Patent ID: 6069444
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: B29C,G09F,H01H,H01J,H04M,H05B,H05K

Abstract:
An electroluminescent lamp assembly comprising:a substrate having a relatively large lamp receiving surface, having an array of conductive traces disposed on said surface; anda plurality of relatively smaller lamps distributed in spaced-apart relationship according to a preselected illumination pattern over, and secured to, said lamp receiving surface, at least one of said lamps comprising:a mechanically flexible, multi-layer sheet-form electroluminescent lamp including a sheet-form layer containing electroluminescent particles, said layer disposed between a pair of sheet-form conductive layers, one of which is transparent for transmitting light emitted from said particles, said electroluminescent lamp having conductors exposed for engagement with said conductive traces on said substrate, said electroluminescent lamp being surface mounted face-to-face to said substrate in the manner that its conductors engage selected conductive traces on said lamp receiving surface; and wherein said plurality of relatively smaller lamps further comprises a rigid lamp in the form of a multi-layer sheet-form electroluminescent lamp.