Adapters For Existing Light Fixtures
AssigneeEaton Intelligent Power Limited
InventorsPhilip D. Winters, Jyoti Kumar, Bryant A. Bilal, Seth Doheny
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Abstract
A retrofitted light fixture can include a power source that delivers primary power. The retrofitted light fixture can also include at least one light fixture component of an existing light fixture, where the at least one light fixture component, as part of the existing light fixture, was directly coupled to the power source. The retrofitted light fixture can further include an adapter coupled to the power supply and the at least one light source, where the adapter comprises a controller, where the adapter receives the primary power from the power source, where the controller delivers power to the at least one light fixture component based on instructions.
Claims21
-20. (canceled)
A retrofitted light fixture, comprising:
- a coupling feature of a power source that delivers primary power;
- at least one light fixture component of an existing light fixture, wherein the at least one light fixture component, as part of the existing light fixture, was directly coupled to the power source;
- and
- an adapter coupled to the coupling feature of the power source and the at least one light fixture component, wherein the adapter comprises a controller having communication capability, wherein the adapter receives the primary power from the power source, wherein the controller delivers power to the at least one light fixture component based on instructions, wherein the controller, using the communication capability, communicates with an external component that is external to the retrofitted light fixture,
- wherein the existing light fixture, without the adapter, operates without being able to communicate with the external component.
An adapter for retrofitting an existing light fixture, the adapter comprising:
- a first coupling feature configured to couple to a power source that provides primary power;
- a second coupling feature configured to couple to at least one light fixture component of the existing light fixture;
- and
- an adapter housing coupled to and disposed between the first coupling feature and the second coupling feature, wherein the adapter housing comprises a controller having communication capability, wherein the controller is configured to:
- receive the primary power from the power source through a first connector end;
- and
- deliver, using instructions, power based on the primary power to the at least one light fixture component of the existing light fixture,
- wherein the controller, using the communication capability, communicates with an external component that is external to the existing light fixture, and
- wherein the existing light fixture, without the communication capability of the controller, operates without being able to communicate with the external component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.