Adjustable Pool Lighting Track for Curved Perimeter Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pool lighting systems often require customization for each pool shape, leading to increased cost and labor, and frequently fail to direct lights in the desired orientation.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable track for pool lighting devices featuring a channel structure with adjustable mounting members that can match the pool's perimeter shape, allowing the lighting unit to illuminate the water effectively.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If custom-made lighting systems are used for each pool shape, then the lights can be fitted to the pool perimeter, but the cost and labor increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a standardized lighting system with a universal track that can be configured to fit multiple pool shapes. The track includes adjustable mounting members that can be positioned at different locations and orientations, allowing the same basic system to adapt to various pool perimeters without requiring custom manufacturing for each installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies dynamics through the adjustable mounting members that can be repositioned along the track and rotated to different orientations. This dynamic adjustability allows the lighting system to be configured for different pool shapes after installation, providing versatility without requiring custom-made systems for each pool.
2Ease of manufacture
If fixed-shaped lighting systems are used, then manufacturing is simplified, but the lights cannot face in the desired direction for different pool shapes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by incorporating mounting members that can be rotated and adjusted to different orientations. The mounting members include rotation joints that allow the lighting units to be angled in various directions, enabling the same standardized track to illuminate water in different directions based on pool shape requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the lighting system into modular components: the track structure, the mounting members, and the lighting units. Each mounting member can be independently adjusted and oriented, allowing flexible configuration of light direction while maintaining standardized manufacturing of individual components.
3Adaptability or versatility
If adjustable mounting members are added to the track structure, then the system can adapt to different pool shapes, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by separating the adjustment mechanism into discrete, modular mounting members that attach to the track at specific intervals. Each mounting member is an independent unit with its own adjustment capabilities, which simplifies the overall design compared to a continuously adjustable structure and allows for easier manufacturing and assembly.
Data Source
AI summary
An adjustable track for a lighting device has a body with a channel structure having a center axis aligned with a length thereof. The channel structure is configured to hold a lighting unit. At least two mounting members extend from the channel structure. The mounting members are positioned at an angle relative to the center axis. The shape of the channel structure is adjustable, thereby adjusting the center axis. In one example, the shape of the channel structure is adjustable along a length thereof between at least: a straight shape, an inward curved shape, or an outward curved shape to substantially match a shape of a perimeter section of a pool, to thereby illuminate water within the pool.