Inflatable Lighting Body with Detachable Straps
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing inflatable lighting bodies are limited by having pre-integrated lighting means, restricting the user's ability to use different shapes and sizes of lighting units, as the size and shape of the integrated lighting means are predetermined, making it impossible to use alternative lighting solutions.
Innovation Solution
The inflatable lighting body features attachment means, such as straps, allowing for the flexible attachment of various lighting units, including cylindrical or planar units, enabling the conversion of directional light into soft, diffuse light without requiring specific lighting means, and allowing for easy exchange and adjustment of lighting units.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the lighting means is pre-integrated into the lighting body, then the lighting body has a simple structure, but the user cannot use different shapes and sizes of lighting units
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting body is divided into separate functional components: the inflatable lighting body structure and the detachable lighting means. The lighting means can be removed and replaced independently, allowing users to swap different shapes and sizes of lighting units while keeping the main lighting body structure simple and unchanged.
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting body is designed with universal attachment features that can accommodate multiple types of lighting means with different shapes and sizes. This allows a single lighting body to serve multiple lighting configurations and applications, enhancing versatility without requiring multiple specialized devices.
2Ease of operation
If the lighting means is pre-integrated into the lighting body, then the manufacturing process is simplified, but the user cannot exchange or adjust lighting units
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting means is designed to be dynamically replaceable rather than permanently fixed. Attachment mechanisms allow for easy connection and disconnection of lighting units, enabling users to exchange lighting means based on different lighting requirements while maintaining a straightforward manufacturing process for both components.
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting body is manufactured with pre-prepared attachment features and interfaces that anticipate future lighting unit replacements. These pre-configured attachment points simplify both the initial manufacturing process and subsequent user operations for exchanging lighting units.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the lighting means is fixed in a pocket, then the lighting body has a compact design, but alternative lighting solutions cannot be used
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment mechanism uses asymmetric design elements that allow various shapes and sizes of lighting means to be securely attached. The attachment features are designed to accommodate different geometries while maintaining a compact overall lighting body design, enabling alternative lighting solutions without compromising structural integrity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This solution provides a versatile and flexible lighting solution that can accommodate different lighting units, converting directional light into soft, diffuse light, suitable for applications like film and photography, where high light density is not required, and allows for easy replacement and adjustment, enhancing usability and cost-effectiveness.
Implementation Method 1
the light is emitted into the environment as a diffuse light via translucent regions of the outer sleeve
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AI summary
The invention relates to an inflatable lighting body comprising an inflatable gas-tight inner sleeve, an outer sleeve which is translucent at least in some regions and which surrounds the inner sleeve, means for attaching at least one lighting means to the lighting body in such a manner that the lighting means emits light into the interior of the lighting body and dispenses light outwards as diffused light via translucent regions of the outer sleeve, and optionally securing means for mounting the lighting body, wherein a lighting tube or a lighting panel can be attached to the inflatable lighting body as the lighting means, and the means for attaching the lighting means are designed such that lighting means or luminaires of different shapes and sizes can be selectively attached to the lighting body. According to the invention, the means for attaching the lighting means to the lighting body comprise one or more strips which surround the lighting means or the luminaire in the secured state thereof. The lighting body according to the invention has a flexible application and can be used in a versatile manner, and the user is not limited to using the lighting means provided by the manufacturer of the lighting body when selecting the lighting means.