Versatile lighting units

摘要

Systems and methods which provide a versatile lighting module which may be utilized alone or in combination with other lighting modules to provide any number of lighting unit configurations are shown. Lighting modules of embodiments herein are adapted to facilitate electrical connection, whether to one or more power supply and/or to one or more other lighting module, along any portion of the entire periphery of the lighting module. Accordingly, lighting modules may be coupled together in any orientation, geometry, and topology to cooperate as a light source having various desired characteristics according to embodiments herein.

主权项

1. A lighting tile for providing configurable lighting elements, the lighting tile comprising:
a substrate member; a plurality of lighting modules, wherein each lighting module of the plurality of lighting modules is provided upon the substrate member and the plurality of lighting modules are electrically connected and collectively operable as a single lighting element, wherein each lighting module comprises:
at least a light emitting diode; anda conductor bus disposed along the periphery of the lighting module; and a plurality of conductor tabs formed from portions of the substrate member and disposed throughout the lighting tile structurally connecting adjacent lighting modules of the lighting tile and electrically connecting the conductor buses of the lighting modules of the lighting tile, wherein the plurality of conductor tabs are adapted to facilitate separation of lighting modules of the plurality of lighting modules to provide individually operable lighting elements, wherein lighting modules of the plurality of lighting modules are operable as individual lighting elements when separated from other lighting modules of the lighting tile while the lighting modules remaining connected as the lighting tile continue to be collectively operable as a single lighting element.