Modular mounting arrangement and method for light emitting diodes
First Claim
1. A lighting system comprising:
- a plurality of lighting modules adapted to be mounted on a surface of a heat conductive member, each module comprising;
a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs);
a plurality of electrically conductive contacts, each of the LEDs electrically communicating with at least one of the contacts in a manner so that the LEDs are configured in a series array between opposing first and second edges of the module; and
a dielectric layer having a first side and a second side, the contacts being connected to the first side;
wherein each of the modules further includes an adhesive layer adapted to fasten the module to a surface of a heat conductive member such that heat from the module is drawn into the heat conductive member through the adhesive, and wherein each of the modules includes a main body layer disposed between the dielectric layer and the adhesive layer.
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Abstract
A modular light emitting diode (LED) mounting configuration is provided including a light source module having a plurality of pre-packaged LEDs arranged in a serial array. The module includes a heat conductive body portion adapted to conduct heat generated by the LEDs to an adjacent heat sink. A heat conductive adhesive tape connects the LED module to the mount surface. As a result, the LEDs are able to be operated with a higher current than normally allowed. Thus, brightness and performance of the LEDs is increased without decreasing the life expectancy of the LEDs. A plurality of such LED modules can be pre-wired together in a substantially continuous fashion and provided in a dispenser, such as a roll or box. Thus, to install a plurality of such LED modules, a worker simply pulls modules from the dispenser as needed, secures the appropriate number of modules in place, and connects the assembled modules to a power source.
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29 Claims
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1. A lighting system comprising:
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a plurality of lighting modules adapted to be mounted on a surface of a heat conductive member, each module comprising;
a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs);
a plurality of electrically conductive contacts, each of the LEDs electrically communicating with at least one of the contacts in a manner so that the LEDs are configured in a series array between opposing first and second edges of the module; and
a dielectric layer having a first side and a second side, the contacts being connected to the first side;
wherein each of the modules further includes an adhesive layer adapted to fasten the module to a surface of a heat conductive member such that heat from the module is drawn into the heat conductive member through the adhesive, and wherein each of the modules includes a main body layer disposed between the dielectric layer and the adhesive layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 28, 29)
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19. A lighting system comprising:
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a plurality of lighting modules adapted to be mounted on a surface of a heat conductive member, each module comprising;
a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs);
a plurality of electrically conductive contacts, each of the LEDs electrically communicating with at least one of the contacts in a manner so that the LEDs are configured in a series array on the module; and
a dielectric layer supporting the contacts;
wherein the modules are electrically interconnected so that the series array of each module is electrically parallel to the series array of others of the modules; and
wherein the interconnected modules are arranged in a dispenser such that a selected portion of the interconnected modules may be successively dispensed from the dispenser and removed therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of mounting a plurality of lighting modules on a heat conducting surface so that heat from to modules is drawn into the heat conductive surface, comprising:
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providing a plurality of lighting modules that are successively electrically interconnected with one another, each module comprising;
a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs);
a plurality of electrically conductive contacts, each of the LEDs electrically communicating with at least one of the contacts in a manner so that the LEDs are configured in a series array; and
a dielectric layer having a first side and a second side, the contacts being connected to the first side;
wherein the series array of each module is connected in an electrically parallel fashion with the series arrays of the other modules;
providing a dispenser, the dispenser configured to contain the plurality of interconnected modules;
drawing successive modules from the dispenser; and
successively mounting the modules to the heat conductive surface using a thermally conductive tape. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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