EP1313354B1 - Electroluminescent lighting device - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an electroluminescent lighting device that is elongate and flexible for various lighting purposes.
- Electroluminescent lighting devices have been known in general, which typically have a multi-layer structure including, for example, an indium tin oxide layer deposited on a substrate. This may be covered by a layer containing phosphorus or similar material. An additional dielectric layer may overlie the phosphorus layer, which is typically a barium titanium oxide layer such as barium titanate.
- the structure may further include a conductive layer of silver ink, carbon or the like for the conduction of electrical current and, finally, an insulating transparent or translucent outermost plastic layer or the like for protection.
- the layers including the indium tin oxide and silver ink or carbon layers
- the layers including the indium tin oxide and silver ink or carbon layers
- the released light can be emitted through surrounding layers to provide light from the devices as a whole.
- the invention seeks to mitigate or to at least alleviate such problems by providing an improved electroluminescent lighting device.
- DE-A-4208044 (published 17.09.1992) discloses an electroluminescent light strip comprising a phosphor layer, a semi-transparent metallised film layer, and a moisture-impervious encapsulant formed by extrusion.
- EP-A-0838975 discloses a light source consisting of at least one flexible, cable-like electroluminescent filament with a central electrode surrounded by a dielectric layer and a layer consisting of a mixture of electroluminophor powder and a binder and being surrounded by a transparent electrode.
- US-A- 5959402 discloses an electroluminescent light source with a core sandwiched between transparent bands.
- the core comprises elongate electrodes interconnected by dielectric material. Spaces between the electrodes are filled with electroluminescent material applied as a film onto the dielectric material.
- EP-A-1173048 discloses an electroluminescent device comprising an elongate flexible body having an inner part and an outer part which is of transparent or translucent material, an elongate multi-layer electroluminescent element including a pair of co-extending conductive regions and extending along the inner body part for supplying electrical power to the electroluminescent element, the conductors being separated from the electroluminescent element by at least a portion of the inner body part, and a plurality of metal contact elements located at intervals along the inner body part for electrically connecting the conductive regions of the electroluminescent element to the conductors, each contact element having a first part in contact with a respective said conductive region and a second part penetrating through the said portion of the inner body part to come into contact with a respective said conductor.
- the present invention provides an electroluminescent device as set forth in claim 1 and methods of forming the device as set forth in claims 13 and 14 respectively.
- an electroluminescent lighting device comprising a elongate flexible body having an inner part and an outer part, said outer part being of a transparent or translucent material, a elongate multi-layer electroluminescent element including a pair of co-extending conductive regions and extending along the inner body part, a pair of elongate conductors extending along the inner body part for supplying electrical power to the electroluminescent element, said conductors being separated from the electroluminescent element by at least a portion of the inner body part, and a plurality of flexible contact elements located at intervals along the inner body part for electrically connecting the conductive regions of the electroluminescent element to the conductors, each said contact element having a first part in contact with a respective said conductive region and a second part extending through said portion of the inner body part and contacting a respective said conductor.
- the electroluminescent element is supported by the inner body part.
- the inner body part is formed with a channel holding the electroluminescent element therein.
- the channel has an open side having a reduced width which is smaller than the width of the electroluminescent element.
- the electroluminescent element has a flat cross-section and opposite edges, along which edges the conductive regions extend respectively in a continuous manner.
- the conductors are embedded within the inner body part.
- the conductors are provided by respective stranded metal wires.
- the flexible contact elements are formed as conductive resilient inserts.
- At least some of the inserts are of conductive rubber.
- At least some of the flexible contact elements are formed of wire.
- the wires are soldered to the elongate conductors.
- the wires are clipped through the conductive regions of the electroluminescent element.
- a method of forming the above-disclosed electroluminescent lighting device comprising: cutting a plurality of access cavities in the inner body part, inserting a conductive rubber piece into each cavity to come into contact with one of said elongate conductors and installing the electroluminescent element into the inner body part so that each of said elongate conductors and one of said conductive regions of the electroluminescent element comes into contact with one or more of said conductive rubber pieces.
- a method of forming the above-disclosed electroluminescent lighting device comprising: taking the inner body part and cutting a plurality of access cavities therein to expose portions of each elongate conductor and said conductive regions, the method further comprising attaching respective pieces of flexible wire to each exposed portion of each elongate conductor and attaching each piece of flexible wire to a corresponding exposed portion of the respective conductive region.
- the outer body part is extruded onto the inner body part to form the complete electroluminescent lighting device.
