Accent lights with junction box controller

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10575386-B2
Application number	US-201715666439-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 1, 2017
Priority date	Aug 1, 2016
Publication date	Feb 25, 2020
Grant date	Feb 25, 2020

Abstract

A system and method for an accent lighting system is provided. The system includes a plurality of underwater luminaires each having a plurality of light emitting diodes, and a junction box controller housing a plurality of electrical components for generating electrical signals for controlling the plurality of underwater luminaries. The junction box controller can be mounted to an electrical conduit and a plurality of cables can connect the plurality of underwater luminaires with the junction box controller. An underwater luminaire can include a heat sink and a flexible circuit board having a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted on the heat sink. The flexible circuit board transfers heat from the light emitting diodes to the heat sink. The underwater luminaire can also include a wiring harness for connecting the underwater luminaire to a cable. The underwater luminaire can also include a housing having a lens positioned at one end, an end cap mounted to an opposite end of the housing. The housing and the end cap can form a waterproof enclosure for the heatsink, the flexible circuit board, the plurality of light emitting diodes, and the wiring harness.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An underwater luminaire comprising:
a heat sink;
a flexible circuit board having a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted thereto, the flexible circuit board mounted to the heat sink and transferring heat from the light emitting diodes to the heat sink;
a wiring harness for connecting the underwater luminaire to a cable;
a housing having a lens positioned at one end;
an end cap mounted to an opposite end of the housing, the housing and the end cap forming a waterproof enclosure for the heatsink, the flexible circuit board, the plurality of light emitting diodes, and the wiring harness; and
a compressible ring for facilitating secure installation of the underwater luminaire in a conduit.

2. The underwater luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the end cap includes a protrusion and the housing includes a notch for facilitating alignment between the end cap and the housing.

3. The underwater luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of light emitting diodes includes red, green, blue and white light emitting diodes.

4. The underwater luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the flexible circuit board is formed from a single flat piece of flexible circuit board material.

5. The underwater luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the flexible circuit board is wrapped around a portion of the heatsink.

6. The underwater luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the lens is positioned flush against the conduit and protrudes out from the conduit.

7. The underwater luminaire of claim 1 , further comprising a spacer component mounted between the heat sink and the lens to facilitate proper fitting of the heat sink within the housing.

8. An underwater luminaire comprising:
a heat sink;
a flexible circuit board having a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted thereto, the flexible circuit board being mounted to a front face of the heat sink, wrapped underneath a rear face of the heat sink, and mounted to a rear face of the heat sink opposite the front face of the heat sink and transferring heat from the light emitting diodes to the heat sink;
a wiring harness for connecting the underwater luminaire to a cable;
a housing having a lens positioned at one end; and
an end cap mounted to an opposite end of the housing, the housing and the end cap forming a waterproof enclosure for the heatsink, the flexible circuit board, the plurality of light emitting diodes, and the wiring harness.

9. The underwater luminaire of claim 8 , wherein the end cap includes a protrusion and the housing includes a notch for facilitating alignment between the end cap and the housing.

10. The underwater luminaire of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of light emitting diodes includes red, green, blue and white light emitting diodes.

11. The underwater luminaire of claim 8 , wherein the flexible circuit board is formed from a single flat piece of flexible circuit board material.

12. The underwater luminaire of claim 8 , further comprising a compressible ring for facilitating secure installation of the underwater luminaire in a conduit.

13. The underwater luminaire of claim 12 , wherein the lens is positioned flush against the conduit and protrudes out from the conduit.

14. The underwater luminaire of claim 8 , further comprising a spacer component mounted between the heat sink and the lens to facilitate proper fitting of the heat sink within the housing.

Assignees

• Hayward Ind Inc

Inventors

• Fournier Gregory
• Potucek Kevin
• Murdock James
• Mitchell Steven
• Carter James

Classifications

• F21V31/005

  Sealing arrangements therefor · CPC title

• H04R1/028

  associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles · CPC title

• F21V29/70

  characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks · CPC title

• F21V23/06

  the elements being coupling devices {, e.g. connectors} · CPC title

• H04R2201/028

  Structural combinations of loudspeakers with built-in power amplifiers, e.g. in the same acoustic enclosure (H04R2499/10 takes precedence; Single (sub)woofer with two or more satellite loudspeakers for mid- and high-frequency band reproduction driven via the (sub)woofer H04R2205/026) · CPC title