Modular lighting apparatus
First Claim
1. A modular lighting apparatus for use with a screw-socket light fixture, the lighting apparatus comprising:
- a bulb assembly including a body and a light-emitting component mounted to the body;
an adapter including a body, a screw base mounted to the body and receivable in the screw-socket light fixture, and an electronic ballast housed in the body and electrically connected to the screw base; and
a mechanical and electrical connector assembly that removably connects the bulb assembly to the adapter for use, wherein the bulb assembly is replaceable and the electronic ballast is reusable and the light-emitting component includes an omni-directional LED array.
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Abstract
A modular lighting apparatus includes a replaceable bulb assembly, an adapter, and a mechanical and electrical connector assembly that removably connects the bulb assembly to the adapter for use. The bulb assembly includes a light-emitting component mounted to a body. In example embodiments the light-emitting component includes spiral-tube CFLs, low-profile transverse CFL tubes, and omni-directional LED arrays. The adapter includes a standard screw base mounted to a body that houses an electronic ballast. In this way, the bulb assembly can be removed from the adapter and replaced, while reusing the electronic ballast in the adapter. And the screw-base adapter allows the reuse of the electronic ballast in standard screw-socket household light fixtures. In addition, the reusable adapter base also may be provided with an integral photocell for light-based control of the lighting apparatus without increasing the overall height of the composite lighting apparatus.
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19 Claims
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1. A modular lighting apparatus for use with a screw-socket light fixture, the lighting apparatus comprising:
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a bulb assembly including a body and a light-emitting component mounted to the body; an adapter including a body, a screw base mounted to the body and receivable in the screw-socket light fixture, and an electronic ballast housed in the body and electrically connected to the screw base; and a mechanical and electrical connector assembly that removably connects the bulb assembly to the adapter for use, wherein the bulb assembly is replaceable and the electronic ballast is reusable and the light-emitting component includes an omni-directional LED array. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A modular lighting apparatus for use with a screw-socket light fixture, the lighting apparatus comprising:
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a bulb assembly including a body and a CFL tube mounted to the body; an adapter including a body, a screw base mounted to the body and receivable in the screw-socket light fixture, and an electronic ballast housed in the body and electrically connected to the screw base, wherein the screw base includes a sleeve contact, an end contact, and an insulation section therebetween; a mechanical and electrical connector assembly that removably connects the bulb assembly to the adapter for use, wherein the bulb assembly is replaceable and the electronic ballast is reusable, wherein the mechanical connectors are provided by first and second magnetic pieces with the first magnetic piece positioned on the adapter body and the second magnetic piece positioned on the bulb assembly body aligned with and facing the first magnetic piece when the bulb assembly is connected to the adapter body. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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