Lighting assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lighting assemblies are inflexible, limiting their versatility and requiring multiple strips for applications with spatial restrictions.
Innovation Solution
A flexible elongate body with a light transmissive cover and a mounting arrangement featuring recesses or channels, allowing for releasable and deformable mounting to supports, and a lighting strip movable within a chamber to prevent twisting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a rigid lighting assembly structure is used, then structural stability is improved, but flexibility and adaptability to spatial restrictions deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting assembly incorporates a resiliently deformable body that can dynamically adjust its shape during installation to fit spatial restrictions, then return to a stable configured state. The body can be compressed laterally to pass through tight spaces and then expands to engage mounting formations, providing both flexibility during installation and stability during operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting assembly uses a flexible elongate body with resiliently deformable walls that can be compressed and expanded. This flexible structure allows the assembly to adapt to various spatial configurations while maintaining structural integrity through the resilient properties of the material.
2Ease of operation
If adhesive mounting is used, then ease of installation is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to adhesive loosening when heated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the chemical adhesive mounting system with a mechanical mounting system using recesses, grooves, or channels that physically engage with corresponding features on the support. This mechanical engagement provides reliable mounting that is not affected by thermal expansion and contraction, eliminating the reliability issue with adhesive loosening when heated.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting arrangement changes the mounting mechanism from chemical (adhesive) to mechanical (physical engagement through recesses/grooves/channels). This parameter change in the mounting method provides thermal stability and reliable engagement that is independent of temperature variations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate light strips are used, then adaptability to spatial restrictions is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting assembly is designed as a modular unit with a flexible body that can be segmented or divided into multiple sections if needed, while each section maintains the complete functional structure. This allows the system to adapt to spatial restrictions by using one or multiple identical modules rather than requiring different configurations of separate light strips.
Solution Approach 2:
The flexible elongate body with resiliently deformable properties serves multiple functions: it provides structural support, enables adaptation to spatial restrictions through deformation, and incorporates mounting arrangements for secure installation. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components that would increase device complexity.
4Stability of the object's composition
If the lighting strip is fixed within the body, then structural stability is improved, but adaptability to different mounting positions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The body is designed to be resiliently deformable, allowing it to dynamically adjust its shape during installation to reach different mounting positions. The lighting strip remains stably positioned within the body structure, while the body itself deforms to accommodate various mounting configurations, providing both stability and adaptability.
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 versatile use in spatially restricted areas with improved fitting and alignment, reducing the need for adhesives and allowing reassembly, while maintaining a tight seal and enhancing light diffusion.
Implementation Method 1
The flexible elongate body may be resiliently deformable. Advantageously, providing a resiliently deformable body helps to facilitate mounting of the lighting strip to the support because the lighting assembly can deform while fitting to the support and then expand to positively engage with the recess of the support.
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AI summary
A lighting assembly is provided with a flexible elongate body extending between first and second ends thereof. The body has a base wall and a light transmissive cover. A lighting strip extends at least partially along the chamber. The lighting strip includes a plurality of light emitting members at least partially covered by the light transmissive cover. The body has a mounting arrangement configured to mount the lighting strip to the support. The mounting arrangement includes a first mounting formation on an outer surface of the elongate body. The mounting formation includes a recess, groove or channel on the outer surface of the body.