With Cooling Or Ventilating Feature Patents (Class 362/547)
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Publication number: 20130329443Abstract: A transportation device lamp fixture includes a semiconductor light-emitting device, a circuit board to which the semiconductor light-emitting device is mounted, a lamp body, and a front cover that covers an opening of the lamp body. The semiconductor light-emitting device and the circuit board are housed inside of a lamp chamber formed by the lamp body and the front cover, and the circuit board is attached to an inside surface of an upper portion of the front cover or the lamp body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Inventor: Yuji YASUDA
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Patent number: 8596845Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) light unit is disclosed. For example, the LED light unit includes at least one support plate having one or more inner openings. At least one LED array may be coupled to an LED board. The LED light unit also includes at least one heat pipe coupled to the LED board, wherein said LED board is coupled to the at least one support plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2009Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Dialight CorporationInventors: Thomas R. Burton, John W. Curran, John Patrick Peck, Kenneth J. Zimmer, Gregory K. Balczarek
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Patent number: 8591081Abstract: A LED is modularized by a light emitting device modularizing member. The light emitting device modularizing member includes heatsink having planar base, a LED mounting plate extending perpendicularly to the base from a portion closer to the end than to the middle portion of the base, and a light emitting device holder provided on each of a first face of the LED mounting plate, which is a face facing the middle portion of the base, and a second face of the LED mounting plate, which is a face opposite to the first face.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2010Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tetsuaki Inaba
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Patent number: 8593040Abstract: A light emitting apparatus comprising an at least substantially omnidirectional light assembly including an LED-based light source within a light-transmissive envelope. Electronics configured to drive the LED-based light source, the electronics being disposed within a base having a blocking angle no larger than 45°. A plurality of heat dissipation elements (such as fins) in thermal communication with the base and extending adjacent the envelope.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2009Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: GE Lighting Solutions LLCInventors: David C. Dudik, Joshua I. Rintamaki, Gary R. Allen, Glenn H. Kuenzler
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Patent number: 8585265Abstract: A vehicle headlamp includes: a lamp outer casing; a lamp unit including: a light source unit having a light source that emits light, a reflector and a heat sink; a stationary frame; a movable frame that is supported by the stationary frame to be rotatable about a rotating shaft; a lens unit supported by the movable frame and having a projection lens; a first aiming operation shaft that adjusts an optical axis in the lateral direction; and a second aiming operation shaft that adjusts the optical axis in the vertical direction. A focal point of the light reflected by the reflector is coincident with a center of the rotating shaft. The lens unit is moved relative to the stationary frame such that a distance between the focal point and the projection lens is constant. The heat sink is positioned on the outside of the lamp outer casing.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2012Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroki Shibata, Masashi Tatsukawa, Hitoshi Takeda, Kazutami Oishi
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Patent number: 8587016Abstract: Provided are a light emitting device package and a lighting system comprising the same. The light emitting device package comprises a package body having an inclined side surface and a light emitting device on the inclined side surface of the package body.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2010Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yong Seon Song
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Patent number: 8579484Abstract: The vehicle lighting device includes a heat sink, a light emitting element, a reflection plate, and a light leakage processing plate. The light leakage processing plate is disposed at a peripheral edge part on a side of the first direction of the reflection plate, and is configured so as to scatter light leakage that is not reflected on the reflection plate from among beams of the light from the light emitting element. The light leakage processing plate is disposed so as to have a gap T with respect to the peripheral edge part of the reflection plate, and is configured so as to be extended over the peripheral edge part of the reflection plate on a side of the second direction and on a side of an opposite direction to the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2012Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Yoshihiro Sugie
