Circuit board mount for LED light
AssigneeiLumisys, Inc.
InventorDavid L. Simon
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Abstract
An LED-based light for replacing a conventional fluorescent light in an existing fixture is disclosed. The LED-based light includes an elongated housing, a heat sink extending substantially the length of the housing and having at least one integral retaining portion and a circuit board positioned on the heat sink and having a plurality of LEDs mounted thereon, wherein the at least one integral retaining portion is configured to secure the circuit board to the heat sink.
Claims20
An LED-based light for replacing a conventional fluorescent light in a light fixture comprising:
- an elongated housing;
- a heat sink extending substantially the length of the housing and having a substantially flat first surface and at least one integral retaining portion;
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- a circuit board having a first side and an opposing second side having a plurality of LEDs mounted thereon, the circuit board positioned on the heat sink with substantially all of the first side overlying the first surface of the heat sink, wherein the at least one integral retaining portion is crimped to the circuit board to engage the first side with the first surface of the heat sink and secure the circuit board to the heat sink.
A method of manufacturing an LED-based light comprising:
- positioning the first of two opposing sides of a circuit board including at least one LED onto a substantially flat first surface of an elongate heat sink having an integral retaining portion such that substantially all of the first side of the circuit board overlies the first surface of the heat sink;
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- crimping the retaining portion into engagement with the circuit board to engage the first side of the circuit board with the first surface of the heat sink and fix the position of the circuit board on the first surface of the heat sink.
An LED-based light comprising:
- a circuit board having a first side and an opposing second side;
- at least one LED mounted on the second side of the circuit board;
- a heat sink for the at least one LED, the heat sink defining a substantially flat first surface and a heat dissipating area opposite the first surface, the circuit board positioned on the heat sink with substantially all of its first side overlying the first surface of the heat sink, the heat sink having at least one integral retaining portion crimped to the circuit board to engage the first side of the circuit board with the first surface of the heat sink and secure the circuit board to the heat sink;
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- at least one connector configured for engagement with a light fixture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.