Mounting device for lighting sources

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9255698-B2
Application number	US-201213650172-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 12, 2012
Priority date	Oct 13, 2011
Publication date	Feb 9, 2016
Grant date	Feb 9, 2016

Abstract

A device for mounting planar lighting sources having a light emitting surface on a substrate includes a frame provided with fixing formations for fixing the frame on the substrate with the planar lighting source sandwiched between the frame and the substrate. The frame has an opening to surround the light emitting surface of said lighting source and is provided with elastic formations to elastically urge the lighting source toward the substrate. The fixing formations include at least one resilient formation to resiliently urge the frame toward the substrate.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A device for mounting planar lighting sources having a light emitting surface on a substrate, the device comprising:
a frame provided with fixing formations for fixing said frame on said substrate with the planar lighting source sandwiched between the frame and the substrate, wherein: said frame has an opening to surround the light emitting surface of said lighting source,
said frame is provided with elastic formations to elastically urge said lighting source toward said substrate, and
said fixing formations include at least one resilient formation to resiliently urge said frame toward said substrate.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said resilient formation is a spring.

3. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said fixing formations include rivets or screws which extend between said frame and said substrate.

4. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said lighting source has a connector to provide electrical contact to said lighting source, and wherein said frame has a window leaving said connector exposed when said frame is fixed on said substrate.

5. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said frame has a finned surface to face said substrate.

6. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said opening in the frame opens is at an angle from the light emitting surface of said lighting source.

7. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said frame has a thickness whereby said frame does not contact said substrate.

8. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said substrate is a heat sink.

Assignees

• Osram Ag
• Osram Gmbh

Inventors

• Scordino Alessandro
• Lamonato Marco
• Bobbo Simon
• Alfier Alberto

Classifications

• F21V19/0055 Primary

  by screwing · CPC title

• F21V19/005

  by permanent fixing means, e.g. gluing, riveting or embedding in a potting compound · CPC title

• F21V19/04

  with provision for changing light source, e.g. turret {(auxiliary devices for cleaning, placing, or removing incandescent lamps H01K3/32, fluorescent lamps H01J9/006)} · CPC title

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• F21V29/76

  with essentially identical parallel planar fins or blades, e.g. with comb-like cross-section · CPC title