Antennae for hazardous location light fixtures
AssigneeEaton Intelligent Power Limited
InventorsBenjamin Avery Freer, Daniel Robert Treible, JR., Joseph Michael Manahan, Andrew Francis Scarlata, Adikaramge Asiri Jayawardena
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Abstract
A light fixture can include a housing comprising at least one wall that forms a cavity, wherein the housing complies with applicable standards for a hazardous environment. The light fixture can also include an antenna assembly disposed on an outer surface of the housing. The antenna assembly can provide communication with another device within the hazardous environment without compromising the applicable standards for the hazardous environment.
Claims15
Alight fixture, comprising:
- a housing comprising at least one wall that forms a cavity, wherein the housing complies with applicable standards for a hazardous environment;
- and
- an antenna assembly coupled to a portion of the housing,
- wherein the antenna assembly provides communication with another device within the hazardous environment without compromising the applicable standards for the hazardous environment.
Alight fixture, comprising:
- a housing that complies with applicable standards for a hazardous environment;
- a circuit board coupled to the housing, wherein the circuit board has at least one light source disposed thereon;
- and
- an antenna assembly disposed on the circuit board,
- wherein the antenna assembly provides communication with another device within the hazardous environment without compromising the applicable standards for the hazardous environment applied to the housing,
- wherein the communication provided by the antenna assembly with the another device is substantially unobstructed by the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.