Patent ID: 7375381
Filing Date: 2008-05-20
Classification: F21K,F21L,F21S,F21V,F21Y,H01L,H01R,H05B,H05K

Abstract:
1. A light emitting diode (LED) illumination apparatus comprising: a removable LED illumination source including a substrate having a front surface and a back surface, at least one LED that has been mounted on the front surface of the substrate and a feeder terminal that is arranged on the front surface of the substrate; a thermal conductor member which contacts with the back surface of the substrate; at least one connector to be connected to the feeder terminal by pressing the back surface of the substrate onto the thermal conductor member; the connector removably attaching the removable LED illumination source to the LED illumination apparatus; and a lighting drive circuit to be electrically connected to the LED illumination source by way of the connector.