Patent ID: 8974077
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: F21K,F21S,F21V,F21W,F21Y,G02B,G09F

Abstract:
1. A back panel for use in a light emitting diode (LED) lighting assembly that is operable to be affixed to a structure supporting a display surface that is to be illuminated comprising: an extruded substrate formed of a thermally conductive material, the substrate having a first and second substantially flat surface and first and second side edges perpendicular to a top edge extending therebetween and having a plurality of longitudinal fins extending from the first side edge of the substrate to the second side edge of the substrate, each of the fins having a substantially rectangular shape oriented so that a longitudinal axis of the fin is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the substrate along the at least top edge, wherein at least some of the fins which are adjacent to each other include a plurality of holes formed through the plurality of fins to enable heated air to rise through the adjacent fins, the holes aligned such that they create a chimney effect between the associated adjacent fins, wherein a plurality of LEDs are mounted on the second surface of the substrate, and oriented in a longitudinal orientation and parallel to the top edge with the fins, when the back panel is affixed to the structure with the second surface substantially parallel to the display surface, oriented parallel to the bottom edge of the display surface to be illuminated, such that heat rises perpendicular to the surface of the fins, a first longitudinal protrusion extending from the second surface proximate the LEDs and parallel to the top edge between the LEDs and the top edge to cause water to be partially directed away therefrom when the back panel is affixed to the structure.