Modular design for horticultural luminaires

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12075737-B2
Application number	US-202017453946-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 7, 2020
Priority date	May 7, 2019
Publication date	Sep 3, 2024
Grant date	Sep 3, 2024

Abstract

Embodiments are directed to a horticultural luminaire and method for assembling the horticultural luminaire. The horticultural luminaire may include a center body having a top surface and a bottom surface and comprising three or more items of material. A driver may be coupled to each of the items of material. The horticultural luminaire may also include a plurality of arms onto which lighting units are mounted. For each arm of the plurality of arms, a first end of the arm may be detachably coupled to a corresponding item of the three or more items of material. A corresponding driver may provide electrical power to light the lighting units on each arm.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A horticultural luminaire, comprising:
a center body having a top surface and a bottom surface and at least a first sidewall and a second sidewall coupled to each other, the first and second sidewalls extending along a length of the center body between the top surface and the bottom surface;
a plurality of drivers comprising a first driver, and a second driver coupled to an external surface of a respective one of the first sidewall and the second sidewall; and
a plurality of arms comprising a first arm and a second arm onto which a first lighting unit and a second lighting unit, respectively, are mounted, wherein:
each of the first arm and the second arm comprises a first end detachably coupled to one of the first sidewall and the second sidewall, respectively; and
each of the first driver and the second driver is adapted to provide electrical power to each of the first lighting unit and the second lighting unit, respectively.

2. The horticultural luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the center body has a substantially hollow center portion.

3. The horticultural luminaire of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second lighting units comprise light emitting diodes (LEDs).

4. The horticultural luminaire of claim 1 , further comprising a wire to couple a second end, opposite the first end, of each of the first arm and the second arm to the top surface of the center body.

5. The horticultural luminaire of claim 4 , wherein the wire comprises steel.

6. The horticultural luminaire of claim 1 , further comprising a third sidewall coupled to one of the first sidewall or the second sidewall and a third driver, wherein the third driver is mounted on an external surface of the third sidewall.

7. The horticultural luminaire of claim 1 , wherein each of the first arm and the second arm is adapted to rotate relative to the center body.

8. The horticultural luminaire of claim 7 , wherein each of the first arm and the second arm is coupled via a hinge to the first sidewall and the second sidewall, respectively, such that the first and second arms are adapted to rotate relative to the center body.

9. The horticultural luminaire of claim 1 , wherein each of the first sidewall and the second sidewall comprises a male portion and a female portion, wherein the male portion of the first sidewall is received within the female portion of the second sidewall to couple the first and second sidewalls.

10. The horticultural luminaire of claim 8 , wherein the male portion and the female portion are provided at opposing lateral sides of each of the first and second sidewalls.

11. A method of assembling a horticultural luminaire, the method comprising:
providing a main body assembly comprising a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, and a plurality of sidewalls adapted to couple to each other and extend along a length of the main body assembly between the top surface and a bottom surface;
providing a plurality of arms, wherein each of the plurality of arms comprises a first end and a second end opposite the first end and wherein each of the plurality of arms supports a lighting unit;
coupling the first end of each of the plurality of arms to a respective one of the plurality of sidewalls; and
electrically coupling a driver located on an external surface of each of the plurality of sidewalls to the lighting unit on one of the plurality of arms.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising installing a wire to extend between the second end of each arm and the main body assembly.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising hanging the main body assembly by coupling a hook on the main body assembly to a structure.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of sidewalls comprises two or more sidewalls.

15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising adjusting a position of one of the plurality of arms relative to the main body assembly.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein adjusting the position of one of the plurality of arms relative to the main body assembly comprises rotating the one of the plurality of arms between a first position with the second end more proximate the main body assembly and an extended second position with the second end more distal the main body assembly.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising retaining the one of the plurality of arms in the second position with a wire.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein coupling the first end of each of the plurality of arms to the respective one of the plurality of sidewalls comprises rotatably coupling the first end of each of the plurality of arms to the respective one of the plurality of sidewalls.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of sidewalls comprises a first sidewall and a second sidewall that are adapted to couple to each other by detachably connecting a male portion of the first sidewall to a female portion of the second sidewall.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the detachably connecting comprises sliding the male portion of the first sidewall into the female portion of the second sidewall.

Assignees

• Abl Ip Holding Llc

Inventors

• Feng Yongli
• Gao Honglei
• Spivock Robert
• Doss Michel

Classifications

• F21V21/14

  Adjustable mountings · CPC title

• F21S8/065

  multi-branched, e.g. a chandelier · CPC title

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• F21S8/06

  by suspension · CPC title

• A01G9/249 Primary

  Lighting means (with special arrangements for promoting growth A01G7/045) · CPC title