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US 2014/0111982 A1Published application
Tape-on retrofit leds for fluorescent troffers
AssigneeGE Lighting Solutions, LLC
InventorGlenn Howard KUENZLER
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Abstract
The present embodiments relate to a method and an apparatus to remove a fluorescent tube from a fixture and affix an adhesive side of a LED tape to a troffer of the fixture. The LED tape is electrically connected to the fixture.
Claims16
A light emitting assembly comprising:
- an elongated housing comprising at least one metallic section;
- and
- a light emitting apparatus adhesively mounted to said at least one metallic section of the housing, the apparatus comprising:
- a substrate flexibly adhered to the elongated housing, said substrate comprising a first side and comprising a second side comprising an adhesive layer, and a plurality of light emitting diodes electrically coupled to the first side of the substrate.
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A method of retrofitting a fluorescent fixture comprising:
- affixing an adhesive side of a LED tape to a metallic section of the fixture;
- and
- electrically connecting the LED tape to the fixture.
A light emitting apparatus comprising
- a plurality of light emitting diodes;
- a flexible substrate comprising a first side and a second side comprising an adhesive layer, the plurality of light emitting diodes electrically coupled to the first side of the flexible substrate, where the flexible substrate comprises:
- a solder mask disposed between the plurality of light emitting diodes and a copper layer;
- and
- a dielectric layer comprising a thermal conductivity of at least 3.0 W/m-K, the dielectric layer disposed between the copper layer and the adhesive layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.