Patent ID: 7740386
Filing Date: 2010-06-22
Classification: F21S,F21V,F21W,H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A lighting apparatus comprising: a plurality of lighting modules each including one or more lighting device, a control device that controls the lighting device, a circuit board on which the lighting device and the control device are mounted, a case including a main body that houses the lighting device, the control device and a circuit board, and a plurality of electrically conducting terminals that are electrically connected to the control device and penetrate through the main body of the case to protrude to the outside of the main body of the case; and a flat cable for connecting the lighting modules in such a manner that colors and/or luminous intensities of emitted lights of the lighting modules can be controlled, the flat cable including at least four conductors disposed in parallel which include two signal conductors disposed at both sides of the cable and two power feeding conductors, a sheath member covering the at least four conductors to integrate, and notches formed on both sides of the cable so as to cut the signal conductors, wherein two electrically conducting terminals are pierced to both sides of the notch so that the two electrically conducting terminals and the signal conductors are electrically connected to each other, and the case has protrusions to be fitted in the notches of the cable to support the flat cable, wherein the circuit board has through holes, and the electrically conducting terminals are inserted into the through holes by pressing so as to electrically connect and fix the circuit board to the electrically conducting terminals.