Connecting device for vehicle-mounted light source device and light source device connected thereto
First Claim
1. A light source device which is to be connected to a lighting-power supply unit of a vehicle, the light source device comprising:
- a substrate which has a light emitting diode mounted on a surface thereof and has a circuit pattern formed thereon for supplying power to the light emitting diode;
a connector having a first end connected to the circuit pattern and a second end connected to a connecting device;
a protection member disposed in a peripheral portion of the substrate and protruding above a surface of the substrate to protect at least the light emitting diode, said protection member including a protection protrusion which are formed in at least the upper, lower, left, and right side edges of the substrate to surround the light emitting diode; and
the connecting device comprising;
a plurality of connector housings, each of said connector housings having a different external shape and different electrode configuration at one end thereof, the different shapes and configurations are formed so as to conform to a shape and an electrode configuration, respectively, of a light source connecting portion of the lighting-power supply unit provided for connecting to the lighting-power supply unit;
each of said connector housings having at the other end thereof an attaching/detaching member for allowing said connector housings to be interchangeably attached to said second end of said connector; and
wherein power from the lighting-power supply unit is supplied to the substrate via the connecting device.
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Abstract
A connecting device is provided which allows easy replacement with a light source device having a light emitting diode serving as a light source at low cost and without changing a vehicle-side connection configuration and the shape of a socket for attaching a bulb-type lamp. There is also provided a light source device connected to the connecting device. A power source adapting connector has an external shape formed so as to conform to a socket for attaching conventional bulb-type lamps. The power source adapting connector includes: a connector housing which contains therein a female connector and has positive and negative electrodes on the exterior thereof; the female connector which is contained in the connector housing and is to be connected to a male connector of a light source unit; and an attaching/detaching plate which is attached to an open end portion (upper end portion) of the connector housing.
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6 Claims
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1. A light source device which is to be connected to a lighting-power supply unit of a vehicle, the light source device comprising:
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a substrate which has a light emitting diode mounted on a surface thereof and has a circuit pattern formed thereon for supplying power to the light emitting diode; a connector having a first end connected to the circuit pattern and a second end connected to a connecting device; a protection member disposed in a peripheral portion of the substrate and protruding above a surface of the substrate to protect at least the light emitting diode, said protection member including a protection protrusion which are formed in at least the upper, lower, left, and right side edges of the substrate to surround the light emitting diode; and the connecting device comprising; a plurality of connector housings, each of said connector housings having a different external shape and different electrode configuration at one end thereof, the different shapes and configurations are formed so as to conform to a shape and an electrode configuration, respectively, of a light source connecting portion of the lighting-power supply unit provided for connecting to the lighting-power supply unit; each of said connector housings having at the other end thereof an attaching/detaching member for allowing said connector housings to be interchangeably attached to said second end of said connector; and wherein power from the lighting-power supply unit is supplied to the substrate via the connecting device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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