Lamp assembly and method for torque-free assembly of the lamp assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9772092-B2
Application number	US-201514883182-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 14, 2015
Priority date	Nov 14, 2014
Publication date	Sep 26, 2017
Grant date	Sep 26, 2017

Abstract

A lamp assembly and to a method for assembling the lamp assembly with a heat sink, a base plate for holding at least one light source, and a reflector. A light that can be generated by the light source can be directed into this reflector and wherein the heat sink has a mounting surface on which the base plate and the reflector are arranged one on top of the other. A common mounting opening extends through the heat sink, the base plate, and the reflector, wherein a spring element and a tension element are arranged in this opening and wherein the heat sink, the base plate, and the reflector are clamped one on top of the other with a clamping force by means of the spring element. The clamping force is applied on the spring element by means of the tension element.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A lamp assembly comprising:
a heat sink,
a base plate for holding at least one light source, and
a reflector,
wherein light generated by the light source is directed into this reflector and
wherein the heat sink has a mounting surface on which the base plate and the reflector are arranged one on top of the other,
wherein a common mounting opening extends through the heat sink, the base plate, and the reflector,
wherein a spring element and a tension element are arranged in this opening,
wherein the heat sink, the base plate, and the reflector are clamped one on top of the other with a clamping force by means of the spring element, and
wherein the clamping force is applied onto the spring element by means of the tension element.

2. The lamp assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting opening extends between a first opening area and an opposing second opening area, wherein the spring element sits in the first opening area and the tension element sits in the opposing second opening area.

3. The lamp assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the spring element is formed by a coil spring and has a first end area with a collar with which the spring element sits in the opening area.

4. The lamp assembly according to claim 2 wherein the spring element has a second end area with a middle tab on which the tension element is attached.

5. The lamp assembly according to claim 4 wherein the tension element has a plate with which the tension element sits in the second opening area and wherein the tension element has a tension band that is guided around the middle tab of the spring element.

6. The lamp assembly according to claim 1 wherein the tension element is formed as a cable tie.

7. The lamp assembly according to claim 6 wherein the tension band ( 20 ) can be locked in the plate ( 19 ) of the tension element ( 16 ) at different band lengths like a kind of cable tie ( 21 ).

8. A method for assembling a lamp assembly with a heat sink, a base plate for holding at least one light source, and a reflector, wherein light that generated by the light source is directed into the reflector, wherein the heat sink has a mounting surface on which the base plate and the reflector are arranged one on top of the other, and the method including the steps of:
providing the heat sink, the base plate, and the reflector in an arrangement one on top of the other and with a common mounting opening,
inserting a spring element and a tension element in an opposing arrangement in the mounting opening, and
applying a clamping force by means of the tension element on the spring element perpendicular to the mounting surface so that the heat sink, the base plate, and the reflector are connected to each other with a torque-free connection.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the mounting opening extends between two opening areas, wherein the spring element is inserted into a first opening area and wherein the tension element is inserted into an opposing second opening area.

10. The method according to claim 8 wherein the tension element has a tension band, wherein for applying a clamping force onto the spring element by means of the tension element it is provided that the tension band is guided around a middle tab of the spring element while forming a loop and the tension band is then tightened until the desired clamping force is achieved.

Assignees

• Hella Kgaa Hueck & Co

Inventors

• Bauder Alexander

Classifications

• F21V17/162

  the parts being subjected to traction or compression, e.g. coil springs · CPC title

• F21V29/70

  characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks · CPC title

• F16B5/0266

  using springs · CPC title

• F21S41/148

  the main emission direction of the LED being perpendicular to the optical axis · CPC title

• F21V7/00

  Reflectors for light sources (characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/505) · CPC title