US 12,435,864 B2
Lighting assembly and illumination system having a lighting assembly
Bradley T. Dubs, Grand Rapids, MI (US); Jason D. Hallack, Zeeland, MI (US); Justin D. Jansen, Hudsonville, MI (US); and Ted D. Reeves, Hamilton, MI (US)
Assigned to GENTEX CORPORATION, Zeeland, MI (US)
Filed by Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US)
Filed on Apr. 18, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/639,260.
Application 18/639,260 is a continuation of application No. 17/891,358, filed on Aug. 19, 2022, granted, now 11,994,272.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/235,384, filed on Aug. 20, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0263767 A1, Aug. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. F21V 21/04 (2006.01); F21S 8/02 (2006.01); F21V 21/15 (2006.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01)
CPC F21V 21/049 (2013.01) [F21S 8/026 (2013.01); F21V 21/15 (2013.01); F21V 23/0478 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lighting assembly, comprising:
an upper mount and a lower mount coupled with the upper mount;
a central shaft coupled between the upper and lower mounts configured to rotate the lower mount relative to the upper mount;
a printed circuit board with a proximity sensor, the printed circuit board defining a central aperture and the central shaft extends through the central aperture; and
an actuator ring disposed around and rotatable with the central shaft, wherein the proximity sensor is configured to detect a position of the actuator ring to indicate a position of the lower mount relative to the upper mount.