Electrical Connection of Control Circuit Card to Power Supply in LED Luminaire Assembly

Abstract

A light emitting diode (LED) luminaire device includes an LED housing with one or more LED modules. Each LED module includes one or more LED arrays and a control circuit. The LED luminaire device also includes an antenna that is electrically connected to a contact surface, a plurality of contacts electrically connected to one of either the control circuit or the contact surface, and a plurality of landing pads electrically connected to the other of either the control circuit or the contact surface. One or more of the plurality of contacts and one or more of the plurality of landing pads are positioned to align to each other and provide one or more conductive paths for communication signals between the antenna and the control circuit when the LED housing is proximate to the contact surface.

1 . A light emitting diode (LED) luminaire device, comprising:
 an LED housing comprising one or more LED modules, wherein each LED module comprises one or more LED arrays and a control circuit;   an antenna that is electrically connected to a contact surface;   a plurality of contacts electrically connected to one of either the control circuit or the contact surface; and   a plurality of landing pads electrically connected to the other of either the control circuit or the contact surface;   wherein one or more of the plurality of contacts and one or more of the plurality of landing pads are positioned to align to each other and provide one or more conductive paths for communication signals between the antenna and the control circuit when the LED housing is proximate to the contact surface.   
     
     
         2 . The LED luminaire device of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the LED housing further comprises an interface plate; and   the control circuit is connected to the interface plate.   
     
     
         3 . The LED luminaire device of  claim 1 , wherein one or more of the plurality of contacts are included in a contact housing. 
     
     
         4 . The LED luminaire device of  claim 3 , wherein the one or more of the plurality of contacts and the corresponding contact housing are cylindrical in shape. 
     
     
         5 . The LED luminaire device of  claim 3 , wherein the one or more of the plurality of contacts comprise a resilient member configured to push a conductive contact outwards when in a relaxed position and move the conductive contact at least partially inside the contact housing when in a compressed position. 
     
     
         6 . The LED luminaire device of  claim 5 , wherein the resilient member is a spring. 
     
     
         7 . The LED luminaire device of  claim 5 , wherein the resilient member is in a compressed position when the LED housing is proximate to the contact surface. 
     
     
         8 . The LED luminaire device of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the antenna and the contact surface are included in a body; and   the LED housing is proximate to the contact surface when the LED housing is connected to the body.   
     
     
         9 . The LED luminaire device of  claim 8 , wherein the body further comprises a plurality of fins that form a heat sink. 
     
     
         10 . The LED luminaire device of  claim 8 , wherein the contact surface has a shape that allows for the attachment of the contact surface to the body in only one configuration. 
     
     
         11 . The LED luminaire device of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of landing pads has a surface area that is more than a surface area of corresponding ones of the plurality of contacts that form the one or more conductive paths. 
     
     
         12 . A light emitting diode (LED) luminaire device, comprising:
 an LED housing comprising:
 one or more LED modules, 
 an interface plate, and 
 a control circuit connected to the interface plate, wherein the control circuit is electrically connected to each of the LED modules; 
   an antenna that is electrically connected to a contact surface;   a plurality of contacts electrically connected to one of either the control circuit or the contact surface; and   a plurality of landing pads electrically connected to the other of either the control circuit or the contact surface;   wherein one or more of the plurality of contacts and one or more of the plurality of landing pads are positioned to align to each other and provide one or more conductive paths for communication signals between the antenna and the control circuit when the LED housing is proximate to the contact surface.   
     
     
         13 . The LED luminaire device of  claim 12 , wherein one or more of the plurality of contacts are included in a contact housing. 
     
     
         14 . The LED luminaire device of  claim 13 , wherein the one or more of the plurality of contacts and the corresponding contact housing are cylindrical in shape. 
     
     
         15 . The LED luminaire device of  claim 13 , wherein the one or more of the plurality of contacts comprise a resilient member configured to push a conductive contact outwards when in a relaxed position and move the conductive contact at least partially inside the contact housing when in a compressed position. 
     
     
         16 . The LED luminaire device of  claim 15 , wherein the resilient member is a spring. 
     
     
         17 . The LED luminaire device of  claim 15 , wherein the resilient member is in a compressed position when the LED housing is proximate to the contact surface. 
     
     
         18 . The LED luminaire device of  claim 12 , wherein:
 the antenna and the contact surface are included in a body; and   the LED housing is proximate to the contact surface when the LED housing is connected to the body.   
     
     
         19 . The LED luminaire device of  claim 18 , wherein the body further comprises a plurality of fins that form a heat sink. 
     
     
         20 . The LED luminaire device of  claim 18 , wherein the contact surface has a shape that allows for the attachment of the contact surface to the body in only one configuration. 
     
     
         21 . The LED luminaire device of  claim 12 , wherein each of the plurality of landing pads has a surface area that is more than a surface area of corresponding ones of the plurality of contacts that form the one or more conductive paths.