CN210627943U

CN210627943U - Luminous cable

Info

Publication number: CN210627943U
Application number: CN201921477899.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 金旭伸
Original assignee: Energy Full Electronics Co Ltd
Current assignee: Energy Full Electronics Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-09-06
Filing date: 2019-09-06
Publication date: 2020-05-26
Anticipated expiration: 2029-09-06

Abstract

A light-emitting cable comprises an insulating outer cover, a plurality of wires and a light-emitting module. The insulating outer cover comprises a bottom part, a top part arranged opposite to the bottom part, a first side part connected with the top part and the bottom part, and a second side part arranged opposite to the first side part. The plurality of wires are arranged on the bottom of the insulating outer cover and used for transmitting signals, transmitting power or being grounded. The light emitting module is arranged on the plurality of wires and used for generating light. The luminous cable can emit dazzling light in the process of transmitting signals and power.

Description

Luminous cable

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a cable, and more particularly to a cable capable of emitting light.

Background

Electronic products increasingly attach importance to the design of the appearance, and cables used in the electronic products need to transmit signals and power, and need to be combined with optical components to generate different visual effects, so as to increase the attractiveness of the electronic products to consumers. Applications of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) can be roughly divided into a display function and an illumination function. To meet the visual requirements of modern society, LEDs are widely used in various applications. Therefore, it is one of the development directions in the industry how to integrate the LED and the cable together so that the cable can emit dazzling light in the process of transmitting signals and power.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the present invention is to provide a light-emitting cable (light-emitting flat cable) which can emit light in the process of transmitting signals and power.

The utility model provides a luminous cable, it contains an insulating outer quilt, several wires and a luminous module. The insulating outer cover comprises a bottom part, a top part arranged opposite to the bottom part, a first side part connected with the top part and the bottom part, and a second side part arranged opposite to the first side part. The plurality of wires are arranged on the bottom of the insulating outer cover and used for transmitting signals, transmitting power or being grounded. The light emitting module is arranged on the plurality of wires and used for generating light.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the insulating cover is made of a translucent material or a transparent material.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the light emitting module includes a flexible printed circuit board and a plurality of light emitting elements. The flexible printed circuit board is arranged on a plurality of the leads. Several light emitting components are arranged on the flexible printed circuit board for generating light.

According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, a lateral part leaded light strip is inlayed along its length direction to the first lateral part or the second lateral part of this insulating outer quilt for the light that this light-emitting component of conduction several sent.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, a top light guiding strip is embedded along the length direction of the top of the insulating outer cover for guiding the light emitted by the plurality of light emitting components.

According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, this top leaded light strip is connected with this lateral part leaded light strip.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of wires include signal wires, power wires and ground wires and are arranged in a row on the bottom of the insulating cover. Each wire is coated with an insulating layer.

According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, the bottom of this insulating outer quilt is inlayed and is equipped with a bottom insulating adhesive tape. A plurality of grooves are formed on one side of the bottom insulating adhesive tape for receiving at least a portion of the wires covered with the insulating layer.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the row of wires covered with the insulating layer is further covered with a protective layer to maintain the overall structure of the row of wires covered with the insulating layer.

According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, the bottom of this insulating outer quilt is inlayed and is equipped with a bottom insulating adhesive tape. At least one part of the protective layer is arranged on the bottom insulating rubber strip.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of wires includes a plurality of high speed signal wires. The high speed signal lines are arranged in a row on the bottom of the insulating jacket. Each high-speed signal line is coated with an insulating layer. The periphery of each high-speed signal line coated with the insulating layer is further coated with a metal shielding layer.

According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, several these wires still contain several power cords. The power lines are disposed on both sides of the row of high-speed signal lines. Each power line is coated with an insulating layer.

According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, several these wires still contain several earth connections. Each grounding wire is arranged in each metal shielding layer.

According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, several these wires still contain several earth connections. Each two grounding wires are respectively arranged in parallel at two opposite sides of the two high-speed signal wires coated with the insulating layers in each metal shielding layer.

According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, several these wires still contain several power cords. Each power line is coated with an insulating layer and is positioned below two adjacent grounding lines.

