US20130037845A1 - Lead frame, and light emitting diode module having the same - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a lead frame for light emitting diode (LED), more particularly to an LED module having a lead frame.
- LED light emitting diode
- a conventional lighting device includes a plurality of LED devices surface-mounted on a circuit board through known surface mounting techniques (SMT). Since the LED devices have a small size, positioning and processing of the LED devices are difficult during mounting of the LED devices. As such, the greater the number of the LED devices, the longer will be processing time. Furthermore, the circuit board has a fixed mounting surface such that the conventional lighting device has a fixed lighting area. As a result, the conventional lighting device cannot conform to requirements for different lighting areas.
- SMT surface mounting techniques
- an object of the present invention is to provide a light emitting diode module having a lead frame that can be applied to constitute a lighting surface having a desired size and that can easily conform to requirements for different lighting areas.
- a light emitting diode (LED) module comprises a lead frame, and at least one LED die.
- the lead frame has a number (N) of conducting arms spaced apart from each other, where N ⁇ 3.
- the at least one LED die is mounted on one of any two neighbor conducting arms.
- Any two neighbor conducting arms are electrically coupled each other.
- each of the LED dies has two conductive contacts, and any two neighbor conducting arms are electrically coupled each other by the two conductive contacts of the LED die.
- two of the conducting arms have a projection extending toward each other so that the other (N ⁇ 2) ones of the conducting arms are disposed between the two projections.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the first preferred embodiment of an LED module according to the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the first preferred embodiment without an insulating casing
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a lead frame of the first preferred embodiment
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an array of the lead frames of the first preferred embodiment
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an array of the LED modules of the first preferred embodiment
- FIGS. 6 to 8 are perspective views illustrating different combinations of the LED modules of the first preferred embodiment.
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the second preferred embodiment of an LED module according to the present invention.
- an LED module 1 according to the present invention is shown to include a lead frame 10 , at least one LED die 30 , and an insulating casing 20 .
- the lead frame 10 has a number (N) of conducting arms spaced apart from each other, where N ⁇ 3.
- the lead frame 10 has a first conducting arm 11 , a second conducting arm 12 spaced apart from the first conducting arm 11 , and a third conducting arm spaced apart from the first and second conducting arms 11 , 12 .
- the first and second conducting arms 11 , 12 are elongate and parallel, and the third conducting arm is disposed between the first and second conducting arms 11 , 12 .
- the third conducting arm further includes two third conducting arm units 13 that are aligned with and spaced apart from each other.
- first, second and third conducting arms 11 , 12 , 13 are made of a flexible conductive material, such as copper, platinum, aluminum, iron, etc. It is noted that the first conducting arm 11 has opposite ends 111 , and a first projection 112 extending toward the second conducting arm 12 . The second conducting arm 12 has opposite ends 121 , and a second projection 122 extending toward the first conducting arm 11 so that the third conducting arm units 13 are disposed between the first and second projections 112 , 122 . In other words, two of said conducting arms (such as 11 and 12 ) have a projection extending toward each other so that the other (N ⁇ 2) ones of said conducting arms are disposed between said two projections.
- At least one LED die 30 is mounted on one of any two neighbor conducting arms. That is to say that one of said first and third conducting arms provided with a first area and one of said second and third conductive arms provided with a second area for mounting the LED dice 30 . Furthermore, when the third conducting arm has at least two third conducting arm units 13 , any two said third conducting arm units 13 is provided with a third area for mounting at least one LED die 30 . In this embodiment, one of the LED dice 30 is mounted on the second projection 122 of the second conducting arm 12 . Two of the LED dice 30 are mounted respectively on the third conducting arm units 13 .
- Each LED die 30 has two conductive contacts (not shown), and any two neighbor conducting arms are electrically coupled each other via the two conductive contacts of the LED die ( 30 ).
- two conductive contacts of the at least one LED die ( 30 ) mounted on one of the first and third conducting arms are coupled the first and third conducting arms
- two conductive contacts of the at least one LED die ( 30 ) mounted on one of the second and third conducting arms are coupled to said second and third arms.
- the conductive contacts of the LED die 30 mounted on the second projection 122 of the second conducting arm 12 are coupled respectively to the second conducting arm 12 and one of the third conducting arm units 13 adjacent to the second conducting arm 12 via known wire bonding techniques by means two conductive wires 40 .
