EP2169300B1 - Light source with LED and crimp contacts - Google Patents

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EP2169300B1
EP2169300B1 EP09305890.7A EP09305890A EP2169300B1 EP 2169300 B1 EP2169300 B1 EP 2169300B1 EP 09305890 A EP09305890 A EP 09305890A EP 2169300 B1 EP2169300 B1 EP 2169300B1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/10—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation
    • H01R4/18—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation by crimping
    • H01R4/183—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation by crimping for cylindrical elongated bodies, e.g. cables having circular cross-section
    • H01R4/184—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation by crimping for cylindrical elongated bodies, e.g. cables having circular cross-section comprising a U-shaped wire-receiving portion
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S41/00—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps
    • F21S41/10—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by the light source
    • F21S41/19—Attachment of light sources or lamp holders
    • F21S41/192—Details of lamp holders, terminals or connectors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R11/00—Individual connecting elements providing two or more spaced connecting locations for conductive members which are, or may be, thereby interconnected, e.g. end pieces for wires or cables supported by the wire or cable and having means for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal, or conductive member, blocks of binding posts
    • H01R11/11—End pieces or tapping pieces for wires, supported by the wire and for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal or conductive member
    • H01R11/16—End pieces terminating in a soldering tip or socket
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R33/00—Coupling devices specially adapted for supporting apparatus and having one part acting as a holder providing support and electrical connection via a counterpart which is structurally associated with the apparatus, e.g. lamp holders; Separate parts thereof
    • H01R33/94—Holders formed as intermediate parts for linking a counter-part to a coupling part
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • H01R43/02—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for soldered or welded connections
    • H01R43/0207—Ultrasonic-, H.F.-, cold- or impact welding
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
    • F21Y2115/00—Light-generating elements of semiconductor light sources
    • F21Y2115/10—Light-emitting diodes [LED]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/10—Sockets for co-operation with pins or blades
    • H01R13/11—Resilient sockets
    • H01R13/113—Resilient sockets co-operating with pins or blades having a rectangular transverse section
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  • the invention relates to light emitting diode lamps, LED, or "Light Emitting Diode” in English.
  • the invention relates to such a lamp which is intended to be mounted in a fire of a motor vehicle.
  • the LED lamp is intended for the interior lighting of a motor vehicle or the lighting of a building.
  • LED lamps that include two electrical contacts to power the LED. These contacts may be simple electrical rods, or tabs, which connect the LED to a power supply circuit by welding.
  • These power circuits are circuit-printed boards, or PCBs, that is to say, "Printed Circuit Board” in English, but these circuits are rigid.
  • LED lamps have electrical contacts which have a flat shape and which are intended to be clinched on conductive tracks adapted to clinching.
  • the clinching is to assemble permanently two metal sheets by stamping the two sheets placed between a punch and a die.
  • the current clincher LEDs are mounted on rigid circuits.
  • the document US 2007/0223241 shows a light emitting diode lamp comprising a pair of contacts having a clinching area.
  • One of the aims of the invention is to provide a clincher LED lamp that can be easily connected to standard conductor wires.
  • this LED lamp must allow efficient heat dissipation for proper operation of the LED.
  • LED lamp must be able to be manufactured automatically using a simple and inexpensive method to meet the economic constraints of manufacturing motor vehicles.
  • the subject of the invention is a light emitting diode lamp comprising a pair of contacts for electrically connecting the light emitting diode, wherein the pair of contacts comprises two crimp contacts electrically separated from each other, each crimp contact comprising a conductive input. having a conductive crimp skirt and a clinching zone intended to receive, by clinching, an electrical contact of the light-emitting diode.
  • Such a lamp can be easily crimped on standard conductor wires and thus ensure a simple and direct connection with the conductive son. Crimping is used instead of welding to protect the lead wires of the support as well as the electrical components of the LED against high temperature exposures that could damage or degrade the performance of the LED.
  • the crimp skirts allow to fix each a conductive wire to power the LED, but also a pair of conductive son to ensure a recovery of the electrical conductivity to power other LED lamps.
  • Each crimp contact may comprise a conductive outlet having a supply tongue electrically connected to said conductive inlet.
  • LED lamps can be easily mounted in parallel to provide a flexible electrical circuit.
  • the size of the supply tongues can be adapted according to the amount of heat that it is desired to dissipate according to the technical characteristics of the LEDs.
  • This light emitting diode lamp may be intended to be mounted on a support and each crimp contact comprises a fixing means to the support intended to cooperate with a fixing means to the complementary support provided on said support.
  • Each means of attachment to the support may comprise a planar face extending in a zone under the light-emitting diode, the flat face being substantially perpendicular to the clinching zone and forming an obtuse angle with respect to the clinching zone, said flat face being located opposite the clinching zone and located at a distal end with respect to a central and vertical axis of the lamp.
  • This flat face makes it possible to fix the LED lamp in a suitable support, and also makes it possible to offer a heat exchange surface to improve the heat dissipation of the LED.
  • the arrangement of the plane face with respect to the main axis of the LED makes it possible to disengage the clinching zone in order to leave a free passage for the instruments dedicated to clinching, namely a punch and a die.
  • each plane face comprises two folds which are substantially perpendicular to the clinching zone and which form two additional flat faces curved towards the inside of the lamp to form a housing in the zone under the light-emitting diode and opposite the clinching.
  • This light-emitting diode lamp may further comprise a plastic holding cap provided with locking means adapted to cooperate with complementary locking means provided on said crimp contacts.
  • Such a cover maintains the two crimp contacts side by side, but without contact between them, to avoid mechanically solicit the LED once the contacts crimped.
  • This holding cap may comprise two orifices for holding the conductive outlets, said holding orifices being intended to be traversed respectively by one of said conductive outlets.
  • This holding cap may also comprise two additional lateral orifices respectively opposite the clinching zones.
  • these additional side ports facilitate the heat dissipation of the LED.
  • each conductive wire being crimped at its first end with the conductive entry of the crimp contact of said lamp and being crimped to its second end with a conduction means adapted to cooperate with a supply tongue.
  • Such an LED lamp can be easily achieved using an automatic crimping and crimping machine.
  • a lighting device especially for a motor vehicle, comprising a support provided with a plurality of cells each for receiving a light-emitting diode lamp and wherein said light-emitting diode lamps are connected between they are made of conductive wires so that the conducting wires of a light-emitting diode lamp are respectively connected with supply tongues of a neighboring electroluminescent lamp.
  • a coil for an automatic crimping and crimping machine comprising a rim strip, said rim strip being capable of fixing a plurality of light-emitting diode lamps, each crimp contact being connected to the edge strip by said conductive inlet so that the crimp contact constitutes an extension of said edge strip.
  • Such a coil makes it possible to condition the LED lamps by winding in order to be used by a cutting and cutting machine. automatic crimping. This coil thus facilitates the automatic manufacture of LED lamps. In addition this coil can be easily manufactured automatically using a tool to follow.
  • This method comprises a step of manufacturing a pair of crimp contacts and a clinching step in which each electrical contact of said light emitting diode is clinched on one of said crimp contacts.
  • a crimp contact can be made from a metal plate so that the various parts that compose it are obtained by successive folds so that the crimp contact forms a single piece.
  • a mounting step is performed in which a holding cap is mounted on said pair of crimp contacts, said mounting step being performed after the clinching step.
  • the step of mounting the holding cap is performed before the clinching step.
  • a mounting step is carried out in which a holding cover is mounted on each pair of contacts to be crimped, said mounting step being performed after the clinching step.
  • the step of mounting the holding cap is performed before the clinching step.
  • the LED lamp 1 comprises a LED to clincher 2 and a pair of contacts 3. There is also a central and vertical axis A of the LED lamp 1.
  • the clinching LED 2 comprises two electrical contacts 4 and 5 which have a flat shape and which are intended to be clinched on conductive surfaces adapted to clinching, that is to say that the surfaces have a thickness sufficient to be clinched to said electrical contacts 4 and 5.
  • the pair of contacts 3 comprises two crimping contacts 6 and 7 that power the LED 2 electrically.
  • the crimp contacts 6 and 7 respectively comprise two conductive inputs 8 and 9, two clinching zones 10 and 11, two conductive outlets 12 and 13, two fixing means 14 and 15 to a support, and two means for holding the wires. conductors 16 and 17. Said support will be described later in figure 6 .
  • the conductive inputs 8 and 9 respectively comprise two conductive crimping skirts 18 and 19 intended to be crimped onto the conductive portion of one or more conductive wires.
  • the conductive inputs 8 and 9 are respectively connected to the clinching zones 10 and 11 by two intermediate input tongues 20 and 21.
  • the two clinching zones 10 and 11 are planar faces substantially perpendicular to the central and vertical axis A and have a surface adapted to the clinchage of the electrical contacts of the LED 2.
  • the conductive outlets 12 and 13 are power tabs for other LED lamps to mount them in parallel. Indeed, the conductive outlets 12 and 13 are electrically connected to the clinching zones 10 and 11 respectively and thus allow the resumption of the electrical conductivity from the conductive inputs 8 and 9.
  • the means for holding the conductor wires 16 and 17 respectively comprise two holding crimp skirts 22 and 23 intended to be crimped on an insulating part of the or conductive wires respectively crimped to the conductive inputs 8 and 9.
  • the means for holding the wires conductors 16 and 17 are connected respectively to the zones of clinchages 10 and 11 by two intermediate tongues 24 and 25.
  • the fixing means to the support 14 and 15 respectively comprise two flat faces 26 and 27.
  • the two flat faces 26 and 27 are electrically connected to the clinching zones 10 and 11 respectively.
  • These two flat faces 26 and 27 are substantially parallel to the central and vertical axis A and extend in an area 28 under the LED 2 so that they form an obtuse angle with respectively the clinching zones 10 and 11.
