LED Interconnection Integrated Connector Holder Package
First Claim
1. An LED package holder for holding and electrically connecting an LED package, the holder comprising:
- a housing having a center opening defined therein;
a connector shroud, the connector shroud having a cavity for receiving a connector operable to supply power to the LED package;
a plurality of contact features, each contact feature being retained by the housing and having an inner contact and an outer contact, the inner contact being configured to engage and contact LED electric terminals of an LED package received within the center opening, the outer contact extending into the cavity of the connector shroud and being configured to engage connector terminals when a connector is inserted into the connector shroud.
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Abstract
Disclosed is an LED package holder for retaining and electrically connecting an LED package. The LED package holder includes a housing configured to hold an LED package and has at least one center opening defined therein. A connector shroud is integrally formed with the housing and has a cavity for receiving a connector operable to supply power to the LED package. Two contact features are retained by the housing, and each contact feature has an inner contact and an outer contact. Each inner contact engages an LED electric terminal of the LED package. Each outer contact extends into the connector shroud so as to engage connector terminals when a connector is inserted into the connector shroud.
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20 Claims
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1. An LED package holder for holding and electrically connecting an LED package, the holder comprising:
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a housing having a center opening defined therein; a connector shroud, the connector shroud having a cavity for receiving a connector operable to supply power to the LED package; a plurality of contact features, each contact feature being retained by the housing and having an inner contact and an outer contact, the inner contact being configured to engage and contact LED electric terminals of an LED package received within the center opening, the outer contact extending into the cavity of the connector shroud and being configured to engage connector terminals when a connector is inserted into the connector shroud. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An LED lighting package comprising:
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at least one LED package having electric terminals; an LED package holder comprising; a housing having at least one center opening defined therein, the LED package being disposed in the center opening; a connector shroud, the connector shroud defining a cavity for receiving a connector operable to supply power to the at least one LED package; and a plurality of contact features, each contact feature being retained by the housing, each contact feature having an inner contact and an outer contact, the inner contact engaging and contacting an electric terminal of the at least one LED package, the outer contact extending into the cavity of the connector shroud and being configured to contact connector terminals when a connector is inserted into the connector shroud. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for manufacturing LED package holders, the method comprising:
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forming a plurality of contact feature sets from a continuous reel, the contact feature sets being connected to each other and including an inner contact and an outer contact; injection molding a plurality of housings, each housing being injection molded over at least one contact feature set of the plurality of contact feature sets, each housing being injection molded so as to have a center opening defined therein; and injection molding a connector shroud having a cavity defined thereby, the outer contacts of at least one contact feature set extending into the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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