Channel letter lighting using light emitting diodes
First Claim
1. A channel letter lighting unit, comprising:
- a printed circuit board (PCB) having a plurality of linearly mounted light emitting elements;
input wires to transmit a power signal to said PCB to illuminate said plurality of light emitting elements;
an thermally conductive extrusion, said PCB mounted to said extrusion with said light emitting elements transmitting light away from said extrusion, said extrusion conducting and dissipating heat from said light emitting elements; and
a mounting mechanism for mounting said extrusion within a housing.
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Abstract
A channel letter lighting unit according to the present invention comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) having a plurality of linearly mounted light emitting elements. Input wires transmit a power signal to the PCB to illuminate the plurality of light emitting elements, and output wires transmit the power signal from the PCB. The PCB is mounted in the extrusion and the light emitting elements transmit light away from the extrusion. The extrusion promotes the dissipation of heat from the light emitting elements. A mounting mechanism is included for mounting the extrusion within a housing. A further embodiment according to the invention comprises a plurality of channel lighting units electrically connected to one another so that a power signal applied to the lighting system is transmitted to each of the plurality of lighting units. A still further embodiment according to the invention comprises an illuminated channel letter system having a housing in the shape of a letter. A translucent lens is included over the housing to transmit light from within the housing. A plurality of channel lighting units are mounted within the housing and coupled to one another in a daisy chain. A power signal applied to the first of the plurality of lighting units in the daisy chain is transmitted to the remaining of the plurality of lighting units.
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1. A channel letter lighting unit, comprising:
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a printed circuit board (PCB) having a plurality of linearly mounted light emitting elements;
input wires to transmit a power signal to said PCB to illuminate said plurality of light emitting elements;
an thermally conductive extrusion, said PCB mounted to said extrusion with said light emitting elements transmitting light away from said extrusion, said extrusion conducting and dissipating heat from said light emitting elements; and
a mounting mechanism for mounting said extrusion within a housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A lighting system, comprising:
a plurality of lighting units electrically connected to one another so that a power signal applied to the lighting system is transmitted to each of said plurality of lighting units, each of said units comprising;
a plurality of linearly mounted light emitting elements;
input wires to transmit said power signal to and illuminate said plurality of light emitting elements, said input wires capable of receiving said power signal from another of said plurality of lighting elements;
output wires to transmit said power signal from said PCB, said output wires capable of transmitting said power signal to another of said plurality of lighting units;
an extrusion, said light emitting elements mounted to said extrusion, said light emitting elements transmitting light away from said extrusion, said extrusion also promoting dissipation of heat from said light emitting elements; and
a mounting mechanism on each of said plurality of units, for mounting said extrusion within a housing. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An illuminated channel letter system, comprising:
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a housing in the shape of a letter;
a translucent lens over said housing to transmit light from within said housing;
a plurality of channel lighting units mounted within said housing and coupled to one another in a daisy-chain, a power signal applied to the first of said plurality of lighting units in said daisy-chain transmitted to the remaining of said plurality of lighting units, each of said plurality of lighting units comprising;
an extrusion with one or more light emitting elements, said extrusion capable of dissipating at least some of the heat from said light emitting elements; and
a mechanism for mounting said extrusion within said housing, the light from said one or more light emitting elements transmitted through said translucent lens. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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