Enclosure illumination system
AssigneeMitzel Machining Inc.
InventorsWilliam P. Mitzel, Dominic T. Monteil, Mark T. Maclean-Blevins, Jay S. Gamerman
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Abstract
An enclosure illumination system (10) is provided. The enclosure illumination system (10) is mounted on an enclosure (12). The enclosure illumination system (10) includes a solar battery (16), a light element (14), and a motion sensor (18). When external light impinges upon solar battery (16), light (14) is prevented from actuating. When solar battery (16) is not exposed to external light, for example, at nighttime, light (14) may be actuated by signals transmitted by sensor (18).
Claims20
An enclosure illumination system comprising:
- a housing;
- an enclosure illumination module secured to said housing, said enclosure illumination module including,
- a solar battery for charging at least one rechargeable battery;
- a light sensing circuit for sensing environmental light external to said housing electrically coupled to said solar battery and said rechargeable battery, said light sensing circuit developing a light sensing electrical signal when said light impinges on said solar battery;
- a sensor for sensing motion within said housing;
- a light element electrically coupled to said rechargeable battery;
- and,
- a timing circuit electrically coupled to said light element, said light element being actuated for a fixed period of time responsive to signals generated by said sensor when there is no light sensing signal generated by said light sensing circuit.
An enclosure illumination system comprising:
- a housing having a wall, said wall having a retaining opening formed therethrough;
- an enclosure illumination module having an upper member secured to said housing, said enclosure illumination module including,
- a solar battery for charging at least one rechargeable battery, said solar battery being mounted on said upper member of said enclosure illumination module;
- a light sensing circuit for sensing environmental light external to said housing electrically coupled to said solar battery and said rechargeable battery, said light sensing circuit developing a light sensing electrical signal when said light impinges on said solar battery;
- a sensor for sensing motion within said housing;
- at least one light element electrically coupled to said rechargeable battery;
- a lower projecting member projecting from said upper member, said sensor and at least one light element being mounted thereon, said lower projecting member being received within said retaining opening of said housing;
- an adhesive layer affixed to a bottom surface of said upper member for adhering said bottom surface of said upper member to said housing when said lower projecting member is received within said retaining opening;
- and,
- a timing circuit electrically coupled to said light element, said light element being actuated for a fixed period of time responsive to signals generated by said sensor when there is no light sensing signal generated by said light sensing circuit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.