Flexible Diffused Light Assembly for Easy Marine LED Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional diffusion housings for LED strip lighting are cumbersome and inflexible, making installation challenging, especially in wet or outdoor environments, and often require specialized tools and components.
Innovation Solution
A flexible diffusion housing with a first and second housing portion, a groove between them, and a light element that diffuses light produced by the LEDs, allowing for easy installation on surfaces with limited tools and without excess components, using a resilient registration vertex and sloping regions for secure fitting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If conventional diffusion housings are used for LED strip lighting, then light diffusion is improved, but flexibility and ease of installation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies a flexible diffusion housing made of a soft, flexible material that can be conformably wrapped around LED strip lighting. This flexible housing maintains the light diffusion function while allowing easy installation and adaptation to various surfaces without requiring rigid mounting structures or specialized tools.
2Illumination intensity
If conventional diffusion housings are used, then light diffusion is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the diffusion housing with the LED strip lighting into a single integrated unit. The flexible housing is designed to be directly wrapped around the LED strip, eliminating the need for separate mounting brackets, clamps, or additional fastening components, thereby simplifying the overall device structure and installation process.
3Stability of the object's composition
If rigid diffusion housings are used, then structural stability is improved, but adaptability to different surfaces deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a flexible diffusion housing that can be conformably wrapped around LED strip lighting and adhered to various surfaces. This flexible material allows the housing to adapt to different surface geometries and configurations while maintaining sufficient structural integrity to diffuse light effectively and protect the LED strip.
4Reliability
If conventional diffusion housings requiring clamping systems are used, then secure mounting is improved, but ease of installation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-adhering flexible diffusion housing that can be directly wrapped around and secured to the LED strip lighting without requiring external clamping systems or specialized mounting tools. The housing's flexible material and adhesive properties enable it to self-secure to various surfaces, eliminating the need for additional mounting hardware and simplifying the installation process.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a faster, easier, and cost-effective method for installing a light assembly that emits a properly diffused light source, reducing 'hot spots' and 'dark zones', and is durable enough for use in wet or outdoor environments without failure.
Implementation Method 1
light produced by the light element is diffused by the first housing portion and second housing portion and emitted outwardly from the second housing portion
Data Source
AI summary
A light assembly and method for installing the same on a surface in a wet or outdoor environment, e.g., on a marine vessel or land recreational or other vehicle, such as marine light assemblies, without need for specialized tools or mounting assemblies. The light assembly comprises a flexible diffusion housing having a first portion and a second portion, with a groove therebetween. A light element is disposed within the interior of the first portion, and light produced by the light element is diffused by the first and second portions prior to emission outwardly from the second portion. After installation, only the second portion of the light assembly is visible on the marine vessel or land recreational surface.