Sink Apron Lighting System for Task Illumination and Safety
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lighting fixtures in kitchens and bathrooms are often inefficient, consuming too much power and providing poor illumination, and are typically mounted out of reach, failing to adequately address the need for sufficient and safe lighting, especially when using dangerous utensils or navigating dark spaces.
Innovation Solution
A lighting system integrated into the apron portion of sinks or fixtures, featuring a removable façade with a translucent panel and LED strips that emit light through openings, allowing for customizable illumination and connectivity via smart controls, including programmable LED lights that can be controlled remotely.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If traditional lighting fixtures are mounted on the ceiling, then they provide general illumination, but they are out of reach and inefficient, consuming too much power while providing poor illumination
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting system is segmented into modular components including a removable façade with translucent panel, LED strip modules, and mounting structures. This allows the lighting function to be separated from traditional ceiling fixtures and integrated directly into the sink apron, enabling efficient task lighting where it is needed most while reducing overall power consumption through targeted illumination
Solution Approach 2:
The sink apron itself serves dual purposes: as a structural support element and as an integrated mounting structure for the lighting system. The apron's existing structure is utilized to hold the LED strips and façade components, eliminating the need for separate ceiling mounting infrastructure and enabling the lighting to serve the sink area directly
2Ease of operation
If traditional lighting fixtures are mounted on the ceiling, then they provide general illumination, but they are out of reach and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting system merges the sink apron structure with the lighting mounting structure. The façade connects to the apron using mounting elements that utilize the apron's existing structure, combining two previously separate functions (sink support and lighting mounting) into a single integrated system that is both accessible and energy-efficient
Solution Approach 2:
The translucent panel acts as an intermediary element that diffuses LED light evenly across the sink area. This intermediate component allows the compact LED strips mounted on the apron to provide sufficient illumination without requiring high-power fixtures, improving energy efficiency while maintaining accessibility
3Reliability
If lighting is provided by ceiling-mounted fixtures, then general illumination is achieved, but safety is compromised when using dangerous utensils or navigating dark spaces
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting system is pre-positioned at the sink location where dangerous utensils are most likely to be used. By having illumination already in place at the point of use rather than relying on general ceiling lighting, the system provides immediate safety lighting when needed most, preventing accidents before they occur
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting system provides localized high-intensity illumination specifically at the sink area where safety risks are highest. The LED strips positioned behind the translucent panel create focused task lighting that enhances visibility of dangerous utensils and actions at the sink, improving safety without requiring overall high illumination throughout the room
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
Provides efficient and customizable lighting that enhances safety and aesthetics by ensuring adequate illumination at sinks and surrounding areas, reducing the risk of accidents and improving the overall lighting experience.
Implementation Method 1
the at least one light source is an LED strip configured to emit light which can pass through the translucent panel
Implementation Method 2
a substrate configured to diffuse the emitted light
Data Source
AI summary
A lighting system for fixtures comprising a removable façade configured to connect or being prior mounted or fabricated with a fixture, the removable façade including an outermost apron, a translucent panel including at least one opening, a sheet panel having at least one reinforcement element, and at least one light source disposed therein, wherein the apron includes at least one opening disposed thereon, and wherein the at least one light source is configured to emit light thought the at least one.