Illuminating Lamp with Stacked Glare Adjustment Modules
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Solution Overview
Problem
Lamp manufacturers face challenges in producing a wide range of lamps with varying specifications to meet different lighting requirements, leading to product line overflow and increased management costs due to the need for multiple sizes, illumination levels, and glare ratings.
Innovation Solution
An illuminating lamp design featuring adjustable glare modules that can be stacked along an axis between the lamp and lampshade, allowing for customizable cutoff angles and glare ratings by varying the number of modules, thereby adjusting the lamp's length and light effect.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple lamps with different specifications are produced to meet various lighting requirements, then the adaptability to different usage scenarios is improved, but the device complexity and product management costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The lamp system is segmented into a fixed lamp body and multiple interchangeable glare adjustment modules. Each module can be independently added or removed to adjust the cutoff angle and glare rating. This segmentation allows a single base lamp to provide multiple lighting configurations, eliminating the need to produce multiple complete lamp models for different specifications.
Solution Approach 2:
The glare adjustment modules are designed as universal components that can be attached to the same lamp body to create different lighting effects. The modules serve multiple functions: adjusting cutoff angle, controlling glare rating, and modifying illumination characteristics. This multi-functionality allows one lamp platform to replace multiple specialized lamp products.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple lamps with different specifications are produced to meet various lighting requirements, then the adaptability to different usage scenarios is improved, but the manufacturing costs and productivity are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The lamp system is segmented into a fixed lamp body and multiple interchangeable glare adjustment modules. Each module can be independently added or removed to adjust the cutoff angle and glare rating. This segmentation allows a single base lamp to provide multiple lighting configurations, eliminating the need to produce multiple complete lamp models for different specifications.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the functions of multiple specialized lamps into a single lamp system with interchangeable modules. Instead of manufacturing separate lamps for office lighting, cafe lighting, and other scenarios, the system combines these functions into one platform that adapts through module attachment, thereby streamlining production and inventory management.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the lamp length is increased to reduce glare rating, then the glare control is improved, but the installation space requirement increases
Solution Approach 1:
The glare adjustment modules are designed with nested annular housings where the second annular housing fits inside the first annular housing. This nested structure allows multiple modules to be stacked compactly along the optical axis without significantly increasing the radial space requirement. The modules nest together efficiently, reducing the overall space occupation compared to lateral expansion designs.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of increasing lamp length horizontally, the patent stacks glare adjustment modules vertically along the optical axis between the lamp and lampshade. This dimensional change allows glare control to be achieved through vertical stacking rather than horizontal extension, optimizing the space utilization in ceiling installations where vertical clearance may be more available than radial space.
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AI summary
An illuminating lamp (1, 1a, 1b) includes a lamp (10), a lampshade (30) and N glare adjustment modules (20, 20a, 20b). Each of the glare adjustment modules (20, 20a, 20b) is located between the lamp (10) and the lampshade (30) and arranged along an axis, wherein N is a natural number. Via the abovementioned structure, if N = 1, the upper edge of the glare adjustment module (20) is fastened to the lamp (10) and the lower edge of the glare adjustment module (20) is fastened to the lampshade (30) such that the illuminating lamp (1) has a cutoff angle A; if N ≥ 2, the upper edge of the first glare adjustment module (20a) is fastened to the lamp (10) and the lower edge of the Nth glare adjustment module (20a) is fastened to the lampshade (30) such that the illuminating lamp (1a) has a cutoff angle B, wherein cutoff angle A < cutoff angle B.