Drain system for a luminaire

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10274170-B2
Application number	US-201715705971-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 15, 2017
Priority date	Jul 13, 2017
Publication date	Apr 30, 2019
Grant date	Apr 30, 2019

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the field of luminaires. More specifically, the present disclosure envisages a drain arrangement for use with a luminaire that is supported on a wiring conduit via a junction box. The arrangement includes a hood coupled with the junction box via a connecting conduit, wherein connection cables from the wiring conduit are received within the hood via the connecting conduit and the junction box. An adaptor extends from the hood and the luminaire. The adaptor is defined by a sidewall extending from the luminaire and has an operative top surface configured on an operative top periphery of the sidewall. The adaptor further includes an annular inner sidewall configured to circumscribe an electric connection of the luminaire. A drain conduit extends from the adaptor and is configured to drain out the fluid collected within the adaptor outside of the annular inner sidewall.

First claim

We claim:

1. A drain arrangement ( 50 , 100 ) for use with a luminaire ( 52 , 102 ) supported by a wiring conduit ( 53 , 103 ) via a junction box ( 56 , 106 ), said drain arrangement ( 50 , 100 ) comprising:
a hood ( 54 , 104 ) coupled with said junction box ( 56 , 106 ) via a connecting conduit ( 58 , 108 ), wherein connection cables ( 110 ) from said wiring conduit ( 53 , 103 ) are received within said hood ( 54 , 104 ) via said connecting conduit ( 58 , 108 ) and said junction box ( 56 , 106 );
an adaptor ( 62 , 112 ) extending from said hood ( 54 , 104 ) and said luminaire ( 52 , 102 ), said adaptor ( 62 , 112 ) defined by a sidewall ( 62 A, 112 A) extending from said luminaire ( 52 , 102 ), said adaptor ( 62 , 112 ) having an operative top surface ( 62 B, 112 B) configured on an operative top periphery of said sidewall ( 62 A, 112 A), said adaptor ( 62 , 112 ) having an annular inner sidewall configured to circumscribe an electric connection of said luminaire ( 52 , 102 ); and
a drain conduit ( 68 , 118 ) having a free end extending from said adaptor to a point beyond an outer periphery of the luminaire and configured to drain out fluid collected within said adaptor outside of said annular inner sidewall.

2. The arrangement ( 100 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one aperture ( 114 ) is configured on said operative top surface ( 62 B, 112 B), said at least one aperture ( 62 D, 114 ) allowing the connection cables ( 110 ) to enter inside said adaptor ( 62 , 112 ) for connecting with said electric connection.

3. The arrangement ( 100 ) as claimed in claim 2 , which includes an ingress prevention means fitted on said at least one aperture ( 62 D, 114 ) to prevent the leakage of fluid within said annular inner sidewall.

4. The arrangement ( 100 ) as claimed in claim 1 , which includes a unidirectional drain plug ( 118 A) mounted on a free end of said drain conduit ( 118 ) to facilitate unidirectional discharge of a fluid from said drain conduit ( 118 ).

5. A drain arrangement ( 50 , 100 ) for use with a luminaire ( 52 , 102 ) supported by a wiring conduit ( 53 , 103 ) via a junction box ( 56 , 106 ), said drain arrangement ( 50 , 100 ) comprising:
a hood ( 54 , 104 ) coupled with said junction box ( 56 , 106 ) via a connecting conduit ( 58 , 108 ), wherein connection cables ( 110 ) from said wiring conduit ( 53 , 103 ) are received within said hood ( 54 , 104 ) via said connecting conduit ( 58 , 108 ) and said junction box ( 56 , 106 );
an adaptor ( 62 , 112 ) extending from said hood ( 54 , 104 ) and said luminaire ( 52 , 102 ), said adaptor ( 62 , 112 ) defined by a sidewall ( 62 A, 112 A) extending from said luminaire ( 52 , 102 ), said adaptor ( 62 , 112 ) having an operative top surface ( 62 B, 112 B) configured on an operative top periphery of said sidewall ( 62 A, 112 A), said adaptor ( 62 , 112 ) having an annular inner sidewall configured to circumscribe an electric connection of said luminaire ( 52 , 102 );
a drain conduit ( 68 , 118 ) extending from said adaptor and configured to drain out fluid collected within said adaptor outside of said annular inner sidewall;
wherein at least one aperture ( 114 ) is configured on said operative top surface ( 62 B, 112 B), said at least one aperture ( 62 D, 114 ) allowing the connection cables ( 110 ) to enter inside said adaptor ( 62 , 112 ) for connecting with said electric connection; further including
an ingress prevention means fitted on said at least one aperture ( 62 D, 114 ) to prevent the leakage of fluid within said annular inner sidewall; and
at least one connecting structure ( 120 ) extending from said operative top surface ( 112 B) and surrounding said at least one aperture ( 114 ).

