Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Lumileds LLC

Lumileds Holding B.v.

Lumileds Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Georg Friedrich Alfons Henninger

Christian Kleijnen

Barbara Roswitha Mülders

Florent Grégoire Monestier

Tobias Kurth

Benno Spinger

Ralph Hubert Peters

Astrid Marchewka

Jürgen Gerhard Mertens

An LED lighting strip, method of manufacturing an LED lighting strip and an automotive lighting system are described. The LED lighting strip () includes at least two outer wires (), at least one central wire () between the two outer wires, LEDs () arranged along the LED lighting strip and electrically coupled at least to the at least two outer wires (), and an enclosing member () enclosing the at least two outer wires, the at one central wire and the LEDs. The at least two outer wires () and the least one central wire () have a bend () in sections between at least some adjacent LEDs ().

LED lighting strip with bent wires

An LED lighting strip, method of manufacturing an LED lighting strip and an automotive lighting system are described. The LED lighting strip includes at least two outer wires, at least one central wire between the two outer wires, LEDs arranged along the LED lighting strip and electrically coupled at least to the at least two outer wires, and an enclosing member enclosing the at least two outer wires, the at one central wire and the LEDs. The at least two outer wires and the least one central wire have a bend in sections between at least some adjacent LEDs.

An LED module combines a heat sink portion and an LED arrangement. The heat sink portion is a first part of a multiple part heat sink having at least this first part and a second part. The heat sink portion is not sufficient alone to provide the required cooling for the operation of the LED arrangement so it can be small and low cost. A user can simply replace the LED module as a single unit, without the significant waste and cost of disposing of the full heat sink.

LED lighting module with heat sink and a method of replacing an LED module

The invention provides an LED lighting device comprising first and second LED arrangements. Each LED arrangement is positioned on a respective substrate portion so as to form a respective LED module, where each LED arrangement is positioned on its substrate portion so as to be substantially within a single side of a substrate portions surface. The LED modules are arranged such that the first and second LED arrangements are positioned to run alongside one another, such that the positive pole (e.g. the anode) of each LED arrangement is positioned at a same first end and the negative pole (e.g. the cathode) of each LED arrangement is positioned a same second end.

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Aachen, Germany

Georg Friedrich Alfons Henninger