IP Library Granted Patent US 6,972,207
Granted Patent B2
US 6,972,207 · App. 10/806,284 · Granted Dec 6, 2005

Method of manufacturing annular oblique light illumination apparatus and flexible wiring substrate

Assignee: Moritex Corporation
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Patent No.
US 6,972,207
App. No.
10/806,284
Granted
Dec 6, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

An annular oblique light illumination apparatus manufactured by using a flexible wiring substrate in which a plurality of arcuate zonal wiring patterns each in the form of a developed frustconical shape as a light emitting device arranging surface when cut along the pattern are serpiginously formed continuously to a base film of a predetermined shape, by setting and soldering light emitting devices to the arcuate zonal wiring patterns, cutting out the arcuate zonal wiring patterns to form light emitting device arrays and fixing the same to the arranging surface, whereby the wiring substrate can be supported reliably without using any special jig conforming the arcuate shape of the wiring patterns for mounting the light emitting devices, thereby improving the soldering operation efficiency, saving the troubles of exchange and handling of jigs and further, avoiding slackening or distortion of the wiring substrate even in a case of applying soldering by a flow soldering apparatus.

Claims (24)

1. A method of manufacturing an annular oblique light illumination apparatus having a frustoconical inner circumferential surface as a light emitting device arranging surface, the method comprising:

providing a flexible wiring substrate, on which a plurality of arcuate zonal wiring patterns for mounting light emitting devices, each in the form of a developed frustconical shape, are serpiginously formed continuously on a base film having a quadrangular shape;

inserting electrodes of the light emitting devices into the arcuate zonal wiring patterns and soldering the electrodes to the arcuate zonal wiring patterns;

cutting out the arcuate zonal wiring patterns from the base film to form light emitting device arrays; and

fixing each light emitting device array to the arranging surface.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the base film has a substantially square shape.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising providing cutting guide lines on the base film.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising providing inspection terminals on the base film configured to enable testing of the mounting of the light emitting diodes to the arcuate zonal wiring patterns.

5. A method of manufacturing an annular oblique light illumination apparatus having a frustoconical inner circumferential surface as a light emitting device arranging surface, the method comprising:

providing a flexible wiring substrate, on which one or more annular stripe wiring patterns for mounting light emitting devices, each in the form of a developed frustoconical shape when cut for a predetermined center angle, are formed on a base film having quadrangular shape;

inserting electrodes of the light emitting devices to the annular stripe wiring patterns corresponding to the center angle and soldering the electrodes to the base film;

cutting out the annular stripe wiring patterns from the base film to form light emitting device arrays; and

fixing each light emitting device array to the arranging surface.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the base film has a substantially square shape.

7. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising providing cutting guide lines on the base film.

8. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising providing inspection terminals on the base film configured to enable testing of the mounting of the light emitting diodes to the annular stripe wiring patterns.

9. A method of manufacturing an annular oblique light illumination apparatus having a frustoconical inner circumferential surface as a light emitting device arranging surface, the method comprising:

providing a flexible wiring substrate, on which one or more arcuate zonal wiring patterns for mounting light emitting devices, each in the form of a developed frustoconical shape, are formed on a base film having quadrangular shape;

inserting electrodes of the light emitting devices into the arcuate zonal wiring patterns and soldering the electrodes to the base film;

cutting out the arcuate zonal wiring patterns to form light emitting device arrays; and

fixing each light emitting device array to the arranging surface.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the base film has a substantially square shape.

11. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising providing cutting guide lines on the base film.

12. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising providing inspection terminals on the base film configured to enable testing of the mounting of the light emitting diodes to the arcuate zonal wiring patterns.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 28, 2016
From: SCHOTT MORITEX CORPORATION
To: MORITEX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037650/0604 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 26, 2013
From: MORITEX CORPORATION
To: SCHOTT MORITEX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 031294/0130 →
CORRECTED RECORDATION FORM COVER SHEET TO CORRECT EXECUTION DATE AT REEL 015455 AND FRAME 0249. Recorded Jan 6, 2005
From: TOYOTA, MAKOTO; TOYODA, SHIN; YOSHIDA, HITOSHI
To: MORITEX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 016131/0754 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2004
From: TOYOTA, MAKOTO; TOYODA, SHIN; YOSHIDA, HITOSHI
To: MORITEX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 015455/0249 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2003-079330 · Mar 24, 2003 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20040206968A1 · Oct 21, 2004