Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Injected LED light assembly
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Application No.: US16821366Application Date: 2020-03-17
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Publication No.: US11325283B2Publication Date: 2022-05-10
- Inventor: Julien P. Mourou , Bradley J. Tice
- Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Current Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Quinn IP Law
- Main IPC: B29C37/00
- IPC: B29C37/00 ; H01L25/075 ; H05K1/18 ; H01L33/56 ; H01L33/00

Abstract:
A light assembly and method of forming light assemblies includes a flexible light layer, a thermoplastic housing, and an IMC layer. The flexible light layer has a flexible substrate, a printed circuit, and a plurality of LEDs extending outward from the flexible substrate. The IMC layer is formed opposite the flexible light layer from the thermoplastic housing and covers the LEDs. Forming may include placing the flexible light layer within a mold cavity, injecting the thermoplastic structure on one side of the flexible light layer, and injecting the IMC layer on the opposite side of the flexible light layer from the thermoplastic structure. Injecting the thermoplastic structure into the mold cavity may change the shape of the flexible light layer. Datum features of the flexible light layer may align the thermoplastic structure relative to the datum features.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210291416A1 INJECTED LED LIGHT ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2021-09-23
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