HOUSING FOR LIGHTING DEVICES, CORRESPONDING LIGHTING DEVICE AND METHOD
A lighting device, e.g. a LED lighting device, includes an electrically insulating channel-shaped elongated housing, with a plurality of electrically conductive lines which extend along a length of the channel-shaped body. The electrically conductive lines are embedded in the channel-shaped body, wherein there may be arranged one or more electrically-powered light radiation source modules provided with electrical contact formations with the electrically conductive lines.
1 . A housing for lighting devices, the housing comprising an electrically insulating channel-shaped elongated body, with a plurality of electrically conductive lines which extend along a length of said channel-shaped body said electrically conductive lines embedded in said channel-shaped body.
2 . The housing of claim 1 , wherein said electrically conductive lines extend in a central portion of said channel-shaped body.
3 . The housing of claim 1 , wherein said electrically conductive lines comprise electrically conductive lines of:
a flat shape, and/or
a circular shape.
4 . The housing of claim 1 , wherein said electrically conductive lines have:
a solid structure, or
a stranded structure.
5 . The housing of claim 1 , wherein said electrically conductive lines have an electrically conductive lining emerging at a surface of said electrically insulating channel-shaped body.
6 . A lighting device, comprising:
a housing, wherein the housing comprises an electrically insulating channel-shaped elongated body, with a plurality of electrically conductive lines which extend along a length of said channel-shaped body said electrically conductive,
at least one electrically-powered light radiation source module arranged in said housing, said module being provided with electrical contact formations with said electrically conductive lines.
7 . The lighting device of claim 6 , wherein said electrical contact formations comprise:
sharp contacts to penetrate into said channel-shaped body for making contact with said electrically conductive lines, and/or
fork-like contact formations to penetrate into said channel-shaped body for making contact with said electrically conductive lines by being arranged astride said electrically conductive lines, and/or
contact lands to make contact adhesion to electrically conductive linings of said electrically conductive lines emerging at a surface of said electrically insulating channel-shaped body.
8 . The lighting device of claim 6 , further comprising at least one sealing mass sealingly enclosing said at least one light radiation source module in said housing.
9 . The lighting device of claim 6 , wherein said at least one light radiation source module comprises a LED light radiation source.
10 . A method for making a lighting device, the method comprising:
providing a housing, wherein the housing comprises an electrically insulating channel-shaped elongated body, with a plurality of electrically conductive lines which extend along a length of said channel-shaped body said electrically conductive, and
arranging in said housing at least one electrically-powered light radiation source module (L, 18 ); said module provided with electrical contact formations with said electrically conductive lines.
11 . The method of claim 10 ,
wherein said module is provided with electrical contact formations with said electrically conductive lines and comprising a LED radiation source.