LED lamp
First Claim
1. An LED lamp comprising:
- an LED assembly including a first plurality of slots;
a power supply portion electrically connected to the LED assembly, the power supply portion including a first plurality of tabs; and
a thermal isolation device further comprising;
a first face including a second plurality of tabs that engages the first plurality of slots with the first face proximate to the LED assembly;
a second face proximate to the power supply portion;
a second plurality of slots to engage the first plurality of tabs; and
wherein contact features are arranged on the first face and the second face of the thermal isolation device to maintain one thermal transfer gap between the power supply portion and the second face of the thermal isolation device and another thermal transfer gap between the LED assembly and the first face of the thermal isolation device wherein the thermal transfer gap between the power supply portion and the second face measures from 0.1 mm to 5 mm.
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Abstract
A thermal isolation arrangement for an LED lamp is disclosed. Embodiments of the invention provide thermal isolation between the power supply and the LED assembly of an LED lamp, in most cases allowing the power supply to operate in a lower temperature range than would otherwise be possible. At least one contact feature is provided between the power supply and the LED assembly to maintain a thermal transfer gap between the power supply and the LED assembly. A contact feature can be, for example, a triangular ridge or a conical protrusion. In some embodiments, a thermal isolation device provides the contact feature or contact features. An LED lamp according to example embodiments of the invention can have a modular design and/or can include an Edison base and/or an optical element or optical elements disposed to emit light from the LED lamp.
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26 Claims
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1. An LED lamp comprising:
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an LED assembly including a first plurality of slots; a power supply portion electrically connected to the LED assembly, the power supply portion including a first plurality of tabs; and a thermal isolation device further comprising; a first face including a second plurality of tabs that engages the first plurality of slots with the first face proximate to the LED assembly; a second face proximate to the power supply portion; a second plurality of slots to engage the first plurality of tabs; and wherein contact features are arranged on the first face and the second face of the thermal isolation device to maintain one thermal transfer gap between the power supply portion and the second face of the thermal isolation device and another thermal transfer gap between the LED assembly and the first face of the thermal isolation device wherein the thermal transfer gap between the power supply portion and the second face measures from 0.1 mm to 5 mm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of producing an LED lamp, the method comprising:
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assembling a power supply portion of the LED lamp and an LED assembly portion of the LED lamp, the LED assembly portion including a first plurality of slots, and the power supply portion including a first plurality of tabs; providing a thermal isolation device having a radius from about 15 mm to about 20 mm comprising at least two contact features on a first face of the thermal isolation device and at least two contact features on a second face of the thermal isolation device disposed to maintain two thermal transfer gaps, one thermal transfer gap between the LED assembly portion and the first face of the thermal isolation device and another thermal transfer gap between the power supply portion and the second face of the thermal isolation device, wherein the thermal isolation device also includes a second plurality of slots in the thermal isolation device and second plurality of tabs on the first face of the thermal isolation device; and interconnecting the power supply portion, the thermal isolation device and the LED assembly portion by engaging the second plurality of tabs with the first plurality of slots and the second plurality of slots with the first plurality of tabs so that the two thermal transfer gaps are maintained. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A modular LED lamp comprising:
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an LED assembly module including one of a first plurality of slots and a first plurality of tabs; a power supply module including the other of the first plurality of slots and the first plurality of tabs; and a thermal isolation device disposed to maintain one thermal isolation gap between the LED assembly module and a first face of the thermal isolation device and another thermal isolation gap between a second face of the thermal isolation device and the power supply module, wherein the thermal isolation device further includes a second plurality of tabs that engages the first plurality of slots and a second plurality of slots that engages the first plurality of tabs. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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