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Granted Patent B2
US 12,203,642 · App. 18/257,752 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Luminaire head with a removable cap

Inventors: Péter Budavári (Pilisszentiván, HU); Zoltán Janki (Pilisszentiván, HU); János Péter Szügyi (Pilisszentiván, HU); Ferenc Lámfalusi (Pilisszentiván, HU)
Assignee: Schreder S.A.
F21V23/06F21V23/002
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Patent No.
US 12,203,642
App. No.
18/257,752
Granted
Jan 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Example embodiments relate to luminaire heads with removable caps. One example luminaire head includes a housing having a cap opening. The luminaire head also includes a removable cap for closing the cap opening of the housing. The removable cap has an inner side and an outer side. Additionally, the luminaire head includes one or more connectors provided to the inner side of the removable cap for connecting at least a first wiring to a second internal wiring of the luminaire head.

Claims (25)

1. A luminaire head comprising:

a housing having a cap opening,

a removable cap for closing the cap opening of the housing, said removable cap having an inner side and an outer side,

one or more connectors provided to the inner side of the removable cap for connecting at least a first wiring to a second internal wiring of the luminaire head.

2. The luminaire head according to claim 1 , wherein the housing has a cable opening and the first wiring comprises at least one wire extending through the cable opening inside the housing, and/or wherein the removable cap has a cable opening creating a passage between the inner side and the outer side and the first wiring comprises at least one wire extending through the cable opening inside the housing.

3. The luminaire head according to claim 1 , wherein the cap is rotatable around an axis in the cap opening between a first position in which the cap is free and a second position in which the cap is fixed in the cap opening.

4. The luminaire head according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more connectors are oriented to guide the first wiring and the second wiring substantially parallel to an axial direction of the cap.

5. The luminaire head according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more connectors are fixed in the cap through a snap-fit mechanism.

6. The luminaire head according to claim 1 , wherein each connector is configured for receiving at least two wires.

7. The luminaire head according to claim 1 , wherein a largest dimension of the removable cap is smaller than 15 centimeters.

8. The luminaire head according to claim 1 , wherein the cap opening is substantially round.

9. The luminaire head according to claim 1 , wherein the removable cap is configured to be fixed toolless to the housing, and/or further comprising a seal between the cap and the housing.

10. The luminaire head according to claim 1 , wherein the housing has a socket opening, the luminaire head further comprising a receptacle socket assembly mounted in the socket opening, wherein preferably the first wiring and/or the second internal wiring comprises at least one wire connected to the inner side of the receptacle socket assembly, and/or wherein the receptacle socket assembly is one of a NEMA or a Zhaga socket assembly.

11. The luminaire head according to claim 1 , further comprising a fuse holder guiding assembly arranged in the housing, for guiding one or more fuse holders, said fuse holder holding one fuse and said fuse holder guiding assembly being accessible through the cap opening.

12. The luminaire head according to claim 11 , wherein the fuse holder guiding assembly is provided with a rail such that the fuse holder is slidable under the cap opening.

13. The luminaire head according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a light source, and

a driver for driving the light source, the driver receiving power and/or data from the second internal wiring of the luminaire head.

14. A cap for use in a luminaire head, said cap having an inner side and an outer side, said inner side being provided with one or more connectors for connecting a first wiring to a second internal wiring of the luminaire head.

15. The cap according to claim 14 , further comprising a cable opening for arranging at least one wire of the first wiring through the cap, said cable opening creating a passage from the inner side to the outer side of the cap.

16. The cap according to claim 15 , further comprising a cable gland configured for allowing a rotation of the cap with respect to the at least one wire in an unlocked state and for locking the at least one wire in the cap in a locked state, and/or further comprising a screw thread or a bayonet on a periphery of the cap, and/or further comprising a seal along a periphery of the cap.

17. The cap according to claim 14 , wherein the outer side of the cap is shaped for a toolless installation and/or further comprising one or more compartments provided on the inner side of the cap for accommodating the one or more connectors.

18. The luminaire head according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more connectors are oriented to guide the first wiring and the second wiring substantially parallel to each other.

19. The luminaire head according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more connectors are arranged on a support plate extending substantially parallel to an axial direction of the cap.

20. The luminaire head according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more connectors are oriented such that the wires of the first wiring and the wires of the second wiring are guided substantially parallel to each other.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2024
From: BUDAVÁRI, PÉTER; JANKI, ZOLTÁN; SZÜGYI, JÁNOS PÉTER; LÁMFALUSI, FERENC
To: SCHREDER S.A.
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Priority Claims (1)
NL 2027116 · Dec 15, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240110692A1 · Apr 4, 2024
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