Wirelessly controlled lighting device
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsSyed A. Raza, Dean Dal Ponte, Shaun Robert Toms
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Abstract
A lighting device includes a housing that defines an opening, and light board moveably positioned in the housing adjacent the opening. The light board has a plurality of light modules operable to provide a light output through the opening. The lighting device further includes a motor operatively connected to the light board to move the light board. The lighting device further includes a controller in electrical communication with the motor and the light board. The controller is operable to receive signals from a communication device. The controller is further operable to control the motor to orient the light board. The controller is further operable to control an intensity and a color of the light output of the light modules.
Claims24
An in-grade lighting device comprising:
- a housing including an outer portion and an inner portion positioned at least partially within the outer portion, the outer portion including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end configured to be positioned below ground, the inner portion including an opening and a lens positioned in the opening;
- a light board moveably positioned in the inner portion of the housing adjacent the opening and having a plurality of light modules operable to provide a light output through the opening;
- a motor operatively connected to the light board to move the light board;
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- a controller in electrical communication with the motor and the light board, the controller operable to receive a signal from a communication device, the controller operable to control the motor to orient the light board, an intensity of the light output of the light modules, and a color of the light output of the light modules.
An in-grade lighting device comprising:
- a housing including an outer portion and an inner portion positioned at least partially within the outer portion, the outer portion including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end configured to be positioned below ground, the inner portion including an opening and a lens positioned in the opening;
- a light board positioned in the inner portion of the housing adjacent the opening and having a plurality of light modules operable to provide a light output through the opening, each of the plurality of light modules including an RGBW-type light-emitting diode having separately controllable red, green, blue, and white aspects;
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- a controller in electrical communication with the light board, the controller operable to receive a signal from a communication device and control a color of the light emitted by each of the light modules.
A method of operating a lighting device, comprising:
- providing a housing and a light board having a plurality of light modules operable to provide a light output, the housing including an outer portion at least partially positioned below ground and an inner portion positioned at least partially within the outer portion, the inner portion supporting the light board and including a lens positioned adjacent the light board;
- sending a signal indicative of a desired color from a communication device to a controller in electrical communication with the light board;
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- changing a color of the light output from at least some of the plurality of light modules with the controller based on the signal received from the communication device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.