A lighting unit (101) for a vehicle comprises: a solid state lighting device or LED (115, Fig. 2 ); a heat sink (129, Fig. 2 ) thermally connected to the LED such that heat generated by the LED is transferred to the heat sink by thermal conduction; and attachment means (133) arranged to attach the heat sink to at least two mounting members (109) that are part of the structure of the vehicle. The heat sink top part (129T) may form a strut, link, or bridge between the mounting members; and may protrude through an aperture (139, Fig. 2 ) in a casing (135, Fig. 2 ) of the lighting unit; which may be a front or rear lighting unit on a car, van, truck, off-road vehicle, or railway vehicle. The heat sink 129 may structurally replace a mounting member (9, Fig. 1 ) on the vehicle.
Lighting unit mounting for a vehicle
Befestigung der Beleuchtungseinheit für ein Fahrzeug
Fixation d'unité d'éclairage pour véhicule
2020-01-15
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | F21S Ortsfeste Leuchten , NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES / B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein / B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |
VEHICLE MOUNTING UNIT HEADREST AND LIGHTING SYSTEM THEREOF (EMBODIMENTS)
European Patent Office | 2020
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