Downlight Night Light Module Inverted Orientation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional night lights often obstruct the illumination of ordinary lighting fixtures and do not effectively direct light downwards, causing discomfort and limited night illumination, especially in homes with limited sockets and old house installations.
Innovation Solution
A downlight with a night light module integrated into the lighting system, where the night light's light direction is aligned with the main lighting module, utilizing a reflective cup and light strip configuration to emit light downwards, ensuring the night light's rays enhance path recognition without disturbing users.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the night light is installed on a side of the ordinary lighting fixture, then the night light can be integrated without occupying an additional socket, but the lighting direction of the night light faces laterally or upward, causing limited night illumination or discomfort to users
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of installing the night light on the side of the housing as in prior art, this patent inverts the installation approach by placing the night light module at the bottom of the housing, below the main lighting module. This inversion allows the night light to emit light downward onto the ground, providing effective night illumination without causing discomfort to users' eyes.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the night light is installed on a side of the ordinary lighting fixture, then the night light can be integrated, but the light rays will make the user very uncomfortable when directly facing the user's eyes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the conventional side-mounted night light design by positioning it at the bottom of the housing. This inversion changes the light emission direction from lateral or upward to downward, ensuring light rays illuminate the ground path rather than entering the user's eyes, thereby eliminating the harmful effect of user discomfort.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by directing the night light's illumination specifically downward onto the ground area where users walk at night. This localized lighting approach provides exactly where it is needed (on the ground path) without affecting areas where it would cause harm (user's eyes).
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 integrated design provides improved night illumination by directing light downwards, reducing the risk of bumping into objects and enhancing user safety when waking at night without disturbing others.
Implementation Method 1
a reflective cup, and a front of the housing comprises a chamber recessed inward... The light source board is disposed on a bottom of the reflective cup
Data Source
AI summary
A downlight with a night light for illumination comprises a downlight body, a lighting module, and a night light lighting module. The lighting module is surrounded by the night light lighting module, and a light direction of the night light lighting module is the same as a light direction of the lighting module.