Segmented LED Fastening Profile for Curved Surface Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lighting devices are costly to produce and lack flexibility in terms of length adjustment and mounting on various surfaces, as they require complex manufacturing processes and are not easily adaptable to different requirements.
Innovation Solution
A lighting device with a fastening profile containing incisions or slots allows for easy production in longer lengths and adaptation by separating predetermined separation points, enabling bending and attachment to curved surfaces, and featuring a mounting leg and holding leg connection system for adjustable angles and easy separation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of stationary object
If lighting units are arranged on a common carrier with predetermined separation points, then the lighting device can be produced in longer lengths, but the production complexity and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening profile is divided into modular sections with incisions at predetermined separation points, allowing the lighting device to be produced in standardized longer lengths and then easily divided into smaller segments as needed, reducing production complexity while maintaining length flexibility
2Adaptability or versatility
If the fastening profile is designed to be bent for curved surfaces, then adaptability to different mounting surfaces improves, but the structural strength decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening profile includes incisions that allow it to be divided into segments that can be bent independently, enabling adaptation to curved surfaces while maintaining the structural integrity of each segment
Solution Approach 2:
The fastening profile is designed with flexible properties allowing it to be bent and shaped dynamically during installation to fit different mounting surfaces, then maintains its shape in the installed position
3Ease of operation
If incisions are provided in the fastening profile for easy separation, then ease of operation improves, but the structural strength at incision points decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The incisions are pre-formed in the fastening profile during manufacturing, preparing the structure for easy separation later without requiring additional force or tools that could compromise structural integrity
Data Source
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AI summary
The device (1) has multiple lighting units (3) i.e. LEDs (8), arranged in series at an elongated fastening profile (2) in a longitudinal direction. The lighting units are arranged next to each other and spaced from each other by predetermined breaking points (9). The fastening profile comprises incisions (11) i.e. slots, that are associated with the predetermined breaking points. The incisions run transverse to the longitudinal direction. The fastening profile comprises an assembly leg (6) and a holding leg (4) for supporting the lighting units.