Rail Lighting Apparatus with Movable Power Connectors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lighting apparatuses face challenges in reliably supplying power when their position is changed, limiting flexibility in lighting orientation and installation.
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 supply regardless of position, and allowing for adjustable angles and easy installation without separate wires.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If lighting apparatus position is changed, then flexibility in lighting orientation is improved, but power supply reliability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting apparatus is divided into separable components: a rail unit with electrodes and an electric unit with power connectors. This segmentation allows the electric unit to be freely positioned along the rail while maintaining reliable power contact through the connector-electrode interface, resolving the contradiction between positioning flexibility and power supply reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables dynamic repositioning of the electric unit along the rail unit through movable coupling. The power connector maintains continuous electrical contact with the electrode during movement, allowing the lighting apparatus to adapt to different positions and orientations while ensuring stable power supply throughout the adjustment process.
2Reliability
If separate wires are used for power supply, then power can be supplied to movable electric units, but device complexity and installation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The power supply function is merged with the structural rail unit by integrating electrodes directly into the rail. This eliminates the need for separate wiring, as the rail itself serves as the power transmission medium. The electric unit simply needs to make contact with the rail at its desired position, significantly simplifying installation while ensuring reliable power supply.
Solution Approach 2:
The rail unit serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides structural support, guides the electric unit's movement, and transmits electrical power through integrated electrodes. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate wiring systems, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining reliable power supply to movable electric units.
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 at various positions, facilitating flexible lighting configurations, bright illumination, and convenient installation on different surfaces, while avoiding interference issues.
Implementation Method 1
a power connector making contact with the rail unit and receiving power from the rail unit
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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.