Adjustable Articulated LED Light Fixture Modules
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing smaller scale articulated lighting systems lack flexibility in accommodating out-of-tolerance curves and bends, and adjusting length to maintain uniform illumination and avoid scalloping.
Innovation Solution
A modular LED lighting system comprising modules with pivotable and slidably interconnected components, allowing up to 90-degree pivoting and 0.5-inch linear adjustment, enabling flexible installation and length adjustment while maintaining uniform light distribution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If articulated lighting systems use fixed-length modules, then manufacturing and installation are simplified, but flexibility in accommodating out-of-tolerance curves and bends is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic adjustability in the lighting modules through two key mechanisms: (1) a telescoping interconnection component that allows linear movement of approximately 0.5 inch between modules, and (2) a pivot joint enabling angular adjustment of up to 90 degrees. These dynamic features allow the lighting system to adapt to irregular curves and bends while maintaining uniform illumination, directly resolving the technical contradiction between adaptability and device complexity.
2Manufacturing precision
If module spacing is fixed, then assembly is simplified, but ability to adjust overall length and maintain uniform illumination is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a telescoping interconnection component with sliding engagement between a interconnection component and base component, allowing adjustable spacing between modules during installation. This dynamic spacing adjustment enables installers to compensate for manufacturing tolerances and maintain uniform light distribution across the entire lighting run, while also providing flexibility in achieving desired overall lengths without compromising illumination uniformity.
Data Source
AI summary
First and second modules carrying LED circuit boards are interconnected by an interconnection mechanism which enables the modules to both pivot and move linearly with respect to one another such that the distance and angle between the modules may each be varied.