Recessed Cove Lighting Using LED Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional recessed lighting systems using halogen and incandescent bulbs are limited by heat production, short lifespan, and the need for complex lens and filtering systems to achieve desired color effects, making them inefficient and difficult to install.
Innovation Solution
The integration of LED-based light sources within architectural surfaces, such as walls, to create a cove lighting effect without the need for a bezel or frame, using LED-based lighting units that can produce any color and intensity, providing a wide range of lighting effects.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional halogen and incandescent light sources are used in recessed lighting, then the lighting fixture can be installed in architectural surfaces, but the system produces undesirable heat and has very limited life spans
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the fundamental parameters of the light source by replacing thermal radiation (incandescent/halogen) with electroluminescence (LED). This transforms the operating principles, resulting in significantly improved lifespan and eliminated heat production issues while maintaining lighting functionality in recessed architectural applications
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional light sources are used to produce color effects, then lens and filtering systems are required, but this increases device complexity and installation difficulty
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and eliminates the complex lens and filtering systems from the lighting assembly by using LED light sources that can directly generate various colors through electronic control. This simplifies the overall device structure while maintaining or enhancing color effect capabilities through the LED's inherent versatility
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical/optical system of lenses and filters with an electronic control system for LED light sources. This substitution achieves color effects through electrical parameters rather than physical optical components, reducing complexity and facilitating easier installation in recessed architectural surfaces
3Illumination intensity
If conventional recessed lighting fixtures are installed in architectural surfaces, then lighting can be provided, but the fixtures require bulky housings or frames and are difficult to install
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the light-generating function from the bulky housing and frame structures of conventional recessed fixtures. By using LED technology, the lighting output is achieved with minimal structural support, eliminating the need for large housings and simplifying installation in architectural surfaces such as ceilings and walls
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
This solution offers efficient, long-lasting, and customizable lighting that is easily integrated into architectural surfaces, providing a sleek and versatile lighting solution that enhances the aesthetic and mood of spaces without the drawbacks of traditional systems.
Implementation Method 1
at least one light LED-based source associated with the cove member for irradiating at least a portion of the interior surface with visible light
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein are cove lighting apparatus for architectural surfaces, particularly, recessed cove lighting apparatus integrated with an architectural surface and employing LED-based light sources.