  • the flat face 26 comprises two folds 29 and 30 which are substantially perpendicular to the clinching zone 10. These two folds 29 and 30 are situated at the respective ends of the flat face 26 and make it possible to form two additional flat faces 31 and 32 from of said flat face 26.
  • the first fold 29 can be bent the first additional planar face 31 towards the inside of the lamp, that is to say in the direction of the central and vertical axis A of the lamp, so that this additional flat face 31 comes to be placed behind and against the intermediate input tongue 20.
  • the second fold 30 can be bent the second additional flat face 32 to the inside of the lamp so that the second face additional plane 32 comes in front of and against the intermediate output tab 24.
  • the plane face 26 and the two additional planar faces 31 and 32 are substantially perpendicular to the clinching zone 10 and are located at the ends thereof so as to form a housing 33 located in the zone 28 under the LED and facing said clinching zone 10.
  • the flat face 27 comprises two folds 34 and 35 which are substantially perpendicular to the clinching zone 11. These two folds 34 and 35 are situated at the respective ends of the flat face 27 and make it possible to form two additional flat faces 36 and 37 from of said flat face 27. Thanks to the third fold 34 can be bent the third additional flat face 36 to the inside of the lamp so that the additional flat face 36 the fourth bend 35 can bend the fourth additional flat face 37 towards the inside of the lamp so that this fourth additional planar face 37 comes to stand in front of and against the intermediate input tongue 21. against the intermediate output tongue 25.
  • the plane face 27 and the two additional planar faces 36 and 37 are substantially perpendicular to the clinching zone 11 and are located at the ends of the latter so as to form a housing 38 located in the zone 28 under the LED and opposite said clinching zone 11.
  • FIG. 2 there is shown a perspective view of a method of clinching an LED 2 on a crimp contact 6 of a pair of contacts 3 of an LED lamp 1 as described in FIG. figure 1 .
  • the crimp contacts 6 and 7 are made of conductive metal, for example copper, and the various elements that constitute them participate in the heat dissipation of the LED.
  • the various elements that constitute each crimp contact are: the two conductive inputs 8 and 9, the two clinching zones 10 and 11, the two conductive outlets 12 and 13, the two fixing means 14 and 15 to a support, as well as the two means for holding the conductive wires 16 and 17.
  • the LED lamp which has just been described makes it possible to provide a crimping LED lamp.
  • FIG 2 two clinching instruments, which are a punch 40 and a die 41, have also been shown.
  • the punch 40 is placed in the zone 28 under the LED 2 and the matrix 41 is placed in a zone 42 on the LED 2.
  • the electrical contact 4 of the LED 2 is placed on the clinching zone 10 of the crimp contact 6, and then said punch 40 is placed in the housing 33 and the matrix 41 on said electrical contact 4, so that the electrical contact 4 of the LED 2 and the crimp contact 6 are placed between the punch 40 and the die 41.
  • FIG 3 a schematic view of an LED 2 clinched on a pair of contacts 3 is represented. This view is a view from below with respect to the LED 2. It has also been reported on this figure 3 some references described in the previous figures. There are shown two clinched zones 43 and 44 which are, respectively, the result of the clinching of the electrical contact 4 with the crimp contact 6 and the result of the clinching of the electrical contact 5 with the crimp contact 7.
  • FIG 4 there is shown a perspective view of a mounting mode of a holding cap 50 on an LED lamp 1 as described in the preceding figures. We also reported on this figure 4 some references described in the previous figures.
  • the holding cap 50 is made of plastic to prevent electrical contact between the crimping contacts 6 and 7, when the holding cap is mounted on said crimp contacts 6 and 7.
  • This holding cap 50 is provided with locking means, not shown in the figure, adapted to cooperate with complementary locking means, respectively 51 and 52, provided on said crimp contacts 6 and 7.
  • the locking means 51 and 52 may comprise, for example, "clips” respectively 53 and 54. These "clips” 53 and 54 are locking tongues respectively from the intermediate input tongue 20 and the intermediate tongue of 25. These locking tabs 53 and 54 are folded towards the inside of the LED lamp 1 and are able to clip the holding cover 50 by cooperating with the locking means of said cover 50.
  • the holding cap 50 also comprises two holding orifices 55 and 56 of the conductive outlets 12 and 13 respectively, as well as additional lateral orifices 57 and 58.
  • the holding cap 50 When the holding cap 50 is mounted on the LED lamp 1, it improves the maintenance of the two crimp contacts 6 and 7 side by side and thus avoids mechanically stress the LED 2.
  • This holding cap 50 also strengthens the cohesion between the crimping contacts 6 and 7 and the LED 2 when crimping a pair of conductive wires 60 on said crimp contacts 6 and 7.
  • Conducting wires 61 and 62 are intended to supply the LED lamp 1. These conductive wires 61 and 62 respectively comprise two first ends 63 and 64, two second ends 65 and 66, two intermediate parts 67 and 68, as well as two conduction 69 and 70.
  • the conduction means 69 and 70 respectively comprise two conductive crimp skirts 71 and 72, and two tongue contacts 73 and 74 each adapted to cooperate with a supply tongue.
  • the ends 63 to 66 are conductive stripped portions.
  • the first ends 63 and 64 are respectively crimped to the conductive crimp skirts 18 and 19 of the crimp contacts 6 and 7.
  • the second ends 65 and 66 are respectively crimped to the two conductive crimping skirts 71 and 72 of the conduction means 69 and 70.
  • the two intermediate parts 67 and 68 are non-stripped insulating parts and are respectively crimped to the holding crimp skirts 22 and 23 of said crimping contacts 6 and 7.
  • the holding crimp skirts 22 and 23 each allow the wires to be immobilized. conductors 61 and 62 to avoid possible breaks of copper strands of said conductive son at their first stripped ends 63 and 64.
  • the additional lateral orifices 57 and 58 make it possible to promote the heat dissipation of the LED 2.
  • these additional lateral orifices 57 and 58 are located respectively opposite the zones of clinchages 10 and 11.
  • these orifices 57 and 58 can be adapted to leave a passage for the punch 40 of clinching to clincher the LED 2 on the crimp contacts 6 and 7 once the holding cap 50 mounted on said crimp contacts 6 and 7.
  • the two holding orifices 55 and 56 are respectively traversed by the conductive outlets 12 and 13 and make it possible to separate the conductive outlets 12 and 13, in order to prevent them from coming into contact with one another 12. This electrical separation is carried out by means of a partition 59 placed between the two holding orifices 55 and 56.
  • the pair 60 of conductive wires which are crimped to an LED lamp are connected to the supply tongues 12 and 13 of another adjacent LED lamp.
  • the holding orifices 55 and 56 also make it possible to guide the conductive wires 60 and 61 to connect them respectively to the conductive outlets 12 and 13.
  • FIG. 6 there is shown a lighting device 80 comprising a plurality of LED lamps 1. It has also been reported on this figure 6 some references described in the previous figures.
  • the lighting device 80 comprises a support 81 which is provided with a plurality of cells 82. Each cell 82 is intended to receive an LED lamp 1 and each cell 82 comprises means for fixing the complementary support 83. These means fastening to the complementary support 83 cooperate with the fixing means to the support 14 and 15 of said LED lamp 1.
  • this lighting device 80 a plurality of LED lamps are connected in parallel so that the conductive wires 61 and 62 of an LED lamp L1 are connected by their conduction means 69 and 70 respectively with the tongues of FIG. supply of a neighboring LED lamp L2.
  • FIG 7 another view of the lighting device 80 is shown. This view is a view from above, the various positions of the LEDs 2 can be noted.
  • the coil 90 comprises a edge strip 91 which is capable of fixing a plurality of LED lamps 1.
  • the LED lamps 1 are fixed to the edge strip 91 via the respective conductive inputs 8 and 9 of the crimp contacts 6 and 7, so that the crimp contacts 6 and 7 constitute an extension of said edge strip 91.
  • edge strip 91 An extension of the edge strip 91 means that the crimp contacts 6 and 7 form a single metal part with the edge strip 91 of the coil 90. Indeed, the crimp contacts 6 and 7 s extend in the direction of an axis B which is perpendicular to the main axis C of the edge strip.
  • the coil 91 has the property of being able to wind on itself.
  • the coil 91 can be wound on a winding axis 92 of a support cylinder 93.
  • the support cylinder 93 may comprise a flexible protection plate 94 placed on the LEDs 2 intended to protect the LED lamps 1 when the coil 90 is wound in the support cylinder 93.
  • This flexible plate 94 may be made of synthetic foam to absorb shocks during movement of said cylinder 93.
  • This method of manufacturing an LED lamp comprises a first step of manufacturing a pair of free crimp contacts 100.
  • the pair of contacts is manufactured from a metal plate which is subjected to successive folds to obtain the different constituent elements of each crimp contact.
  • a second clinching step 101 is performed in which an LED 2 is clinched on the pair of contacts to be crimped.
  • a third mounting step 102 is then carried out in which a holding cap 50 is mounted on the pair of contacts to be crimped. Alternatively, it will be possible to perform the mounting step 102 before the clinching step 101.
  • a fourth crimping step 103 is performed in which the first stripped ends 63 and 64 of the conductive wires 61 and 62 are respectively crimped onto conductive crimp skirts 18 and 19 of the crimp contacts.
  • a fifth crimping step 104 the second stripped ends 65 and 66 of the conductive wires 61 and 62 are respectively crimped onto conductive crimp skirts 71 and 72 of two conduction means 69 and 70.
  • This manufacturing process can also be implemented automatically.
  • the automatic manufacturing method of an LED lamp comprises a first step of manufacturing a plurality of pairs of contacts to be crimped on a shore strip 200.
  • these pairs of contacts are manufactured from a plate metal which is subjected to successive folds to obtain a edge strip 91 extended by the pairs of contacts to crimp. Thanks to the successive folds we obtain the different constituent elements of each crimp contact, the crimp contacts being fixed to the edge strip.
  • a second clipping step 201 is performed in which an LED 2 is clinched on each pair of crimp contacts.
  • a third mounting step 202 is then performed in which a holding cover 50 is mounted on each pair of crimp contacts.
  • Steps 200 to 202 make it possible to manufacture a coil for automatic cutting and crimping machine. These steps 200 to 202 can be implemented using a tool to follow.
  • a fourth step of conditioning the LED lamps in coil 203 is performed in which the edge strip with the LED lamps is wound in a coil support cylinder.
  • this conditioning step it is also possible to insert, between a winding axis 92 of the support cylinder 93 and the coil 90, a flexible protection plate 94 to prevent possible shocks to the LED lamps.
  • a fifth crimping step 204 is then performed in which the first stripped ends 63 and 64 of the conductive wires 61 and 62 are crimped respectively onto the conductive crimp skirts 18 and 19 of the crimp contacts.
  • a sixth crimping step 205 the second stripped ends 65 and 66 of the conductive wires 61 and 62 are respectively crimped onto conductive crimping skirts 71 and 72 of conduction means 69 and 70.
  • each LED lamp is detached from the edge strip by a cutting operation.
  • Steps 204 to 206 can be implemented using an automatic crimping and crimping machine.

