ROTATING LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DRIVER MOUNT

• US 20160131356A1
• Filed: 11/07/2014
• Published: 05/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CHM Industries, Inc.
• Original Assignee: CHM Industries, Inc.
• Inventors: Engberg, Scott
• Granted Patent: US 9,677,754 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/086 with lighting device attached sideways of the standard, e.g. for roads and highways
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 14/02 by movement of light sources in vehicle head lamps F21S41/657
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 15/01 Housings, e.g. material or assembling of housing parts F21V15/02 takes precedence housings forming signs or letters G09F13/04
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/14 Adjustable mountings
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/002 Arrangements of cables or conductors inside a lighting device, e.g. means for guiding along parts of the housing or in a pivoting arm
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/009 the casing being inside the housing of the lighting device
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/76 with essentially identical parallel planar fins or blades, e.g. with comb-like cross-section
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/103 of streets or roads
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2105/16 square or rectangular, e.g. for light panels
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

A power source housing for use with a high mast lighting apparatus, the housing having a front face and an opposing, back face. The front face closest to a back face of a light emitting diode (LED) housing. The housing further includes at least two opposing side faces extending from the front face to the back face and power housing cooling fins extending outward from the at least two opposing side faces.

Claims

1. A power source housing for use with a high mast lighting apparatus, the housing comprising:

a front face and an opposing, back face, the front face closest to a back face of a light emitting diode (LED) housing;

at least two opposing side faces extending from the front face to the back face; and

power housing cooling fins extending outward from the at least two opposing side faces.

2. The housing of claim 1, wherein a front face length is less than a back face length.

3. The housing of claim 1, wherein the two opposing side faces create an acute angle relative to the back face of the LED housing and the front face of the power housing.

4. The housing of claim 1, wherein the plurality of power housing cooling fins extending from the at least two opposing side faces are passive cooling fins.

5. The housing of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of LED cooling fins extending from the back face of the LED housing, wherein the two opposing side faces of the power housing create an acute angle relative to the back face of the LED housing and the front face of the power housing, causing air heated from the LED housing to dissipate from the plurality of LED cooling fins extending from the back face of the LED housing upward toward the power housing and the power housing cooling fins thereby increasing heat transfer away from the LED housing and the power housing.

6. The housing of claim 1 further comprising a cord aperture for allowing passage of a cord therethrough, and a cord grip for wrapping around the cord to prevent air from passing into an internal space formed by the power housing, thereby preventing the internal space from increasing in temperature due to air heated by the LED housing entering the internal space of the power housing via the cord aperture.

7. A light emitting diode (LED) high mast lighting apparatus, comprising:

a LED housing having a panel configured for receiving a plurality of LEDs; and

a power housing separate from and coupled to the LED housing with a gap between the LED housing and the power housing.

8. The lighting apparatus of claim 7 further comprising an extension member connected at one end to the power housing and at another end to the LED housing to create the gap between the housings.

9. The lighting apparatus of claim 7 further comprising:

at least one LED driver contained in an internal space formed by the power housing;

LED housing cooling fins positioned on the LED housing and facing the power housing; and

power housing cooling fins positioned on the power housing;

wherein the LED housing cooling fins and the power housing cooling fins form an acute angle;

wherein the extension member between the LED housing and the power housing reduces heat transfer between the LED housing and the internal space formed by the power housing via convection and conduction.

10. The lighting apparatus of claim 7 further comprising two or more LED drivers, each LED driver positioned at opposite sides of the power housing to maximize heat dissipation inside the power housing.

11. The lighting apparatus of claim 7, wherein the LED housing swivels relative to the power housing.

12. A lighting apparatus for use with a light emitting diode (LED) panel, comprising:

an LED panel configured to receive a plurality of LED lights;

a power source; and

an extension member connected to the LED panel at a first end and to the power source at a second, opposing end, the extension member rotatable, thereby allowing the LED panel to rotate up to 360 degrees about an axis.

13. The lighting apparatus of claim 12 further comprising a mast, wherein the LED panel and the power source are connected to the mast.

14. The lighting apparatus of claim 12 further comprising a plurality of cooling fins extending from the LED panel.

15. The lighting apparatus of claim 12 further comprising a plurality of cooling fins extending from a power housing containing the power source.

16. The lighting apparatus of claim 12 further comprising:

a plurality of cooling fins extending from the LED panel; and

a plurality of cooling fins extending from a power housing containing the power source.

17. A light emitting diode (LED) high mast lighting apparatus, comprising:

a LED housing;

a power source for providing power to the LED housing; and

an extension member extending between the LED housing and the power source, the extension member configured to reduce thermal conduction between the LED housing and the power source.

18. The lighting apparatus of claim 17, wherein the extension member further comprises:

a first end attached to a back side of the LED housing; and

an opposing, second end attached to the front side of the power source.

19. The lighting apparatus of claim 17 further comprising:

a cord extending at least the length of the extension member, the cord configured to provide power from the power source to LED lights that are part of the LED housing.

20. The lighting apparatus of claim 17, wherein the length of the extension member is in a range of between about one inches and four inches.

21. The lighting apparatus of claim 17 further comprising:

a power housing containing the power source, the power housing having;

a front face and an opposing, back face, the front face closest to a back face of the LED housing, wherein the LED housing has a front face and the opposing, back face;

at least two opposing side faces extending from the front face to the back face of the power housing; and

cooling fins extending outward from the at least two opposing side faces of the power housing;

wherein the front face of the power housing has a length less than a length of the back face of the power housing.