- an electroluminescent lighting device or light 10 embodying the invention which light 10 is of an indefinite length and has a elongate flexible body 20 made of a transparent or translucent material such as plastic including polyvinyl chloride in particular.
- the body 20 is manufactured initially as an extruded inner base strip 30 (Figure 1) which is finally enclosed by an outer sheath 40 of the same or like material extruded thereon for protection ( Figure 2).
- the base strip 30 has a generally flat rectangular channel shaped cross-section consisting of a lower part 31 and an upper part 32, in which upper part 32 a channel 33 is formed.
- the upper part 32 includes a pair of co-extending horizontal integral flanges 34 on opposite sides of the channel 33, which lie on the same plane parallel to and immediately above the channel 33.
- the flanges 34 extend laterally over part of the opposite sides of the channel 33, thereby reducing the width of the channel open side and forming a pair of opposed side grooves 35 facing each other.
- a pair of electrically conductive metal stranded wires 36 is embedded within opposite sides of the lower part 31, each of which is positioned directly below the corresponding side groove 35.
- the wires 36 serve the purpose of supplying electrical power to the overall electroluminescent light 10, as hereinafter described.
- the electroluminescent light 10 includes an electroluminescent strip 50 fitted within the channel 33 of the base strip 30.
- the electroluminescent strip 50 is manufactured to have a multi-layer structure as referred to in the prior art description above, and has a width smaller than that of the open side of the channel 33 as between the flanges 34. More specifically, the electroluminescent strip 50 has an underside having opposite edges, along which a pair of co-extending continuous electrically conductive tracks 52 (made of silver ink, carbon or the like) is exposed or otherwise provided.
- the electroluminescent strip 50 While being used in the channel 33, the electroluminescent strip 50 is separated from the wires 36 by the portion of the base strip 30 forming the bottom of the channel 33, The tracks 52 are to be electrically connected to the respective power supply wires 36 by means of a plurality of flexible contact elements 60.
- flexible contact elements 60 are formed of a conductive, resilient material such as conductive rubber. As shown in FIG. 9, the conductive rubber elements 60 extended between the tracks 52 of the electroluminescent strip 50 and an elongate conductor 36.
- cut-outs 70 are made at each side of the base strip 30 and the conductive rubber 60 in a pre-formed size to fit within the cut-out 70 is pushed into place.
- the flanges 34 are prised up in the direction indicated by arrows A. This provides vertical, downward access for forming the cut-outs and then inserting the rubber blocks 60.
- the cut-out 70 are formed, portions of the elongate conductors 36 are exposed for contact by the conductive rubber blocks.
- cut-outs 70 are made through the bottom of the base strip 30.
- flexible metallic wires 80 are soldered at 90 to the elongate conductors 36.
- the other end of each wire 80 is soldered at 91 to a piercing clip 81 in the form of a "U" that has two prongs that are pressed through the conductive regions 52 of the electroluminescent strip 50 and bent down thereon for permanent electrical contact.
- the cut-outs 70 are spaced along the bottom of the base strip 30.
- the outer layer 40 is extruded over the base strip 30 to thereby seal the contact elements in place.
- the contact elements 60 or 80 are spaced at regular intervals along and within the base strip 30 which includes the pair of wires 36.
- the electroluminescent strip 50 is inserted into the channel 33 of the base strip 30, while the side flanges 34 are temporarily prised open, and prior to the soldering steps.
- the electroluminescent light 10 is cut into a suitable lengths for use, with each end thereof covered by a rectangular plastic end cap 42.
- One of the end caps 42 incorporates a pair of terminal pins 44 having outer ends 46 and inner ends 48.
- the outer ends 46 are for connection to an AC or pulsating DC power source.
- the inner ends 48 are sharp for piercing into the respective end of the base strip 30 and providing electrical connection with the respective wires 36.
- a single eletroluminescent light could be formed with both the flexible rubber type of contact elements and the flexible wire type of elements. These may be regularly or randomly alternated along a single wire 46 or one type might be provided along one of the wires 46 and another type provided along the other wire 46.
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- The present invention relates to an electroluminescent lighting device that is elongate and flexible for various lighting purposes.
- Electroluminescent lighting devices have been known in general, which typically have a multi-layer structure including, for example, an indium tin oxide layer deposited on a substrate. This may be covered by a layer containing phosphorus or similar material. An additional dielectric layer may overlie the phosphorus layer, which is typically a barium titanium oxide layer such as barium titanate.
