REMOVABLE LED LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A LIGHT FIXTURE ASSEMBLY
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1. An LED light assembly removably coupleable to a light fixture assembly, comprising:
- an LED lighting element;
a thermal interface member coupled to the LED lighting element and configured to resiliently contact a thermally conductive housing of the light fixture assembly when the LED light assembly is installed in the light fixture assembly, the thermal interface member configured to thermally couple the LED lighting element and the thermally conductive housing;
one or more resilient members operatively coupled to the thermal interface member, the resilient members configured to generate a compression force when the LED light assembly is installed in the light fixture assembly to maintain a compressive contact force between the thermal interface member and the thermally conductive housing; and
a plurality of electrical contact members electrically connected to the LED lighting element, at least one of the electrical contact members configured to releasably contact an electrical contact on the light fixture assembly when the LED light assembly is coupled to the housing to establish an electrical connection between the LED lighting element and the housing irrespective of the orientation of the LED light assembly during installation.
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Abstract
A removable LED light assembly for use in a light fixture assembly includes an LED lighting element and one or more resilient members to maintain a compression force between the LED light assembly and a housing to provide effective heat transfer from the LED to the housing. The LED light assembly includes a plurality of electrical contact members to facilitate installation of the LED light assembly in the housing.
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1. An LED light assembly removably coupleable to a light fixture assembly, comprising:
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an LED lighting element; a thermal interface member coupled to the LED lighting element and configured to resiliently contact a thermally conductive housing of the light fixture assembly when the LED light assembly is installed in the light fixture assembly, the thermal interface member configured to thermally couple the LED lighting element and the thermally conductive housing; one or more resilient members operatively coupled to the thermal interface member, the resilient members configured to generate a compression force when the LED light assembly is installed in the light fixture assembly to maintain a compressive contact force between the thermal interface member and the thermally conductive housing; and a plurality of electrical contact members electrically connected to the LED lighting element, at least one of the electrical contact members configured to releasably contact an electrical contact on the light fixture assembly when the LED light assembly is coupled to the housing to establish an electrical connection between the LED lighting element and the housing irrespective of the orientation of the LED light assembly during installation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An LED light assembly removably coupleable to a light fixture assembly, comprising:
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an LED lighting element; a thermal interface member coupled to the LED lighting element and configured to resiliently contact a thermally conductive housing of the light fixture assembly when the LED light assembly is coupled to the housing, the thermal interface member configured to thermally couple the LED lighting element and the thermally conductive housing; a plurality of resilient members operatively coupled to the thermal interface member, the resilient members movable between an uncompressed state and a compressed state when the LED light assembly is coupled to the housing to generate a compression force between the thermal interface member and the thermally conductive housing to establish a thermal connection between the LED light assembly and the housing; and a plurality of electrical contact members electrically connected to the LED lighting element, at least one of the electrical contact members configured to releasably contact an electrical contact on the light fixture assembly when the LED light assembly is coupled to the housing to establish an electrical connection between the LED lighting element and the housing irrespective of the orientation of the LED light assembly during installation. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A light fixture assembly, comprising:
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a thermally-conductive housing; an LED assembly removably coupleable to the thermally-conductive housing, comprising; an LED lighting element; a thermal interface member coupled to the LED lighting element and configured to resiliently contact the thermally conductive housing when the LED light assembly is installed in the light fixture assembly to establish a thermal contact between the LED lighting element and the thermally conductive housing; one or more resilient members operatively coupled to the thermal interface member, the resilient members movable between an uncompressed state and a compressed state when the LED light assembly is coupled to the thermally-conductive housing to generate a compression force between the thermal interface member and the thermally conductive housing; and a plurality of electrical contact members electrically connected to the LED lighting element and configured to releasably contact an electrical contact on the housing when the LED light assembly is coupled thereto to establish an electrical connection between the LED lighting element and the housing irrespective of the orientation of the LED light assembly during installation. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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