Patent ID: 7296915
Filing Date: 2007-11-20
Classification: B60Q,F21S,F21V,F21W,F21Y,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A lighting device for illuminating the interior of a vehicle, aircraft or building, the lighting device comprising: a channel case made from a thermally conductive material, the channel case comprising: at least one circuit board disposed within the interior space of the channel case, wherein the at least one circuit board includes top and bottom sides and includes circuit traces; a heat transfer device coupled to the at least one circuit board and the bottom edge of the channel case, the heat transfer device transferring heat to the channel case; a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted on the at least one circuit board and electrically connected to the circuit traces; a plurality of resistors mounted on the at least one circuit board and electrically connected to the circuit traces; a lens attached to the two opposed side edges of the channel case; and wherein the transferred heat is dissipated through the channel case which is beside and behind the lens.