Modular, user-installed, surface-mounted, fluorescent lighting system
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F21K-002/00
출원번호
US-0900144
(1992-06-17)
발명자
/ 주소
Kanarek Shepard S. (78627 Dancing Waters Rd. Bermuda Dunes CA 92201)
인용정보
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초록▼
A modular, fluorescent, indirect lighting system which may be easily mounted to most surfaces by the user, without any technical knowledge or experience, using just a screwdriver and measuring tape. The system is comprised of a family of plug-in modules, each of which contain an integral power bus (
A modular, fluorescent, indirect lighting system which may be easily mounted to most surfaces by the user, without any technical knowledge or experience, using just a screwdriver and measuring tape. The system is comprised of a family of plug-in modules, each of which contain an integral power bus (84 and 86), that provides power continuity to the adjacent module, and a gender conversion plug (42) that allows the installer to configure each module so that power is supplied only from female connectors. The system includes a power source module (110) and three sizes of illumination modules (156, 158 and 52), which house single 20, 30 or 40 watt lamps, as well as inside and outside corner modules (118 and 122) and both straight and corner adjustable-length modules (128 and 148). Modules selected from this family can be plugged together to create a cove lighting system for a room of almost any size or shape. The complete installation is powered by a neat line cord (116) plugged into a standard wall outlet. And, each module can accommodate a continuous decorative facing strip (126) that both enhances the appearance and conceals the modular nature of the system.
대표청구항▼
A modular, user-installed, surface-mounted, fluorescent lighting system that projects light primarily in a plane parallel to a mounting surface, having in combination: (a) a plug-in illumination module comprising a starter-ballast circuit, an integral power bus and a pair of power bus receptacles ea
A modular, user-installed, surface-mounted, fluorescent lighting system that projects light primarily in a plane parallel to a mounting surface, having in combination: (a) a plug-in illumination module comprising a starter-ballast circuit, an integral power bus and a pair of power bus receptacles each having a pair of electrical contacts, and (b) a power source module having a plug-in line cord to convey power from a convenience wall outlet to the mounting surface location where said illumination module is mounted, and a resettable circuit breaker to isolate a short circuit in said lighting system, from said convenience wall outlet, wherein said circuit breaker also serves to protect said integral power bus from overload by limiting the quantity of said plug-in illumination modules that may be installed in a serial sequence, and (c) a configuring means which, in combination with said electrical contacts in said power bus receptacles on said power source module and said illumination modules, are used to configure each module with appropriate male and female plug-in electrical couplings to minimize accidental shock by assuring that power is supplied only from female couplings, whereby said configuring means could be easily and quickly installed by a user, by just plugging said configuring means into said power bus receptacles, without any disassembly, and using just a screwdriver to fasten said configuring means to the appropriate power bus receptacle.
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