Conductive Fabric Strap Lighting for Repositionable Fixtures
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Solution Overview
Problem
Lighting fixtures are limited by their inability to be customized and arranged in areas unfit for traditional wall or ceiling mounts.
Innovation Solution
A flexible fabric woven with conductive material is used to connect a power source to a light source, allowing for modular and repositionable light modules that can be suspended or hung in various configurations, powered by and supported by the strap.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional wall or ceiling mounts are used, then lighting fixtures are securely mounted, but they cannot be arranged in areas unfit for traditional mounts
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting system is divided into modular light modules that can be independently attached to the flexible strap, allowing individual modules to be positioned and repositioned along the strap to accommodate various placement scenarios including areas unfit for traditional mounts
Solution Approach 2:
A flexible strap incorporating conductive material serves as the mounting and power delivery medium, replacing rigid wall or ceiling mounts with a flexible element that can conform to and be attached to various surfaces and geometries, enabling placement in previously inaccessible areas
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional lighting fixtures are used, then they provide stable lighting, but they lack customization and repositionability
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses discrete, modular light modules that can be independently selected, attached, and repositioned on the flexible strap, enabling customization of lighting configurations while maintaining stable operation through secure attachment mechanisms
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting system transitions from fixed, static mounting to dynamic, repositionable mounting on a flexible strap, allowing the lighting configuration to be adjusted and reconfigured while maintaining operational stability during use
3Adaptability or versatility
If flexible fabric with conductive material is used, then modular and repositionable light modules can be suspended, but the electrical connection must be maintained
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible strap with integrated conductive material serves as both the structural support and electrical connection medium, maintaining reliable power delivery to repositionable light modules while allowing movement and flexibility
Solution Approach 2:
The strap combines flexible fabric material with conductive material to create a composite structure that simultaneously provides mechanical flexibility for repositioning and electrical conductivity for reliable power transmission to the light modules
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables customizable and adaptable lighting arrangements in areas inaccessible to traditional mounts, providing flexible placement and arrangement of light fixtures.
Implementation Method 1
a flexible fabric is woven with conductive material and connected to a power source
Data Source
AI summary
A modular lighting system wherein a flexible fabric is woven with conductive material and connected to a power source. A modular and repositionable light module is then electrically connected to the flexible fabric and thereby power the light module by way of the woven conductive material.