Fastening Device for False Ceiling Lighting with Spacer Elements
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Solution Overview
Problem
The installation of lighting devices in false ceilings is complicated due to difficulties in mechanical fastening and electrical connection, particularly when linear lighting devices replace sections of the false ceiling structure, leading to aesthetic and practical challenges.
Innovation Solution
A fastening device with a base wall and foldable fastening elements that engage with T-shaped profiles, along with spacer elements to allow electrical connections without modifying the ceiling structure, ensuring easy mechanical fastening and electrical connection without affecting the ceiling's appearance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If linear lighting devices replace sections of the false ceiling structure, then aesthetic integration is improved, but installation complexity increases due to the need to remove sections of the supporting structure
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a fastening device as an intermediary component that connects the linear lighting device to the T-shaped profile without requiring removal of ceiling sections. This mediator enables aesthetic integration while simplifying installation by providing a dedicated mounting interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The fastening device is divided into separate components including a base element, fastening elements, and spacer elements. This segmentation allows for easy assembly and disassembly, reducing installation complexity while maintaining aesthetic integration capabilities.
2Ease of operation
If holes are provided in the false ceiling structure for passing electrical power supply cables, then electrical connection is enabled, but installation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The spacer elements act as intermediaries that create cable passage channels between the lighting device and the ceiling cavity without requiring holes in the ceiling structure. This enables electrical connection while avoiding the complexity of cutting and finishing ceiling holes.
3Ease of operation
If electrical connectors are installed on the sides of the false ceiling structure for electrical connection, then electrical connection is enabled, but aesthetic appearance is degraded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent moves the electrical connection interface from the horizontal ceiling surface to the vertical dimension by using spacer elements that extend upward to create cable passages. This dimensional shift allows connectors to be hidden within the ceiling cavity rather than being visible on the ceiling surface.
4Adaptability or versatility
If lighting devices replace portions of the false ceiling structure, then integration is improved, but mechanical fastening becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening device is designed with universal applicability to work with both panel-shaped and linear lighting devices. The base element and fastening elements provide a standardized interface that simplifies mechanical fastening across different device types while maintaining integration with the false ceiling structure.
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AI summary
A fastening device for fastening lighting devices to T-shaped profiles of a false ceiling comprises a base wall on which the lighting device may be fastened. The fastening device also comprises two longitudinal side walls rigidly connected along the longitudinal sides of the base wall and a plurality of fastening elements arranged along the longitudinal sides of the base wall, wherein the fastening elements can be folded in the direction of the base wall, to engage the fastening device with the T-shaped profile. The fastening device also comprises at least two spacer elements arranged between the base wall and a respective longitudinal side wall to provide a gap between the side walls and the base wall. This gap provides a passage for the electrical connections between the lighting device and a power supply source located above the false ceiling.