According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, the top of this insulating outer quilt is inlayed along its length direction and is equipped with a top insulating adhesive tape. The top insulating adhesive tape completely covers a plurality of the light-emitting components and partially covers the flexible printed circuit board.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the top insulating rubber strip is made of a translucent material or a transparent material.

According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, this top insulation adhesive tape is connected with this lateral part leaded light strip.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model discloses a luminous cable is through combining wire such as signal line and power cord with light emitting module, and can send dazzling light at the in-process of transmission signal and power, and then increases electronic product's visual effect.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is an exploded view of a light emitting cable according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a light-emitting cable according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a light emitting cable according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a luminescent cable according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a luminescent cable according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a luminescent cable according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a luminescent cable according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a luminescent cable according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a luminescent cable according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 10 is a sectional view of a luminescent cable according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a luminescent cable according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 12 is a cross-sectional view of a luminescent cable according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 13 is a cross-sectional view of a luminescent cable according to an eleventh embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 14 is a cross-sectional view of a luminescent cable according to a twelfth embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

To further understand the features and technical means of the present invention, and to achieve the specific functions and objectives, specific embodiments are illustrated, and the following drawings and figures are provided for detailed description.

The following description of the embodiments refers to the accompanying drawings for illustrating the specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. In the present invention, directional terms such as "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "top", "bottom", "horizontal", "vertical", etc. refer to directions of the attached drawings. Accordingly, the directional terms used are used for describing and understanding the present invention, and are not used for limiting the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1-3, a light emitting cable 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes an insulating outer cover 10, a plurality of wires 20, and a light emitting module 30. The insulating outer cover 10 includes a bottom 11, a top 12 opposite to the bottom 11, a first side 13 connecting the top 12 and the bottom 11, and a second side 14 opposite to the first side 13. The insulating cover 10 may be composed of a translucent or transparent insulating material. Several wires 20 are disposed on the bottom 11 of the insulating outer cover 10 for transmitting signals, transmitting power or grounding. Several of the wires 20 may include signal, power and ground wires and are arranged in a row on the bottom 11 of the insulating cover 10. A plurality of the conductive lines 20 may be composed of a conductive metal. The conductive metal may be aluminum, molybdenum, copper, chromium, silver, or a combination thereof, but is not limited thereto. Each of the conductive lines 20 may be covered with an insulating layer 21 to prevent short circuit between the conductive lines 20. The light emitting module 30 is disposed on the plurality of wires 20 for generating light. The light emitting module 30 may include a flexible printed circuit board 31, a plurality of light emitting elements 32, a plurality of electronic elements 33, and a plurality of external signal line connecting terminals 34. The flexible printed circuit board 31 is disposed on the plurality of wires 20. A plurality of the light emitting elements 32, a plurality of the electronic elements 33, and a plurality of the external signal line connecting terminals 34 are disposed on the flexible printed circuit board 31. The plurality of light emitting elements 32 are electrically connected to the plurality of electronic elements 33. The electronic components 33 are electrically connected to the external signal line connection terminals 34. The external signal line soldering portions 34 are connected to a controller (not shown) via external signal lines (not shown). The power signal and control signal generated by the controller control the color, brightness, flashing rate and switching time of the light generated by the light emitting elements 32 through the external signal lines, the external signal line connection terminals 34 and the electronic elements 33. A plurality of the light emitting elements 32 are used to generate light. Several of the light emitting elements 32 may be light emitting diodes that produce red, green, blue, white, or other colors of light. The first side 13 of the insulating outer cover 10 may be embedded with a first side light guide strip 15 along the length direction thereof. The second side 14 of the insulating outer cover 10 may be embedded with a second side light guide strip 16 along the length direction thereof. The top 12 of the insulating outer cover 10 may be embedded with a top light guide strip 17 along its length. The top light guide strip 17, the first side light guide strip 15 and/or the second side light guide strip 16 may be made of light guide materials such as glass fiber and plastic fiber, and may be connected to each other. The top light guide strip 17, the first side light guide strip 15 and the second side light guide strip 16 are used for guiding light emitted by the plurality of light emitting elements 32.

Referring to fig. 4, a light-emitting cable 200 according to a second embodiment of the present invention is different from the light-emitting cable 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention in that: the row of the wires 20 covered by the insulation layer 21 is further covered by a protection layer 22 to maintain the overall structure of the row of the wires 20 covered by the insulation layer 21. The protection layer 22 is made of an insulating material.

