| 摘要 |
A lighting device (103) including a casing (119) having a light emitting component (117), part of an electrical connector (101) for connecting the component (117) to a power source, wherein the casing (119) includes a first part (121) for housing the light emitting component (117) and a second part (127) for housing a section of the electrical connector (101), the electrical connector (101 ) includes at least one multi-stranded electrical wire (107) having an insulation sheath (111), said insulation sheath (111) having a gap therein that exposes a section of the strands of wire (109), the blocking means (126) is arranged to block the flow of fluids through the electrical connector, said blocking means (126) including metallic filler material that is applied to the electrical wire (107) in liquid or semi-solid form such that it flows into and fills the gaps between the multiple strands and solidifies to provide a substantially solid block of material, thereby binding the multiple strands together and sealing means (129) is arranged to seal the first part (121) of the casing from the second part (127) of the casing and/or the blocking means (126) to the insulating sheath (111). A method for manufacturing the lighting device (103) is also disclosed. |
