Star-Shaped Ceiling Light Mounting for Glare-Free Gaming Illumination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing illuminating devices for gaming machine islands in large capacity venues, such as casinos, face challenges in easy assembly and maintenance due to existing ceiling constructions and the need for accentuated lighting without glare, while maintaining visibility and fatigue-proof operation.
Innovation Solution
A modular illuminating device featuring a spider-like retaining arm structure for view-panel parts, allowing for interchangeable and easily assembled thin, high-transparency panels with adjustable light atmospheres, supported by a star-shaped retaining mechanism and tie rods for secure mounting, enabling flexible and glare-free illumination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If extensive view-panels are used to provide sufficient luminosity with low light density, then the region can be well accentuated and glare-free operation is achieved, but the installation becomes difficult with existing ceiling constructions and limited lifting capacity
Solution Approach 1:
The view-panel is divided into multiple smaller view-panel parts that can be handled and installed separately. Each part is retained by the spider-like structure, allowing installation without requiring lifting of a single large panel. This segmentation enables installation in existing ceiling constructions with limited lifting capacity while maintaining extensive coverage for adequate luminosity.
2Weight of moving object
If thin view-panel parts are used to reduce weight and allow spider-like structure retention, then material cost is reduced and installation is easier, but the panels require precise retention mechanisms to prevent bending
Solution Approach 1:
The spider-like retaining structure is pre-assembled with multiple retaining arms positioned to support the thin view-panel parts before installation. The retaining arms are configured in advance to distribute weight and prevent bending moments, allowing thin panels to be installed without requiring post-installation adjustment or additional support structures.
3Ease of repair
If modular view-panel parts are used to enable easy assembly and interchangeability, then maintenance is simplified and adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases with the spider-like retaining arm structure
Solution Approach 1:
The spider-like retaining arm structure serves multiple functions simultaneously: it supports multiple thin view-panel parts, distributes weight to prevent bending, enables easy interchangeability of panels, and provides a mounting interface for ceiling installation via tie rods. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components for each function, thereby limiting overall device complexity despite the modular design.
4Ease of manufacture
If the view-panel is divided into multiple parts retained by spider-like structure, then installation is easier and materials can be cheaper, but the number of components and assembly steps increases
Solution Approach 1:
The view-panel parts are nested within the spider-like retaining structure, with each panel part fitting into a designated position among the retaining arms. This nesting arrangement allows multiple panels to be installed in a systematic sequence, reducing assembly time compared to random placement. The structured nesting also facilitates quick identification of panel positions during installation and maintenance.
Data Source
AI summary
An illuminating device for indoor lighting comprising a visible panel, through which light can be transmitted. The visible panel includes a portion having transparent material, and a panel retaining device. The retaining device has a retaining means for retaining the visible panel and a fixing means for mounting the visible panel on a ceiling or on a wall. The retaining device has at least three interconnected retaining arms which are arranged in the shape of a star and which retain at least two visible panel parts at the inner faces of the visible panel parts, the inner faces of the visible panel parts bordering each other such that said visible panel parts together form a substantially continuous visible panel surface. The visible panel parts have free outer faces which are not retained by the retaining arms and which together from the outer circumference of the visible panel.