Patent ID: 7860356

Claim:
A one-piece body of electrically insulating material having a three-dimensional shape derived from its intended function said body defining a plane having a longitudinal and a lateral and a perpendicular directions, said body being molded in one piece and provided with a pattern of electrical conductors extending with said body in the plane of said body, and at least one optical element being integrally formed with and embedded in said one-piece body, the optical element being electrically connected to the pattern of conductors, the pattern of conductors being provided with electrical connection means that are laterally displaced with respect to the optical element, and said one-piece body comprising a first portion with a transparent, electrically insulating material constituting a light path to the optical element, wherein the light path is present between the optical element and one of an opto-electrical element and an electro-optical element that is also embedded in the one-piece body and is electrically connected to the pattern of conductors.