Power board and plug-in lighting module
First Claim
1. A lighting apparatus comprising:
- a) a lighting module including one or more connector elements, each of the one or more connector elements having two or more electrical contact portions, the lighting module including one or more light-emitting elements electrically and operatively connected to the two or more electrical contact portions; and
b) a multi layer power board having a sandwiched compound structure, said multi layer power board including two or more electrically conductive layers separated by one or more electrically insulative layer, said multi-layer power board including an electrically insulative layer on both a top and a bottom thereof, said multi-layer board adapted for providing electrical power to the lighting module;
whereby upon penetration of said one or more connector elements into the multi-layer power board, each of the two or more electrical contact portions of each of the one or more connector elements form an electrical connection with one of the two or more electrically conductive layers;
wherein the one or more connector elements are configured as a heat pipe or a thermosyphon, said one or more light-emitting elements being thermally coupled to the one or more connector elements.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a modular panel lighting apparatus comprising a multi layer power board and one or more lighting modules. The power board is a compound structure of one or more electrically conductive layers which are separated by one or more electrically insulating layers. The power board is configured to receive one or more lighting modules and can provide electrical, mechanical and thermal function adequate to meet a desired functionality of the lighting apparatus. A lighting module comprises one or more light-emitting elements operatively attached to a connector element that has one or more electrical contact portions. By inserting the connector element into the power board, the lighting module can be mounted anywhere on the face of the power board. When appropriately inserted into the power board, the one or more electrical contact portions of the connector element can establish selective electrical contact with the conductive layers of the power board and can secure the lighting module in place.
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19 Claims
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1. A lighting apparatus comprising:
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a) a lighting module including one or more connector elements, each of the one or more connector elements having two or more electrical contact portions, the lighting module including one or more light-emitting elements electrically and operatively connected to the two or more electrical contact portions; and b) a multi layer power board having a sandwiched compound structure, said multi layer power board including two or more electrically conductive layers separated by one or more electrically insulative layer, said multi-layer power board including an electrically insulative layer on both a top and a bottom thereof, said multi-layer board adapted for providing electrical power to the lighting module; whereby upon penetration of said one or more connector elements into the multi-layer power board, each of the two or more electrical contact portions of each of the one or more connector elements form an electrical connection with one of the two or more electrically conductive layers; wherein the one or more connector elements are configured as a heat pipe or a thermosyphon, said one or more light-emitting elements being thermally coupled to the one or more connector elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A lighting apparatus comprising:
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a) a lighting module including two or more connector elements, each of the two or more connector elements having one or more electrical contact portions, the lighting module including one or more light-emitting elements electrically and operatively connected to the two or more connector elements; and b) a multi layer power board having a sandwiched compound structure, said multi layer power board including two or more electrically conductive layers separated by one or more electrically insulative layer, said multi-layer power board including an electrically insulative layer on both a top and a bottom thereof, said multi-layer board adapted for providing electrical power to the lighting module; whereby upon penetration of said two or more connector elements into the multi-layer power board, the one or more electrical contact portions of each of the two or more connector elements form an electrical connection with one of the two or more electrically conductive layers; wherein at least one of the two or more connector elements is configured as a heat pipe or a thermosyphon, said one or more light-emitting elements being thermally coupled to the at least one of the two or more connector elements. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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