Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Protection mechanism for light source
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Application No.: US16432576Application Date: 2019-06-05
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Publication No.: US11211772B2Publication Date: 2021-12-28
- Inventor: Romain Coffy , Jean-Michel Riviere
- Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE 2) SAS
- Applicant Address: FR Grenoble
- Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE 2) SAS
- Current Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE 2) SAS
- Current Assignee Address: FR Grenoble
- Agency: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group LLP
- Priority: FR1855135 20180612,FR1857833 20180831
- Main IPC: H01S5/068
- IPC: H01S5/068 ; H01S3/034 ; H01S3/02 ; H01S5/00 ; H01S5/183

Abstract:
The disclosure concerns a housing for a light source mounted on a substrate, the housing comprising: a barrel comprising a mounting for a diffuser; and a diffuser positioned in the mounting, wherein the barrel comprises first and second conducting columns and a fuse or conductive wire electrically coupling the first and second conducting columns. A portion of the fuse is mechanically fixed to the diffuser and/or the fuse being arranged to trap the diffuser in said mounting.
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