Modular design for horticultural luminaires
AssigneeABL IP Holding LLC
InventorsYongli Feng, Honglei Gao, Robert Spivock, Michel Doss
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Abstract
Embodiments are directed to a horticultural luminaire and method for assembling the horticultural luminaire. The horticultural luminaire may include a center body having a top surface and a bottom surface and comprising three or more items of material. A driver may be coupled to each of the items of material. The horticultural luminaire may also include a plurality of arms onto which lighting units are mounted. For each arm of the plurality of arms, a first end of the arm may be detachably coupled to a corresponding item of the three or more items of material. A corresponding driver may provide electrical power to light the lighting units on each arm.
Claims20
A horticultural luminaire, comprising:
- a center body having a top surface and a bottom surface and at least a first sidewall and a second sidewall coupled to each other, the first and second sidewalls extending along a length of the center body between the top surface and the bottom surface;
- a plurality of drivers comprising a first driver, and a second driver coupled to an external surface of a respective one of the first sidewall and the second sidewall;
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- a plurality of arms comprising a first arm and a second arm onto which a first lighting unit and a second lighting unit, respectively, are mounted, wherein:
- each of the first arm and the second arm comprises a first end detachably coupled to one of the first sidewall and the second sidewall, respectively;
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- each of the first driver and the second driver is adapted to provide electrical power to each of the first lighting unit and the second lighting unit, respectively.
A method of assembling a horticultural luminaire, the method comprising:
- providing a main body assembly comprising a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, and a plurality of sidewalls adapted to couple to each other and extend along a length of the main body assembly between the top surface and a bottom surface;
- providing a plurality of arms, wherein each of the plurality of arms comprises a first end and a second end opposite the first end and wherein each of the plurality of arms supports a lighting unit;
- coupling the first end of each of the plurality of arms to a respective one of the plurality of sidewalls;
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- electrically coupling a driver located on an external surface of each of the plurality of sidewalls to the lighting unit on one of the plurality of arms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.