Patent ID: 6218790
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: H01L,H05B,Y10S

Abstract:
A connection assembly including an electric circuit for establishing illumination intensity of a light-emitting diode, the circuit comprising a set of closeable electric contact points operative as a code for establishing a value of current energizing the diode to produce illumination, wherein each of a plurality of values of codes identifies a different value of the current energizing, the diode energized by the circuit being suitable for use in different light intensity classes, the assembly having a connection element with at least two electrical contact elements for connecting the diode via the circuit to a power supply, whereinthe connection element comprises at least one further electrical contact element, respective ones of the contact points of said set of contact points connecting respectively with said at least one further contact element, andthe code is produced by the at least one further contact element, and is operative either to make or break an electrical connection.