Referring to fig. 5, a light-emitting cable 300 according to a third embodiment of the present invention is different from the light-emitting cable 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention in that: the bottom 11 of the insulating outer quilt 10 is embedded with a bottom insulating rubber strip 18. A side of the bottom insulating rubber strip 18 is provided with a plurality of grooves 19 for receiving at least a portion of the wires 22 covered with the insulating layer 21. The bottom insulating strip 18 may be made of a translucent or transparent insulating material.

Referring to fig. 6, a light emitting cable 400 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention is different from the light emitting cable 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention in that: a bottom insulating rubber strip 18 is embedded in the bottom 11 of the insulating outer quilt 10, and at least a part of the protective layer 22 is arranged on the bottom insulating rubber strip 18. The bottom insulating strip 18 may be made of a translucent or transparent insulating material.

Referring to fig. 7, a light-emitting cable 500 according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention is different from the light-emitting cable 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention in that: the plurality of conductive wires 20 includes a plurality of high speed signal wires 23 arranged in a row on the bottom 11 of the insulating cover 10. Each high-speed signal line 23 is covered with an insulating layer 24, and a metal shielding layer 25 is further covered around each high-speed signal line 23 covered with the insulating layer 24. The metal shielding layer 25 may be made of metal foils such as aluminum foil and copper foil, and is used to prevent the high-speed signal lines 23 from being subjected to external electromagnetic interference (EMI). The plurality of conductive lines 20 may further include a plurality of power lines 26 and/or a plurality of normal signal lines 27 disposed on both sides of the row of high speed signal lines 23. Each power line 26 is coated with an insulating layer 28. Each of the common signal lines 27 is covered with an insulating layer 29.

Referring to fig. 8, a luminescent cable 600 according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention is different from the luminescent cable 500 according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention in that: the plurality of wires 20 further include a plurality of ground wires 50, and each ground wire 50 is disposed in each metal shielding layer 25.

Referring to fig. 9, a light emitting cable 700 according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention is different from the light emitting cable 500 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention in that: the plurality of wires 20 further include a plurality of ground wires 50, and each of the ground wires 50 is disposed side by side on two opposite sides of the two high-speed signal wires 23 covered with the insulating layer 24 in each of the metal shielding layers 25. The plurality of conductive lines 20 may further include a plurality of power lines 26 and/or a plurality of general signal lines 27. Each power line 26 is coated with an insulating layer 28. Each of the common signal lines 27 is covered with an insulating layer 29. Each of the power lines 26 or the general signal lines 27 may be disposed below two adjacent ground lines 50.

Please refer to fig. 10-14. In the present invention, the difference between the light emitting cable 800 of the eighth embodiment and the light emitting cable 100 of the first embodiment, the difference between the light emitting cable 900 of the ninth embodiment and the light emitting cable 200 of the second embodiment, the difference between the light emitting cable 1000 of the tenth embodiment and the light emitting cable 500 of the fifth embodiment, the difference between the light emitting cable 1100 of the eleventh embodiment and the light emitting cable 600 of the sixth embodiment, and the difference between the light emitting cable 1200 of the twelfth embodiment and the light emitting cable 700 of the seventh embodiment are as follows: the top 12 of the insulating outer cover 10 is embedded with a top insulating adhesive tape 60 along its length without the top light guiding strip 17. The top insulating tape 60 completely covers the plurality of light emitting elements 32 and partially covers the flexible printed circuit board 31. The top insulating strip 60 may be composed of a translucent material or a transparent material. The top insulating strip 60 can be connected to the first side light guide strip 15 and/or the second side light guide strip 16.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A light emitting cable, comprising:

an insulating outer cover, which comprises a bottom part, a top part arranged opposite to the bottom part, a first side part connected with the top part and the bottom part, and a second side part arranged opposite to the first side part;

a plurality of wires arranged on the bottom of the insulating outer cover and used for transmitting signals, transmitting power or grounding; and

and the light-emitting module is arranged on the plurality of wires and used for generating light rays.

2. The luminescent cable as claimed in claim 1, wherein the insulating outer cover is composed of a translucent or transparent material.

