US 10,295,156 B2 · Illuminating device and methods for making the same

Abstract

An illuminating device includes an insulative housing, at least two electrodes and a light source. The insulative housing has opposite front and rear surfaces and is formed with at least two through holes. Each of the through holes is defined by a hole wall and penetrates the front and rear surfaces. Each of the electrodes includes a first conductive segment formed proximate the front surface, a second conductive segment formed proximate the rear surface, and a connecting segment formed inside a respective one of the through holes and interconnecting electrically the first and second conductive segments. The light source is disposed on the front surface and includes first and second connecting terminals each being electrically coupled to the first conductive segment of a corresponding one of the electrodes.

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Dependent claims

An illuminating device, comprising:

an insulative housing including at least substantially oppositely disposed front and rear surfaces and at least two spaced-apart through holes, each of the through holes being defined by a hole wall and penetrating the front and rear surfaces;
and
at least two electrodes, each electrode having at least an end formed proximate the front surface and another end formed proximate the rear surface, the end and the another end electrically connected via a respective one of the through holes,
wherein the end and the another end are formed from at least a layered active metal layer part formed on and extending from the hole wall of the respective one of the through holes to a portion of each of the front and rear surfaces, and a first layered metal part formed on the layered active metal layer part and extending through the respective one of the through holes.

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A method for making an illuminating device, the method comprising:

providing an insulative housing including at least substantially oppositely disposed front and rear surfaces and at least two spaced-apart through holes, each of the through holes being defined by a hole wall and penetrating the front and rear surfaces;
forming a pair of layered active metal parts, wherein the layered active metal parts are respectively formed on the hole walls of the through holes and extend from the hole walls to a portion of each of the front and rear surfaces;
and
forming a pair of first layered metal parts respectively on the layered active metal parts, the first layered metal parts respectively extending through the through holes,
wherein at least the layered active metal parts respectively cooperate with the first layered metal parts to constitute two electrodes, each electrode including a first end formed proximate the front surface and a second end formed proximate the rear surface, the first end and the second end electrically interconnected via a respective one of the through holes.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Illuminating device and methods for making the same

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