Water-resistant wired electro-magnetic component capture
Apparatus and associated methods relate to a water-resistant capture device for enclosing wired electro-magnetic components, the capture device having a base module and a connecting cap module, wherein when the base module and cap module enclose an electro-magnetic component and the base module is connected to the cap module, one or more electric wires are compressed within deformable wire apertures formed by the combined base module and cap module. In some embodiments, the base module is deformable and deforms when affixed to the cap module so as to form a compressive water-resistant seal to an interior of the capture device. In an exemplary embodiment, an LED may be captured within the capture device. The cap module may provide a compressing aperture to provide a water resistant seal around the lens of a LED projecting therethrough.
1. A water-resistant lighting apparatus comprising:
a cap module having an open internal cavity;
a base module configured to assemble to the cap module, wherein the internal cavity is at least partially closed when the base module is inserted into the cap module, the internal cavity configured to at least partially receive a light-emitting device;
a sealant element disposed into the internal cavity in a liquid phase before assembling the base module into the cap module, and,
the light emitting device coupled to insulated conductors;
wherein:
when the base module is assembled to the cap module:
the combination of the cap module and the base module defines two lumens extending longitudinally along at least the base module from one end of the cap module receiving the base module to the light emitting device at another end of the cap module, the two lumens configured to provide a pathway for the insulated conductors from an outside of the water-resistant lighting apparatus to the internal cavity to supply electrical energy to the light-emitting device therein, and
the base module extends between electrical connections of the insulated conductors and,
when the sealant element is at least partially in the liquid phase, at least a portion of the sealant element is distributed such that, when the sealant element subsequently transitions to a solid phase, the sealant element surrounds the electrical connections of the insulated conductors to the light emitting device.
2. The water-resistant lighting apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a light enclosure configured to receive the light emitting device therein, the cap module providing an optical path from the received light emitting device to an outside of the light enclosure.
3. The water-resistant lighting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the light emitting device is an LED module.
4. The water-resistant lighting apparatus of claim 1 , where the cap module is comprised of more than one part.
5. A water-resistant lighting apparatus comprising:
a light enclosure comprising a base module protruded into and coupled to a cap module;
the cap module having an internal cavity;
the base module configured to assemble to the cap module, wherein the internal cavity is at least partially closed when the base module is assembled to the cap module, the internal cavity configured to at least partially receive a light-emitting device;
a sealant element disposed into the internal cavity in a liquid phase, and,
the light enclosure configured to receive the light emitting device therein, the cap module providing an optical path from the received light emitting device to an outside of the light enclosure,
wherein:
when the base module is coupled to the cap module, at least one two lumens extending longitudinally along at least the base module from one end of the cap module receiving the base module to the light emitting device at another end of the cap module, the at least one two lumens configured to provide a pathway for at least one of a plurality of insulated conductors from an outside of the water-resistant lighting apparatus to the internal cavity to supply electrical energy to the light-emitting device therein,
when the sealant element is at least partially in a liquid phase, at least a portion of the sealant element is distributed between the base module and the cap module and between and around a plurality of connections of the plurality of insulated conductors with the light-emitting device such that, when the sealant element subsequently transitions to a solid phase, the sealant element separates the plurality of connections and forms a water-resistant seal between the base module and the cap module.
6. The water-resistant lighting apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the sealant element is translucent.
7. The water-resistant lighting apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the sealant element is transparent.
8. The water-resistant lighting apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the sealant element comprises an epoxy.
9. The water-resistant lighting apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the sealant element comprises a urethane.
10. The water-resistant lighting apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the sealant element comprises a rubber cement.
11. The water-resistant lighting apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the sealant element comprises an adhesive.
12. The water-resistant lighting apparatus of claim 5 , wherein, after assembly to the cap module, the base module extends between the electrical connections of the plurality of insulated conductors.
13. The water-resistant lighting apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the two lumens extending longitudinally through at least a portion of the base module, each of the two lumens being configured to provide a pathway for a separate insulated conductor from the outside of the water-resistant lighting apparatus to the internal cavity to supply electrical energy to the light-emitting device therein.
14. The water-resistant lighting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sealant element is further distributed around the at least one lumen such that a water-resistant seal is formed at least between the at least one lumen and the base module.
15. The water-resistant lighting apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the sealant element substantially entirely encompasses an electrical connection between each of the plurality of insulated conductors and the light-emitting device, including an entire exposed portion of a conductive element of the insulated conductor.
16. The water-resistant lighting apparatus of claim 5 , wherein assembly of the base module to the cap module introduces radial compression such that at least part of the water-resistant seal between the base module and the cap module is provided by the radial compression.
17. The water-resistant lighting apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the cap module has an aperture through which a lens of the light-emitting device projects when the light-emitting device is received in the internal cavity and the cap module is assembled to the base module.
18. The water-resistant lighting apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the cap module comprises a lampholder and a lens, the lampholder being opaque, and the lens being at least partially optically translucent such that light emitted from the light-emitting device is visible external to the internal cavity through the lens.
19. The water-resistant lighting apparatus of claim 5 , wherein an entirety of the cap module is translucent or transparent.
20. The water-resistant lighting apparatus of claim 5 , wherein only a portion of the cap module is translucent or transparent.
21. The water-resistant lighting apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the water-resistant seal is also formed between at least one of the plurality of conductors and at least one of the base module and the cap module.
22. The water-resistant lighting apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the sealant element disposed within the internal cavity in a fluid form such that the water-resistant seal is formed surrounding at least a portion of the base module, the light emitting device, and the plurality of insulated conductors, wherein the sealant surrounds electrical connections of the plurality of insulated conductors to the light emitting device.
23. The water-resistant lighting apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the light emitting device is an LED module.
24. The water-resistant lighting apparatus of claim 5 , where the cap module is comprised of more than one part.