Neural Hub Lighting System with OLED Panels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ceiling suspended lighting systems are limited in their ability to deliver light precisely where needed in a space while maintaining aesthetic appeal, often with hardware dominating the visual appearance rather than the light emitting elements.
Innovation Solution
A two-dimensional lighting system featuring neural hubs that can be interconnected with straight elements to form a neural hex pattern, allowing for customizable light distribution and placement, using planar lighting elements like OLED panels to create visually appealing and efficient lighting configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If conventional ceiling suspended lighting systems are used, then the hardware structure is visible and dominates the visual appearance, but the light emitting elements do not dominate the visual appearance as desired
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and removes the visible hardware structure (fixture housings, mounting components) from the final visual appearance. The lighting system is designed so that only the light emitting elements (OLED panels) are visible, with all structural components hidden or eliminated from view, allowing the light itself to dominate the visual appearance.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs thin film OLED panels as the light emitting elements. These flexible, thin film structures replace traditional bulky fixture housings, allowing the lighting system to have minimal visual profile while maintaining structural integrity and light delivery capabilities.
2Ease of manufacture
If recessed lighting is used, then installation is simple in grid ceilings, but light delivery flexibility and aesthetic appeal are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting system is segmented into modular components (OLED panels, suspension mechanisms, control units) that can be independently configured and installed. This segmentation allows for simple installation similar to recessed lighting while providing the adaptability to create various light delivery patterns and aesthetic configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic adjustability to the lighting system, allowing the OLED panels and suspension elements to be repositioned and reconfigured after installation. This dynamic capability provides light delivery flexibility comparable to conventional suspended systems while maintaining the installation simplicity of recessed lighting through standardized mounting interfaces.
3Strength
If conventional lighting systems are used, then physical fixture housings are required for structural support, but the light emitting elements are dominated by hardware rather than being the visual focus
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses flexible OLED panels and thin film structures that provide sufficient structural support for the light emitting elements without requiring bulky fixture housings. The thin film materials maintain structural integrity while being visually unobtrusive, allowing the light emitting elements to dominate the visual appearance.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts and removes traditional fixture housings from the system, retaining only the essential structural elements needed to support the OLED panels. This extraction eliminates visual clutter while maintaining the structural support function, allowing the light emitting elements to be the primary visual focus.
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AI summary
A lighting system having neural hubs that connect to other neural hubs in a manner that allows a lighting system to be configured in a two dimensional pattern that can propagate out from a single neural hub. Straight sections can be provided for use in connection with the neural hubs to enhance the configurability of the lighting system.