Heat sink structures, lighting elements and lamps incorporating same, and methods of making same

A method of making a lighting element, comprising:

• mounting a first solid state light emitter on a first heat sink region of a first heat sink structure;
• and
• mounting a second solid state light emitter on a second heat sink region of the first heat sink structure,
• the first heat sink structure comprising at least a first fold region between the first and second heat sink regions.

A lighting element, comprising:

• at least a first flexible circuit board;
• at least first and second heat sink regions;
• and
• at least first and second solid state light emitters,
• the first flexible circuit board having at least first and second circuit board regions,
• the first heat sink region on the first circuit board region, the second heat sink region on the second circuit board region,
• the first solid state light emitter on the first circuit board region, the second solid state light emitter on the second circuit board region.

A method of making a lighting element, comprising:

• mounting a first solid state light emitter on a first heat sink region;
• and
• mounting a second solid state light emitter on a second heat sink region,
• the first heat sink region on a first circuit board region of a first flexible circuit board, the second heat sink region on a second circuit board region of the first flexible circuit board.

A heat sink structure comprising:

• at least first and second heat sink regions;
• and
• at least a first circuit board,
• the first heat sink region having a first major surface that extends in a first plane of symmetry,
• the second heat sink region having a second major surface that extends in a second plane of symmetry,
• the first plane of symmetry defining an angle of at least 20 degrees relative to the second plane of symmetry,
• the first circuit board comprising at least a first circuit board region and a second circuit board region,
• the first circuit board region on the first heat sink region,
• the second circuit board region on the second heat sink region,
• the first circuit board region integral with the second circuit board region.

A heat sink structure, comprising:

• at least first and second heat sink regions;
• and
• at least a first internal flow guide structure that defines a first internal flow conduit,
• the heat sink regions together defining an internal space,
• at least a portion of the first internal flow guide structure in the internal space.

A lighting element comprising:

• at least a first heat sink structure;
• at least a first solid state light emitter;
• and
• at least a first encapsulant,
• the first heat sink structure defining at least a first internal space,
• the first solid state light emitter on a first surface of the first heat sink structure that is opposite from a second surface of the first heat sink structure that faces the internal space,
• the first encapsulant covering at least a portion of the first solid state light emitter, the first encapsulant extending more than twice as far in at least one direction along an emission plane of the first solid state light emitter as it extends in a direction perpendicular to the emission plane of the first solid state light emitter.

A lamp comprising:

• at least a first heat sink structure;
• at least a first power supply element;
• and
• at least a first solid state light emitter,
• the first heat sink structure defining at least a first internal space,
• the first solid state light emitter on a first surface of the first heat sink structure that is opposite from a second surface of the first heat sink structure that faces the internal space,
• at least the first power supply element on the first heat sink structure.

A lamp comprising:

• at least a first heat sink structure;
• at least a first power supply element;
• at least a first solid state light emitter;
• and
• at least a first base structure,
• the first heat sink structure defining at least a first internal space,
• the first solid state light emitter on a first surface of the first heat sink structure that is opposite from a second surface of the first heat sink structure that faces the internal space,
• the base structure comprising a base element, a base element cover, at least a first leg and a dish structure, the base element and the base element cover together defining at least a first base chamber, at least a portion of the first power supply element inside the first base chamber, at least a portion of the first leg between the base element cover and the dish structure, a first periphery defined by regions of the base element cover that are in contact with the base element,
• the first heat sink structure supported on the dish structure,
• portions of the base element cover along the first periphery farther from the heat sink structure than portions of the base element cover that are spaced from the first periphery.

A lamp comprising:

• at least a first heat sink structure;
• at least a first power supply element;
• at least a first solid state light emitter;
• and
• at least a first base structure,
• the first heat sink structure defining at least a first internal space,
• the first solid state light emitter on a first surface of the first heat sink structure that is opposite from a second surface of the first heat sink structure that faces the internal space,
• the base structure comprising means for defining a first base chamber, at least a first leg and a dish structure, at least a portion of the first power supply element inside the first base chamber, at least a portion of the first leg between the means for defining a first base chamber and the dish structure,
• the first heat sink structure supported on the dish structure,
• portions of the base element cover along a periphery of the means for defining a first base chamber farther from the heat sink structure than portions of the means for defining a first base chamber that are spaced from the periphery.