Linear LED light module

US8764220B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Cooper Technologies Company · US

Inventors

• Chun Wah Chan · Peachtree City, US
• Anthony James Carney · Fayetteville, US
• Jerold Alan Tickner · Newnan, US
• Peter J Menard · Arvada, US
• Christopher Ladewig · Fayetteville, US
• Valerica Grigore · Longmont, US
• Bradley Garrett · Evergreen, US
• Travis Boyle · Denver, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 27, 2011
• Grant date: Jul 1, 2014
• Expiry date: Nov 6, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F21Y2115/10
• WIPO field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

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.