INSULATED LED DEVICE
First Claim
1. An LED device comprising:
- an LED assembly;
a plurality of heat-conducting cooling bridges;
a heat sink attached to said plurality of cooling bridges;
a reflector positioned by a reflector cover to direct radiation from said LED assembly; and
connector and crossover end caps.
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Abstract
An LED device has an LED assembly connected to or abutting a heat sink, the heat sink connected to a cooling bridge and optionally enclosed within insulated connector end caps and crossover end caps and within a reflector cover and side cover. The cooling bridge conducts heat to the heat sink away from the reflector cover, and side cover, where the heat may be removed by a circulating coolant. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b).
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20 Claims
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1. An LED device comprising:
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an LED assembly; a plurality of heat-conducting cooling bridges; a heat sink attached to said plurality of cooling bridges; a reflector positioned by a reflector cover to direct radiation from said LED assembly; and connector and crossover end caps. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of manufacturing an LED device, comprising:
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attaching an LED assembly to a heat sink, the LED assembly having a plurality of LED chips; attaching a plurality of cooling bridges to the heat sink, said heat sink having a pair of axially formed channels; positioning a reflector to direct radiation emitting from said LED chips; and attaching a connection end cap and a crossover end cap to the water rail so as to form a fluidic circuit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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- 18. A method of cooling an LED device, said LED device comprising an LED array, a reflector directing radiation emitted from said LED array, a water rail attached to said LED array and abutting a cooling bridge, said method comprising circulating a coolant within axial channels formed in said water rail.
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