Pliable Cuculoris Panel for Soft-Edge Patterned Lighting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cuculoris devices made from rigid materials produce unsatisfactory images with low fidelity shadows and are difficult to transport and customize, while traditional methods like using camouflage nets or gobos fail to create a natural lighting effect with soft edges.
Innovation Solution
A cuculoris device made from a pliable material, such as fabric, with customizable apertures that can be folded or rolled for easy transport, and cut using a fabric-cutting machine to create patterned light resembling sunlight filtering through foliage, allowing for flexible placement near light sources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If traditional rigid materials like plywood are used to make cuculoris devices, then the devices can maintain structural stability, but the images produced have low fidelity with shadow blobs and the devices are difficult to transport and customize
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies this principle by replacing traditional rigid plywood panels with flexible fabric panels that can be rolled or folded for easy transport. The fabric panel maintains the necessary structural integrity when in use while allowing for convenient storage and transportation, directly resolving the contradiction between image fidelity and transportability
2Strength
If rigid materials are used for cuculoris devices, then the devices can withstand handling, but they are difficult to cut or create, making experimentation and customization arduous
Solution Approach 1:
The fabric panel replaces rigid materials, enabling easy cutting and customization while maintaining sufficient durability for handling and use. This directly addresses the contradiction between strength and ease of manufacture
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a fabric-cutting machine that uses computational design and automated cutting to replace traditional manual cutting methods. This substitution makes customization straightforward and accessible, resolving the contradiction between durability and customization ease
3Manufacturing precision
If gobos are held very close to the light source, then fine detail patterns can be projected, but soft edge lighting and natural character effects cannot be achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies this principle by making the cuculoris device adjustable in its distance from the light source. The flexible fabric panel can be positioned at various distances, allowing the user to dynamically adjust between fine detail patterns (when closer) and soft edge lighting effects (when farther away), thus resolving the contradiction between pattern detail and lighting effect variety
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
Enables the production of natural-looking patterned light with soft edges, easy transport, and customization, while being heat-resistant and flame-retardant, overcoming the limitations of rigid cuculoris devices and other methods.
Implementation Method 1
the panel material is configured to block light, such that when light is directed toward the first side of the panel the light passing through to the second side of the panel is projected according to the pattern
Data Source
AI summary
A cuculoris device including a panel with a first side, a second side, and an exterior edge surrounding an interior area of the panel. The interior area of the panel has one or more interior edges defining a plurality of at least two different sized apertures in the panel. A shape of the one or more interior edges corresponds to a pattern. The plurality of at least two different sized apertures configured to permit light to pass, and the panel material is configured to block light, such that when light is directed toward the first side of the panel, the light passing through to the second side of the panel is projected according to the pattern. At least a portion of the panel is made from a material that is pliable so that the panel can be rolled or folded for easy transport from one set to another.