LED illumination apparatus and card-type LED illumination source
First Claim
1. A light emitting diode (LED) illumination apparatus comprising:
- a removable LED illumination source including a substrate having a front surface and a back surface, at least one LED that has been mounted on the front surface of the substrate and a feeder terminal that is arranged on the front surface of the substrate;
a thermal conductor member which contacts with the back surface of the substrate;
at least one connector to be connected to the feeder terminal by pressing the back surface of the substrate onto the thermal conductor member;
the connector removably attaching the removable LED illumination source to the LED illumination apparatus; and
a lighting drive circuit to be electrically connected to the LED illumination source by way of the connector.
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Abstract
An LED illumination apparatus according to the present invention includes at least one connector and a lighting drive circuit. The connector is connected to an insertable and removable card-type LED illumination source, which includes multiple LEDs that have been mounted on one surface of a substrate. The lighting drive circuit is electrically connected to the card-type LED illumination source by way of the connector. The card-type LED illumination source preferably includes a metal base substrate and the multiple LEDs that have been mounted on one surface of the metal base substrate. The back surface of the metal base substrate, including no LEDs thereon, thermally contacts with a portion of the illumination apparatus. A feeder terminal to be electrically connected to the connector is provided on the surface of the metal base substrate on which the LEDs are provided.
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13 Claims
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1. A light emitting diode (LED) illumination apparatus comprising:
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a removable LED illumination source including a substrate having a front surface and a back surface, at least one LED that has been mounted on the front surface of the substrate and a feeder terminal that is arranged on the front surface of the substrate; a thermal conductor member which contacts with the back surface of the substrate; at least one connector to be connected to the feeder terminal by pressing the back surface of the substrate onto the thermal conductor member;
the connector removably attaching the removable LED illumination source to the LED illumination apparatus; anda lighting drive circuit to be electrically connected to the LED illumination source by way of the connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An LED illumination source comprising:
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a substrate having a front surface and a back surface; at least one LED that has been mounted on the front surface of the substrate; and a feeder terminal that is arranged on the front surface of the substrate, wherein the feeder terminal is located at an edge of the substrate so as to get connected to a connector by being pressed by the connector from the front surface of the substrate toward the back surface thereof, the connector being designed to;
(1) receive the LED illumination source and (2) removably attach the LED illumination source to an LED illumination apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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