LED semiconductor lighting system
First Claim
1. A lighting apparatus for illuminating vehicle interiors and powered by a source of electrical power provided by the vehicle, said lighting apparatus comprising:
- a light tube with an interior space and having at least one circuit board channel,a circuit board installed in the circuit board channel with said circuit board having a top side and a bottom side with either of said sides supporting a circuit trace forming a circuit connection,a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted on the circuit board in electrical contact with the circuit tracea plurality of current limiting resistors mounted on the circuit board in electrical contact with the circuit trace and in series with said light emitting diodes, anda dimming module having a voltage regulator electrically connected to the vehicle source of electrical power, and having a feedback circuit connected to the voltage regulator and to the circuit trace on the circuit board whereby illumination intensity of the light emitting diodes can be varied.
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Abstract
An LED semiconductor lighting system that comprises a lighting apparatus for illuminating vehicle interiors and powered by a source of electrical power provided by or on the vehicle. The lighting apparatus comprises a light tube with an interior space and has a plurality of light emitting diodes and current limiting resistors contained within such interior space of the light tube. The illumination intensity of the light emitting diodes is controlled by a dimming module in electrical contact with the LEDs and electrically connected to the vehicle source of power. An alternative embodiment of the lighting apparatus includes a flexible light tube.
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22 Claims
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1. A lighting apparatus for illuminating vehicle interiors and powered by a source of electrical power provided by the vehicle, said lighting apparatus comprising:
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a light tube with an interior space and having at least one circuit board channel, a circuit board installed in the circuit board channel with said circuit board having a top side and a bottom side with either of said sides supporting a circuit trace forming a circuit connection, a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted on the circuit board in electrical contact with the circuit trace a plurality of current limiting resistors mounted on the circuit board in electrical contact with the circuit trace and in series with said light emitting diodes, and a dimming module having a voltage regulator electrically connected to the vehicle source of electrical power, and having a feedback circuit connected to the voltage regulator and to the circuit trace on the circuit board whereby illumination intensity of the light emitting diodes can be varied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A lighting apparatus for illuminating vehicle interiors and powered by a source of electrical power provided on the vehicle, said lighting apparatus comprising:
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a light tube with an interior space, a plurality of circuit boards contained within the interior space and electrically interconnected, with each circuit board having a circuit trace thereon, a least one light emitting diode mounted on each circuit board in electrical contact with the circuit trace a plurality of current limiting resistors selectively mounted on the circuit boards in electrical contact with the circuit trace and in series with said light emitting diodes, and a dimming module having a voltage regulator electrically connected to the vehicle source of electrical power, and having a feedback circuit connected to the voltage regulator and to the circuit trace on the circuit board whereby illumination intensity of the light emitting diodes can be varied. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A lighting apparatus for illuminating vehicle interiors and powered by a source of electrical power provided on the vehicle, said lighting apparatus comprising:
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a light tube with an interior space, a plurality of light emitting diodes electrically interconnected and contained within said interior space, a plurality of current limiting resistors selectively electrically interconnected with said diodes and contained within said interior space, and a dimming module in electrical contact with the diodes and resistors in said tube and with the vehicle source of electrical power, wherein illumination intensity of the light emitting diodes can be varied, a dimming module in electrical contact with the light emitting diodes and resistors in said tube, said dimming module having a voltage regulator electrically connected with the vehicle source of electrical power, and having a feedback circuit connected to the voltage regulator and to the light emitting diodes whereby illumination intensity of the light emitting diodes can be varied. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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