Adjustable slope ceiling recessed light fixture

A system for dissipating thermal energy, the system comprising:

• a sliding plate having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the first side adapted to mount a heat generating device thereon, the sliding plate adapted to conductively transfer thermal energy from the first side of the sliding plate to the second side of the sliding plate, at least a portion of the second side including a curved surface;
• a fixed heat sink having a first side including a mating surface adapted to allow the curved surface of the second side of the sliding plate to slide from a first position to a second position while maintaining a substantially flush contact between the curved surface of the sliding plate and the mating surface of the fixed heat sink, the fixed heat sink adapted to receive conductively transferred thermal energy from the sliding plate via the substantially flush contact between the curved surface of the sliding plate and the mating surface of the fixed heat sink;
• at least one fastener for securing the sliding plate to the fixed heat sink alternately in the first position or the second position;
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• an enclosure for housing the sliding plate, the fixed heat sink, and the heat generating device within a recessed cavity of a finished construction, the fixed heat sink being securely attachable to an inner wall of the enclosure such that at least one of the first position or the second position of the sliding plate is a position orienting the heat generating device at an angle other than an angle perpendicular to a plane of the finished construction surrounding the recessed cavity,
• wherein the sliding plate includes an elongated aperture aligned to receive therein the at least one fastener for securing the sliding plate to the fixed heat sink, the elongated aperture having a length dimension oriented such that the sliding plate is adjustable from the first position to the second position while the at least one fastener is anchored in an anchoring point on the fixed heat sink in a loose configuration not tight enough to impede the sliding motion of the sliding plate with respect to the fixed heat sink.

A recessed light fixture comprising:

• a sliding plate having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, at least a portion of the second side including a curved surface;
• a fixed heat sink having a first side including a mating surface adapted to allow the curved surface of the second side to slide from a first position to a second position while maintaining a substantially flush contact between the curved surface and the mating surface, the fixed heat sink including a plurality of fins for radiating heat energy conducted from the first side of the sliding plate, the plurality of fins extending from a side of the fixed heat sink opposite the first side;
• at least one fastener for securing the sliding plate to the fixed heat sink alternately in the first position or the second position;
• a light source mountable to the first side of the sliding plate;
• an enclosure for housing the sliding plate, the fixed heat sink, and the light source, the enclosure including a mounting assembly for securing the enclosure in a recessed cavity of a ceiling, the enclosure having an opening on a side of the enclosure facing a space below the ceiling to be illuminated;
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• a reflector for directing light emitted by the light source toward the opening of the enclosure, the reflector adapted to removably couple to the sliding plate,
• wherein the sliding plate includes an elongated aperture aligned to receive therein the at least one fastener for securing the sliding plate to the fixed heat sink, the elongated aperture having a length dimension oriented such that the sliding plate is adjustable from the first position to the second position while the at least one fastener is anchored in an anchoring point on the fixed heat sink in a loose configuration not tight enough to impede the sliding motion of the sliding plate with respect to the fixed heat sink.