Modular highbay luminaire
A luminaire includes a light housing containing a light emitter. A first rail housing is connected to the light housing. A second rail housing is connected to the light housing. A driver is positioned in the first rail housing. A male connector extends from a first end of the first rail housing and a female connector extends from a second end of the first rail housing.
1. A luminaire comprising:
a light housing containing a light emitter;
a first rail housing connected to the light housing, the first rail housing including a body, a first endplate releasably connected to the body, and a second endplate releasably connected to the body;
a second rail housing connected to the light housing;
a driver positioned in the first rail housing;
a male connector extending from the first endplate; and
a female connector extending from the second endplate.
2. The luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the light housing includes an arm and a connecting plate.
3. The luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the light housing includes a wireway providing a passage to the first rail housing.
4. The luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the male connector extends through the first endplate and the female connector extends through the second endplate.
5. The luminaire of claim 1 , wherein a fuse assembly is positioned in the first or second rail housing.
6. The luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the light housing includes a mounting feature and a support assembly is connected to the mounting feature.
7. The luminaire of claim 6 , wherein the support assembly includes a level.
8. The luminaire of claim 6 , wherein the support assembly is adjustably connectable to the mounting feature to adjust the position of the light housing and first and second rail housing.
9. A luminaire assembly comprising:
a first luminaire having a first light housing containing a first light emitter, a first rail housing connected to the first light housing, a second rail housing connected to the first light housing, a first male connector extending from a first end of the first rail housing, and a first female connector extending from a second end of the first rail housing;
a second luminaire having a second light housing containing a second light emitter, a third rail housing connected to the second light housing, a fourth rail housing connected to the second light housing, a second male connector extending from a first end of the third rail housing, and a second female connector extending from a second end of the third rail housing, wherein the first female connector of the first rail housing is connected to the second male connector of the third rail housing,
wherein the first rail housing includes a first set of protrusions defining a first channel and a second set of protrusions defining a second channel, and wherein the driver is connected to a bracket that slidably engages the first and second channels.
10. The luminaire assembly of claim 9 , wherein the first rail housing includes a first endplate and the third rail housing includes a second endplate, and the first and second endplates are bolted together.
11. The luminaire assembly of claim 9 , wherein the first male connector is connected to a power source.
12. The luminaire assembly of claim 9 , further comprising an accessory module is connected to the second luminaire.
13. The luminaire assembly of claim 12 , wherein the accessory module includes an occupancy sensor or a dimmer.
14. The luminaire assembly of claim 9 , further comprising a driver is positioned in the first rail housing.
15. The luminaire assembly of claim 14 , wherein the first light housing includes a wireway for receiving a conductor that electrically connects the driver to the light emitter.
16. The luminaire assembly of claim 9 , wherein the first light housing includes a first arm and a first connecting plate connected to the first rail housing and a second arm and a second connecting plate connected to the second rail housing.
17. A method of assembling a luminaire comprising:
selecting a first rail and a second rail, wherein the first rail includes a male connector and a female connector;
connecting a first light bar assembly to the first rail and the second rail;
connecting a second light bar assembly to the first rail and the second rail;
connecting a control component assembly to the first rail and the second rail, wherein the first and second rails, the first and second light bar assemblies, and the control component assembly form a first luminaire section;
positioning a driver in either the first rail or the second rail; and
adjusting the position of the driver based on the position of the first light bar assembly, the second light bar assembly, and the control component assembly to balance the first luminaire section.
18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising connecting a second luminaire section to the first luminaire section, wherein the second luminaire section includes a third rail having a female connector and a male connector, wherein the third rail male connector is connected to the first rail female connector.
19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising connecting an accessory module to one of the first luminaire section or the second luminaire section.
20. The luminaire assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first rail housing includes a first set of protrusions defining a first channel and a second set of protrusions defining a second channel, and wherein the driver is connected to a bracket that slidably engages the first and second channels.