Frameless Pendant Lamp Rear Cavity Illuminant
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Solution Overview
Problem
Frontally placed lamps are unprotected, challenging for electrical control, and aesthetically limited by frames on light guide plates, requiring improved design for robustness, energy efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
Innovation Solution
A frameless pendant lamp design featuring a light guide plate with a cavity for concealing the illuminant, allowing for easy electrical access and protection, using LEDs with integrated control electronics and a heat dissipation element, and a light deflection element for efficient light coupling and distribution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the illuminant is placed on the front end face of the light guide plate, then the lamp can be easily electrically controlled, but the illuminant becomes unprotected and vulnerable to environmental influences
Solution Approach 1:
The patent relocates the illuminant from the traditional front end face placement to the rear end face of the light guide plate. This dimensional repositioning allows electrical control to be accessed through the rear mounting structure while the illuminant becomes integrated into the rear assembly, protecting it from front-facing environmental exposures while maintaining electrical accessibility through the mounting mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The illuminant is nested within the rear end face assembly of the light guide plate, where it becomes integrated into the mounting structure. This nesting allows the illuminant to be protected within the rear assembly while still being electrically accessible through the same mounting interface, resolving the contradiction between protection and controllability.
2Reliability
If a frame is added around the light guide plate to protect the illuminant, then the illuminant becomes protected, but the lamp loses its visually appealing frameless appearance
Solution Approach 1:
The protection strategy shifts from adding a front frame structure to relocating the illuminant to the rear end face. This dimensional change allows the illuminant to be protected within the rear mounting assembly without requiring any front-facing frame elements, thus maintaining the frameless aesthetic while achieving protection.
3Ease of operation
If the illuminant is placed on the front end face for easy electrical control, then electrical accessibility is improved, but the lamp becomes more sensitive to environmental influences
Solution Approach 1:
The illuminant is relocated from the front end face to the rear end face of the light guide plate. This positional change in the spatial dimension allows electrical control to be accessed through the rear mounting structure while the illuminant becomes shielded from front-facing environmental factors such as dust, moisture, and physical impacts.
Solution Approach 2:
The illuminant is nested within the rear end face assembly, integrating it into the mounting structure. This nesting provides natural protection against environmental influences while maintaining electrical accessibility through the same rear mounting interface, thus reducing environmental sensitivity without compromising ease of control.
4Use of energy by moving object
If LEDs with integrated control electronics and heat dissipation elements are used, then energy efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple functional components (LED illuminant, control electronics, and heat dissipation elements) into a single unified assembly at the rear end face of the light guide plate. This merging of previously separate components into one integrated unit improves energy efficiency through optimized thermal management and electrical control while actually reducing overall device complexity by eliminating the need for separate mounting structures for each component.
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
The solution provides a visually appealing, robust, and energy-efficient lamp with simplified production, protected illuminants, and improved light distribution, eliminating the need for external frames and enhancing environmental resilience.
Implementation Method 1
a light guide plate (3), the light guide plate guiding and radiating the light emitted by the at least one light source
Implementation Method 2
the illuminant carrier also includes a heat dissipation element, in particular a cooling element, which prevents damage to illuminants due to high heat generation and insufficient heat dissipation
Data Source
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AI summary
The invention relates to a lamp (1), in particular a pendant lamp, comprising a retaining device (6) for retaining the lamp (1); at least one lighting means (2) for emitting light; and a planar light-conducting plate (3), wherein the light-conducting plate (3) conducts and radiates the emitted light of the at least one lighting means (2). A planar side (30, 31) of the light-conducting plate (3) has a cavity (4), wherein the lighting means (2) is arranged in such a way that the lighting means radiates within or into said cavity (4) and wherein the retaining device (6) is arranged on or in said cavity (4).