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US 2016/0113118 A1Published application
Formable light source and method of making
AssigneeOsram Sylvania Inc.
InventorsRodrigo Pereyra, Ken Grossman, Richard Speer
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a curved component of a lamp or luminaire comprising forming a sheet segment into a curved portion after forming an electrically conductive trace on the sheet segment and after placing a plurality of LEDs on the sheet segment is described. A luminaire provided by the method of manufacturing is also described herein.
Claims20
A method of manufacturing a lamp comprising:
- forming an electrically conductive trace on a sheet segment, wherein the sheet segment is a thermoformable plastic;
- placing a plurality of solid-state light sources on the sheet segment such that each of the solid-state light sources of the plurality of solid-state light sources is in electrical communication with the electrically conductive trace, wherein the plurality of solid-state light sources is a plurality of light-emitting diodes, and wherein the plurality of light-emitting diodes each comprise at least one light-emitting chip;
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- thermoforming the sheet segment into a curved portion after forming the electrically conductive trace and after placing the plurality of solid-state light sources on the sheet segment, wherein the electrically conductive trace and the plurality of solid-state light sources are located on a curved region of the curved portion.
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A luminaire consisting essentially of:
- an electrically conductive trace on a sheet segment, wherein the sheet segment is a thermoformable plastic;
- a power source electrically connected to the electrically conductive traces
- a plurality of solid-state light sources on the sheet segment such that each of the solid-state light sources of the plurality of solid-state light sources is in electrical communication with the electrically conductive trace, wherein the plurality of solid-state light sources is a plurality of light-emitting diodes, and wherein the plurality of light-emitting diodes each comprise at least one light-emitting chip;
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- the sheet segment is formed into a self-shape supporting curved portion after forming the electrically conductive trace and after placing the plurality of solid-state light sources on the sheet segment, wherein the electrically conductive trace and the plurality of solid-state light sources are located on a curved region of the curved portion.
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A method of manufacturing a curved component of a lamp or luminaire comprising:
- forming an electrically conductive trace on a sheet segment, wherein the sheet segment is a thermoformable plastic;
- placing a plurality of solid-state light sources on the sheet segment such that each of the solid-state light sources of the plurality of solid-state light sources is in electrical communication with the electrically conductive trace, wherein the plurality of solid-state light sources is a plurality of light-emitting diodes, and wherein the plurality of light-emitting diodes each comprise at least one light-emitting chip;
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- thermoforming the sheet segment into a self-shape supporting curved portion after forming the electrically conductive trace and after placing the plurality of solid-state light sources on the sheet segment, wherein the electrically conductive trace and the plurality of solid-state light sources are located on a curved region of the self-shape supporting curved portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.