Vehicle lamp assembly with heat sink
AssigneeGentex Corporation
InventorsJeremy A. Walser, Kenton J. Ypma, Daniel J. Bostwick, John K. Roberts, Robert Steel, Steven J. Miskelley, Darin D. Tuttle
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Abstract
An apparatus including at least one LED mounted to a printed circuit board, a reflector including at least one heat stake, and a mounting plate comprising at least one aperture for receiving the at least one heat stake. The at least one LED is positioned between the reflector and the mounting plate such that the at least one LED is held in position when the at least one heat stake is received within the at least one aperture.
Claims47
An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one LED device mounted to a printed circuit board;
- a reflector component comprising at least one integrally molded heat stake;
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- a mounting plate comprising at least one aperture for receiving said at least one heat stake, said at least one LED device is position between said reflector component and said mounting plate such that said at least one LED device is held in position when said at least one heat stake is received within said at least one aperture and thermally deformed.
An apparatus comprising:
- a housing with a lamp assembly, said lamp assembly comprising at least one LED device mounted to a printed circuit board;
- a reflector component comprising at least one integrally molded heat stake;
- and a mounting plate comprising at least one aperture for receiving said at least one heat stake, said at least one LED device is positioned between said component and said mounting plate such that said at least one LED device is held in position when said at least one heat stake is received within said at least one aperture.
An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one lamp comprising a light source, at least two electrical leads coupled to said light source, and a heat extraction member said heat extraction member providing a thermal path from said light source that is separate from any thermal path through said leads, said heat extraction member having an aperture;
- a mounting plate in contact with said heat extraction member;
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- a heat stake extending through said aperture in said heat extraction member to secure the lamp to said mounting plate.
An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one lamp comprising a heat extraction member having an aperture;
- a mounting plate in contact with said heat extraction member;
- a heat stake extending through said aperture in said heat extraction member to secure the lamp to said mounting plate;
- a reflector component positioned proximate said at least one lamp;
- a lens connected to said component;
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- a rearview mirror housing with an aperture, said lens being positioned such that said lens protrudes through said housing.
A process, comprising the activities:
- a) providing an LED subassembly, a reflector component comprising at least one integrally molded heat stake, and a mounting plate with at least one aperture;
- b) positioning said LED subassembly between said reflector component and said mounting plate;
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- c) engaging said reflector component with said mounting plate such that said at least one heat stake is received within said at least one aperture.
An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one LED device comprising a heat extraction member, said LED device mounted to a printed circuit board;
- a reflector component comprising at least one integrally molded heat stake;
- and
- a mounting plate comprising at least one aperture for receiving said at least one heat stake, said at least one LED device is positioned between said reflector component and said mounting plate such that said at least one LED device is held in position when said at least one heat stake is received within said at least one aperture and said heat extraction member is in contact with said mounting plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.