LED interconnect assembly
AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorCharles Raymond Gingrich, III
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Abstract
A light-emitting device assembly which can be used in many applications has a contact carrier, at least one light-emitting device, a heat sink and at least one securing member. The contact carrier has a light-emitting device receiving region and resilient contacts which are provided proximate to the light-emitting device receiving region. The at least one light-emitting device has leads which extend therefrom to mechanically and electrically engage the resilient contacts. The heat sink is thermally coupled to the at least one light-emitting device. The at least one securing member extends through the contact carrier and into the heat sink to releasably retain the contact carrier and the at least one light-emitting device in position relative to each other and relative to the heat sink.
Claims19
A light-emitting device assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a contact carrier having a light-emitting device receiving region and resilient contacts provided proximate to the light-emitting device receiving region;
- a light-emitting device, the light-emitting device having leads which extend therefrom, the leads mechanically and electrically engaging the resilient contacts;
- a heat sink thermally coupled to the light-emitting device, the heat sink drawing heat away from the light-emitting device to maintain the light-emitting device at a proper operating temperature;
- a cover extending over the contact carrier and the light-emitting device, the cover having an opening which aligns with the light-emitting device, the opening having a sidewall, at least one portion of the sidewall having resiliency;
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- a securing member integral with the cover, the securing member extending through the contact carrier and into the heat sink to releasably retain the contact carrier and the light-emitting device in position relative to each other and relative to the heat sink;
- whereby as the cover is latched to the heat sink, the at least one portion of the sidewall resiliently cooperates with the light-emitting device to maintain the light-emitting device in position.
A light-emitting diode assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a contact carrier having a light-emitting diode receiving region and resilient contacts provided proximate to the light-emitting diode receiving region, the light-emitting diode receiving region having a heat sink engagement area;
- a light-emitting diode, the light-emitting diode having leads which extend therefrom, the leads mechanically and electrically engaging the resilient contacts;
- a heat sink extending into the heat sink engagement area and thermally coupled to the light-emitting diode, the heat sink drawing heat away from the light-emitting diode to maintain the light-emitting diode at a proper operating temperature;
- a cover extending over the contact carrier and the light-emitting diode, the cover having an opening which aligns with the light-emitting diode, the opening having a sidewall, the sidewall having at least one section having resiliency;
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- a securing member, the securing member extending through the contact carrier and into the heat sink to releasably retain the contact carrier and the light-emitting diode in position relative to each other and relative to the heat sink;
- whereby as the cover is latched to the heat sink, the at least one section of the sidewall resiliently cooperates with the light-emitting diode to maintain the light-emitting diode in position.
A light-emitting diode assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a molded interconnect device having a light-emitting diode receiving region and resilient contacts provided proximate to the light-emitting diode receiving region, the light-emitting diode receiving region having a heat sink engagement area;
- a light-emitting diode, the light-emitting diode having leads which extend therefrom, the leads mechanically and electrically engaging the resilient contacts;
- a heat sink extending into the heat sink engagement area and thermally coupled to the light-emitting diode;
- a cover extending over the molded interconnect device and the light-emitting diode, the cover having an opening which aligns with the light-emitting diode, the opening having a resilient sidewall;
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- a securing member, the securing member extending through the molded interconnect device and into the heat sink to releasably retain the molded interconnect device and the light-emitting diode in position relative to each other and relative to the heat sink;
- whereby as the cover is latched to the heat sink, the sidewall resiliently cooperates with the light-emitting diode to maintain the light-emitting diode in position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.