Expandable LED array interconnect
First Claim
1. A light emitting device, comprising:
- a substrate shaped to have a top surface and a plurality of edges;
an input terminal disposed on said top surface to be accessible from a plurality of the edges of said substrate;
an output terminal disposed on said top surface and to be accessible from a plurality of the edges of said substrate; and
at least one lighting element mounted to said top surface of said substrate and connected between said input terminal and said output terminal.
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Abstract
A light emitting device that can function as an array element in an expandable array of such devices. The light emitting device comprises a substrate that has a top surface and a plurality of edges. Input and output terminals are mounted to the top surface of the substrate. Both terminals comprise a plurality of contact pads disposed proximate to the edges of the substrate, allowing for easy access to both terminals from multiple edges of the substrate. A lighting element is mounted to the top surface of the substrate. The lighting element is connected between the input and output terminals. The contact pads provide multiple access points to the terminals which allow for greater flexibility in design when the devices are used as array elements in an expandable array.
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23 Claims
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1. A light emitting device, comprising:
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a substrate shaped to have a top surface and a plurality of edges; an input terminal disposed on said top surface to be accessible from a plurality of the edges of said substrate; an output terminal disposed on said top surface and to be accessible from a plurality of the edges of said substrate; and at least one lighting element mounted to said top surface of said substrate and connected between said input terminal and said output terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An LED array element, comprising:
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a substrate shaped as a regular hexagon having six edges and a top surface; an input terminal disposed on said top surface of said substrate to be accessible from three of said substrate edges; an output terminal disposed on said top surface of said substrate to be accessible from three of said substrate edges opposite said input terminal; and at least one LED mounted to said top surface of said substrate and connected between said input terminal and said output terminal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An expandable LED array, comprising:
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a plurality of LED array elements arranged in an expandable tiling on a surface, each of said LED array elements having at least one LED, each of said LED array elements having an input terminal with multiple contact pads and an output terminal with multiple contact pads; and a network of conductors connected to provide power to said plurality of LED array elements. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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