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Patent number: 8568007Abstract: A vehicle headlight can include a semiconductor light source and a heat sink to radiate heat developed from the light source. The headlight can include a mounting base board mounting the light source and attached on a radiating base plate of the heat sink. At least one of a bottom surface of the mounting base board and the radiating base plate can include a concave portion in which a depth thereof is deeper than a maximum particle size of an inclusion of a thermal conductive viscous material that spreads in the concave portion. The light source can be located at a prescribed position in an accurate fashion without a positional misalignment while the heat developed from the light source can efficiently radiate via the heat sink. Thus, the disclosed subject matter can provide headlights including a radiation structure having a high radiating performance and positional accuracy for the light source.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2011Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Norikatsu Myojin, Masafumi Ohno
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Patent number: 8569785Abstract: The present invention is a semiconductor light source 100 for illuminating physical spaces including a lead frame with multiple facets 101. Each facet can have one or more semiconductor light emitting devices 108, such as LEDs, located on it. The light source is disclosed in threaded 100, surface mounted 400, and bar light 700 configurations.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2007Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: CAO Group, Inc.Inventor: Densen Cao
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Patent number: 8568000Abstract: The annular-arranged lamp capable of backward projecting by concave sphere provided by this invention is mainly provided with a side of an annular heat dissipation device being installed with light emitting devices (102) wherein the lamp is installed with two or more than two light emitting devices (110) arranged in a circular or polygonal means, and the light projecting axial line of each light emitting device (110) is projected towards a reflection device with concave sphere (103) disposed above the annular heat dissipation device (101), light beams of the light emitting devices (110) are reflected by the reflection device with concave sphere (103) then refracted to a preset projection range, thereby forming a unified light source.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2011Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
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Patent number: 8550679Abstract: A reflector housing includes a reflective inner surface, a neck portion defining a substantially cylindrical cavity with a rear opening in which a light source can be fitted to the housing, and a ventilation duct extending radially from the cavity and having a ventilation hole opening into the rear opening of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2010Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Valeo VisionInventors: Cyril Herbin, Olivier Grebert
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Publication number: 20130250602Abstract: A vehicular lamp includes: a light source that emits light; a lamp body, inside of which the light source is arranged; a circuit board that has a conductive pattern that functions as an electrically-conducting path of drive current to be supplied to the light source, and on one end portion of which an electrode portion connected to the conductive pattern is formed; a socket connected to the lamp body; and a contact member that is arranged in the socket and has an elastically deformable connecting terminal portion connected to the electrode portion of the circuit board, and a plug connecting portion, to which a power supply plug is connected, wherein the circuit board is pressed by restoring force of the connecting terminal portion, elastically deformed, so as to be held by the contact member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Inventor: Hironori TSUKAMOTO
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Patent number: 8540408Abstract: A lamp light source comprises: a light-emitting unit having a plurality of semiconductor light-emitting elements arranged as a ring on a front face of a mount so as to principally emit light in a frontal direction; and a circuit unit converting externally-supplied electrical power to cause the semiconductor light-emitting elements to emit the light, wherein a through-hole passes vertically through the light-emitting unit at a point inside the ring of semiconductor light-emitting elements, the circuit unit is at least partly arranged within the through-hole, and a space is provided between the circuit unit and the light-emitting unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2011Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Kenji Takahashi, Yuji Hosoda, Kazushige Sugita
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Publication number: 20130242592Abstract: A heat conducting lamp base (100) includes a heat conducting portion (120) and a power socket (110) electrically connected to a LED light source (130). The heat conducting portion (120) is made of a thermally conductive material and has at least one heat conducting surface (126). The heat conducting surface (126) is contacted with a heat conducting member (140) of the LED light source (130) so as to facilitate the heat conduction. The heat conducting portion (120) is coupled to at least one part of the power socket (110) and to a heat sink (300) to allow dissipation of heat generated by the LED light source (130). A LED lamp comprising the heat conducting lamp base is provided. The heat conducting lamp base solves the heat dissipation problem of high power LEDs and permits the lamps of small size.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2010Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: MASS TECHNOLOGY (H.K.) LIMITEDInventor: Onn-Fah Foo
