Classifications

• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F21—LIGHTING
  • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
  • F21S4/00—Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources
  • F21S4/20—Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources with light sources held by or within elongate supports
  • F21S4/22—Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources with light sources held by or within elongate supports flexible or deformable, e.g. into a curved shape
  • F21S4/24—Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources with light sources held by or within elongate supports flexible or deformable, e.g. into a curved shape of ribbon or tape form, e.g. LED tapes
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60Q1/00—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor
  • B60Q1/0088—Details of electrical connections
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F21—LIGHTING
  • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
  • F21S43/00—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
  • F21S43/10—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by the light source
  • F21S43/13—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by the light source characterised by the type of light source
  • F21S43/14—Light emitting diodes [LED]
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F21—LIGHTING
  • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
  • F21S43/00—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
  • F21S43/10—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by the light source
  • F21S43/19—Attachment of light sources or lamp holders
  • F21S43/195—Details of lamp holders, terminals or connectors
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F21—LIGHTING
  • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
  • F21S43/00—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
  • F21S43/20—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters
  • F21S43/235—Light guides
  • F21S43/236—Light guides characterised by the shape of the light guide
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
  • H05K1/00—Printed circuits
  • H05K1/18—Printed circuits structurally associated with non-printed electric components
  • H05K1/189—Printed circuits structurally associated with non-printed electric components characterised by the use of a flexible or folded printed circuit
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60Q1/00—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor
  • B60Q1/26—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic
  • B60Q1/44—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic for indicating braking action or preparation for braking, e.g. by detection of the foot approaching the brake pedal
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F21—LIGHTING
  • F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
  • F21Y2107/00—Light sources with three-dimensionally disposed light-generating elements
  • F21Y2107/70—Light sources with three-dimensionally disposed light-generating elements on flexible or deformable supports or substrates, e.g. for changing the light source into a desired form
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F21—LIGHTING
  • F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
  • F21Y2115/00—Light-generating elements of semiconductor light sources
  • F21Y2115/10—Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
  • H05K1/00—Printed circuits
  • H05K1/02—Details
  • H05K1/0277—Bendability or stretchability details
  • H05K1/0283—Stretchable printed circuits
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
  • H05K2201/00—Indexing scheme relating to printed circuits covered by H05K1/00
  • H05K2201/10—Details of components or other objects attached to or integrated in a printed circuit board
  • H05K2201/10007—Types of components
  • H05K2201/10106—Light emitting diode [LED]

Definitions

• Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a lighting strip, and more specifically to a lighting strip adapted to be bent horizontally or vertically to implement various three- dimensional illumination.
• Styling lighting is widely used in the industrial field, for example, used in a tail lamp, a brake lamp, combination lamp for an automobile, and a display panel for a display.
• Such lighting devices usually comprise a light-emitting element and a light guide, wherein light emitted from the light-emitting element transmits through the light guide and exits out of the light guide, thereby forming various light shape patterns.
• the light guide usually takes various three-dimensional shapes, e.g., the light guide has a different curvature. How to position the light-emitting element properly with respect to the light guide to achieve uniform illumination is a technical problem urgently to be solved in the art.
• one of the objectives of the embodiments of the present disclosure lies in providing a lighting strip and a lighting device, which can at least solve one or more of aforesaid technical problems existing in the prior art.
• a lighting strip comprising a flexible printed circuit strip which comprises a plurality of wiring portions and a plurality of respective carrying portions, wherein the wiring portions are used to supply electrical power to electric elements disposed on the carrying portions, and the carrying portions protrude from the wiring portions and are adapted to be bent around the wiring portions; a plurality of solid- state lighting elements respectively mounted on the carrying portions; wherein the wiring portion is provided with at least one pitch adjusting portion for adjusting a pitch between two adjacent carrying portions.
• At least one wiring portion of the plurality of wiring portions comprises a main body portion and at least one flexible arm extending protrudingly from the main body portion, and the pitch adjusting portion is comprised of at least one flexible arm.
• the flexible arm is disposed between two adjacent wiring portions, and the flexible arm is formed in a shape having an opening.