- The structure may further include a conductive layer of silver ink, carbon or the like for the conduction of electrical current and, finally, an insulating transparent or translucent outermost plastic layer or the like for protection.
- Upon the passage of an alternating or pulsating direct current through the layers, including the indium tin oxide and silver ink or carbon layers, there is a general migration of electrons that release energy as light during the process. The released light can be emitted through surrounding layers to provide light from the devices as a whole.
- Although such devices have been around for many years, they have generally been used as back-lights or illuminating signs on a rigid support. Although devices in a flexible cable form is also known, for example as disclosed in United States Patent No. 5,485,355, their constructions that enable the conduction of electrical current are found to be complicated and/or unreliable.
- The invention seeks to mitigate or to at least alleviate such problems by providing an improved electroluminescent lighting device.
- DE-A-4208044 (published 17.09.1992) discloses an electroluminescent light strip comprising a phosphor layer, a semi-transparent metallised film layer, and a moisture-impervious encapsulant formed by extrusion.
- EP-A-0838975 (published 29.04.1998) discloses a light source consisting of at least one flexible, cable-like electroluminescent filament with a central electrode surrounded by a dielectric layer and a layer consisting of a mixture of electroluminophor powder and a binder and being surrounded by a transparent electrode.
- US-A- 5959402 (published 28.09.1999) discloses an electroluminescent light source with a core sandwiched between transparent bands. The core comprises elongate electrodes interconnected by dielectric material. Spaces between the electrodes are filled with electroluminescent material applied as a film onto the dielectric material.
- EP-A-1173048 (published 16.01.2002 and therefore only forming part of the state of the art in accordance with Article 54(3) EPC) discloses an electroluminescent device comprising an elongate flexible body having an inner part and an outer part which is of transparent or translucent material, an elongate multi-layer electroluminescent element including a pair of co-extending conductive regions and extending along the inner body part for supplying electrical power to the electroluminescent element, the conductors being separated from the electroluminescent element by at least a portion of the inner body part, and a plurality of metal contact elements located at intervals along the inner body part for electrically connecting the conductive regions of the electroluminescent element to the conductors, each contact element having a first part in contact with a respective said conductive region and a second part penetrating through the said portion of the inner body part to come into contact with a respective said conductor.
- The present invention provides an electroluminescent device as set forth in claim 1 and methods of forming the device as set forth in claims 13 and 14 respectively.
- According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided an electroluminescent lighting device comprising a elongate flexible body having an inner part and an outer part, said outer part being of a transparent or translucent material, a elongate multi-layer electroluminescent element including a pair of co-extending conductive regions and extending along the inner body part, a pair of elongate conductors extending along the inner body part for supplying electrical power to the electroluminescent element, said conductors being separated from the electroluminescent element by at least a portion of the inner body part, and a plurality of flexible contact elements located at intervals along the inner body part for electrically connecting the conductive regions of the electroluminescent element to the conductors, each said contact element having a first part in contact with a respective said conductive region and a second part extending through said portion of the inner body part and contacting a respective said conductor.
- Preferably, the electroluminescent element is supported by the inner body part.
- More preferably, the inner body part is formed with a channel holding the electroluminescent element therein.
- Further more preferably, the channel has an open side having a reduced width which is smaller than the width of the electroluminescent element.
- It is preferred that the electroluminescent element has a flat cross-section and opposite edges, along which edges the conductive regions extend respectively in a continuous manner.
- Preferably, the conductors are embedded within the inner body part.
- It is preferred that the conductors are provided by respective stranded metal wires.
- In one preferred embodiment, the flexible contact elements are formed as conductive resilient inserts.
- Preferably, at least some of the inserts are of conductive rubber.
- In another preferred embodiment, at least some of the flexible contact elements are formed of wire.
- Preferably, the wires are soldered to the elongate conductors.
- Preferably, the wires are clipped through the conductive regions of the electroluminescent element.
- According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a method of forming the above-disclosed electroluminescent lighting device, the method comprising: cutting a plurality of access cavities in the inner body part, inserting a conductive rubber piece into each cavity to come into contact with one of said elongate conductors and installing the electroluminescent element into the inner body part so that each of said elongate conductors and one of said conductive regions of the electroluminescent element comes into contact with one or more of said conductive rubber pieces.
- In yet a further aspect of the invention there is provided a method of forming the above-disclosed electroluminescent lighting device, the method comprising: taking the inner body part and cutting a plurality of access cavities therein to expose portions of each elongate conductor and said conductive regions, the method further comprising attaching respective pieces of flexible wire to each exposed portion of each elongate conductor and attaching each piece of flexible wire to a corresponding exposed portion of the respective conductive region.
