Led luminaire with adaptable installation kit

• US 10,458,628 B2
• Filed: 04/23/2018
• Issued: 10/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Green Creative Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Green Creative Ltd.
• Inventors: Vidal, Guillaume, Yulin, Zhang
• Primary Examiner(s): Bowman, Mary Ellen
• Application Number:
  US15/932,764
• Publication Number:
  US 20180313524A1
• Time in Patent Office: 554 Days
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/04 Recessed bases
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/009 the casing being inside the housing of the lighting device
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/06 the elements being coupling devices , e.g. connectors
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2105/10 comprising a two-dimensional array of point-like light-generating elements
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

The LED lighting system is disclosed that includes an LED light fixture with slip tabs and/or snap or spring clips and an installation kit. The installation kit includes a set of hook clips at couple to the slip tabs, a junction box face-plate and a junction box unit with arm flanges that couple to the snap or spring clips. The installation kit allows the same LED light fixture be used in, or adapted for, a number of different installation configurations.

Claims

1. A LED light system comprising:

a) a LED light fixture comprising;

i) a flattened body with a top surface and a bottom surface;

ii) a LED driver circuit within a LED driver box;

iii) an array of LEDs electrically coupled to the LED driver circuit and positioned on or around the bottom surface of the flattened body; and

iv) snap or spring clip structures protruding upward from the top surface of the flattened body and along two opposed sides of the LED driver box; and

b) an installation kit comprising;

i) a junction box face-plate with sets of elongated and curved fenestrations or cutouts for coupling to a junction box and a cutout with tab indentations that allow the snap or spring clip structures to engage the tab indentations, thereby securing the LED light fixture onto the junction box;

ii) sets of slip tabs on the top surface of the flattened body and surrounding the LED driver box; and

iii) a set of hook clips each having an elongated body with and L-shaped bottom portion and a top curved hook structure that bends in an opposite direction relative to the L-shaped bottom portion, wherein the L-shaped bottom portion fits into portions of the slip tabs such that the top curved hook structure engages a recessed light canister housing to secure the LED light fixture thereto.

2. The LED light system of claim 1, wherein the installation kit further comprises a junction box unit with an electrical box having a bottom portion including side plates that form a semi-rectangular aperture with tab indentations to allow the LED driver box to pass through the semi-rectangular aperture with the snap or spring clip structures engaging the tab indentations, thereby securing the LED light fixture onto the electrical box, the junction box unit further comprising arm flanges that are hingably attached to opposed sides of the electrical box and configured to pass through a recess hole on a ceiling or a wall and thereby securing the LED light fixture in place by sandwiching portions of the ceiling or wall around the recessed hole between ends of the flange arms and portions of the top surface of the flattened body.

3. The LED light system of claim 1, further comprising a diffuser lens positioned over the array of LEDs.

4. The LED light system of claim 1, wherein the flattened body of the LED light fixture is round and the LED driver box includes quick connect features for electrically coupling the LED light fixture to power wiring.

5. A LED light system comprising:

a) a LED light fixture comprising;

i) a flattened body with a top surface and a bottom surface;

ii) a LED driver circuit;

iii) sets of slip tabs on the top surface of the flattened body;

iv) an array of LEDs electrically coupled to the LED driver circuit and positioned on the bottom surface of the flattened body; and

v) snap or spring clip structures protruding upward from the top surface of the flattened body; and

b) an installation kit comprising a set of hook clips each having an elongated body an L-shaped bottom portion and a top curved hook structure that bends in an opposite direction relative to the L-shaped bottom portion, wherein the L-shaped bottom portion fits into portions of the slip tabs such that the top curved hook structure engages a recessed light canister housing to secure the LED light fixture thereto.

6. The LED light system of claim 5, wherein the insulation kit further comprises a junction box face-plate with sets of elongated and curved fenestrations or cutouts for coupling to a junction box and a semi rectangular cutout with tab indentations that allows the LED driver circuit to pass through the semi-rectangular cutout with the snap or spring clip structures engaging the tab indentations, thereby securing the LED light fixture onto the junction box.

7. The LED light system of claim 5, wherein the installation kit further comprises a junction box unit with an electrical box having a bottom portion that including side plates that form a semi-rectangular aperture with tab indentations that allows the LED driver circuit to pass through the semi-rectangular aperture with the snap or spring clip structures engaging the tab indentations, thereby securing the LED light fixture onto the electrical box, the junction box unit further comprising arm flanges that are hingably attached to opposed sides of the electrical box and configured to pass through a recess hole on a ceiling or wall and thereby securing the LED light fixture in place by sandwiching portions of the ceiling or wall around the recessed hole between ends of the flange arms and portions of the top surface of the flattened body.

8. The LED light system of claim 5, further comprising a diffuser lens positioned over the array of LEDs.

9. The LED light system of claim 5, wherein the flattened body of the LED light fixture is round and the LED driver box includes quick connect features for electrically coupling the LED light fixture to power wiring.

10. A LED light system comprising:

a) a LED light fixture comprising;

i) a flattened body with a top surface and a bottom surface;

ii) a LED driver circuit;

iii) an array of LEDs electrically coupled to the LED driver circuit and positioned on or around the bottom surface of the flattened body; and

iv) snap or spring clip structures protruding upward form the top surface of the flattened body; and

b) an installation kit with a junction box unit comprising;

i) an electrical box having a bottom portion that includes side plates that form an aperture with tab indentations to allow the snap or spring clip structures engaging the tab indentations, thereby securing the LED light fixture onto the electrical box; and

ii) arm flanges that are hingably attached to opposed sides of the electrical box and configured to pass through a recess hole on a ceiling or wall and thereby securing the LED light fixture in place by sandwiching portions of the ceiling or wall around the recessed hole between ends of the flange arms and portions of the top surface of the flattened body.

11. The LED light system of claim 10, wherein the installation kit further comprises a set of hook clips each having an elongated body with an L-shaped bottom portion and a top curved hook structure bending in an opposite direction relative to the L-shaped bottom portion, wherein the L-shaped bottom portion fits into portions of the slip tabs such that the top curved hook structure engages a recessed light canister housing to secure the LED light fixture thereto.

12. The LED light system of claim 10, wherein the installation kit further comprises a junction box face-plate with sets of elongated and curved fenestrations or cutouts for coupling to a junction box and a semi rectangular cutout with tab indentations that allow the LED driver box to pass through the semi-rectangular cut out with the snap or spring clip structures engaging the tab indentations, thereby securing the LED light fixture onto the junction box.

13. The LED light system of claim 10, further comprising a diffuser lens positioned over the array of LEDs.

14. The LED light system of claim 10, wherein the flattened body of the LED light fixture is round and the LED driver box includes quick connect features for electrically coupling the LED light fixture to power wiring.