Esd protection for dynamic lighting
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, James J. Surman, Cornel Lewis Gardner, Steven J. Antilla, Daniel Weckstein
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Abstract
A lighting assembly including a circuit is disclosed. The circuit is configured to be disposed in a panel defining a cavity forming an opening. The circuit includes a light source in communication with a controller and an exposed conductive portion conductively connected to an isolation terminal. The exposed conductive portion is oriented proximate the opening and provides a path for an electrical discharge to protect the light source from the electrical discharge.
Claims20
A lighting assembly comprising a circuit configured to be disposed in a panel defining a cavity forming an opening, the circuit comprising:
- a light source in communication with a controller;
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- an exposed conductive portion conductively connected to an isolation terminal, wherein the exposed conductive portion is oriented proximate the opening providing a path for an electrical discharge to protect the light source from the electrical discharge.
A lighting apparatus comprising:
- a circuit comprising:
- a plurality of light sources proximate a first edge portion;
- an exposed grounded conductor proximate a second edge portion;
- a controller in communication with each of the plurality of light sources,
- wherein the circuit is configured to be disposed in a panel defining an elongated trough, the exposed grounded conductor oriented proximate an opening formed by the trough to isolate the circuit from ESD.
A circuit assembly comprising:
- a plurality of light sources proximate a first edge portion, each light source in communication with a controller;
- an exposed conductive portion connected to an isolation terminal extending proximate a second edge portion, wherein the circuit assembly is configured to be disposed in a trough comprising an opening proximate the second edge portion such that an ESD is directed away from the plurality of light sources.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.