LIGHT GUIDE PLATE PROVIDING PROTECTION FOR ELECTRONICS COMPONENTS OF A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD

    公开(公告)号:US20200064544A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-27

    申请号:US16109196

    申请日:2018-08-22

    摘要: A molded component assembly includes a printed circuit board with a first face and an oppositely facing second face. Multiple light emitting diodes are mounted on a first portion of the first face. Multiple electronics components are mounted on a second portion of the first face. A light guide of a light translucent polymeric material is positioned over the light emitting diodes and the electronic components. The light guide includes: a contact surface directly contacting the first portion of the first face except at locations of the light emitting diodes; a cavity created in the contact surface, the electronics components located within the cavity when the contact surface directly contacts the first portion of the first face; and a through hole extending through a body of the light guide and opening into the cavity.

    Laminated printed circuit board with over-molded light guide

    公开(公告)号:US10656317B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-19

    申请号:US15852433

    申请日:2017-12-22

    摘要: A laminated printed circuit board with over-molded light guide includes a printed circuit board having electronic components mounted on a first face of the printed circuit board, and a bore extending through the printed circuit board. A light emitting diode is mounted on the first face proximate to the bore. An opaque film is fixed onto a second face of the printed circuit board, the opaque film creating an end wall of the bore. A light transmissive polymeric material is applied over each of the electronic components, the light emitting diode and a portion of the first face of the printed circuit board. A portion of the polymeric material extends into the bore and contacts the opaque film defining the end wall of the bore to create a light guide for transmitting light from the light emitting diode through the bore.

    Light guide and printed circuit board film positioner

    公开(公告)号:US10564341B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-18

    申请号:US15852427

    申请日:2017-12-22

    发明人: Ron G. Gipson

    摘要: A light guide assembly includes a metal material printed circuit board. A light emitting diode is mounted on and extends away from a first face of the printed circuit board. A light guide molded from a light transmissive polymeric material is positioned proximate to the light emitting diode and is at least partially received in a concomitantly shaped through bore pre-formed in the printed circuit board. The light guide includes an extended feature co-molded from the same material as the light guide and extending away from the first face of the printed circuit board in an installed position of the light guide. The extended feature includes a first extended feature having a first length and a second extended feature having a second length, the second length greater than the first length.

    Compression gasket for an electronic assembly

    公开(公告)号:US10925175B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-16

    申请号:US16455070

    申请日:2019-06-27

    发明人: Ron G. Gipson

    摘要: An electronic assembly and a method of forming an electronic assembly. The electronic assembly including a printed circuit board including a perimeter; a compression gasket extending around at least a portion of the perimeter of the printed circuit board; and a housing including a first wall and a housing side wall extending from the first wall, the first wall and housing side wall form a cavity, wherein the printed circuit board and the compression gasket are located within the cavity with the compression gasket positioned between the perimeter and the housing side wall.

    Laminated light guide and electrical component carrier

    公开(公告)号:US10715140B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-14

    申请号:US15827371

    申请日:2017-11-30

    摘要: A laminated light guide and component carrier includes a light guide of a light transmissive polymeric material. The light guide has a pocket in a first face. First electrical traces are printed on the first face. A light emitting diode is positioned in the pocket and supported on the light guide by attachment legs which extend outward from the pocket electrically connecting the light emitting diode to the first electrical traces. A light reflector is formed as a texturally modified area of the light guide directly aligned with the light emitting diode. A capacitive touch sensor is printed on a light guide second face and connected to second electrical traces defining capacitive touch traces printed on the second face. A window region of the light guide is defined where the capacitive touch sensor is aligned with the light reflector and the light emitting diode.

    LIGHT GUIDE AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FILM POSITIONER

    公开(公告)号:US20190196084A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-27

    申请号:US15852427

    申请日:2017-12-22

    发明人: Ron G. Gipson

    IPC分类号: F21V8/00 G02F1/1335 H05K3/28

    摘要: A light guide assembly includes a metal material printed circuit board. A light emitting diode is mounted on and extends away from a first face of the printed circuit board. A light guide molded from a light transmissive polymeric material is positioned proximate to the light emitting diode and is at least partially received in a concomitantly shaped through bore pre-formed in the printed circuit board. The light guide includes an extended feature co-molded from the same material as the light guide and extending away from the first face of the printed circuit board in an installed position of the light guide. The extended feature includes a first extended feature having a first length and a second extended feature having a second length, the second length greater than the first length.

    PRINTED FILM WITH MOUNTED LIGHT EMITTING DIODES ENCAPSULATED IN LIGHT GUIDE

    公开(公告)号:US20190058471A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-21

    申请号:US15679548

    申请日:2017-08-17

    发明人: Ron G. Gipson

    摘要: A printed film with mounted light emitting diodes encapsulated in a light guide includes a printed film assembly. The printed film assembly includes multiple light emitting diodes. A light guide is injection molded onto a first side of the body covering the light emitting diodes. A light transmissive polymeric material coating layer is applied by injection molding to a second side of the body opposite to the first side. An overmolded component has the printed film assembly embedded therein, with the coating layer exposed for visibility of light from the light emitting diodes when at least one of the light emitting diodes is energized.