CONDUCTING WALLPAPER

• US 20090219712A1
• Filed: 04/26/2007
• Published: 09/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
• Inventors: Bertram, Dietrich, Verjans, Conrad Wilhelmus Adriaan
• Application Number:
  US12/299,648
• Publication Number:
  US 20090219712A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/147
• CPC Class Codes: D21H 27/20 Flexible structures being applied by the user, e.g. wallpaper printed wallpapers B41M3/18; paperhanging B44C7/00; pregummed wallpaper C09J7/21
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/67 insulation penetrating terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 25/142 Their counterparts
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 25/147 Low voltage devices, i.e. safe to touch live conductors
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/2406 having needles or pins
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 9/0003 Shielded walls, floors, ceilings, e.g. wallpaper, wall panel, electro-conductive plaster, concrete, cement, mortar

Abstract

A wallpaper (1) for contacting an electrical device (2), which is attachable to a wall (3), preferably attachable to any kind of room walls or ceiling or flooring of a building, whereas the wallpaper (1) comprises a plurality of conductive stripes (4), and whereas the electrical device (2) features contact pins (5) in order to contact the conductive stripes (4), characterised in that the conductive stripes (4) feature a certain stripe pitch (6) and the pins (5) feature a certain pin pitch (7), whereas different conductive stripes (4) feature different voltages in order to match the contact voltage of the contact pins (5) due to the contacting of different conductive stripes (4) basing on the certain pitches (6, 7) by placing the electrical device (2) in different positions.

Claims

1. A wallpaper for contacting an organic light emitting diode comprising one or more contact pins having a predetermined pin pitch and attachable to a wall, the wallpaper comprising a plurality of conductive stripes having a predetermined stripe pitch wherein at least some of the conductive stripes feature different voltages in order to match the contact voltage of the contact pins due to contacting of different conductive stripes depending on positioning of the organic light emitting diode.

2. The wallpaper of claim 1, wherein the conductive stripes are sandwiched between the wall and the wallpaper for providing an electrical insulation of the conductive stripes.

3. The wallpaper of claim 1, wherein the conductive stripes feature discrete voltage levels.

4. The wallpaper of claim 3, wherein the voltage levels of the conductive stripes are divisible by 1.

5. The wallpaper of claim 1, wherein the conductive stripes comprise a metallic conductive material selected from the group consisting of:

copper, aluminium, silver, gold and steel.

14. The wallpaper of claim 3, wherein the voltage levels of the conductive stripes are divisible by 2.

15. The wallpaper of claim 3, wherein the voltage levels of the conductive stripes are divisible by 3.

16. The wallpaper of claim 3, wherein the voltage levels of the conductive stripes are divisible by 6.

6. (canceled)

7. A lighting system comprising (i) an electrical device attachable to a wall, the electrical device comprising organic light emitting diode comprising one or more contact pins having a predetermined pin pitch, and (ii) a wallpaper arranged on the wall and comprising a plurality of conductive stripes, arranged in a parallel formation relative to each other, the conductive stripes having a predetermined stripe pitch, wherein at least some of the conductive stripes feature different voltages in order to match the contact voltage of the contact pins due to contacting of different conductive stripes depending on positioning of the electrical device.

9. The lighting system of claim 7, wherein the contact pins are arranged on a face of the electrical device abutting the wall.

10. The lighting system of claim 7 wherein the electrical device further comprises a double-side adhesive foam.

11. The lighting system of claim 7 wherein the pins sharpened ends for piercing through the conductive stripes when the electrical device is being attached to the wall.

8. (canceled)

12. The lighting system of 7 wherein the pins are spring loaded in order to be pressed onto the surface of the conductive stripes.

13. (canceled)