Lamp cooling system
First Claim
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1. A lamp cooling system comprising:
- a housing, said housing having a plug thereon for connection to an electric power supply;
a receptacle on said housing, said receptacle being sized to support and electrically connect an electric light bulb having first electrical characteristics;
an electric motor having second electrical characteristics and a fan connected to be driven by said electric motor, said electric motor and said fan both being within said housing, said fan being positioned so that it causes air to cool said receptacle; and
means in said housing connected to said plug, said receptacle and said motor for receiving electric power from said plug and delivering electric power of first electrical characteristics to said receptacle and deliver electric power of second and different electrical characteristics to said motor.
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Abstract
Lamp cooler housing contains a lamp socket and a heat sink in association with an internal lamp socket. The heat sink carries fins thereon. A motor-driven fan in the housing moves air across the internal lamp socket and fins for their cooling. Electronics may be mounted in the housing for powering the fan motor and/or the lamp. The moving air also passes across these electronics for the cooling thereof.
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1. A lamp cooling system comprising:
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a housing, said housing having a plug thereon for connection to an electric power supply; a receptacle on said housing, said receptacle being sized to support and electrically connect an electric light bulb having first electrical characteristics; an electric motor having second electrical characteristics and a fan connected to be driven by said electric motor, said electric motor and said fan both being within said housing, said fan being positioned so that it causes air to cool said receptacle; and means in said housing connected to said plug, said receptacle and said motor for receiving electric power from said plug and delivering electric power of first electrical characteristics to said receptacle and deliver electric power of second and different electrical characteristics to said motor.
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2. A lamp cooling system comprising:
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a housing, said housing having a plug thereon for connection to an electric power supply; a receptacle on said housing, said receptacle being sized to support and electrically connect an electric light bulb; a heat sink in said housing, said heat sink being thermally connected to said receptacle, said heat sink having fins thereon for heat dissipation; an electric motor and a fan connected to be driven by said electric motor, said electric motor and said fan both being within said housing, said fan being positioned so that it causes air to move across said fins of said heat sink to cool said heat sink and said receptacle; and an electric power converter within said housing, said electric power converter being connected to said plug and to said motor for supplying electric power to said fan motor, said electronic converter being positioned to be cooled by air moved by said fan. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A lamp cooling system comprising:
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a housing, said housing having a plug thereon and having a receptacle therein, said plug being sized and positioned to be connected to an electric power supply, said receptacle in said housing being sized to receive and power a lamp bulb of first electrical characteristics; an electric motor of second and different electrical characteristics, fan blades mechanically connected to said electric motor to be actuated when said electric motor is energized, both said motor and said fan blades being within said housing, said fan blades being positioned to move air past said receptacle within said housing to cool said receptacle within said housing; and
means in said housing connected to said plug, to said motor and to said receptacle for receiving electric power from said plug and delivering electric power of first characteristics to said lamp receptacle and electric power of second and different electrical characteristics to said fan motor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24)
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15. A lamp cooling system comprising:
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a housing, said housing having a plug thereon and having a receptacle therein, said plug being sized and positioned to be connected to an electric power supply, said receptacle in said housing being sized to receive and power a lamp bulb; a heat sink in said housing, said heat sink being in thermal communication with said receptacle in said housing, fins on said heat sink plate adjacent said receptacle, said fins being within said housing; an electric motor, fan blades mechanically connected to said electric motor to be actuated when said electric motor is energized, both said motor and said fan blades being within said housing, said fan blades being positioned to move air across said fins and past said receptacle within said housing to cool said receptacle within said housing; and a power converter in said housing, said power converter being connected to said plug to be energized by said plug, said power converter being connected to said motor to supply power thereto. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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