Integrated Fastening Device for Lighting Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional lighting systems require complex and time-consuming installation processes, often necessitating skilled electricians due to separate mechanical and electrical attachment procedures.
Innovation Solution
A lighting system featuring a fastening device with a housing, electrical contacting connection, and retaining bolts that allow for a form-fitting connection, enabling both mechanical and electrical attachment in a single assembly process, eliminating the need for additional tools and skilled labor.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate mechanical and electrical attachment procedures are used, then secure attachment is achieved, but installation time and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines mechanical attachment and electrical connection into a single integrated fastening device. The retaining bolt simultaneously provides mechanical retention and electrical contact through its conductive structure, eliminating the need for separate mechanical and electrical attachment procedures while maintaining secure attachment and reducing installation time
2Reliability
If separate mechanical and electrical attachment procedures are used, then secure attachment is achieved, but installation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening device integrates mechanical retention components (retaining bolt, housing) and electrical connection components (contact elements, terminals) into a single unified structure. This merging reduces installation complexity by eliminating separate procedures while ensuring secure attachment through the coordinated action of integrated components
3Manufacturing precision
If additional tools are required for assembly, then precise assembly is achieved, but assembly speed decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening device is designed to be self-assembling without requiring additional tools. The retaining bolt can be manually inserted and secured, and the electrical contacts automatically engage when the mechanical components are assembled. This self-service design maintains assembly precision through built-in alignment features while significantly increasing assembly speed
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a lighting system with at least one luminaire having a connection section and a fastening device, which comprises: a housing; an electrical contact connection which can be detachably inserted into a supply connection of the luminaire formed in the connection section; at least one retaining bolt which has a locking section, wherein the retaining bolt extends through an elongated hole formed in the connection section of the luminaire in an assembly state of the fastening device and the locking section of the retaining bolt engages behind a region of the connection section defining the elongated hole; and a fastening section for attaching a retaining cable and/or for connecting the poles of an electrical supply cable.The present invention also relates to a lighting system with at least two luminaires (10A; 10B), wherein a connection section (11) of a first luminaire (10A) can be connected to a connection section (12) of a second luminaire (10B) by means of a connector (40).