Canopy Roof Corner Lighting Layout for Continuous Outer-Side Illumination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing canopy roof constructions lack options for continuous and efficient lighting along the outer sides of the frame, leading to limitations in lighting coverage and visibility of power sources.
Innovation Solution
A roof construction design featuring beams making an angle with each other, incorporating a corner piece with LED strips extending continuously along the outer sides, utilizing multiple LED strips and strategic bending to create a seamless lighting effect while concealing power supplies and connections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If LED strips are installed only on the inner side of the frame, then the power supply can be easily incorporated into the frame, but the lighting coverage and visibility from the outer side is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The LED strip installation transitions from a single-plane (inner side only) configuration to a multi-dimensional configuration that wraps around the corner piece and extends to the outer side. This spatial extension along the perimeter provides comprehensive lighting coverage while maintaining power supply integration through strategic routing along the frame structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The LED strip installation is divided into multiple segments: one segment on the inner side of the frame, another segment on the outer side, and a connecting segment that wraps around the corner piece. This segmentation allows the lighting system to cover both inner and outer sides while managing the power supply integration in manageable sections along different parts of the frame.
2Illumination intensity
If LED strips are extended to cover the outer side continuously, then lighting coverage is improved, but the power supply and connections become visible
Solution Approach 1:
The corner piece serves as an intermediary element that facilitates the transition of the LED strip from the inner side to the outer side of the frame. By routing the LED strip through this intermediate structure, the system achieves continuous lighting coverage while the corner piece itself conceals the connection points and power supply routing, preventing them from being visibly exposed.
3Ease of manufacture
If standard LED strip lengths are used, then installation is simplified, but precise fitting to various canopy dimensions is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The LED strip installation system incorporates flexibility and adaptability by allowing the strip to be cut to custom lengths and routed dynamically around corner pieces. This dynamic configuration enables precise fitting to various canopy dimensions and perimeter lengths while maintaining relatively simple installation procedures through standardized corner piece interfaces and modular LED strip segments.
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AI summary
A roof construction for a canopy is disclosed. The roof construction is provided with two beams making an angle with each other, each having an inner side and an outer side; a corner piece positioned between the beams, which corner piece has an inner side and an outer side; and a LED strip light that extends substantially continuously over the outer side of said corner piece and over the outer side of at least a part of each of said beams. The provision of a LED strip light on the outer side of the roof construction offers an additional option for providing lighting for a canopy.