# US 10,502,404 B1 · Junction box-driver assembly for direct mount luminaires > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,502,404 B1 - Document ID: US10502404B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 16/290,414 - Filed: 2019-03-01 - Published: 2019-12-26 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2018-06-21 - Assignees: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited - Applicants: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited - Inventors: John E. Bowen; Jared Michael Davis - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10502404B1 ## CPC - F21V 23/008: {the casing being outside the housing of the lighting device} - F21S 8/026: {intended to be recessed in a ceiling or like overhead structure, e.g. suspended ceiling} - F21V 21/041: {Mounting arrangements specially adapted for false ceiling panels or partition walls made of plates (F21V21/047 takes precedence)} - F21V 23/001: {the elements being electrical wires or cables} - F21V 23/04: the elements being switches (safety devices F21V25/00) - F21V 23/06: the elements being coupling devices {, e.g. connectors} - H02G 3/20: Ceiling roses {or other lighting sets} - F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED] - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS - H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES - F21Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED ## Abstract A junction box-driver assembly includes a housing that is configured to route electrical wiring to a luminaire therethrough and house a driver module therein. The housing includes a back plate that defines a junction box cavity and a driver cavity that is disposed adjacent to and in fluid communication with the junction box cavity. Further, the housing includes a junction box cover that is coupled to the back plate and configured to cover the junction box cavity that is configured to route the electrical wiring therethrough and/or enclose wire connections therein. Furthermore, the housing includes a driver cavity cover that is removably coupled to the back plate to cover the driver cavity that is configured to house the driver module therein. The junction-box driver assembly further includes a mounting strut that is removably coupled to the housing and configured to releasably lock the junction box-driver assembly to a mounting frame. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A junction box-driver assembly that comprises: a housing that defines a cavity that is configured to route electrical wiring to a luminaire therethrough and house a driver module therein, wherein the cavity comprises a junction box cavity and a driver cavity that is disposed adjacent to and in fluid communication with the junction box cavity, wherein the junction box cavity is configured to at least one of route the electrical wiring to the luminaire and enclose electrical wiring connections therein, wherein the driver cavity is configured to house the driver module therein, and wherein the housing comprising: a back plate; a junction box cover that is removably coupled to the back plate and configured to cover the junction box cavity; and a driver cavity cover that is removably coupled to the back plate and configured to cover the driver cavity; and a mounting strut that is coupled to the housing and configured to releasably lock the junction box-driver assembly to a mounting frame. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The junction box-driver assembly of claim 1, wherein the junction box cover is pivotally coupled to the back plate, and wherein the driver cavity cover is configured to be removably coupled to the back plate via a snap mechanism. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The junction box-driver assembly of claim 1, wherein the junction box cover comprises pivot flanges, and wherein pivot slots formed in the back plate are configured to receive the pivot flanges of the junction box cover to pivotally couple the junction box cover to the back plate. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The junction box-driver assembly of claim 1, wherein the junction box cover comprises a latch member that is configured to releasably latch the junction box cover to the back plate such that: (a) when the junction box cover is latched to the back plate using the latch member, the junction box cover closes the junction box cavity; and (b) when the latch member is released, the junction box cover opens to expose the junction box cavity. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The junction box-driver assembly of claim 1, wherein the back plate comprises locking tabs that protrude therefrom, and wherein the locking tabs are configured to engage with coupling slots that are formed in the driver cavity cover to removably couple the driver cavity cover to the back plate. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The junction box-driver assembly of claim 1, wherein the junction box cavity and the driver cavity are arranged such that the junction box cavity is stacked above the driver cavity. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The junction box-driver assembly of claim 1, wherein the junction box cavity and the driver cavity are arranged side-by-side. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The junction box-driver assembly of claim 1, wherein the mounting strut comprises mounting holes that are configured to receive fasteners therethrough to removably couple the mounting strut to the housing. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The junction box-driver assembly of claim 1, wherein the mounting strut comprises coupling notches that are configured to mate with complementary features of the mounting frame to releasably lock the junction box-driver assembly to the mounting frame. