Magnetic light emitting diode (LED) lighting system
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1. A lighting apparatus, comprising:
- a mounting element comprising a first side and a second side;
one or more light-emitting diodes affixed to the first side of the mounting element;
a resistor coupled to the one or more light-emitting diodes and affixed to the first side of the mounting element;
a magnet affixed to the second side of the mounting element, wherein at least part of the magnet is positioned opposite the one or more light-emitting diodes; and
a hole through the mounting element, wherein the one or more light-emitting diodes is affixed to the first side of the mounting element over the hole, wherein the magnet is affixed to the second side of the mounting element over the hole, and wherein at least part of the one or more light-emitting diodes physically contacts at least part of the magnet.
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes example magnetic LED lighting systems. A lighting apparatus in accordance with the present disclosure may include LEDs connected in series with a resistor. The LEDs are each coupled, directly or via thermal vias through a mounting element, to one or more magnets. The magnets may serve dual purposes: as a heat sink to dissipate heat and enable LEDs to be used, and as a mounting device to mount the lighting apparatus to a desirable location, such as on an automobile or an industrial machine. The dual-purpose magnets may eliminate the need for an additional heat sink element, thereby reducing weight and/or size of the lighting apparatus.
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1. A lighting apparatus, comprising:
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a mounting element comprising a first side and a second side; one or more light-emitting diodes affixed to the first side of the mounting element; a resistor coupled to the one or more light-emitting diodes and affixed to the first side of the mounting element; a magnet affixed to the second side of the mounting element, wherein at least part of the magnet is positioned opposite the one or more light-emitting diodes; and a hole through the mounting element, wherein the one or more light-emitting diodes is affixed to the first side of the mounting element over the hole, wherein the magnet is affixed to the second side of the mounting element over the hole, and wherein at least part of the one or more light-emitting diodes physically contacts at least part of the magnet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A lighting apparatus, comprising:
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a printed circuit board comprising a first side and a second side; one or more light-emitting diodes affixed to the first side of the printed circuit board; a resistor coupled to the one or more light-emitting diodes and affixed to the first side of the printed circuit board; a magnet affixed to the second side of the printed circuit board, wherein at least part of the magnet is positioned opposite the one or more light-emitting diodes; and one or more thermal vias through the printed circuit board, wherein a first side of the one or more thermal vias is thermally coupled to the one or more light-emitting diodes, and a second side of the one or more thermal vias is thermally coupled to the magnet. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A lighting apparatus, comprising:
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a light-emitting diode; a resistor electrically coupled in a series circuit configuration to the light-emitting diode; and a magnet directly contacting the light-emitting diode. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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