Adjustable LED Landscape Light With Dual-Axis Beam Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing landscape lights lack durability and versatility for various outdoor installations, requiring improved ease of installation and adaptability across different substrates while maintaining environmental resilience.
Innovation Solution
A light emitting apparatus with a rotatable housing and adjustable optical axis, featuring a base portion with a retaining member and a cylindrical housing secured by a retaining screw, allowing 0 to 90-degree rotation, and an electronics assembly for variable lumen output, enabling flexible positioning and brightness control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If landscape lights are designed with fixed installation structures, then manufacturing is simpler, but adaptability to different substrates and installation locations is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a rotatable housing that can be positioned at various angles (0 to 90 degrees) relative to the base portion, allowing the light emitting apparatus to adapt to different installation orientations and substrate types. This dynamic positioning capability enables the same device to be installed on various substrates including wood, concrete, and stone without requiring multiple specialized fixtures.
Solution Approach 2:
The base portion with retaining member and rotatable housing combination creates a universal mounting system that can accommodate different installation scenarios. The retaining screw mechanism provides a standardized interface that works across various substrates, making the apparatus versatile for both indoor and outdoor installations on different materials.
2Ease of operation
If the housing is made fixed and non-rotatable, then structural stability is improved, but ease of operation and positioning flexibility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is designed to be rotatable around the retaining screw axis, allowing users to easily adjust the optical axis direction and position the light beam as needed. The retaining screw mechanism provides a simple operation interface where users can loosen the screw to rotate the housing to the desired angle, then tighten to secure the position, achieving both ease of operation and structural stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus is divided into a base portion and a rotatable housing portion that can be independently positioned. This segmentation allows the housing to rotate freely for positioning adjustments while the base remains stable on the substrate, resolving the contradiction between operational flexibility and structural stability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the optical axis is fixed, then manufacturing precision requirements are reduced, but adaptability to different lighting directions is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable housing allows the optical axis to be dynamically adjusted to different directions after installation. Instead of requiring precise manufacturing alignment for each specific lighting direction, the housing can be rotated to achieve the desired optical axis orientation, significantly reducing manufacturing precision requirements while maintaining high lighting direction adaptability.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the apparatus uses fixed brightness output, then control system complexity is reduced, but versatility for different lighting conditions is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The electronics assembly includes controls that allow the lumen output (brightness parameter) to be adjusted. This enables the apparatus to adapt to different lighting conditions and applications by changing the brightness level, providing versatility for various lighting scenarios while using relatively simple electronic control circuitry integrated into the existing housing.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus provides durable and versatile outdoor lighting with adjustable directionality and brightness, enhancing installation ease and environmental resilience across diverse substrates.
Implementation Method 1
at least one LED housed in the interior area of the cylindrical housing
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for a light emitting apparatus comprising a housing portion that is rotatably coupled to a base portion, wherein the housing portion is adjustable on two axes of rotation. In certain embodiments, the housing portion may be selectively disconnected from the base portion. The light emitting apparatus may comprise at least one LED operably engaged with at least one LED driver and a potentiometer to enable a selectively variable lumen output. In accordance with certain embodiments, the housing portion comprises at least one lens portion configured to enable one or more interchangeable/modifiable beam spread optics.