Light emission diode lamp and method for producing thereof

Claim 1

A light emission diode lamp comprising: (A) a light emission diode assembly unit (L) including, (a) at least two conductive means (1, 2), (b) at least one light emission diode element (4) electrically connected between said two conductive means (1, 2) at their upper end portions (la, 2a), (c) a molding of a light-transmissible material (6) which embeds therein said light emission diode element and the upper portions of said two conductive means, with lower end portions (lb, 2b) of said two conductive means being left exposed; (B) a lamp cap or base assembly unit including, (d) a substantially cylindrical cap or base member (K, K') having openings at its axially opposite end portions, said light emission diode assembly unit being attached to said cap or base unit so as to seal one of the opposite openings of said cap or base member ( K ) with the exposed lower end portion (lb) of one of said two conductive means (1) being electrically connected to said cap or base member, and (e) an electrical contact means supported by an electrical insulating member (8) which seals the other opening of said cap or base member and insulates said contact means from said cap or base member, the exposed lower end portion (26) of the other conductive means (2) being electrically connected to said contact means.

Claim 7

A method of producing a light emission diode lamp comprising the steps: electrically connecting at least one light emission diode element (4) between at least two conductive means (1, 2) at their upper end portions (la, 2a) respectively; preparing a light emission diode assembly unit (L) by embedding said at least one light emission diode element together with said upper end portions of said two conductive means in a molding (6) of a light transmissible resin material with lower end portions (lb, 2b) of said two conductive means left exposed; preparing a lamp cap or base assembly unit including a substantially cylindrical lamp cap or base member (K, K') having openings at its axially opposite ends, one opening being sealed by an electrical insulator material (8) which supports an electrical contact means (9) and insulates said contact means from said cap or base member; and electrically connecting the exposed lower end portions (lb, 2b) of one (1) and the other (2) of said at least two conductive means to said cap or base member and said contact means respectively, with the other opening of said cap or base member being sealed by said light emission diode assembly unit.

Claim 8

A method of producing a light emission diode lamp comprising the steps: electrically connecting at least one light emission diode element (4) between at least two conductive means (1, 2) at their upper end portions (la, 2a) respectively; preparing a light emission diode assembly unit (L) by embedding said at least one light emission diode element together with said upper end portions of said two conductive means in a molding (6) of a light transmissible resin material with lower end portions (lb, 2b) of said two conductive means left exposed; preparing a lamp cap or base assembly unit including a substantially cylindrical lamp cap or base member (K, K') having openings at its axially opposite ends, one opening being sealed by an electrical insulator material (8) which supports an electrical contact means (9) and insulates said contact means from said cap or base member; and electrically connecting the exposed lower end portions (lb, 2b) of one (1) and the other (2) of said at least two conductive means to said cap or base member and said contact means respectively, with the other opening of said cap or base member being sealed by said light emission diode assembly unit.

Claim 10

A method of producing a light emission diode lamp comprising the steps of: electrically connecting at least two light emission diode elements C4, 4) between a central one (2) and one of outer two CL, 1) of three conductive means (1, 2, 1) which are aligned and extending parallelly to each other and between said central conductive means and the other outer conductive means, respectively, at their upper end portions (la, 2a, la); preparing a light emission diode assembly unit (L) by embedding said at least two light emission diode elements (4, 4) together with said upper end portions of said three conductive means in a molding (6) of a light transmissible resin material, with lower end portions (lb, 2b, lb) of said three conductive means left exposed; preparing a lamp cap or base assembly unit including a substantially cylindrical lamp cap or base member (K, K') having openings at its axially opposite ends, one opening being sealed by an electrical insulating material C8) which supports an electrical contact means (9) and insulates said contact means from said cap or base member; and electrically connecting the respective exposed lower end portions (lb, lb) of said outer two conductive means (1, 1) to said cap or base member and the exposed lower end portion (2b) of said central conductive means (2) to said contact means, with the other opening of said cap or base member being sealed by said light emission diode assembly unit.

Claim 11

A method of producing a light emission diode lamp comprising the steps of: electrically connecting at least two light emission diode elements C4, 4) between a central one (2) and one of outer two CL, 1) of three conductive means (1, 2, 1) which are aligned and extending parallelly to each other and between said central conductive means and the other outer conductive means, respectively, at their upper end portions (la, 2a, la); preparing a light emission diode assembly unit (L) by embedding said at least two light emission diode elements (4, 4) together with said upper end portions of said three conductive means in a molding (6) of a light transmissible resin material, with lower end portions (lb, 2b, lb) of said three conductive means left exposed; preparing a lamp cap or base assembly unit including a substantially cylindrical lamp cap or base member (K, K') having openings at its axially opposite ends, one opening being sealed by an electrical insulating material C8) which supports an electrical contact means (9) and insulates said contact means from said cap or base member; and electrically connecting the respective exposed lower end portions (lb, lb) of said outer two conductive means (1, 1) to said cap or base member and the exposed lower end portion (2b) of said central conductive means (2) to said contact means, with the other opening of said cap or base member being sealed by said light emission diode assembly unit.

