Energy consuming device and assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9301416-B2
Application number	US-201113992319-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 1, 2011
Priority date	Dec 15, 2010
Publication date	Mar 29, 2016
Grant date	Mar 29, 2016

Abstract

An energy consumption device includes a housing that supports a first and second terminal. An energy consuming module, which may include a light emitting diode array, is supported by the housing and is thermally coupled to a thermal bridge that extends below a lower surface of the housing. A cover can be positioned so as to secure the energy consuming module between the cover and the housing. A plurality of magnets can be configured to secure the energy consumption device to a rail that supports powered contacts so that the first and second terminals engage the powered contacts and the thermal bridge is pressed against the rail.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An energy consuming device, comprising:
a housing with lower surface, an aperture in the lower surface, at least one magnetic mount and a first and second terminal aperture;
a first and second terminal respectively position in the first and second terminal aperture so that a portion of the first and second terminal extend below the lower surface;
an energy consuming module positioned in the aperture and electrically coupled to the first and second terminal;
a thermal bridge mounted on one side of the energy consuming module, the thermal bridge extending below the lower surface;
a magnet positioned in the magnetic mount; and
a cover mounted to the housing, the cover extending over the magnet so as to occlude the magnet.

2. The energy consuming device of claim 1 , wherein the energy consuming module is an LED array positioned on a plate.

3. The energy consuming device of claim 2 , wherein the thermal bridge is compressible and is configured to extend below the lower surface a distance of at least 0.6 mm and the magnet is a first magnet positioned in a first magnet mount, the energy consuming device including a second magnet mounted in a second magnet mount, the first and second magnet aligned with and electrically separated from a first and second power contact.

4. The energy consuming device of claim 3 , wherein the cover and the housing cooperatively provide an internal volume and the first and second terminal are positioned in the terminal apertures such that dust entering into the terminal apertures is sealed from entering into the internal volume.

5. An illumination system comprising:
a rail with a base wall, and a first and second power contact; and
the energy consuming device of claim 2 mounted on the rail, the thermal bridge being pressed against the base between the first and second powered contact.

6. The illumination system of claim 5 , wherein the first and second terminal respectively contact the first and second power contact and the thermal bridge is configured to press against the base wall with a force sufficient to provide at least 3 PSI.

7. The illumination system of claim 6 , wherein a thermal resistance between the LED array and the base wall is less than 3 C/W.

8. The illumination system of claim 7 , wherein the thermal resistance is less than 2 C/W.

Assignees

• Zaderej Victor V
• Mcgowan Daniel B
• Serwacki Megan
• Molex Llc

Inventors

• Zaderej Victor V
• Mcgowan Daniel B
• Serwacki Megan

Classifications

• Y10S362/80

  Light emitting diode · CPC title

• F21K9/20

  Light sources comprising attachment means · CPC title

• F21V21/35

  with direct electrical contact between the supporting element and electric conductors running along the guiding element · CPC title

• H01R25/147

  Low voltage devices, i.e. safe to touch live conductors · CPC title

• F21V17/105

  using magnets · CPC title