Backlit lamp having directional light source
First Claim
1. A light emitting diode (LED) lamp comprising:
- a housing, the housing comprising;
a bowl portion comprising a first joining end, a forward emitting end, and a sloped interior surface;
a neck portion comprising a second joining end, wherein the bowl portion and the neck portion are joined at the first joining end and the second joining end;
one or more forward facing LED packages;
at least one rear facing LED package; and
a heat sink having a forward surface, a rear surface, an opening passing between the forward and rear surfaces, and a sloped side portion having an exterior surface corresponding to and disposed adjacent the sloped interior surface of the bowl portion,wherein;
the one or more forward facing LED packages are mounted to the forward surface within the housing and configured to emit light in the direction of the forward emitting end,the at least one rear facing LED is mounted to the rear surface within the housing and configured to emit light away from the forward emitting end,electrical leads for the one or more forward facing LED packages pass through the opening from the rear surface to the forward surface,the sloped interior surface of the bowl portion is at least partially covered with a coating, anda portion other than the rear surface of the heat sink is mounted within the housing by a thermally conductive material, such that the heat sink is in thermal contact with the coating, such that heat emitted by at least the one or more forward facing LED packages and the at least one rear facing LED is passed, via the heat sink, to the coating.
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Abstract
An example embodiment of a backlit lamp comprises a housing, a forward facing directional light source and a rear facing directional light source. The housing may comprise a bowl portion comprising a first joining end and a forward emitting end; and a neck portion comprising a second joining end. The bowl and neck portions are joined at the first and second joining ends. The forward facing directional light source is mounted within the housing and configured to emit light in the direction of the forward emitting end. The rear facing directional light source is mounted within the housing and configured to emit light in an opposite direction from the light emitted by the forward facing directional light source. In an example embodiment, the forward facing and rear facing directional light source comprise light emitting diodes (LEDs).
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1. A light emitting diode (LED) lamp comprising:
a housing, the housing comprising; a bowl portion comprising a first joining end, a forward emitting end, and a sloped interior surface; a neck portion comprising a second joining end, wherein the bowl portion and the neck portion are joined at the first joining end and the second joining end; one or more forward facing LED packages; at least one rear facing LED package; and a heat sink having a forward surface, a rear surface, an opening passing between the forward and rear surfaces, and a sloped side portion having an exterior surface corresponding to and disposed adjacent the sloped interior surface of the bowl portion, wherein; the one or more forward facing LED packages are mounted to the forward surface within the housing and configured to emit light in the direction of the forward emitting end, the at least one rear facing LED is mounted to the rear surface within the housing and configured to emit light away from the forward emitting end, electrical leads for the one or more forward facing LED packages pass through the opening from the rear surface to the forward surface, the sloped interior surface of the bowl portion is at least partially covered with a coating, and a portion other than the rear surface of the heat sink is mounted within the housing by a thermally conductive material, such that the heat sink is in thermal contact with the coating, such that heat emitted by at least the one or more forward facing LED packages and the at least one rear facing LED is passed, via the heat sink, to the coating. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A backlit lamp comprising:
a housing, the housing comprising; a bowl portion comprising a first joining end, a forward emitting end, and a sloped interior surface; a neck portion comprising a second joining end, wherein the bowl portion and the neck portion are joined at the first joining end and the second joining end; a forward facing directional light source; a rear facing directional light source; and a heat sink having a forward surface, a rear surface, an opening passing between the forward and rear surfaces, and a sloped side portion having an exterior surface corresponding to and disposed adjacent the sloped interior surface of the bowl portion, wherein; the forward facing directional light source is mounted to the forward surface within the housing and configured to emit light in the direction of the forward emitting end, the rear facing directional light source is mounted to the rear surface within the housing and configured to emit light in an opposite direction from the light emitted by the forward facing directional light source, and electrical leads for the forward facing directional light source pass through the opening from the rear surface to the forward surface, the sloped interior surface of the bowl portion is at least partially covered with a coating, and a portion other than the rear surface of the heat sink is mounted within the housing by a thermally conductive material, such that the heat sink is in thermal contact with the coating, such that heat emitted by at least the one or more forward facing LED packages and the at least one rear facing LED is passed, via the heat sink, to the coating. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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