• opening direction of the opening is identical with or opposite to a direction in which the carrying portion protrudes from the wiring portion.
• the flexible arm is U-shaped or
• the flexible arm is configured such that its arm portion can be folded in a horizontal or vertical surface to change opening degree of the opening and thus to adjust the pitch between two adjacent carrying portions and/or a light transmitting direction of the solid-state lighting elements mounted on the two adjacent carrying portions.
• the main body portion is provided with a welding pad for line connection and/or a contact for an individual connector.
• the solid-state lighting element is a light-emitting diode.
• a lighting device comprising a light guide member having a light incident surface and a light exit surface; and the lighting strip according to the first aspect; wherein the carrying portion of the lighting strip is arranged substantially opposite to the light incident surface so that light from the solid-state lighting element mounted on the carrying portion transmits through the light incident surface into the light guide member, and the pitch between two adjacent carrying portions of the lighting strip can be adjusted via the pitch adjusting portion.
• the lighting device is used as a lamp for use in a vehicle.
• the positions of the solid-state lighting elements on the carrying portions can be conveniently and precisely adjusted, thereby achieving a desired three-dimensional styling illumination.
• Fig. 1 shows a structural schematic view of a flexible printed circuit strip according to one embodiment of the present disclosure
• Fig. 2 shows a structural schematic view of a lighting strip according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
• Fig. 3 shows an application instance of a lighting strip according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
• Fig. 1 shows a structural schematic view of a flexible printed circuit strip 10 according to one embodiment of the present disclosure
• Fig. 2 shows a structural schematic view of a lighting strip 100 according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
• the lighting strip 100 according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a flexible printed circuit strip 10 and a solid-state lighting element 20.
• the flexible printed circuit strip 10 comprises a plurality of wiring portions 12 and a plurality of respective carrying portions 14.
• the wiring portions 12 are used to supply electrical power to electric elements disposed on the carrying portions 14, and the carrying portions 14 protrude from the wiring portions 12 and are adapted to be bent around the wiring portions 12.
• the carrying portions 14 protrude from the wiring portions 12 in a tooth shape, e.g., in a rectangular tooth shape as shown in Fig. 1. It should be appreciated that according to needs, the carrying portions 14 may protrude from the wiring portions 12 in other various proper shapes so long as the carrying portions 14 can carry the electric elements or lighting elements.
• the wiring portions 12 and carrying portions 14 may be made from the same material, e.g., a flexible polymer such as polyimide, polyester, ether ketone and polyether. As shown in Fig. 1, the carrying portions 14 are adapted to be bent around a boundary between the carrying portions 14 and wiring portions 12. Although Fig. 1 shows that the carrying portions 14 all are bent from the respective wiring portions 12, it should be appreciated that the carrying portions 14 may be selectively bent according to needs. As shown in Fig. 2, a plurality of solid-state lighting elements 20 are respectively mounted on the carrying portions 14. The solid-state lighting elements 20 for example may be LEDs. In some embodiments, the wiring portions 12 and carrying portions 14 may be made from different materials, for example, the wiring portions may be made from an electrically conductive material.
• a flexible polymer such as polyimide, polyester, ether ketone and polyether.
• the wiring portion 12 is provided with a pitch adjusting portion 16 for adjusting a pitch between two adjacent carrying portions 14.
• a pitch adjusting portion 16 for adjusting a pitch between two adjacent carrying portions 14.
• the carrying portion 14 is adapted to be bent around a boundary between the carrying portion 14 and wiring portion 12
• a mounting flexibility of the carrying portion 14 can be increased.
• the pitch adjusting portion 16 is arranged, the mounting flexibility of the carrying portion 14 can be further enhanced.
• relative positions of two adjacent carrying portions 14 can only be changed by bending to implement position adjustment, so adjustment amplitude is limited. For example, it is difficult to accurately position the carrying portion with respect to the light guide member for a complicated curved shaped light guide structure.
• the relative positions of the two adjacent carrying portions 14 may be freely adjusted by the pitch adjusting portion 16, so that the lighting element 20 can be precisely positioned and thereby an incident angle at which the solid-state lighting element 20 enters the light guide member can be precisely adjusted.
