forming a third electrical connection and a fourth electrical connection; and
a potting compound disposed within said axial bore of said housing, wherein said potting compound covers said first electrical connection, said second electrical connection, said third electrical connection, and said fourth electrical connection.
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Abstract
The present invention is a small vehicle lamp comprised of: a generally cylindrically-shaped housing with an axial bore therethrough and forming a top opening and a bottom opening; a lens disposed on the top surface of the housing; a circuit board within the axial bore of the housing; at least one LED mounted on and electrically connected to the circuit board; a resistor disposed on the circuit board; a first cable wire and a second cable wire passing through the bottom opening of the housing and in electrical contact with the circuit board; and an potting compound disposed within the housing bore, in which the epoxy covers the resistor and circuit board and at least partially covers the LED and the cable wires. The lamp is configured such that it has a low profile and can be part of a system in which a plurality of the lamps are used on a vehicle.
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Citations
89 Claims
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1. A vehicle lamp, comprising:
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a generally cylindrically-shaped housing having an outer surface, an inner surface, a top surface, a bottom surface, and with an axial bore therethrough, said axial bore forming a top opening and a bottom opening;
a lens disposed on said top surface of said housing;
a circuit board disposed within said axial bore of said housing, said circuit board having a top surface, a bottom surface, and electrical circuitry disposed thereon;
at least one LED mounted on and electrically connected to said circuit board, forming a first electrical connection;
a resistor disposed on and in electrical contact with said circuit board, forming a second electrical connection;
a cable containing a first cable wire and a second cable wire, said cable passing through said bottom opening of said housing, and said first cable wire and said second cable wire in electrical contact with said circuit board, forming a third electrical connection and a fourth electrical connection; and
a potting compound disposed within said axial bore of said housing, wherein said potting compound covers said first electrical connection, said second electrical connection, said third electrical connection, and said fourth electrical connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A device comprising:
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a generally cylindrically-shaped housing having an outer surface, an inner surface, a top surface, a bottom surface, and with an axial bore therethrough, said axial bore forming a top opening and a bottom opening;
a lens disposed on said top surface of said housing;
a circuit board disposed within said axial bore of said housing, said circuit board having a top surface, a bottom surface, and electrical circuitry disposed thereon;
at least one LED mounted on and electrically connected to said circuit board, forming a first electrical connection;
a resistor disposed on and in electrical contact with said circuit board, forming a second electrical connection;
a first cable wire and a second cable wire contained within a cable, said first cable wire and said second cable wire passing through said bottom opening of said housing and in electrical contact with said circuit board, forming a third electrical connection and a fourth electrical connection;
a flange disposed substantially around said housing and comprised of a recess adapted to receive said lens and create a flush meeting therebetween, said flange adapted to permanently or non-permanently secure said vehicle lamp to a mounting structure. a cable seal, said cable seal disposed on said cable within said housing and creating a sealed chamber within said housing; and
a potting compound disposed within said sealed chamber within said housing, wherein said potting compound covers said first electrical connection, said second electrical connection, said third electrical connection and said fourth electrical connection. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A lamp comprising:
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a generally cylindrically-shaped housing having an outer surface, an inner surface, a top surface, a bottom surface, and with an axial bore therethrough, said axial bore forming a top opening and a bottom opening;
a lens disposed on said top surface of said housing;
a circuit board disposed within said axial bore of said housing, said circuit board having a top surface, a bottom surface, electrical circuitry disposed thereon, a plurality of throughholes, each of said plurality of throughholes plated with an electrically conductive material to allow electrical continuity between said electrical circuitry on said top surface and said electrical circuitry on said bottom surface of said circuit board;
at least one LED mounted on and electrically connected to said circuit board, forming a first electrical connection;
a resistor disposed on and in electrically connected to said bottom surface of said circuit board, forming a second electrical connection;
a first cable wire and a second cable wire disposed within a cable, said first cable wire and said second cable wire passing through said bottom opening of said housing, each passing through one of said throughholes of said circuit board and electrically connected to said top surface of circuit board and forming a third electrical connection and a fourth electrical connection;
a cable seal, said cable seal disposed on said cable within said housing and creating a sealed chamber within said housing; and
a potting compound disposed substantially throughout said sealed chamber within said housing, wherein said potting compound covers said resistor, said circuit board, said first electrical connection between said at least one LED and said circuit board, said first cable wire at said third electrical connection and said second cable wire at said fourth electrical connection, and at least partially covers said at least one LED. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A lamp system comprising:
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a plurality of vehicle lamps, each of said plurality of vehicle lamps comprised of;
a generally cylindrically-shaped housing having an outer surface, an inner surface, a top surface, a bottom surface, and with an axial bore therethrough, said axial bore forming a top opening and a bottom opening;
a lens disposed on said top surface of said housing;
a circuit board disposed within said axial bore of said housing, said circuit board having a top surface, a bottom surface, and electrical circuitry disposed thereon;
at least one LED mounted on and electrically connected to said circuit board, forming a first electrical connection;
a resistor disposed on and in electrical contact with said circuit board, forming a second electrical connection;
a cable seal creating a sealed chamber within said housing, said cable seal containing a first cable wire and a second cable wire, said cable seal, said first cable wire, and said second cable wire passing through said bottom opening of said housing, and said first cable wire and said second cable wire in electrical contact with said circuit board, forming a third electrical connection and a fourth electrical connection;
a potting compound disposed within said sealed chamber of said housing, wherein said potting compound covers said first electrical connection, said second electrical connection, said third electrical connection, and said fourth electrical connection; and
a flange disposed substantially around said housing and comprised of a recess adapted to receive said lens and create a flush meeting therebetween, said flange adapted to permanently or non-permanently secure said vehicle lamp to said mounting structure;
a mounting structure comprised of a top surface and a plurality of apertures, each of said plurality of apertures adapted to receive one of said plurality of vehicle lamps, wherein each of said plurality of vehicle lamps is mounted to said mounting structure; and
a splitter assembly, wherein each of said plurality of vehicle lamps is interconnected to a light source via said splitter assembly, said splitter assembly comprised of a connector wire connected to a power source, said connector wire comprised of a third cable wire and a fourth cable wire, a splitter housing, a plurality of cables, each of said plurality of cables containing said first cable wire and said second cable wire, and a plurality of splices within said housing, wherein a first of said plurality of splices connects said third cable wire of said connector wire to said first cable wire of each of said plurality of cables and a second of said plurality of splices connects said fourth cable wire of said connector wire to said second cable wire of each of said plurality of said cables, such that each of said plurality of vehicle lamps operates parallel to one another. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
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78. A method for assembling a vehicle mini lamp comprising the steps of:
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affixing a plurality of electrical components to a circuit board, said circuit board having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein said circuit board is comprised of a plurality of traces disposed on said top surface and said bottom surface, and said electrical components are selected from a group of components comprised of a resistor, a plurality of cable wires, and at least one LED, each of said electrical components electrically interconnected via said traces;
positioning said electrical components and said circuit board within a housing, wherein said housing is comprised of an inner surface, an outer surface, a top surface, a bottom surface, and an axial bore therethrough, said axial bore forming a top opening and a bottom opening;
applying a potting compound within said axial bore of said housing, wherein said potting compound fully encases said resistor, at least a portion of said cable wires, said circuit board, and at least a portion of said at least one LED, such that a dome of said at least one LED is not encased by said potting compound;
allowing said potting compound to cure; and
affixing a lens to said housing. - View Dependent Claims (79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89)
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