Lighting Fixture With Interspersed Slats And Ornament Strands
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for innovative arrangements of decorative elements and lighting fixtures that provide effective illumination while offering aesthetic appeal, as existing pendant lights and chandeliers may lack versatility and efficiency in light distribution.
Innovation Solution
The solution involves a lighting fixture with a frame supporting a combination of strands of ornaments and slats, where the slats are interspersed with the ornaments to create a row that surrounds a light source, allowing for efficient light emission and distribution, and includes a method for providing illumination by positioning the arrangement to direct light outwardly and upwardly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If traditional pendant lights or chandeliers are used, then aesthetic appeal is provided, but light distribution efficiency and versatility are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting fixture is divided into multiple modular components including a frame, multiple slats, and multiple strands of ornaments. Each slat can be independently positioned and oriented, and each strand can be separately arranged, allowing for flexible configuration while maintaining efficient light distribution through each segment
Solution Approach 2:
The slats are designed to be adjustable and repositionable within the frame structure, allowing the lighting fixture to adapt to different spatial requirements and aesthetic preferences. This dynamic configuration capability enables the same fixture to serve multiple purposes and environments
2Illumination intensity
If complex arrays of glass or crystal prisms are used in chandeliers, then aesthetic appeal is enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of uniformly complex structures throughout, the invention applies decorative elements (slats and ornaments) selectively at specific locations where they enhance aesthetic appeal. The frame provides structural support while the decorative components are concentrated in areas that maximize visual impact without requiring complex structures throughout the entire fixture
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges functional light distribution elements (slats) with decorative elements (ornaments) into a unified structure. Both slats and ornament strands are suspended from the same frame and work together to distribute light while providing aesthetic appeal, eliminating the need for separate complex structural systems
3Illumination intensity
If light is emitted in traditional downward direction, then illumination of immediate area is provided, but overall light distribution and visual appeal are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The slats are oriented at various angles including upward and outward directions, adding vertical and angular dimensions to light distribution. This multi-directional arrangement allows light to propagate in three-dimensional space rather than just downward, enhancing overall illumination and creating dynamic visual effects from multiple viewing angles
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This configuration enhances light distribution by emitting light outwardly and upwardly, creating a visually appealing and efficient illumination method that can be adapted to various configurations and light sources, such as LEDs, incandescent, or fluorescent lights.
Implementation Method 1
at least one of a lighting device and a receptacle for receiving a lighting device disposed adjacent to the row of strands of ornaments and slats
Data Source
AI summary
An arrangement of decorative elements includes a frame, a plurality of strands of ornaments supported from the frame, a plurality of slats supported from the frame, and wherein the plurality of slats are interspersed with the plurality of strands of ornaments to define a row of strands of ornaments and slats. The frame may include an inner support for supporting the plurality of strands of ornaments and slats, and an outer support that extends around a peripheral edge of the inner support.