Patent · US Expired

Heat shield

US4885668A · kind A · utility

45Cited by
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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 17, 1988
Grant dateDec 5, 1989
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Expiry dateJun 17, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF21V29/83
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A flashlight reflector assembly including the substantially parabolic reflector having on one surface a reflectorized material, having a hole through its center as its converging end, and a plurality of support ribs extending from the backside of the reflector wherein a stainless steel heat shield is press fit into the back side of the reflector for protecting the reflector from over temperature conditions by reflecting heat back into the lamp and by conducting heat away from the converting portion of the reflector outward to the plurality of pins located behind the reflector reflecting surface.

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