LUMINAIRE STRUCTURE
20220010949 · 2022-01-13
Inventors
- Thomas JAMES (Lasalle, CA)
- Howard Yaphe (Lasalle, CA)
- Andrew Miles (Lasalle, CA)
- Jamie KATZ (Lasalle, CA)
Cpc classification
F21V23/02
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21Y2103/10
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21S8/036
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21V19/001
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21V21/02
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
G02B6/0088
PHYSICS
F21Y2115/10
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
International classification
F21V21/02
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21V15/01
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21V19/00
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21V23/02
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Abstract
A luminaire assembly comprises a first luminaire structure and a second luminaire structure, each configured for positioning in an illuminatable position on an enclosure surface. Each of the first and second luminaire structures comprises a housing structure and an illumination structure extending outwardly from the housing structure. The illumination structure has at least one outer surface region which terminates at a longitudinal distal end region and at least one lateral edge region, wherein the respective lateral edge regions of the first and second luminaire structures are alignable to form an aligning interface therebetween. A clamp assembly is configured for clamping the adjacent lateral end regions in the aligning interface to join the first and second luminaire structures together, the clamp assembly providing at least one outer clamp surface region which is configured to be complementary with the corresponding at least one outer surface region of each of the joined first and second luminaire structures.
Claims
1. A luminaire assembly comprising a. a track structure mountable on a wall surface; b. at least one luminaire structure for positioning on the track structure; c. the track structure having an anchoring surface region configured for securing to the wall surface at a plurality of designated locations, and a first mounting surface region to form a mount interface with a corresponding aligned second mounting surface region on the at least one luminaire structure in a luminaire installation; d. each of the at least one luminaire structure including: i. a housing structure defining the corresponding second mounting surface region; ii. an illumination structure extending outwardly from the housing structure, with opposed outer surface regions which terminate at a longitudinal distal end region; iii. the housing structure comprising: 1. an elongate wall mounting segment extending along the luminaire structure, at least in part, defining the second surface region; 2. an elongate supporting segment extending along the luminaire structure, at least in part, and configured for supporting the illumination structure in an operative position relative to the wall surface; and 3. an elongate light source segment extending along the luminaire structure, at least in part, and configured for optical coupling with the illumination structure; 4. wherein the elongate wall mounting segment, the elongate supporting segment and/or the elongate light source segment are coupled in a first mode to orient the illumination structure in the operative position, and decoupled, at least in part, in a second mode to enable servicing of the illumination structure and/or the elongate light source segment, while the elongate wall mounting segment remains in the mount interface.
2. An assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein the track structure and luminaire structure are configured to provide visual continuity along one or more visible surfaces thereon in the first mode when viewed from a user space defined by the wall.
3. An assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein the track structure and luminaire structure are configured to minimize light emitted by the illumination structure from leaking therebetween along the mount interface.
4. An assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein the elongate wall mounting segment includes an inner support structure with a plurality of passages to receive a corresponding plurality of first fasteners held in the track structure to secure the mount interface.
5. An assembly as defined in claim 4, further comprising inner and outer casing structures to enclose the mount interface, at least in part.
6. An assembly as defined in claim 5, wherein the inner casing structure is configured to be held between the track structure and the inner support structure in the mount interface, at least in part.
7. An assembly as defined in claim 4 wherein the track structure includes a track path to receive and adjustably position each of the first fasteners for aligning with a corresponding passage.
8. An assembly as defined in claim 7, wherein the elongate wall mounting segment, elongate supporting segment and or elongate light source segment include complementary coupling locations to be coupled in the first mode.
9. An assembly as defined in claim 8, wherein the outer casing structure is configured to cover the coupling locations in the first mode, at least in part.
10. An assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein the elongate supporting segment supports a light guide in an optical coupling configuration with the elongate light source segment, wherein the elongate light source segment is removable from the elongate support element in the second mode.
11. An assembly as defined in claim 10, wherein the light source segment includes one or more LED arrays orientable along a longitudinal axis extending along the light guide.
12. An assembly as defined in claim 11, wherein the light source segment includes a power supply for operative coupling to the one or more LED arrays.
