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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2010
Taketo Takata, Toyama, JP;
Taketo Takata, Toyama, JP;
SMK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Parts exchange or the like is not easy with an LED illumination apparatus that uses an LED attached to a socket of a conventional fluorescent light fixture. Or if there is no problem in parts exchange, other problems exist such as unfavorable operability and reliability, and necessitating additional parts. Provided herewith is an LED illumination apparatus including: a cap having a terminal electrically coupled to a socket of a fluorescent light fixture; and a main body having an end coupled with the cap, where the main body includes: an LED; and a coupler to electrically couple the terminal to the LED, the coupler being fitted in the cap, the cap includes a cap-side connecting section having flexibility or elasticity to electrically couple the terminal to the coupler, the coupler includes a main-body-side connecting section to electrically couple the LED to the cap-side connecting section, and by means of the flexibility or the elasticity, the cap-side connecting section removably couples the cap to the coupler.