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US 11,885,474 B2Granted
LED module with separate heat sink and referencing part, headlight, and method of manufacture
AssigneeLumileds LLC
InventorsMarc Droegeler, Wim Boogaard
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Abstract
An LED module is described herein. The LED module includes a heatsink with an LED mounting area and a referencing part that is separate from the heatsink. The referencing part is fixed to the heatsink and includes an LED alignment feature and an optical component alignment feature. At least one LED is provided on the LED mounting area of the heatsink and aligned with the LED alignment feature of the referencing part.
Claims18
A light-emitting diode (LED) module comprising:
- a heatsink comprising an LED mounting area;
- a referencing part, separate from the heatsink, fixed to the heatsink, and comprising an LED alignment feature, an optical component alignment feature, and electrical traces connectable to the at least one LED;
- and
- at least one LED on the LED mounting area of the heatsink and aligned with the LED alignment feature of the referencing part.
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A vehicle headlight comprising:
- an LED module comprising:
- a heatsink comprising an LED mounting area,
- a referencing part, separate from the heatsink, fixed to the heatsink, and comprising an LED alignment feature, an optical component alignment feature, and electrical traces connectable to the at least one LED, and
- at least one LED on the LED mounting area of the heatsink and aligned with the LED alignment feature of the referencing part;
- and
- an optical element, mounted to the heatsink, and aligned with the optical component alignment feature.
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A method of manufacturing an LED module, the method comprising:
- providing a heatsink comprising an LED mounting area;
- providing a referencing part, separate from the heatsink, and comprising an LED alignment feature, an optical component alignment feature, and electrical traces connectable to the at least one LED;
- mechanically coupling the heatsink to the referencing part;
- and
- mechanically coupling an optical element to the heatsink at a location fixed by the LED alignment feature of the referencing part.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.