Size Adjustable LED Light System With Segmented Retainers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional LED light systems have fixed dimensions and locations, limiting versatility and causing color mixing when multiple strips are used, which restricts the ability to create customized lighting arrangements with varying sizes and colors.
Innovation Solution
A size-adjustable LED light system featuring two light retainers that can be cut to desired lengths, with side channels to separate and project different colors of light, allowing for adjustable height and length configurations, and the use of translucent panels for design and text projection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple LED light strips are used to provide variations in light intensity and size, then lighting versatility is improved, but color mixing occurs and lights of different colors are mixed
Solution Approach 1:
The light retainer is divided into separate channels: a front channel for the front LED light strip and side channels for side LED light strips. This segmentation physically isolates light from different sources, preventing color mixing while maintaining the ability to use multiple strips for versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the light retainer are designed with different functions: the front channel accommodates a front LED light strip for primary illumination, while side channels accommodate side LED light strips for accent or directional lighting. Each region is optimized for its specific lighting purpose, allowing versatile lighting configurations without color contamination.
2Adaptability or versatility
If light retainers enable two or more light strips to be used, then lighting options are expanded, but the projected light is mixed
Solution Approach 1:
The light retainer incorporates distinct front and side channels that are spatially separated. This segmentation allows multiple LED light strips to be installed in different orientations and positions without their light beams mixing, thereby maintaining stable color composition while expanding configuration options.
3Ease of manufacture
If fixed dimension light retainers are used, then manufacturing is simplified, but size adjustability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The light retainer is designed with adjustable dimensions, allowing the front and side channels to be configured in various sizes and proportions. This dynamic design enables the same basic retainer structure to accommodate different lighting requirements and spatial constraints, enhancing versatility while maintaining relatively simple manufacturing processes.
4Ease of operation
If light retainers with fixed location are used, then installation is simplified, but placement flexibility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The light retainer is designed as a universal mounting structure that can accommodate LED light strips in various configurations and orientations. The front and side channels can be positioned at different locations and angles, allowing the same retainer design to be installed in diverse applications while maintaining simplified installation procedures.
Data Source
AI summary
A size adjustable LED light system has a first and second light retainer that are configured as mirror images to retain a front LED light strip of variable heights and lengths. Also, each of the first and second light retainer form a side LED light receiver channel configured to receive a side LED light. The front extensions of each of the light retainers create a barrier between the front LED light strip and the side LED light, to enable different colors of light to be projected from the front and the two sides. The first and second light retainers have front panel channel for retaining a front panel of the front LED light strip and side panel channels for retaining a side panel over the respective side LED light or side LED light panel.