Multiple resin over-mold for printed circuit board electronics and light guide
OwnerRon G. Gipson, Bhanumurthy Veeragandham +1inventors
InventorsRon G. Gipson, Bhanumurthy Veeragandham, Indraneel Page
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Abstract
A laminated light guide and component carrier includes a polymeric material body having a first face. A light emitting diode is positioned on the first face. A connector is positioned on the first face. A through aperture is created in the body positioned proximate to the light emitting diode. A light guide of a light transmissive polymeric material is overmolded onto the light emitting diode and fills the through aperture and covers substantially all of the first face positioned outside of the space envelope containing the connector.
Claims20
A laminated light guide and component carrier, comprising:
- a body having a first face;
- a light emitting diode positioned on the first face;
- first electrical traces printed on the first face with the light emitting diode connected to the first electrical traces;
- a connector positioned on the first face also connected to the first electrical traces;
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- a light guide of a light transmissive polymeric material overmolded onto the light emitting diode and covering substantially all of the first face positioned outside of the space envelope containing the connector.
A laminated light guide and component carrier, comprising:
- a polymeric material body having a first face;
- a light emitting diode positioned on the first face;
- a connector positioned on the first face;
- a through aperture created in the body positioned proximate to the light emitting diode;
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- a light guide of a light transmissive polymeric material overmolded onto the light emitting diode and filling the through aperture and covering substantially all of the first face positioned outside of the space envelope containing the connector.
A laminated light guide and component carrier, comprising:
- a polymeric material body having a first face and an oppositely directed second face;
- multiple light emitting diodes positioned on the first face;
- a connector positioned on the first face;
- multiple individual through apertures created in the body each positioned proximate to one of the light emitting diodes;
- a light guide of a light transmissive polymeric material overmolded onto at least all of the light emitting diodes and filling each of the multiple individual through apertures, the light transmissive polymeric material covering substantially all of the first face except the space envelope containing the connector;
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- a polymeric substantially opaque film applied to the second face, wherein light generated by any of the light emitting diodes is blocked from passing through the opaque film except at individual locations of multiple indicia defining light transmissive portions of the opaque film each individually aligned with one of the through apertures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.