Supplemental lighting element
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1. A lighting element for a vehicle comprising:
- a circuit board including at least one illuminator;
a housing having an optical element in register with the at least one illuminator on the circuit board, and the housing including a peripheral wall enveloping a periphery of the circuit board, the housing having at least one inwardly-extending leg having a retainer thereon;
a heat sink having at least one recess in alignment with the at least one inwardly-extending leg on the peripheral wall of the housing; and
a thermal pad positioned between the circuit board and the heat sink;
wherein the inwardly-extending leg extends toward another portion of the peripheral wall, different from which the inwardly-extending leg extends, and wherein the inwardly-extending leg is positioned between the circuit board and the heat sink.
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Abstract
A supplemental lighting element (10) for a vehicle includes a circuit board (27) including at least one illuminator thereon, a housing having an optical element (12) in register with the at least one illuminator on the circuit board (27) and a heat sink (22) positioned between the circuit board (27) and the heat sink (22).
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1. A lighting element for a vehicle comprising:
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a circuit board including at least one illuminator; a housing having an optical element in register with the at least one illuminator on the circuit board, and the housing including a peripheral wall enveloping a periphery of the circuit board, the housing having at least one inwardly-extending leg having a retainer thereon; a heat sink having at least one recess in alignment with the at least one inwardly-extending leg on the peripheral wall of the housing; and a thermal pad positioned between the circuit board and the heat sink; wherein the inwardly-extending leg extends toward another portion of the peripheral wall, different from which the inwardly-extending leg extends, and wherein the inwardly-extending leg is positioned between the circuit board and the heat sink. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A supplemental lighting element for a vehicle comprising:
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a circuit board including at least one illuminator; a housing having an optical element in register with the at least one illuminator on the circuit board, and the housing including a peripheral wall enveloping a periphery of the circuit board, the housing having at least one inwardly-extending leg having a retainer; a heat sink having at least one recess in alignment with the at least one inwardly-extending leg on the peripheral wall of the housing; and a thermal pad positioned between the circuit board and the heat sink; wherein the inwardly-extending leg is positioned between, spacing, and in a contacting relationship with the circuit board and the heat sink.
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17. A supplemental lighting element for a vehicle comprising:
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a circuit board including at least one illuminator; a housing having an optical element in register with the at least one illuminator, and the housing including a peripheral wall enveloping the circuit board, the housing having at least one inwardly-extending leg extending from the peripheral wall toward another portion of the peripheral wall; a heat sink having at least one recess receiving the at least one inwardly-extending leg of the housing; and wherein the inwardly-extending leg is positioned between the circuit board and the heat sink.
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