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Publication number: 20130242591Abstract: The invention relates to a display screen comprising: a housing forming an enclosure; a display surface on the front face of the housing; a printed circuit board arranged inside the housing; and at least one light-emitting diode that forms a back-lighting source for the display surface and is arranged on a face of the printed circuit board. The display screen is characterised in that the printed circuit board is a single-face printed circuit board, the display screen comprises a thermoconductive plate arranged against the face of the printed circuit board opposite the one carrying the at least one light-emitting diode, and the display screen also comprises a second double-face printed circuit board that has a smaller surface than the single-face printed circuit board, is connected to said single-face printed circuit board by at least one electrical connection, and carries at least one element for controlling the back-lighting of the display surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2011Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventor: Tan Duc Huynh
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Patent number: 8517583Abstract: A Light Emitting Diode Lamp Module for specific use in all vehicle tail, brake or turn signal lamp fixtures for integrated single and dual element operation. The module has integrated dual element control circuitry, voltage and current control circuitry, brightness enhancement circuitry, and LED circuitry built into the universal body to produce a bright, reliable, long life, energy efficient LED lamp that fits all vehicles. Preferably, there is a built-in or attached load/resistance to match the impedance/resistance requirements of the application for which the bulb is used.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2009Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Jam Strait, Inc.Inventor: Bruce Wesson
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Patent number: 8517569Abstract: An illumination device includes a first heat dissipation structure which includes at least a first heat dissipation unit including a first heat dissipation member and a second heat dissipation member which have conductivity and are insulated from each other, a second heat dissipation structure insulated from the first heat dissipation structure and connected with the first heat dissipation structure as a whole, at least a light-emitting device attached on an end surface of the first heat dissipation structure and electrically connected with the first heat dissipation structure, and an active circuit connector provided at a lower portion of the illumination device for connecting with an external power supply, wherein a number of the first heat dissipation structure is equal to a number of the light-emitting device. The illumination device of the present invention can effectively improve the heat dissipation efficiency, and have the simple structure and low cost.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2011Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignees: Shanghai Sansi Electronics Engineering Co., Ltd., Shanghai Sansi Technology Co., Ltd., Jiashan Jinghui Photoelectricty Technology co., Ltd.Inventors: Bishou Chen, Yinghua Wang, Ming Chen, Sheng Li
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Patent number: 8500316Abstract: According to one embodiment, a self-ballasted lamp includes a light-emitting module, a base body, a first insulating member, a screw, a second insulating member, a cap and a lighting circuit. The light-emitting module has a light-emitting portion including semiconductor light-emitting elements mounted on a surface of a metallic substrate. The base body is made of metal and the light-emitting module is arranged on one end side of the base body. The first insulating member is interposed between the substrate of the light-emitting module and the base body. The substrate of the light-emitting module is fixed to the base body with the screws. The second insulating member is interposed between the screws and the substrate of the light-emitting module. The cap is provided at the other end side of the base body. The lighting circuit is housed inside the base body.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2011Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignees: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Takeshi Hisayasu, Keisuke Ono
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Patent number: 8500306Abstract: A backlight unit of the invention is reduced in thickness, weight and manufacturing costs but improved in heat releasing efficiency. In the backlight unit, a flexible printed circuit board has at least one through hole perforated therein. An LED package is disposed on a top portion of the flexible printed circuit board corresponding to the through hole. The backlight unit of the invention employs the flexible printed circuit board in place of a metal printed circuit board as a means to conduct current to the LED package. This produces a slimmer and lighter backlight unit and also saves manufacturing costs. In addition, the LED package is directly bonded onto a bottom plate by a heat conducting adhesive, thereby ensuring heat generated from the LED package to be released more quickly.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2011Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chul Hee Yoo, Ho Sik Ahn
