Panel Light Structure With Screw-Free Mounting and Side Emission
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current panel lights face issues with bulky and heavy mounting structures that affect installation efficiency and appearance, complex installation processes, high labor costs, and insufficient safety, as well as frame structures that obstruct light emission and increase costs.
Innovation Solution
A panel light design featuring a frame body with a U-shaped fixing channel and fixing post, allowing for a screw-free fastening structure, and a light cover with an optical structure that enables both front and side light emission, along with a snap-fit or adhesive fastening mechanism, and a carrier plate with U-shaped fixing portions for simplified installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a ceiling-mounted frame structure is used to mount panel lights, then the mounting structure provides stable support, but the structure becomes bulky and heavy, resulting in low installation efficiency and negatively affecting the appearance
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting structure is divided into separate functional components: a carrier plate for ceiling attachment and a frame body for light housing. This segmentation allows the frame body to be lightweight and simple while the carrier plate provides the necessary mounting stability, resolving the contradiction between stability and installation efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting function is extracted from the frame body and placed in a separate carrier plate. This allows the frame body to focus on light emission with a simple, lightweight design, while the carrier plate handles the mounting stability requirement, improving both appearance and installation efficiency.
2Shape
If a mounting structure with carrier plate and hooks is used, then the appearance is improved compared to ceiling-mounted lights, but the installation process becomes relatively complex, leading to low installation efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The carrier plate and frame body are designed to combine through a simple snap-fit or adhesive mechanism. This merging approach maintains the clean appearance of separate components while enabling rapid assembly, resolving the contradiction between appearance and installation efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
Traditional mechanical fastening systems with multiple hooks and fasteners are replaced with simpler snap-fit or adhesive mechanisms. This substitution maintains structural integrity and appearance while dramatically simplifying the installation process, improving installation efficiency.
3Reliability
If a metal frame with multiple mounting holes is used, then the mounting structure provides adequate support, but several people are required to complete the installation process, thereby increasing labor costs
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting holes and complex fastening features are extracted from the frame body and concentrated in the carrier plate. This allows the frame body to remain simple and lightweight, requiring minimal handling during installation, while the carrier plate provides all necessary mounting support features.
4Shape
If a narrow-frame structure is adopted to achieve frameless appearance, then the aesthetic appeal is improved, but the light emitted by the panel light can still be easily obstructed by the frame
Solution Approach 1:
The light emission is extended from a single plane to multiple dimensions by adding side light-emitting surfaces. This allows the frame to be minimized for aesthetic appeal while compensating for any light obstruction through additional emission surfaces, maintaining both appearance and illumination intensity.
5Illumination intensity
If a complex structure is added to achieve side light-emitting function, then the luminous flux is increased, but the structure becomes relatively complex, significantly increasing costs and leading to luminous flux loss
Solution Approach 1:
The frame body serves multiple functions: it provides structural support, defines the light emission boundaries, and acts as a light guide for both front and side emission. This multi-functionality achieves side light-emitting capability without adding separate complex structures, reducing costs and minimizing luminous flux loss.
Data Source
AI summary
A panel light includes a frame body, a back plate, a plurality of light sources and a light cover. The frame body has an opening. The back plate is disposed within the frame body via the opening, and the back plate has a light exit. The light sources are disposed within the back plate via the light exit. The light cover is disposed on the frame body and covers the light sources. The light cover has a light entrance connected to the light exit. The area of the light entrance is greater than the area of the light exit.