Patent ID: 11885475
Assignee: VALEO NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 10:
11. A method of assembling a lighting device for a utility vehicle, the method comprising:
providing a light source for producing a light beam;
providing a housing enclosure with a transparent cover that packages the light source within the housing enclosure, a sealing member and a heatsink in an assembled condition, wherein the housing enclosure includes a front portion and a rear portion disposed opposite to the front portion; and
producing a number of fins along the heatsink that extend from beyond the front portion and that span through to the rear portion where a rear arrangement of fins extend beyond the housing enclosure, where a front arrangement of fins at the front portion are spaced apart from the rear arrangement of fins at the rear portion by the housing enclosure, the rear arrangement of fins configured to protrude beyond the housing enclosure;
assembling the heatsink, the sealing member and the housing enclosure together by a fastening system that forms a structure configured to transfer heat generated by the light source.