Adjustable Lamp With Load-Bearing Cables for 360 Rotation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing adjustable lamps have limited rotation freedom, are difficult to disassemble, and lack aesthetic appeal, making them unsuitable for wide-area illumination and architecturally designed settings.

Innovation Solution

An adjustable lamp with a cylindrical illuminating body made of rigid and semi-rigid materials, featuring a male-female coupling mechanism for easy assembly and disassembly, and load-bearing electric cables that support the illuminating body and allow for full 360-degree rotation, while maintaining a compact and aesthetically pleasing design.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the illuminating body is mechanically constrained to lateral supports with limited rotation, then the structure is stable and easy to manufacture, but the rotation freedom is limited and illumination coverage is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improverotation freedomVSAvoidmechanical constraint structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The lamp is divided into modular components: an illuminating body module and a base module with electrical connection elements. This segmentation allows the illuminating body to rotate freely without complex mechanical constraints, while maintaining structural stability through separate, standardized connection interfaces.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The electrical connection elements are designed with universal functionality to accommodate both power transmission and rotational movement. The load-bearing electric cables serve multiple purposes: structural support, electrical power delivery, and enabling full rotation without tangling or disconnection.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Ease of repair

If the illuminating body is firmly fixed to lateral supports, then the structural stability is improved, but the ease of repair and replacement is worsened

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedisassembly easeVSAvoidstructural stability

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of repairVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The lamp structure is segmented into separable modules connected by standardized interfaces. The illuminating body can be easily detached from the base by disconnecting the electrical connection elements, allowing simple repair and replacement while maintaining structural integrity during use.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The electrical connection elements are nested within the modular structure, allowing the illuminating body to be inserted and connected in a straightforward manner. This nested arrangement provides both easy assembly/disassembly and stable connection during operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

3Shape

If bulky lateral supports are used to constrain the illuminating body, then the structural stability is improved, but the aesthetic quality and compactness are worsened

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaesthetic qualityVSAvoidstructural stability

Core Design Contradiction:

ShapeVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The bulky lateral support structure is extracted and replaced with slender load-bearing electric cables. These cables provide necessary structural support while being visually unobtrusive, allowing the illuminating body to maintain a sleek, modern aesthetic without compromising stability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The rigid lateral supports are replaced with flexible electric cables that can accommodate rotation and movement. These thin, flexible cables maintain structural support while allowing the illuminating body to achieve elegant, minimalist design forms.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The lamp provides optimal illumination with full rotational freedom, easy maintenance, and a sleek design, suitable for various settings, including wide areas and architecturally designed spaces.

Implementation Method 1

meant to exert pressure on a load-bearing electric cable in order to maintain a mechanical and electrical contact between said load-bearing electric cable and the electrical connection elements

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectElasticity: Elasticity

Data Source

PatentUS10330271B2Adjustable lamp for illumination setting having elastically pliable unit for exerting pressure on load-bearing electric cable

Publication Date: 2019.06.25 CLANN SRL

AI summary

Adjustable lamp for illuminating a setting which comprises at least two load-bearing electrically-conductive electric cables, an illuminating body extended with main extension along a longitudinal axis, supported suspended by the load-bearing electric cables and comprising an illumination source, first and second electrical connection elements mechanically associated with the illuminating body at at least two sections thereof spaced from each other, respectively electrically connected to the two load-bearing cables in order to electrically power the adjustable lamp.