Patent ID: 6974234

Claim:
A lighting assembly comprising: a light emitting diode package including: a front luminescent portion having a central axis, a mounting base, a heat transfer plate on a rear surface of said mounting base, and a first and second contact lead extending from the sides of said mounting base; a heat sink assembly including: a mounting die having a first end, a second end opposite said first end, a longitudinal axis extending between said first and second ends and an alignment guide on said first end, said mounting die being electrically conductive and thermally conductive, wherein said alignment guide positions said light emitting diode package such that said central axis of said luminescent portion is substantially aligned with said longitudinal axis of said mounting die and said heat transfer plate is in thermal communication with said mounting die; and a lens received adjacent said luminescent portion of said light emitting diode package for directing light output from said light emitting diode package forwardly along an optical axis.