Lighting fixture with flow-through cooling
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0101711
(2011-05-05)
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등록번호 |
US-8632213
(2014-01-21)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Patkus, Steven
- Sieberth, Bernd
- Kinnune, Brian
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Jansson Munger McKinley & Shape Ltd.
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
2 인용 특허 :
4 |
초록
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A lighting fixture including a housing having an inner surface and open first and second ends formed by closed-perimeter first and second edges, respectively, and defining an elongate top-to-bottom open space. The first end forms a light opening. A light-emitting arrangement is positioned in the ope
A lighting fixture including a housing having an inner surface and open first and second ends formed by closed-perimeter first and second edges, respectively, and defining an elongate top-to-bottom open space. The first end forms a light opening. A light-emitting arrangement is positioned in the open space. The arrangement includes (a) at least one light emitter positioned for directing light toward the light opening and (b) a heat sink connected to the light emitter(s). The heat sink preferably has a plurality of heat-dissipation surfaces extending away from the light opening. The heat sink is configured and positioned in the open space to facilitate fluid-flow therealong and through the open space.
대표청구항
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1. A lighting fixture comprising: a housing having an inner surface and open first and second ends formed by closed-perimeter first and second edges, respectively, and defining an end-to-end open space, the first end forming a light opening;a light-emitting arrangement in the open space, the arrange
1. A lighting fixture comprising: a housing having an inner surface and open first and second ends formed by closed-perimeter first and second edges, respectively, and defining an end-to-end open space, the first end forming a light opening;a light-emitting arrangement in the open space, the arrangement including (a) at least one LED positioned for directing light toward the light opening and (b) a heat sink connected to the light emitter(s) and having a plurality of heat-dissipation surfaces extending away from the light opening, the heat sink configured and positioned in the open space to facilitate fluid-flow therealong and through the open space;an LED driver spaced from the light-emitting arrangement; anda closed elongate channel formed through the heat sink of the light-emitting arrangement to provide a wire passage from the power-circuitry components to the LED(s). 2. The lighting fixture of claim 1 wherein the open space has a centerline and a centerer holds the light-emitting arrangement substantially on the centerline, thereby facilitating fluid-flow along the heat sink and through the open space. 3. The lighting fixture of claim 2 wherein: the light-emitting arrangement is substantially free of contact with the inner surface of housing; andthe centerer is disposed between the light-emitting arrangement and the housing. 4. The lighting fixture of claim 1 wherein the at least one light emitter includes an LED. 5. The lighting fixture of claim 4 wherein: the light emitter is an LED-array module; andthe heat sink includes a module-supporting portion with the LED-array module secured there against and the heat-dissipation surface(s) extending from the module-supporting portion. 6. The lighting fixture of claim 5 wherein: the LED-array module is recessed from the light opening; andan inner wall extends concentric with the housing inner surface from the LED-array module to the light opening to form with the housing a venting gap permitting fluid-flow therethrough. 7. The lighting fixture of claim 4 further including an enclosure forming a substantially closed chamber having the LED driver positioned therein and electrically connected to the LED(s). 8. The lighting fixture of claim 7 wherein the enclosure is positioned within the open space, the enclosure having a cross dimension which is smaller than the cross dimension of the open space therealong, thereby allowing fluid-flow within the open space and past the enclosure. 9. The lighting fixture of claim 8 wherein: the enclosure is positioned at the open second end of the housing; andthe enclosure includes a cover which has outwardly-extending mounting portions securing the enclosure to the housing while maintaining the open gap for fluid-flow thereabout to and from the open space. 10. The lighting fixture of claim 1 wherein the heat sink includes a stem with the heat-dissipation surfaces extending therefrom, the heat-sink stem includes the channel passing wires therethrough. 11. The lighting fixture of claim 10 wherein the open space has a centerline and the heat-sink stem extends along the centerline, the heat-dissipation surfaces being continuous-wall fins extending away from the stem. 12. A lighting fixture comprising: a housing having an inner surface and open first and second ends formed by closed-perimeter first and second edges, respectively, and defining an end-to-end open space, the first end forming a light opening; anda light-emitting arrangement in the open space, the arrangement including (a) at least one light emitter positioned for directing light toward the light opening and (b) a heat sink connected to the light emitter(s) and having a plurality of heat-dissipation surfaces extending away from the light opening, the heat sink configured and positioned in the open space to facilitate fluid-flow therealong and through the open space;an enclosure forming a substantially closed chamber positioned within the open space at the open second end of the housing, the enclosure having a cover which has outwardly-extending mounting portions securing the enclosure to the housing while maintaining an open gap for fluid-flow thereabout to and from the open space, the light-emitting arrangement being secured with respect to the enclosure; andan LED driver within the chamber and electrically connected to the LED(s). 13. The lighting fixture of claim 12 wherein the housing is configured to have substantially congruent cross-sections along substantially its entire length. 14. The lighting fixture of claim 12 wherein: the open space has a centerline;the light-emitting arrangement is substantially free of contact with the housing; anda centerer holds the light-emitting arrangement and the inner wall along the centerline, thereby facilitating fluid-flow along the heat sink. 15. The lighting fixture of claim 12 wherein the heat sink is secured with respect to the enclosure. 16. The lighting fixture of claim 15 further including a connector securing the heat sink in spaced relation with respect to the enclosure. 17. The lighting fixture of claim 16 wherein, for a given longitudinal housing dimension, the connector has a length chosen according to the longitudinal dimension of the heat sink that is required to accommodate necessary heat dissipation, thereby allowing light-output adjustment of the lighting fixture without varying the longitudinal housing dimension. 18. The lighting fixture of claim 15 wherein: the enclosure is spaced away from the LED(s); andthe heat sink forms a closed through channel providing a wire passage from the LED driver(s) to the LED(s). 19. The lighting fixture of claim 18 wherein the heat sink includes a stem with the heat-dissipation surfaces extending therefrom, the heat-sink stem includes the channel passing wires therethrough. 20. A lighting fixture comprising: a housing having an inner surface and open first and second ends formed by closed-perimeter first and second edges, respectively, and defining an end-to-end open space which has a centerline, the first end forming a light opening; anda light-emitting arrangement in the open space, the arrangement including (a) at least one light emitter positioned for directing light toward the light opening and (b) a heat sink connected to the light emitter(s) and having a plurality of heat-dissipation surfaces extending away from the light opening, the heat sink configured and positioned in the open space to facilitate fluid-flow therealong and through the open space; anda centerer holding the light-emitting arrangement substantially on the centerline, thereby facilitating fluid-flow along the heat sink and through the open space, the centerer comprising at least one bracket that is secured with respect to the light-emitting arrangement and has a mounting portion secured at the light-emitting arrangement and at least one leg portion extending from the mounting portion to a free end at the inner surface of the housing. 21. The lighting fixture of claim 20 wherein the heat-dissipating surfaces are fins extending away from the centerline. 22. The lighting fixture of claim 21 wherein the fins extend radially away from the centerline. 23. The lighting fixture of claim 21 wherein the fins extend away from the centerline to terminate in distal edges spaced from the inner surface of the housing. 24. The lighting fixture of claim 21 wherein the fins extend away from the centerline to terminate in distal edges at the inner surface of the housing. 25. The lighting fixture of claim 20 wherein the centerer further includes a bumper secured to the free end of each leg portion.
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