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Publication number: 20130194818Abstract: A ventilating element of a casing of a lighting or signaling device of a vehicle. The ventilating element comprises essentially a cover with a cavity enclosing a filtering membrane, a mounting surface on a wall of the casing and an end-piece for connecting to an air duct. The filtering membrane is placed on a seat formed in the cavity of the cover, approximately level with the mounting surface. An openwork wall is placed against the filtering membrane on a face of the membrane that is on the other side from the seat in the cavity. The ventilating element is mounted on a wall provided with a dedicated opening so that the peripheral edge of the openwork wall comes into contact with the wall, thus keeping the said openwork wall and the filter in place.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2013Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicant: Valeo VisionInventors: Manuel Gomez, Juan-Antonio Rubia
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Patent number: 8482924Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus for dissipating heat produced by a laser for lighting projection to enable a passive encapsulated enclosure. The laser is mounted into a collar system which integrates to the internal enclosure body with a single or plurality of bonded extending facet planes. The facet planes can conduct and radiate heat to the internal enclosure body planes which dissipate heat to the outside environment of the closed enclosure as a heat sink.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2010Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Inventor: Richard Redpath
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Patent number: 8480255Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) lamp and socket system is disclosed. The lamp comprises a first pair of side connecting pins adapted to provide electrical input to at least one LED, the first pair of side connecting pins positioned at an angle from one another such that the angle between the first pair of side connecting pins is defined from the horizontal cross-sectional center of the lamp and the first pair of side connecting pins protrudes outwards from the lamp. The socket is adapted for receiving a LED lamp partially therein, it comprises a base portion adapted to secure at least one pair of side connecting pins of the LED lamp and a top portion adapted for receiving at least one pair of electrical wires, such that when the base portion and top portion are connected, each of the at least one pair of side connecting pins electrically contacts an electrical wire and thereby provides electrical input to the LED lamp.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2009Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Inventor: Boon Hiong Sim
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Patent number: 8480249Abstract: A lighting source that can be deployed in a hazardous environment is disclosed. For example, the lighting source comprises at least one light emitting diode and a power supply for providing power to the at least one light emitting diode. The lighting source also comprises an enclosure for housing the at least one light emitting diode and the power supply, where said lighting source is for deployment in a hazardous environment.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2011Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Dialight CorporationInventors: John William Curran, John Patrick Peck, Kevin A. Hebborn, William S. Leib, III, Anthony Verdes
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Patent number: 8475015Abstract: An LED lamp includes a heat sink, an LED module received in the heat sink, a lamp holder disposed on a top end of the heat sink and covering the LED module, and a clip coupled to the lamp holder for securing the lamp holder to the heat sink. An annular fixing portion extends from a bottom of the lamp holder and surrounds a periphery of the top end of the heat sink. The clip hoops the fixing portion of the lamp holder and has a plurality of engaging portions extending through the fixing portion and inserted into the engaging slots of the heat sink correspondingly.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2009Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun Liu, Yong-Dong Chen, Shih-Hsun Wung
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Patent number: 8469570Abstract: The vehicle head light is provided with a heat radiating member including a pillar member provided to extend from a bottom wall of a housing, on which a light source is mounted, a heat radiating fins fixed radially to the outer periphery of the pillar member, and a guide wall provided surrounding sides of the heat radiating fins. The guide wall is sloped with respect to bottom wall of the housing so that spaces each formed by adjacent two of the heat radiating fins and the guide wall become narrower with increasing distance from the lower end of the guide wall. The guide wall is formed with slits to make air communication between the light chamber and each of the spaces, the slits being shaped to be narrower with increasing distance from the lower end of the guide wall.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2011Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignees: Denso Corporation, Nippon Soken, Inc.Inventors: Motonori Tominaga, Takahito Nishii
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Patent number: 8465189Abstract: A vehicular headlamp, wherein a light source unit for light distribution formation is accommodated inside a lamp chamber defined by a lamp body and a front cover, includes a metal heat transfer member that serves as a light source unit structural member; a light-emitting element that serves as a light source; a fan for cooling the light-emitting element provided inside the lamp chamber; and a lighting circuit that controls lighting of the light-emitting element. The light-emitting element, the fan, and the lighting circuit are each attached to the metal heat transfer member.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2010Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Inoue, Takanori Namba
