Hub Assembly Rotatable Socket Holder
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for modular, easy-to-manufacture and install lighting fixtures that share common parts while meeting design criteria such as cost-effectiveness, aesthetics, functionality, ease of use, safety, and energy efficiency, and providing flexible illumination solutions without incurring excessive inventory and design costs.
Innovation Solution
A modular lighting system featuring a hub assembly with a rotatable socket holder and housing that allows for adjustable positioning, hidden electrical wiring, and easy mounting to support structures, utilizing materials like aluminum for structural strength and safety.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a modular lighting system with shared components is used, then manufacturing cost and inventory cost are reduced, but the adaptability to different architectural designs and illumination requirements is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting system is divided into modular components including a hub assembly, housing, socket holder, and extended members that can be independently manufactured and then assembled in various configurations. This segmentation allows standardization of core components for cost efficiency while enabling customization through different assembly arrangements to meet diverse design requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The hub assembly serves multiple functions: it provides structural support, enables rotational adjustment for positioning, houses electrical connections, and facilitates mounting to various support structures. This multi-functionality reduces the need for multiple specialized components, thereby lowering manufacturing and inventory costs while maintaining design flexibility.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the socket holder is fixed relative to the housing, then the structural stability is improved, but the ability to adjust the lighting direction and positioning is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The socket holder is designed to be rotatably coupled to the housing, transforming it from a static fixed component to a dynamic adjustable component. This allows the lighting direction to be adjusted while maintaining structural stability through proper mechanical coupling, enabling both structural integrity and operational flexibility.
3Ease of operation
If electrical wires are exposed for connection, then the ease of wiring is improved, but the aesthetic appeal and safety are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The electrical wiring system is nested within the housing structure, with wires routed through channels and openings in the housing and extended members. This nesting conceals the wires within the structural components, maintaining aesthetic appeal while providing accessible connection points for wiring during installation.
4Adaptability or versatility
If multiple extended members are used for mounting, then the mounting versatility is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple extended members are integrated into a single hub assembly structure, combining what would otherwise be separate mounting components into one unified unit. This merging provides versatile mounting options through the extended members while reducing assembly complexity by eliminating the need to install multiple separate mounting components.
Data Source
AI summary
A luminaire having a hub assembly comprising the following: a socket for holding a lamp, a socket holder fixedly coupled to the socket, said socket holder having a hollow raised threaded portion extending away from the socket; a housing for enclosing the socket and the socket holder, said housing having a through a first opening for allowing the threaded portion to extend into the housing and at least one second opening to allow for one or more electrical wires connected to the socket; a spring washer and a nut; a pin slidably affixed to the socket holder; at least one extended member; and at least one hollow support member providing for the extended members to fit inside the support member, wherein the socket holder is rotatably coupled to the housing such that the socket holder is adjustable relative to the housing.