13. An assembly as defined in claim 12, wherein the light source segment includes one or more of: a. a light source frame with a first frame portion to engage the elongate support segment, to support the elongate light source segment and to cooperate therewith to define the coupling locations; and b. a second upright frame portion to releasably support the one or more LED arrays releasably secured thereto.
14. An assembly as defined in claim 5, wherein the outer casing structure is configured to be held between the elongate wall mounting segment and the elongate supporting segment.
15. An assembly as defined in claim 14, wherein the outer casing structure includes a pair of opposed longitudinal end regions, at least one of which is releasably clipped to the corresponding elongate wall mounting segment and the elongate supporting segment for removal therefrom.
16. An assembly as defined in claim 10, wherein the light guide has opposed inner and outer longitudinal light guide boundaries, the elongate supporting segment having a distal end region to engage a corresponding the inner longitudinal light guide boundary, further comprising a light guide clamp member configured with a corresponding end region to engage an opposite side of the corresponding inner longitudinal light guide boundary and releasably secured relative to the elongate support segment.
17. An assembly as defined in claim 14, wherein the housing structure is configured with the elongate wall mounting segment and elongate supporting segments extending outwardly from a corner region.
18. An assembly as defined in claim 16, wherein the light guide clamp member is releasably secured to the elongate light source segment.
19. An assembly as defined in claim 16, wherein the luminaire structure further comprising at least one longitudinal end cap segment to engage the outer longitudinal light guide boundary.
20. An assembly as defined in claim 19, wherein the light guide has opposed lateral light guide boundaries, further comprising at least one end lateral cap segment to engage a corresponding lateral light guide boundary.
21. An assembly as defined in claim 19, wherein the longitudinal cap segment includes an opening to receive the corresponding longitudinal light guide boundary.
22. An assembly as defined in claim 21, further comprising a pair of support arms, each extending along a corresponding lateral light guide boundary, each configured to be removably secured to the longitudinal cap segment.
23. An assembly as defined in claim 21, wherein each support arm includes a proximal end region which extends into the housing structure and held by a first fastener.
24. An assembly as defined in claim 20, wherein the illumination structure includes a pair of outer panels, each at a corresponding outer surface region, wherein each of the outer panels is held between the at least one lateral cap segment, the at least one longitudinal end cap segment, the inner casing structure, and/or the outer casing structure.
25. An assembly as defined in claim 2, wherein the outer panel adjacent the outer casing structure is releasable upon release of the outer casing structure, or vice versa.
26. A luminaire assembly comprising a. a track structure mountable on a wall surface; b. a first luminaire structure and a second luminaire structure, each for positioning on the track structure; c. the track structure having an anchoring surface region configured for securing to the wall surface at a plurality of designated locations, and a first mounting surface region to form a sliding mount interface with corresponding aligned second mounting surface regions on each of the first and second luminaire structures in a luminaire installation; d. each of the first and second luminaire structures comprising: i. a housing structure defining the corresponding second mounting surface region; ii. an illumination structure extending outwardly from the housing structure, with opposed outer surface regions which terminate at a longitudinal distal end region; iii. each illumination structure including opposed lateral end regions, each of which includes mounting structure to form an aligning mount interface with a neighboring lateral edge regions to form a unitary illumination panel, iv. wherein the sliding mount interface and the aligning mount interface are configured enable the track structure and housing structures to accommodate variations along the wall surface, while maintaining visual continuity along the unitary illumination panel and/or the distal edge region.
27. An assembly as defined in claim 26, wherein the opposed outer surface regions are defined by outer panels extending between the housing structure and the longitudinal edge region.
28. An assembly as defined in claim 27, wherein at least one of the panels is configured to emit light.
29. An assembly as defined in claim 26, wherein each of the outer panels has a pair of opposed lateral edges which terminate at an adjacent lateral end region, further comprising a clamp assembly for engaging the adjacent lateral end regions, the clamp assembly having outer surfaces which are configured to be substantially coplanar with the outer surfaces of the outer panels at the aligning interface.
30. An assembly as defined in claim 29, wherein the clamp assembly includes a pair of clamp elements to extend along opposite outer boundaries of the illumination panel, and configured to be drawn to one another to form the aligning interface.
