LED driver touch switch circuit
First Claim
1. A vehicular touch switch activated LED illumination circuit, the circuit comprising:
- a LED illumination source for providing vehicle illumination;
a touch switch antenna for sensing a user input for activating and deactivating the LED illumination source;
a printed circuit board;
an integrated circuit mounted to the printed circuit board for controlling the current provided to the LED illumination source, the integrated circuit in communication with the touch switch antenna for detecting the user input; and
a driver circuit mounted to the printed circuit board and electrically coupled to the LED illumination source for driving the LED illumination source, the integrated circuit including a battery voltage sensed input and a temperature sensed input for receiving sensed input signals to control a signal input to the driver circuit for variably controlling the current provided to the illumination source.
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Abstract
A vehicular touch switch activated LED illumination circuit includes a LED illumination source for providing vehicle illumination. A touch switch antenna senses a user input for activating and deactivating the LED illumination source. An integrated circuit mounted to a printed circuit board for controlling the current provided to the LED illumination source. The integrated circuit is in communication with the touch switch antenna for detecting the user input. A driver circuit is mounted to the printed circuit board and is electrically coupled to the LED illumination source for driving the LED illumination source. The integrated circuit includes a battery voltage sensed input and a temperature sensed input for receiving sensed input signals to control a signal input to the driver circuit for variably controlling the current provided to the illumination source.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicular touch switch activated LED illumination circuit, the circuit comprising:
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a LED illumination source for providing vehicle illumination; a touch switch antenna for sensing a user input for activating and deactivating the LED illumination source; a printed circuit board; an integrated circuit mounted to the printed circuit board for controlling the current provided to the LED illumination source, the integrated circuit in communication with the touch switch antenna for detecting the user input; and a driver circuit mounted to the printed circuit board and electrically coupled to the LED illumination source for driving the LED illumination source, the integrated circuit including a battery voltage sensed input and a temperature sensed input for receiving sensed input signals to control a signal input to the driver circuit for variably controlling the current provided to the illumination source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicular touch switch activated LED illumination module, the module comprising:
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a first printed circuit board; a LED illumination source mounted to the first printed circuit board for providing vehicle illumination; a touch switch antenna mounted to the first printed circuit board in spaced relation to the LED illumination source, the touch switch antenna sensing a user input for activating and deactivating the LED illumination source; a second printed circuit board; an integrated circuit mounted to the second printed circuit board for controlling the current provided to the LED illumination source, the integrated circuit in communication with the touch switch antenna for detecting the user input; and a driver circuit mounted to the second printed circuit board being electrically coupled to the LED illumination source mounted on the first printed circuit board for driving the LED illumination source; wherein the integrated circuit including a battery voltage sensed input and a temperature sensed input for receiving sensed inputs to control the signal input to the driver circuit for variably controlling the current provided to the illumination source, and wherein the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board are mounted in a module. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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