All-in-one LED assembly, string assembly and method

• US 20070183153A1
• Filed: 02/09/2006
• Published: 08/09/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jing Yu
• Original Assignee: Jing Yu
• Inventors: Yu, Jing
• Application Number:
  US11/350,343
• Publication Number:
  US 20070183153A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/249.160
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/10 with light sources attached to loose electric cables, e.g. Christmas tree lights
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 17/06 the fastening being onto or by the lampholder
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 19/0005 of sources having contact pins, wires or blades, e.g. pinch sealed lamp F21V19/001 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 3/00 Globes; Bowls; Cover glasses with refracting properties F21V5/00; with reflecting properties F21V7/00; characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/506
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2121/00 Use or application of lighting devices or systems for decorative purposes, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/506 assembled by snap action of the parts
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 33/09 for baseless lamp bulb

Abstract

The invention presents a new practical LED assembly and LED string assembly. The invented LED package includes an LED, a lamp cover, a lamp holder, wire connections, and a plug. The LED with its electrical connections is inserted and positioned in the lamp cover/lamp holder subassembly. The bottom opening of the lamp holder and the exit path of the wires are sealed by a plug. Compared to the conventional LED string manufacture procedures using injection modeling, the new assembly uses discrete components that make the LED assembly components standardized and replaceable, and dramatically reduce production cost and improve manufacture efficiency. Because the new assembly structure is tightly attached and hence discouraging any unauthorized removal of the expensive LED lamps from the strings.

Claims

1. A new LED string lamp packaging assembly structure and design, comprising a lamp cover, a lamp holder fitted with the lamp cover, an LED diode body with pins connected to electric wires and fitted in the lamp holder and a plug around the wires and placed to seal the bottom opening of the lamp holder.

3. The LED string lamp packaging assembly structure of claim 1, wherein said LED lamp cover, lamp holder and body of the LED diode are tightly attached as a quasi single piece construction.

4. The LED string lamp packaging assembly structure of claim 1, wherein said LED diode is positioned in the lamp cover/lamp holder sub-assembly by way of a securing clip.

5. The LED string lamp packaging assembly structure of claim 1, wherein said plug is epoxy.

6. The LED string lamp packaging assembly structure of claim 1, wherein the plug is made of an elastic material.

7. The LED string lamp packaging assembly structure of claim 6, wherein said the size of the elastic plug is larger than the size of the bottom opening of the lamp holder.

8. The LED string lamp packaging assembly structure of claim 1, wherein said lamp holder is made of an elastic material and the plug is larger than the size of the bottom opening of the lamp holder.

9. The LED string lamp packaging assembly structure of claim 1, wherein said LED pins are connected to the electrical wires by soldering.

10. The LED string lamp packaging assembly structure of claim 1, wherein said LED pins are connected to the electrical wires by mechanical means.

11. The LED string lamp packaging assembly structure of claim 1, wherein the LED pins and their respective wires are insulated from each other.

12. The LED string lamp packaging assembly structure of claim 1, wherein said the lamp cover can be round.

13. The LED string lamp packaging assembly structure of claim 1, wherein said lamp cover can be of a polygonal shape.

14. The LED string lamp packaging assembly structure of claim 1, wherein said the LED light string may be connected to other LED light strings in parallel.

15. The LED string lamp packaging assembly structure of claim 1, wherein said the LED string can be used in low voltage circuits.

16. The LED string lamp packaging assembly structure of claim 1, wherein said the LED string can be powered by DC current.

17. The LED string lamp packaging assembly structure of claim 1, wherein said the LED string can work with an AC power supply.

18. The LED string lamp packaging assembly structure of claim 1, wherein said the wires may be entering the lamp holder through passageways in the plug.

19. The LED string lamp packaging assembly structure of claim 1, wherein said the wires may be entering the lamp holder through passageways around the plug.

20. The LED string lamp packaging assembly structure of claim 1, wherein said the wires may be entering the lamp holder through passageways between the plug and lamp holder.

2. A method of assembling an LED string lamp packaging assembly, wherein it is assembled through the following steps:

the lamp cover is fitted with the top opening of the lamp holder, the LED diode pins are electrically connected to the electric wires, the body of the LED is positioned in the lamp holder, and the plug is placed around the wires and seals the bottom opening of the lamp holder.