Direct attach ceiling-mounted solid state downlights
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1. A solid state downlight, comprising:
- a fixture that includes;
a solid state lighting housing;
a plurality of light emitting diodes within the solid state lighting housing; and
a junction box; and
at least one mounting structure that is configured to releasably attach the fixture directly to a ceiling to mount the fixture within an opening in the ceiling,wherein the at least one mounting structure comprise a pair of spring mounting arms, and wherein the solid state lighting housing includes a lip that is at least partially below the ceiling when the solid state downlight is installed in the ceiling, andwherein each spring mounting arm includes a spring section that directly engages a sidewall of the opening in the ceiling.
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Abstract
Solid state downlights include a fixture that has a solid state lighting housing, a plurality of light emitting diodes within the solid state lighting housing and a junction box, and at least one mounting structure that is configured to releasably attach the fixture directly to a ceiling to mount the fixture within an opening in the ceiling.
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1. A solid state downlight, comprising:
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a fixture that includes; a solid state lighting housing; a plurality of light emitting diodes within the solid state lighting housing; and a junction box; and at least one mounting structure that is configured to releasably attach the fixture directly to a ceiling to mount the fixture within an opening in the ceiling, wherein the at least one mounting structure comprise a pair of spring mounting arms, and wherein the solid state lighting housing includes a lip that is at least partially below the ceiling when the solid state downlight is installed in the ceiling, and wherein each spring mounting arm includes a spring section that directly engages a sidewall of the opening in the ceiling. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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10. A solid state downlight fixture for mounting within an opening in a ceiling, comprising:
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a solid state lighting housing having a top surface, at least one sidewall extending downwardly from the top surface and a lower lip extending outwardly from the bottom of the at least one sidewall; a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted within the solid state lighting housing; a junction box releasably attached to the top surface of the solid state lighting housing, the junction box including a wire opening; a driver housing on the top surface of the solid state lighting housing; at least one mounting structure that is attached to the junction box and/or the driver housing and is configured to releasably attach the fixture directly to the ceiling to mount the fixture within the opening in the ceiling; and a driver circuit in the driver housing, the driver circuit including first and second leads that extend into the junction box; and
wherein the at least one mounting structure comprise a pair of spring mounting arms that are configured to directly engage a sidewall of the opening in the ceiling when the solid state downlight fixture is mounted within the opening in the ceiling, and wherein the solid state lighting housing includes a lip that is mounted at least partially below the ceiling. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 18, 19)
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