Modular Acoustic Baffle Vanes for Releasable Pendant Lighting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lighting fixtures do not effectively integrate acoustic sound absorbing baffles that are easily modular and releasable, limiting their versatility and acoustic performance.
Innovation Solution
A lighting fixture design featuring modular acoustic baffle vanes affixed to a support structure using brackets with aligned apertures and clamping mechanisms, allowing for easy attachment and removal of baffles, and optionally incorporating a central base and suspension mechanism for ceiling mounting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If acoustic baffles are integrated into lighting fixtures, then sound absorption capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines acoustic baffle functionality with lighting fixture structure by integrating baffle vanes into the fixture housing. The baffle vanes are attached to the internal surfaces of the lighting fixture, creating a unified device that provides both lighting and acoustic absorption functions, thereby improving sound absorption capability while managing device complexity through functional integration.
2Ease of operation
If modular baffle vanes with attachment elements are used, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The acoustic baffles are divided into multiple modular vanes, each with attachment elements such as protrusions that fit into corresponding apertures on the lighting fixture. This segmentation allows individual vanes to be easily attached and removed, improving ease of operation for assembly and maintenance while maintaining manageable device complexity through standardized modular components.
3Reliability
If multiple brackets with aligned apertures are used to secure baffles, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment mechanism is extracted as a separate functional element, with brackets featuring aligned apertures that receive protrusions from the baffle vanes. This dedicated attachment system provides reliable securing of the modular baffles while allowing the main lighting fixture structure to remain relatively simple, balancing attachment reliability with manageable device complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A modular fixture which may include an LED light board and an LED driver, positioned along a support bracket, and may include a plurality of acoustic baffle vanes. The fixture further includes a series of fasteners, some of which are positioned along the support bracket, while others are positioned on an inward-facing surface of the acoustic panels. The fasteners are capable of removably securing acoustic panels to the support bracket.