Rotatable Downlight Bracket for Adjustable Light Direction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional downlight devices lack flexibility in adjusting light direction and distribution, which limits their ability to effectively illuminate specific areas and create desired lighting atmospheres.
Innovation Solution
A lighting apparatus featuring a dome housing with rotatable components, including a light body attached to a first rotation shaft and a dome housing attached to a second rotation shaft, allowing for adjustable light direction and intensity, along with a driver box and optical module for customizable light output.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional downlight devices are used, then the structure is simple and cost is low, but the flexibility in adjusting light direction and distribution is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by transforming the fixed light direction of conventional downlights into an adjustable system. The light body is mounted on a rotatable bracket that can change its orientation, allowing the light direction to be dynamically adjusted according to different lighting needs. This resolves the contradiction by introducing movability to improve adaptability while accepting increased structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the downlight device into distinct functional modules: a driver box, a rotatable bracket, and a light body. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, with the bracket providing rotation capability and the light body providing illumination. This modular approach improves flexibility while keeping the overall structure organized and manageable.
2Illumination intensity
If conventional downlight devices are used, then the device complexity is low, but the ability to focus light on specific areas is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable bracket enables dynamic adjustment of the light body's orientation, allowing users to focus light precisely on specific areas or surfaces. This dynamic positioning capability directly improves illumination intensity and focus capability by directing light where needed, while the relatively simple rotation mechanism keeps the added complexity manageable.
3Adaptability or versatility
If conventional downlight devices are used, then the manufacturing cost is low, but the ability to create desired lighting atmospheres is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable bracket system enables dynamic control over light direction and distribution, allowing users to create various lighting atmospheres by directing light to different areas or angles. This versatility in creating lighting scenarios is achieved through a relatively simple mechanical rotation mechanism, maintaining ease of manufacture while significantly improving adaptability.
Data Source
AI summary
A lighting apparatus includes a dome housing, a first rotation shaft, a light body, a second rotation shaft and a rotation bracket. The dome housing includes a rim part and a container part. The container part defines a semi-sphere space. The rim part conceals an installation cavity for installing the lighting apparatus. The light body includes a light source. The light body is attached to the container part with the first rotation shaft. The light body is rotatable with respect to the container part along the first rotation shaft for a first rotation direction. The rotation shaft is disposed to the container part with a tilt offset from a top center of the container part. The rotation bracket has a fixing bracket and a central part.