Center-of-Gravity Mounting for Reorientable Light Panels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional light panels often have mount assemblies that obscure access to hardware, interfere with cable rotation, and require additional space due to exterior yokes, making them difficult to reorient and store efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A lighting assembly with an adjustable mount that passes through the center of gravity, allowing for easy orientation adjustment without interfering with cables, and can be stowed within the perimeter of the lighting apparatus for compact storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional mount assemblies are used with exterior yokes, then the lighting apparatus can be mounted to supports, but the mount assemblies obscure access to hardware, interfere with cable rotation, and require additional space
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting assembly is extracted from the exterior and repositioned to pass through the center of gravity of the lighting apparatus. This removes the obstructive exterior yoke structure while maintaining mounting functionality, allowing unobstructed access to hardware and cable rotation.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting assembly transitions from an exterior peripheral structure to a central axial structure passing through the center of gravity. This dimensional repositioning eliminates interference with cables and hardware access while providing stable mounting through the pivot axis.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional mount assemblies with exterior yokes are used, then the lighting apparatus can be mounted to supports, but additional space is required for the exterior structures
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting assembly is merged with the central structure of the lighting apparatus by positioning it through the center of gravity. This consolidation eliminates the need for separate exterior yoke structures, reducing the overall space requirement while maintaining full mounting capability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the lighting apparatus needs to be reoriented, then flexibility is improved, but conventional mounts interfere with cable rotation and make reorientation difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting assembly is positioned at the center of gravity, creating a balanced pivot point that counteracts rotational inertia. This allows smooth reorientation of the lighting apparatus without cable interference, as cables can rotate freely around the central pivot axis.
4Productivity
If the mounting assembly needs to be stowed for compact storage, then storage efficiency is improved, but the assembly must be completely contained within the lighting apparatus volume
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting assembly is nested within the volume of the lighting apparatus when in the stowed position. The pivot axis passes through the center of gravity, allowing the mounting structure to be completely contained within the housing boundaries, achieving compact storage without external protrusions.
Data Source
AI summary
A lighting assembly includes a lighting apparatus that includes a component housing that receives a light source and first and compartments for housing electronic components, the second compartment spaced from the first compartment by a channel. The lighting apparatus includes a mounting assembly that includes a first joint received within the channel, coupled to the component housing, and translatable along the channel between a use position and a stowage position. The mounting assembly also includes a mount arm coupled to the component housing by the first joint and rotatable relative to the joint about a pivot axis. When the first joint is in the use position the pivot axis extends through a center of gravity of the lighting apparatus.