Description

L'invention concerne les lampes à diode électroluminescente, dite LED, ou encore « Light Emitting Diode » en langue anglaise.The invention relates to light emitting diode lamps, LED, or "Light Emitting Diode" in English.

Plus particulièrement, l'invention concerne une telle lampe qui est destinée à être montée dans un feu d'un véhicule automobile.More particularly, the invention relates to such a lamp which is intended to be mounted in a fire of a motor vehicle.

On notera toutefois que l'on ne sort pas du cadre de l'invention lorsque la lampe à LED est destinée à l'éclairage intérieur d'un véhicule automobile ou à l'éclairage d'un immeuble.Note however that it is not beyond the scope of the invention when the LED lamp is intended for the interior lighting of a motor vehicle or the lighting of a building.

Actuellement, les feux d'un véhicule automobile ont des géométries complexes et variées et l'intégration des lampes à LED ou à ampoule classique nécessite d'utiliser des supports d'alimentation électrique des lampes qui soient suffisamment souples.Currently, the lights of a motor vehicle have complex and varied geometries and the integration of conventional LED or bulb lamps requires the use of lamp power supply brackets that are sufficiently flexible.

Il existe des lampes à LED qui comprennent deux contacts électriques pour alimenter la LED. Ces contacts peuvent être de simples tiges électriques, ou pattes, qui permettent de relier la LED à un circuit d'alimentation par soudure. Ces circuits d'alimentation sont des cartes circuits-imprimés, ou PCB, c'est-à-dire « Printed Circuit Board » en langue anglaise, mais ces circuits sont rigides.There are LED lamps that include two electrical contacts to power the LED. These contacts may be simple electrical rods, or tabs, which connect the LED to a power supply circuit by welding. These power circuits are circuit-printed boards, or PCBs, that is to say, "Printed Circuit Board" in English, but these circuits are rigid.

Il existe également des circuits souples incorporant des LED de type CMS, ou Composant Monté en Surface, mais les procédés de montage de ces LED sur ces circuits souples sont onéreux.There are also flexible circuits incorporating SMD type LEDs, or Surface Mounted Component, but the methods of mounting these LEDs on these flexible circuits are expensive.

On peut en outre citer la demande de brevet français FR 2 876 965 qui décrit un support de LED comprenant deux pistes conductrices pour être solidarisées par soudage avec lesdites LED. Mais ce type de support n'est pas suffisamment souple pour s'adapter aux géométries actuelles des feux des véhicules. En outre ce document décrit une liaison des LED au circuit par soudure qui nécessite un apport de matière supplémentaire comme une pâte à braser ou de l'étain.We can also mention the French patent application FR 2,876,965 which describes an LED support comprising two conductive tracks to be joined by welding with said LEDs. But this type of support is not flexible enough to adapt to the current geometries of vehicle lights. In addition, this document describes a connection of the LEDs to the circuit by welding which requires a supply of additional material such as a solder paste or tin.

D'autres lampes à LED ont des contacts électriques qui ont une forme plane et qui sont destinés à être clinchés sur des pistes conductrices adaptées au clinchage. Le clinchage consiste à assembler de manière permanente deux tôles métalliques par emboutissage des deux tôles placées entre un poinçon et une matrice. Par ailleurs, les LED à clincher actuelles sont montées sur des circuits rigides.Other LED lamps have electrical contacts which have a flat shape and which are intended to be clinched on conductive tracks adapted to clinching. The clinching is to assemble permanently two metal sheets by stamping the two sheets placed between a punch and a die. In addition, the current clincher LEDs are mounted on rigid circuits.

Le document US 2007/0223241 montre une lampe à diode électroluminescente comprenant une paire de contacts comportant une zone de clinchage.The document US 2007/0223241 shows a light emitting diode lamp comprising a pair of contacts having a clinching area.

Par ailleurs, on peut citer la demande de brevet canadien CA 2 562 357 qui décrit un circuit métallique supportant des diodes électroluminescente, mais ce circuit de support est rigide et n'offre pas une liberté de disposition des LED suffisante. En outre, ce document décrit une LED ayant des contacts en forme de tiges que l'on vient sertir sur des fils conducteurs. Mais cette méthode de sertissage n'est pas adaptée aux autres types de LED comme, par exemple, les LED à clincher. En outre, les fils conducteurs utilisés ne permettent pas de dissiper suffisamment la chaleur des LED.In addition, there is the Canadian patent application CA 2 562 357 which describes a metal circuit supporting light-emitting diodes, but this support circuit is rigid and does not offer sufficient freedom of LED layout. In addition, this document describes an LED having rod-shaped contacts that are crimped on lead wires. But this method of crimping is not suitable for other types of LEDs such as, for example, LEDs to clincher. In addition, the conductive wires used do not sufficiently dissipate the heat of the LEDs.

Il existe donc un besoin pour fournir une lampe à LED qui puisse répondre aux différents problèmes évoqués ci-dessus.There is therefore a need to provide an LED lamp that can respond to the various problems mentioned above.

Un des buts de l'invention est de fournir une lampe à LED à clincher qui puisse être connectée facilement à des fils conducteurs d'un type standard.One of the aims of the invention is to provide a clincher LED lamp that can be easily connected to standard conductor wires.

En outre, cette lampe à LED doit permettre une dissipation thermique efficace pour un fonctionnement correct de la LED.In addition, this LED lamp must allow efficient heat dissipation for proper operation of the LED.

Par ailleurs, une telle lampe à LED doit pouvoir être fabriquée de façon automatique à l'aide d'un procédé simple et peu coûteux pour répondre aux contraintes économiques de fabrication des véhicules automobiles.Moreover, such an LED lamp must be able to be manufactured automatically using a simple and inexpensive method to meet the economic constraints of manufacturing motor vehicles.

Il existe également un besoin pour un dispositif d'éclairage qui utilise des fils conducteurs d'un type standard et qui soit particulièrement adapté aux feux d'un véhicule automobile ayant des géométries complexes, ce qui impose de placer les lampes d'un même circuit sur des positions spatiales très diverses.There is also a need for a lighting device that uses conductive wires of a standard type and which is particularly adapted to the lights of a motor vehicle having complex geometries, which requires placing the lamps of the same circuit on very different spatial positions.

L'invention a pour objet une lampe à diode électroluminescente, comprenant une paire de contacts pour le raccordement électrique de la diode électroluminescente, dans laquelle la paire de contacts comprend deux contacts à sertir séparés électriquement entre eux, chaque contact à sertir comprenant une entrée conductrice comportant une jupe de sertissage conductrice et une zone de clinchage destinée à recevoir par clinchage un contact électrique de la diode électroluminescente.The subject of the invention is a light emitting diode lamp comprising a pair of contacts for electrically connecting the light emitting diode, wherein the pair of contacts comprises two crimp contacts electrically separated from each other, each crimp contact comprising a conductive input. having a conductive crimp skirt and a clinching zone intended to receive, by clinching, an electrical contact of the light-emitting diode.

Une telle lampe peut être facilement sertissable sur des fils conducteurs de type standard et assurer ainsi une connexion simple et directe avec les fils conducteurs. Le sertissage est utilisé à la place de la soudure pour protéger les fils conducteurs du support ainsi que les composants électriques de la LED contre les expositions à de hautes températures qui pourraient endommager ou dégrader les performances de celle-ci.Such a lamp can be easily crimped on standard conductor wires and thus ensure a simple and direct connection with the conductive son. Crimping is used instead of welding to protect the lead wires of the support as well as the electrical components of the LED against high temperature exposures that could damage or degrade the performance of the LED.

Il est à noter que les jupes de sertissages permettent de fixer chacune un fil conducteur pour alimenter la LED, mais également une paire de fils conducteurs pour assurer une reprise de la conductivité électrique afin d'alimenter d'autres lampes à LED.It should be noted that the crimp skirts allow to fix each a conductive wire to power the LED, but also a pair of conductive son to ensure a recovery of the electrical conductivity to power other LED lamps.

Chaque contact à sertir peut comprendre une sortie conductrice comportant une languette d'alimentation raccordée électriquement à ladite entrée conductrice.Each crimp contact may comprise a conductive outlet having a supply tongue electrically connected to said conductive inlet.

Grâce à deux sorties conductrices supplémentaires, on peut facilement monter les lampes à LED en parallèle afin de fournir un circuit électrique souple.Thanks to two additional conductive outputs, LED lamps can be easily mounted in parallel to provide a flexible electrical circuit.

On peut également noter que la taille des languettes d'alimentation peut être adaptée en fonction de la quantité de chaleur que l'on souhaite dissiper suivant les caractéristiques techniques des LED.It may also be noted that the size of the supply tongues can be adapted according to the amount of heat that it is desired to dissipate according to the technical characteristics of the LEDs.

Cette lampe à diode électroluminescente peut être destinée à être montée sur un support et chaque contact à sertir comprend un moyen de fixation au support destiné à coopérer avec un moyen de fixation au support complémentaire prévu sur ledit support.This light emitting diode lamp may be intended to be mounted on a support and each crimp contact comprises a fixing means to the support intended to cooperate with a fixing means to the complementary support provided on said support.

