Patent ID: 8556475

Claim:
A light emitting assembly ( 20 ) comprising: a heat sink ( 22 ) presenting a mounting surface ( 24 ), a plurality of light emitting diodes ( 26 ) disposed on said mounting surface ( 24 ), a housing ( 28 ) disposed over said heat sink ( 22 ) and presenting a top surface ( 30 ) facing outwardly, an electronics enclosure ( 32 ) disposed on said top surface ( 30 ) of said housing ( 28 ), a solar shield ( 34 ) having a solar top wall ( 102 ) extending between solar ends ( 108 ) and solar sides ( 110 ) and over and spaced from said electronics enclosure ( 32 ) to create an air flow space ( 111 ) therebetween, said solar shield ( 34 ) including a solar side wall ( 104 ) depending from each of said solar sides ( 110 ) to lower edges ( 112 ), and characterized by, said solar shield ( 34 ) defining an air inlet ( 114 ) disposed adjacent said lower edge ( 112 ) of each of said solar side walls ( 104 ) and an air outlet ( 116 ) disposed above said air inlet ( 114 ) at least one of said solar ends ( 108 ) thereof for creating a chimney effect to move ambient air into said air inlet ( 114 ) and through said air flow space ( 111 ) to exit said air outlet ( 116 ).