Adjustable Lighting Optic Assembly for Small-Opening Heat Dissipation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lighting devices mounted in ceilings or walls face challenges in efficiently dissipating heat from LED components and maintaining optimal operating temperatures, while also requiring easy access for servicing and installation through small openings.
Innovation Solution
A lighting device assembly with a housing and collar system that includes a heat-dissipating material, adjustable optic assembly, and brackets for secure mounting, allowing efficient heat transfer and easy access through a small opening.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the lighting device is mounted in a ceiling or wall with an enclosed environment, then the opening size can be reduced for light passage, but heat dissipation from the LED component is inhibited
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting device is divided into separate functional modules: an optic assembly containing the LED and a driver assembly containing power electronics. This segmentation allows each module to be independently optimized for heat dissipation while maintaining a compact overall structure that fits through small openings.
Solution Approach 2:
A collar component serves as an intermediary structure between the optic assembly and the mounting interface. The collar provides a thermal pathway and structural support that enables effective heat dissipation from the LED while allowing the device to be mounted through a minimized opening in the ceiling or wall.
2Area of stationary object
If the lighting device is mounted in an enclosed ceiling or wall space, then light can be passed through a small opening, but access to components for maintenance is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into removable assemblies (optic assembly and driver assembly) that can be independently accessed and replaced. The collar is designed to allow removal of these assemblies through the mounting opening, enabling maintenance without requiring complete device removal or large access openings.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system incorporates adjustable and removable connections between the collar and the optic assembly. This dynamic design allows components to be easily installed, removed, and repositioned through the opening, transforming a permanently enclosed installation into an accessible maintenance configuration.
3Volume of stationary object
If the lighting device uses a compact housing to minimize opening size, then installation space is reduced, but ease of assembly and disassembly is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The compact housing is achieved by segmenting the device into modular assemblies that connect through standardized interfaces on the collar. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured separately with optimized dimensions, then assembled together to form the complete compact device, improving both manufacturability and assembly ease.
Solution Approach 2:
The collar is designed as a universal mounting and connection component that performs multiple functions: structural support, thermal management, and mechanical interfacing for assembly/disassembly. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional components, maintaining compact housing volume while facilitating ease of assembly through a single standardized interface.
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 system effectively maintains LED component temperatures below 105°C, facilitates easy installation and servicing, and allows light emission through a small opening while providing adjustable light direction.
Implementation Method 1
The housing includes a heat-dissipating material... allowing heat transfer through conduction and convection
Implementation Method 2
allowing heat transfer through conduction and convection
Data Source
AI summary
The arrangements disclosed herein relate to a lighting device assembly includes an optic assembly including a light source, a housing including a cavity in which the at least a portion of the optic assembly is received, a collar coupled to an opening of the housing that defines the cavity. The housing is configured to secure the lighting device assembly to a wall, a ceiling, or a surface. The optic assembly is coupled to the collar. The collar includes an adjustment member configured to adjust, relative to the housing, at least one of a position of the collar, a position of the optic assembly, or a position of the light source.