IP Library Granted Patent US 12,322,530
Granted Patent B2
US 12,322,530 · App. 18/216,048 · Granted Jun 3, 2025

Illumination flat cable device

Inventor: Jin-Jong Yuan (New Taipei, TW)
Assignee: PHANTEKS GROUP INC.
H01B7/0823F21V5/00F21V7/0066F21V19/0015F21Y2115/10
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Patent No.
US 12,322,530
App. No.
18/216,048
Granted
Jun 3, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This disclosure is directed to an illumination flat cable device having a light-transmissive frame of a flat shape, a reflective cover, an illumination strip and a flat cable. The light-transmissive frame has an illumination side, an illumination channel at the illumination side, a cabling side, and cable channels on the cabling side. Each cable channel is disposed in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the light-transmissive frame. The reflective cover on the illumination side has a reflective surface covering the illumination channel. The illumination strip in the illumination channel has a projecting direction disposed toward the reflective surface. The flat cable has conductive wires respectively disposed in the cable channels and a pair of connectors. The light-transmissive frame has a pair of end portions disposed corresponding to the pair of connectors.

Claims (13)

1. An illumination flat cable device, comprising:

a light-transmissive frame, of a flat shape, and comprising an illumination side, a cabling side opposite to the illumination side, an illumination channel defined at the illumination side and arranged parallelly with a longitudinal direction thereof, and a plurality of cable channels arranged on the cabling side, wherein each cable channel is disposed in parallel with the longitudinal direction;

a reflective cover, arranged on the illumination side of the light-transmissive frame, and comprising a reflective surface configured to cover the illumination channel;

an illumination strip, arranged in the illumination channel, wherein a projecting direction of the illumination strip is arranged toward the reflective surface; and

a flat cable, comprising a plurality of conductive wires arranged in parallel with each other and a pair of connectors, the conductive wires disposed in the cable channels respectively, and the pair of connectors disposed corresponding to a pair of end portions of the light-transmissive frame respectively.

2. The illumination flat cable device according to claim 1 , further comprising a pair of clampers disposed on the end portions respectively, and the light-transmissive frame and the reflective cover are clamped by the clampers.

3. The illumination flat cable device according to claim 2 , wherein each of the clampers comprises a first housing and a second housing, the first housing is connected with the reflective cover, the second housing is configured to cover the cabling side of the light-transmissive frame, and the first housing is buckled with the second housing.

4. The illumination flat cable device according to claim 2 , wherein each of the clampers comprises a plurality of passages corresponding to the conductive wires, and the conductive wires are inserted in the passages respectively.

5. The illumination flat cable device according to claim 2 , wherein each of the clampers comprises a tenon, the reflective cover comprises a mortise defined corresponding to the tenon, and the tenon is inserted in the mortise.

6. The illumination flat cable device according to claim 1 , wherein the illumination strip comprises a circuit board and a plurality of light emitting diodes, the circuit board comprises an illumination surface, the light emitting diodes are disposed on the illumination surface, the circuit board is accommodated in the illumination channel, and the illumination surface is disposed to face the reflective surface of the reflective cover.

7. The illumination flat cable device according to claim 6 , wherein the light emitting diodes are disposed in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the light-transmissive frame.

8. The illumination flat cable device according to claim 1 , wherein the reflective cover comprises a reflective unit attached therein, and the reflective surface is disposed on the reflective unit.

9. The illumination flat cable device according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive wires are exposed from the cabling side of the light-transmissive frame.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 11, 2025
From: PHANTEKS TAIWAN INC.
To: PHANTEKS GROUP INC.
Reel/Frame 070823/0415 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2023
From: YUAN, JIN-JONG
To: PHANTEKS TAIWAN INC.
Reel/Frame 064113/0019 →
Continuity (1)
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