# US 9,518,706 B2 · Linear LED light module > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,518,706 B2 - Document ID: US9518706B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/256,344 - Filed: 2014-04-18 - Published: 2014-08-14 - Granted: 2016-12-13 - Earliest claimed: 2009-11-12 - Assignees: Cooper Technologies Company - Applicants: Chun Wah Chan; Anthony James Carney; Jerold Alan Tickner - Inventors: Chun Wah Chan; Anthony James Carney; Jerold Alan Tickner - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9518706B2 ## CPC - F21K 9/20: Light sources comprising attachment means - F21S 2/005: {of modular construction} - F21S 4/20: with light sources held by or within elongate supports - F21S 4/28: rigid, e.g. LED bars - F21V 15/013: {the housing being an extrusion} - F21V 19/003: {Fastening of light source holders, e.g. of circuit boards or substrates holding light sources} - F21V 23/06: the elements being coupling devices {, e.g. connectors} - F21V 17/164: {the parts being subjected to bending, e.g. snap joints} - F21V 21/088: Clips; Clamps - F21V 21/096: Magnetic devices - F21V 21/30: Pivoted housings or frames - F21V 29/51: using condensation or evaporation of a fluid, e.g. heat pipes - F21Y 2103/10: comprising a linear array of point-like light-generating elements - F21Y 2113/13: comprising an assembly of point-like light sources - F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED] - F21K: NON-ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES USING LUMINESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES USING ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES USING CHARGES OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL; LIGHT SOURCES USING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AS LIGHT-GENERATING ELEMENTS; LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - F21Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED ## Abstract A linear light emitting diode (“LED”) light fixture includes LED modules that interface with one another to provide a substantially continuous array of LED's. This continuous array allows for substantially uniform light output from the LED light fixture. The LED modules can interface with one another via one or more connectors, which allow two or more LED modules to be electrically and mechanically coupled together. The connectors may be disposed beneath the LED's so that the connectors are not visible when the LED modules are coupled together. The connectors may be disposed along opposite ends of the modules to allow for end-to-end configurations of the modules and/or along side ends of the modules to allow for angled or curved configurations of the modules. The LED modules can be powered via one or more wires, magnets, or clips, which are coupled to a power source. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A light emitting diode (“LED”) assembly, comprising: a first LED module comprising: a first plurality of LEDs; and a first substrate upon which the first plurality of LEDs are disposed, wherein the first substrate comprises a first wire receiver disposed at a distal end of the first substrate; a second LED module coupled to the first LED module, wherein the second LED module comprises: a second plurality of LEDs; and a second substrate upon which the second plurality of LEDs are disposed, wherein the second substrate comprises a second wire receiver disposed at a proximal end of the second substrate; an electrically conductive first wire having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first wire is removably coupled to the first wire receiver of the first LED module, and wherein the second end of the first wire is removably coupled to the second wire receiver of the second LED module; a member upon which the first LED module and the second LED module are disposed; a mounting plate comprising a first opening and a second opening; and at least one spring clip coupled to the mounting plate and the member, wherein the at least one spring clip extends through the first opening in the mounting plate, and wherein the at least one spring clip comprises first opposing ends that engage the member. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The LED assembly of claim 1, further comprising: a third LED module coupled to the first LED module, wherein the third LED module comprises: a third plurality of LEDs; and a third substrate upon which the third plurality of LEDs are disposed, wherein the third substrate comprises a third wire receiver disposed on the distal end of the third substrate; and an electrically conductive second wire having a third end and a fourth end, wherein the first substrate further comprises a fourth wire receiver disposed on a proximal end of the first substrate, wherein the third end of the second wire is removably coupled to the third wire receiver of the third LED module, and wherein the fourth end of the second wire is removably coupled to the fourth wire receiver of the first LED module. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The LED assembly of claim 1, wherein the first connector receiver and the second connector receiver are disposed substantially orthogonally with respect to one another. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The LED assembly of claim 1, wherein the first connector receiver is disposed along a surface beneath the first plurality of LEDs. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The LED assembly of claim 1, wherein the first connector receiver is not visible when the distal end of the first LED module and the proximal end of the second LED module abut against each other. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The LED assembly of claim 1, wherein the first wire receiver of the first LED module extends from a top side of the first LED module. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The LED assembly of claim 1, wherein the distal end and a proximal end of the first substrate are longitudinal ends of the first substrate. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The LED assembly of claim 1, wherein the first wire receiver of the first substrate and the second wire receiver of the second substrate are also mechanically coupled to each other when the first LED module and the second LED module abut against each other. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The LED assembly of claim 1, further comprising: a member onto which the first LED module is mounted, wherein the member comprises at least one longitudinal side to which at least one end of at least one spring clip engages. ### Claim 10 A light emitting diode (“LED”) assembly, comprising: a mounting plate comprising at least one opening; a LED module, wherein the LED module comprises: a plurality of LEDs; and a substrate upon which the plurality of LEDs are disposed, wherein the substrate comprises a connector receiver disposed at a distal end of the substrate; a member disposed on the mounting plate and upon which the substrate of the LED module is disposed; and a spring clip coupled to the member and the mounting plate, wherein the spring clip extends through the opening in the mounting plate, and wherein the spring clip comprises opposing ends that engage the member. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The LED assembly of claim 10, wherein the spring clip comprises at least one snap-in feature that secures the spring clip to the mounting plate. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The LED assembly of claim 11, wherein the spring clip creates a physical separation between the member and the mounting plate. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The LED assembly of claim 10, wherein power is supplied to the LED module using the spring clip. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The LED assembly of claim 1, wherein the first LED module and the second LED module are positioned relative to each other to appear as a continuous array of LEDs. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The LED assembly of claim 1, wherein the first wire receiver is a wire terminal block.