Thin profile surface mount lighting apparatus
First Claim
1. An LED lighting apparatus, comprising:
- a housing including at least one sidewall, wherein a thickness of at least a portion of the at least one sidewall is less than ten millimeters;
an LED board coupled to the housing, the LED board comprising a plurality of LEDs; and
a lens coupled to the housing, the lens having a back side facing the LED board and a front side opposite to the back side, the lens being disposed with respect to the LED board such that the plurality of the LEDs illuminate the back side of the lens,wherein the quotient of;
an LED-to-LED spacing of adjacent LEDs of the plurality of LEDs on the LED board; and
a spacing between the LED board and the lens,is in a range of from 7.5/8 to 8.5/8.
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Abstract
A thin profile surface mount LED lighting apparatus includes a housing, an LED board including multiple LEDs, and a lens. The lens has a back side facing the LED board and a front side that provides a downward facing surface when the LED lighting apparatus is installed in an opening of a ceiling. The lens is disposed with respect to the LED board such that the LEDs illuminate the back side of the lens. A first spacing of the LEDs causes resulting light from the downward facing surface of the lens to be substantially uniform during operation of the apparatus. In one example, a thin front edge of a sidewall of the housing, forming a perimeter around the lens, is flush with the lens and is appreciably thin (e.g., a thickness of less than three millimeters), and a depth of the sidewall housing is less than one inch.
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104 Claims
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1. An LED lighting apparatus, comprising:
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a housing including at least one sidewall, wherein a thickness of at least a portion of the at least one sidewall is less than ten millimeters; an LED board coupled to the housing, the LED board comprising a plurality of LEDs; and a lens coupled to the housing, the lens having a back side facing the LED board and a front side opposite to the back side, the lens being disposed with respect to the LED board such that the plurality of the LEDs illuminate the back side of the lens, wherein the quotient of; an LED-to-LED spacing of adjacent LEDs of the plurality of LEDs on the LED board; and a spacing between the LED board and the lens, is in a range of from 7.5/8 to 8.5/8. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An LED lighting apparatus, comprising:
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a housing including at least one sidewall, wherein a thickness of at least a portion of the at least one sidewall is less than ten millimeters; an LED board coupled to the housing, the LED board comprising a plurality of LEDs; and a lens coupled to the housing, the lens having a back side facing the LED board and a front side opposite to the back side, the lens being disposed with respect to the LED board such that the plurality of the LEDs illuminate the back side of the lens, wherein the plurality of LEDs is distributed uniformly on the LED board and spaced apart almost identically or identically; and wherein an LED-to-LED spacing of adjacent LEDs of the plurality of LEDs on the LED board is in a range of from approximately 7.5 millimeters to 8.5 millimeters. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An LED lighting apparatus, comprising:
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a housing including at least one sidewall, wherein a thickness of at least a portion of the at least one sidewall is less than ten millimeters; an LED board coupled to the housing, the LED board comprising a plurality of LEDs; and a lens coupled to the housing, the lens having a back side facing the LED board and a front side opposite to the back side, the lens being disposed with respect to the LED board such that the plurality of the LEDs illuminate the back side of the lens, wherein the plurality of LEDs is distributed uniformly on the LED board and spaced apart almost identically or identically; and wherein a spacing between the LED board and the lens is approximately or equal to eight millimeters. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. An LED lighting apparatus, comprising:
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a housing including at least one sidewall, wherein a thickness of at least a portion of the at least one sidewall is less than ten millimeters; an LED board coupled to the housing, the LED board comprising a plurality of LEDs; and a lens coupled to the housing, the lens having a back side facing the LED board and a front side opposite to the back side, the lens being disposed with respect to the LED board such that the plurality of the LEDs illuminate the back side of the lens, wherein the plurality of LEDs is distributed uniformly on the LED board and spaced apart almost identically or identically; and wherein; the LED board is circular; and the plurality of LEDs is arranged on the LED board as a plurality of concentric rings (804). - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. An LED lighting apparatus, comprising:
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a housing including at least one sidewall, wherein a thickness of at least a portion of the at least one sidewall is less than ten millimeters; an LED board coupled to the housing, the LED board comprising a plurality of LEDs; and a lens coupled to the housing, the lens having a back side facing the LED board and a front side opposite to the back side, the lens being disposed with respect to the LED board such that the plurality of the LEDs illuminate the back side of the lens, wherein the plurality of LEDs is distributed uniformly on the LED board and spaced apart almost identically or identically; wherein; the LED board is rectangular; and the plurality of LEDs is arranged substantially uniformly across an entire surface or substantially the entire surface of the LED board; and wherein an LED-to-LED distance between neighboring LEDs of the plurality of LEDs is in a range of from approximately 7.5 millimeters to 8.5 millimeters.
