Patent ID: 8858040

Claim:
A cooling apparatus for highly dissipative LEDs comprises of, a vented cylindrical cooling enclosure ( 19 ); a heat sink ( 1 ); a cooling fan ( 7 ); a voltage distribution and regulation system ( 8 ), ( 9 ), ( 10 ), ( 11 ); the heat sink ( 1 ) comprises of a mounting surface ( 4 ) for a plurality of LEDs ( 6 ) or a LED substrate ( 5 ) and a plurality of protrusions ( 2 ), ( 3 ); and the heat sink ( 1 ), the cooling fan ( 7 ), and the voltage distribution and regulation system ( 8 ), ( 9 ), ( 10 ), ( 11 ) being housed and fixed inside the vented cylindrical cooling enclosure ( 19 ); the cylindrical cooling enclosure ( 19 ) comprises of an inner cylinder ( 20 ), an outer cylinder ( 21 ), a plurality of baffles ( 22 ), a housing wall ( 15 ), a plurality of intake vents ( 17 ) and a plurality of exhaust vents ( 18 ); the plurality of intake vents ( 17 ) being located in between the inner cylinder ( 20 ) and the outer cylinder ( 21 ); the plurality of exhaust vents ( 18 ) being located above the cooling fan ( 7 ); the plurality of exhaust vents ( 18 ) being located in between the inner cylinder ( 20 ) and the heat sink ( 1 ); the plurality of baffles ( 22 ) being parallel to the heat sink ( 1 ); and the inner cylinder ( 20 ), the outer cylinder ( 21 ), the housing wall ( 15 ) and the plurality of baffles ( 22 ) creating channels to help direct and control air flow within the vented cylindrical cooling enclosure ( 19 ).