Partially Equipped Conductor Rail for Lighting Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Generic systems for realizing lamps are limited by the need for a large number of conductor wires, which increases manufacturing costs and complexity, especially when not all wires are used in every application, leading to inefficiencies and increased stock requirements for various conductor rail configurations.
Innovation Solution
The system features a current-conducting rail with fewer conductor wires than permitted, arranged in a way that maintains balance and ease of assembly by distributing them around a central plane, allowing for a smaller number of conductors while ensuring electrical insulation and accessibility, thus reducing material and production costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a large number of conductor wires are arranged in the current-conducting rail, then the system can support more electrical functional elements and configurations, but the manufacturing cost and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The current-conducting rail is designed with a standardized structure featuring multiple channels that can accommodate different numbers and arrangements of conductor wires. This universal design allows the same rail type to serve multiple lighting configurations by simply varying the conductor wire arrangement, eliminating the need for different rail types for each configuration and reducing manufacturing complexity
2Ease of operation
If conductor wires are distributed asymmetrically in the current-conducting rail, then accessibility and insulation are improved, but the mounting rail may tilt due to imbalance
Solution Approach 1:
The channels in the current-conducting rail are designed with asymmetric features including different wall thicknesses, varying channel depths, and non-uniform spacing. This asymmetric channel design provides optimal conductor accessibility and insulation for each position while the overall rail maintains balance through symmetric distribution of conductors across the central plane
Solution Approach 2:
The conductor wires are distributed symmetrically with respect to the central plane of the mounting rail, ensuring that the center of gravity of the conductor assembly aligns with the central plane. This balanced distribution prevents tilting moments and ensures stable mounting, while individual channels maintain asymmetric features for optimal conductor accessibility and insulation
3Ease of manufacture
If fewer conductor wires are used, then material costs and production complexity are reduced, but the system's versatility for different lamp configurations is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The current-conducting rail is divided into multiple independent channels, each capable of accommodating conductor wires independently. This segmentation allows flexible configuration where channels can be populated with conductors based on specific lighting requirements, enabling production optimization by only assembling necessary channels while maintaining the capability for various lamp configurations
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AI summary
The invention relates to a system for realizing a luminaire, the system comprising a longitudinally elongated support rail and a longitudinally elongated conductor rail, which has at least 7, in particular at least 10 longitudinally elongated channels arranged next to each other in a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, wherein at least one conductor wire is arranged in at least some of the channels, wherein in an operating state of the system the conductor rail is attached to the support rail and a central plane runs perpendicular to the transverse direction through the support rail and the conductor rail.In first channels, fewer conductor wires are arranged than in second channels, the conductor wires being distributed around the central plane in such a way that a sum can be formed for both sides of the central plane according to the formula, where the sum is taken over the N conductor wires located on the respective side and m is the mass and d is the distance of the respective conductor wire in the transverse direction from the central plane and the sums formed for the two sides differ by less than 20%, in particular less than 10%.