Modular bollard luminaire louver

• US 7,972,036 B1
• Filed: 04/30/2008
• Issued: 07/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Signify North America Corporation (Signify N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Genlyte Thomas Group LLC (Signify N.V.)
• Inventors: Boissevain, Chris, Perreira, Donald Manuel, Schach, John William
• Primary Examiner(s): Sember; Thomas M
• Application Number:
  US12/112,548
• Time in Patent Office: 1,161 Days
• Field of Search: 362/294, 362/373, 362/290, 362/279, 362/217.03, 362/325, 362/342, 362/345, 362291-292, 362/249.02, 362/249.06, 362/249.14
• US Class Current: 362/290
• CPC Class Codes: E01F 9/559 illuminated
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/083 of bollard type, i.e. with lighting fixture integrated into the standard or mounted on top of it and having substantially the same diameter
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 11/00 Screens not covered by groups F21V1/00, F21V3/00, F21V7/00 or F21V9/00 characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/502
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/10 Pendants, arms, or standards; Fixing lighting devices to pendants, arms, or standards adjustable mounting F21V21/14; construction of posts not peculiar to use with lighting devices E04H12/00
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/023 Power supplies in a casing F21V23/003 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/026 Fastening of transformers or ballasts
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/0442 activated by means of a sensor, e.g. motion or photodetectors
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/71 using a combination of separate elements interconnected by heat-conducting means, e.g. with heat pipes or thermally conductive bars between separate heat-sink elements
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/74 with fins or blades
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/763 the planes containing the fins or blades having the direction of the light emitting axis
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/773 the planes containing the fins or blades having the direction of the light emitting axis
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2111/00 Use or application of lighting devices or systems for signalling, marking or indicating, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2103/33 annular
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2113/00 Combination of light sources
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 7/064 indicating houses needing emergency help, e.g. with a flashing light or sound
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/10 Controlling the intensity of the light
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/30 Semiconductor lamps, e.g. solid state lamps [SSL] light emitting diodes [LED] or organic LED [OLED]

Abstract

A modular louver assembly for a bollard luminaire comprises a louver having an upper surface, a lower surface and an opening, a heat sink disposed within the opening of the louver and adjacent the lower surface, a plurality of LEDs disposed about the heat sink on a lower surface of the louver, and, a lens disposed beneath the heat sink.

Claims

1. A modular louver assembly for a bollard luminaire, comprising:

a louver having an upper surface, a lower surface and an opening;

an annular heat sink disposed aligned with said opening of said louver and adjacent said lower surface and having a central opening, said heat sink having a plurality of fins facing inwardly towards said central opening and forming at least one alignment gap;

a plurality of LEDs disposed on heat sink on a lower surface of said louver and in thermal connectivity with said heat sink fins;

a lens disposed beneath said heat sink and in optical alignment with said LED'"'"'s;

wherein said louver has at least one mating fastener casting extending downward through said alignment gap of said plurality of heat sink fins, said fastener casting providing alignment and connectability of said heat sink and said LED'"'"'s within said modular louver assembly.

2. The modular louver assembly of claim 1, wherein a plurality of said heat sinks, louvers and lenses are stacked together and interconnected by a plurality of said fastener castings.

3. The modular louver assembly of claim 2, said plurality of heat sinks having a plurality of fins extending radially inwardly forming a thermal convection chimney.

4. The modular louver assembly of claim 1, each LEDs positioned on said heat sink with a PCB, said plurality of PCB'"'"'s in electrical communication with an LED driver mounted within said bollard luminaire.

5. The modular louver assembly of claim 4, said printed circuit boards having a plurality of thermal vias.

6. The modular louver assembly of claim 1, each of said LEDs angled downwardly away from said louver.

7. A modular louver assembly, comprising:

a lens having a diffuse surface;

a louver disposed above said lens, said louver having a central opening;

a heat sink positioned between said lens and said louver having an open central aperture and a plurality of cooling fins extending into said central aperture;

said heat sink having a plurality of LED mounting surfaces directed toward said lens and supporting a plurality of LEDs;

wherein said louver includes a plurality of casting fasteners extending into said heat sink to maintain a predefined orientation between said heat sink and said louver.

8. The modular louver assembly of claim 7 wherein said fastener of said louver extends to integrally connect a second heat sink.

9. The modular louver assembly of claim 8, wherein said first and second heat sink cooling fins each have a plurality of gaps, said gaps receiving a matching plurality of said fasteners to align said first and second heat sink relative to one another.

10. The modular louver assembly of claim 9, wherein said plurality of LED'"'"'s are connected to an LED driver mounted to an uppermost louver at said casting fastener.

11. A modular louver assembly for a bollard luminaire, comprising:

a plurality of stacked light modules, each of said light modules having;

a heat sink having a plurality of fins extending inwardly to a central aperture;

a radially outward surface on said heat sink angled from a radially outward upper edge to a radially inward lower edge;

a plurality of LEDs disposed on said radially outward surface;

a louver disposed above said heat sink, at least a portion of said fins disposed within an opening of said louver;

a lens disposed beneath said heat sink and said louver;

wherein said plurality of stacked light modules are interchangeably interconnected in a pre-determined orientation and further wherein said plurality of stacked light modules form a central opening for a convection airflow current.