Modular Luminaire Housing Assembly for Flexible Ceiling and Wall Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current luminaire housings are inflexible and require multiple tools and components to accommodate different dimensions and shapes, limiting mounting and illumination scenarios.
Innovation Solution
A luminaire housing comprising modular longitudinal profile parts and corner parts with coupling elements, allowing for flexible assembly and attachment of light modules, and a mounting mechanism with adjustable mounting arms for various installation options.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If dedicated tooling and remodelling are used for each size and shape, then manufacturing precision is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a modular housing system where standardized profile parts and corner parts with coupling elements can be combined in multiple configurations to create housings of different sizes and shapes. This single modular system replaces the need for dedicated tooling for each specific housing variant, allowing one set of components to serve multiple functions and produce various luminaire configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing is segmented into discrete modular components - profile parts and corner parts - that can be independently manufactured and then assembled. This segmentation allows each component to be produced with standard tooling while the final housing configuration can be customized by selecting and combining different numbers and types of modules, thereby maintaining manufacturing precision without requiring dedicated tooling for each housing variant.
2Ease of manufacture
If fixed parameters are used for luminaire housing, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but adaptability to different mounting and illumination scenarios deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by creating a housing system that can be dynamically reconfigured to suit different mounting and illumination scenarios. The modular profile and corner parts can be assembled in various configurations to adapt to different ceiling or wall mounting requirements and light distribution needs, allowing the housing to transition between different functional states while maintaining ease of manufacture through standardized components.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular components are designed with universal coupling elements that enable the same basic parts to serve multiple functions across different applications. The profile parts and corner parts can be combined to create housings suitable for various mounting locations (ceiling, wall) and illumination patterns, making the manufacturing system universally applicable to diverse scenarios without requiring specialized fixed-parameter housings for each case.
3Adaptability or versatility
If modular framework is used for flexible configuration, then adaptability is improved, but structural stability may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The framework is segmented into profile parts and corner parts that connect through coupling elements. This segmentation enables flexible configuration while the coupling elements are designed to provide rigid mechanical connections that ensure structural stability. Each segment can be independently positioned to achieve the desired configuration, and the coupling mechanism maintains structural integrity through precise geometric interlocking and secure fastening.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling elements incorporate curved or angled surfaces that provide mechanical interlocking between profile and corner parts. The geometric design of the coupling interfaces includes features such as recesses, protrusions, and angled contact surfaces that create stable mechanical connections, ensuring that the modular framework maintains structural rigidity and stability while allowing for flexible configuration through the arrangement of modular components.
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AI summary
Provided herein is a luminaire housing (10) of a luminaire (1), and the luminaire (1) itself, wherein the luminaire housing (10) is configured for holding and receiving a light module (500) of the luminaire (1) and for use in a ceiling or wall system (1000). The luminaire housing (10) hereby comprises: at least three longitudinal profile parts (100), forming side surfaces of the luminaire housing (10), wherein each profile part (100) extends along its longitudinal axis over a respective length and extends perpendicular to its longitudinal axis over a respective height; and at least three corner parts (200), defining the corners of the luminaire housing (10). Moreover, the longitudinal profile parts (100) and the corner parts (200) together form a framework onto which a respective light module (500) of the luminaire (1) is attachable, wherein the corner parts (200) are pillar-shaped, each having a height extending in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the profile parts (100). Furthermore, each corner part (200) has coupling elements (201) for coupling with respective complementary coupling parts (110) of the respective profile parts (100), and wherein each corner part (200) is configured to hold end sections (101) of respective two of the at least three profile parts (100) in a fixed position via its respective coupling elements (201).