Ventilation kit and recessed light fixture assembly with ventilation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10371371-B2
Application number	US-201615751171-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 10, 2016
Priority date	Aug 10, 2015
Publication date	Aug 6, 2019
Grant date	Aug 6, 2019

Abstract

This invention provides a ventilation kit adapted to be coupled to a recessed light fixture, and comprises two supporting members. The first is adapted to be coupled with at least one edge of the recessed light fixture, while the second is adapted to be coupled with the grid system of the ceiling. There is also through-hole for air circulation. Mounting the ventilation kit onto an existing recessed light fixture enables the existing recessed light fixtures to have either an air supply or air return ventilation feature. This invention also discloses a recessed light fixture assembly with either an air supply or air return ventilation feature.

First claim

What we claim is:

1. A ventilation kit adapted to be coupled to a recessed light fixture, the recessed light fixture having a housing and at least one edge extending from a lower portion of said housing, the ventilation kit comprising at least one supporting member, the supporting member comprising:
a first portion being adapted to be coupled to the at least one edge of the recessed light fixture;
a second portion being adapted to be coupled to a grid system of a ceiling; and
at least one through hole for fluid flow,
wherein the first portion of the supporting member comprises at least one protrusion for clamping the at least one edge of the recessed light fixture through bending the at least one protrusion.

2. The ventilation kit according to claim 1 , wherein the supporting member has a cross-section of substantially C-shaped, substantially Z-shaped, or substantially H-shaped.

3. The ventilation kit according to claim 1 , wherein the supporting member is integrally formed.

4. The ventilation kit according to claim 1 wherein the at least one through hole is adapted for air return from a space beneath the recessed light fixture to a space above the recessed light fixture.

5. The ventilation kit according to claim 1 , wherein the supporting member comprises a first close-loop configuration, the first close-loop configuration having a substantially same shape and a substantially same size as a second close-loop configuration formed by the edges of the recessed light fixture.

6. The ventilation kit according to claim 1 , wherein the supporting member comprises a first rectangular configuration, the first rectangular configuration having a substantially same size as a second rectangular configuration formed by the edges of the recessed light fixture.

7. The ventilation kit according to claim 1 , wherein the supporting member comprises a bar configuration.

8. The ventilation kit according to claim 7 , wherein the supporting member has a substantially same length as the at least one edge of the recessed light fixture.

9. A recessed light fixture assembly with a ventilation function comprising:
a recessed light fixture having a housing and at least one edge extending from a lower portion of said housing; and
a ventilation kit adapted to be coupled to the recessed light fixture according to claim 1 , the ventilation kit comprising at least one supporting member.

10. The ventilation kit according to claim 1 wherein each of the supporting members has a tab and a hole at two ends thereof respectively adapted for end-to-end connection of the supporting members through inserting the tab of a supporting member to the hole of an adjacent supporting member during installation.

11. A ventilation kit adapted to be coupled to a recessed light fixture, the recessed light fixture having a housing and at least one edge extending from a lower portion of said housing, the ventilation kit comprising at least one supporting member, the supporting member comprising:
a first portion being adapted to be coupled to the at least one edge of the recessed light fixture;
a second portion being adapted to be coupled to a grid system of a ceiling; and
at least one through hole for fluid flow,
wherein the first portion of the supporting member is adapted to be coupled to the at least one edge of the recessed light fixture through a connector, the connector being selected from one of screw, rivet and bolt.

Assignees

• Ge Lighting Solutions Llc
• Current Lighting Solutions Llc

Inventors

• Fang Min
• Qin Shuyi
• Gao Honglei
• Wang Tingting
• Long Qi

Classifications

• F24F13/078

  combined with lighting fixtures · CPC title

• F21V33/0088

  Ventilating systems (lighting fixtures combined with outlets for air treatment systems F24F13/078) · CPC title

• F21S8/026 Primary

  intended to be recessed in a ceiling or like overhead structure, e.g. suspended ceiling · CPC title

• F21V21/048

  Mounting arrangements for fastening lighting devices to false ceiling frameworks · CPC title

• F21V21/041

  Mounting arrangements specially adapted for false ceiling panels or partition walls made of plates (F21V21/047 takes precedence) · CPC title