Chaque moyen de fixation au support peut comprendre une face plane s'étendant dans une zone sous la diode électroluminescente, la face plane étant sensiblement perpendiculaire à la zone de clinchage et formant un angle obtus par rapport à la zone de clinchage, ladite face plane étant située au regard de la zone de clinchage et située à une extrémité distale par rapport à un axe central et vertical de la lampe.Each means of attachment to the support may comprise a planar face extending in a zone under the light-emitting diode, the flat face being substantially perpendicular to the clinching zone and forming an obtuse angle with respect to the clinching zone, said flat face being located opposite the clinching zone and located at a distal end with respect to a central and vertical axis of the lamp.

Cette face plane permet de fixer la lampe à LED dans un support adapté, et permet également d'offrir une surface d'échange thermique pour améliorer la dissipation thermique de la LED.This flat face makes it possible to fix the LED lamp in a suitable support, and also makes it possible to offer a heat exchange surface to improve the heat dissipation of the LED.

En outre la disposition de la face plane par rapport à l'axe principal de la LED permet de dégager la zone de clinchage afin de laisser un passage libre pour les instruments dédiés au clinchage, à savoir un poinçon et une matrice.In addition, the arrangement of the plane face with respect to the main axis of the LED makes it possible to disengage the clinching zone in order to leave a free passage for the instruments dedicated to clinching, namely a punch and a die.

Avantageusement, chaque face plane comprend deux pliures qui sont sensiblement perpendiculaires à la zone de clinchage et qui forment deux faces planes supplémentaires recourbées vers l'intérieur de la lampe pour former un logement dans la zone sous la diode électroluminescente et en regard de la zone de clinchage.Advantageously, each plane face comprises two folds which are substantially perpendicular to the clinching zone and which form two additional flat faces curved towards the inside of the lamp to form a housing in the zone under the light-emitting diode and opposite the clinching.

Ces faces planes supplémentaires augmentent la surface d'échange thermique pour la LED et leur disposition par rapport à la LED permet également de laisser un passage libre de tout obstacle pour les instruments dédiés au clinchage. En effet, la face plane prolongée par deux faces planes supplémentaires forme un logement pour laisser un passage libre.These additional flat faces increase the heat exchange surface for the LED and their arrangement relative to the LED also allows to leave a passage free of any obstacle for instruments dedicated to clinching. Indeed, the flat face extended by two additional flat faces forms a housing to leave a free passage.

Cette lampe à diode électroluminescente peut encore comprendre un capot de maintien en matière plastique muni de moyens de verrouillage adaptés pour coopérer avec des moyens de verrouillage complémentaires prévus sur lesdits contacts à sertir.This light-emitting diode lamp may further comprise a plastic holding cap provided with locking means adapted to cooperate with complementary locking means provided on said crimp contacts.

Un tel capot assure un maintien des deux contacts à sertir côte à côte, mais sans contact entre eux, pour éviter de solliciter mécaniquement la LED une fois les contacts sertis.Such a cover maintains the two crimp contacts side by side, but without contact between them, to avoid mechanically solicit the LED once the contacts crimped.

Ce capot de maintien peut comprendre deux orifices de maintien des sorties conductrices, lesdits orifices de maintien étant destinés à être traversés respectivement par une desdites sorties conductrices.This holding cap may comprise two orifices for holding the conductive outlets, said holding orifices being intended to be traversed respectively by one of said conductive outlets.

Ces orifices permettent de séparer électriquement les sorties conductrices entre elles. Ces orifices assurent également un guidage des fils conducteurs destinés à se connecter auxdites sorties conductrices. En outre, ces orifices permettent une meilleure dissipation thermique sous la LED.These orifices make it possible to electrically separate the conductive outlets from one another. These orifices also provide a guide of the conductive son intended to connect to said conductive outlets. In addition, these holes allow better heat dissipation under the LED.

Ce capot de maintien peut également comprendre deux orifices latéraux supplémentaires situés respectivement en regard des zones de clinchage.This holding cap may also comprise two additional lateral orifices respectively opposite the clinching zones.

Ces orifices latéraux supplémentaires permettent de faciliter la dissipation thermique de la LED. Avantageusement, on peut adapter la taille de ces orifices latéraux afin de laisser un passage libre pour les instruments dédiés au clinchage. En effet, en permettant un passage libre aux instruments de clinchage, on peut monter le capot de maintien sur les contacts à sertir avant que la LED soit montée par clinchage sur lesdits contacts.These additional side ports facilitate the heat dissipation of the LED. Advantageously, one can adapt the size of these lateral orifices to leave a free passage for instruments dedicated to clinching. Indeed, by allowing a free passage to the clinching instruments, one can mount the holding cap on the crimp contacts before the LED is mounted by clinching said contacts.

Selon encore une autre caractéristique de la lampe à diode électroluminescente, celle-ci comprend en outre une paire de fils conducteurs, chaque fil conducteur étant serti à sa première extrémité avec l'entrée conductrice du contact à sertir de ladite lampe et étant serti à sa deuxième extrémité avec un moyen de conduction apte à coopérer avec une languette d'alimentation.According to yet another characteristic of the light-emitting diode lamp, it further comprises a pair of conducting wires, each conductive wire being crimped at its first end with the conductive entry of the crimp contact of said lamp and being crimped to its second end with a conduction means adapted to cooperate with a supply tongue.

Une telle lampe à LED peut être réalisée facilement à l'aide d'une machine de coupe et de sertissage automatique.Such an LED lamp can be easily achieved using an automatic crimping and crimping machine.

Selon un autre aspect, il est proposé un dispositif d'éclairage, notamment pour véhicule automobile, comprenant un support muni d'une pluralité d'alvéoles destinées à recevoir chacune une lampe à diode électroluminescente et dans lequel lesdites lampes à diode électroluminescente sont reliées entre elles par des fils conducteurs de sorte que les fils conducteurs d'une lampe à diode électroluminescente soient reliés respectivement avec des languettes d'alimentation d'une lampe à diode électroluminescente voisine.According to another aspect, there is provided a lighting device, especially for a motor vehicle, comprising a support provided with a plurality of cells each for receiving a light-emitting diode lamp and wherein said light-emitting diode lamps are connected between they are made of conductive wires so that the conducting wires of a light-emitting diode lamp are respectively connected with supply tongues of a neighboring electroluminescent lamp.

Selon un autre aspect, il est proposé une bobine pour machine de coupe et de sertissage automatique comprenant une bande de rive, ladite bande de rive étant apte à fixer plusieurs lampes à diode électroluminescente, chaque contact à sertir étant relié à la bande de rive par ladite entrée conductrice de sorte que le contact à sertir constitue un prolongement de ladite bande de rive.In another aspect, there is provided a coil for an automatic crimping and crimping machine comprising a rim strip, said rim strip being capable of fixing a plurality of light-emitting diode lamps, each crimp contact being connected to the edge strip by said conductive inlet so that the crimp contact constitutes an extension of said edge strip.

Une telle bobine permet de conditionner les lampes à LED par enroulement en vue d'être utilisée par une machine de coupe et de sertissage automatique. Cette bobine permet donc de faciliter la fabrication automatique des lampes à LED. En outre cette bobine peut être facilement fabriquée de manière automatique à l'aide d'un outil à suivre.Such a coil makes it possible to condition the LED lamps by winding in order to be used by a cutting and cutting machine. automatic crimping. This coil thus facilitates the automatic manufacture of LED lamps. In addition this coil can be easily manufactured automatically using a tool to follow.

Selon un autre aspect, il est proposé un procédé de fabrication d'une lampe à diode électroluminescente.In another aspect, there is provided a method of manufacturing a light emitting diode lamp.

Ce procédé comprend une étape de fabrication d'une paire de contacts à sertir et une étape de clinchage dans laquelle on clinche chaque contact électrique de ladite diode électroluminescente sur un desdits contacts à sertir.This method comprises a step of manufacturing a pair of crimp contacts and a clinching step in which each electrical contact of said light emitting diode is clinched on one of said crimp contacts.

Avantageusement, un contact à sertir peut être fabriqué à partir d'une plaque métallique de sorte que les différentes parties qui le composent sont obtenues par des pliures successives afin que le contact à sertir ne forme qu'une seule et même pièce.Advantageously, a crimp contact can be made from a metal plate so that the various parts that compose it are obtained by successive folds so that the crimp contact forms a single piece.

Selon un mode de mise en oeuvre, on effectue une étape de montage où l'on monte un capot de maintien sur ladite paire de contacts à sertir, ladite étape de montage étant effectuée après l'étape de clinchage.According to one embodiment, a mounting step is performed in which a holding cap is mounted on said pair of crimp contacts, said mounting step being performed after the clinching step.

Selon un autre mode de mise en oeuvre, l'étape de montage du capot de maintien est effectuée avant l'étape de clinchage.According to another mode of implementation, the step of mounting the holding cap is performed before the clinching step.

Selon un autre aspect, il est proposé un procédé de fabrication d'une bobine pour machine de coupe et de sertissage automatique comportant une bande de rive, comprenant :

  • une étape de fabrication, à partir d'une plaque métallique, d'une pluralité de paires de contacts à sertir, chaque contact à sertir comprenant une entrée conductrice et une zone de clinchage, et dans laquelle chaque contact à sertir est relié à la bande de rive par ladite entrée conductrice de sorte que le contact à sertir constitue un prolongement de la bande de rive ; et
  • une étape de clinchage dans laquelle on clinche chaque contact électrique d'une diode électroluminescente sur ladite zone de clinchage d'un desdits contacts d'une paire de contacts à sertir.
In another aspect, there is provided a method of manufacturing a coil for an automatic crimping and crimping machine comprising a rim tape, comprising:
  • a step of manufacturing, from a metal plate, a plurality of pairs of crimp contacts, each crimp contact comprising a conductive inlet and a clinching zone, and wherein each crimp contact is connected to the band; edge by said conductive inlet so that the crimp contact is an extension of the edge strip; and
  • a clinching step in which each electrical contact of a light emitting diode is clinched on said clinching zone of one of said contacts of a pair of crimp contacts.

