Luminaires with modular heat spreader panels
AssigneeDialight Corporation
InventorsKenneth Jenkins, Samual Boege, David Weimer, Christian Vorrius, Kevin Hebborn
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to examples of a single modular heat spreader piece. In one example, the single modular heat spreader piece includes a body portion, wherein the body portion comprises a curved outer surface and a flange member coupled to a first side of the body portion, wherein the flange member has a curved outer edge, a connection member coupled to a second side of the body portion, wherein the second side of the body portion is opposite the first side, and a heat spreader member coupled to the second side of the body portion and on an opposite end of the body portion from the connection member.
Claims20
A single modular heat spreader piece, comprising:
- a body portion, wherein the body portion comprises a curved outer surface and a flange member coupled to a first side of the body portion, wherein the flange member has a curved outer edge;
- a connection member coupled to a second side of the body portion, wherein the second side of the body portion is opposite the first side;
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- a heat spreader member coupled to the second side of the body portion and on an opposite end of the body portion from the connection member.
A modular heat spreader for a luminaire, comprising:
- a plurality of single modular heat spreader pieces coupled together, wherein each one of the plurality of single modular heat spreader pieces comprises:
- a body portion, wherein the body portion comprises a curved outer surface and a flange member coupled to a first side of the body portion, wherein the flange member has a curved outer edge;
- a connection member coupled to a second side of the body portion, wherein the second side of the body portion is opposite the first side;
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- a heat spreader member coupled to the second side of the body portion and on an opposite end of the body portion from the connection member.
A high bay luminaire, comprising:
- a housing comprising a twist lock connector;
- a modular heat spreader coupled to the housing, wherein the modular heat spreader comprises a plurality of single modular heat spreader pieces coupled together, wherein each one of the plurality of single modular heat spreader pieces comprises:
- a body portion, wherein the body portion comprises a curved outer surface and a flange member coupled to a first side of the body portion, wherein the flange member has a curved outer edge;
- a connection member coupled to a second side of the body portion, wherein the second side of the body portion is opposite the first side;
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- a heat spreader member coupled to the second side of the body portion and on an opposite end of the body portion from the connection member;
- a printed circuit board comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), wherein the printed circuit board is coupled to the heat spreader member;
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- a lens coupled to the housing to enclose the modular heat spreader and the printed circuit board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.