Connector for light-emitting diode strip

摘要

An LED connector half (500) mates with a wire connector half (300) to connect a light strip (100) comprising LEDs (115) to a pair of wires. The LED half includes a hinged top (700) with an opening (705) to admit an end LED on the strip when the top is closed, securing the strip to the connector half without blocking the LED. The wire half secures a pair of wires (315) to terminals (305) in a housing (310). The wire half is inserted into the LED half, connecting the Electrodes and terminals. The halves are held together by a tongue (320) and socket (800). In another aspect, a connector (1100) joins two light strips by capturing the LEDs at the ends of the strips in openings (1110) and clamping conductive electrodes (1140) against the strips by closing a lid (1105) against the body, without obscuring LED light output.

主权项

1. An anchoring or strip connector for a light strip containing a plurality of light-emitting diodes and a plurality of strip conductors electrically connected to said light-emitting diodes, comprising:
a base portion, a closable lid attached to said base portion by a hinge, said lid including at least one opening for admitting a light-emitting diode when said lid is closed, a plurality of electrodes in said lid arranged to contact said respective plurality of strip conductors on said strip when said strip is positioned on said base portion and said lid is closed, said plurality of electrodes also arranged to be connected to a plurality of power-supply terminals, whereby when said strip is positioned on said base portion and said lid is closed, at least one light-emitting diode on said strip is admitted into said opening and said plurality of electrodes are urged into contact with said plurality of conductors so that said light-emitting diode can receive power from said power-supply terminals via said strip conductors when said power-supply terminals are energized.