IP Library Granted Patent US 8,770,794
Granted Patent B2
US 8,770,794 · App. 13/057,998 · Granted Jul 8, 2014

Lamp and use of a lamp

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Patent No.
US 8,770,794
App. No.
13/057,998
Granted
Jul 8, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A luminous means ( 1 ) is specified, comprising a heat sink ( 2 ), which comprises a top surface ( 21 ) and a bottom surface ( 22 ), and also two sections ( 23 ), wherein the two sections ( 23 ) are arranged one above the other, and each of the sections ( 23 ) has a side surface ( 231 ) which runs transversely with respect to the top surface ( 21 ) and bottom surface ( 22 ) of the heat sink ( 2 ) and at which at least one light-emitting diode ( 3 ) is arranged.

Claims (18)

1. A luminous means comprising:

a heat sink, which comprises a top surface and a bottom surface, and also at least two sections,

wherein:

the at least two sections are arranged one above the other,

each of the sections has a side surface which runs transversely with respect to the top surface and bottom surface of the heat sink and at which at least one light-emitting diode is arranged,

each section of the heat sink is formed from a metal sheet, the side surfaces of the sections being embodied as lug-like regions of the metal sheet,

each side surface of each section is rotatable about a rotation axis by bending of the metal sheet from which the section is formed, and

each side surface of each section comprises a connection carrier applied to the side surface, via which connection carrier a light-emitting diode arranged at the side surface is electrically connected.

2. The luminous means as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the top surface has a larger area content than the bottom surface, and the section lying closer to the top surface has a larger area content of its base area than the section further away from the top surface.

3. The luminous means as claimed in claim 1 , comprising three or more sections which are geometrically similar to one another, wherein the area content of the base area of each section is all the greater, the closer the section is to the top surface of the heat sink.

4. The luminous means as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the heat sink has a truncated-pyramid-shaped or a truncated-cone-shaped envelope at least in places and the sections of the heat sink are arranged in a staircase-like fashion.

5. The luminous means as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the heat sink has a cylindrical envelope.

6. The luminous means as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sections each have an n-gonal base area and comprise n side surfaces, where n is a natural number greater than 2.

7. The luminous means as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sections each have a round base area.

8. The luminous means as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sections are arranged symmetrically or substantially symmetrically with respect to a central axis of the heat sink.

9. The luminous means as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sections are heat sink elements which are connected to one another and form the heat sink.

10. The luminous means as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rotation axis runs parallel or substantially parallel to the top surface and/or bottom surface of the heat sink.

11. The luminous means as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one control device and/or regulating device, by means of which the light-emitting diodes of the luminous means are energized, is arranged on the top surface.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2011
From: MOECK, MARTIN; KIRCHBERGER, GUENTHER
To: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
Reel/Frame 026480/0545 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2011
From: MOECK, MARTIN; KIRCHBERGER, GUENTER
To: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
Reel/Frame 026258/0203 →