Claims
- 1. A lighting fixture, comprising:a lighting reflector; a lighting socket located within said lighting reflector; a cooling air aperture, extending into an inside of said lighting reflector, and configured to cool only a specified area within said lighting reflector, wherein said cooling air aperture includes a device with inner surfaces defining a channel for air to first flow in a first direction, and to second flow in a second direction which is in a generally different direction than said first direction.
- 2. A fixture as in claim 1, further comprising a fan, forming said cooling air.
- 3. A lighting fixture, comprising:a lighting reflector; a lighting socket located within said lighting reflector; a cooling air aperture, extending into an inside of said lighting reflector, and configured to cool only a specified area within said lighting reflector; a fan, forming a stream of cooling air, and directing said cooling air to said cooling air aperture.
- 4. A fixture as in claim 3, further comprising a cavity, containing air which has been forced by said fan.
- 5. A fixture as in claim 4, wherein one wall of said cavity is a generally curved shape which is curved in a way that mates with a curvature of said lighting reflector.
- 6. A lighting fixture, comprising:an optical reflector, having a first reflecting part, and a second non reflecting part; a bulb socket, formed in said second non reflecting part; and a cooling air chimney portion, extending from a first point outside said optical reflector, to a second point inside said optical reflector, and forming a channel for cooling air inside said optical reflector that is directed along a confined path, inside said chimney portion, wherein said chimney portion includes an inner cavity extending generally along a first direction, and an end portion which deflects cooling air from said first direction to a second direction generally toward said bulb, away from said first direction.
- 7. A lighting fixture, comprising:an optical reflector, having a first reflecting part, and a second non reflecting part; a bulb socket, formed in said second non reflecting part; a cooling air chimney portion, extending from a first point outside said optical reflector, to a second point inside said optical reflector, and forming a channel for cooling air inside said optical reflector that is directed along a confined path, inside said chimney portion; and a bulb, connected to said socket, said bulb having a first portion with a first temperature requirement, and a second portion with a second temperature requirement, wherein said second portion has a temperature requirement which avoids the need for cooling, and said first portion requires cooling.
- 8. A fixture as in claim 7, wherein said chimney portion directs air only to said first portion of said bulb.
- 9. A fixture as in claim 8, wherein said chimney portion is located in a location such that does not block any light from said bulb from reaching said reflector.
- 10. A fixture as in claim 8, wherein said chimney portion is sized such that it does not block any light from said bulb from reaching said first reflecting part of said reflector.
- 11. A lighting fixture, comprising:an optical reflector; a fixture for a bulb which produces light which is to be reflected by said optical reflector; and a cooling air portion, located in a location inside said optical reflector where it will not interfere with light being produced by said bulb and coupled to said optical reflector and which directs air in a direction that is toward a first area and away from another area inside said optical reflector.
- 12. A fixture as in claim 11, wherein said cooling air portion is formed of bent sheet metal, and extends generally along a first direction.
- 13. A fixture as in claim 12, further comprising a bulb, coupled to said fixture for said bulb, and extending generally along said first direction substantially parallel with said cooling air portion.
- 14. A fixture as in claim 11, further comprising a bulb having said first area which requires cooling and said second area which does not require cooling.
- 15. A fixture as in claim 11, further comprising a fan producing cooling air to be coupled to said cooling portion.
- 16. A fixture as in claim 15, wherein said fan comprises a first fan on top of a second fan, said first and second fans collectively producing said cooling air.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application claims benefit to U.S. Provisional application Ser. No. 60/179,981, filed Feb. 3, 2000.
US Referenced Citations (5)
Provisional Applications (1)
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