Decorative Light Tile with Bus Bar Power Distribution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional wall hangings are often expensive, non-customizable, and lack attractive internal lighting, making them inflexible for seasonal or decor changes.
Innovation Solution
A light tile system comprising a base with a slanted light reflecting area, a light source, and a bus bar system for power distribution, allowing for customizable and illuminated decorative sheets, with a power supply connecting multiple tiles for contiguous installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional wall hangings are used, then decorative function is provided, but they are expensive and cannot be easily reconfigured or customized
Solution Approach 1:
The wall hanging is divided into multiple individual light tiles that can be independently manufactured and then assembled in various configurations. Each tile is a discrete unit with standardized connection interfaces (bus bars), allowing customers to purchase only the number and type of tiles needed for their specific project, reducing overall cost while enabling flexible reconfiguration.
Solution Approach 2:
The light tiles are designed with universal bus bar connection systems that allow the same basic tile design to be used in multiple different configurations and arrangements. The standardized electrical and mechanical interfaces enable a single tile type to serve multiple decorative purposes when arranged differently, providing versatility without requiring multiple specialized product lines.
2Illumination intensity
If traditional wall hangings are used, then decorative function is provided, but they lack attractive internal lighting
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting function is merged directly into the structural unit of the wall hanging by integrating LED light sources and power distribution (bus bars) into each tile. This combination eliminates the need for separate lighting systems and complex wiring harnesses, as the lighting capability is inherent to each modular tile unit, simplifying the overall system while providing attractive internal illumination.
Solution Approach 2:
Each light tile is designed as a self-contained unit with integrated power reception and lighting emission capabilities. The bus bars on each tile automatically receive power from adjacent tiles or a power pack, and the light source automatically illuminates when powered, requiring no additional control systems or complex electrical arrangements. The system serves itself through the inherent design of the modular units.
3Adaptability or versatility
If customizable decorative options are provided, then adaptability to changing seasons and decor is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Customization is achieved through segmentation of the wall hanging into standardized modular tiles rather than customizing each piece individually. The bus bar connection system provides standardized interfaces that work across all tile types, allowing different decorative elements to be combined in various arrangements without requiring custom manufacturing for each configuration, thus maintaining manufacturing simplicity while enabling extensive customization.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables cost-effective, reconfigurable, and attractively lit wall decorations that can be customized to match changing seasons or home decor, providing unique illuminated and unilluminated appearances.
Implementation Method 1
a slanted light reflecting area between the peripheral area and the apex
Data Source
AI summary
A decorative light tile includes a base, a light source adjacent to the perimeter of the base positioned to illuminate at least a slanted light reflecting area of the base, and a cover mounted on the base adapted to be illuminated by light from the light source reflected off the slanted light reflecting area. Additionally, the light tile includes a bus bar system. The bus bar system includes positioned along a perimeter of the light tile. The bus bar system is electrically connected to the light source and provides a circuit for supplying power to the light source. A light tile system includes a plurality of light tiles, a decorative sheet positioned adjacent to each light tile and illuminated by the light source within the light tile, and a power supply. Each light tile includes a bus bar system connected to a light source within the light tile and the light tiles may be positioned contiguous to each other so that the bus bar systems are in electrical contact with each other.