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US 8,356,909 · App. 12/811,391 · Granted Jan 22, 2013

Illuminated tiling system

Inventors: Conrad Wilhelmus Adriaan Verjans (Drachten, NL); Georg Sauerlaender (Aachen, DE); Joseph Hendrik Anna Maria Jacobs (Eygelshoven, NL); Dirk Hente (Wuerselen, DE)
Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
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Patent No.
US 8,356,909
App. No.
12/811,391
Granted
Jan 22, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to an illuminated tiling system ( 100 ) which comprises back panels ( 10 ) with at least one electrically conductive layer ( 12, 13 ), plugs ( 20 ) with projections ( 21, 23 ) that electrically contact the conductive layer(s) ( 12, 13 ), and light-tiles ( 30 ) with (O)LEDs that can be fixed to the plugs. For an easy tiling, dummy-tiles can first be tiled together with conventional tiles ( 2 ) and later be replaced with the light-tiles ( 30 ).

Claims (9)

1. An illuminated tiling system, comprising

a) at least one back panel comprising at least one electrically conductive layer covered by an isolating material;

b) at least one plug comprising a plug terminal and a projection configured to pierce into the back panel to electrically connect the conductive layer to the plug terminal;

c) at least one light tile comprising an LED light source and at least one tile terminal electrically coupled to the plug terminal when the light tile is attached to the plug; and

d) at least one dummy tile having similar dimensions as the light tile.

2. The illuminated tiling system according to claim 1 , wherein the light source comprises an OLED.

3. The illuminated tiling system according to claim 1 , wherein the plug terminal and the tile terminal either contact each other or wirelessly coupled.

4. The illuminated tiling system according to claim 1 , wherein the plug and the light tile comprise cooperating connection units for facilitating mechanically coupling therebetween.

5. The illuminated tiling system according to claim 1 , wherein the plug comprises at least two projections for connecting different conductive layers of the back panel with different plug terminals.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2016
From: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
To: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
Reel/Frame 040060/0009 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 22, 2016
From: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
To: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Reel/Frame 039428/0606 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2010
From: VERJANS, CONRAD WILHELMUS ADRIAAN; SAUERLAENDER, GEORG; JACOBS, JOSEPH HENDRIK ANNA MARIA; HENTE, DIRK
To: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N V
Reel/Frame 024622/0263 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 08100294 · Jan 10, 2008 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100284173A1 · Nov 11, 2010