DESC:FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure relates to lighting units, and more particularly to a housing for a lighting unit.

BACKGROUND

Generally, lighting devices such as cove lights and suspended lights are installed in various places such as residential buildings and commercial buildings. The cove lights may be directly installed onto a wall or ceiling of the building. On the other hand, the suspended lights may not be directly installed onto the wall or ceiling of the building but instead are attached to the structure of the building via a supporting member such as a cord or a chain.

Therefore, currently, the cove lights and the suspended lights require different housings as the cove lights and the suspended lights are mounted differently. The implementation of different housings according to the requirements increases material consumption, manufacturing step, and manufacturing time. Furthermore, the different brackets are used to mount the cove lights and the suspended lights. This increases the overall cost associated with the manufacturing of such lights.

Therefore, in view of the above-mentioned problems, there is a need to provide a lighting unit, that can eliminate one or more of the above-mentioned problems associated with the existing lighting units.

SUMMARY

This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts, in a simplified format, that are further described in the detailed description of the invention. This summary is neither intended to identify key or essential inventive concepts of the invention and nor is it intended for determining the scope of the invention.

The present disclosure relates to a housing for a lighting unit. The housing may include a plurality of first openings and a plurality of second openings. The plurality of first openings may be formed collinearly on a first portion of a base proximal to on edges of the housing. The first openings may be adapted to facilitate a suspended mounting of the lighting unit. The plurality of second openings may be formed collinearly on a second portion of the base between the plurality of first openings. The second openings may be adapted to facilitate a surface mounting of the lighting unit.

Further, the present disclosure relates to a lighting unit. The lighting unit may include a cover and a housing. The cover may be adapted to accommodate a printed circuit board having at least one light source. The housing may be adapted to be engaged with the cover to form an enclosure. The housing may include a plurality of first openings and a plurality of second openings. The plurality of first openings may be formed collinearly on a first portion of a base proximal to on edges of the housing. The first openings may be adapted to facilitate a suspended mounting of the lighting unit. The plurality of second openings may be formed collinearly on a second portion of the base between the plurality of first openings. The second openings may be adapted to facilitate a surface mounting of the lighting unit.

In the present disclosure, the housing can mount the cove lighting unit or the suspended lighting unit without making any changes in the design of the housing. Herein, the plurality of first openings may be used to mount the suspended lighting unit. Further, the plurality of second openings may be used to mount the cove lighting unit. Thus, the housing may be used independently to mount any of the cove lighting unit or the suspended lighting unit without any alteration in the housing. This reduces the manufacturing steps and time associated with the manufacturing of the separate housings for different lighting units. Therefore, the implementation of the housing reduces an overall cost associated with the manufacturing of the lighting unit.

To further clarify the advantages and features of the present disclosure, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof, which is illustrated in the appended drawings. It is appreciated that these drawings depict only typical embodiments of the invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope. The invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present disclosure will become better understood when the following detailed description is read with reference to the accompanying drawings in which like characters represent like parts throughout the drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 illustrates an exploded view of a lighting unit, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 2 illustrates a perspective view of a housing of the lighting unit, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; and

Figure 3 illustrates a front view of the housing of the lighting unit, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Further, skilled artisans will appreciate that elements in the drawings are illustrated for simplicity and may not have necessarily been drawn to scale. Furthermore, in terms of the construction of the device, a plurality of components of the device may have been represented in the drawings by conventional symbols, and the drawings may show only those specific details that are pertinent to understanding the embodiments of the present disclosure so as not to obscure the drawings with details that will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art having benefit of the description herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES

For the purpose of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, reference will now be made to the embodiment illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended, such alterations and further modifications in the illustrated system, and such further applications of the principles of the invention as illustrated therein being contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates. Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skilled in the art to which invention belongs. The system and examples provided herein are illustrative only and not intended to be limiting.

For example, the term “some” as used herein may be understood as “none” or “one” or “more than one” or “all.” Therefore, the terms “none,” “one,” “more than one,” “more than one, but not all” or “all” would fall under the definition of “some.” It should be appreciated by a person skilled in the art that the terminology and structure employed herein is for describing, teaching, and illuminating some embodiments and their specific features and elements and therefore, should not be construed to limit, restrict, or reduce the spirit and scope of the present disclosure in any way.

For example, any terms used herein such as, “includes,” “comprises,” “has,” “consists,” and similar grammatical variants do not specify an exact limitation or restriction, and certainly do not exclude the possible addition of a plurality of features or elements, unless otherwise stated. Further, such terms must not be taken to exclude the possible removal of the plurality of the listed features and elements, unless otherwise stated, for example, by using the limiting language including, but not limited to, “must comprise” or “needs to include.”

