BACKGROUND

Adjustable lighting fixtures provide users the ability to configure lighting conditions in an interior or exterior space by allowing the user to redirect light from the lighting fixture along a desired orientation. Typically, a light source is mechanically coupled to a housing such that the light source may rotate about one or more rotational axes relative to the housing. The housing in a conventional adjustable lighting fixture typically includes one or more openings shaped and dimensioned to accommodate the range of motion of the light source. Depending on the position of the light source, a portion of these openings may be exposed allowing users to see into a ceiling or a wall space. One common approach to prevent visibility through a portion of such a fixture to see into a ceiling or a wall space is to install a substantial enclosure around the light source and the lighting fixture to visually cover (or block) the openings in the housing. The inclusion of such an enclosure increases the overall size of the lighting fixture, which in turn can hinder or, in some instances, prevent the installation of an adjustable lighting fixture in a confined ceiling or wall space, such as in a multifamily housing environment.

Additionally, in some conventional adjustable lighting fixtures particularly intended for recessed lighting applications (e.g., in which the lighting fixture is recessed behind a wall or a ceiling in a built environment), the light source may be initially recessed with respect to a ceiling or a wall space when the lighting fixture is in a nominal centered position (e.g., substantially downlighting an area below a recessed lighting fixture installation in a ceiling). However, once the light source is rotated, a portion of the light source may protrude from the plane of the ceiling or the wall, which undermines the nature and intent of the recessed lighting fixture.

SUMMARY

The Inventors have recognized and appreciated that adjustable lighting fixtures offer users flexibility in reconfiguring lighting conditions in order to meet personal preferences. However, the Inventors have also recognized and appreciated that conventional recessed adjustable lighting fixtures typically provide adjustment at the expense of aesthetic quality and/or installation into confined ceiling or wall spaces. In particular, for conventional adjustable lighting fixtures, especially recessed adjustable lighting fixtures, the Inventors have recognized and appreciated that the manner in which mechanical adjustment of the light source is provided detrimentally affects the aesthetic quality of the lighting fixture and the form factor of the lighting fixture.

The present disclosure is thus directed to various inventive apparatus and methods for adjusting an orientation of a light source. In some implementations, an adjustable lighting apparatus includes a lighting module and an adjustable mount. The lighting module includes a light source to emit light and at least one motion track. The lighting module rotates about a first rotation axis relative to the adjustable mount. The adjustable mount includes a first cavity that substantially surrounds the light source, a first opening that is aligned proximate to and, in some instances, abuts the lighting module, and a second opening through which light from the light source passes through. The adjustable mount also includes one or more slots defining one or more translation axes. The adjustable mount also includes at least one motion rail that is slidable relative to the at least one motion track. The first rotation axis intersects a first translation axis from the one or more translation axes. The at least one motion track and the at least one motion rail cause the lighting module to translate along the first translation axis when rotating about the first rotation axis. The adjustable mount also includes a shield, disposed, at least in part, inside the first cavity of the adjustable mount, with a second cavity that substantially surrounds the light source. The shield has a rotation slot through which the light source is coupled to the heat sink in the lighting module. The shield is coupled to the lighting module and the adjustable mount such that the shield translates with the lighting module along only the first translation axis when the lighting module rotates about the first rotation axis.

It should be appreciated that all combinations of the foregoing concepts and additional concepts discussed in greater detail below (provided such concepts are not mutually inconsistent) are contemplated as being part of the inventive subject matter disclosed herein. In particular, all combinations of claimed subject matter appearing at the end of this disclosure are contemplated as being part of the inventive subject matter disclosed herein. It should also be appreciated that terminology explicitly employed herein that also may appear in any disclosure incorporated by reference should be accorded a meaning most consistent with the particular concepts disclosed herein.