- the conductive contacts of the LED die 30 mounted on said one of the third conducting arm units 13 are coupled respectively to said one of the third conducting arm units 13 and the other third conducting arm unit 13 by means of two conductive wires 40 .
- the conductive contacts of the LED die 30 mounted on the other third conducting arm unit 13 are coupled respectively to the first conducting arm 11 and the other third conducting arm unit 13 .
- the LED dice 30 are coupled in series in this LED module.
- the insulating casing 20 is partly covers the lead frame 10 so that the opposite ends 111 , 121 of the first and second conducting arms 11 , 12 are exposed.
- the insulating casing 20 is formed with a plurality openings 201 corresponding respectively to the LED dice 30 such that the LED dice 30 are exposed through the openings 201 .
- Each opening 201 is filled with light-transmissive resin 21 for covering a corresponding one of the LED dice 30 , wherein the light-transmissive resin 21 with fluorescent powder is preferred.
- each opening 201 is defined by an inner surrounding wall 202 surrounding the corresponding one of the LED dice 30 .
- each opening 201 gradually converges toward the corresponding one of the LED dice 30
- each inner surrounding wall 202 is formed with a light reflecting layer (not shown), such as a metal layer, a fluorescent layer, a ceramic layer, etc., for light reflection.
- the insulating casing 20 is further formed with a plurality of auxiliary openings 203 , each disposed between two adjacent ones of the openings 201 . Due to the presence of the auxiliary openings 203 , flexibility of the LED module 1 can be ensured.
- the insulating casing 20 is made of plastic, ceramics, BN, AlN or SiCAl.
- the lead frame 10 can be formed by pressing a material piece. It is noted that, in this stage, the first and second conducting arms 11 , 12 are connected each other through first connecting sections 15 , and the third conducting arm units 13 are connected respectively to the first and second conducting arms 11 , 12 through second connecting sections 16 , as shown in FIG. 3 . Thereafter, subsequent process, such as molding and die mounting are performed, wherein the first and second connecting sections 15 , 16 can be removed after any process of molding. Finally, package is performed to obtain the LED module 1 shown in FIG. 1 .
- an array (2 ⁇ 2) of the lead frames 10 can be formed by pressing a material piece 5 . It is noted that, in this stage, the lead frames 10 are connected to each other, and the first, second and third conducting arms of each lead frame 10 are connected to each other. Then, an array (2 ⁇ 2) of the LED modules 1 can be produced using the array of the lead frames 10 of FIG. 4 , as shown in FIG. 5 . In this case, the LED modules 1 are still connected to each other. Finally, the array of the LED modules 1 is divided to obtain separate LED modules 1 .
- FIGS. 6 to 8 illustrate different combinations of the LED modules 1 , wherein any two neighbor LED modules are coupled electrically in parallel. Therefore, the LED module 1 of the present invention can be applied to constitute a lighting surface having a desired size. Furthermore, as compared to a conventional LED module wherein LED device are directly soldered on a circuit board to decide a light area, the present invention can easily provide a set of the LED modules 1 having a desired lighting area.
- FIG. 9 illustrates the second preferred embodiment of an LED module 1 ′ according to this invention, which is a modification of the first preferred embodiment.
- the insulating casing 20 ′ is formed with a plurality of recesses 204 disposed between two adjacent ones of the openings 201 for ensuring flexibility of the LED module 1 ′.
- the third conducting arm has one third conducting arm unit and the number of the LED dice is at least equal to 2
- one LED die is mounted on one of the first and second conducting arms
- the other LED die is mounted on the third conducting arm.
- the third conducting arm unit includes three third conducting arms and the number of the LED dice is at least equal to 4
- one LED die is mounted on one of the first and second conducting arms
- the other three LED dice are mounted respectively on the third conducting arms.
- the number of the LED dice is at least equal to the number of the third conducting arms plus one. Therefore, when the number of the third conducting arms is increased, the number of the LED dice connected in series can be increased.
- the present invention can provide the LED module 1 formed by mounting the LED dice 30 on the lead frame 10 . Then, a desired lighting area can be obtained by arranging a set of the LED modules 1 . Furthermore, since the number of the LED dice 30 is directly mounted on the lead frame 10 , difficulty in positioning and processing of the LED device during mounting encountered in the prior art can be avoided and the processing time can be shorten.