Whether or not a certain feature or element was limited to being used only once, it may still be referred to as “plurality of features” or “plurality of elements” or “at least one feature” or “at least one element.” Furthermore, the use of the terms “plurality of” or “at least one” feature or element do not preclude there being none of that feature or element, unless otherwise specified by limiting language including, but not limited to, “there needs to be plurality of...” or “plurality of elements is required.”

Unless otherwise defined, all terms and especially any technical and/or scientific terms, used herein may be taken to have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person ordinarily skilled in the art.

Reference is made herein to some “embodiments.” It should be understood that an embodiment is an example of a possible implementation of any features and/or elements of the present disclosure. Some embodiments have been described for the purpose of explaining plurality of the potential ways in which the specific features and/or elements of the proposed disclosure fulfil the requirements of uniqueness, utility, and non-obviousness.

Use of the phrases and/or terms including, but not limited to, “a first embodiment,” “a further embodiment,” “an alternate embodiment,” “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” “multiple embodiments,” “some embodiments,” “other embodiments,” “further embodiment”, “furthermore embodiment”, “additional embodiment” or other variants thereof do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments. Unless otherwise specified, plurality of particular features and/or elements described in connection with plurality of embodiments may be found in one embodiment, or may be found in more than one embodiment, or may be found in all embodiments, or may be found in no embodiments. Although plurality of features and/or elements may be described herein in the context of only a single embodiment, or in the context of more than one embodiment, or in the context of all embodiments, the features and/or elements may instead be provided separately or in any appropriate combination or not at all. Conversely, any features and/or elements described in the context of separate embodiments may alternatively be realized as existing together in the context of a single embodiment.

Any particular and all details set forth herein are used in the context of some embodiments and therefore should not necessarily be taken as limiting factors to the proposed disclosure.

Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 illustrates an exploded view of a lighting unit 100, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The lighting unit 100 may be installed in residential and commercial buildings to provide illumination. In an embodiment, the lighting unit 100 may be embodied as a cove lighting unit which may be installed on a wall or ceiling of the building via a surface mounting. In another embodiment, the lighting unit 100 may be embodied as a suspended lighting unit 100 which may be installed via a suspend mounting. Herein, the suspended mounting may include at least one cord, at least one wire, or at least one chain adapted to be used to mount the suspended lighting unit 100.

The lighting unit 100 may include a cover 102, a housing 104, a printed circuit board (PCB), and a diffuser 101. The cover 102 may be adapted to accommodate the PCB having at least one light source. The diffuser 101 may be positioned over the PCB, such that the light illuminated by the at least one light source may deflect through the diffuser 101. In an embodiment, the at least one light source may be embodied as a Light-Emitting Diode (LED), without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

The housing 104 may be adapted to mount the lighting device 100 such as the cove lighting device 100 or the suspended lighting device 100 on the building, directly or indirectly. Herein, the housing 104 is capable of mounting the cove lighting device 100 or the suspended lighting device 100 on the building. Constructional and functional details of the housing 104 are explained in the subsequent paragraphs with reference to Figures 2-3.

Figure 2 illustrates a perspective view of the housing 104 of the lighting unit 100, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 3 illustrates a front view of the housing 104 of the lighting unit 100, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The housing 104 may be adapted to be engaged with the cover 102 to form an enclosure adapted to accommodate one or more components such as a light driver, electrical terminals, wires, etc. The housing 104 may include a base 112 and a side wall 114. The side wall 114 extends orthogonally from the base 112. The side wall 114 may be adapted to support the light driver.

The housing 104 may include a plurality of first openings 106, a plurality of second openings 108, and a plurality of third openings 110. The plurality of first openings 106, the plurality of second openings 108, and the plurality of third openings 110 are formed on the first portion, the second portion, and the third portion of the base 112 of the housing 104.

The plurality of first openings 106 may be formed collinearly on a first portion of a base 112 proximal to the edges of the housing 104. The plurality of first openings 106 may be adapted to facilitate the suspended mounting of the lighting unit 100. The plurality of first openings 106 may be equidistantly formed from a center of the base 112. The plurality of first openings 106 may be formed inside a lance formed on the base 112 of the housing 104, such that at least one fastener used for mounting the lighting unit 100, may be covered within the lance. In an embodiment, the plurality of first openings 106 may be embodied as the plurality of first holes 106.

The plurality of second openings 108 may be formed collinearly on a second portion of the base 112 between the plurality of first openings 106. The plurality of second openings 108 may be adapted to facilitate the surface mounting of the lighting unit 100. The plurality of second openings 108 may be equidistantly formed from the center of the base 112. In an embodiment, the plurality of second openings 108 may be embodied as the plurality of second holes 108.