3. The illumination cable of claim 2, wherein the illumination module comprises:

a flexible printed circuit board disposed on the plurality of wires; and

several light emitting components set on the flexible printed circuit board to generate light.

4. The illumination cable of claim 3, wherein a side light guide bar is embedded along the length of the first or second side of the insulating cover for guiding the light emitted from the plurality of illumination elements.

5. The illumination cable as claimed in claim 4, wherein a top light guide strip is embedded along the length of the top of the insulating cover for guiding the light emitted from the plurality of illumination elements.

6. The illumination cable of claim 5, wherein the top light guide bar is connected to the side light guide bar.

7. The light-emitting cable according to claim 6, wherein a plurality of the wires comprise signal wires, power wires and ground wires and are arranged in a row on the bottom of the insulating sheath, and each wire is coated with an insulating layer.

8. The light-emitting cable of claim 7, wherein a bottom insulating rubber strip is embedded in the bottom of the insulating jacket, and a plurality of grooves are formed in a side surface of the bottom insulating rubber strip for receiving at least a portion of the row of insulating-coated wires.

9. The light-emitting cable of claim 7, wherein the array of insulated wires is further coated with a protective layer around the array of insulated wires to maintain the overall structure of the array of insulated wires.

10. The illumination cable as claimed in claim 9, wherein a bottom insulating tape is embedded in a bottom of the insulating outer cover, and at least a portion of the protective layer is disposed on the bottom insulating tape.

11. The illuminated cable according to claim 6, wherein the plurality of wires comprise: a plurality of high speed signal lines arranged in a row on the bottom of the insulating coating; each high-speed signal line is coated with an insulating layer, and the periphery of each high-speed signal line coated with the insulating layer is further coated with a metal shielding layer.

12. The luminescent cable of claim 11, wherein the plurality of wires further comprises: a plurality of power lines arranged at two sides of the row of high-speed signal lines; wherein each power line is coated with an insulating layer.

13. The light-emitting cable of claim 11, wherein the plurality of wires further comprise a plurality of ground wires, and each ground wire is disposed in each metal shielding layer.

14. The light-emitting cable of claim 11, wherein the plurality of wires further comprise a plurality of ground wires, and each ground wire is disposed side by side on two opposite sides of the two high-speed signal wires covered with the insulating layer in each metal shielding layer.

15. The illumination cable of claim 14, wherein the plurality of wires further comprises a plurality of power wires, and each power wire is covered with an insulating layer and is located below two adjacent ground wires.

16. The illumination cable as claimed in claim 4, wherein a top insulating tape is embedded on the top of the insulating cover along the length direction thereof, and the top insulating tape completely covers the plurality of illumination components and partially covers the flexible printed circuit board.

17. The luminescent cable as claimed in claim 16, wherein the top insulating strip is composed of a translucent or transparent material.

18. The luminescent cable of claim 17, wherein the top insulating strip is connected to the side light guide strip.

19. The illumination cable of claim 18, wherein the plurality of wires comprise signal wires, power wires and ground wires and are arranged in a row on the bottom of the insulating sheath, and each wire is covered with an insulating layer.

20. The illumination cable of claim 19, wherein the array of insulated conductors is further coated with a protective layer around the array of insulated conductors to maintain the overall structure of the array of insulated conductors.

21. The luminescent cable of claim 18, wherein the plurality of wires comprise: a plurality of high speed signal lines arranged in a row on the bottom of the insulating coating; each high-speed signal line is coated with an insulating layer, and the periphery of each high-speed signal line coated with the insulating layer is further coated with a metal shielding layer.

22. The luminescent cable of claim 21, wherein the plurality of wires further comprises: a plurality of power lines arranged at two sides of the row of high-speed signal lines; wherein each power line is coated with an insulating layer.

23. The illumination cable of claim 21, wherein the plurality of wires further comprise a plurality of ground wires, and each ground wire is disposed in each metal shielding layer.

24. The illumination cable as claimed in claim 21, wherein the plurality of wires further comprises a plurality of ground wires, and each ground wire is disposed in parallel on two opposite sides of the two high-speed signal wires covered with the insulating layer in each metal shielding layer.

25. The illumination cable of claim 24, wherein the plurality of wires further comprises a plurality of power wires, and each power wire is covered with an insulating layer and is located below two adjacent ground wires.