LED lighting module
View Patent ↗The invention describes an LED lighting module ( 1 ) comprising an LED element ( 10 ), an electronic driving arrangement ( 30 ) for driving the LED ( 11 ), and a heat sink ( 20 ). The heat sink ( 20 ) forms a casing for the electronic driving arrangement ( 30 ) and comprises a receptacle interface ( 26 ) on a front side (F) of the heat sink ( 20 ) with a number of first reference elements ( 27 ) for coupling the LED element ( 10 ) to the heat sink ( 20 ) in a defined orientation. The heat sink further comprises a cavity ( 28 ) for enclosing at least parts of the electronic driving arrangement ( 30 ) and a number of second reference elements ( 22 ) for coupling the LED light module ( 10 ) to a secondary optic ( 70,70 ′). Moreover the invention describes a lighting assembly ( 80, 80 ′) comprising such an LED lighting module ( 1 ).
1. An LED lighting module sealingly enclosing an LED device driver, comprising:
an LED mounted on a top wall of an annular heat sink, said heat sink including a depending side wall with a plurality of cooling fins, said cooling fins in thermal contact with said LED;
a recessed cavity formed by said depending sidewall of said annular heat sink;
wherein said recessed cavity receives an LED driver PCB, said LED driver PCB in electrical contact with said LED;
a rear cover enclosing said LED driver PCB within said recess;
wherein said electrical contact between said LED and said LED driver PCB is through contact leads extending from said LED driver PCB through positioning notches on an interface of said heat sink;
said contact leads retained by grooves in a rigid support element extending from said rear cover, through said LED driver PCB and aligned with said notches in said interface, said LED having contact leads extending from said interface to said LED driver PCB contact leads.
2. The LED lighting module of claim 1 :
wherein the heat sink has a number of first reference elements for coupling the LED element to the heat sink in a defined orientation,
wherein said rear cover is sealingly mounting to said heat sink about said recess cavity to enclose said PCB, said PCB including an electronic driving arrangement,
a plurality of second reference elements positioned peripherally around said LED coupling the LED light module to a secondary optic.
3. An LED lighting module according to claim 2 , where the electronic driving arrangement is attached to the rear cover.
4. An LED lighting module according to claim 2 , where the rear cover is rigidly joined to the heat sink element.
5. An LED lighting module according to claim 2 , where the rear cover comprises a connector for electrically connecting the LED light module to a power supply.
6. An LED lighting module according to claim 2 , where the LED element is electrically connected with the electronic driving arrangement by said contact leads protruding through the heat sink to the front side of the heat sink.
7. An LED lighting module according to claim 2 , wherein the rear cover comprises said rigid support elements for electrically connecting the electronic driving arrangement with the LED element or rigid support elements, which mechanically support lead elements between the LED contact leads and the electronic driving arrangement, when the rear cover is assembled with the heat sink.