Lighting Fixture with Adjustable Surrounding Member
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional lighting fixtures, such as sconces and pendants, lack versatility and adjustability in their configurations, limiting their ability to be positioned in various fixed configurations and providing uniform illumination.
Innovation Solution
The design incorporates an elongated vertical support with adjustable lighting elements and surrounding members that can be positioned at non-parallel angles, allowing for multiple configurations and enhanced illumination through the use of LEDs and diffusion members.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional lighting fixtures use fixed configurations, then manufacturing and installation are simple, but versatility and adjustability are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting fixture is divided into separable components including the support member, surrounding member, and lighting unit. These segments can be independently positioned and assembled at different configurations, enabling versatility while maintaining manageable complexity through modular design
Solution Approach 2:
The fixture incorporates adjustable and reconfigurable elements that allow dynamic modification of the configuration. The support member can be positioned at various locations on the surrounding member, and the lighting unit can be oriented at different angles, providing adaptability without requiring complete redesign of the fixture structure
2Adaptability or versatility
If lighting fixtures provide uniform illumination, then the design is simple, but aesthetic flexibility and configurability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting fixture provides different illumination characteristics at different locations and angles. The lighting unit can be oriented to direct light in specific directions, and the surrounding member can be configured to distribute light uniformly or create focused beams, allowing local customization of illumination quality without complex overall design
3Adaptability or versatility
If the surrounding member is positioned at non-parallel angles, then aesthetic flexibility is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The angular positioning capability is achieved through segmented, modular components rather than requiring precise monolithic fabrication. The support member and lighting unit can be independently angled and assembled, allowing non-parallel configurations to be achieved through assembly rather than requiring complex precision manufacturing of the entire fixture
Data Source
AI summary
Lighting fixture include an elongated support and at least one lighting element. The support operably attachable to a wall or a ceiling. The least one lighting element includes a lighting unit and a continuous surrounding member. The continuous surrounding member has an inner surface and an outer surface defining a first opening and a second opening. The elongated support extends through a first portion of the surrounding member spaced from the first opening and spaced from the second opening and extends through a second portion of the surrounding member spaced from the first opening and spaced from the second opening. The lighting unit is disposed in a cavity and spaced from the inner surface of the surrounding member to define a surrounding area between the lighting unit and the inner surface of the surrounding member.