Articulating Lighting Assembly with Dual-Axis Pivot Bracket
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modern outdoor lighting systems for applications like parking lots and sports stadiums are hindered by expensive, heavy, and complex mounting brackets, as well as difficulty in aiming and achieving desired lighting coverage.
Innovation Solution
A lighting assembly featuring a linearly extending luminaire with a pivotally attached bracket that allows for independent rotation along both horizontal and vertical axes, equipped with an electronic circuit board, inner and outer lenses, and a heatsink, providing focused illumination and easy adjustment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If traditional mounting brackets are used for outdoor lighting systems, then the lighting fixtures can be mounted on elevated structures, but the brackets become expensive, heavy, and relatively difficult to assemble
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separate modular components: a bracket assembly with pivot points and adjustment mechanisms that can be independently manufactured and assembled. This segmentation allows for simpler manufacturing of individual parts while maintaining the overall functionality of the mounting system.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket incorporates pivot points and adjustable components that allow dynamic positioning of the lighting fixture during installation and operation. This dynamic design simplifies assembly by enabling easy adjustment without requiring complex fixed-bracket systems.
2Ease of operation
If traditional lighting fixtures are used, then they can be mounted on elevated structures, but they are difficult to aim and situate to provide desired lighting coverage
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting fixture incorporates adjustable mounting mechanisms with pivot points that allow the fixture to be dynamically positioned and aimed at different angles. This dynamic adjustability enables the fixture to adapt to various lighting coverage requirements and be easily repositioned during installation and operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system allows for changes in angular parameters (pitch and roll angles) to adjust the orientation of the lighting fixture. This parameter adjustability enables precise control over lighting coverage and direction, allowing the fixture to be optimized for different application requirements.
3Manufacturing precision
If elaborate mounting brackets are used to achieve proper lighting coverage, then the lighting fixture can be positioned accurately, but the cost and weight increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket is segmented into lighter, modular components that can be assembled together, reducing the overall weight while maintaining positioning accuracy through precise pivot points and adjustment mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
Traditional heavy mechanical mounting systems are replaced with a lighter pivot-based adjustment mechanism that achieves precise positioning through geometric constraints and angular adjustments rather than through massive structural components.
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
This solution enables efficient and flexible illumination coverage without shadows, reduces installation complexity, and allows for precise aiming of light sources, enhancing outdoor lighting systems' effectiveness and ease of use.
Implementation Method 1
a heatsink attached to the second rearward facing surface of the electronic circuit board
Implementation Method 2
An inner lens assembly is attached to the forward facing surface of the electronic circuit board, and includes an array of focused light sources
Data Source
AI summary
A lighting assembly comprises a linearly extending luminaire having an electronic circuit board, an inner lens assembly attached to the forward facing surface of the electronic circuit board, the inner lens including an array of focused light sources, an outer lens disposed over the inner lens assembly, and a heatsink extending along the length of the linearly extending luminaire. A bracket is pivotally attached to the linearly extending luminaire, the bracket having an axis of rotation around a horizontal axis, whereby the linearly extending luminaire is separately rotatable along a horizontal axis relative to the elevated structure. The bracket also has an axis of rotation around a vertical axis, whereby the linearly extending luminaire is separately rotatable along a vertical axis relative to the elevated structure.