Rotatable and tiltable luminaire

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10036540-B2
Application number	US-201615156572-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 17, 2016
Priority date	Feb 29, 2016
Publication date	Jul 31, 2018
Grant date	Jul 31, 2018

Abstract

In one arrangement, a luminaire, for example a luminaire for outdoor lighting, includes a main portion, a pivot member, a swivel member, and a light head. The pivot member and swivel member cooperate to allow the light head to be positioned in any of a number of rotational positions about a first axis and in any of a number of rotational positions about a second axis. The first axis may be vertical, and the second axis may be horizontal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A luminaire, comprising:
a main portion defining an enclosure;
drive electronics disposed within the enclosure;
a pivot member attachable to the main portion in any of a number of fixed rotational positions about a first axis, the pivot member defining a second rotational axis;
a swivel member coupleable to the pivot member in any of a number of fixed rotational positions about the second rotational axis; and
a light head attached to the swivel member, the light head receiving power from the drive electronics;
wherein the main portion includes a floor defining an opening and the pivot member includes a body and an upper flange, and wherein flange is disposed within the enclosure and rests on the floor of the main portion, and the body of the pivot member extends through the opening and out of the enclosure.

2. The luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the first and second rotational axes are orthogonal to each other.

3. The luminaire of claim 2 , wherein the first axis is a vertical axis and the second axis is a horizontal axis.

4. The luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the fixed rotational positions of the pivot member about the first axis are defined by a hole pattern in the upper flange of the pivot member and a corresponding hole pattern in the floor of the main portion.

5. The luminaire of claim 4 , wherein the fixed rotational positions of the swivel member about the second axis are defined by a number of teeth on the pivot member and a complementary set of teeth on the swivel member.

6. The luminaire of claim 1 , wherein both the pivot member and swivel member are hollow such that a continuous wiring path exists from the interior of the main portion, through the pivot member, through the swivel member, and to the light head.

7. The luminaire of claim 6 , further comprising one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed in the light head, the drive electronics and the LEDs being connected by wiring routed through the wiring path.

8. A set of parts for a luminaire, the set of parts comprising:
a main portion having a floor defining an opening;
a pivot member having a body and an upper flange, the body sized to be inserted in the opening in the floor of the main portion and the upper flange configured to rest on the floor of the main portion, the pivot member being attachable to the main portion in any of a number of fixed rotational positions about a first rotational axis, and the pivot member defining a second rotational axis;
a swivel member coupleable to the pivot member in any of a number of fixed rotational positions about the second rotational axis, the swivel member including attachment features;
a direct coupling member having a body and an upper flange, the direct coupling member body sized to be inserted in the opening in the floor of the main portion and the upper flange of the direct coupling member configured to rest on the floor of the main portion, the direct coupling member being attachable to the main portion in any of a number of fixed rotational positions about the first axis, and the direct coupling member including attachment features on a side opposite the upper flange; and
a light head coupleable to the attachment features of the swivel member or to the attachment features of the direct coupling member.

9. The set of parts of claim 8 , wherein the main portion, pivot member, swivel member, and light head are assemblable into a luminaire in which the light head can be positioned in two degrees of freedom with respect to the main portion, and wherein the main portion, direct coupling member, and light head are assemblable into a luminaire in which the light head can be positioned in one degree of freedom with respect to the main portion.

10. The set of parts of claim 8 , wherein the first and second rotational axes are orthogonal to each other.

11. The set of parts of claim 8 , wherein the upper flange of the direct coupling member is substantially identical to the upper flange of the pivot member, and wherein the attachment features of the direct coupling member are substantially identical to the attachment features of the swivel member.

12. The set of parts of claim 8 , wherein the direct coupling member defines a through hole for the passage of wiring from the interior of the main portion to the light head.

Assignees

• Abl Ip Holding Llc

Inventors

• Sekowski Daniel Vincent
• Smith Brent James
• Kelly Rick Martin

Classifications

• F21Y2101/02

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• F21W2131/10

  Outdoor lighting · CPC title

• F21V21/30 Primary

  Pivoted housings or frames · CPC title

• F21S8/086

  with lighting device attached sideways of the standard, e.g. for roads and highways · CPC title

• F21W2131/103

  of streets or roads · CPC title