Two part surface mount led strip connector and led assembly
AssigneeAVX Corporation
InventorPeter BISHOP
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Abstract
An LED light assembly includes a plurality of LED printed circuit boards (PCB), with each LED PCB having at least one LED bulb and electrical connector pads configured at each opposite end of the boards. A two-component surface mount electrical connector is configured to connect one end of a first LED PCB to an end of a second said LED PCB such that the first and second LED PCBs are electrically connected end-to-end. The connected LED PCBs may be configured in a light tube that includes connector end caps for mounting the light tube in a light fixture.
Claims21
1-25. (canceled)
A light emitting diode (LED) light assembly comprising:
- a first printed circuit board (PCB) including:
- a first LED bulb;
- a first electrically-conductive pad positioned at an end of the first PCB;
- and
- a socket component positioned at the end of the first PCB, wherein the socket component includes:
- an insulative body having a recess formed therein;
- and
- a first electrical contact having a first section formed adjacent a surface of the first PCB and electrically connected to the first electrically-conductive pad and a second section extending within the recess;
- and
- a second PCB coupled to the first PCB, wherein the second PCB includes:
- a second LED bulb;
- a second electrically-conductive pad positioned at an end of the second PCB;
- and
- a plug component positioned at the end of the second PCB, wherein the plug component includes:
- a plug member extending outward from the end of the second PCB;
- and
- a second electrical contact having a first section formed adjacent a surface of the second PCB and electrically connected to the second electrically-conductive pad and a second section positioned on a surface of the plug member.
A lighting apparatus comprising:
- a light tube having a first end cap at a first end and a second end cap at a second end opposite the first end;
- a first printed circuit board (PCB) enclosed within the light tube, the first PCB including:
- a first LED bulb;
- a first electrically-conductive pad positioned at an end of the first PCB;
- and
- a socket component positioned at the end of the first PCB, wherein the socket component includes:
- an insulative body having a recess formed therein;
- and
- a first electrical contact having a first section formed adjacent a surface of the first PCB and electrically connected to the first electrically-conductive pad and a second section extending within the recess;
- and
- a second PCB enclosed within the light tube and coupled to the first PCB in an end-to-end configuration, wherein the second PCB includes:
- a second LED bulb;
- a second electrically-conductive pad positioned at an end of the second PCB;
- and
- a plug component positioned at the end of the second PCB, wherein the plug component includes:
- a plug member extending outward from the end of the second PCB;
- and
- a second electrical contact having a first section formed adjacent a surface of the second PCB and electrically connected to the second electrically-conductive pad and a second section positioned on a surface of the plug member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.