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US 12,264,813 B2Granted
Modular luminaires for appliance lighting
AssigneeGemtron Corporation
InventorsGreg Miedema, Craig Bienick
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Abstract
The luminaires of the present disclosure provide a slim profile and simple construction for use in a variety of lighting applications. A circuit board can have a plurality of light sources thereon, and a lens can at least partially encapsulate the circuit board to protect and electrically insulate the circuit board. When used, for example, in a lighted shelf application, power can be provided to the luminaire through shelf brackets along the side of the shelf panel.
Claims25
A shelf assembly comprising:
- a shelf panel comprising a front edge and two side edges, wherein the shelf panel has a top surface and a bottom surface, the shelf panel having a flat profile;
- a luminaire under the shelf panel, wherein the luminaire has a slim profile;
- a frame that is connected to the front edge of the shelf panel and at least partially covers the luminaire, the frame defining a rearwardly and downwardly opening gap;
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- a shelf bracket that conducts electricity to the luminaire, the shelf bracket comprising:
- a first area that conducts electricity from a support rail to the shelf bracket;
- a second area that conducts electricity from the shelf bracket to the luminaire;
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- a non-electrically conductive coating applied to substantially all of the shelf bracket except the first and second areas,
- wherein a body of the shelf bracket is formed from an electrically conductive material that conducts electricity between the first and second areas, and
- wherein the body of the shelf bracket has a horizontal surface received within the gap of the frame.
8 more elements
A shelf assembly, comprising:
- a shelf panel comprising a front edge, two side edges, a top surface, and a bottom surface;
- a light assembly affixed to the bottom surface of the shelf panel, the light assembly comprising:
- a circuit board having one or more light sources thereon;
- and
- a lens affixed to the circuit board to at least partially encapsulate the one or more light sources;
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- a frame that is connected to the front edge of the shelf panel and is adjacent to and at least partially covers the light assembly,
- wherein the frame comprises a flat portion that contacts the top surface of the shelf panel.
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A shelf assembly, comprising:
- a shelf panel comprising a front edge and two side edges, wherein the shelf panel has a top surface and a bottom surface, the shelf panel having a flat profile;
- a luminaire located under the shelf panel, the luminaire comprising one or more light sources, a circuit board having the one or more light sources coupled thereto, and a lens configured to receive light from the one or more light sources therethrough, wherein the luminaire has a slim profile;
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- a frame that is connected to the front edge of the shelf panel and extends above and below the top and bottom surfaces of the shelf panel adjacent to the front edge, the frame at least partially covering the luminaire;
- wherein the lens comprises a groove therein and an outer lip, the circuit board being within the groove, and the outer lip contacting the bottom surface of the shelf panel to at least partially encapsulate the circuit board between the lens and the shelf panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.