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US 12,615,903 B2Granted
LED assembly
AssigneeTe Connectivity Brasil Industria De Electronicos Ltda.
InventorGustavo Bonucci
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Abstract
An LED assembly includes a receptacle connector mounted to a first end of an LED board and a plug connector mounted to a second end of the LED board. The receptacle connector includes a receptacle housing holding receptacle contacts configured to be mated with mating plug contacts of a mating plug connector on another LED board. The receptacle housing includes contact slots having top openings at the top and front openings at the front configured to receive the mating plug contacts. The plug connector includes a plug housing holding plug contacts configured to be mated with mating receptacle contacts of a mating receptacle connector on another LED board. The plug contacts have mating ends configured to be plugged into the mating receptacle contacts of the mating receptacle connector.
Claims20
An LED assembly comprising:
- an LED board extending between a front end and a rear end, the LED board having an LED element on the LED board;
- a receptacle connector mounted to the LED board at the front end, the receptacle connector including a receptacle housing holding receptacle contacts configured to be mated with mating plug contacts of a mating plug connector on another LED board, the receptacle housing having a bottom mounted to the LED board and a top opposite the bottom, the receptacle housing having a front and a rear opposite the front, the receptacle housing having a first side and a second side, the receptacle housing having receptacle contact channels therethrough that receive the corresponding receptacle contacts, the receptacle housing including contact slots associated with each of the receptacle contact channels, the contact slots having top openings at the top, the contact slots having front openings at the front, wherein the top openings are configured to receive the mating plug contacts from above during mating to mate with the receptacle contacts and wherein the front openings allow the mating plug contacts to extend from the front of the receptacle housing;
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- a plug connector mounted to the LED board at the rear end, the plug connector including a plug housing holding plug contacts configured to be mated with mating receptacle contacts of a mating receptacle connector on another LED board, the plug housing having a bottom mounted to the LED board and a top opposite the bottom, the plug housing having a front and a rear opposite the front, the front of the plug housing extending beyond the rear end of the LED board such that the plug connector is cantilevered from the LED board, the plug housing having a first side and a second side, the plug housing having plug contact channels therethrough that receive the corresponding plug contacts, the plug housing including an end wall, the plug contacts having mating ends extending forward of the end wall, the mating ends of the plug contacts located beyond the rear end of the LED board, the mating ends configured to be plugged into the mating receptacle contacts of the mating receptacle connector.
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A lighting system comprising:
- a plurality of LED assemblies electrically connected in series, each LED assembly comprising:
- an LED board extending between a front end and a rear end, the LED board having an LED element on the LED board;
- a receptacle connector mounted to the LED board at the front end, the receptacle connector including a receptacle housing holding receptacle contacts, the receptacle housing having a bottom mounted to the LED board and a top opposite the bottom, the receptacle housing having a front and a rear opposite the front, the receptacle housing having a first side and a second side, the receptacle housing having receptacle contact channels therethrough that receive the corresponding receptacle contacts, the receptacle housing including contact slots associated with each of the receptacle contact channels, the contact slots having top openings at the top, the contact slots having front openings at the front;
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- a plug connector mounted to the LED board at the rear end, the plug connector including a plug housing holding plug contacts, the plug housing having a bottom mounted to the LED board and a top opposite the bottom, the plug housing having a front and a rear opposite the front, the front of the plug housing extending beyond the rear end of the LED board such that the plug connector is cantilevered from the LED board, the plug housing having a first side and a second side, the plug housing having plug contact channels therethrough that receive the corresponding plug contacts, the plug housing including an end wall, the plug contacts having mating ends extending forward of the end wall, the mating ends of the plug contacts located beyond the rear end of the LED board;
- wherein the plurality of LED assemblies includes a first LED assembly, a second LED assembly, and a third LED assembly, wherein the second LED assembly is positioned between the first LED assembly and the second LED assembly;
- wherein the plug connector of the first LED assembly is configured to be coupled to the receptacle connector of the second LED assembly by loading the mating ends of the plug contacts of the first LED assembly into the top openings of the receptacle housing of the second LED assembly to mate with the receptacle contacts of the second LED assembly, when mated, the plug contacts extend from the end wall of the plug housing of the first LED assembly into the front openings of the receptacle housing of the second LED assembly to electrically connect with the receptacle contacts of the second LED assembly;
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- wherein the plug connector of the second LED assembly is configured to be coupled to the receptacle connector of the third LED assembly by loading the mating ends of the plug contacts of the second LED assembly into the top openings of the receptacle housing of the third LED assembly to mate with the receptacle contacts of the third LED assembly, when mated, the plug contacts extend from the end wall of the plug housing of the second LED assembly into the front openings of the receptacle housing of the third LED assembly to electrically connect with the receptacle contacts of the third LED assembly.
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