31. An assembly as defined in claim 30, wherein each lateral edge region includes a support arm extending therealong between the housing structure and the distal end region, and configured to engage each of the clamp elements in the aligning interface.
32. An assembly as defined in claim 31, wherein each clamp element includes a pair of opposed first locking formations extending along opposite sides thereof, and each support arm includes a pair of opposed second locking formations along opposite sides thereof, wherein each of the first locking formations engages a corresponding second formation which the clamp elements engage in the aligning interface.
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Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
[0052] Several example embodiments of the present disclosure will be provided, by way of examples only, with reference to the appended drawings, wherein:
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0068] It should be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangement of components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or of being carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology used herein is for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. The use of “including,” “comprising,” or “having” and variations thereof herein is meant to encompass the items listed thereafter and equivalents thereof as well as additional items. Unless limited otherwise, the terms “connected,” “coupled,” and “mounted,” and variations thereof herein are used broadly and encompass direct and indirect connections, couplings, and mountings. In addition, the terms “connected” and “coupled” and variations thereof are not restricted to physical, mechanical or other connections or couplings. The terms upper, lower, and vertical are intended for operative context only and are not necessarily intended to limit the invention only to those configurations or orientations. Furthermore, and as described in subsequent paragraphs, the specific mechanical and/or other configurations illustrated in the drawings are intended to exemplify embodiments of the invention. However, other alternative mechanical and/or other configurations are possible which are considered to be within the teachings of the instant disclosure.
[0069] Referring to the figures, there is provided a luminaire assembly 10 comprising a track structure 12 mountable on an enclosure surface such as wall surface shown at 14, and a pair of luminaire structures 16 for positioning on the track structure 12, along a longitudinal axis “A”. While the luminaire assembly 10 and other example embodiments herein are described as having longitudinal features and structures, the present disclosure encompasses other non-longitudinal example embodiments and/or variations of such features and structures which may not, in some cases, be longitudinal.
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[0071] The luminaire structure 16 includes a housing structure 32 which defines the corresponding second mounting surface region 30. An illumination structure 36 extends outwardly from the housing structure 32, with opposed outer surface regions 38, 40 which terminate at a longitudinal distal end region 42.
[0072] The housing structure 32 comprises an elongate wall mounting segment 44 extending along the luminaire structure 16, at least in part, and which defines the second mounting surface region 30.
[0073] Also provided is an elongate supporting segment 46 which extends along the luminaire structure 16, at least in part, and is configured for supporting the illumination structure 36 in an operative position relative to the wall surface 14. In this case, the elongate wall mounting segment 44 and the elongate supporting segment 46 may extend outwardly from a common corner region shown at 48.
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[0075] In some example embodiments, the elongate wall mounting segment 44, the elongate supporting segment 46 and the elongate light source segment 50 may be coupled in a first mode as shown in
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[0079] In some example embodiments, the track structure 12 may include a track path 62 to receive, and adjustably position, a head portion 56a (
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[0095] In some example embodiments, along each lateral edge region of the respective luminaire structure 16, a support arm 178 may extend therealong between the housing structure and the distal end region, and configured to engage each of the mating clamp elements 172, 174 in the aligning interface 170. In this case, the support arm 178 may be provided with a proximal end region 178a which extends into the housing structure 32 through the spacing between the distal end region 90 of the elongate supporting segment 46 and the outer casing structure 60. Referring to
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[0101] The subject matter herein includes any of the present figures, or new figures based on the present figures and the present application sheets herein, with one or more such features shown in broken lines. Thus, any change of such one or more solid lines to one or more solid lines, is not new matter.
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[0103] The luminaire structure is an illuminatable device capable of multiple states of illumination. The broken radiating line representations shown in
[0104] The luminaire structure is not limited to the scale shown here in the figures, and the subject matter depicted in the figures is not limited by the description given of the example embodiments, and includes the ornamental design for a luminaire structure as shown and described.
[0105] While the present disclosure describes various example embodiments, the disclosure is not so limited. To the contrary, the disclosure is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements, as will be readily appreciated by the person of ordinary skill in the art.