# US 11,029,009 B2 · Downlight apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,029,009 B2 - Document ID: US11029009B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/704,247 - Filed: 2019-12-05 - Published: 2020-04-09 - Granted: 2021-06-08 - Earliest claimed: 2017-10-11 - Assignees: Xiamen Eco Lighting Co. Ltd. - Applicants: Xiamen Eco Lighting Co. Ltd. - Inventors: Maojin Zeng - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11029009B2 ## CPC - F21V 23/005: {the substrate is supporting also the light source} - F21V 3/00: Globes; Bowls; Cover glasses (with refracting properties F21V5/00; with reflecting properties F21V7/00; characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/506) - F21V 3/04: characterised by materials, surface treatments or coatings - F21V 23/001: {the elements being electrical wires or cables} - F21V 23/06: the elements being coupling devices {, e.g. connectors} - H01R 12/58: terminals for insertion into holes - H01R 12/7005: {Guiding, mounting, polarizing or locking means; Extractors (for printed circuit boards H05K)} - H05K 1/181: associated with surface mounted components - F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED] - H01R 12/57: surface mounting terminals - H01R 12/716: {Coupling device provided on the PCB} - H05K 2201/10106: Light emitting diode [LED] - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - F21Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED ## Abstract A lighting device includes a plurality of light source circuit components, a circuit base board and an electrical connector module. Said circuit base board is used for carrying said plurality of light source circuit components. The plurality of light source circuit components are electrically connected to each other through the connecting wire of the circuit base board. The electrical connector module has a standard interface structure and an input terminal structure. Said input terminal structure has a plastic housing and a metal conductor. Said metal conductor is electrically connected to the connecting wires of said circuit base board. The standard interface structure has a standard interface and is connected to the external interface of the corresponding external conductor through a pluggable method. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A downlight apparatus, comprising: a plurality of light source circuit components; a circuit base board, for mounting said plurality of light source circuit components, said plurality of light source circuit components electrically connected; and an electrical connector module, provided with a standard interface structure and an input terminal structure, said input terminal structure provided with an insulation housing and a metal conductor, said metal conductor positioned through said insulation housing, and said metal conductor electrically connected to said circuit base board, said standard interface structure provided with a standard interface and connected to an external interface of a corresponding external conductor through a pluggable method, when said external interface connected with said standard interface, an external wire electrically connected to said metal conductor, and an external current provided to said plurality of light source circuit components, and said standard interface structure and said input terminal structure clamping said circuit base board from two sides of said circuit base board. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The downlight apparatus of claim 1, wherein said circuit base board has terminal holes, said standard interface structure and said input terminal structure are two separable components, and a connecting portion between said standard interface structure and said input terminal structure passes through said terminal holes. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The downlight apparatus of claim 2, wherein said connecting portion is a part of said standard interface structure, extending from one side of said circuit base board to the other side of said circuit base board via said terminal hole, and a part of said metal conductor inserted into said connecting portion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The downlight apparatus of claim 3, wherein said input terminal structure has a groove for receiving said connecting portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The downlight apparatus of claim 3, wherein said input terminal structure has a positioning column, correspondingly inserted into said positioning hole of said circuit base board. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The downlight apparatus of claim 3, wherein said standard interface of said standard interface structure further have two corresponding elastic guides, electrically connected with said metal conductor of said input terminal structure, and when said external interface connected to said standard interface, said elastic guide offering an elastic force to maintain said electrical connection with said corresponding wire of said external interface. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The downlight apparatus of claim 1, wherein said standard interface structure is an IDEAL female interface. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The downlight apparatus of claim 1, wherein said input terminal structure further comprises an engaging foot structure, abutted the surface of said circuit base board to maintain the stability of said input terminal structure fixed on said circuit base board. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The downlight apparatus of claim 1, wherein said input terminal structure further comprises a metal fixing component, fixed with the insulation housing of said input terminal, and fixed to said circuit base board by soldering. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The downlight apparatus of claim 1, wherein said plurality of light source circuit components comprise a LED component and a driver circuit component. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The downlight apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an outer housing, covering a metal base board and said standard interface structure, and said outer housing having an interface hole, such that said standard interface exposes a connection area through said interface hole, so that said external interface of said external wire is connected to said standard interface. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The downlight apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a lightshade, said lightshade having a transparent area such that said plurality of light source circuit components on said metal base board provide illumination to the outside through said transparent area. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The downlight apparatus of claim 1, wherein said metal conductor is a U-shaped metal strip, providing an input portion, a curved portion and an interface portion, said input portion electrically connected to said metal base board, said curved portion fixed to said insulation housing, said interface portion extended toward said standard interface for electrical connection with said external wires. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The downlight apparatus of claim 13, wherein said insulation housing of said input terminal structure is a bridge structure, provided with two legs abutting said metal base board, said curved portion of said metal strip partially straddled the top of said bridge structure. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The downlight apparatus of claim 14, wherein the input portion of said metal conductor extends from said curved portion to a position where an angle between the direction of said metal base board and the horizontal line of said metal base board is greater than 90 degrees. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The downlight apparatus of claim 15, wherein said he input portion of said metal conductor extends from said curved portion to a position where an angle between the direction of said metal base board and the horizontal line of said metal base board is from 100 to 130 degrees. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The downlight apparatus of claim 13, wherein said metal base board has a terminal hole, the interface portion of said metal conductor extended from one side of said metal base board to the other side of said metal base board through said terminal hole. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The downlight apparatus of claim 17, wherein said standard interface structure has a connecting portion, extended from one side of said circuit base board to the other side of said circuit base board via said terminal hole, and said interface portion of said metal conductor inserted into said connecting portion. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The downlight apparatus of claim 13, wherein said electrical connection terminal module is disposed in the peripheral region of said metal base board, and the LED components of said plurality of light source circuit components are disposed in the central region of said metal base board. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The downlight apparatus of claim 19, further comprises a transparent lightshade, disposed above said LED components, and said transparent lightshade having a nontransparent portion for concealing said electrical connection terminal module.