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Patent number: 8465186Abstract: A moisture resistant housing assembly is provided, the housing defining an internal space and an ambient space surrounding said internal space, the housing constructed at least partially of a polymeric material and a moisture barrier layer covering a portion of the polymeric material, the moisture barrier layer having a moisture permeation coefficient that is lower than the moisture permeation coefficient of the polymeric material.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2009Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Chris S. Michalak, Dave DeGuiseppi
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Patent number: 8454215Abstract: A high efficiency LED billboard lighting system with four LED modules replacing existing lighting modules. Each module has six heat sink assemblies arranged in two rows. The heat sink assemblies comprise an LED package mounted on a heat sink reflector. The LED package has a flat fine diffusing lens positioned over the diode. A diffusing lens is spaced apart from the heat sink assemblies. An LED controller is provided for each module, with power factor corrected, switch mode Power Supply, where the secondary side can be connected directly to a battery to monitor and charge one or more battery, and can run directly from the battery.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2010Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Ringdale, Inc.Inventor: Klaus Bollmann
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Patent number: 8444303Abstract: An LED lighting device includes a plurality of parallel illumination assemblies each including an elongated metal bar and a plurality of LED elements secured to the bar, and a heat dissipation assembly comprising a metal substrate comprising a plurality of hollow posts arranged in rows on a top surface; a plurality of parallel metal units each comprising a rod releasably secured to both the substrate and the bar, the rod including a plurality of hollow, closed U-shaped members each partially fastened in the post; and a plurality of metal frame members for releasably securing the rods together.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2009Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Hua Bo Tech (Zhuhai) Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Song-Fa Chu
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Patent number: 8444308Abstract: A vehicular lamp has a semiconductor light emitting element as a light source. The vehicular lamp includes a heat dissipation member that dissipates heat generated by the semiconductor light emitting element; a power supply member that supplies power to the semiconductor light emitting element; a light emitting element holding portion that holds the semiconductor light emitting element in a state of contact with the heat dissipation member; and a housing portion that is secured to a lamp body. The light emitting element holding portion electrically connects the semiconductor light emitting element and the power supply member, the housing accommodates the power supply member and the heat dissipation member, and the light emitting element holding portion is detachably secured to the heat dissipation member.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2010Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Matsunaga, Ryujiro Ikuta
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Patent number: 8439543Abstract: A light source unit mounted in a mount portion of a vehicle includes a heat block and a reflector accommodated in an imaginary cylinder that is defined by a holding device for holding an outer circumference of a lens. A first heat dissipating portion and a second heat dissipating portion, which are partitioned by a partition plate, are provided on an outer circumferential surface of the heat block. A plurality of fins are projected on the first heat dissipating portion which is disposed on a lens side of the heat block so as to extend in a circumferential direction, and a second plurality of fins are projected on the second heat dissipating portion so as to extend in an axial direction of the heat block. The partition plate includes a mounting rib, and a mounting device is provided on the mounting rib for mounting the light source unit in the mount portion of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2010Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiharu Tanaka, Akihiro Misawa, Hiroki Tsuge, Kenji Asano
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Patent number: 8439538Abstract: A vehicle light can achieve the same or similar heat dissipation performance as that of a conventional vehicle light while having a smaller height than that of the conventional vehicle light, thereby improving space utilization efficiency for a limited installation space of a vehicle body. The vehicle light can include a housing, a cover lens attached to the housing to define a lighting chamber between itself and the housing. A heat dissipation member can be attached to the housing. An optical system can be disposed within the lighting chamber. The optical system can include a heat conduction member including an LED attached surface and a support member fixed to the LED attached surface at one end thereof and to the housing or the heat dissipation member at the other end thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2011Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Sadaharu Hatta