Selon un mode de mise en oeuvre, on effectue une étape de montage dans laquelle on monte sur chaque paire de contacts à sertir un capot de maintien, ladite étape de montage étant effectuée après l'étape de clinchage.According to one embodiment, a mounting step is carried out in which a holding cover is mounted on each pair of contacts to be crimped, said mounting step being performed after the clinching step.

Selon un autre mode de mise en oeuvre, l'étape de montage du capot de maintien est effectuée avant l'étape de clinchage.According to another mode of implementation, the step of mounting the holding cap is performed before the clinching step.

D'autres avantages et caractéristiques de l'invention apparaîtront à l'examen de la description détaillée de modes de mise en oeuvre et de réalisations, nullement limitatifs, et des dessins annexés sur lesquels :

  • la figure 1 illustre de façon schématique un mode de réalisation d'une lampe à LED ;
  • la figure 2 illustre de façon schématique une méthode de clinchage d'une LED sur une paire de contacts ;
  • la figure 3 illustre une vue schématique d'une LED clinchée sur une paire de contacts ;
  • la figure 4 illustre le montage d'un capot de maintien sur une lampe à LED ;
  • la figure 5 illustre une vue schématique d'un capot de maintien monté sur une lampe à LED ;
  • la figure 6 illustre un dispositif d'éclairage comprenant une pluralité de lampes à LED ;
  • la figure 7 est une vue du dessus du dispositif d'éclairage décrit à la figure 6 ;
  • la figure 8 illustre une bobine pour machine de coupe et de sertissage automatique ;
  • la figure 9 illustre un mode de fabrication manuelle d'une lampe à LED ; et
  • la figure 10 illustre un mode de fabrication automatique d'une lampe à LED à partir d'une bobine pour machine de coupe et de sertissage automatique.
Other advantages and characteristics of the invention will appear on examining the detailed description of embodiments and embodiments, in no way limiting, and the appended drawings in which:
  • the figure 1 schematically illustrates an embodiment of an LED lamp;
  • the figure 2 schematically illustrates a method of clinching an LED on a pair of contacts;
  • the figure 3 illustrates a schematic view of a clinched LED on a pair of contacts;
  • the figure 4 illustrates the mounting of a holding cap on an LED lamp;
  • the figure 5 illustrates a schematic view of a holding cap mounted on an LED lamp;
  • the figure 6 illustrates a lighting device comprising a plurality of LED lamps;
  • the figure 7 is a view from above of the lighting device described in figure 6 ;
  • the figure 8 illustrates a coil for automatic cutting and crimping machine;
  • the figure 9 illustrates a method of manually manufacturing an LED lamp; and
  • the figure 10 illustrates a method of automatically manufacturing an LED lamp from a coil for automatic cutting and crimping machine.

Sur la figure 1 on a représenté une vue en perspective d'une lampe à LED 1. La lampe à LED 1 comprend une LED à clincher 2 et une paire de contacts 3. On a également représenté un axe central et vertical A de la lampe à LED 1.On the figure 1 there is shown a perspective view of an LED lamp 1. The LED lamp 1 comprises a LED to clincher 2 and a pair of contacts 3. There is also a central and vertical axis A of the LED lamp 1.

La LED à clincher 2 comprend deux contacts électriques 4 et 5 qui ont une forme plane et qui sont destinés à être clinchés sur des surfaces conductrices adaptées au clinchage, c'est-à-dire que les surfaces présentent une épaisseur suffisante pour être clinchées auxdits contacts électriques 4 et 5.The clinching LED 2 comprises two electrical contacts 4 and 5 which have a flat shape and which are intended to be clinched on conductive surfaces adapted to clinching, that is to say that the surfaces have a thickness sufficient to be clinched to said electrical contacts 4 and 5.

La paire de contacts 3 comprend deux contacts à sertir 6 et 7 qui permettent d'alimenter la LED 2 électriquement.The pair of contacts 3 comprises two crimping contacts 6 and 7 that power the LED 2 electrically.

Les contacts à sertir 6 et 7 comprennent respectivement deux entrées conductrices 8 et 9, deux zones de clinchage 10 et 11, deux sorties conductrices 12 et 13, deux moyens de fixation 14 et 15 à un support, ainsi que deux moyens de maintien des fils conducteurs 16 et 17. Ledit support sera décrit ultérieurement à la figure 6.The crimp contacts 6 and 7 respectively comprise two conductive inputs 8 and 9, two clinching zones 10 and 11, two conductive outlets 12 and 13, two fixing means 14 and 15 to a support, and two means for holding the wires. conductors 16 and 17. Said support will be described later in figure 6 .

Les entrées conductrices 8 et 9 comprennent respectivement deux jupes de sertissage conductrices 18 et 19 destinées à être serties sur la partie conductrice d'un, ou de plusieurs fils conducteurs. Les entrées conductrices 8 et 9 sont reliées respectivement aux zones de clinchages 10 et 11 par deux languettes intermédiaires d'entrée 20 et 21.The conductive inputs 8 and 9 respectively comprise two conductive crimping skirts 18 and 19 intended to be crimped onto the conductive portion of one or more conductive wires. The conductive inputs 8 and 9 are respectively connected to the clinching zones 10 and 11 by two intermediate input tongues 20 and 21.

Les deux zones de clinchage 10 et 11 sont des faces planes sensiblement perpendiculaires à l'axe central et vertical A et ont une surface adaptée au clinchage des contacts électriques de la LED 2.The two clinching zones 10 and 11 are planar faces substantially perpendicular to the central and vertical axis A and have a surface adapted to the clinchage of the electrical contacts of the LED 2.

Les sorties conductrices 12 et 13 sont des languettes d'alimentation pour d'autre lampes à LED afin de monter celles-ci en parallèle. En effet, les sorties conductrices 12 et 13 sont reliées électriquement aux zones de clinchage 10 et 11 respectivement et permettent ainsi la reprise de la conductivité électrique provenant des entrées conductrices 8 et 9.The conductive outlets 12 and 13 are power tabs for other LED lamps to mount them in parallel. Indeed, the conductive outlets 12 and 13 are electrically connected to the clinching zones 10 and 11 respectively and thus allow the resumption of the electrical conductivity from the conductive inputs 8 and 9.

Les moyens de maintien des fils conducteurs 16 et 17 comprennent respectivement deux jupes de sertissage de maintien 22 et 23 destinées à être serties sur une partie isolante du, ou des fils conducteurs sertis respectivement aux entrées conductrices 8 et 9. Les moyens de maintien des fils conducteurs 16 et 17 sont reliés respectivement aux zones de clinchages 10 et 11 par deux languettes intermédiaires de sortie 24 et 25.The means for holding the conductor wires 16 and 17 respectively comprise two holding crimp skirts 22 and 23 intended to be crimped on an insulating part of the or conductive wires respectively crimped to the conductive inputs 8 and 9. The means for holding the wires conductors 16 and 17 are connected respectively to the zones of clinchages 10 and 11 by two intermediate tongues 24 and 25.

Les moyens de fixation au support 14 et 15 comprennent respectivement deux faces planes 26 et 27. Les deux faces planes 26 et 27 sont reliées électriquement aux zones de clinchage 10 et 11 respectivement. Ces deux faces planes 26 et 27 sont sensiblement parallèle à l'axe central et vertical A et s'étendent dans une zone 28 sous la LED 2 de sorte qu'elles forment un angle obtus avec respectivement les zones de clinchage 10 et 11.The fixing means to the support 14 and 15 respectively comprise two flat faces 26 and 27. The two flat faces 26 and 27 are electrically connected to the clinching zones 10 and 11 respectively. These two flat faces 26 and 27 are substantially parallel to the central and vertical axis A and extend in an area 28 under the LED 2 so that they form an obtuse angle with respectively the clinching zones 10 and 11.

La face plane 26 comprend deux pliures 29 et 30 qui sont sensiblement perpendiculaires à la zone de clinchage 10. Ces deux pliures 29 et 30 sont situées aux extrémités respectives de la face plane 26 et permettent de former deux faces planes supplémentaires 31 et 32 à partir de ladite face plane 26. Grâce à la première pliure 29 on peut recourber la première face plane supplémentaire 31 vers l'intérieur de la lampe, c'est-à-dire en direction de l'axe central et vertical A de la lampe, de sorte que cette face plane supplémentaire 31 vienne se placer derrière et contre la languette intermédiaire d'entrée 20. Grâce à la deuxième pliure 30 on peut recourber la deuxième face plane supplémentaire 32 vers l'intérieur de la lampe de sorte que cette deuxième face plane supplémentaire 32 vienne se placer devant et contre la languette intermédiaire de sortie 24.The flat face 26 comprises two folds 29 and 30 which are substantially perpendicular to the clinching zone 10. These two folds 29 and 30 are situated at the respective ends of the flat face 26 and make it possible to form two additional flat faces 31 and 32 from of said flat face 26. Thanks to the first fold 29 can be bent the first additional planar face 31 towards the inside of the lamp, that is to say in the direction of the central and vertical axis A of the lamp, so that this additional flat face 31 comes to be placed behind and against the intermediate input tongue 20. Thanks to the second fold 30 can be bent the second additional flat face 32 to the inside of the lamp so that the second face additional plane 32 comes in front of and against the intermediate output tab 24.

La face plane 26 et les deux faces planes supplémentaires 31 et 32 sont sensiblement perpendiculaires à la zone de clinchage 10 et sont situées aux extrémités de celle-ci de manière à former un logement 33 situé dans la zone 28 sous la LED et en regard de ladite zone de clinchage 10.The plane face 26 and the two additional planar faces 31 and 32 are substantially perpendicular to the clinching zone 10 and are located at the ends thereof so as to form a housing 33 located in the zone 28 under the LED and facing said clinching zone 10.

