Electrical interconnect system for thin body structures

摘要

An electrical interconnect system is comprised of at least one and suitably a plurality of thin body light sources, such as OLED panels, to be electrified. The thin body light source or sources have a thin profile and include a back side provided with surface contact electrodes for energizing the thin body light sources, which can be relatively large area electrodes for providing a relatively large contact surface area. A connector circuit supported by a thin body support structure is provided for making desired electrical connections between thin body light sources or to a voltage or current source when the thin body support structure is brought into engagement with the thin body light sources.

主权项

1. An electrical interconnect system for thin body structures having at least one thin body light source to be electrified, wherein said thin body light source includes a front side for emitting light, a back side, and surface contact electrodes on said back side, said electrical interconnect system comprising:
a connector circuit supportable by a thin body support structure for making desired electrical connections with the surface contact electrodes of said thin body light source when the thin body light source and thin body connector circuit support structure are brought into engagement with each other, wherein said connector circuit is a flexible circuit that conforms to the shape of the thin body connector circuit support structure, and resilient electrical contact means for establishing a physical resilient electrical contact between said connector circuit and the surface contact electrodes of said thin body light source when the thin body light source is engaged with said connector circuit.