Flexible Hollow Lighting Track for Removable Curved Layouts
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lighting systems with flexible tracks are limited to linear configurations, require attachment to the facing that prevents easy disassembly, and lack an internal channel for additional wiring, while also restricting luminaire placement to continuous strips.
Innovation Solution
A hollow and flexible track system with pressure-attachable brackets and adapters that allow non-linear configurations, easy disassembly, and an internal channel for additional wiring, enabling punctual luminaire placement without interference.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the track is made fixed and embedded to the facing, then the system stability is improved, but the ease of disassembly deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into separate components: brackets that are fixed to the facing, and a track that can be attached and detached from the brackets. This segmentation allows the track to be easily removed without disassembling the brackets, resolving the contradiction between system stability and ease of disassembly.
2Ease of manufacture
If the track is made open, then the ease of manufacture is improved, but the adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The hollow track structure serves multiple functions: it provides structural support, contains internal wiring for power supply, and offers an internal channel for additional wiring. This multi-functionality increases adaptability while maintaining ease of manufacture through the simple hollow extrusion design.
3Strength
If the track is made rigid for linear configurations, then the structural strength is improved, but the adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The track is designed as a flexible hollow extrusion that can be bent into non-linear configurations while maintaining its structural integrity. This flexibility allows the track to adapt to curved surfaces and non-linear layouts, resolving the contradiction between structural strength and adaptability.
4Device complexity
If luminaires are attached directly to the track, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
An adapter is introduced as an intermediary component between the track and the luminaire. The adapter attaches to the external surface of the track and provides mounting points for luminaires, allowing flexible placement without interfering with the track's hollow internal structure. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining simple device attachment while enabling versatile luminaire placement.
Data Source
Figure 1~2
Figure 3~4
Figure 5~6
AI summary
The present invention relates to a lighting system with a hollow and flexible electric track comprising a plurality of brackets that are attached to a facing, a track formed by a body with a hollow configuration and polymeric in nature that generates a continuous longitudinal shape without cuts or joints; and a plurality of luminous devices that are coupled to the track; wherein the system is characterised in that the track comprises at least one upper opening for joining the track by pressure with at least one head of the fixed brackets; an internal compartment that generates a longitudinal channel along the entire length of the track; and at least one copper electrical conductor located on at least one of the external sides of the track, which carry the power supply longitudinally to at least one adapter that externally embraces the track and that houses the luminous devices.