La face plane 27 comprend deux pliures 34 et 35 qui sont sensiblement perpendiculaires à la zone de clinchage 11. Ces deux pliures 34 et 35 sont situées aux extrémités respectives de la face plane 27 et permettent de former deux faces planes supplémentaires 36 et 37 à partir de ladite face plane 27. Grâce à la troisième pliure 34 on peut recourber la troisième face plane supplémentaire 36 vers l'intérieur de la lampe de sorte que cette face plane supplémentaire 36 vienne se placer derrière et contre la languette intermédiaire d'entrée 21. Grâce à la quatrième pliure 35 on peut recourber la quatrième face plane supplémentaire 37 vers l'intérieur de la lampe de sorte que cette quatrième face plane supplémentaire 37 vienne se placer devant et contre la languette intermédiaire de sortie 25.The flat face 27 comprises two folds 34 and 35 which are substantially perpendicular to the clinching zone 11. These two folds 34 and 35 are situated at the respective ends of the flat face 27 and make it possible to form two additional flat faces 36 and 37 from of said flat face 27. Thanks to the third fold 34 can be bent the third additional flat face 36 to the inside of the lamp so that the additional flat face 36 the fourth bend 35 can bend the fourth additional flat face 37 towards the inside of the lamp so that this fourth additional planar face 37 comes to stand in front of and against the intermediate input tongue 21. against the intermediate output tongue 25.

La face plane 27 et les deux faces planes supplémentaires 36 et 37 sont sensiblement perpendiculaires à la zone de clinchage 11 et sont situées aux extrémités de celle-ci de manière à former un logement 38 situé dans la zone 28 sous la LED et en regard de ladite zone de clinchage 11.The plane face 27 and the two additional planar faces 36 and 37 are substantially perpendicular to the clinching zone 11 and are located at the ends of the latter so as to form a housing 38 located in the zone 28 under the LED and opposite said clinching zone 11.

Sur la figure 2, on a représenté une vue en perspective d'un mode de clinchage d'une LED 2 sur un contact à sertir 6 d'une paire de contacts 3 d'une lampe à LED 1 telle que décrite à la figure 1. On a reporté sur la figure 2 certaines références décrites à la figure précédente.On the figure 2 , there is shown a perspective view of a method of clinching an LED 2 on a crimp contact 6 of a pair of contacts 3 of an LED lamp 1 as described in FIG. figure 1 . We reported on the figure 2 some references described in the previous figure.

Les contacts à sertir 6 et 7 sont en métal conducteur, par exemple en cuivre, et les différents éléments qui les constituent participent à la dissipation thermique de la LED. Les différents éléments qui constituent chaque contact à sertir sont : les deux entrées conductrices 8 et 9, les deux zones de clinchage 10 et 11, les deux sorties conductrices 12 et 13, les deux moyens de fixation 14 et 15 à un support, ainsi que les deux moyens de maintien des fils conducteurs 16 et 17.The crimp contacts 6 and 7 are made of conductive metal, for example copper, and the various elements that constitute them participate in the heat dissipation of the LED. The various elements that constitute each crimp contact are: the two conductive inputs 8 and 9, the two clinching zones 10 and 11, the two conductive outlets 12 and 13, the two fixing means 14 and 15 to a support, as well as the two means for holding the conductive wires 16 and 17.

La lampe à LED qui vient d'être décrite permet de fournir une lampe à LED à sertir.The LED lamp which has just been described makes it possible to provide a crimping LED lamp.

Sur la figure 2 on a également représenté deux instruments de clinchage qui sont un poinçon 40 et une matrice 41. Dans la figure 2, le poinçon 40 est placé dans la zone 28 sous la LED 2 et la matrice 41 est placée dans une zone 42 sur la LED 2.On the figure 2 two clinching instruments, which are a punch 40 and a die 41, have also been shown. figure 2 the punch 40 is placed in the zone 28 under the LED 2 and the matrix 41 is placed in a zone 42 on the LED 2.

Pour clincher la LED 2 sur le contact à sertir 6, on place le contact électrique 4 de la LED 2 sur la zone de clinchage 10 du contact à sertir 6, puis on vient placer ledit poinçon 40 dans le logement 33 et l'on place la matrice 41 sur ledit contact électrique 4, de sorte que le contact électrique 4 de la LED 2 et le contact à sertir 6 se trouvent placés entre le poinçon 40 et la matrice 41.To clinch the LED 2 on the crimp contact 6, the electrical contact 4 of the LED 2 is placed on the clinching zone 10 of the crimp contact 6, and then said punch 40 is placed in the housing 33 and the matrix 41 on said electrical contact 4, so that the electrical contact 4 of the LED 2 and the crimp contact 6 are placed between the punch 40 and the die 41.

Sur la figure 3, on a représenté une vue schématique d'une LED 2 clinchée sur une paire de contacts 3. Cette vue est une vue de dessous par rapport à la LED 2. On a également reporté sur cette figure 3 certaines références décrites aux figures précédentes. On a représenté deux zones clinchées 43 et 44 qui sont, respectivement, le résultat du clinchage du contact électrique 4 avec le contact à sertir 6 et le résultat du clinchage du contact électrique 5 avec le contact à sertir 7.On the figure 3 , a schematic view of an LED 2 clinched on a pair of contacts 3 is represented. This view is a view from below with respect to the LED 2. It has also been reported on this figure 3 some references described in the previous figures. There are shown two clinched zones 43 and 44 which are, respectively, the result of the clinching of the electrical contact 4 with the crimp contact 6 and the result of the clinching of the electrical contact 5 with the crimp contact 7.

Sur la figure 4, on a représenté une vue en perspective d'un mode de montage d'un capot de maintien 50 sur une lampe à LED 1 telle que décrite aux figures précédentes. On a également reporté sur cette figure 4 certaines références décrites aux figures précédentes.On the figure 4 , there is shown a perspective view of a mounting mode of a holding cap 50 on an LED lamp 1 as described in the preceding figures. We also reported on this figure 4 some references described in the previous figures.

Le capot de maintien 50 est réalisé en matière plastique pour empêcher un contact électrique entre les contacts à sertir 6 et 7, lorsque le capot de maintien est monté sur lesdits contacts à sertir 6 et 7.The holding cap 50 is made of plastic to prevent electrical contact between the crimping contacts 6 and 7, when the holding cap is mounted on said crimp contacts 6 and 7.

Ce capot de maintien 50 est muni de moyens de verrouillage, non représentés sur la figure, adaptés pour coopérer avec des moyens de verrouillage complémentaires, respectivement 51 et 52, prévus sur lesdits contacts à sertir 6 et 7.This holding cap 50 is provided with locking means, not shown in the figure, adapted to cooperate with complementary locking means, respectively 51 and 52, provided on said crimp contacts 6 and 7.

Les moyens de verrouillage 51 et 52 peuvent comprendre, par exemple, des « clips » respectivement 53 et 54. Ces « clips » 53 et 54 sont des languettes de verrouillage issues respectivement de la languette intermédiaire d'entrée 20 et de la languette intermédiaire de sortie 25. Ces languettes de verrouillage 53 et 54 sont pliées vers l'intérieur de la lampe à LED 1 et sont aptes à clipser le capot de maintien 50 en coopérant avec les moyens de verrouillage dudit capot 50.The locking means 51 and 52 may comprise, for example, "clips" respectively 53 and 54. These "clips" 53 and 54 are locking tongues respectively from the intermediate input tongue 20 and the intermediate tongue of 25. These locking tabs 53 and 54 are folded towards the inside of the LED lamp 1 and are able to clip the holding cover 50 by cooperating with the locking means of said cover 50.

Le capot de maintien 50 comprend également deux orifices de maintien 55 et 56 des sorties conductrices 12 et 13 respectivement, ainsi que des orifices latéraux supplémentaires 57 et 58.The holding cap 50 also comprises two holding orifices 55 and 56 of the conductive outlets 12 and 13 respectively, as well as additional lateral orifices 57 and 58.

Sur la figure 5 on a représenté un capot de maintien 50 monté sur la lampe à LED 1. On a également reporté sur cette figure 5 certaines références décrites aux figures précédentes.On the figure 5 there is shown a holding cap 50 mounted on the LED lamp 1. It has also been reported on this figure 5 some references described in the previous figures.

Lorsque le capot de maintien 50 est monté sur la lampe à LED 1, il améliore le maintien des deux contacts à sertir 6 et 7 côte à côte et évite ainsi de solliciter mécaniquement la LED 2.When the holding cap 50 is mounted on the LED lamp 1, it improves the maintenance of the two crimp contacts 6 and 7 side by side and thus avoids mechanically stress the LED 2.

Ce capot de maintien 50 renforce également la cohésion entre les contacts à sertir 6 et 7 et la LED 2 lorsqu'on sertit une paire de fils conducteurs 60 sur lesdits contacts à sertir 6 et 7.This holding cap 50 also strengthens the cohesion between the crimping contacts 6 and 7 and the LED 2 when crimping a pair of conductive wires 60 on said crimp contacts 6 and 7.

Des fils conducteurs 61 et 62 sont destinés à alimenter la lampe à LED 1. Ces fils conducteurs 61 et 62 comprennent respectivement deux premières extrémités 63 et 64, deux deuxièmes extrémités 65 et 66, deux parties intermédiaires 67 et 68, ainsi que deux moyens de conduction 69 et 70.Conducting wires 61 and 62 are intended to supply the LED lamp 1. These conductive wires 61 and 62 respectively comprise two first ends 63 and 64, two second ends 65 and 66, two intermediate parts 67 and 68, as well as two conduction 69 and 70.

Les moyens de conductions 69 et 70 comprennent respectivement deux jupes de sertissage conductrices 71 et 72, et deux contacts pour languette 73 et 74 aptes à coopérer chacun avec une languette d'alimentation.The conduction means 69 and 70 respectively comprise two conductive crimp skirts 71 and 72, and two tongue contacts 73 and 74 each adapted to cooperate with a supply tongue.

