Multi-configurable LED Flat Panel Lighting Fixture Mounting Bracket
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing LED lighting solutions lack versatility in installation methods, limiting their adaptability to various lighting applications and aesthetics.
Innovation Solution
A thin, edge-lit LED flat panel light with a mounting bracket and kit that allows for multiple installation configurations, including flush mounting, pendant suspension, and wall mounting, using a frame with knobs and a locking mechanism, along with suspension wires and spring-loaded wall clips.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If LED lighting solutions use a fixed mounting design, then manufacturing and installation are simple, but adaptability to various lighting applications and aesthetics is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal mounting bracket system that can accommodate multiple installation configurations (surface mounting, recessed mounting, pendant suspension) using a single base bracket design. The bracket includes universal features such as adjustable arms, multiple mounting hole patterns, and compatibility with various ceiling joist configurations, allowing one product to serve multiple installation purposes without requiring configuration-specific customizations
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system is divided into separate modular components including a base bracket, adjustable mounting arms, suspension wire interfaces, and ceiling cover plates. This segmentation allows installers to configure only the portions needed for each specific installation type while reusing the core bracket components, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining versatility
2Adaptability or versatility
If LED flat panel light provides multiple installation configurations, then adaptability to various applications is improved, but installation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket is pre-configured with pre-drilled mounting holes, pre-attached suspension wire interfaces, and pre-assembled adjustment mechanisms during manufacturing. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for installers to perform complex assembly steps or calculations on-site, allowing them to simply attach the pre-configured bracket to the ceiling structure and make minor adjustments as needed
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting bracket serves as an intermediary component that simplifies the connection between the LED flat panel light and various ceiling structures. It provides standardized interfaces on one side (for the light fixture) and adaptable mounting options on the other side (for different ceiling types), absorbing the complexity of structural variations while presenting a simple, uniform installation process to the installer
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AI summary
A light emitting diode (LED) flat panel lighting fixture is provided. The LED flat panel lighting fixture comprises an LED flat panel lighting device comprising (a) one or more LEDs and (b) one or more first mating mechanisms. The LED flat panel lighting fixture further comprises a mounting bracket comprising one or more second mating mechanisms configured to each mate with a corresponding one of the one or more first mating mechanisms when the LED flat panel lighting device is rotated within the mounting bracket and with respect to the mounting bracket. The rotation of the LED flat panel lighting device within a plane of the mounting bracket and with respect to the mounting bracket causes the mating of the one or more second mating mechanisms with the corresponding ones of the one or more first mating mechanisms.