Organic light emitting display illuminating apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9328905-B2
Application number	US-201213444179-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 11, 2012
Priority date	May 23, 2011
Publication date	May 3, 2016
Grant date	May 3, 2016

Abstract

Embodiments may be directed to an OLED illuminating apparatus including a lamp unit including a panel with an organic emission unit, a connection terminal electrically connected to the organic emission unit, and a housing coupled to the panel, the housing including a relay terminal that is electrically connected to the connection terminal; and a supporting unit detachably coupled to the lamp unit, the supporting unit supporting the lamp unit and supplying electric power to the organic emission unit by connecting to the relay terminal when coupled to the lamp unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An organic light emitting display (OLED) illuminating apparatus comprising:
a lamp unit including a panel with an organic emission unit, a connection terminal electrically connected to the organic emission unit, and a housing coupled to the panel, the housing including a relay terminal that is electrically connected to the connection terminal; and
a supporting unit detachably coupled to the lamp unit, the supporting unit supporting the lamp unit and supplying electric power to the organic emission unit by connecting to the relay terminal when coupled to the lamp unit.

2. An organic light emitting display (OLED) illuminating apparatus comprising:
a lamp unit including a panel with an organic emission unit, a connection terminal electrically connected to the organic emission unit, and a housing coupled to the panel, the housing including a relay terminal that is electrically connected to the connection terminal; and
a supporting unit detachably coupled to the lamp unit, the supporting unit supporting the lamp unit and supplying electric power to the organic emission unit by connecting to the relay terminal when coupled to the lamp unit,
wherein the housing includes:
a first housing including the relay terminal and installed on a portion of a circumferential surface of the panel; and
a second housing installed to surround a remaining portion of the circumferential surface of the panel.

3. The OLED illuminating apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the first housing and the second housing are formed of elastic insulating materials.

4. The OLED illuminating apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the first housing and the second housing are detachably coupled to each other via a first coupling unit.

5. The OLED illuminating apparatus as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the first coupling unit includes a coupling recess formed in the first housing and a coupling hook formed on the second housing so as to be elastically inserted into the coupling recess.

6. The OLED illuminating apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the supporting unit is detachably coupled to the lamp unit via the second housing and a second coupling unit.

7. The OLED illuminating apparatus as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the second coupling unit includes a plurality of magnetic bodies installed on the supporting unit and the second housing so as to be magnetically coupled to each other.

8. The OLED illuminating apparatus as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the second coupling unit further includes a first slide rib on the supporting unit, and a second slide rib on the second housing, the first and second slide ribs being slidable into and out of a coupling engagement with each other.

9. The OLED illuminating apparatus as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the second slide rib includes a magnetic body.

10. The OLED illuminating apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the relay terminal includes:
a head portion fixed in the first housing;
a moveable pin having a first end moveably inserted into the head portion and a second end contacting the connection terminal; and
a spring for providing an elastic force toward a direction in which the second end of the moveable pin contacts the connection terminal.

11. The OLED illuminating apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the supporting unit includes a power supply protrusion connecting to a power source so that the power supply protrusion is connected to the head portion of the relay terminal when the lamp unit and the supporting unit are coupled to each other.

Assignees

• Hong Il-Hwa
• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hong Il-Hwa

Classifications

• F21V17/105

  using magnets · CPC title

• F21Y2105/008

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• F21V23/023 Primary

  Power supplies in a casing (F21V23/003 takes precedence) · CPC title

• Y02B20/36

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• F21V15/01

  Housings, e.g. material or assembling of housing parts (F21V15/02 takes precedence {housings forming signs or letters G09F13/04}) · CPC title