Claim 13

A method of successively producing a plurality of light emission diode lamps comprising the steps of: preparing a train of serially connected plural sets of conductive means each extending perpendicularly from a linearly extending conductive connection means (3), each set including at least two conductive means (1, 2), by punching out from an electrically conductive sheet; electrically connecting at least one light emission didde element (4) between respective free end portions of said at least two conductive means of each of said plural sets; embedding said at least one light emission diode element together with the respective free end portions of said at least two conductive means of each of said plural sets in a molding (6) of a light-transmissible resin material, with lower end portions (lb, 2b) of said two conductive means and said connection means being left exposed; cutting off connecting portions (3) of said connection means between respective adjacent two conductive means (1, 1; 1, 2) to prepare a plurality of individual light emission diode assembly units (L) each including said at least one light emission diode element and said at least two conductive means with their free lower ends (lb, 2b) exposed; preparing a plurality of lamp cap or base assembly units in the same number as said plurality of light emission diode assembly units, each of said lamp cap or base assembly units including a substantially cylindrical lamp case or base member (K, K') having openings at its axially opposite ends, one opening being sealed by an electrical insulating material (8) which supports an electrical contact means (9) and insulates said contact means for said cap or base member; and electrically connecting the exposed free end portions (lb, 2b) of one (1) and the other (2) of said at least two conductive means of each of said light emission diode assembly units to said cap or base member and said contact means, respectively, of corresponding one of said cap or base assembly units, with the other opening of said cap or base member being sealed by said light emission diode assembly unit.

Claim 14

A method of successively producing a plurality of light emission diode lamps comprising the steps of: preparing a train of serially connected plural sets of conductive means each extending perpendicularly from a linearly extending conductive connection means (3), each set including at least two conductive means (1, 2), by punching out from an electrically conductive sheet; electrically connecting at least one light emission didde element (4) between respective free end portions of said at least two conductive means of each of said plural sets; embedding said at least one light emission diode element together with the respective free end portions of said at least two conductive means of each of said plural sets in a molding (6) of a light-transmissible resin material, with lower end portions (lb, 2b) of said two conductive means and said connection means being left exposed; cutting off connecting portions (3) of said connection means between respective adjacent two conductive means (1, 1; 1, 2) to prepare a plurality of individual light emission diode assembly units (L) each including said at least one light emission diode element and said at least two conductive means with their free lower ends (lb, 2b) exposed; preparing a plurality of lamp cap or base assembly units in the same number as said plurality of light emission diode assembly units, each of said lamp cap or base assembly units including a substantially cylindrical lamp case or base member (K, K') having openings at its axially opposite ends, one opening being sealed by an electrical insulating material (8) which supports an electrical contact means (9) and insulates said contact means for said cap or base member; and electrically connecting the exposed free end portions (lb, 2b) of one (1) and the other (2) of said at least two conductive means of each of said light emission diode assembly units to said cap or base member and said contact means, respectively, of corresponding one of said cap or base assembly units, with the other opening of said cap or base member being sealed by said light emission diode assembly unit.

Claim 16

A method of successively producing a plurality of light emission diode lamps comprising the steps of: preparing a train of serially connected plural sets of conductive means each extending perpendicularly from a linearly extending conductive connection means (3), each set including three aligned conductive means (1, 2, 1), by punching out from an electrically conductive sheet; electrically connecting at least two light emission diodes (4, 4) between a central conductive means (2) and one of two outer conductive means (1, 1) and between the central conductive means and the other conductive means, respectively, at their respective free end portions, of each of said plural sets; embedding said at least two light emission diode elements together with the respective free end portions of said three conductive means of each of said plural sets in a molding (6) of a light transmissible resin material, with lower end portions (lb, 2b, lb) of said three conductive means and said connection means being left exposed; cutting off connecting portions (3) of said connection means between respective adjacent two conductive means (1, 1; 1, 2) to prepare a plurality of individual light emission diode assembly units (L) each including said at least two light emission diode elements and said three conductive means with their free lower ends (lb, 2b, lb) exposed; preparing a plurality of lamp cap or base assembly units in the same number as said plurality of light emission diode assembly units, each of said lamp cap or base assembly units including a substantially cylindrical lamp case or base member (K, K') having openings at its axially opposite ends, one opening being sealed by an electrical insulator material (8) which supports an electrical contact means (9) and insulates said contact means from said cap or base member; and electrically connecting the respective exposed free end portions (lb, lb) of outer two (1, 1) of said three conductive means (1, 2, 1) to said cap or base member and the exposed free end portion (26) of central one (2) of said three conductive means to said contact means, of corresponding one of said cap or base assembly units, with the other opening of said cap or base member being sealed by said light emission diode assembly unit.

Claim 17

A method of successively producing a plurality of light emission diode lamps comprising the steps of: preparing a train of serially connected plural sets of conductive means each extending perpendicularly from a linearly extending conductive connection means (3), each set including three aligned conductive means (1, 2, 1), by punching out from an electrically conductive sheet; electrically connecting at least two light emission diodes (4, 4) between a central conductive means (2) and one of two outer conductive means (1, 1) and between the central conductive means and the other conductive means, respectively, at their respective free end portions, of each of said plural sets; embedding said at least two light emission diode elements together with the respective free end portions of said three conductive means of each of said plural sets in a molding (6) of a light transmissible resin material, with lower end portions (lb, 2b, lb) of said three conductive means and said connection means being left exposed; cutting off connecting portions (3) of said connection means between respective adjacent two conductive means (1, 1; 1, 2) to prepare a plurality of individual light emission diode assembly units (L) each including said at least two light emission diode elements and said three conductive means with their free lower ends (lb, 2b, lb) exposed; preparing a plurality of lamp cap or base assembly units in the same number as said plurality of light emission diode assembly units, each of said lamp cap or base assembly units including a substantially cylindrical lamp case or base member (K, K') having openings at its axially opposite ends, one opening being sealed by an electrical insulator material (8) which supports an electrical contact means (9) and insulates said contact means from said cap or base member; and electrically connecting the respective exposed free end portions (lb, lb) of outer two (1, 1) of said three conductive means (1, 2, 1) to said cap or base member and the exposed free end portion (26) of central one (2) of said three conductive means to said contact means, of corresponding one of said cap or base assembly units, with the other opening of said cap or base member being sealed by said light emission diode assembly unit.