LED lighting assembly

An LED lighting assembly for a ceiling recess can, comprising:

• a housing having an outer periphery configured to fit flush against a surface of a ceiling in which the ceiling recess can is mounted;
• at least one LED at least partially surrounded by the housing;
• a plurality of heat dissipating fins between the housing and the at least one LED;
• and
• a plurality of air flow channels, each of the plurality of air flow channels having:
• an air flow intake port at least partially defined by a lower portion of the housing and a lower portion of at least one of the plurality of heat dissipating fins;
• and
• a corresponding air flow exhaust port at least partially defined by an upper portion of the housing and an upper portion of the at least one of the plurality of heat dissipating fins;
• wherein heat generated by the at least one LED is transferred to the plurality of heat dissipating fins so as to drive a continuous flow of air into the air flow intake port and out of the corresponding air flow exhaust port of each of the plurality of air flow channels;
• a main exhaust port disposed above the air flow exhaust port of each the plurality of air flow channels and operable to release the continuous flow of air from each of the air flow exhaust ports into an outside environment;
• and
• wherein the main exhaust port defines a main exhaust port opening extending continuously about the housing and disposed to release the continuous flow of air from the air flow exhaust ports into the outside environment in a substantially horizontal direction.