Light emitting module and vehicle lamp

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9429304-B2
Application number	US-201313750351-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 25, 2013
Priority date	Jan 25, 2012
Publication date	Aug 30, 2016
Grant date	Aug 30, 2016

Abstract

A light emitting module includes a board on which a plurality of light emitting devices are mounted, a first interconnecting section having first interconnections, one end of each of which being connected to one of an anode side and an cathode side of an associated one of the light emitting devices, a second interconnecting section having second interconnections, one end of each of which being connected to the other of the anode side and the cathode side of an associated one of the light emitting devices, and a power supply portion provided along one side of the board to receive an external power. The second interconnecting section has at least one, but less than the number of the second interconnections, collectively interconnecting portion to which another end of each of the second interconnections is connected.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A light emitting module comprising:
a board comprising a mounting portion, the mounting portion being configured such that a plurality of light emitting devices, each of the light emitting devices having an anode side and a cathode side, are mounted on the mounting portion in an array form;
a first interconnecting section mounted on a common surface of the board and comprising a plurality of first interconnections, the first interconnections being configured such that one end of each of the first interconnections is connected to one of the anode side and the cathode side of an associated one of the light emitting devices;
a second interconnecting section mounted on the common surface of the board and comprising a plurality of second interconnections, the second interconnections being configured such that one end of each of the second interconnections is connected to the other of the anode side and the cathode side of an associated one of the light emitting devices; and
a power supply portion that is a single terminal mounted on the common surface of the board and provided along one side of the common surface of the board and configured to receive an external power,
wherein the second interconnecting section further comprises at least one, but less than the number of the second interconnections, collectively interconnecting portion to which another end of each of the second interconnections is connected,
wherein the first interconnecting section and the second interconnecting section are configured such that another end of each of the first interconnections and an end portion of the collectively interconnecting portion are connected to the power supply portion, and such that the light emitting devices are divided into a plurality of groups that are independently controllable to be turned on and off, and
wherein one end of the second interconnecting section is connected to the power supply portion through the first interconnecting section and the light emitting devices, while the other end of the second interconnecting section is connected directly to the power supply portion.

2. The light emitting module according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first interconnections is configured to connect an associated terminal of the power supply portion and the associated one or more of the light emitting devices in series, and the first interconnections are arranged in parallel with each other.

3. The light emitting module according to claim 1 , wherein the end portion of the collectively interconnecting portion is branched to form a branch portion connected to the power supply portion.

4. The light emitting module according to claim according to claim 1 , wherein the power supply portion comprises a first connector connected to the second interconnecting section and a second connector connected to the first interconnecting section.

5. The light emitting module according to claim 1 , further comprising the light emitting devices mounted on the mounting portion.

6. A vehicle lamp comprising:
a light emitting module;
a control unit;
an optical member configured to forwardly project light emitted from the light emitting module; and
a lamp body accommodating the light emitting module and the optical member, wherein light emitting module comprises:
a board comprising a mounting portion, the mounting portion being configured such that a plurality of light emitting devices, each of the light emitting devices having an anode side and a cathode side, are mounted on the mounting portion in an array form;

a first interconnecting section mounted on a common surface of the board and comprising a plurality of first interconnections, the first interconnections being configured such that one end of each of the first interconnections is connected to one of the anode side and the cathode side of an associated one of the light emitting devices;
a second interconnecting section mounted on the common surface of the board and comprising a plurality of second interconnections, the second interconnections being configured such that one end of each of the second interconnections is connected to the other of the anode side and the cathode side of an associated one of the light emitting devices; and
a power supply portion that is a single terminal mounted on the common surface of the board and provided along one side of the common surface of the board and configured to receive an external power,
wherein the second interconnecting section further comprises at least one, but less than the number of the second interconnections, collectively interconnecting portion to which another end of each of the second interconnections is connected,
wherein the first interconnecting section and the second interconnecting section are configured such that another end of each of the first interconnections and an end portion of the collectively interconnecting portion are connected to the power supply portion, and such that the light emitting devices are divided into a plurality of groups that are independently controllable to be turned on and off,
wherein the control unit is configured to control each of the groups to turn the light emitting devices on and off on a group-by-group basis, and
wherein one end of the second interconnecting section is connected to the power supply portion through the first interconnecting section and the light emitting devices, while the other end of the second interconnecting section is connected directly to the power supply portion.

7. The light emitting module according to claim 1 , wherein an entirety of the board is plane-shaped.

8. The vehicle lamp according to claim 6 , wherein an entirety of the board is plane-shaped.

9. The light emitting module according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting portion is part of a surface of the board.

10. The vehicle lamp according to claim 6 , wherein the mounting portion is part of a surface of the board.

Assignees

• Masuda Takeshi
• Mizuno Masanobu
• Tsutsumi Yasuaki
• Koito Mfg Co Ltd

Inventors

• Masuda Takeshi
• Mizuno Masanobu
• Tsutsumi Yasuaki

Classifications

• F21S45/435

  circulating the gas within a closed system · CPC title

• F21S41/153

  arranged in a matrix · CPC title

• F21V5/04

  of lens shape · CPC title

• F21S41/663

  by switching light sources (by switching incandescent light sources F21S41/162) · CPC title

• F21S41/692

  Shields, i.e. screens not creating an image meant to be projected · CPC title