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58. An LED lighting apparatus, comprising:
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a housing; an LED board coupled to the housing, the LED board comprising a plurality of LEDs distributed uniformly on the LED board; and a lens coupled to the housing, the lens having a back side facing the LED board and a front side opposite to the back side, the lens being disposed with respect to the LED board such that the plurality of the LEDs illuminate the back side of the lens, wherein; the lens is flat; the LED board has a first dimension in a first plane parallel to the back side of the lens; the lens has a second dimension in a second plane corresponding to the back side of the lens; and the first dimension of the LED board and the second dimension of the lens are the same. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. A thin profile surface mount LED lighting apparatus, comprising:
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a housing comprising at least one sidewall having a front facing edge and a back facing edge positioned adjacent to a ceiling when the LED lighting apparatus is installed in an opening of the ceiling, wherein a depth of the at least one sidewall of the housing, between the front facing edge and the back facing edge, is less than one inch; an LED board coupled to the housing, the LED board comprising a plurality of LEDs; and a lens coupled to the housing, the lens having a back side facing the LED board, a front side opposite to the back side, and an outer edge, wherein the front side of the lens provides a downward facing surface when the LED lighting apparatus is installed in the opening of the ceiling, the lens being disposed with respect to the LED board such that the plurality of the LEDs illuminate the back side of the lens, wherein; the front facing edge of the at least one sidewall forms a perimeter around the outer edge of the lens; the front side of the lens, providing the downward facing surface when the LED lighting apparatus is installed in the opening in the ceiling, is flush with the front facing edge of the at least one sidewall of the housing forming the perimeter around the outer edge of the lens; and the perimeter around the outer edge of the lens is significantly thin so as not to extend significantly beyond the outer edge of the lens. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90)
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91. A thin profile surface mount LED lighting apparatus, comprising:
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a housing comprising at least one sidewall having a front facing edge and a back facing edge positioned adjacent to a ceiling when the LED lighting apparatus is installed in an opening of the ceiling; an LED board coupled to the housing, the LED board comprising a plurality of LEDs; and a lens coupled to the housing, the lens having a back side facing the LED board, a front side opposite to the back side, and an outer edge, wherein the front side of the lens provides a downward facing surface when the LED lighting apparatus is installed in the opening of the ceiling, the lens being disposed with respect to the LED board such that the plurality of the LEDs illuminate the back side of the lens, wherein; the front facing edge of the at least one sidewall forms a perimeter around the outer edge of the lens; the front side of the lens, providing the downward facing surface when the LED lighting apparatus is installed in the opening in the ceiling, is essentially flush or flush with the front facing edge of the at least one sidewall of the housing forming the perimeter around the outer edge of the lens; the perimeter around the outer edge of the lens is significantly thin so as not to extend significantly beyond the outer edge of the lens; the lens is substantially flat or flat; the LED board has a first dimension in a first plane parallel to the back side of the lens; the lens has a second dimension in a second plane corresponding to the back side of the lens; the first dimension of the LED board and the second dimension of the lens are substantially the same or the same; and a perimeter thickness of the perimeter is less than two millimeters. - View Dependent Claims (92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104)
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