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EP 2842388 B1 20171004 - LED ARRANGEMENT

Title (en)

LED ARRANGEMENT

Title (de)

LED-ANORDNUNG

Title (fr)

ENSEMBLE DE LED

Publication

EP 2842388 B1 20171004 (DE)

Application

EP 13719089 A 20130425

Priority

DE 102012206888 A 20120426
EP 2013058627 W 20130425

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2013160400A1] LED arrangement comprising at least one LED array, which has at least two LED strings arranged in parallel with one another, wherein at least one LED (1) is arranged in each LED string, and a current limiter (3) for limiting the current flowing in the LED string is provided in each LED string.

IPC 8 full level

H05B 33/08 (2006.01); H05B 44/00 (2022.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H05B 45/44 (2020.01 - EP US); H05B 45/52 (2020.01 - EP US); H05B 45/54 (2020.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2013160400 A1 20131031; DE 102012206888 A1 20131031; EP 2842388 A1 20150304; EP 2842388 B1 20171004

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2013058627 W 20130425; DE 102012206888 A 20120426; EP 13719089 A 20130425