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The junction box-driver assembly of claim 1, wherein the mounting strut comprises coupling notches that are configured to receive fasteners therethrough to couple the junction box-driver assembly to a mounting structure. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The junction box-driver assembly of claim 1, wherein the back plate comprises mounting apertures that are configured to receive fasteners therethrough to couple the housing of the junction box-driver assembly to a mounting structure. ### Claim 12 A junction box-driver assembly comprising: a housing that is configured to route electrical wiring to a luminaire and house a driver module therein, the housing comprising: a back plate that defines a cavity, wherein the cavity comprises a junction box cavity and a driver cavity that is disposed adjacent to and in fluid communication with the junction box cavity; a junction box cover that is coupled to the back plate and configured to cover the junction box cavity that is configured to at least one of route the electrical wiring to the luminaire and provide a protective space for enclosing wiring connections associated with the electrical wiring to the luminaire; and a driver cavity cover that is removably coupled to the back plate and configured to cover the driver cavity that is configured to house the driver module therein. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The junction box-driver assembly of claim 12, further comprising: a mounting strut that is removably coupled to the housing and configured to releasably lock the junction box-driver assembly to a mounting frame. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The junction box-driver assembly of claim 12, wherein the junction box cover comprises pivot flanges and a latch member, wherein pivot slots formed in the back plate are configured to receive the pivot flanges of the junction box cover to pivotally couple the junction box cover to the back plate, and wherein the latch member is configured to releasably latch the junction box cover to the back plate such that: (a) when the junction box cover is latched to the back plate using the latch member, the junction box cover closes the junction box cavity; and (b) when the latch member is released, the junction box cover opens to expose the junction box cavity. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The junction box-driver assembly of claim 12, wherein the driver cavity cover comprises: coupling slots that are configured to receive locking tabs of the back plate to removably couple the driver cavity cover to the back plate, connector cable routing notch that is configured to route a connector cable of the driver module disposed in the driver cavity, and a switch opening that is configured to receive a switch interface of a driver module therethrough, and wherein the switch interface is configured to allow one or more controllable features of a light module of the luminaire to be field selectable, the light module being coupled to the junction box-driver assembly via the connector cable of the driver module housed in the junction box-driver assembly. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The junction box-driver assembly of claim 12, wherein the housing may be configured such that the junction box cavity is stacked above the driver cavity. ### Claim 17 A junction box-driver assembly comprising: a back plate that is configured to route electrical wiring to a luminaire and house an electrical power supply device associated with the luminaire therein, the back plate comprising: a base wall; and a side wall that extends along at least a portion of a perimeter of the base wall such that one end of the back plate is open, the side wall being substantially perpendicular to the base wall, wherein the base wall and the side wall are arranged such that they define a junction box cavity and a driver cavity that is disposed adjacent to and in fluid communication with the junction box cavity; a junction box cover that is coupled to the back plate and configured to cover the junction box cavity that is configured to route the electrical wiring to the luminaire and provide a protective space for enclosing wiring connections associated with the electrical wiring; and a driver cavity cover that is removably coupled to the back plate and configured to cover the driver cavity; the electrical power supply device disposed in the driver cavity and comprising a switch interface that extends through a switch opening in the driver cavity cover, the switch interface being configured to allow one or more controllable features of a light module of the luminaire to be field selectable when the light module is coupled to the junction box-driver assembly; a wire trap connector coupled to the side wall of the back plate and configured to receive and retain the electrical wiring into the junction box cavity without using tools; and a mounting strut that is removably coupled to the back plate and configured to releasably lock the junction box-driver assembly to a mounting frame. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The junction box-driver assembly of claim 17, wherein the side wall further comprises knockouts with pry-out slots. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The junction box-driver assembly of claim 17, wherein the base wall comprises mounting apertures that are configured to receive fasteners therethrough to couple the housing of the junction box-driver assembly to a mounting structure. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The junction box-driver assembly of claim 17, wherein the electrical power supply device is a light emitting diode driver.