The plurality of third openings 110 may be formed collinearly on a third portion of the base 112 between the plurality of second openings 108 in a parallel orientation relative to the plurality of second openings 108. The plurality of third openings 110 may be adapted to mount the light driver. The plurality of third openings 110 may be equidistantly formed from the center of the base 112. In an embodiment, the plurality of third openings 110 may be embodied as the plurality of third holes 110.

The housing 104 of the present disclosure, is capable of mounting the cove lighting unit 100 or the suspended lighting unit 100 without making any changes in the design of the housing 104. Herein, the plurality of first openings 106 may be used to mount the suspended lighting unit 100. Further, the plurality of second openings 108 may be used to mount the cove lighting unit 100. Thus, the housing 104 may be used independently to mount any of the cove lighting unit 100 or the suspended lighting unit 100 without any alteration in the housing 104. This reduces the manufacturing steps and time associated with the manufacturing of the separate housings for different lighting units 100. Therefore, the implementation of the housing 104 reduces an overall cost associated with the manufacturing of the lighting unit 100.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one ordinary skilled in the art to which this invention belongs. The system, methods, and examples provided herein are illustrative only and not intended to be limiting.

While specific language has been used to describe the present subject matter, any limitations arising on account thereto, are not intended. As would be apparent to a person in the art, various working modifications may be made to the method to implement the inventive concept as taught herein. The drawings and the forgoing description give examples of embodiments. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that one or more of the described elements may well be combined into a single functional element. Alternatively, certain elements may be split into multiple functional elements. Elements from one embodiment may be added to another embodiment.
,CLAIMS:1. A housing (104) for a lighting unit (100), comprising:
a plurality of first openings (106) formed collinearly on a first portion of a base (112) proximal to edges of the housing (104), the first openings (106) adapted to facilitate a suspended mounting of the lighting unit (100); and
a plurality of second openings (108) formed collinearly on a second portion of the base (112) between the plurality of first openings (106), the second portion of the base (112) adapted to facilitate a surface mounting of the lighting unit (100).

2. The housing (104) as claimed in claim 1, comprising a plurality of third openings (110) formed collinearly on a third portion of the base (112) between the second openings (108), the third openings (110) adapted to mount a light driver.

3. The housing (104) as claimed in claim 2, comprising:
a base (112); and
a side wall (114) extending orthogonally from the base (112) and adapted to support the light driver,
wherein the first openings (106), the second openings (108), and the third openings (110) are formed on the first portion, the second portion, and the third portion of the base (112) respectively.

4. The housing (104) as claimed in claim 3, wherein:
the plurality of first openings (106) is equidistantly formed from a center of the base (112); and/or
the plurality of second openings (108) is equidistantly formed from the center of the base (112); and/or
the plurality of third openings (110) is equidistantly formed from the center of the base (112).

5. The housing (104) as claimed in claim 3, wherein the plurality of first openings (106) formed inside a lance formed on the base (112) of the housing (104).

6. A lighting unit (100), comprising:
a cover (102) adapted to accommodate a printed circuit board having at least one light source; and
a housing (104) adapted to be engaged with the cover (102) to form an enclosure, the housing (104) comprising:
a plurality of first openings (106) formed collinearly on a first portion of a base (112) proximal to edges of the housing (104), the first openings (106) adapted to facilitate a suspended mounting of the lighting unit (100); and
a plurality of second openings (108) formed collinearly on a second portion of the base (112) between the plurality of first openings (106), the second portion of the base (112) adapted to facilitate a surface mounting of the lighting unit (100).

7. The lighting unit (100) as claimed in claim 6, wherein the housing (104) comprises a plurality of third openings (110) formed collinearly on a third portion of the base (112) between the second openings (108), the third openings (110) adapted to mount a light driver.

8. The lighting unit (100) as claimed in claim 7, wherein the housing (104) comprises:
a base (112); and
a side wall (114) extending orthogonally from the base (112) and adapted to support the light driver,
wherein the first openings (106), the second openings (108), and the third openings (110) are formed on the first portion, the second portion, and the third portion of the base (112) respectively.

9. The lighting unit (100) as claimed in claim 8, wherein:
the plurality of first openings (106) is equidistantly formed from a center of the base (112); and/or
the plurality of second openings (108) is equidistantly formed from the center of the base (112); and/or
the plurality of third openings (110) is equidistantly formed from the center of the base (112).

10. The lighting unit (100) as claimed in claim 7, wherein the plurality of first openings (106) formed inside a lance formed on the base (112) of the housing (104).