Compact Lighting Apparatus with Planar Layout
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional lighting devices require a certain height for installation, making it difficult to save space and enhance installation convenience, as they are challenging to design with a smaller height.
Innovation Solution
A compact lighting apparatus design featuring a base plate with a metal layer, insulation layer, and conductive path layer, where the light source and driver module are positioned on the top surface, and a main housing that encloses the base plate, with a reflector cup to separate and direct light, and a manual switch for user control, allowing for flexible installation and reduced height.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If conventional lighting devices are designed with traditional structure, then they can provide sufficient illumination, but they require a certain height for installation making it difficult to save space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a conventional vertical stacking arrangement to a horizontal planar layout where the driver module and light source are positioned side-by-side on the same plane. This dimensional reorganization allows the device to maintain sufficient illumination while significantly reducing the vertical height requirement, enabling installation in spaces with limited ceiling clearance.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent divides the lighting device into distinct functional modules (driver module and light source) that are separately positioned and connected through conductive paths. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and arranged in a compact planar configuration, reducing the overall device height while maintaining functionality.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the light source and driver module are integrated in conventional design, then the structure is simpler, but it reduces installation flexibility and space-saving capability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent separates the driver module and light source into independent components that can be positioned at different locations on the base plate. This segmentation provides installation flexibility, allowing the components to be arranged according to specific spatial requirements while maintaining electrical connection through conductive paths, thus achieving adaptability without excessive complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The base plate serves multiple functions: it provides mechanical support for both the driver module and light source, establishes electrical connections through conductive paths, and enables flexible arrangement of components. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional structural elements, maintaining simplicity while enhancing installation flexibility.
3Ease of operation
If conventional lighting devices are designed with larger height, then they can accommodate all components easily, but they fail to save installation space and reduce convenience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent reorganizes components from a vertical arrangement to a horizontal planar layout, allowing all necessary components to fit within a compact footprint. This dimensional change reduces the vertical height requirement, making the device suitable for installation in spaces with limited ceiling clearance while maintaining ease of installation through the modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The driver module and light source are positioned on the same base plate in a nested-like arrangement where components are closely integrated but separately identifiable. This nesting approach maximizes space utilization while maintaining component independence, enabling compact installation without sacrificing ease of operation.
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 design allows for a more compact lighting solution that saves installation space, enhances installation convenience, and improves light efficiency by separating the light source and driver module, while enabling user control over light settings.
Implementation Method 1
LED lighting, a solid-state lamp that uses light-emitting diodes as the source of light
Implementation Method 2
a reflector cup to separate and direct light
Data Source
AI summary
A lighting apparatus includes a base plate, a driver module, a light source, a mechanical switch, a main housing, and a manual switch. The driver module is disposed on a top surface of the base plate. The light source is also disposed on the top surface of the base plate. The mechanical switch is disposed on the base plate. The mechanical switch has multiple states to be selected. The driver reads a selected state to control the light source. The main housing encloses the base plate. The manual switch is disposed on the main housing. An operating part of the manual switch is exposed outside the main housing to be operated by a user. When a user moves the operating part of the manual switch, the connecting part of the manual switch carries the mechanical switch to change the selected state.