Rotatable Base Sensor Concealment in Outdoor Lighting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Aesthetically unpleasing sensors mounted on top of lighting apparatuses, particularly in decorative or architecturally highlighted spaces, are visually intrusive and considered an afterthought in outdoor lighting applications.
Innovation Solution
A lighting apparatus with a control module integrated into the base, featuring a rotatable connector and transparent window for sensor detection, allowing the sensor to control the light source and change its color or turn it off upon stimulus detection, while being concealed from view, thus maintaining aesthetics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a sensor is mounted to the top of the lighting apparatus for controlling the light source, then the light source can be controlled based on ambient light detection, but the sensor becomes visually intrusive and unsightly, especially on decorative lighting apparatus
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor is relocated from the conventional top mounting position to the bottom of the lighting apparatus. This inversion of the mounting location allows the sensor to perform its detection function while being concealed from view, thus maintaining the aesthetic appearance of the decorative lighting fixture.
Solution Approach 2:
The sensor is positioned at the bottom of the housing rather than on the top surface, utilizing the vertical dimension to hide the sensor within the structure. The transparent window in the base allows the sensor to detect ambient light while remaining concealed from external observation.
2Shape
If the control module is integrated into the base with a transparent window for sensor detection, then the sensor can detect ambient light while being concealed, but the base structure becomes more complex with multiple components
Solution Approach 1:
The base serves multiple functions: it provides structural support for the lighting apparatus, contains the control module, and includes a transparent window that allows sensor detection. By merging these functions into a single integrated base structure, the design achieves aesthetic concealment without requiring separate housing components.
Solution Approach 2:
The base is designed as a multi-functional component that simultaneously provides mechanical support, houses the control electronics, and enables optical detection through its transparent window. This universal design reduces the need for additional specialized components while maintaining aesthetic appearance.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the connector is rotatably mounted on the base to allow enclosure rotation, then the lighting apparatus can be oriented in different directions, but the connector and mounting mechanism become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is designed with rotational capability, allowing it to pivot and adjust the orientation of the enclosed lighting apparatus. This dynamic mounting mechanism enables flexible installation in various directions while maintaining a relatively simple connection structure between the base and enclosure.
Data Source
AI summary
A lighting apparatus has an at least partially optically transmissive enclosure and a light source located in the enclosure that is operable to emit light when energized through an electrical path. A connector is secured to the base and is configured to receive a control module for providing control information to the LED light source. The control module is rotatably mounted relative to the enclosure. The control module may comprise a sensor that turns the light source off and on, changes the color of the light source or dims the light source upon detection of the stimulus. The enclosure has a bottom member and a mounting portion secured to the bottom support where the connector is located between the mounting portion and the bottom support.