Patent 7665861 was granted and assigned to Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH on February, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An LED module for illumination systems is provided that can be installed in and connected to an illumination system in a simple way both electrically and mechanically, and that ensures the greatest possible flexibility with reference to its possible uses. The LED module has a plurality of light-emitting diodes (2) arranged on a carrier plate (1), the carrier plate (1) being provided with at least one electrical connecting device (12) for electrically connecting the LED module, and with a fastening device (5) for fastening the LED module in an illumination system.