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LED fixture with heat pipe

  • US 9,423,117 B2
  • Filed: 12/30/2011
  • Issued: 08/23/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A lighting assembly, comprising:

  • a housing;

    a first heat spreader;

    a light emitting device remote from said housing and in thermal communication with said first heat spreader;

    a heat pipe comprising a first end and a second end, said first end in thermal communication with said first heat spreader, said heat pipe adapted to provide structural support for said first heat spreader, said first heat spreader comprising an opening along a central vertical axis to receive said first end; and

    a second heat spreader in thermal communication with said housing, said second end of said heat pipe extending through said housing and in thermal communication with said second heat spreader, said first heat spreader, said heat pipe and said second heat spreader comprising parallel central vertical axes, wherein said housing comprises a thermally conductive material, wherein said second heat spreader is on an external surface of said housing, and said external surface is thermally conductive and in thermal communication with said light emitting device.

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