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Patent number: 8425099Abstract: A ventilating unit with moisture absorber consists of an essentially vertically oriented bushing (1), provided with shoulders for engaging in an opening made in the bottom part (4) of the headlight cover and a bottom with an outlet opening, while on the bottom of the bushing there is arranged a filtering mechanism (2) on which is fitted a ventilating insert (3) with moisture absorber, whose outer peripheral walls are in close contact with the inner peripheral wall of the bushing (1). Advantageously, a paper filter is the filtering mechanism (2), and magnesium chloride hexahydrate is the moisture absorber, while a sealing element (5) is placed between at least one shoulder of the bushing (1) and the bottom part (4) of the headlight cover.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2011Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jiri Kudelka, Martin Formanek, Moll Pavel
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Patent number: 8425086Abstract: The present invention is a light emitting diode lamp structure, which comprises a heat dissipating plane, a light emitting housing and a base. The light emitting housing further comprises a casing and a first hollow region. The heat dissipating plane is partly covered by the casing and the rest of the heat dissipating plane is shown in the first hollow region. The part of the heat dissipating plane covered by the casing further includes a plurality of LEDs. The base is mounted with the light emitting housing and electrically engaged with the LEDs.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2009Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.Inventors: Chih-Hung Chen, Wen-Hsiang Chien
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Patent number: 8419249Abstract: A cooling liquid can be circulated in a liquid cooling system, so that a light source unit and a control unit can be forcedly cooled by the cooling liquid. Thus, a temperature increase in these components can be suppressed, thereby achieving an increase in the output power of a liquid-cooled LED lighting device. The liquid-cooled LED lighting device can include a housing, a light source unit having LEDs as light sources, a liquid cooling system, and a control unit to control the light source unit to be turned on. The liquid cooling system can include a heat receiving jacket, a radiator, a circulation pump and a fan. The light source unit and the control unit can be disposed with the heat receiving jacket of the liquid cooling system interposed therebetween. Further, one surface of the control unit can be brought in close contact with the heat receiving jacket while a heat radiation portion (e.g., fins or pins) can be provided at an other surface of the control unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2010Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasushi Yatsuda, Yasushi Hiramoto, Teruo Koike
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Patent number: 8419248Abstract: A vehicle light is provided which can prevent the accumulation of assembly errors during the assembling of separate optical components. The vehicle light can include a first heat sink having a first heat sink body and a first heat radiation fin, and a first optical system configured to form a part of a predetermined light distribution pattern. The first optical system can include a first LED light source, a first reflector configured to reflect light emitted from the first LED light source, and a projection lens configured to allow light reflected from the first reflector to pass therethrough. The first LED light source, the first reflector, and the projection lens can be secured to an upper surface of the first heat sink body.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2010Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideki Toyoyama, Yoshiaki Akiyama
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Patent number: 8419250Abstract: A vehicle headlamp includes a light source section 1 for emitting light accompanied by heat; a heat pipe 3 thermally connected with the light source section for absorbing and transferring the heat generated by the light source section; a heat radiating member 4 furnished in a position away from the optical axis of the light generated by the light source section and closer to the front than the light source section to be thermally connected to the heat pipe, for radiating the heat transmitted by the heat pipe to produce a convection current; and a headlamp case 6 housing light source section, the heat pipe, and the heat radiating member such that a part of the front lens for transmitting the light from the light source section is formed above the heat radiating material.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2008Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Takashi Ohsawa
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Patent number: 8414171Abstract: A periphery of a projecting lens is heated due to radiation heat exerted by light emitted from a light source, like peripheries of the light source and a reflector. However, a lens holder holding the projecting lens is integrally molded with a heat sink member, so that a heat at the periphery of the projecting lens is well transmitted to the heat sink member by means of the lens holder, and is efficiently radiated by means of the heat sink member.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2009Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Takayuki Kawamura
