Patent ID: 8608358

Claim:
A light module ( 5 , 6 ) for a lighting device ( 1 ) of a motor vehicle said light module ( 5 , 6 ) comprising: at least one semiconductor light source ( 17 ); a carrier element ( 14 ) on which said light source ( 17 ) is mounted and that either of is designed on and includes a first printed-circuit board; a control module ( 7 ) electrically connected to and structurally spaced from said light source ( 17 ), either of designed on and including a second printed-circuit board ( 15 ), and including an electric circuit constructed upon said second printed-circuit board ( 15 ) and a connection element ( 9 ) adapted to he connected to at least one of a higher-level controller and power supply of the motor vehicle, wherein said control module ( 7 ) is an electronic component of said light source ( 17 ) such that a cable does not connect said control module ( 7 ) and light source ( 17 ) to each other; and a substantially highly thermally conductive carrier module ( 10 ) arranged between said light source ( 17 ) and control module ( 7 ), to which said carrier element ( 14 ), second printed-circuit board ( 15 ), electric circuit are directly attached, and on which at least one electrical connection ( 16 ) is located between either of said light source ( 17 ) and carrier element ( 14 ) and either of said. electric circuit and second printed-circuit board ( 15 ).