- It is further preferred that the outer body part is extruded onto the inner body part to form the complete electroluminescent lighting device.
- The invention will now be more particularly described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an inner body part of an electroluminescent lighting device;
- FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a portion of a finished electroluminescent lighting device including its outer body part an electrical connector;
- FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective illustration of an electroluminescent lighting device having conductive rubber contacts therein;
- FIG. 4 is a schematic end elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 3;
- Fig. 5 is a schematic side elevational view of a portion of the embodiment of FIG. 3;
- FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of an electroluminescent lighting device having flexible metallic wire contacts;
- FIG. 7 is a schematic end elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 6;
- FIG. 8 is a schematic side elevational view of a portion of the embodiment of FIG. 6;
- FIG. 9 is a schematic end elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 3; and
- FIG. 10 is a schematic side elevational view of a portion of the embodiment of FIG. 3.
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- Referring to the drawings, there is shown an electroluminescent lighting device or
light 10 embodying the invention, whichlight 10 is of an indefinite length and has a elongateflexible body 20 made of a transparent or translucent material such as plastic including polyvinyl chloride in particular. Thebody 20 is manufactured initially as an extruded inner base strip 30 (Figure 1) which is finally enclosed by anouter sheath 40 of the same or like material extruded thereon for protection (Figure 2). - The
base strip 30 has a generally flat rectangular channel shaped cross-section consisting of alower part 31 and anupper part 32, in which upper part 32 achannel 33 is formed. Theupper part 32 includes a pair of co-extending horizontalintegral flanges 34 on opposite sides of thechannel 33, which lie on the same plane parallel to and immediately above thechannel 33. Theflanges 34 extend laterally over part of the opposite sides of thechannel 33, thereby reducing the width of the channel open side and forming a pair ofopposed side grooves 35 facing each other. - During extrusion of the
base strip 30, a pair of electrically conductive metal strandedwires 36, for example made of copper, is embedded within opposite sides of thelower part 31, each of which is positioned directly below thecorresponding side groove 35. Thewires 36 serve the purpose of supplying electrical power to the overallelectroluminescent light 10, as hereinafter described. - The
electroluminescent light 10 includes anelectroluminescent strip 50 fitted within thechannel 33 of thebase strip 30. Theelectroluminescent strip 50 is manufactured to have a multi-layer structure as referred to in the prior art description above, and has a width smaller than that of the open side of thechannel 33 as between theflanges 34. More specifically, theelectroluminescent strip 50 has an underside having opposite edges, along which a pair of co-extending continuous electrically conductive tracks 52 (made of silver ink, carbon or the like) is exposed or otherwise provided. While being used in thechannel 33, theelectroluminescent strip 50 is separated from thewires 36 by the portion of thebase strip 30 forming the bottom of thechannel 33, Thetracks 52 are to be electrically connected to the respectivepower supply wires 36 by means of a plurality offlexible contact elements 60. - In the embodiment of FIGS. 3, 4, 5, 9 and 10,
flexible contact elements 60 are formed of a conductive, resilient material such as conductive rubber. As shown in FIG. 9, theconductive rubber elements 60 extended between thetracks 52 of theelectroluminescent strip 50 and anelongate conductor 36. In order to install thecontact elements 60, cut-outs 70 are made at each side of thebase strip 30 and theconductive rubber 60 in a pre-formed size to fit within the cut-out 70 is pushed into place. To achieve this, prior to installation of theelectroluminescent strip 50, theflanges 34 are prised up in the direction indicated by arrows A. This provides vertical, downward access for forming the cut-outs and then inserting therubber blocks 60. When the cut-out 70 are formed, portions of theelongate conductors 36 are exposed for contact by the conductive rubber blocks. - In the embodiment of FIGS. 6, 7 and 8, cut-
outs 70 are made through the bottom of thebase strip 30. Instead of using conductive rubber or the like, flexiblemetallic wires 80 are soldered at 90 to theelongate conductors 36. The other end of eachwire 80 is soldered at 91 to apiercing clip 81 in the form of a "U" that has two prongs that are pressed through theconductive regions 52 of theelectroluminescent strip 50 and bent down thereon for permanent electrical contact. The cut-outs 70 are spaced along the bottom of thebase strip 30. - In both of the embodiments, the
outer layer 40 is extruded over thebase strip 30 to thereby seal the contact elements in place. - As can be seen, the
contact elements base strip 30 which includes the pair ofwires 36. - In the embodiment of FIGS. 6, 7 and 8 the
electroluminescent strip 50 is inserted into thechannel 33 of thebase strip 30, while theside flanges 34 are temporarily prised open, and prior to the soldering steps. - The
electroluminescent light 10 is cut into a suitable lengths for use, with each end thereof covered by a rectangularplastic end cap 42. One of the end caps 42 incorporates a pair of terminal pins 44 having outer ends 46 and inner ends 48. The outer ends 46 are for connection to an AC or pulsating DC power source. The inner ends 48 are sharp for piercing into the respective end of thebase strip 30 and providing electrical connection with therespective wires 36. - The invention has been given by way of example only, and various modifications of and/or alterations to the described embodiments may be made by persons skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as specified in the appended claims. For example, a single eletroluminescent light could be formed with both the flexible rubber type of contact elements and the flexible wire type of elements. These may be regularly or randomly alternated along a single wire 46 or one type might be provided along one of the wires 46 and another type provided along the other wire 46.
