Lighting apparatus with heat dissipation system
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1. A luminaire comprising:
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a frame defining a lens perimeter;
a light source within the frame, the frame defining an outer perimeter which is wider than the frame at the lens perimeter creating an inwardly sloped portion of the frame; and
a plate in thermal communication with the frame and having a dissipative portion protruding away from the housing and extending to be substantially parallel to the inwardly sloped portion of the frame, the dissipative portion defining a heat dissipation surface and its parallel protrusion angles the heat dissipation surface toward cooler areas.
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Abstract
A lighting apparatus is shown and described. In one aspect, the lighting apparatus includes a light source, a plate, and frame. The light source can include one or more lighting elements that are in thermal communication with the light source. The plate can have a dissipative portion extending outward from a point of thermal communication between the plate and the light source. The frame can at least partially enclose the light source and may also be in thermal communication therewith.
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1. A luminaire comprising:
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a housing; a frame defining a lens perimeter; a light source within the frame, the frame defining an outer perimeter which is wider than the frame at the lens perimeter creating an inwardly sloped portion of the frame; and a plate in thermal communication with the frame and having a dissipative portion protruding away from the housing and extending to be substantially parallel to the inwardly sloped portion of the frame, the dissipative portion defining a heat dissipation surface and its parallel protrusion angles the heat dissipation surface toward cooler areas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A luminaire comprising:
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a frame defining a lens perimeter; a light source within the frame, the frame defining an outer perimeter which is wider than the frame at the lens perimeter creating an inwardly sloped portion of the frame; and a plate in thermal communication with the frame and having a dissipative portion extending to be substantially parallel to the inwardly sloped portion of the frame. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A luminaire comprising:
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a frame defining a lens perimeter; a light source within the frame, the frame defining an outer perimeter which is wider than the frame at the lens perimeter creating an inwardly sloped portion of the frame; and a plate in thermal communication with the frame and having a dissipative portion extending to be substantially parallel to the inwardly sloped portion of the frame, the dissipative portion having first and second opposing sides exposed to ambient air. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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