Hazardous location light fixture housings
First Claim
1. A housing for a light fixture, the housing comprising:
- at least one wall that forms a cavity and a light source housing portion, wherein the at least one wall comprises a thermally-conductive material, wherein the light source housing portion is configured to receive at least one light source;
a wireway disposed between the cavity and the light source housing portion;
a plurality of heat sink fins that extend from an outer surface of the at least one wall; and
at least one air throughway that exposes at least a portion of the wireway between the at least one wall and the light source housing portion, wherein the at least one air throughway allows ambient air to pass directly around the portion of the wireway to remove heat generated by electrical components disposed within the cavity and by the at least one light source, wherein the at least one air throughway is formed independent of the plurality of heat sink fins.
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Abstract
A housing for a light fixture includes at least one wall that forms a cavity and a light source housing portion, where the at least one wall includes a thermally-conductive material, where the light source housing portion is configured to receive at least one light source. The housing can also include a wireway disposed between the cavity and the light source housing portion. The housing can further include multiple heat sink fins that extend from an outer surface of the at least one wall. The housing can also include at least one air throughway that exposes at least a portion of the wireway between the at least one wall and the light source housing portion, where the at least one air throughway allows air to pass over the portion of the wireway, where the at least one air throughway is formed independent of the heat sink fins.
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19 Claims
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1. A housing for a light fixture, the housing comprising:
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at least one wall that forms a cavity and a light source housing portion, wherein the at least one wall comprises a thermally-conductive material, wherein the light source housing portion is configured to receive at least one light source; a wireway disposed between the cavity and the light source housing portion; a plurality of heat sink fins that extend from an outer surface of the at least one wall; and at least one air throughway that exposes at least a portion of the wireway between the at least one wall and the light source housing portion, wherein the at least one air throughway allows ambient air to pass directly around the portion of the wireway to remove heat generated by electrical components disposed within the cavity and by the at least one light source, wherein the at least one air throughway is formed independent of the plurality of heat sink fins. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A housing for a light fixture, the housing comprising:
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at least one wall that forms a cavity, wherein the at least one wall comprises a thermally-conductive material; at least one positioning feature disposed within the cavity, wherein the at least one positioning feature is configured to movably position at least one component of the light fixture within the cavity against the at least one wall, wherein the at least one component generates heat when operating, and wherein the at least one positioning feature is configured to abut the at least one component against the at least one wall so that the at least one wall absorbs heat generated by the at least one component. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A housing for a light fixture, the housing comprising:
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at least one wall that forms a cavity, wherein the at least one wall comprises a thermally-conductive material, a cover receiving feature, and at least one first coupling feature, wherein the cover receiving feature is configured to couple to a cover of the light fixture; at least one removable wall section removably coupled to the at least one wall, wherein the at least one removable wall section comprises; at least one second coupling feature that removably couples to the at least one first coupling feature of the at least one wall; an inner surface comprising the thermally-conductive material that is configured to couple to at least one heat-generating component, wherein the at least one removable section covers an opening in the at least one wall, wherein the at least one heat-generating component is configured to abut against the inner surface so that the inner surface absorbs heat generated by the at least one heat-generating component. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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