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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2001
Ajmal I. Ansari, Canton, MI (US);
Jeffrey A. Erion, Plymouth, MI (US);
Leonard S. Livschitz, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
William Ince, Novi, MI (US);
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An illumination system for delivering light includes a light source, a reflector including a reflective surface adapted to reflect visible light from the light source and to allow heat energy to pass through the reflector, and a housing. The housing includes a base defining a first cavity and a heat dissipation portion extending from said base and defining a second cavity with an opening extending therebetween. The housing is adapted to support the light source and provides a thermal barrier between the housing and the light source. The heat dissipation portion is adapted to transfer heat energy from the reflector to a surrounding environment. A ballast is mounted to the housing to supply power to the light source and a cap is mounted to the heat dissipation portion and is adapted to interconnect the heat dissipation portion to an optical light distribution system.