Shed light

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11112076-B2
Application number	US-202016854208-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 21, 2020
Priority date	Apr 29, 2019
Publication date	Sep 7, 2021
Grant date	Sep 7, 2021

Abstract

A lighting apparatus is provided with a housing that includes a rear mounting platform and a partitioning wall extending from the rear mounting platform to form a first cavity and a second cavity within the housing. The lighting apparatus includes a light module mounted on the housing to seal the first cavity, where the light module includes a heat sink located at least partially within the first cavity and at least one LED supported by the heat sink. A battery receptacle is formed within the second cavity, where the battery receptacle is arranged to receive a removable battery pack through a lower open end of the second cavity in a direction parallel to a plane of the rear mounting platform.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A lighting apparatus comprising:
a housing including a rear mounting platform along a mounting plane, and a partitioning wall extending from the rear mounting platform to form a first cavity and a second cavity within the housing, wherein a plane of the partitioning wall intersects the mounting plane of the rear mounting platform;
a light module mounted on the housing to seal the first cavity, the light module comprising a heat sink located at least partially within the first cavity, and at least one LED supported by the heat sink; and
a battery receptacle formed within the second cavity, the battery receptacle being arranged to receive a removable battery pack through a lower open end of the second cavity along a receiving axis parallel to the mounting plane of the rear mounting platform, wherein the receiving axis intersects the partitioning wall and the first cavity.

2. The lighting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the battery receptacle comprises a terminal block arranged to make electrical contact with terminals of the removeable battery pack, the terminal block being supported by a support wall extending perpendicularly from the partitioning wall along the second cavity.

3. The lighting apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a control board supported adjacent the battery receptacle configured to control supply of electric power from the removable battery pack to the at least one LED.

4. The lighting apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a sensor mounted on a front face of the housing forward of the battery receptacle, the sensor being at least one of a motion sensor or a darkness sensor.

5. The lighting apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the light module further comprises a lens covering the at least one LED, the lens being located forward of a plane of the front face of the housing.

6. The lighting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the light module is oriented at an angle of 30 to 60 degrees with respect to the rear mounting platform.

7. The lighting apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the heat sink is located at least partially forward of the partitioning wall and intersecting a plane of the partitioning wall.

8. The lighting apparatus of 1 , wherein the removeable battery pack is a 20V max power tool battery pack and the at least one LED provides a total light output of approximately 1200 to 2000 lumens.

9. The lighting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the light module comprises a top light cover and a bottom light cover supporting the heat sink, the bottom light cover being coupled to a front face of the housing, the top light cover being mounted on two side walls of the housing and extending proximate an upper portion of the rear mounting platform.

10. The lighting apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising a ridge vent formed between a rear edge of the top light cover and the rear mounting platform, the ridge vent allowing flow of air out of the first cavity.

11. The lighting apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising a ridge portion extending from the rear mounting platform over the ridge vent substantially parallel to the top light cover.

12. The lighting apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising an opening provided between the first cavity and second cavity to allow airflow from the battery receptacle to the first cavity by natural convection.

13. The lighting apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising an opening provided proximate the bottom light cover to allow airflow from outside the bottom light cover into the first cavity in thermal contact with the heat sink.

14. A lighting apparatus comprising:
a housing including a rear mounting platform along a mounting plane, the rear mounting platform having one or more mounting holes formed through the mounting plane for mounting the rear mounting platform on a vertical wall;
a light module mounted on the housing, the light module comprising a heat sink located at least partially within a cavity of the housing, at least one LED supported by the heat sink, and a lens covering the at least one LED, wherein the at least one LED is oriented along an illumination axis arranged at an angle of 30 to 60 degrees with respect to the mounting plane of the rear mounting platform;
a battery receptacle formed below the cavity of the housing, the battery receptacle being arranged to receive a removable battery pack through a lower open end thereof along a receiving axis parallel to the mounting plane of the rear mounting platform; and
a sensor mounted on a front face of the housing forward of the battery receptacle, the sensor being at least one of a motion sensor or a darkness sensor.

15. The light apparatus of claim 14 , further comprising a partitioning wall extending perpendicularly from the rear mounting wall to substantially separate the cavity of the housing from the battery receptacle.

16. The light apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the battery receptacle comprises a terminal block arranged to make electrical contact with terminals of the removeable battery pack, the terminal block being supported by a support wall of the housing.

17. The light apparatus of claim 14 , further comprising a control board supported adjacent the battery receptacle configured to control supply of electric power from the removable battery pack to the at least one LED.

18. The lighting apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the light module comprises a top light cover and a bottom light cover supporting the heat sink, the bottom light cover being coupled to a front face of the housing, the top light cover being mounted on two side walls of the housing and extending proximate an upper portion of the rear mounting platform.

19. The lighting apparatus of claim 18 , further comprising a ridge vent formed between a rear edge of the top light cover and the rear mounting platform, the ridge vent allowing flow of air out of the cavity.

20. The lighting apparatus of claim 19 , further comprising an opening provided between the cavity and batter receptacle to allow airflow from the battery receptacle to the cavity by natural convection.

Assignees

• Black & Decker Inc

Inventors

• Puzio Daniel
• Schwarz Daniel L
• Helmer Ethan L

Classifications

• F21V5/04

  of lens shape · CPC title

• F21V23/023

  Power supplies in a casing (F21V23/003 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F21V15/01

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

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• F21V29/75

  with fins or blades having different shapes, thicknesses or spacing · CPC title