US 12,111,044 B2Granted

Modular floodlight system

AssigneeGoogle Inc.

InventorsPoll Shih, Che-Wei Liu, Chia-Chi Liu, Wen-Pin Chou

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Abstract

This document describes techniques directed to a modular floodlight system. The modular floodlight system includes a floodlight device having a main housing that supports multiple floodlights and a modular camera device. The main housing includes a magnetic mount that magnetically secures the camera device to a mounting surface and enables 3-axis articulation of the camera device relative to the main housing. The main housing also includes a power supply unit that supplies electrical power to the camera device and the floodlights. In aspects, the floodlights are assembled to opposing sides of the main housing. In addition, the main housing includes passive infrared sensors that expand and supplement motion-detection capabilities of the camera device. The modular aspect of the modular floodlight system enables the camera device to be easily replaced with another modular device, simplifies installation for consumers, and increases an ability of the modular floodlight system to be reworked.

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Dependent claims

A modular floodlight system comprising:

a floodlight device comprising:
a main housing having a generally cylindrical shell with a central axis intersecting opposing first and second ends of the main housing;
first and second light subassemblies connected to the main housing at lateral sides of the shell that are substantially parallel to the central axis, the main housing positioned between the first and second light subassemblies, each of the first and second light subassemblies including a light housing having a general cylindrical shell with a rounded cap;
a passive infrared, PIR, lens positioned on a side of the main housing and between the first and second light subassemblies, the PIR lens having a dome shape that protrudes from the side of the main housing and houses multiple PIR sensors configured to detect motion of an object within a field of view of the multiple PIR sensors;
a magnet mount assembly attached to the first end of the main housing, the magnet mount assembly including:
a front surface defining a plane that is non-orthogonal to the central axis of the main housing;
and
a magnet providing a magnetic force configured to act on a metal part of a modular camera device to magnetically secure the camera device to the magnet mount.

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Facts

Application: 18/263,864Filed 2 Aug 2021 · continuation
Priority: 18 Feb 2021
Published: US 2024/0200763 A120 Jun 2024
Granted: 8 Oct 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification29 codes

F21S 8/036
The surface being a wall or like vertical structure, e.g. building facade: by means of a rigid support, e.g. bracket or arm
F21V 23/0471
Activated by means of a sensor, e.g. motion or photodetectors: the sensor detecting the proximity, the presence or the movement of an object or a…
F16M 11/041
Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand: allowing quick release of the apparatus
F16M 11/14
In more than one direction: with ball-joint

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Application17/178,804Parent of this continuation · filed 18 Feb 2021
US 11,346,539 B1Parent of this continuation · filed 11 May 2022
US 2024/0200763 A1Pre-grant publication · published 20 Jun 2024
US 12,111,044 B2This patent

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