Les extrémités 63 à 66 sont des parties dénudées conductrices.The ends 63 to 66 are conductive stripped portions.

Les premières extrémités 63 et 64 sont serties respectivement aux jupes de sertissage conductrices 18 et 19 des contacts à sertir 6 et 7.The first ends 63 and 64 are respectively crimped to the conductive crimp skirts 18 and 19 of the crimp contacts 6 and 7.

Les deuxièmes extrémités 65 et 66 sont serties respectivement aux deux jupes de sertissage conductrices 71 et 72 des moyens de conductions 69 et 70.The second ends 65 and 66 are respectively crimped to the two conductive crimping skirts 71 and 72 of the conduction means 69 and 70.

Les deux parties intermédiaires 67 et 68 sont des parties non dénudées isolantes et sont serties respectivement aux jupes de sertissage de maintien 22 et 23 desdits contacts à sertir 6 et 7. Les jupes de sertissage de maintien 22 et 23 permettent chacune d'immobiliser les fils conducteurs 61 et 62 pour éviter les éventuels ruptures de brins de cuivre desdits fils conducteurs au niveau de leurs premières extrémités dénudées 63 et 64.The two intermediate parts 67 and 68 are non-stripped insulating parts and are respectively crimped to the holding crimp skirts 22 and 23 of said crimping contacts 6 and 7. The holding crimp skirts 22 and 23 each allow the wires to be immobilized. conductors 61 and 62 to avoid possible breaks of copper strands of said conductive son at their first stripped ends 63 and 64.

Les orifices latéraux supplémentaires 57 et 58 permettent de favoriser la dissipation thermique de la LED 2.The additional lateral orifices 57 and 58 make it possible to promote the heat dissipation of the LED 2.

Par ailleurs ces orifices latéraux supplémentaires 57 et 58 sont situés respectivement en regard des zones de clinchages 10 et 11. En outre ces orifices 57 et 58 peuvent être adaptés afin de laisser un passage pour le poinçon 40 de clinchage afin de clincher la LED 2 sur les contacts à sertir 6 et 7 une fois le capot de maintien 50 monté sur lesdits contacts à sertir 6 et 7.Moreover, these additional lateral orifices 57 and 58 are located respectively opposite the zones of clinchages 10 and 11. In addition these orifices 57 and 58 can be adapted to leave a passage for the punch 40 of clinching to clincher the LED 2 on the crimp contacts 6 and 7 once the holding cap 50 mounted on said crimp contacts 6 and 7.

En outre, les deux orifices de maintien 55 et 56 sont traversés respectivement par les sorties conductrices 12 et 13 et permettent de séparer les sorties conductrices 12 et 13, afin d'éviter qu'elles n'entrent en contact l'une 12 avec l'autre 13. Cette séparation électrique est réalisée à l'aide d'une séparation 59 placée entre les deux orifices de maintien 55 et 56.In addition, the two holding orifices 55 and 56 are respectively traversed by the conductive outlets 12 and 13 and make it possible to separate the conductive outlets 12 and 13, in order to prevent them from coming into contact with one another 12. This electrical separation is carried out by means of a partition 59 placed between the two holding orifices 55 and 56.

Par ailleurs, lorsqu'on souhaite monter plusieurs lampes à LED en parallèle, on relie la paire 60 de fils conducteurs qui sont sertis à une lampe à LED avec les languettes d'alimentations 12 et 13 d'une autre lampe à LED voisine.Furthermore, when it is desired to mount several LED lamps in parallel, the pair 60 of conductive wires which are crimped to an LED lamp are connected to the supply tongues 12 and 13 of another adjacent LED lamp.

Les orifices de maintien 55 et 56 permettent aussi de guider les fils conducteurs 60 et 61 pour les connecter respectivement aux sorties conductrices 12 et 13.The holding orifices 55 and 56 also make it possible to guide the conductive wires 60 and 61 to connect them respectively to the conductive outlets 12 and 13.

Sur la figure 6 on a représenté un dispositif d'éclairage 80 comprenant une pluralité de lampes à LED 1. On a également reporté sur cette figure 6 certaines références décrites aux figures précédentes.On the figure 6 there is shown a lighting device 80 comprising a plurality of LED lamps 1. It has also been reported on this figure 6 some references described in the previous figures.

Le dispositif d'éclairage 80 comprend un support 81 qui est muni d'une pluralité d'alvéoles 82. Chaque alvéole 82 est destinée à recevoir une lampe à LED 1 et chaque alvéole 82 comprend des moyens de fixation au support complémentaires 83. Ces moyens de fixation au support complémentaires 83 coopèrent avec les moyens de fixation au support 14 et 15 de ladite lampe à LED 1.The lighting device 80 comprises a support 81 which is provided with a plurality of cells 82. Each cell 82 is intended to receive an LED lamp 1 and each cell 82 comprises means for fixing the complementary support 83. These means fastening to the complementary support 83 cooperate with the fixing means to the support 14 and 15 of said LED lamp 1.

Dans ce dispositif d'éclairage 80, une pluralité de lampes à LED sont montées en parallèle de sorte que les fils conducteurs 61 et 62 d'une lampe à LED L1 soient reliés par leurs moyens de conduction 69 et 70 avec respectivement les languettes d'alimentation d'une lampe à LED voisine L2.In this lighting device 80, a plurality of LED lamps are connected in parallel so that the conductive wires 61 and 62 of an LED lamp L1 are connected by their conduction means 69 and 70 respectively with the tongues of FIG. supply of a neighboring LED lamp L2.

La grande souplesse de courbure des fils conducteurs qui relient les lampes à LED entre elles permet de monter facilement en parallèle plusieurs LED. Ce montage permet de positionner des lampes à LED à des positions spatiales différentes, il est donc bien adapté à un support ayant une géométrie complexe.The great flexibility of the curvature of the wires that connect the LED lamps together makes it possible to easily mount several LEDs in parallel. This arrangement makes it possible to position LED lamps at different spatial positions, so it is well suited to a support having a complex geometry.

Sur la figure 7 on a représenté une autre vue du dispositif d'éclairage 80. Cette vue est une vue de dessus, on peut noter les positions variées des LED 2.On the figure 7 another view of the lighting device 80 is shown. This view is a view from above, the various positions of the LEDs 2 can be noted.

Sur la figure 8 on a représenté une bobine 90 pour machine de coupe et de sertissage automatique. On a également reporté sur cette figure 8 certaines références décrites aux figures précédentes.On the figure 8 there is shown a coil 90 for automatic cutting and crimping machine. We also reported on this figure 8 some references described in the previous figures.

La bobine 90 comprend une bande de rive 91 qui est apte à fixer plusieurs lampes à LED 1. Les lampes à LED 1 sont fixées à la bande de rive 91 par l'intermédiaire des entrées conductrices 8 et 9 respectives des contacts à sertir 6 et 7, de sorte que les contacts à sertir 6 et 7 constituent un prolongement de ladite bande de rive 91.The coil 90 comprises a edge strip 91 which is capable of fixing a plurality of LED lamps 1. The LED lamps 1 are fixed to the edge strip 91 via the respective conductive inputs 8 and 9 of the crimp contacts 6 and 7, so that the crimp contacts 6 and 7 constitute an extension of said edge strip 91.

On entend par un prolongement de la bande de rive 91, que les contacts à sertir 6 et 7 ne forment qu'une seule pièce métallique avec la bande de rive 91 de la bobine 90. En effet, les contacts à sertir 6 et 7 s'étendent selon la direction d'un axe B qui est perpendiculaire à l'axe principal C de la bande de rive.An extension of the edge strip 91 means that the crimp contacts 6 and 7 form a single metal part with the edge strip 91 of the coil 90. Indeed, the crimp contacts 6 and 7 s extend in the direction of an axis B which is perpendicular to the main axis C of the edge strip.

La bobine 91 a la propriété de pouvoir s'enrouler sur elle-même. En outre, la bobine 91 peut s'enrouler sur un axe d'enroulement 92 d'un cylindre de support 93. En outre, le cylindre de support 93 peut comprendre une plaque souple 94 de protection placée sur les LED 2 destinée à protéger les lampes à LED 1 lorsque la bobine 90 est enroulée dans le cylindre de support 93. Cette plaque souple 94 peut être en mousse synthétique pour absorber les chocs lors du déplacement dudit cylindre 93.The coil 91 has the property of being able to wind on itself. In addition, the coil 91 can be wound on a winding axis 92 of a support cylinder 93. In addition, the support cylinder 93 may comprise a flexible protection plate 94 placed on the LEDs 2 intended to protect the LED lamps 1 when the coil 90 is wound in the support cylinder 93. This flexible plate 94 may be made of synthetic foam to absorb shocks during movement of said cylinder 93.

Sur la figure 9 on a représenté les principales étapes d'un mode de fabrication manuelle d'une lampe à LED.On the figure 9 the main steps of a method of manual manufacture of an LED lamp have been represented.

Ce procédé de fabrication d'une lampe à LED comprend une première étape de fabrication d'une paire de contacts à sertir libres 100. Dans cette étape 100 on fabrique la paire de contacts à partir d'une plaque métallique à laquelle on fait subir des pliures successives pour obtenir les différents éléments constitutifs de chaque contact à sertir.This method of manufacturing an LED lamp comprises a first step of manufacturing a pair of free crimp contacts 100. In this step 100 the pair of contacts is manufactured from a metal plate which is subjected to successive folds to obtain the different constituent elements of each crimp contact.

Puis on effectue une deuxième étape de clinchage 101 dans laquelle on clinche une LED 2 sur la paire de contacts à sertir.Then a second clinching step 101 is performed in which an LED 2 is clinched on the pair of contacts to be crimped.

On effectue ensuite une troisième étape de montage 102 dans laquelle on monte un capot de maintien 50 sur la paire de contacts à sertir. En variante on pourra effectuer l'étape de montage 102 avant l'étape de clinchage 101.A third mounting step 102 is then carried out in which a holding cap 50 is mounted on the pair of contacts to be crimped. Alternatively, it will be possible to perform the mounting step 102 before the clinching step 101.

