Junction Boxes with Wrap-Around Compartments

a junction box and wrap-around technology, applied in the field of junction boxes, can solve the problems of large junction boxes and not the same rate of advancement in junction box technology

Active Publication Date: 2020-05-21
ELEMENTAL LED
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Benefits of technology

This design enables the creation of smaller, more versatile junction boxes that meet regulatory requirements while providing ease of access and installation, and can be adapted to various driver sizes and configurations.

Problems solved by technology

Unfortunately, junction box technology has not advanced at the same rate, and most available junction boxes are much larger than the smallest drivers.

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[0037]FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a junction box, generally indicated at 10, according to one embodiment of the invention. The junction box 10 is shown with a driver 12. As shown in FIG. 1, junction box 10 is a five-sided rectilinear enclosure with two long walls 14, two short walls 16, and a flat bottom 18. A removable cover 20 covers and closes the enclosure, giving junction box 10 the overall shape of a rectangular prism. The cover 20 of the illustrated embodiment has a depending lip 22 that extends down over the tops of the walls 14, 16 to cover any gap between the cover 20 and the walls 14, 16.

[0038]FIG. 2 is a top plan view of junction box 10 with the cover 20 removed. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, junction box 10 has a central area 24 in which the driver 12 is installed. The central area 24 is bordered by two mirror-image interior walls 26 that, in the illustrated embodiment, are generally U-shaped, with transverse portions 28 that connect with and terminate along ...

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Abstract

Junction boxes and partitions for junction boxes are disclosed. The junction boxes have a central area for installation of a driver or another such component and at least one wrap-around compartment in which wire connections can be made. In many cases, the junction box may have two wrap-around compartments, often mirror images of one another, that provide separate spaces for high- and low-voltage wire connections. The interior walls or partitions that create the compartments may be carried by and arise from the base of a junction box, or they may be carried by a separate piece that inserts over the driver, fully encloses or caps it, and also carries partition portions to create fully-divided compartments when used in combination with a junction box base that has no partitions of its own.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This patent application is a continuation-in-part of PCT International Patent Application No. PCT / US2018 / 52629, filed Sep. 25, 2018, which designated the United States and, with respect to the United States, is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16 / 017,588, filed Jun. 25, 2018, now U.S. Pat. No. 10,116,127. U.S. application Ser. No. 16 / 017,588 claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 597,541, filed Dec. 12, 2017; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 614,191, filed Jan. 5, 2018; and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 620,809, filed Jan. 23, 2018. All of those patent applications are incorporated by reference in their entirety.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]In general, the invention relates to junction boxes for making connections to drivers.BACKGROUND[0003]Junction boxes are enclosures that protect electrical connections, for example, from foreign matter and contaminants that could dislodge or jeopa...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H02G3/08H02G15/10H02G3/14
CPCH02G3/14H02G3/085H02G15/10H02G3/088F21V23/008F21V23/023
InventorLOPEZ-MARTINEZ, GILBERTOSOUTH, DANIELLASSEN, ANDREWGREENSPAN, DAVID
OwnerELEMENTAL LED