Rail Lighting Apparatus with Adjustable Electric Units
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional LED lighting apparatuses face challenges in maintaining reliable power supply when their position is changed, limiting their versatility and adaptability in various lighting applications.
Innovation Solution
A lighting apparatus featuring a rail unit with adjustable electric units, where power connectors make contact with electrodes on the rail unit, ensuring consistent power delivery regardless of the electric unit's position, eliminating the need for separate wires and allowing for flexible installation and adjustment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional LED lighting apparatuses are used with fixed power supply connections, then the structure is simple, but the position cannot be changed and versatility is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting apparatus is divided into separable modules: a rail unit with electrodes and an electric unit with power connectors. This segmentation allows the electric unit to be positioned at different locations along the rail while maintaining power supply through contact with the electrodes, thus achieving position adjustability without complex wiring.
Solution Approach 2:
The rail unit with continuous electrodes serves multiple functions: it provides mechanical support for positioning the electric unit and simultaneously serves as a power distribution system. This multi-functionality enables the apparatus to adapt to various positions and lighting requirements without increasing overall system complexity.
2Reliability
If separate wires are used for power supply, then power can be reliably supplied, but the appearance becomes complex and positioning is interfered with
Solution Approach 1:
The power supply function is merged with the structural rail unit. The electrodes are integrated into the rail, eliminating the need for separate power wires. This combination maintains reliable power supply through direct contact while keeping the appearance clean and simple, and allows free positioning of the electric unit along the rail.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the lighting apparatus is designed for specific positions, then the structure is optimized, but it cannot adapt to large areas or intense lighting requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The electric unit is designed to be dynamically positionable along the rail unit, allowing it to be moved to different locations based on lighting requirements. This dynamic positioning capability enables the system to adapt to various application scenarios, including large areas and locations requiring intense lighting, without reconfiguring the entire system.
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 reliable power supply to electric units even when their position is changed, facilitating versatile lighting solutions for large areas or intense lighting requirements while maintaining a stylish and simple appearance, and allowing for precise positioning without interference from separate elements.
Implementation Method 1
a power connector making contact with the rail unit and receiving power from the rail unit, the power connector supplying power to the module unit
Data Source
AI summary
A lighting apparatus includes a rail unit, and an electric unit that is installed on the rail unit so as to be adjustable in position. The electric unit makes contact with the rail unit and receives power from the rail unit. In the lighting apparatus according to the present invention, a plurality of electric units can be installed on a rail unit so as to be adjustable in position, and even if the position of each electric unit is changed, power can be reliably supplied from the rail unit to the electric unit. Therefore, the present invention can be effectively used as lighting for several places, for instance, a place with a comparatively large area, or a place where intensely bright lighting is required.