Spherical motion sensor housing for outdoor security light

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11913622-B2
Application number	US-202318101439-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 25, 2023
Priority date	Sep 14, 2020
Publication date	Feb 27, 2024
Grant date	Feb 27, 2024

Abstract

The present disclosure sets forth a motion sensing outdoor security light with the flexibility of being mounted to either a wall structure or to an eave or ceiling structure. An adjustable spherical motion sensor housing may be provided with the rotationally adjustable outdoor security light, allowing easy adjustment of motion detection ranges under different mounting schemes without comprising the aesthetic design of the light. The adjustable spherical motion sensor housing may also provide an enlarged horizontal field of view for better performance.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A security light having an adjustable spherical motion sensor, comprising:
a luminaire housing including at least one lamp head, a mounting portion, and a support;
a spherical shroud, wherein the shroud has a lens opening;
a rotation limiter extending from the spherical shroud and received within the luminaire housing, the spherical shroud rotatable relative to the luminaire housing along a first rotation axis and a second rotation axis;
the rotation limiter interfacing at least one rotational stop in the luminaire housing for restricted rotation along the first rotation axis;
a lens covering the lens opening of the spherical shroud and generating a horizontal field of view;
a motion detection unit mounted within the spherical shroud and behind the lens, the motion detection unit having an optical field of view for motion detection through the lens; and
wherein the motion detection unit has a motion detection horizontal field of view through the lens of at least 200 degrees.

2. The security light of claim 1 , wherein the first rotation axis of the spherical shroud is substantially perpendicular to the second rotation axis of the spherical shroud.

3. The security light of claim 1 , wherein the motion detection unit having a capacitive sensor.

4. The security light of claim 1 , wherein the motion detection unit having an ultra-sonic doppler transmitter and receiver.

5. The security light of claim 1 , wherein the motion detection unit having an infra-red reflection distance sensor receiver.

6. The security light of claim 1 , wherein the motion detection unit having a passive infrared sensor.

7. The security light of claim 1 , wherein the motion detection unit having a light reflection sensor.

8. The security light of claim 1 , wherein the motion detection unit having camera.

9. A security light with an adjustable spherical motion sensor, comprising:
a luminaire housing including at least one lamp head, a mounting portion, and a spherical shroud containing a motion detection unit;
the spherical shroud including a lens opening;
the spherical shroud rotatable along a first rotation axis and a second rotation axis, the first rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the second rotation axis;
a lens covering the lens opening of the spherical shroud and generating a horizontal field of view extending from a first end of the lens to a second end of the lens;
the motion detection unit mounted within the spherical shroud and behind the lens, the motion detection unit having an optical field of view for motion detection through the lens; and wherein the motion detection unit has a motion detection horizontal field of view through the lens of at least 200 degrees.

10. The security light of claim 9 , wherein the spherical motion sensor depends from the luminaire housing.

11. The spherical motion sensor of claim 10 , wherein the spherical motion sensor communicates with the security light with a wired connection.

12. The spherical motion sensor of claim 10 , wherein the spherical motion sensor communicates with the security light with a wireless connection.

13. The security light of claim 10 , wherein the spherical motion sensor detects movement using one of heat signatures, range finding, and distance measurements.

14. A security light with an adjustable spherical motion sensor, comprising:
a luminaire housing including at least one lamp head, a mounting portion, and a supporting cup for receiving a spherical shroud containing a motion detection unit, the supporting cup adjustably supporting the spherical shroud;
the spherical shroud wherein the shroud has a lens opening;
an adjustment mechanism extending on the spherical shroud and interfacing with the supporting cup of the luminaire housing, the spherical shroud rotatable relative to the luminaire housing along a first rotation axis and a second rotation axis;
a lens covering the lens opening of the spherical shroud and generating a horizontal field of view extending from a first end of the lens to a second end of the lens;
the spherical shroud rotatable along the first rotation axis independent of movement of the supporting cup, the spherical shroud rotatable along the second rotation axis with at least a portion of the supporting cup;
the motion detection unit mounted within the spherical shroud and behind the lens, the motion detection unit having an optical field of view for motion detection through the lens; and wherein the motion detection unit has a motion detection horizontal field of view through the lens of at least 200 degrees.

15. The security light of claim 14 , wherein the adjustment mechanism is a ball and knuckle connection.

16. The security light of claim 14 , wherein the adjustment mechanism is a two-axis elbow connection.

17. The security light of claim 14 , wherein the adjustment mechanism is a gear rack and pinion mechanism.

Assignees

• Heathco Llc

Inventors

• Mcdonald Miles William
• Dixit Kushagra
• Tylicki Scott Blaise
• Paredes Apollo Paul
• Luu Lionel V
• Deaton John Colvin

Classifications

• F21S8/003 Primary

  Searchlights, i.e. outdoor lighting device producing powerful beam of parallel rays, e.g. for military or attraction purposes (searchlights mounted on a vehicle B60Q1/245) · CPC title

• F21S9/032 Primary

  the solar unit being separate from the lighting unit · CPC title

• F21S9/037

  the solar unit and the lighting unit being located within or on the same housing · CPC title

• F21V21/30

  Pivoted housings or frames · CPC title

• F21V23/023

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