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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2011
John R. Rowlette, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Craig William Hardin, Apex, NC (US);
Scott Schwab, Durham, NC (US);
John R. Rowlette, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Craig William Hardin, Apex, NC (US);
Scott Schwab, Durham, NC (US);
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a lighting fixture that is configured to transfer heat that is generated by a light source and any associated electronics toward the front of the lighting fixture. The lighting fixture includes a heat spreading cup that is formed from a material that efficiently conducts heat and a light source that is coupled inside the heat spreading cup. The heat spreading cup has a bottom panel, a rim, and at least one sidewall extending between the bottom panel and the rim. The light source is coupled inside the heat spreading cup to the bottom panel and configured to emit light in a forward direction through an opening formed by the rim. Heat generated by the light source during operation is transferred radially outward along the bottom panel and in a forward direction along the at least one sidewall toward the rim of the heat spreading cup.