• At least one wiring portion 12 of the plurality of wiring portions 12 comprises a main body portion 120 and at least one flexible arm 122 extending protrudingly from the main body portion 120, and the pitch adjusting portion 16 is comprised of at least one flexible arm 122.
• the pitch adjustment between wiring portions 12 can be easily implemented through the flexible arm 122 located between two adjacent wiring portions 12.
• the flexible arm 122 is disposed between two adjacent wiring portions 12, and the flexible arm 122 is formed in a shape having an opening 124.
• the pitch adjustment between wiring portions 12 can be easily implemented through deformation of the opening 124.
• the flexible arm 122 opens in a direction identical with or opposite to a direction in which the carrying portion 14 protrudes from the wiring portion 12.
• the opening direction of the opening 124 may realize free deployment of the carrying portion 14 at any position of the lighting strip.
• the flexible arm 122 is U-shaped or V-shaped. As shown in Fig. 1, the U shape or V shape opening direction of the U-shaped or V-shaped flexible arm 122 is opposite to the direction in which the carrying portion 14 protrudes from the wiring portion 12. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the U shape or V shape opening direction is identical with the direction in which the carrying portion 14 protrudes from the wiring portion 12.
• the flexible printed circuit of the present embodiment is simple in structure, easy to implement and convenient to install.
• the flexible arm 122 is configured such that its arm portion can be bent (or folded) in a horizontal or vertical surface to change the opening degree of the opening and thus to adjust the pitch between two adjacent carrying portions 14 and a light transmitting direction of the lighting elements 20 mounted on the carrying portions 14. Upon installation, positions of carrying portions 14 at both ends of the flexible arm 122 may be easily adjusted through the deformation of the flexible arm 122.
• the main body portion 120 is provided with a welding pad 126 for line connection and/or a contact 124 for an individual connector.
• a welding pad 126 for line connection and/or a contact 124 for an individual connector.
• power is supplied to an LED 20 by the welding pad 126 and/or contacts 124.
• both the welding pad 126 and contacts 124 may be disposed on the main body portion 20 to increase selectivity for connecting to the circuit.
• only one of the welding pad 126 and contact 124 may be selectively arranged.
• one of the wiring portions comprises one flexible arm.
• one of the wiring portions comprises two flexible arms, for example, the flexible arm is disposed respectively on both sides of one of the wiring portions.
• the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 shows that the wring portions 12 at both ends of the flexible circuit strip 10 each have one flexible arm 122, and wiring portions 12 in an intermediate section of the flexible circuit strip 10 each have two flexible arms.
• this example is only for exemplary purpose, and the number of flexible arms may be selectively set according to needs.
• some wiring portions may not be provided with the flexible arm. The above-mentioned variations all fall within the scope of the present disclosure.
• Fig. 3 shows an application instance of a lighting strip according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
• the inventive concept of the present disclosure can be made apparent through the application instance of the lighting strip 10. It should be appreciated that for the sake of clarity illustration, only carrying portions of the lighting strip 10 are shown, a light guide member 200 is also illustrative, and only an incident surface of the light guide member 200 is shown.
• the lighting device comprises a light guide member 200 and a lighting strip 100.
• the light guide member 200 has a light incident surface and a light exit surface.
• the carrying portion 14 of the lighting strip is arranged substantially opposite to the light incident surface so that light from the solid-state lighting element 20 mounted on the carrying portion 14 transmits through the light incident surface into the light guide member, and the pitch between two adjacent carrying portions 14 of the lighting strip 100 can be adjusted via the pitch adjusting portion 16.
• the position of the carrying portion 14 may be adjusted conveniently through flexible deployment of the pitch adjusting portion 16 (flexible arm). In this way, precise positioning of the lighting element 20 relative to the light guide member 200 can be realized.
• the lighting device is used as a lamp for vehicle. In another embodiment, the lighting device is used as a display panel of a display.
• the positions of the solid-state lighting elements on the carrying portions can be conveniently and precisely adjusted, thereby achieving a desired three-dimensional styling illumination.

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