D-SHAPED CROSS SECTION L.E.D. BASED LIGHT
First Claim
1. A LED-based light for replacing a conventional fluorescent light bulb in a fluorescent light fixture, the LED-based light comprising:
- an elongate housing having a D-shaped cross section with a flat base having opposing longitudinal edges, opposing sides extending generally perpendicular to the flat base from the opposing longitudinal edges, and a curved surface spanning the opposing sides opposite the flat base;
multiple LEDs;
a circuit board structure defining a LED-mounting side and a primary heat transferring side opposite the LED-mounting side, the multiple LEDs mounted on the LED-mounting side at predetermined intervals along a length of the circuit board for emitting light through at least the curved surface of the elongate housing; and
at least one electrical connector at a longitudinal end of the tubular housing in electrical communication with the circuit board.
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Abstract
A LED-based replacement light for a fluorescent socket is constructed such that a tubular housing has a D-shaped cross section with a flat base with opposing longitudinal edges, opposing sides extending generally perpendicular to the flat base from the opposing longitudinal edges, and a curved surface spanning the opposing sides opposite the flat base. A circuit board structure defines a LED-mounting side with multiple LEDs mounted on the LED-mounting side at predetermined intervals along a length of the circuit board, with at least areas of a primary heat transferring side directly underlying the respective LEDs in thermally conductive relation with the tubular housing for highly electrically insulated thermal transmission of heat generated by the multiple LEDs from the circuit board to an ambient environment surrounding an exterior of the tubular housing. At least one electrical connector is at a longitudinal end of the housing in electrical communication with the circuit board.
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20 Claims
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1. A LED-based light for replacing a conventional fluorescent light bulb in a fluorescent light fixture, the LED-based light comprising:
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an elongate housing having a D-shaped cross section with a flat base having opposing longitudinal edges, opposing sides extending generally perpendicular to the flat base from the opposing longitudinal edges, and a curved surface spanning the opposing sides opposite the flat base; multiple LEDs; a circuit board structure defining a LED-mounting side and a primary heat transferring side opposite the LED-mounting side, the multiple LEDs mounted on the LED-mounting side at predetermined intervals along a length of the circuit board for emitting light through at least the curved surface of the elongate housing; and at least one electrical connector at a longitudinal end of the tubular housing in electrical communication with the circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A replacement light for a conventional fluorescent tube light usable in a conventional fluorescent fixture comprising:
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a generally tubular body forming the outer surface of the light over substantially its entire length, the tubular body having a D-shaped cross section with a flat base with opposing longitudinal edges, opposing sides extending generally perpendicular to the flat base from the opposing longitudinal edges, and a curved surface spanning the opposing sides opposite the flat base; a circuit board structure disposed within the tubular body along the flat base and thermally joined thereto while being electrically insulated therefrom; a pair of end caps disposed on the opposite ends of the tubular body and carrying bi-pin connectors; and an array of LEDs arranged longitudinally along the circuit board and thermally bonded thereto, the number and spacing of the LEDs being such as to uniformly and fully occupy the space between the end caps, wherein the tubular body is translucent at least in part so as to permit the transmission of light from the LEDs through the tubular body, and wherein at least some of the connectors on the end caps are electrically connected to the LEDs. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A LED-based light for replacing a conventional fluorescent tube comprising:
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an elongated housing having a D-shaped cross section with a flat base with opposing longitudinal edges, opposing sides extending generally perpendicular to the flat base from the opposing longitudinal edges, and a curved surface spanning the opposing sides opposite the flat base; an elongated highly thermally conductive heat sink disposed along the flat base within the housing; an array of high-power LEDs; a circuit board structure extending substantially the length of the heat sink, the circuit board defining a LED-mounting side of the circuit board and a primary heat transferring side of the circuit board opposite the LED-mounting side, the LEDs mounted on the LED-mounting side at predetermined intervals along the length of the circuit board for uniformly emitting light through the curved surface of the housing, the circuit board mounted to the heat sink with the primary heat transferring side of the circuit board in thermally conductive relation with the heat sink; a light diffusing lens positioned between the circuit board and the curved surface; reflectors positioned along at least a portion of each opposing side of the housing; and a pair of end caps disposed on the opposite ends of the housing and carrying bi-pin connectors, at least some of the connectors on the end caps electrically connected to the LEDs.
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Specification