Conductive Strap Hanging Lamp for Modular LED Layouts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing hanging lamps powered by low-voltage LED sources lack design flexibility and variability in appearance due to conventional electrical connections, limiting their aesthetic and functional customization.
Innovation Solution
A hanging lamp system using low-voltage LED light sources interconnected by flattened leather or synthetic webbing straps with embedded conductive leads, connected via interengaging snaps for both mechanical and electrical connections, allowing for modular and customizable lighting arrangements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional electrical connections are used in hanging lamps, then electrical connectivity is achieved, but design flexibility and aesthetic variability are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines electrical conductors with decorative webbing straps to create a unified component that serves both electrical and aesthetic functions. The conductors are embedded within or attached to the webbing, eliminating the need for separate electrical connections and allowing the wiring structure itself to contribute to the visual design of the hanging lamp.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses flexible webbing straps as the structural and visual medium for electrical connections. These thin, flexible straps can be arranged in various configurations and patterns, providing both mechanical support for the conductors and aesthetic appeal through different materials, colors, and textures available in webbing.
2Use of energy by moving object
If low-voltage LED sources are used, then energy consumption is reduced, but design variability in leads and connections is constrained
Solution Approach 1:
The webbing strap system serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides mechanical support for the LED elements, acts as the structural framework, serves as the electrical conductor pathway, and contributes to the aesthetic appearance. This multi-functionality allows for greater design variability without requiring separate components for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent divides the hanging lamp into modular segments where individual LED elements or groups can be independently arranged on separate webbing sections. These segments can be connected through the webbing system to create various overall configurations, allowing designers to mix and match different arrangements while maintaining low-voltage LED energy efficiency.
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 provides a unique and versatile design with scalable lighting elements, enabling a wide range of aesthetic variations and easy assembly, while maintaining electrical connectivity through embedded conductive strips and snap connections.
Implementation Method 1
The straps define at least two layers with spaced-apart strips of conductive foil (or similar material) sandwiched therebetween. The snaps pass through the foil and the material of the straps so as to conduct electricity.
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AI summary
This invention provides a hanging lamp system that uses low-voltage light sources interconnected by flattened webbing straps having internal conductive leads embedded therein. The straps are removably interconnected by interengaging snaps that provide both electrical and mechanical connections between straps arrangements of arbitrary length. Straps can be interconnected with one or more arrays of light sources along their length. One or more base straps can be removably/fixedly connected to the transformer. The straps are removably interconnected by snaps that provide both electrical and mechanical connections between strap arrangements of arbitrary length. Straps can be interconnected with one or more arrays of light sources. One or more base straps can be removably or fixedly connected to the transformer. The straps define at least two layers with spaced-apart strips of conductive foil sandwiched therebetween. The snaps pass through the foil and the material of the straps so as to conduct electricity.