LAMP WITH FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT BOARD

• US 20160223181A1
• Filed: 02/02/2016
• Published: 08/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amico Clinical Solutions Corporation (Amico Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Varun Chandan, Wayne Benson
• Inventors: BENSON, Wayne, CHANDAN, Varun
• Granted Patent: US 9,816,670 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/00 Light sources using semiconductor devices as light-generating elements, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED] or lasers
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/20 Lighting for medical use
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2107/50 on planar substrates or supports, but arranged in different planes or with differing orientation, e.g. on plate-shaped supports with steps on which light-generating elements are mounted
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2107/70 on flexible or deformable supports or substrates, e.g. for changing the light source into a desired form
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

A lamp is disclosed with a circuit board that is manufactured from a flexible material. The lamp may find particular use in a surgical or diagnostic environment. The flexible material allows the orientation of lamp elements to allow for a custom light beam. The flexible circuit board allows for interconnection between multiple lamp elements at different angles and rotation without having individual rigid circuit boards. Furthermore, the flexible circuit board may be mounted to a back panel, wherein the back panel is configured to act as a heat sink to dissipate heat generated, in operation, by the lamp element.

Claims

1. A lamp element assembly comprising:

a back panel defining a first plane;

a flexible circuit board mounted to a first side of the back panel, a slot in the flexible circuit board defining a tab integral with the circuit board and configured to be positioned in a second plane, the second plane being distinct from the first plane; and

a light source mounted to the tab;

wherein the back panel is configured to act as a heat sink to dissipate heat generated, in operation, by the light source.

2. The lamp element assembly of claim 1 wherein the back panel comprises a metal.

3. The lamp element assembly of claim 2 wherein the metal comprises aluminum.

4. The lamp element assembly of claim 2 wherein the metal comprises steel.

5. The lamp element assembly of claim 2 wherein the metal comprises copper.

6. The lamp element assembly of claim 2 wherein the metal comprises brass.

7. The lamp element assembly of claim 2 wherein the metal comprises zinc.

8. The lamp element assembly of claim 1 wherein the light source comprises an light emitting diode.

9. The lamp element assembly of claim 1 wherein a portion of the circuit board extends beyond the back panel such that the portion of the circuit board may be folded around to rest against a second side of the back panel.

10. The lamp element assembly of claim 1 further comprising driver circuitry, wherein some of the driver circuitry is mounted to the portion of the circuit board that extends beyond the back panel.

11. A lamp comprising a plurality of lamp element assemblies as defined in claim 1.