Patent ID: 8585257

Claim:
A compact housing comprising: a one-piece mounting plate made from a metallic material and configured to be joined thermally conductively by a main side to an external support; a one-piece housing cover which is joined permanently to the one-piece mounting plate and which encloses a volume therewith; at least one electrical feedthrough with which at least one electrically conductive connection is produced from inside the enclosed volume to outside the enclosed volume, the at least one electrically conductive connection being insulated electrically from the one-piece mounting plate; and at least one module located in the enclosed volume which is configured so as to emit electromagnetic radiation and which is mounted directly on the one-piece mounting plate parallel to the main side; wherein the at least one module is a laser module that emits red, green and blue light; wherein at least one driver electronics unit for the at least one module is mounted on the one-piece mounting plate and is located inside the enclosed volume; wherein the at least one electrical feedthrough and an electrical conductor are formed from a flexible printed circuit board, said electrical conductor producing an electrical connection between the at least one electrical feedthrough, the at least one driver electronics and the at least one module; wherein the one-piece mounting plate and the one-piece housing cover consist of a same material; wherein the flexible printed circuit board comprises a continuous solderable copper layer formed as an outer jacket, the continuous solderable copper layer being soldered or welded to the one-piece mounting plate and to the one-piece housing cover; and wherein the red, green and blue light are mixed to produce a plurality of different color impressions.