LED light module for use in a lighting assembly
First Claim
1. An LED light module removably coupleable to a receiving lighting assembly, comprising:
- an LED lighting element;
one or more resilient members configured to generate a compression force when the LED light module is installed in the receiving lighting assembly to maintain a compressive contact force between the LED light module and at least one of the one or more thermally conductive surfaces of the receiving lighting assembly; and
one or more electrical contact members of the LED light module configured to extend through one or more openings in a socket to releasably contact one or more electrical contact elements of the socket of the receiving lighting assembly when the LED light module is installed in the lighting assembly, the electrical contact elements being disposed in the socket so as to inhibit inadvertent human contact with the electrical contact elements, said LED light module electrical contact members configured to maintain an operative electrical connection with the electrical contact elements while the LED light module is rotated relative to the socket to releasably lock the LED light module to the socket.
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Abstract
A removable LED light module for use in a lighting assembly includes an LED lighting element and one or more resilient members to maintain a compression force between the LED light module and a socket and/or heat dissipating member or thermally conductive housing to provide effective heat transfer from the LED to the heat dissipating member or thermally conductive housing. One or more electrical contact members of the LED light module is configured to releasably contact one or more electrical contact elements of a socket of the lighting assembly when the LED light module is coupled to the socket to establish an electrical connection between the LED light module and the socket, said electrical contact elements positioned behind openings in a surface of the socket to partially obstruct access to said electrical contact elements.
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Citations
28 Claims
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1. An LED light module removably coupleable to a receiving lighting assembly, comprising:
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an LED lighting element; one or more resilient members configured to generate a compression force when the LED light module is installed in the receiving lighting assembly to maintain a compressive contact force between the LED light module and at least one of the one or more thermally conductive surfaces of the receiving lighting assembly; and one or more electrical contact members of the LED light module configured to extend through one or more openings in a socket to releasably contact one or more electrical contact elements of the socket of the receiving lighting assembly when the LED light module is installed in the lighting assembly, the electrical contact elements being disposed in the socket so as to inhibit inadvertent human contact with the electrical contact elements, said LED light module electrical contact members configured to maintain an operative electrical connection with the electrical contact elements while the LED light module is rotated relative to the socket to releasably lock the LED light module to the socket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A lighting assembly, comprising:
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a heat dissipating member; a socket attachable to the heat dissipating member, said socket comprising a plurality of electrical contact elements disposed behind one or more openings in a surface of the socket; and an LED light module removably coupleable to the socket of the heat dissipating member, comprising; an LED lighting element; and one or more electrical contact members of the LED light module configured to extend through the one or more openings in the surface of the socket to releasably contact one or more electrical contact elements of the socket when the LED light module is installed in the lighting assembly, said LED light module electrical contact members configured such that they will establish an operative electrical connection with the socket whose mating contacts are protected from inadvertent human contact; and one or more resilient members configured to compress when the LED light module is coupled to the socket to apply a compression force between the LED light module and a least a portion or an element of the heat dissipating member when the LED light module is rotated relative to the socket once the electrical contact members of the LED light module and the electrical contact elements of the socket are in contact with each other. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for coupling an LED light module to a socket of a lighting assembly, the method comprising:
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axially advancing at least a portion of the LED light module at least partially into the socket, the LED light module comprising an LED lighting element and one or more electrical contact posts that extend generally parallel to a central axis of the LED light module, said axially advancing causing the one or more posts to extend into corresponding one or more openings in a base of the socket so as to contact an electrical contact element in the socket; and rotating the LED light module relative to the socket to releasably lock the LED light module to the socket, wherein said rotational movement of the LED light module maintains the one or more electrical contact posts of the LED light module in contact with one or more electrical contact elements of the socket, said LED light module electrical contact posts configured such that they will establish an operative electrical connection with the socket whose mating contacts are protected from inadvertent human contact. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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Specification