Apparatus and method for making encapsulated linear lighting of arbitrary length
US10753596B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 21, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF21Y2115/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods for making encapsulated linear lighting are disclosed. In these methods, linear lighting is placed in a polymeric channel, and the channel is filled with a resin in order to encapsulate the linear lighting. In order to prevent leaks, the channel is dammed at both ends of the linear lighting with stoppers. The channel has interior engaging features, such as grooves or ridges, that engage with complementary features on the sidewalls of the stoppers to form a seal between the channel and the stoppers. The resin within the channel is caused or allowed to cure, and once cured, the stoppers are removed from the channel.
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