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LUMINAIRE PHOTOELECTRIC CONTROL DEVICE WITH REFLECTIVE SHIELD

  • US 3,584,228 A
  • Filed: 03/27/1969
  • Issued: 06/08/1971
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/27/1969
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A luminaire comprising, in combination, a luminaire enclosure having a wall portion formed with an aperture, a light source mounted within said enclosure, a photoelectric control unit mounted in said enclosure for controlling the operation of said light source comprising a housing containing a light-sensitive element and formed with an opening through which light rays may enter for incidence on said light-sensitive element, said photoelectric control unit being arranged with the opening in said housing aligned with said aperture in said luminaire wall portion, a combined light shield and reflecting device arranged externally of said luminaire enclosure for directing ambient light rays from a selected direction into said housing opening, said combined device comprising a bendable strip having a reflecting surface facing said opening at an angle, said strip being bendable for adjusting said reflecting surface at a selected angle relative to the axis of said opening, and means mounting said combined device on the exterior of said luminaire enclosure wall portion for selective rotational adjustment about the axis of said opening, whereby said combined device may be bendably and rotationally adjusted for selectively directing ambient light rays from predetermined directions and of predetermined intensity into said photoelectric control unit.

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