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LED lighting fixture

US9212808B2 · kind B2 · utility

21Cited by

56References

25Claims

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Assignee

Cree, Inc. · US

Inventors

Robert Higley · Cary, US
Yuming Chen · Cary, US
Carleton Coleman · Durham, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 25, 2010
Grant date	Dec 15, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 25, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S362/80
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A light-emitting diode (LED) lighting fixture is provided as a potential solid state lighting (SSL) replacement fixture for a conventional HID lamp fixture. The LED lighting fixture includes a main housing having a bottom surface supporting an array of LEDs, a top surface and sides, and at least one driver provided in a side housing attached to a side of the main housing to drive the LED array. The thickness of the side housing is equal to or greater than the thickness of the main housing. A plurality of heat spreading fins is arranged on the top surface of the main housing.

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