Dual printed circuit board

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10436403-B2
Application number	US-201715608241-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 30, 2017
Priority date	May 30, 2017
Publication date	Oct 8, 2019
Grant date	Oct 8, 2019

Abstract

A dual printed circuit board assembly for vehicle lights, the dual printed circuit board including a dual printed circuit board and a dual connector. The dual printed circuit board having a first substrate with a first layout, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate with a second layout, and a common panel that supports the first substrate on a first side and the second substrate on a second side, wherein the first layout is populable by a first plurality of light sources to be used in a first light of the vehicle lights and the second layout is populable by a second plurality of light sources to be used in a second light of the vehicle lights. The dual connector having a first jumper connector electrically connected to the first layout, and a second jumper connector opposite to the first jumper connector and electrically connected to the second layout.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A dual printed circuit board for vehicle lights, the dual printed circuit board comprising:
a first substrate with a first layout;
a second substrate opposite to the first substrate with a second layout; and
a common panel that supports the first substrate on a first side and the second substrate on a second side, wherein
the first layout is populable by a first plurality of light sources to project light from a first light of the vehicle lights and the second layout is populable by a second plurality of light sources to project light from a second light of the vehicle lights,
when the dual printed circuit board is mounted in the first light, the second substrate is between a mount of the first light and the first substrate, and
when the dual printed circuit board is mounted in the second light, the first substrate is between a mount of the second light and the second substrate.

2. The dual printed circuit board of claim 1 , wherein the first layout and the second layout are connected through the common panel to provide electrical insulation.

3. The dual printed circuit board of claim 1 , wherein the first plurality of light sources include a first plurality of solid state light sources and the second plurality of light sources includes a second plurality of solid state light sources different from the first plurality of solid state light sources.

4. The dual printed circuit board of claim 1 , wherein the first substrate has a first shape and the second substrate has a second shape mirror image symmetry of the first shape.

5. The dual circuit printed board of claim 1 , wherein the first substrate includes a first plurality of openings and the second substrate includes a second plurality of openings that matches and is aligned with the first plurality of openings to provide mounting for the first light and the second light.

6. The dual circuit printed board of claim 5 , wherein the first plurality of openings includes a first pair of square holes.

7. The dual circuit printed board of claim 1 , wherein the first substrate includes a first connector and the second substrate includes a second connector opposite to the first connector.

8. A dual printed circuit board assembly for vehicle lights, the dual printed circuit board comprising:
a dual printed circuit board including:
a first substrate with a first layout,
a second substrate opposite to the first substrate with a second layout, and
a common panel that supports the first substrate on a first side and the second substrate on a second side, wherein
the first layout is populable by a first plurality of light sources to project light from a first light of the vehicle lights and the second layout is populable by a second plurality of light sources to project light from a second light of the vehicle lights,

when the dual printed circuit board is mounted in the first light, the second substrate is between a mount of the first light and the first substrate, and
when the dual printed circuit board is mounted in the second light, the first substrate is between a mount of the second light and the second substrate; and
a dual connector including:
a first jumper connector electrically connected to the first layout, and
a second jumper connector opposite to the first jumper connector and electrically connected to the second layout.

9. The dual printed circuit board of claim 8 , wherein the first layout and the second layout are connected through the common panel to provide electrical insulation.

10. The dual printed circuit board of claim 8 , wherein the first plurality of light sources include a first plurality of solid state light sources that emits a first light pattern and the second plurality of light sources includes a second plurality of solid state light sources that emits a second light pattern different from the first light pattern.

11. The dual printed circuit board of claim 8 , wherein the first substrate has a first shape and the second substrate has a second shape mirror image symmetry of the first shape.

12. The dual circuit printed board of claim 8 , wherein the first substrate includes a first plurality of openings and the second substrate includes a second plurality of openings that matches and is aligned with the first plurality of openings to provide mounting for dual printed circuit board inside the first light and the second light.

13. The dual circuit printed board of claim 12 , wherein the first plurality of openings includes a first pair of square holes.

14. The dual circuit printed board of claim 8 , wherein the first substrate includes a first connector and the second substrate includes a second connector opposite to the first connector.

15. A lighting system for vehicle comprising:
a first light that emits a first light pattern;
a second light that emits a second light pattern;
a dual printed circuit board receivable by the first light and the second light, the dual printed circuit including:
a first substrate with a first layout,
a second substrate opposite to the first substrate with a second layout, and
a common panel that supports the first substrate on a first side and the second substrate on a second side, wherein
the first layout is populable by a first plurality of light sources to project the first light pattern from the first light of the vehicle lights and the second layout is populable by a second plurality of light sources to project the second light pattern from the second light,

when the dual printed circuit board is mounted in the first light, the second substrate is between a mount of the first light and the first substrate, and
when the dual printed circuit board is mounted in the second light, the first substrate is between a mount of the second light and the second substrate; and
a dual connector including:
a first jumper connector electrically connected to the vehicle power system and to the first layout, and
a second jumper connector opposite to the first jumper connector and electrically connected to the power system and to the second layout.

16. The dual printed circuit board of claim 15 , wherein the first layout and the second layout are connected through the common panel to provide electrical insulation.

17. The dual printed circuit board of claim 15 , wherein the first plurality of light sources include a first plurality of solid state light sources that emits the first light pattern and the second plurality of light sources includes a second plurality of solid state light sources that emits the second light pattern.

18. The dual printed circuit board of claim 15 , wherein the first substrate has a first shape and the second substrate has a second shape mirror image symmetry of the first shape.

19. The dual circuit printed board of claim 15 , wherein the first substrate includes a first plurality of openings and the second substrate includes a second plurality of openings that matches and is aligned with the first plurality of openings to provide mounting for dual printed circuit board inside the first light and the light.

20. The dual circuit printed board of claim 19 , wherein the first plurality of openings includes a first pair of square holes.

Assignees

• Valeo North America Inc

Inventors

• Warner Gavin
• Martin Patrick
• Betz Cameron
• Hunt Brian
• Aguirre Sergio

Classifications

• H05K2201/10189

  Non-printed connector · CPC title

• F21S41/141

  Light emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• H05K2201/041

  Stacked PCBs, i.e. having neither an empty space nor mounted components in between · CPC title

• H05K2201/043

  Stacked PCBs with their backs attached to each other without electrical connection · CPC title

• B60Q1/0094

  Arrangement of electronic circuits separated from the light source, e.g. mounting of housings for starter circuits for discharge lamps (arrangements being part of the light source holder F21V17/06, F21S43/195) · CPC title