IP Library Granted Patent US 10,738,983
Granted Patent B2
US 10,738,983 · App. 16/263,955 · Granted Aug 11, 2020

Luminaire

Inventors: Chau Huyen Tran Dinh (Anaheim, CA); Kevin Lu (Fountain Valley, CA); Syed Raza (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA); Dean DalPonte (Glendale, CA)
Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
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Patent No.
US 10,738,983
App. No.
16/263,955
Granted
Aug 11, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A luminaire includes a support, a housing, and an adjustment assembly. The housing has at least one light emitter and is pivotably coupled to the support. The adjustment assembly has a pivoting member and a fastening member. The pivoting member is supported for movement relative to the bracket. The fastening member is coupled to the pivoting member and the housing.

Claims (32)

1. A luminaire comprising:

a support;

a housing including at least one light emitter, the housing pivotably coupled to the support;

an adjustment assembly for moving the housing relative to the support, the adjustment assembly including,

a pivoting member supported for movement relative to the support;

a fastening member coupled to the pivoting member and the housing; and

a nut coupled to the fastening member, loosening the nut allowing the housing to pivot relative to the support and tightening the nut secures the housing against pivoting.

2. The luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the at least one light emitter is housed in an enclosed compartment and separated from the adjustment assembly.

3. The luminaire of claim 1 , further comprising a cap coupled to the support and selectively covering the adjustment assembly.

4. The luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment assembly further includes a bracket coupled to the support, the pivoting member supported for movement relative to the bracket.

5. The luminaire of claim 4 , wherein the bracket limits translational movement of the pivoting member with respect to the support but allows rotational movement of the pivoting member with respect to the support.

6. The luminaire of claim 4 , wherein the bracket is a first bracket, coupled to a support surface and wherein the adjustment assembly further includes a second bracket coupled to a housing surface, the fastening member inserted through the first bracket and the second bracket.

7. The luminaire of claim 1 , wherein one of the support and the housing includes a concave portion engaging, and configured to pivot about, a convex portion positioned on the other of the support and the housing.

8. An adjustment assembly for a luminaire, the luminaire including a housing pivotably coupled to a support, the housing having a light emitter inside a sealed section, the adjustment assembly comprising:

a bracket,

a pivoting member having an aperture and being retained by the first bracket and supported for pivoting movement about a first axis; and

a fastening member coupled to the housing and inserted through the support, the pivoting member, and the bracket, the fastening member pivotable with the pivoting member about the first axis, the fastening member rotatable about a second axis orthogonal with respect to the first axis.

9. The adjustment assembly of claim 8 , wherein the bracket is a first bracket and includes a gap configured to allow the fastening member to pivot within the gap, and the adjustment assembly further comprising a second bracket coupled to the housing including a bracket aperture configured to limit the fastening member from pivoting within the bracket aperture.

10. The adjustment assembly of claim 8 , wherein the fastening member is threadably coupled to the pivoting member.

11. The adjustment assembly of claim 8 , further comprising a nut coupled to the fastening member, wherein tightening the nut limits the fastening member from rotating, and loosening the nut permits the fastening member to rotate relative to the pivoting member.

12. The adjustment assembly of claim 8 , wherein rotating the fastening member in a clockwise direction pivots the housing in a first direction with respect to the support, and rotating the fastening member in a counter-clockwise direction pivots the housing in a second direction with respect to the support.

13. The adjustment assembly of claim 8 , wherein the bracket limits translational movement of the pivoting member with respect to the support but allows rotational movement of the pivoting member with respect to the support.

14. A method for adjusting a luminaire, the luminaire including a support and a housing pivotably coupled to the support, the housing having at least one light emitter, the method comprising:

rotating a fastening member about an axis of rotation; and

pivoting a pivoting member and the fastening member about a pivot axis oriented orthogonal to the axis of rotation, thereby pivoting the housing in the same direction as the pivoting member and the fastening member relative to the support.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

positioning a tool within a channel on an end of the fastening member; and

transferring a torque from the tool to the fastening member in order to rotate the fastening member.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising locking the fastening member against return.

17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising removing a cap coupled to the support to provide access to the fastening member.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein pivoting the pivoting member includes moving the housing in an angular range of 0 to 10 degrees in first direction about the pivot axis.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein pivoting the pivoting member includes moving the housing in an angular range of 0 to 5 degrees in a second direction about the pivot axis, opposite the first direction.

Assignments (6)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENT NUMBER PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 059034 FRAME: 0469. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTEREST. Recorded Jan 25, 2024
From: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.; LITECONTROL CORPORATION; CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC; DAINTREE NETWORKS INC.; FORUM, INC.
To: ATLANTIC PARK STRATEGIC CAPITAL FUND, L.P., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066372/0590 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENT NUMBER 10841994 TO PATENT NUMBER 11570872 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 058982 FRAME 0844. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY AGREEMENT. Recorded Jan 19, 2024
From: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.; LITECONTROL CORPORATION; CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC; DAINTREE NETWORKS INC.; FORUM, INC.
To: ALLY BANK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066355/0455 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 11, 2022
From: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.; LITECONTROL CORPORATION; CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC; DAINTREE NETWORKS INC.; FORUM, INC.
To: ATLANTIC PARK STRATEGIC CAPITAL FUND, L.P., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 059034/0469 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 2, 2022
From: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.; LITECONTROL CORPORATION; CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC; DAINTREE NEETWORKS INC.; FORUM, INC.
To: ALLY BANK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 058982/0844 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jan 25, 2022
From: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
To: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.
Reel/Frame 058838/0162 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2019
From: DINH, CHAU HUYEN TRAN; LU, KEVIN; RAZA, SYED; DAL PONTE, DEAN
To: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 048852/0920 →