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Patent number: 8414172Abstract: A headlamp for vehicles is disclosed. The headlamp for vehicles includes a lamp housing having an opening; an exterior lens disposed on the opening of the lamp housing; a light source received in the lamp housing to emit light, a cooling fin received in the lamp housing to cool the light source, a conductive line connected at one end thereof to the cooling fin, and a conductive film connected to the other end of the conductive line and mounted on an inner surface of the exterior lens. The headlamp can eliminate a cooling fin or a cooling fan, thereby enabling reduction in size, weight and power consumption of a cooling device and can achieve prevention of moisture generation and immediate removal of moisture without a separate moisture removing device.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.Inventor: Byung Pyll Lee
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Patent number: 8414160Abstract: A lighting device includes a multi-faceted heat sink with facets in a center portion facing outward. The facets form a central enclosed portion, and the heat sink further has a plurality of fins, where each of the fins is placed between adjacent facets and protrudes outwardly from the heat sink. The lighting device also has a plurality of circuit boards with semiconductor emitters mounted thereon. Each of the circuit boards is mounted on a respective facet of the heat sink. The lighting device also has a light-diffusion housing covering the plurality of circuit boards, a power module in communication with the circuit boards and operable to convert power to be compatible with the semiconductor emitters, and a power connector assembly in electrical communication with the power module.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2011Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: TSMC Solid State Lighting Ltd.Inventors: Chih-Hsuan Sun, Wei-Yu Yeh, Tien-Ming Lin
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Patent number: 8408767Abstract: A lighting system for an automotive vehicle has a housing adapted for mounting to the vehicle with a generally outward facing backplate and at least one socket for an incandescent light source. A transparent lens cover is attached to the housing and forms an internal chamber between the lens cover and the housing. A staircase circulator on the housing comprises a plurality of steps and risers rising from the backplate toward the lens cover along a path that is spaced from the socket, wherein the path is generally along a natural convection flowpath of air within the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2010Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Ventra Sandusky LLCInventors: Muhammed Aqil Hamid, Steven M Barman, Brett Deboodt, Gordon E Syerson
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Patent number: 8408771Abstract: A lamp unit is constructed of light sources, a reflector, a lamp housing that receives the light sources and the reflector therein, and a lamp lens that closes an opening of the lamp housing. The reflector has a through hole that is formed in a portion positioned above a first light source as a heat source, so that air warmed by heat of the first light source can be introduced into a rear side of the reflector via the through hole. The air introduced into the rear side of the reflector via the through hole and ascending therein can be lead by a first guide means to an air stagnating portion positioned in an end periphery of a hermetically-closed space that is defined by the lamp housing and the lamp lens.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2009Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Toyota Shatai Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Youji Mikami, Daisuke Nagafuchi, Koji Sato
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Patent number: 8398279Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a headlamp apparatus for vehicles. The headlamp apparatus includes a light emitting diode (LED) light source located at a first focal point and emitting light, a reflecting member surrounding the LED light source and reflecting light emitted from the LED light source, a lens unit disposed in front of the LED light source and allowing light to pass therethrough, a cooler disposed under the LED light source to cool the LED light source and having a leading end located behind a second focal point, a shielding part rotatably disposed at the second focal point between the LED light source and the lens unit within a lamp housing, and a drive unit connected to the shielding part to rotate the shielding part.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2012Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hyun Soo Lee
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Patent number: 8393767Abstract: A light can be configured by assembling an additional optical system in a lower optical system in a period of time that can be shorter than that of the conventional case. The vehicle light can include a first optical system configured to form a part of a predetermined light distribution pattern, and a second optical system disposed adjacent to the first optical system and configured to form a part of the predetermined light distribution pattern. The second optical system can include a light source, and a reflector including a first reflecting surface, a second reflecting surface, and a third reflecting surface. The reflector can be integrally formed with the first reflecting surface, the second reflecting surface, and the third reflecting surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2010Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideki Toyoyama, Yoshiaki Akiyama
