Integrated Acoustic Resonator Lighting Panel for Environmental Treatment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing environmental conditioning technologies, such as sound and lighting systems, often conflict with architectural and design requirements, making it difficult to integrate them seamlessly and efficiently.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus that combines acoustic conditioning through a Helmholtz resonator with integrated lighting, allowing adjustable acoustic frequency attenuation and lighting control, using sensors and actuators for dynamic environmental parameter management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If sound conditioning apparatuses are used to optimize acoustic output for different activities, then acoustic quality is improved, but device complexity and integration difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines acoustic treatment elements (Helmholtz resonators, absorptive panels) with architectural structures (walls, ceilings, partitions) into integrated assemblies. This merging allows acoustic conditioning to be built into the architecture itself rather than added as separate apparatuses, reducing integration difficulty while maintaining acoustic quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The acoustic treatment elements are designed to serve multiple functions: they provide acoustic absorption and resonance control while simultaneously serving as architectural surfaces that can be integrated into walls, ceilings, or partitions. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate acoustic apparatuses and simplifies integration.
2Ease of manufacture
If lighting and acoustic components are integrated into architectural elements, then ease of manufacture and installation are improved, but design compatibility challenges increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates adjustable and reconfigurable elements into the integrated assemblies, allowing acoustic and lighting properties to be modified after installation. This dynamic capability enables the same integrated structure to adapt to different design requirements and activities, resolving the compatibility challenge while maintaining ease of installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The design allows modification of acoustic parameters (through adjustable resonator configurations) and lighting parameters (through controllable lighting elements) within the integrated architectural elements. These parameter changes enable the same physical structure to serve different design purposes without requiring reinstallation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple environmental conditioning functions are combined in one apparatus, then adaptability and versatility are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the integrated environmental conditioning system into modular functional elements (acoustic absorption panels, Helmholtz resonators, lighting elements) that can be independently designed, manufactured, and assembled. This segmentation reduces system complexity by allowing each component to be optimized separately while maintaining overall functional integration.
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 simultaneous and efficient integration of acoustic and lighting functions, providing adaptable and cost-effective environmental treatment with active or passive configurations, enhancing acoustic quality and lighting aesthetics.
Implementation Method 1
at least one acoustic wave attenuator arranged in the box-like body and designed to perform an attenuation of acoustic waves having a frequency close to a resonance frequency of the box-like body
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AI summary
An apparatus (1) for the treatment of environmental parameters, which comprises: - a box-like body (2) designed to be placed in an environment; - at least one panel (3) which is rigidly coupled to the box-like body (2) and is substantially parallel to a fixing surface (S) of the environment; said panel (3) is provided with a plurality of holes (4) of predefined breadth which are distributed according to a predefined pattern; - at least one lighting assembly (8) which is associated with the panel (3) and is substantially parallel thereto and is oriented to emit the light beam toward the environment, i.e., with the respective light sources arranged opposite the fixing surface (S).