Wall-Mounted Light Guide Panel Assembly for Telepresence Illumination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current workspace lighting systems, particularly those used in offices and conference rooms, often fail to provide optimal lighting for different activities due to non-uniform light patterns, insufficient intensity, and incompatibility with architectural wall structures, leading to issues like eye fatigue and suboptimal telepresence image quality.
Innovation Solution
A light assembly featuring a light guide panel and edge light source integrated into a panel frame structure, strategically mounted within wall structures near telepresence systems to provide uniform and intense illumination, with the option to mount multiple assemblies in various locations to optimize lighting for telepresence activities and accommodate different wall types.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If general ceiling mounted lighting assemblies are used to provide maximum area lighting, then all spaces are illuminated equally, but the lighting is not optimal for specific tasks such as telepresence activities or desk work
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the lighting system into separate functional components: general ceiling lighting assemblies and task-specific lighting assemblies (wall-mounted or desk-mounted). This segmentation allows each lighting type to be optimized for its specific purpose without requiring a completely different system for each task, thereby improving adaptability while managing complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting assemblies are designed with universal mounting capabilities that allow them to be installed in different locations (ceiling, wall, desk) and configured for different tasks. The same basic assembly design can serve multiple functions depending on its installation location and orientation, providing versatility without proportionally increasing system complexity.
2Illumination intensity
If additional desk or floor supported task lighting is used to supplement ceiling lighting, then light intensity on desk surface is increased, but the overall lighting system becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The invention combines general lighting and task lighting functions into integrated assemblies that can be mounted in multiple locations. By merging these functions into unified design elements rather than separate systems, the solution increases desk surface illumination while minimizing the increase in overall system complexity through design consolidation.
3Illumination intensity
If wall mounted light assemblies with reflectors are used to illuminate telepresence user's face, then light pattern is optimized, but the assemblies are incompatible with thin panel wall structures
Solution Approach 1:
The invention transitions from traditional deep recessed wall mounting to surface-mounted panel assemblies that attach to the front of thin panel wall structures. This dimensional change in mounting approach allows the lighting assemblies to work with modern thin panel walls while maintaining optimized light patterns for telepresence activities through carefully positioned light guides and diffusers.
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting assemblies are designed with localized optical elements (light guides, diffusers, reflectors) positioned specifically to optimize illumination of the telepresence user's face. This local optimization of light distribution maintains effective telepresence lighting while allowing the overall assembly to be mounted on thin panel structures without requiring deep recesses.
4Ease of operation
If general ceiling lighting assemblies are used, then installation is simple, but the lighting produces non-uniform patterns that cause eye fatigue and suboptimal telepresence image quality
Solution Approach 1:
The invention introduces light guide panels and diffuser elements as intermediary components between the light source and the user. These intermediaries transform the light output to achieve uniform illumination patterns that eliminate harsh shadows and direct glare, thereby reducing eye fatigue and improving telepresence image quality while maintaining ease of installation through modular assembly designs.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides uniform and intense lighting that reduces eye fatigue and improves telepresence image quality by directing light from multiple angles, while being modular and compatible with various wall structures, enhancing the overall lighting experience in workspaces.
Implementation Method 1
a light guide panel and edge light source integrated into a panel frame structure
Data Source
AI summary
A panel light wall assembly comprising a support frame structure including at least first and second substantially straight and parallel support frame members spaced apart on opposite sides of a light panel receiving space, a light panel assembly including a rectilinear assembly frame including first, second, third and fourth substantially straight elongated assembly frame members, a light source mounted to the first assembly frame member, a planar light guide member forming an edge and mounted to the assembly frame with the edge adjacent the light source and a fastener interacting with at least one of the first and second support frame members to secure the light panel assembly with at least a portion of the light panel assembly received within the panel receiving space and a second portion extending outside and to one side of the panel receiving space with the light guide member and light source located within the panel receiving space.