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Patent number: 8395304Abstract: In one embodiment, a lamp includes a thermal conductive hollow base body having a concave container portion, an opening portion formed at one end portion so as to communicate with the container portion and a substrate support portion formed at a peripheral portion of the opening portion. A substrate is formed of one of a thermal conductive metal plate and a thermal conductive insulating plate and including a semiconductor lighting element mounted on one surface. A peripheral portion of the other surface of the substrate is fixed to the substrate support portion so as to cover the opening portion in a thermally conductive state therebetween. A power supply device is accommodated in the container portion of the base body to light on the semiconductor lighting element. A base is provided at the other end portion side of the base body and electrically connected with the power supply device.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2010Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignees: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Takeshi Hisayasu, Kazuto Morikawa, Yusuke Shibahara
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Patent number: 8382320Abstract: An LED-illuminant includes a plurality of LED arranged on a corresponding plurality of supports each support having an angled support section. The angled support sections being adjacent to one another to form angled surfaces of a polyhedron. The heat of each LED is respectively dissipated from the angled support section to the rest of the support.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2007Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Inventor: Christoph Kuegler
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Patent number: 8382353Abstract: In a light chamber formed by a housing case and a lens cover of a headlamp assembly, a projection lens and a light source are arranged in order along an optical axis of the light source from a front side of the light chamber. Radiating fins of a plate shape is vertically placed in the light chamber and radiate heat energy generated by the light source. A heat exchange chamber is formed in a ceiling wall of the housing case above the radiating fins. The heat exchange chamber has a concave shape from the ceiling wall of the housing case, and is open toward the radiating fins side.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2011Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignees: Nippon Soken, Inc., Denso CorporationInventors: Motonori Tominaga, Takahito Nishii, Yasutoshi Horii
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Patent number: 8371732Abstract: A body panel for a vehicle includes an outer lens and a light engine projecting a light into the outer lens. The body panel includes a duct, which is disposed at a substantially equal vertical elevation as the outer lens. The light engine is positioned relative to the outer lens to allow the duct to pass directly behind the outer lens, at approximately the same vertical elevation, to improve air flow through the duct.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2010Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Scott P. Charnesky, Jason W. Guenzel, Mark R. Gordon
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Patent number: 8369083Abstract: A system and method for cooling an electronic image assembly having a plurality of channels place behind the electronic image assembly. A first fan may be used to force cooling gas through a first grouping of channels while a second fan may be used to force cooling gas through a second grouping of channels. Temperature sensing devices may be positioned so as to measure the temperature of the first and second groupings of channels. The speeds of the first and second fans may be adjusted based on the temperature measurements of the channel groupings. Additional fans with additional temperature sensing devices may be used for further accuracy and control over the temperature gradients of the electronic image assembly. Manifolds may be used to distribute/collect cooling gas to/from the channels.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2011Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Manufacturing Resources International, Inc.Inventors: William Dunn, Ware Bedell
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Patent number: 8360607Abstract: The invention provides systems and methods for providing illumination. A lighting unit may have a support structure, and one or more light emitting elements supported by a circuit board contacting the support structure. A first optical element and a second optical element may be provided. A remote luminescent material may be provided on one or more optical elements. Light emitting elements configured to excite the luminescent material such as highly efficient light emitting diodes may be directed towards the luminescent material. The support structure may be a heat dissipating element, which may conduct heat from a heat source to a surface of the support structure. The heat dissipating element may have a passageway permitting the formation of a convection path to dissipate heat from the support structure. Such lighting units may be used to replace conventional fluorescent light tubes or other lighting devices, or may be provided as standalone lighting units.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2011Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: NEXT Lighting Corp.Inventors: Eric Bretschneider, Zach Berkowitz, Randall Sosnick, Lisa Pattison, P. Morgan Pattison