Modular Low Bay Lighting Fixture With Tool-Free Service
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional low bay lighting fixtures using LEDs face challenges such as heat buildup, difficult component replacement, and the need for electricity disconnection for maintenance, which complicates on-site servicing and increases safety risks.
Innovation Solution
A modular low bay lighting apparatus with a light fixture, power supply, and adjustable mounting bracket allows for tool-free LED module replacement and maintenance without disconnecting electricity, featuring watertight connections and heat convection through louvers, enabling safe and efficient servicing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional one-piece sealed LED fixtures are used, then safety and sealing are improved, but ease of repair and maintenance are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The fixture is divided into separate modular components including LED modules, power supply unit, and housing sections that can be independently accessed and replaced. This segmentation allows maintenance of individual components without compromising the overall sealed structure or requiring complete fixture replacement.
2Reliability
If conventional sealed fixtures are used, then protection is improved, but ease of operation for maintenance is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The power supply unit and LED modules are extracted as separate accessible components within the fixture housing. Service personnel can remove and replace these components without disassembling the entire fixture or compromising the sealed enclosure, enabling easy maintenance while maintaining protection integrity.
3Reliability
If electricity must be disconnected for servicing, then safety is improved, but loss of time and productivity are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The power supply unit is designed with preliminary isolation features that allow it to be electrically isolated from the main circuit before physical removal. This preliminary action enables safe component replacement without requiring complete system shutdown, maintaining productivity while ensuring safety during maintenance operations.
4Ease of repair
If modular components are made accessible for replacement, then ease of repair is improved, but device complexity is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
Modular components such as LED modules and power supply units are nested within the fixture housing in a compact arrangement. This nesting approach provides easy access to replaceable components through simple removal actions while maintaining a compact overall structure, balancing ease of repair with manageable device complexity.
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 safe and efficient on-site maintenance of low bay lighting fixtures by allowing tool-free LED module replacement and power supply access without electricity disconnection, reducing downtime and improving safety by addressing heat buildup and component accessibility issues.
Implementation Method 1
heat convection through louvers
Data Source
AI summary
There is provided a low bay lighting apparatus secured to an elevated horizontal surface. The low bay lighting apparatus including a light fixture and a mounting bracket to which the light fixture is to be removable attached. The light fixture includes a plurality of posts disposed on opposite ends of opposing outer side surfaces of the light fixture. The mounting bracket includes a plurality of slots configured to mate respectively with the plurality of posts to removably secure the light fixture to the mounting bracket. When being serviced, the light fixture is configured to freely hang from a first set of slots.