Light emitting diode lighting device
First Claim
1. A lighting device, comprising:
- a mounting head having multiple facets each configured to retain an associated Light Emitting Diode (LED), the facets having upwardly inclining angles that extend radially outward;
a light cover extending over the mounting head;
a connector configured to insert into a light socket and receive power for operating to the LEDs; and
a heat sink body located between the mounting head and the connector configured to sink heat generated by the LEDs downward and outward from the mounting head, wherein the heat sink body is formed from one continuous piece of material with the mounting head and includes an elongated lower section having a solid internal body and a continuous outside surface that extends between and around a bottom end of the light cover and a top end of the connector.
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Abstract
A lighting device comprises a mounting head having multiple facets each configured to retain an associated Light Emitting Diode (LED). The LEDs are mounted to the facets with a thermally conductive metal pad and thermally conductive adhesive. A connector for the lighting device inserts into a light socket and receives power for operating the LEDs. A heat transfer body is coupled between the mounting head and the connector and transfer heat generated by the LEDs downward from the mounting head and then radially outward. The mounting head, adhesive, metal pad, and heat transfer body form a heat transfer structure that more effectively removes heat generated by the LEDs. In one embodiment, a dimmer circuit is also provided that allows the LED lighting device to operate with conventional dimmer switches.
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13 Claims
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1. A lighting device, comprising:
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a mounting head having multiple facets each configured to retain an associated Light Emitting Diode (LED), the facets having upwardly inclining angles that extend radially outward; a light cover extending over the mounting head; a connector configured to insert into a light socket and receive power for operating to the LEDs; and a heat sink body located between the mounting head and the connector configured to sink heat generated by the LEDs downward and outward from the mounting head, wherein the heat sink body is formed from one continuous piece of material with the mounting head and includes an elongated lower section having a solid internal body and a continuous outside surface that extends between and around a bottom end of the light cover and a top end of the connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting device, comprising:
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a mounting head configured to hold LEDs; a cover configured to extend over the LEDs; and a continuous solid heat sink body comprising a top portion forming the mounting head and a bottom portion extending down from the mounting head and out through a bottom end of the cover, wherein the heat sink body comprises a same continuous unitary piece of material forming the bottom portion and the top portion and wherein the bottom portion has a continuous outside surface that extends below a bottom end of the cover and above a top end of a connector. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting device, comprising:
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a mounting head configured to hold multiple LEDs; a cover configured to cover the LEDs; a heat sink body formed from a same continuous piece of material used for the mounting head and extending down through and out of the cover to a connector, the heat sink body including a bottom portion that extends below and around a bottom end of the cover and sits above and on top of the connector; and elongated fins extending vertically along the bottom portion of the heat sink body and formed from the same continuous piece of material used for the mounting head and heat sink body and extending radially around an outside surface of the bottom portion of the heat sink body. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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