Patent number: 8398261
Abstract: In a lighting strip (8, 80, 380), a flexible electrically insulated cable (10, 110, 410) includes spaced apart parallel electrical conductors (12, 14, 112, 114, 118, 412, 414, 4181, 4182, 4183, 4184) bound together by electrical insulation (16, 116, 416) as a cable. The electrical conductors include power conductors (12, 14, 112, 114, 412, 414). A plurality of lighting units (20, 120, 220, 320, 420) secured to and spaced apart along the flexible electrically insulated cable each include: (i) one or more light emitting devices (24, 124a, 124b, 124c, 124d, 224b1, 224b2, 224b3, 224c1, 224c2, 224c3, 224d1, 224d2, 224d3, 4241, 4242, 4243, 4244); (ii) power regulating electrical circuitry (40, 140, 240, 340, 440); and (iii) insulation displacing conductors (28, 30, 128a, 128b, 128c, 128d, 130a, 130b, 130c, 130d, 391, 392, 393, 500, 550, 600) connecting the lighting unit with at least the power conductors. The insulation displacing conductors (500, 550, 600) may be interchangeable.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 30, 2005
Date of Patent:
March 19, 2013
Assignee:
GE Lighting Solutions LLC
Inventors:
Jeffrey Nall, Tomislav Stimac, Chenyang Li, Matthew Mrakovich, Ronald Brengartner