Flexible LED Strip with Reversible Magnetic Modification Means
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lighting devices for temporary installations in events and audiovisual sectors are cumbersome and time-consuming to install, move, and modify, requiring separate light modification systems that are painful and tedious for operators.
Innovation Solution
A flexible strip lighting device with a sheath incorporating light-emitting diodes, featuring reversible assembly and modification means, including magnets for easy attachment and detachment, and integrated light modification components such as diffusers or reflectors, allowing quick and easy modification of lighting without the need for external systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a separate panel system is used to modify lighting, then lighting modification capability is provided, but operator fatigue and operation time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the lighting modification means directly into the lighting device by combining the LED strip with diffusing/reflecting elements within the same housing, eliminating the need for separate external panels and reducing operator handling burden
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting device incorporates multiple functions within a single unit: the LED strip provides base lighting while integrated diffusing and reflecting elements provide lighting modification capabilities, allowing one device to perform multiple lighting functions
2Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed panel on foot is used for lighting modification, then lighting control is achieved, but assembly and dismantling time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting device is divided into modular components including the LED strip, diffusing elements, and reflecting elements that can be independently assembled and dismantled, enabling quick reconfiguration without complex assembly procedures
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting modification means are designed to be dynamically adjustable rather than fixed, allowing operators to quickly change between different lighting configurations by simply repositioning or removing modular elements
3Adaptability or versatility
If external modification systems are used, then lighting modification is possible, but device complexity and handling difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the lighting source (LED strip) and modification elements (diffusers and reflectors) into a single integrated housing, reducing the number of separate components and simplifying the overall system architecture
Solution Approach 2:
The diffusing and reflecting elements are positioned within the same housing as the LED strip, with modification elements nested around or adjacent to the light source, creating a compact integrated structure
4Reliability
If separate fixing systems are used for mounting, then secure attachment is achieved, but installation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing means are designed as separate, easily attachable components that can be quickly applied to the housing without requiring complex assembly procedures, allowing secure mounting to be achieved through simple attachment operations
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
Enables rapid installation, movement, and modification of lighting setups, reducing operator fatigue and time, as all necessary components for lighting and modification are integrated within the device, facilitating quick and easy assembly and reassembly of modification elements.
Implementation Method 1
the reversible assembly means comprise, on the one hand, at least one magnet which comprises at least one longitudinal edge of the sheath and, on the other hand, at least one magnetic element, which comprises at least one longitudinal edge of the modification means or means, and which is designed to cooperate by magnetism with the magnet or magnets
Implementation Method 2
the modification means is constituted by a means for diffusing or diffracting the light emitted by the light-emitting diodes
Implementation Method 3
the modification means is constituted by a means for diffusing or diffracting the light emitted by the light-emitting diodes
Implementation Method 4
the modification means is constituted by a means for diffusing or diffracting the light emitted by the light-emitting diodes or by a means for reflecting or for obscuring the light emitted by the light-emitting diodes
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AI summary
The invention relates to a lighting device (1) comprising: - a flexible strip (2) incorporating light-emitting diodes (3); - a sheath (4) inside which the flexible strip (2) of light-emitting diodes (3) is positioned; - at least one fastening means (8) for fixing this lighting device (1) on a support and/or on another similar or identical lighting device; - at least one modification means (5) for modifying the light emitted by at least a part of the light-emitting diodes (3) comprising the flexible strip (2), such modification means (5) extending longitudinally with respect to the sheath (4), this in front of and/or on the side of this part of light-emitting diodes (3); - reversible assembly means (6; 7) for reversibly assembling the sheath (4) and at least one such modification means (5).