Panel Light with Folding Hooks and Diffusion Films
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Solution Overview
Problem
Designing a flexible panel light device with enhanced functionality while maintaining cost-effectiveness and energy efficiency remains a challenge, particularly in achieving uniform light distribution and accommodating different installation platforms.
Innovation Solution
The panel light apparatus incorporates a back plate with folding hooks for versatile installation, a light source module with diffused LED outputs, a driver module concealed within the back plate and diffusion plate, and a driver cover for heat dissipation, along with interchangeable diffusion films and driver parts for customizable light effects and redundancy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a panel light device uses traditional fixed installation structure, then the installation process is simple, but the adaptability to different installation platforms is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs folding hooks that can change their configuration from a compact stored position to an extended installation position. These hooks are designed to be flexible and adaptable, allowing them to conform to different installation platforms such as ceilings, walls, or other surfaces. The dynamic nature of the folding hooks enables the same installation structure to adapt to various platforms without requiring completely different designs for each application.
2Illumination intensity
If LED modules are arranged in a fixed pattern, then the manufacturing process is simple, but the light distribution uniformity is difficult to achieve
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements tilt receivers with adjustable tilt angles on the LED modules. Instead of using a uniform fixed pattern for all LED modules, each module can be independently tilted to optimize its light distribution characteristics. This local adjustment capability allows different regions of the panel to have customized light emission angles, enabling uniform overall light distribution while maintaining relatively simple manufacturing processes through modular assembly.
3Temperature
If the driver module is exposed externally, then the heat dissipation is efficient, but the device appearance is bulky and less aesthetic
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the driver module within the back plate structure, nesting it into the internal cavity of the panel. The driver module is positioned inside the back plate rather than externally, and heat dissipation is achieved through thermally conductive pathways integrated into the back plate structure. This nesting approach allows the driver module to be concealed within the panel thickness, maintaining a sleek appearance while still providing adequate heat dissipation through the back plate's thermal management design.
4Adaptability or versatility
If single diffusion film is used, then the manufacturing cost is low, but the light output effect is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the diffusion film system with multiple films that can be selectively combined or used independently. Each diffusion film is optimized for specific light output effects, and the system allows users to choose different combinations based on desired outcomes. This multi-functional approach enables a single diffusion film system to provide various light distribution patterns, color temperatures, and diffusion levels, making the panel adaptable to different application requirements while using standardized modular components.
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
This design enables flexible installation, efficient light distribution, and cost-effective production by optimizing light reflection and heat management, ensuring even light output and extending the lifespan of the device through modular components.
Implementation Method 1
The bottom plate has a metal layer and reflective layer... The reflective layer is a PET thin film... helping to reflect and distribute light evenly across the panel
Implementation Method 2
a diffusion plate, a driver module and a driver cover... The diffusion plate has a detachable diffusion film... providing different light output effect
Implementation Method 3
a driver cover for heat dissipation... ensuring even light output and extending the lifespan of the device through modular components
Implementation Method 4
a driver cover for heat dissipation... optimizing light reflection and heat management
Data Source
AI summary
The back plate has four lateral walls and a bottom plate. A back side of the bottom plate includes multiple sets of folding hooks. Each set corresponds a different installation platform. One of the multiple sets of folding hooks is folded to be used for hooking to a corresponding installation platform. The light source module has multiple LED modules disposed on the bottom plate. Each LED module has a LED device and a lens. The lens diffuses a light of the LED device to be evenly emitted from the lens and broadening an output angle of the light via the lens. The diffusion plate with a peripheral edge is fixed to the four lateral walls of the back plate. The driver cover is attached to an external side of one of the four walls of the back plate. The driver cover defines a container cavity for concealing the driver module.