Light Fixture Mounting Assembly for Adjustable Orientation
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for improved light fixtures using LED sources that can be adaptable for a wide variety of mounting angles and situations, particularly for large properties requiring precise illumination, as existing fixtures struggle to provide the necessary flexibility and adjustability for architects and lighting designers.
Innovation Solution
A mounting assembly for light fixtures that includes a fixture-holding portion and an arm portion, allowing for secure attachment to both cylindrical and planar surfaces, with adjustable features such as a sleeve and fitter configuration, enabling the light fixture to be positioned in multiple orientations during installation and providing securement options for various static structures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a light fixture uses a fixed mounting arrangement, then the manufacturing and installation process is simple, but the fixture cannot be adjusted to different orientations for precise illumination
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting assembly incorporates a movable joint between the arm portion and the fixture-holding portion, allowing the fixture to be dynamically adjusted to various orientations. The arm portion can rotate relative to the fixture-holding portion, providing adaptability while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting assembly is divided into distinct segments: an arm portion for attachment to the static structure and a fixture-holding portion for securing the light fixture. This segmentation allows independent adjustment of each segment, enabling orientation changes without complicating the entire mounting system.
2Measurement precision
If a light fixture uses an adjustable mounting arrangement, then the fixture can be precisely directed toward target features, but the mounting assembly becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The movable joint in the mounting assembly enables precise angular adjustment of the light fixture relative to the arm portion. This dynamic capability allows architects and lighting designers to precisely direct illumination toward specific building or landscape features while keeping the mechanical structure relatively simple.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the arm portion is designed for selective attachment to cylindrical and planar surfaces, then the mounting assembly becomes versatile for different static structures, but the design and manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The arm portion is designed with a universal attachment capability that allows it to be selectively attached to both cylindrical static structures (such as poles) and planar surfaces (such as walls). This multi-functionality is achieved through a standardized connection interface that can accommodate different surface types, enhancing versatility while maintaining manufacturing simplicity through design standardization.
Data Source
AI summary
A mounting assembly for securing a light fixture to a static structure. The mounting assembly includes a bar and a securing member which has a bar-gripping portion and an arm portion extending from the bar-gripping portion and attachable to the static structure. The bar is secured with respect to a main body portion of the light fixture. The bar has an axis. The arm portion has an arm axis which is substantially orthogonal to the bar axis. In another aspect of this invention, the mounting assembly includes a fixture-holding portion and an arm portion secured to the fixture-holding portion. The fixture-holding portion is secured with respect to the light fixture. The arm portion configured for selective attachment to a substantially cylindrical static structure and a substantially planar surface.