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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2012
Applicant:
Stray Light Optical Technologies, Scottsburg, IN (US);
Inventors:
Robert A. Drake, Nashville, IN (US);
Gerald W. Rea, Scottsburg, IN (US);
Assignee:
Stray Light Optical Technologies, Scottsburg, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 29/00 (2006.01); H01J 61/52 (2006.01); H01J 61/02 (2006.01); H01J 65/04 (2006.01); F21V 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 61/523 (2013.01); H01J 61/025 (2013.01); H01J 65/042 (2013.01); F21V 23/007 (2013.01); F21V 29/2206 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lighting apparatus includes a housing, a light emitter located in an interior region of the housing, a driver for the emitter, and a heat sink coupled to the driver. The heat sink includes a plurality of fins for cooling the driver. The apparatus further includes a driver mounting portion having a mounting surface and a side wall. The side wall is coupled to one of the heat sink and the driver so that the plurality of fins of the heat sink are exposed. The mounting surface of the driver mounting portion is coupled to the housing.