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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2007
Applicants:
Eric J. Haugaard, Kenosha, WI (US);
Russell S. Schultz, Racine, WI (US);
Inventors:
Eric J. Haugaard, Kenosha, WI (US);
Russell S. Schultz, Racine, WI (US);
Assignee:
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/06 (2006.01); F21V 29/00 (2006.01); F21V 7/20 (2006.01); E01F 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A high-intensity discharge lighting fixture of the type having an optics housing and optics components mounted therein, the fixture comprises a ballast housing having a first member and a second member including at least one airflow channel integrally formed therein, the airflow channel is positioned immediately adjacent the optics housing and is adapted to facilitate free airflow between the ballast housing and the optics housing whereby heat is dissipated from the lighting fixture to the atmosphere.