US 2019/0195473 A1 · TRACK LIGHTING SYSTEM

Abstract

A modular system comprising track-mounted fixtures and track is described. In some embodiments, fixtures access electrical power through electrified railings recessed within a relatively narrow power slot of the track. Primary mechanical support of the fixture weight is optionally provided from a magnetic mounting surface surrounding the power slot. The track cross-section optionally provides mounting surface area on mounting wings, allowing a narrower slot housing. Optionally, secondary mechanical support provided within the slot comprises a deployable anchoring element which laterally expands into a receiving area. Optionally, deployment comprises rotation of the anchoring element. The anchoring element, in some embodiments, acts as a secondary mechanical support, preventing, for example, accidental detachment of the fixture from the slot, without preventing repositioning movements of the fixture along the slot, even when fully deployed.

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Dependent claims

Components of a track lighting system comprising:

a track comprising a track housing having:
a slot housing sized for receiving a fixture mounting adaptor within a slot volume located between two outer side-walls extending dorsally alongside each other from a slotted face-wall and on either side of an aperture to the slot volume in the slotted face-wall,
power contact assemblies comprising electrical power rails extending longitudinally along the track and within the slot,
magnetically attracted material attached to the track housing, and
two mounting wings, each mounting wing comprising a wall extending laterally from a base region integrally attached to a respective one of the side-walls where the side-wall meets the slotted face-wall;
and
a mounting adaptor sized to fit within the slot and make electrical contacts with the electrical power rails;
wherein:
the mounting adaptor is attached in a mounting assembly with a mounting module including magnetically attracted material, wherein at least one of the magnetically attracted material of the mounting module and the magnetically attracted material attached to the track housing is magnetic, and
the mounting assembly is sized and shaped so that the mounting assembly is magnetically held to the magnetically attracted material attached to the track housing when the mounting adaptor is inserted to the slot to make electrical contacts with the power contact assemblies;
and
wherein each mounting wing laterally terminates in a region dorsally offset from the base region.

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