Light Emission Assembly With Perpendicular Side Wall For Versatile Mounting

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing lamp designs with light emission arrangements are not versatile enough to accommodate different mounting forms, lacking a unified solution for both surface-mounted and recessed installations with optimal stability and mounting flexibility.

Innovation Solution

A lamp with a light-emitting arrangement featuring a support part extending in one plane and a side wall area protruding perpendicularly, mechanically connected to a lamp housing via mounting elements, allowing for secure attachment to various mounting structures like T-beams and lamp trays, ensuring stability and versatility across different mounting forms.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the light emission arrangement is specially tailored to a specific mounting form, then the mounting stability is improved, but the adaptability to different mounting forms deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemounting stabilityVSAvoidadaptability to different mounting forms
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The light emission arrangement is designed with a universal support part that can be mounted on different mounting forms (surface-mounted, recessed, suspended ceiling) through a standardized mounting interface. The support part extends in one plane and includes mounting elements that can engage with various mounting structures, allowing the same arrangement to achieve stable mounting across multiple installation scenarios without requiring specially tailored designs for each mounting form.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Ease of manufacture

If the support part extends only in one plane, then the manufacturing simplicity is improved, but the mechanical connection stability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanufacturing simplicityVSAvoidmechanical connection stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

While the support part extends primarily in one plane to maintain manufacturing simplicity, mounting elements are added that engage with the side wall area to provide mechanical connection in perpendicular directions. This dimensional extension through the side wall area creates a three-dimensional mounting structure that enhances mechanical connection stability while keeping the base support part simple and planar for easy manufacturing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

3Adaptability or versatility

If the side wall area protrudes perpendicularly from the support part, then the mounting flexibility is improved, but the structural complexity deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemounting flexibilityVSAvoidstructural complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The support part is segmented into distinct functional areas: a planar support surface for mounting and a perpendicular side wall area for mechanical connection. This segmentation allows each part to perform its specific function independently - the planar part provides mounting flexibility across different surfaces, while the side wall provides stable mechanical engagement - without requiring the entire structure to be complex. The clear division between these segments simplifies both manufacturing and installation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentEP2871403B2Assembly for emitting light for different installation forms and luminaire with such an assembly
Publication Date: 2019.11.20 ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
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AI summary

An arrangement for light emission has a light emission area (1) and an edge area (2) which extends around the light emission area (1), wherein the edge area (2) has a support part (3) which is suitable for supporting the arrangement and which extends at least substantially in a plane (E), and a side wall area (4) which projects from the support part (3) at least substantially in a direction perpendicular to the plane (E).