6. The arrangement ( 100 ) as claimed in claim 5 , wherein said ingress prevention means is a cap ( 116 ′) fitted on said at least one connecting structure ( 120 ), wherein said cap ( 116 ′) has at least one aperture ( 116 A) for receiving said connection cables ( 110 ).

7. The arrangement ( 100 ) as claimed in claim 5 , wherein said ingress prevention means are plugs ( 116 ″) fitted onto said connecting structures ( 120 ), said plugs ( 116 ″) have at least one aperture configured thereon to receive said connection cables.

8. The arrangement ( 200 ) as claimed in claim 7 , which includes a unidirectional drain plug mounted on a free end of said drain conduit ( 218 ) to facilitate unidirectional discharge of a fluid from said drain conduit ( 218 ).

9. A drain arrangement ( 200 ) for use with a luminaire ( 202 ) supported on a wiring conduit via a junction box, said drain arrangement ( 200 ) comprising:
a hood ( 204 ) coupled with said junction box via a connecting conduit ( 208 ), wherein connection cables ( 210 ) from said wiring conduit are received within said hood ( 204 ) via said connecting conduit ( 208 ) and said junction box;
an adaptor ( 212 ) connectable to said hood ( 204 ) and said luminaire ( 202 ), said adaptor ( 212 ) defined by a sidewall extending from said luminaire, said adaptor ( 212 ) having an operative top surface configured on an operative top periphery of said sidewall, said adaptor ( 212 ) housing an electric connection of said luminaire ( 202 );
at least one aperture configured on said operative top surface, said at least one aperture allowing the connection cables ( 210 ) to enter inside said adaptor ( 212 ) for connecting with said electric connection;
a resilient elbow ( 216 ) fitted to an aperture of said hood ( 204 ), wherein said aperture interfaces with said connecting conduit ( 208 ), said resilient elbow ( 216 ) having at least cable receiving aperture ( 216 A) to sealably receive said connection cables ( 210 ), and at least one drain aperture ( 216 B) configured to allow drainage of a fluid before said fluid approaches said adaptor ( 212 ); and
a drain conduit ( 218 ) extending from said hood ( 204 ) and in fluid communication with said resilient elbow ( 216 ), said drain conduit ( 218 ) configured to drain out fluid from said hood ( 204 ).

10. A drain arrangement ( 300 ), for use with a luminaire ( 302 ), supported on a wiring conduit ( 303 ) via a junction box ( 306 ), said drain arrangement ( 300 ) comprising a drain conduit ( 304 ) having a free end extending from said junction box ( 306 ) and configured to drain out fluid collected in said wiring conduit ( 303 ), wherein said luminaire ( 302 ) extends in an offset manner from said drain conduit ( 304 ), such that drain conduit ( 304 ) has a central axis that extends beyond an outer periphery of said luminaire ( 302 ).

Assignees

• Appleton Grp Llc

Inventors

• Patil Santosh K
• Kubsad Vinaya N
• Kulkarni Harish P
• Devappa Harsha N
• Leber William
• Graff Timothy E

Classifications

• F21V23/001

  the elements being electrical wires or cables · CPC title

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• F21V15/01 Primary

  Housings, e.g. material or assembling of housing parts (F21V15/02 takes precedence {housings forming signs or letters G09F13/04}) · CPC title

• F21V21/008

  Suspending from a cable or suspension line · CPC title

• F21V31/03

  with provision for venting {(for vehicle head lights F21S45/33; for vehicle rear lights F21S41/192)} · CPC title