Stackable led modules

• US 6,851,837 B2
• Filed: 12/04/2002
• Issued: 02/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: OSRAM Sylvania Inc. (Ams-Osram AG)
• Original Assignee: OSRAM Sylvania Inc. (Ams-Osram AG)
• Inventors: Tessnow, Thomas, Albright, Kim M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Husar, Stephen
• Assistant Examiner(s): PAYNE, SHARON E
• Application Number:
  US10/309,966
• Publication Number:
  US 20040109315A1
• Time in Patent Office: 797 Days
• Field of Search: 362/362, 362/800, 362/226, 362/249, 362/373, 362/391, 257/676, 439/110, 439/115, 439/114
• US Class Current: 362/362
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 2/005 of modular construction
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/28 rigid, e.g. LED bars
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/35 with direct electrical contact between the supporting element and electric conductors running along the guiding element
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/0284 Details of three-dimensional rigid printed circuit boards H05K1/119 takes precedence; shaping of the substrate H05K3/0014
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/147 at least one of the printed circuits being bent or folded, e.g. by using a flexible printed circuit H05K1/148 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/189 characterised by the use of a flexible or folded printed circuit H05K3/326 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/048 Second PCB mounted on first PCB by inserting in window or holes of the first PCB
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10106 Light emitting diode [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/80 Light emitting diode

Abstract

A solid-state lighting system (10) has a carrier (12 or 12a) having at least two electrically conductive traces (14, 16) thereon; and at least one module (18) carrying at least one solid-state light source (20) mounted with the carrier. The module (18) has electrical conductors (22, 24) in contact with the electrically conductive traces (14, 16) on the carrier. The carrier (12 or 12a) is elongated and the at least one module (18) has a horizontal aperture (26) therethrough with the electrical conductors (22, 24) extending at least into the aperture. The module (18) is slidably mounted upon the carrier (12 or 12a) with the carrier penetrating the horizontal aperture (26) and the electrical conductors (22, 24) in engagement with the electrical traces (14, 16).

Claims

1. A solid-state lighting system comprising:

a carrier having at least two electrically conductive traces thereon; and

at least one module carrying at least one solid-state light source mounted with said carrier, said module having electrical conductors in contact with said electrically conductive traces on said carrier wherein said carrier is elongated and said at least one module has a horizontal aperture therethrough with said electrical condutors extending at least into said aperture;

said module being slidably mounted upon said carrier with said carrier penetrating said horizontal aperture and said electrical conductors in engagement with said electrical traces.

2. The solid-state lighting system of claim 1 wherein said module has a planar surface on which a portion of said electrical conductors are positioned.

3. The solid-state lighting system of claim 2 wherein said module has two sides depending from said planar surface at an angle less than 90 °

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4. The solid-state lighting system of claim 3 wherein said two sides carry a second portion of said electrical conductors.

5. The solid-state lighting system of claim 4 wherein each of said second portions of said electrical conductors carries a solid-state light source.

6. The solid-state lighting system of claim 1, wherein said carrier comprises an elongated bar of thermally conductive material having at least two electrically conductive traces thereon.

7. The solid-state lighting system of claim 6 wherein said thermally conductive material is aluminum and said at least two electrically conductive traces are electrically insulated therefrom.

8. The solid-state lighting system.