Modular Lighting Bollard Assembly with Segmented Louver Stack
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional lighting bollards lack flexibility to accommodate varying lengths of light fixtures, limiting the choice and adaptability of light output.
Innovation Solution
A method for manufacturing a lighting bollard assembly that includes a base, a circuit, clamp plates, lens rings, and light deflectors, allowing for the selection and mounting of elongated lights of different lengths, with specific configurations for various wattage options such as five, seven, nine, or thirteen watts, enabling size-adaptability and flexible light output.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional stacked louvered bollards are manufactured as set structures with fixed configurations, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but adaptability to accommodate varying lengths of light fixtures is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The bollard structure is divided into modular segments including a base, an adjustable louver stack with multiple sections, and a separate light fixture assembly. The louver stack can be segmented into different height configurations (e.g., 12-inch, 18-inch, 24-inch sections) that can be combined to achieve various total heights. This segmentation allows the same basic structure to accommodate different light fixture lengths without requiring completely different manufactured parts.
Solution Approach 2:
The louver stack incorporates adjustable and movable components rather than fixed rigid structures. The segments can be reconfigured, extended, or contracted to match the length of different light fixtures. This dynamic capability allows the bollard to adapt its height and configuration based on the specific light fixture being installed, transforming a static structure into a flexible system.
2Adaptability or versatility
If fixed configuration bollards are used, then manufacturing cost and complexity are reduced, but the choice of light output and flexibility are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The bollard design incorporates universal mounting interfaces and standardized connection points that can accommodate multiple types and sizes of light fixtures. The base and louver stack are designed with generic attachment mechanisms that work with various light fixture configurations, allowing a single manufactured structure to serve multiple functions and support different light output options without requiring custom manufacturing for each variant.
3Manufacturing precision
If custom manufactured bollards are created for each light fixture length, then precise fit and optimization are achieved, but manufacturing time and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The bollard components are pre-manufactured in standardized modular sections with predetermined dimensions and connection interfaces. These pre-fabricated segments (base, louver sections, mounting brackets) are designed to work together in various combinations, eliminating the need for custom manufacturing for each installation. The preliminary preparation of standardized components ensures precise fit while maintaining high manufacturing efficiency through batch production of universal parts.
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AI summary
The present invention provides methods of manufacturing a bollard light assembly that provides a choice of light output by being size-adaptable depending on the choice of light output. The methods comprise, in pertinent part, selecting an elongated light and interposing a number of lens rings and light deflectors which correspond to the length of the selected elongated light. Also provided is a lighting bollard assembly manufactured according to the methods of the present invention.