Small profile high wattage horitcultural luminaire

• US 5,025,356 A
• Filed: 07/31/1989
• Issued: 06/18/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: GTE Sylvania Canada Limited
• Original Assignee: Get Sylvania Canada Limited
• Inventors: Gawad, Mahmoud A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lazarus, Ira S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Cole, Richard R.
• Application Number:
  US07/388,179
• Time in Patent Office: 687 Days
• Field of Search: 362/221, 362/217, 362/218, 362/145, 362/277, 362/278, 362/281, 362/362, 362/368, 362/371, 362/404, 362/805, 362/370
• US Class Current: 362/221
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 7/045 with electric lighting
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 9/249 Lighting means with special arrangements for promoting growth A01G7/045
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/04 intended only for mounting on a ceiling or the like overhead structures F21S8/02 takes precedence; details of ceiling bases F21V21/03
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 14/04 by movement of reflectors in vehicle head lamps F21S41/675
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 17/02 with provision for adjustment F21V17/04 - F21V17/08 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/02 the elements being transformers, impedances or power supply units, e.g. a transformer with a rectifier
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/70 characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/83 the elements having apertures, ducts or channels, e.g. heat radiation holes
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 7/16 with provision for adjusting the curvature
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2103/00 Elongate light sources, e.g. fluorescent tubes
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 60/14 Measures for saving energy, e.g. in green houses
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/805 Horticultural

Abstract

A horticultural luminaire in which a lamp is contained within a first compartment and a ballast unit is contained in a second compartment. The ballast unit is in heat-conducting contact with the top of the unit and a plate member also covers the ballast unit to act as an additional heat sink. The top of the luminaire housing may be provided with bracket members to facilitate mounting of the luminaire on a structural I-beam.

Claims

1. A luminaire having an adjustable photometric distribution comprising:

a housing including a first compartment for containing a lamp, said first compartment having an open underside;

a first plate member mounted on said housing, said first plate member having first and second sides, said first side defining one end of said first compartment, a socket for said lamp being mounted on said first side of said first plate member;

a second plate member mounted on said housing spaced from said first plate member, said second plate member having first and second sides, there being a second compartment extending from said second side of said first plate member to said first side of said second plate member;

a ballast unit for said lamp mounted in said second compartment and making heat-conductive contact with said housing;

a third plate member covering the open underside portion of said second compartment, said third plate member making heat-conductive contact with said ballast unit;

a reflector for reflecting light from said lamp with an adjustable photometric distribution, said reflector being mounted within said first compartment above the position for said lamp, said reflector comprising two flexible sections, each section having a lower longitudinal edge and an upper longitudinal edge;

a reflector support member mounted within said first compartment above the position for said lamp, said support member including first support means for supporting the upper longitudinal edge of said first reflector section in a plurality of mounting positions and second reflector support means for supporting the upper longitudinal edge of said second reflector section in a plurality of mounting positions;

said first reflector section being mounted with its upper longitudinal edge supported in a selected upper mounting position by said first support means and said second reflector section being mounted with its upper longitudinal edge supported in a selected upper mounting position by said second reflector support means such that the shape of said first flexible reflector section is adjusted by its selected upper mounting position, the shape of said second flexible reflector section is adjusted by its selected upper mounting position, and the photometric distribution of said luminaire is adjusted by said upper mounting positions of said first and second reflector sections.

2. A luminaire as described in claim 1 wherein said housing includes third support means for supporting the lower longitudinal edge of said first reflector section in a plurality of mounting positions and fourth reflector support means for supporting the lower longitudinal edge of said second reflector section in a plurality of mounting positions, and said first reflector section is mounted with its lower longitudinal edge supported in a selected lower mounting position by said third support means and said second reflector section is mounted with its lower longitudinal edge supported in a selected lower mounting position by said fourth reflector support means such that the shape of said first flexible reflector section is adjusted by its lower mounting position, the shape of said second flexible reflector section is adjusted by its lower mounting position, and the photometric distribution of said luminaire is adjusted by said lower mounting positions of said first and second reflector sections.

3. A luminaire as described in claim 2 wherein said housing includes an end plate and said third support means includes a first plurality of mounting holes in said end plate and said fourth support means includes a second plurality of mounting holes in said end plate.

4. A luminaire as described in claim 1 wherein an igniter and a capacitor for said lamp are mounted on said second side of said second plate member.

5. A luminaire as described in claim 1 wherein said reflector support member has first and second sides, said first side including said first support means and said second side including said second support means, said first support means comprising a first group of slots and said second support means comprising a second group of slots, each of said slots being formed to receive and support the upper longitudinal edge of one of said reflector sections.