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- This Application is being filed as a Continuation application of Ser. No. 12/457,563, filed 16 Jun. 2009, currently pending.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The invention relates to a lead frame for light emitting diode (LED), more particularly to an LED module having a lead frame.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- A conventional lighting device includes a plurality of LED devices surface-mounted on a circuit board through known surface mounting techniques (SMT). Since the LED devices have a small size, positioning and processing of the LED devices are difficult during mounting of the LED devices. As such, the greater the number of the LED devices, the longer will be processing time. Furthermore, the circuit board has a fixed mounting surface such that the conventional lighting device has a fixed lighting area. As a result, the conventional lighting device cannot conform to requirements for different lighting areas.
- Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a light emitting diode module having a lead frame that can be applied to constitute a lighting surface having a desired size and that can easily conform to requirements for different lighting areas.
- According to one aspect of the present invention, a light emitting diode (LED) module comprises a lead frame, and at least one LED die.
- The lead frame has a number (N) of conducting arms spaced apart from each other, where N≧3.
- The at least one LED die is mounted on one of any two neighbor conducting arms.
- Any two neighbor conducting arms are electrically coupled each other.
- Preferably, each of the LED dies has two conductive contacts, and any two neighbor conducting arms are electrically coupled each other by the two conductive contacts of the LED die.
- Preferably, two of the conducting arms have a projection extending toward each other so that the other (N−2) ones of the conducting arms are disposed between the two projections.
- Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which:
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the first preferred embodiment of an LED module according to the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the first preferred embodiment without an insulating casing; -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a lead frame of the first preferred embodiment; -
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an array of the lead frames of the first preferred embodiment; -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an array of the LED modules of the first preferred embodiment; -
FIGS. 6 to 8 are perspective views illustrating different combinations of the LED modules of the first preferred embodiment; and -
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the second preferred embodiment of an LED module according to the present invention. - Before the present invention is described in greater detail, it should be noted that like elements are denoted by the same reference numerals throughout the disclosure.
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FIGS. 1 to 3 , anLED module 1 according to the present invention is shown to include alead frame 10, at least one LED die 30, and an insulatingcasing 20. - The
lead frame 10 has a number (N) of conducting arms spaced apart from each other, where N≧3. In the first preferred embodiment, thelead frame 10 has afirst conducting arm 11, asecond conducting arm 12 spaced apart from thefirst conducting arm 11, and a third conducting arm spaced apart from the first and second conductingarms FIG. 3 , the first and second conductingarms arms conducting arm units 13 that are aligned with and spaced apart from each other. In addition, the first, second and third conductingarms first conducting arm 11 has opposite ends 111, and afirst projection 112 extending toward thesecond conducting arm 12. Thesecond conducting arm 12 has opposite ends 121, and asecond projection 122 extending toward thefirst conducting arm 11 so that the thirdconducting arm units 13 are disposed between the first andsecond projections - As shown in
FIG. 2 , at least one LED die 30 is mounted on one of any two neighbor conducting arms. That is to say that one of said first and third conducting arms provided with a first area and one of said second and third conductive arms provided with a second area for mounting theLED dice 30. Furthermore, when the third conducting arm has at least two thirdconducting arm units 13, any two said thirdconducting arm units 13 is provided with a third area for mounting at least one LED die 30. In this embodiment, one of theLED dice 30 is mounted on thesecond projection 122 of thesecond conducting arm 12. Two of theLED dice 30 are mounted respectively on the thirdconducting arm units 13. - Each LED die 30 has two conductive contacts (not shown), and any two neighbor conducting arms are electrically coupled each other via the two conductive contacts of the LED die (30). Thus, two conductive contacts of the at least one LED die (30) mounted on one of the first and third conducting arms are coupled the first and third conducting arms, and two conductive contacts of the at least one LED die (30) mounted on one of the second and third conducting arms are coupled to said second and third arms. In this embodiment, the conductive contacts of the LED die 30 mounted on the
