# US 10,120,122 B2 · Planar lighting device with external connection section

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- Number: US 10,120,122 B2
- Document ID: US10120122B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/804,338
- Filed: 2017-11-06
- Published: 2018-05-31
- Granted: 2018-11-06
- Earliest claimed: 2016-11-30
- Assignees: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
- Applicants: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
- Inventors: Takashi Edamitsu; Makoto Furuta
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10120122B2

## CPC

- G02B 6/0083: {Details of electrical connections of light sources to drivers, circuit boards, or the like}
- H01R 12/71: for rigid printing circuits or like structures
- G02B 6/0068: {Arrangements of plural sources, e.g. multi-colour light sources}
- G02B 6/009: {of the light source in the package (G02B6/0021 takes precedence)}
- G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS

## Abstract

A planar lighting device includes: a board that includes a strip-shaped section, and an external connection section, which protrudes from the central part of the strip-shaped section in a lateral direction of the strip-shaped section, and that is provided with an installation surface; and light source units that are provided with a plurality of light sources connected in series, that are each provided with a first electrode and a second electrode on both end sides, and that are arranged side by side on the installation surface at the strip-shaped section of the board in a longitudinal direction. Furthermore, the single external connection section is provided for the light source units, and the first electrodes in all the light source units, related to the single external connection section, are located farther from the external connection section than the second electrodes in the light source units.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A planar lighting device comprising:
a board that includes a strip-shaped section, which has a strip shape, and an external connection section, which protrudes from a central part of the strip-shaped section in a lateral direction of the strip-shaped section, and that is provided with an installation surface, which is one principal surface, and a wiring surface, which is a surface at an opposite side of the installation surface;
a plurality of light source units that are provided with a plurality of light sources connected in series, that are each provided with a first electrode and a second electrode on both end sides thereof, and that are arranged side by side on the installation surface at the strip-shaped section of the board in a longitudinal direction of the strip-shaped section, an emission surface of the light source being opposed to a side surface of a light guide plate;
first wiring that is provided on the wiring surface of the board and that is commonly connected between the external connection section and the first electrode; and
second wiring that is provided on the wiring surface of the board and that is connected between the external connection section and the second electrode, wherein
the single external connection section is provided for the light source units, and
the first electrodes in all the light source units, related to the single external connection section, are located farther from the external connection section than the second electrodes of the light source units.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The planar lighting device according to claim 1, wherein
the second wiring is provided, and
the second wiring is individually connected between the external connection section and the second electrodes.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The planar lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the first wiring extends from the external connection section to a position adjacent to a long side of the strip-shaped section at an opposite side of a long side where the external connection section is provided, via an interval between the second electrodes of the light source units in pair, which are adjacent to the external connection section.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The planar lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the second electrodes of the light source units in pair, which are adjacent to the external connection section, are provided on an opposing area that is opposed to the external connection section at the strip-shaped section of the board.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The planar lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the three or more light source units are provided for the single external connection section.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The planar lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the first electrode is a positive electrode, and the second electrode is a negative electrode.