Recessed Floor Lighting Housing With Orbital Luminaire Guidance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing installation boxes for recessed outdoor lighting lack sufficient space for electrical splices and do not provide an orbital guidance system, leading to unsafe and impractical installations, especially when dealing with corrugated hoses of varying diameters.
Innovation Solution
An installation box with wide space for electrical splices, an orbital guidance system allowing luminaire rotation and tilting, and compatibility with both floor and masonry surfaces, featuring a ball joint for adjustable angles and passage for corrugated hoses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If a cylindrical tube is used for storing electrical splice, then the installation box structure is simple, but the space for electrical splice is insufficient and does not meet safety standards
Solution Approach 1:
The installation box is divided into separate functional zones: a wide splice chamber for electrical connections and a cylindrical housing for structural support. This segmentation allows the splice area to be sufficiently large while maintaining overall structural simplicity through the modular cylindrical design.
2Adaptability or versatility
If fixed positioning is used for luminaire, then the installation is simple, but the lighting direction and angle cannot be adjusted
Solution Approach 1:
The luminaire positioning system transitions from fixed to dynamic adjustable positioning. The luminaire can be rotated around the central axis and tilted at various angles within the cylindrical housing, providing adaptability in lighting direction while maintaining relatively simple installation through the orbital guidance mechanism.
3Adaptability or versatility
If standard passage size is used for corrugated hoses, then the installation box design is simple, but it cannot accommodate hoses of varying diameters
Solution Approach 1:
The installation box incorporates multiple passage sizes in the cylindrical housing to accommodate different corrugated hose diameters. This universal design allows the same installation box to serve multiple applications with varying hose requirements without increasing overall structural complexity.
4Reliability
If limited space is provided for electrical splice, then the installation box size is reduced, but the electrical splice safety standards cannot be met
Solution Approach 1:
The installation box utilizes the full three-dimensional space within the cylindrical housing, particularly the central volume, to create a wide splice chamber. This efficient spatial utilization provides sufficient volume for safe electrical splice accommodation without excessively increasing the overall external dimensions of the installation box.
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AI summary
The installation box for recessed lighting on the floor, which is the object of the present invention, comprises an installation box (100) composed of a base (10), ball joint (20) and ring (30) which result in wide space to accommodate electrical splices and an orbital guidance system that allows the luminaire to be rotated and tilted at different angles. This new construction ensures greater practicality and ease of installation, as it allows its application on the floor and masonry with passage for corrugated hoses of varying diameters.