METHODS OF MAKING LAMINATED LED ARRAY AND/OR PRODUCTS INCLUDING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A method of making a window for a vehicle, the method comprising:
- providing a deformable backbone supporting a plurality of LED devices, the LED devices being connected to one another via flexible wires;
positioning the deformable backbone with the LED devices thereon between first and second glass substrates;
laminating together the first and second substrates with the deformable backbone therebetween;
wherein the backbone, when laminated between first and second substrates, has a shape selected to match an angle at which the windshield is to be disposed in the vehicle and so that the LED devices, when powered, emit light primarily in a direction parallel to a surface on which the vehicle is located.
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Abstract
In certain example embodiments, light emitting diodes (LEDs) may be disposed on a deformable and flexible backbone sheet and chained together in an array, e.g., via flexible wiggle wires. Such flexible wiggle wires may also provide an electrical connection to an external power source. An optical out-coupling layer stack (OCLS) system may help serve as an index matching layer, heat sink, étendue conserver, etc. The backbone may be formed to a shape tailored to its ultimate application. Applications may include, for example, automotive (such as Center High Mounted Stop Lamp (CHMSL) applications), lighting, signage, and/or other applications. In an example CHMSL application, the deformable sheet with the LED array thereon has a step, sinusoidal, or other shape matched to the angle and/or curvature of the glass such that the LEDs produce light primarily in a direction parallel to a surface on which a vehicle is located.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of making a window for a vehicle, the method comprising:
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providing a deformable backbone supporting a plurality of LED devices, the LED devices being connected to one another via flexible wires; positioning the deformable backbone with the LED devices thereon between first and second glass substrates; laminating together the first and second substrates with the deformable backbone therebetween; wherein the backbone, when laminated between first and second substrates, has a shape selected to match an angle at which the windshield is to be disposed in the vehicle and so that the LED devices, when powered, emit light primarily in a direction parallel to a surface on which the vehicle is located. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of making an electronic device, the method comprising:
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providing a flexible sheet supporting a plurality of a bare die LEDs, the LEDs being connected to one another via flexible wires to form an LED array, the LEDs in the array being individually addressable and powerable via remotely located control circuitry; and disposing an optical out-coupling layer stack (OCLS) system over the LEDs, the OCLS system comprising an isotropic layer matrix including an organo-metallic chelate hybrid material and a matrix core including dispersed scatterers, wherein the flexible sheet is deformed, with the LED array thereon, such that is shaped to match a desired application. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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