Flashlight providing thermal protection for electronic elements thereof
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1. A portable light including thermal protection comprising:
- a cup-shaped thermally-conductive heat sink having a wall and a closed end defining a central cavity, the closed end having first and second opposing surfaces;
a light-emitting diode having a surface adapted for conducting heat to a heat sink, wherein the surface of said light emitting diode is in thermal contact with the first surface of the closed end of said heat sink;
an electronic circuit for controlling a voltage, a current, or a voltage and a current, applied to said light-emitting diode, wherein said electronic circuit is adjacent the second surface of the closed end of said heat sink; and
a thermally-conductive material filling between said electronic circuit and the second surface of said heat sink for providing a thermally conductive path therebetween, whereby said light-emitting diode and said electronic circuit are thermally coupled to said heat sink.
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Abstract
A portable light including thermal protection comprises a thermally-conductive heat sink having a heat dissipating part and a heat collecting part; a light source having a surface thermally coupled to the heat collecting part of the heat sink; an electronic circuit for controlling the light source, wherein the electronic circuit is adjacent the heat collecting portion of the heat sink; and a thermally-conductive material between the electronic circuit and the heat collecting part of the heat sink for providing a thermally conductive path therebetween.
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1. A portable light including thermal protection comprising:
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a cup-shaped thermally-conductive heat sink having a wall and a closed end defining a central cavity, the closed end having first and second opposing surfaces;
a light-emitting diode having a surface adapted for conducting heat to a heat sink, wherein the surface of said light emitting diode is in thermal contact with the first surface of the closed end of said heat sink;
an electronic circuit for controlling a voltage, a current, or a voltage and a current, applied to said light-emitting diode, wherein said electronic circuit is adjacent the second surface of the closed end of said heat sink; and
a thermally-conductive material filling between said electronic circuit and the second surface of said heat sink for providing a thermally conductive path therebetween, whereby said light-emitting diode and said electronic circuit are thermally coupled to said heat sink. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 36)
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10. A portable light including thermal protection comprising:
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a cup-shaped thermally-conductive heat sink having a central cavity and a fundus;
a solid state light source having a surface adapted for conducting heat to a heat sink, wherein the surface of said solid state light source is in thermal contact with the fundus of said heat sink;
an electronic circuit for controlling a voltage, a current, or a voltage and a current, applied to said solid state light source, wherein said electronic circuit is adjacent the fundus of said heat sink; and
a thermally-conductive material filling between said electronic circuit and the fundus of said heat sink for providing a thermally conductive path therebetween, whereby said solid state light source and said electronic circuit are thermally coupled to said heat sink. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 37)
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19. A portable light including thermal protection comprising:
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a thermally-conductive heat sink having a heat dissipating part and a heat collecting part;
a light source having a surface adapted for conducting heat to a heat sink, wherein the surface of said light source is thermally coupled to the heat collecting part of said heat sink;
an electronic circuit for controlling a voltage, a current, or a voltage and a current, applied to said light source;
a housing supporting said electronic circuit adjacent the heat collecting part of said heat sink, wherein the heat collecting part of said heat sink, said electronic circuit and said housing define a cavity therebetween; and
a thermally-conductive material substantially filling the cavity between said electronic circuit and the heat collecting part of said heat sink for providing a thermally conductive path therebetween, whereby said light source and said electronic circuit are thermally coupled to said heat sink. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A flashlight including thermal protection comprising:
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a cup-shaped thermally-conductive heat sink having a cylindrical wall and a circular closed end defining a central cavity, the circular closed end having interior and exterior opposing surfaces;
a light-emitting diode in the central cavity of said heat sink and having a surface adapted for conducting heat to a heat sink, wherein the heat conducting surface of said light emitting diode is in thermal contact abutting the interior surface of the circular closed end of said heat sink;
a circuit board including an electronic circuit for controlling a voltage, a current, or a voltage and a current, applied to said light-emitting diode;
a housing supporting said electronic circuit board adjacent the exterior surface of the circular closed end of said heat sink;
wherein the exterior surface of the circular closed end of said heat sink, the electronic circuit board and the housing define a cavity therebetween; and
a thermally-conductive material substantially filling the cavity defined between said heat sink, said electronic circuit board and said housing for providing a thermally conductive path between said electronic circuit board and said heat sink, whereby said light-emitting diode and said electronic circuit board are thermally coupled to said heat sink. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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