US 11,672,067 B2
Circuit board with sensor controlled lights and end-to-end connection
Ottoleo Kuter-Arnebeck, Kenosha, WI (US); Nicholas H. Weir, Silver Lake, WI (US); Ben Schulz, Racine, WI (US); Steven K. Hansen, Port Washington, WI (US); and Robert F. Kahl, Kenosha, WI (US)
Assigned to Snap-on Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US)
Filed by Snap-on Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US)
Filed on Jan. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/162,512.
Prior Publication US 2022/0248519 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
Int. Cl. H05B 47/105 (2020.01); H05B 47/18 (2020.01); H05B 47/11 (2020.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01); F21V 23/00 (2015.01)
CPC H05B 47/11 (2020.01) [F21V 23/005 (2013.01); F21V 23/0457 (2013.01); F21V 23/0464 (2013.01); F21V 23/0492 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A light module, comprising:
a printed circuit board including a power circuit with first and second input/output (I/O) power terminals, a first data circuit with first and second I/O data terminals, and second and third data circuits that provide I/O connectivity with the printed circuit board;
a microcontroller module disposed on the printed circuit board and operably coupled to the first data circuit;
a sensor module disposed on the printed circuit board and operably coupled to the microcontroller module via a fourth data circuit, wherein the microcontroller module is adapted to receive data from the sensor module; and
an illumination circuit disposed on the printed circuit board and including a switching element and a light element, the light element is operably coupled to the power circuit, and the switching element is operably coupled to the microcontroller module via the first data circuit, and the switching element is adapted to receive a signal from the microcontroller module to illuminate the light element.