En outre, on effectue une quatrième étape de sertissage 103 dans laquelle on sertit les premières extrémités dénudées 63 et 64 des fils conducteurs 61 et 62 respectivement sur des jupes de sertissages conductrices 18 et 19 des contacts à sertir.In addition, a fourth crimping step 103 is performed in which the first stripped ends 63 and 64 of the conductive wires 61 and 62 are respectively crimped onto conductive crimp skirts 18 and 19 of the crimp contacts.

Dans une cinquième étape de sertissage 104, on sertit les deuxièmes extrémités dénudées 65 et 66 des fils conducteurs 61 et 62 respectivement sur des jupes de sertissages conductrices 71 et 72 de deux moyens de conductions 69 et 70.In a fifth crimping step 104, the second stripped ends 65 and 66 of the conductive wires 61 and 62 are respectively crimped onto conductive crimp skirts 71 and 72 of two conduction means 69 and 70.

Ce procédé de fabrication peut également être mis en oeuvre de façon automatique.This manufacturing process can also be implemented automatically.

Sur la figure 10 on a représenté les principales étapes d'un mode de fabrication automatique d'une lampe à LED à partir d'une bobine pour machine de coupe et de sertissage automatique.On the figure 10 the main steps of a mode of automatic manufacture of an LED lamp from a coil for automatic cutting and crimping machine are shown.

Le procédé de fabrication automatique d'une lampe à LED comprend une première étape de fabrication d'une pluralité de paires de contacts à sertir sur une bande de rive 200. Dans cette étape 200 on fabrique lesdites paires de contacts à partir d'une plaque métallique à laquelle on fait subir des pliures successives pour obtenir une bande de rive 91 prolongée par les paires de contacts à sertir. Grâce aux pliures successives on obtient les différents éléments constitutifs de chaque contact à sertir, les contacts à sertir étant fixés à la bande de rive.The automatic manufacturing method of an LED lamp comprises a first step of manufacturing a plurality of pairs of contacts to be crimped on a shore strip 200. In this step 200 these pairs of contacts are manufactured from a plate metal which is subjected to successive folds to obtain a edge strip 91 extended by the pairs of contacts to crimp. Thanks to the successive folds we obtain the different constituent elements of each crimp contact, the crimp contacts being fixed to the edge strip.

Puis on effectue une deuxième étape de clinchage 201 dans laquelle on clinche une LED 2 sur chaque paire de contacts à sertir.Then a second clipping step 201 is performed in which an LED 2 is clinched on each pair of crimp contacts.

On effectue ensuite une troisième étape de montage 202 dans laquelle on monte un capot de maintien 50 sur chaque paire de contacts à sertir. En variante on pourra effectuer l'étape de montage 202 avant l'étape de clinchage 201.A third mounting step 202 is then performed in which a holding cover 50 is mounted on each pair of crimp contacts. In a variant, it will be possible to perform the mounting step 202 before the clinching step 201.

Les étapes 200 à 202 permettent de fabriquer une bobine pour machine de coupe et de sertissage automatique. Ces étapes 200 à 202 peuvent être mises en oeuvres à l'aide d'un outil à suivre.Steps 200 to 202 make it possible to manufacture a coil for automatic cutting and crimping machine. These steps 200 to 202 can be implemented using a tool to follow.

En outre, on effectue une quatrième étape de conditionnement des lampes à LED en bobine 203 dans laquelle on enroule la bande de rive munie des lampes à LED dans un cylindre de support de bobine. Lors de cette étape de conditionnement, on peut également intercaler, entre un axe d'enroulement 92 du cylindre de support 93 et la bobine 90, une plaque souple 94 de protection pour empêcher d'éventuels chocs sur les lampes à LED.In addition, a fourth step of conditioning the LED lamps in coil 203 is performed in which the edge strip with the LED lamps is wound in a coil support cylinder. During this conditioning step, it is also possible to insert, between a winding axis 92 of the support cylinder 93 and the coil 90, a flexible protection plate 94 to prevent possible shocks to the LED lamps.

Puis on effectue une cinquième étape de sertissage 204 dans laquelle on sertit les premières extrémités dénudées 63 et 64 des fils conducteurs 61 et 62 respectivement sur les jupes de sertissages conductrices 18 et 19 des contacts à sertir.A fifth crimping step 204 is then performed in which the first stripped ends 63 and 64 of the conductive wires 61 and 62 are crimped respectively onto the conductive crimp skirts 18 and 19 of the crimp contacts.

Dans une sixième étape de sertissage 205, on sertit les deuxièmes extrémités dénudées 65 et 66 des fils conducteurs 61 et 62 respectivement sur des jupes de sertissages conductrices 71 et 72 de moyens de conductions 69 et 70.In a sixth crimping step 205, the second stripped ends 65 and 66 of the conductive wires 61 and 62 are respectively crimped onto conductive crimping skirts 71 and 72 of conduction means 69 and 70.

Dans une septième étape de coupe 206, on détache chaque lampe à LED de la bande de rive par une opération de coupe.In a seventh cutting step 206, each LED lamp is detached from the edge strip by a cutting operation.

Les étapes 204 à 206 peuvent être mises en oeuvres à l'aide d'une machine de coupe et de sertissage automatique.Steps 204 to 206 can be implemented using an automatic crimping and crimping machine.

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  1. Light-emitting diode lamp (1), comprising a pair of contacts (3) for the electrical connection of the light-emitting diode (2), characterized in that the pair of contacts (3) comprises two crimp contacts (6, 7) separated electrically from one another, each crimp contact comprising a conductive input (8, 9) comprising a conductive crimping skirt (18, 19) and a clinching zone (10, 11) intended to receive, by clinching, an electrical contact (4, 5) of the light-emitting diode (2).
  2. Light-emitting diode lamp (1) according to Claim 1, in which each crimp contact (6, 7) comprises a conductive output (12, 13) comprising a power supply tongue electrically connected to said conductive input (8, 9).
  3. Light-emitting diode lamp (1) according to one of the preceding claims, intended to be mounted on a support (81), in which each crimp contact (6, 7) comprises a means for fastening to the support (14, 15) intended to cooperate with a means for fastening to the complementary support (83) provided on said support (81).
  4. Light-emitting diode lamp (1) according to Claim 3, in which each means for fastening to the support (14, 15) comprises a planar face (26, 27) extending in a zone (28) under the light-emitting diode (2), the planar face (26, 27) being substantially at right angles to the clinching zone (10, 11) and forming an obtuse angle relative to the clinching zone (10, 11), said planar face (26, 27) being situated facing the clinching zone (10, 11) and situated at a distal end relative to a central and vertical axis (A) of the lamp (1).
  5. Light-emitting diode lamp (1) according to Claim 4, in which each planar face (26, 27) comprises two folds which are substantially at right angles to the clinching zone (10, 11) and which form two additional planar faces bent towards the interior of the lamp (1) to form a recess (33, 38) in the zone (28) under the light-emitting diode (2) and facing the clinching zone (10, 11).
  6. Light-emitting diode lamp (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising a holding cap (50) made of plastic material provided with locking means suitable for cooperating with complementary locking means (51, 52) provided on said crimp contacts (6, 7).
  7. Light-emitting diode lamp (1) according to Claim 6, in which the holding cap (50) comprises two holding orifices (55, 56) for the conductive outputs (12, 13), said holding orifices (55, 56) being intended to be passed through respectively by one of said conductive outputs (12, 13).
  8. Light-emitting diode lamp (1) according to one of Claims 6 and 7, in which the holding cap (50) comprises two additional lateral orifices (57, 58) situated respectively facing the clinching zones (10, 11).
  9. Lighting device (80), notably for a motor vehicle, comprising a support (81) provided with a plurality of cells (82) each receiving a light-emitting diode lamp (1) according to any one of Claims 1 to 8 and in which said light-emitting diode lamps (1) are linked together by conductive wires (61, 62) such that the conductive wires (61, 62) of a light-emitting diode lamp (L1) are linked respectively with power supply tongues (12, 13) of a neighbouring light-emitting diode lamp (L2).
  10. Coil (90) for automatic cutting and crimping machine comprising an edge strip (91), characterized in that said edge strip (91) is linked to a plurality of light-emitting diode lamps (1), according to any one of Claims 1 to 8, each crimp contact (6, 7) being linked to the edge strip (91) by said conductive input (8, 9) such that the crimp contact (6, 7) constitutes an extension of said edge strip (91),
  11. Method for manufacturing a light-emitting diode lamp according to any one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that it comprises a step of manufacturing (100) a pair of crimp contacts and a step of clinching (101) in which each electrical contact of said light-emitting diode is clinched onto one of said crimp contacts.
  12. Method for manufacturing a light-emitting diode lamp according to Claim 11, in which a mounting step (102) is performed in which a holding cap is mounted on said pair of crimp contacts, said mounting step (102) being performed after the clinching step (101).
  13. Method for manufacturing a light-emitting diode lamp according to Claim 11, in which a mounting step (102) is performed in which a holding cap is mounted on said pair of crimp contacts, said mounting step (102) being performed before the clinching step (101).
  14. Method for manufacturing a coil for automatic cutting and crimping machine comprising an edge strip according to any one of Claims 11 to 13, characterized in that it comprises:
    - a step of manufacturing (200), from a metal plate, a plurality of pairs of crimp contacts, each crimp contact comprising a conductive input and a clinching zone, and in which each crimp contact is linked to the edge strip by said conductive input such that the crimp contact constitutes an extension of the edge strip; and
    - a clinching step (201) in which each electrical contact of a light-emitting diode is clinched onto said clinching zone of one of said contacts of a pair of crimp contacts.
  15. Method for manufacturing a coil for automatic cutting and crimping machine according to Claim 14, in which a mounting step (202) is performed in which a holding cap is mounted on each pair of crimp contacts, said mounting step (202) being performed after the clinching step (201).
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