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US 9,285,089 B2Granted
Automatic electrical connection assembly for light modules
AssigneeBridgelux, Inc.
InventorsKeith Scott, Todd Farmer
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Abstract
An illumination apparatus includes a solid state light emitting source and a first radiator thermally coupled to the solid state light emitting source, wherein the radiator is configured to be connectable to a second apparatus. The illumination apparatus further includes a one or more electrical conductors coupled to the radiator, wherein the electrical conductors are adapted to couple electrically to the solid state light emitting source.
Claims22
A modular illumination apparatus comprising:
- one or more solid state light emitting devices;
- and
- first and second radiators thermally coupled to the one or more solid state light emitting devices, wherein the first and second radiators each comprise an array of heat dissipation fins, wherein the first radiator is adjacent to a first side of the one or more solid state light emitting devices and the second radiator is adjacent to a second side of the one or more solid state light emitting devices, and wherein the one or more solid state light emitting devices, first radiator, and second radiator are coplanar;
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- one or more electrical conductors configured to pass through at least one of the arrays of heat dissipation fins by passing transversely through a surface of at least one heat dissipation fin of said at least one of the arrays of heat dissipation fins, the one or more electrical conductors further configured to electrically couple to the one or more solid state light emitting devices.
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A street light comprising:
- a pole;
- and
- a head coupled to the pole, the head comprising:
- one or more solid state light emitting devices;
- first and second radiators thermally coupled to the one or more solid state light emitting devices, wherein the first and second radiators each include an array of heat dissipation fins, and wherein the first radiator is adjacent to a first side of the one or more solid state light emitting devices and the second radiator is adjacent to a second side of the one or more solid state light emitting devices, and wherein the one or more solid state light emitting devices, first radiator, and second radiator are coplanar;
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- one or more electrical conductors configured to pass through at least one of the arrays of heat dissipation fins by passing transversely through a surface of at least one heat dissipation fin of said one of the arrays of heat dissipation fins, the one or more electrical conductors further configured to electrically couple to the one or more solid state light emitting devices.
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A modular illumination apparatus comprising:
- one or more solid state light emitting devices;
- first and second radiators thermally coupled to the one or more solid state light emitting devices, wherein the first and second radiators each comprise an array of heat dissipation fins, and wherein the first radiator is adjacent to a first side of the one or more solid state light emitting devices and the second radiator is adjacent to a second side of the one or more solid state light emitting devices, and wherein at least one of the fins of the first radiator is transverse to at least one of the fins of the second radiator;
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- one or more heat pipes coupled to the first radiator, wherein the one or more heat pipes are configured to provide the thermal coupling between the first radiator and the one or more solid state light emitting devices;
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- a plurality of heat pipes coupled to the second radiator, wherein at least one of said plurality heat pipes is configured to provide thermal coupling between said second radiator and said solid state light emitting devices, and wherein at least another one of said plurality of heat pipes is configured to provide a thermal coupling between said second radiator and another one or more solid state light emitting devices adjacent to said second radiator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.