Luminescent Body Peripheral Wall Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional manufacturing processes for luminescent bodies restrict customization and aesthetic quality due to simplified shapes and high production costs, making it difficult to produce complex geometries in large quantities with consistent quality.
Innovation Solution
A luminescent body design featuring a casing with a peripheral wall that can be manufactured in various geometries using a combination of flat sheets and a reinforcement structure, including an inner annular reinforcement portion and a C-shaped coating portion made from elastically deformable materials, allowing for flexible and stable peripheral profiles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If traditional manufacturing processes are used to simplify shapes, then production costs are contained and manufacturing is facilitated, but aesthetic quality and customization are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The peripheral wall is divided into multiple flat sheet portions that can be independently manufactured and then assembled together. This segmentation allows each portion to be produced using simple, cost-effective processes while the overall assembly achieves complex geometric shapes and high aesthetic quality through the arrangement of multiple flat elements.
2Shape
If complex geometries are manufactured, then customization and aesthetic quality are improved, but production costs increase and large-scale production becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The complex peripheral wall geometry is achieved by assembling multiple simple flat sheet portions rather than manufacturing one complex piece. This allows parallel production of multiple identical units, each comprising the same arrangement of flat portions, thereby enabling large-scale production while maintaining geometric complexity and customization.
Solution Approach 2:
The flat sheet portions are designed as universal components that can be used across multiple luminescent body units. The same flat sheet portions can be assembled in different configurations to achieve various geometric shapes, allowing a single set of components to serve multiple product variants and enabling standardized mass production.
3Adaptability or versatility
If complex geometries are manufactured, then customization is improved, but production time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The peripheral wall is segmented into flat sheet portions that can be pre-manufactured using simple, fast processes. These standardized portions are then quickly assembled to create customized geometric configurations, significantly reducing production time compared to manufacturing complex geometries as single integrated pieces.
Solution Approach 2:
The flat sheet portions are prepared in advance as standardized components with predetermined shapes and properties. This preliminary preparation allows the final assembly to proceed rapidly, as the complex geometry is achieved through pre-fabricated elements rather than through time-consuming complex manufacturing processes.
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
Enables the production of luminescent bodies with high aesthetic quality and customizable shapes at a reasonable price, maintaining stability and quality throughout the manufacturing and usage phases.
Implementation Method 1
a C-shaped coating portion (11) made from an elastically deformable material
Data Source
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AI summary
A luminescent body (1) has a casing (1A) and a light source (6) housed in the casing; the casing (1A) comprises a front wall (2) at least partially permeable to light, a rear wall (3) and a peripheral wall (4) surrounding the front (2) and rear walls (3) and firmly connected to the front and rear walls; the peripheral wall (4) having an inner reinforcement portion (10) and an outer coating portion (11) firmly connected to the reinforcement portion (10) and made of elastomeric foam material, preferably a closed-cell polymeric foam material and, conveniently, EPDM or EVAFOAM.