Ceiling Grid Downlight Intersection Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing downlighting systems for grid ceiling installations often lack flexibility and aesthetic integration, as they are typically mounted in fixed positions and do not seamlessly blend with the ceiling grid design.
Innovation Solution
A modular lighting assembly with a base plate and independently coupled lighting modules that can be configured to mount above the intersection of T-shaped ceiling grid members, featuring a housing that extends downward to create a unified light emitting surface, allowing for customizable installation and appearance integration with the ceiling grid.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If downlights are mounted in fixed positions within ceiling panels, then installation is simple, but flexibility and aesthetic integration with ceiling grid design are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The downlight is divided into separate mounting components: a base plate that attaches to the ceiling grid intersection and a housing that extends downward. This segmentation allows independent optimization of each component's function and enables flexible positioning while simplifying the overall installation process.
Solution Approach 2:
The downlight transitions from traditional panel-mounted positioning to intersection-mounted positioning, utilizing the vertical dimension created by T-shaped ceiling grid members. This dimensional change enables the light to be positioned at intersections rather than centered in panels, providing greater design flexibility and aesthetic integration.
2Shape
If a single housing is used for the downlight, then manufacturing is simple, but the ability to extend downward and create unified light emitting surface is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is segmented into multiple sections that can be manufactured separately and then assembled. This allows each section to be optimized for its specific function while simplifying the manufacturing process compared to creating a single complex integrated housing structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing sections are nested within each other, with inner sections fitting inside outer sections. This nesting arrangement creates the unified light emitting surface while allowing each section to be manufactured independently, reducing overall manufacturing complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A lighting assembly includes a base plate and a lighting module coupled to the base plate. The lighting module includes a light source and a housing supporting the light source. The housing includes a first end adjacent the base plate, a second end spaced apart from the first end, and a first face and a second face extending from the first end toward the second end. The lighting assembly is configured to be coupled to a ceiling grid such that the base plate is mounted above an intersection of a first member and second member of the ceiling grid. The first and second member are each t-shaped having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion. The first and second faces of the housing extend downward from the base plate toward the horizontal portions of the first and second members.