Printed circuit board for an LED module, LED module, and LED lights
View Patent ↗A printed circuit board ( 1 ) for an LED module ( 2 ) comprises mechanical weaknesses ( 11 ) in a substrate of the printed circuit board ( 1 ), which weaknesses form at least one at least electrically interruptible substrate bridge ( 12 A, 12 B), and a plug connector ( 13 ) having four terminals ( 13.1 - 13.4 ) A first LED light source ( 14 ) can be connected between a first anode-cathode pair ( 13.1, 13.4 ) of the four terminals ( 13.1 - 13.4 ), and a second LED light source ( 15 ) can be connected between a second anode-cathode pair ( 13.2, 13.3 ) of the four terminals ( 13.1 - 13.4 ) A pair of anodes ( 13.1, 13.2 ) of the four terminals ( 13.1 - 13.4 ) is galvanically interconnected via a first ( 12 A) of the at least one substrate bridges ( 12 A, 12 B) The printed circuit board ( 1 ) can be connected using the plug connector ( 13 ) to at least one LED driver for the LED module ( 2 ) via two or three separate galvanic connections depending on the state of the at least one substrate bridge ( 12 A, 12 B).
1 . A printed circuit board ( 1 ) for an LED module ( 2 ), comprising:
mechanical weakenings ( 11 ) in a substrate of the printed circuit board ( 1 ) which form at least one at least electrically interruptible substrate bridge ( 12 A, 12 B);
a plug connector ( 13 ) with four terminals ( 13 . 1 - 13 . 4 ) comprising two anode-cathode pairs;
wherein a first LED light source ( 14 ) can be connected between a first anode-cathode pair ( 13 . 1 , 13 . 4 ) of the four terminals ( 13 . 1 - 13 . 4 );
wherein a second LED light source ( 15 ) can be connected between a second anode-cathode pair ( 13 . 2 , 13 . 3 ) of the four terminals ( 13 . 1 - 13 . 4 );
wherein a pair of anodes ( 13 . 1 , 13 . 2 ) of the four terminals ( 13 . 1 - 13 . 4 ) is galvanically interconnected via a first ( 12 A) of the at least one substrate bridges ( 12 A, 12 B);
wherein the printed circuit board ( 1 ) can be connected by means of the plug connector ( 13 ) to at least one LED driver for the LED module ( 2 ) via two or three separate galvanic connections depending on the state of the at least one substrate bridge ( 12 A, 12 B).
2 . The printed circuit board ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one substrate bridge ( 12 A, 12 B) can be punched out or separated from the substrate of the printed circuit board ( 1 ).
3 . The printed circuit board ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , having
soldering connections ( 16 ) at ends of the respective substrate bridge ( 12 A, 12 B) for subsequent galvanic bridging of the respective substrate bridge ( 12 A, 12 B).
4 . The printed circuit board ( 1 ) according to claim 3 , having
at least one spring-loaded conductor bridge for subsequent galvanic bridging of the respective substrate bridge ( 12 A, 12 B) between the soldering connections ( 16 ).
5 . The printed circuit board system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one substrate bridge ( 12 A, 12 B) comprises two substrate bridges ( 12 A, 12 B);
wherein a pair of cathodes ( 13 . 3 , 13 . 4 ) of the four terminals ( 13 . 1 - 13 . 4 ) is galvanically interconnected via a second ( 12 B) of the at least one substrate bridges ( 12 A, 12 B); and
wherein the printed circuit board ( 1 ) can be connected by the plug connector ( 13 ) to the at least one LED driver for the LED module ( 2 ) via two, three or four separate galvanic connections depending on the state of the at least one substrate bridge ( 12 A, 12 B).
6 . An LED module ( 2 ) having
a printed circuit board ( 1 ) according to claim 5 , having
the first LED light source ( 14 ); and
the second LED light source ( 15 ).
7 . An LED light ( 3 A), having
an LED module ( 2 ) according to claim 6 with intact substrate bridges ( 12 A, 12 B); and
an LED driver ( 31 A) for jointly operating the first LED light source ( 14 ) and the second LED light source ( 15 );
wherein the LED driver ( 31 A) is connected via two separate galvanic connections of the plug connector ( 13 ) of the printed circuit board ( 1 ) of the LED module ( 2 ).
8 . An LED light ( 3 B), having
an LED module ( 2 ) according to claim 6 with an interrupted first substrate bridge ( 12 A) of the substrate bridges ( 12 A, 12 B); and
a two-channel LED driver ( 31 B) for operating the first LED light source ( 14 ) and the second LED light source ( 15 ) independently of one another,
wherein the LED driver ( 31 B) is connected via three separate galvanic connections of the plug connector ( 13 ) of the printed circuit board ( 1 ) of the LED module ( 2 ).
9 . An LED light ( 3 C), having
an LED module ( 2 ) according to claim 6 with interrupted substrate bridges ( 12 A, 12 B); and
a two-channel LED driver ( 31 C) for operating the first LED light source ( 14 ) and the second LED light source ( 15 ) independently of one another;
wherein the LED driver ( 31 C) is connected via two separate pairs of galvanic connections of the plug connector ( 13 ) of the printed circuit board ( 1 ) of the LED module ( 2 ).
10 . An LED light ( 3 D), having
an LED module ( 2 ) according to claim 6 with interrupted substrate bridges ( 12 A, 12 B); and
separate first and second LED drivers ( 31 D, 32 D) for operating the first LED light source ( 14 ) and the second LED light source ( 15 ) independently of one another;
wherein the LED drivers ( 31 D, 32 D) are connected via two separate pairs of galvanic connections of the plug connector ( 13 ) of the printed circuit board ( 1 ) of the LED module ( 2 ).