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US 9,000,672 B2Granted
Connector with surge protection structure
AssigneeKoninklijkle Philips N.V.
InventorMartin Mercier
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Abstract
A connector (10) is provided that includes a housing supporting a plurality of individual connection blocks (30, 35, 40) each having a power source input and an electronics output. Surge protection structure (51-54) is embedded within the housing of the connector (10) and is electrically coupled to at least some of the individual connection blocks (30, 35, 40). The connector (10) may be implemented within a lighting fixture (100).
Claims13
A lighting fixture, comprising:
- a light source;
- electronics electrically coupled to and powering said light source;
- a terminal block connector, said terminal block connector being within the lighting fixture and having a housing supporting a live connection block, a neutral connection block, and a ground connection block;
- said live connection block, said neutral connection block, and said ground connection block each having a high voltage power source input and a lighting fixture electronics output;
- each said lighting fixture electronics output electrically connected to said power source input;
- said lighting fixture electronics output of at least said live connection block and said neutral connection block electrically connected to said electronics;
- said terminal block connector further including a first varistor electrically connected between said live connection block and said neutral connection block, a second varistor electrically connected between said live connection block and said ground connection block, and a third varistor electrically connected between said neutral connection block and said ground connection block;
- wherein said first varistor, said second varistor, and said third varistor are inaccessibly enclosed within said housing.
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