SOLID-STATE LIGHT BULB HAVING ION WIND FAN AND INTERNAL HEAT SINKS
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1. A lighting device comprising:
- a bulb body;
a bulb cover attached to the bulb body;
a heat spreader attached to the bulb body, where the bulb cover and the heat spreader define a bulb cavity;
one or more solid-state light devices attached to a first surface of the heat spreader, the first surface of the heat spreader being inside the bulb cavity;
a first heat sink thermally coupled to a second surface of the heat spreader, the second surface of the heat spreader being outside of the bulb cavity;
a second heat sink thermally coupled to the second surface of the heat spreader; and
an ion wind fan disposed to generate an airflow that impinges on the first heat sink and the second heat sink.
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Abstract
An ion wind fan can be incorporated into a solid-state lighting device to thermally manage the lighting device. In one embodiment, the lighting device includes a bulb body having air intake and exhaust openings, and an ion wind fan to generate airflow between the openings. The lighting device can further include an upstream heat sink disposed upstream of the ion wind fan with respect to the airflow, the upstream heat sink having a shape that provides no direct line of sight from the air intake openings to the ion wind fan.
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1. A lighting device comprising:
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a bulb body; a bulb cover attached to the bulb body; a heat spreader attached to the bulb body, where the bulb cover and the heat spreader define a bulb cavity; one or more solid-state light devices attached to a first surface of the heat spreader, the first surface of the heat spreader being inside the bulb cavity; a first heat sink thermally coupled to a second surface of the heat spreader, the second surface of the heat spreader being outside of the bulb cavity; a second heat sink thermally coupled to the second surface of the heat spreader; and an ion wind fan disposed to generate an airflow that impinges on the first heat sink and the second heat sink. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A lighting device comprising:
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a bulb body having one or more air intake openings and a one or more air exhaust openings; an ion wind fan capable of generating an airflow from the air intake openings toward the air exhaust opening, the ion wind fan being located inside the bulb body; and an upstream heat sink disposed upstream of the ion wind fan with respect to the airflow, the upstream heat sink having a shape that provides no direct line of sight from the air intake openings to the ion wind fan. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A consumer electronics device comprising:
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a body having one or more air passage openings to allow ambient air into the body of the consumer electronics device; an ion wind fan to create an air flow through the one or more air passage openings; and a heat sink located between the one or more air passage openings and the ion wind fan, the heat sink having a shape that prevents at least one object that fits through the one or more air passage openings from being able to contact the ion wind fan. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A consumer electronics device comprising:
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an ion wind fan to generate an airflow; a first heat sink positioned upstream of the ion wind fan with respect to the airflow, wherein the airflow is heated by impinging on the first heat sink; and a second heat sink positioned downstream of the ion wind fan with respect to the airflow, wherein the heated airflow impinges on the second heat sink. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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