US 2016/0252241 A1 · Lighting Fixture Housing

Abstract

A heat dissipating housing for a lighting device includes a back wall comprising an upper section and a lower section. The housing further includes a sidewall extending down from the upper section of the back wall. The back wall and the sidewall define a cavity of the housing. The upper section of the back wall is elevated from the lower section of the back wall such that when a printed circuit board (PCB) having an uninsulated electrical element on a back side of the PCB is in contact with the lower section of the back wall within the cavity, the uninsulated electrical element is separated from a closest point on the housing by an air gap and a distance that is compliant with an Underwriters Laboratories (UL) spacing requirement. The back side of the PCB faces the upper section of the back wall.

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Dependent claims

A heat dissipating housing for a lighting device, comprising:

a back wall comprising an upper section and a lower section, wherein the upper section and the lower section are connected to each other;
and
a sidewall extending down from the upper section of the back wall, wherein the back wall and the sidewall define a cavity of the housing, wherein the upper section of the back wall is elevated from the lower section of the back wall such that when a printed circuit board (PCB) having an uninsulated electrical element on a back side of the PCB is in contact with the lower section of the back wall within the cavity, the uninsulated electrical element is separated from a closest point on the housing by an air gap and a distance that is compliant with an Underwriters Laboratories (UL) spacing requirement, wherein the back side of the PCB faces the upper section of the back wall.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Lighting Fixture Housing

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Abstract

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