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- An electroluminescent lighting device comprising a elongate flexible body (20) having an inner part (30) and an outer part (40), the outer part being of a transparent or translucent material, an elongate multi-layer electroluminescent element (50) including a pair of co-extending conductive regions (52) and extending along the inner body part (30), a pair of elongate conductors (36) extending along the inner body part for supplying electrical power to the electroluminescent element (50), the conductors (36) being separated from the electroluminescent element (50) by at least a portion of the inner body part (30), and a plurality of contact elements (60; 80) located at intervals along the inner body part (30) for electrically connecting the conductive regions (52) of the electroluminescent element (50) to the conductors (36), each said contact element (60; 80) having a first part in contact with a respective said conductive region (52) and a second part extending through the said portion of the inner body part (30) and contacting a respective said conductor (36), each said contact element (60; 80) being flexible.
- The device of claim 1 wherein the electroluminescent element (50) is supported by the inner body part (30).
- The device of claim 1 wherein the inner body part (30) is formed with a channel (33) holding the electroluminescent element (50) therein.
- The device of claim 3 wherein the channel (33) has an open side having a reduced width which is smaller than the width of the electroluminescent element (50).
- The device of claim 1 wherein the electroluminescent element (50) has a flat cross-section and opposite edges, along which edges the conductive regions (52) extend respectively in a continuous manner.
- The device of claim 1 wherein the conductors (36) are embedded within the inner body part (30).
- The device of claim 1 wherein the conductors are provided by respective stranded metal wires (36).
- The device of claim 1 wherein the flexible contact elements are formed as conductive resilient inserts (60).
- The device of claim 8 wherein at least some of the inserts (60) are of conductive rubber.
- The device of claim 1 wherein at least some of the flexible contact elements are formed of flexible metallic wires (80).
- The device of claim 10 wherein the wires (80) are soldered to the elongate conductors (36).
- The device of claim 10 wherein the wires (80) are clipped through the conductive regions (52) of the electroluminescent element (50).
- A method of forming the electroluminescent lighting device of claim 1, the method comprising:cutting a plurality of access cavities (70) in the inner body part (30), inserting a conductive rubber piece (60) into each cavity (70) to come into contact with one of said elongate conductors (36), and installing the electroluminescent element (50) on the inner body part (30) so that each of said elongate conductors (36) and one of the said conductive regions (52) of the electroluminescent element (50) comes into contact with one or more of said conductive rubber pieces (60), which function as the said flexible contact elements (60) in the electroluminescent lighting device.
- A method of forming the electroluminescent lighting device of claim 1, the method comprising:taking the inner body part (30) and cutting a plurality of access cavities (70) therein to expose portions of each elongate conductor (36) and the said conductive regions (52), the method further comprising attaching respective pieces of flexible wire (90) to each exposed portion of each elongate conductor (36) and attaching each piece of flexible wire (80) to a corresponding exposed portion of the respective conductive region (52), the pieces of flexible wire functioning as the said flexible contact elements (60) in the electroluminescent lighting device.
- The method of claim 14 wherein the pieces of flexible wire (90) are soldered to each said exposed portion of each elongate conductor (36).
- The method of claim 14 wherein each piece of flexible wire (80) is soldered to a clip (81) that is clipped through the said corresponding exposed portions of the respective conductive regions (52).
- The method of claim 13 or claim 14 wherein the outer body part (40) is extruded onto the inner body part (30) to form the complete electroluminescent lighting device.
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