second projection 122 of thesecond conducting arm 12 are coupled respectively to thesecond conducting arm 12 and one of the thirdconducting arm units 13 adjacent to thesecond conducting arm 12 via known wire bonding techniques by means twoconductive wires 40. Similarly, the conductive contacts of the LED die 30 mounted on said one of the thirdconducting arm units 13 are coupled respectively to said one of the thirdconducting arm units 13 and the other thirdconducting arm unit 13 by means of twoconductive wires 40. The conductive contacts of the LED die 30 mounted on the other thirdconducting arm unit 13 are coupled respectively to thefirst conducting arm 11 and the other thirdconducting arm unit 13. As a result, theLED dice 30 are coupled in series in this LED module. - As shown in
FIG. 1 , the insulatingcasing 20 is partly covers thelead frame 10 so that the opposite ends 111, 121 of the first and second conductingarms casing 20 is formed with aplurality openings 201 corresponding respectively to theLED dice 30 such that theLED dice 30 are exposed through theopenings 201. Eachopening 201 is filled with light-transmissive resin 21 for covering a corresponding one of theLED dice 30, wherein the light-transmissive resin 21 with fluorescent powder is preferred. In this embodiment, eachopening 201 is defined by aninner surrounding wall 202 surrounding the corresponding one of theLED dice 30. Preferably, each opening 201 gradually converges toward the corresponding one of theLED dice 30, and each inner surroundingwall 202 is formed with a light reflecting layer (not shown), such as a metal layer, a fluorescent layer, a ceramic layer, etc., for light reflection. Furthermore, the insulatingcasing 20 is further formed with a plurality ofauxiliary openings 203, each disposed between two adjacent ones of theopenings 201. Due to the presence of theauxiliary openings 203, flexibility of theLED module 1 can be ensured. In addition, the insulatingcasing 20 is made of plastic, ceramics, BN, AlN or SiCAl. - In this embodiment, the
lead frame 10 can be formed by pressing a material piece. It is noted that, in this stage, the first and second conductingarms sections 15, and the thirdconducting arm units 13 are connected respectively to the first and second conductingarms sections 16, as shown inFIG. 3 . Thereafter, subsequent process, such as molding and die mounting are performed, wherein the first and second connectingsections LED module 1 shown inFIG. 1 . - Referring to
FIG. 4 , an array (2×2) of the lead frames 10 can be formed by pressing a material piece 5. It is noted that, in this stage, the lead frames 10 are connected to each other, and the first, second and third conducting arms of eachlead frame 10 are connected to each other. Then, an array (2×2) of theLED modules 1 can be produced using the array of the lead frames 10 ofFIG. 4 , as shown inFIG. 5 . In this case, theLED modules 1 are still connected to each other. Finally, the array of theLED modules 1 is divided to obtainseparate LED modules 1. -
FIGS. 6 to 8 illustrate different combinations of theLED modules 1, wherein any two neighbor LED modules are coupled electrically in parallel. Therefore, theLED module 1 of the present invention can be applied to constitute a lighting surface having a desired size. Furthermore, as compared to a conventional LED module wherein LED device are directly soldered on a circuit board to decide a light area, the present invention can easily provide a set of theLED modules 1 having a desired lighting area. -
FIG. 9 illustrates the second preferred embodiment of anLED module 1′ according to this invention, which is a modification of the first preferred embodiment. In this embodiment, the insulatingcasing 20′ is formed with a plurality ofrecesses 204 disposed between two adjacent ones of theopenings 201 for ensuring flexibility of theLED module 1′. - However, in other embodiments, when the third conducting arm has one third conducting arm unit and the number of the LED dice is at least equal to 2, one LED die is mounted on one of the first and second conducting arms, and the other LED die is mounted on the third conducting arm. Alternatively, when the third conducting arm unit includes three third conducting arms and the number of the LED dice is at least equal to 4, one LED die is mounted on one of the first and second conducting arms, and the other three LED dice are mounted respectively on the third conducting arms. In short, preferably, the number of the LED dice is at least equal to the number of the third conducting arms plus one. Therefore, when the number of the third conducting arms is increased, the number of the LED dice connected in series can be increased.
- In sum, the present invention can provide the
LED module 1 formed by mounting theLED dice 30 on thelead frame 10. Then, a desired lighting area can be obtained by arranging a set of theLED modules 1. Furthermore, since the number of theLED dice 30 is directly mounted on thelead frame 10, difficulty in positioning and processing of the LED device during mounting encountered in the prior art can be avoided and the processing time can be shorten. - While the present invention has been described in connection with what are considered the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is understood that this invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments but is intended to cover various arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent arrangements.
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