LED unit with interlocking legs
AssigneeFoxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorChin-Long Ku
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Abstract
An LED unit includes a plurality of LEDs, each of which includes a base, an LED die mounted on the base, a pair of leads penetrating the base to electrically connect with the LED die, a plurality of legs extending radially from a periphery of the base, a plurality of cutouts defined in the base and an encapsulant enveloping the LED die. The pair of leads of each LED are joined to corresponding leads of adjacent LEDs to realize electrical connections of the LEDs, while the legs of each LED are fitted into corresponding cutouts of the bases of adjacent LEDs to realize mechanical connections of the LEDs.
Claims20
An LED unit comprising:
- a plurality of LEDs each comprising:
- a chassis;
- an LED die mounted on the chassis;
- a first electrical lead and a second electrical lead secured to the chassis to be in electrical connection with the LED die;
- and
- an encapsulant encapsulating the LED die;
- wherein the first electrical lead of the each of the plurality of LEDs is coupled to the second electrical lead of an adjacent one of the plurality of LEDs to thereby electrically connect the plurality of LEDs, and the chassis of the each of the plurality of LEDs is directly coupled to the chassis of the adjacent one of the plurality of LEDs to thereby mechanically connect the plurality of LEDs.
An LED unit comprising:
- a plurality of LEDs each comprising:
- an LED die;
- a member enveloping the LED die;
- a pair of leads secured in the member, each of the pair of leads electrically connecting with the LED die, and coupling to a corresponding one of the pair of leads of an adjacent LED;
- and
- a plurality of legs extending from the member, wherein each of the plurality of legs has a locking portion fixed into an adjacent member.
An LED unit comprising:
- a plurality of LEDs interlocking with each other, each LED comprising:
- a base having outwardly projecting legs and defining cutouts therein;
- an LED die mounted on the base;
- electrode leads extending horizontally in the base for electrically connecting with the LED die to supply a power to the LED die;
- and
- an encapuslant encapsulating the LED die therein;
- wherein the legs of one of the LEDs are fittingly snapped in corresponding cutouts of neighboring LEDs whereby the LEDs are interlocked together to form the LED unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.