Thermal Cage Flexible Strips Insulation Barrier
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Solution Overview
Problem
Recessed spotlights in insulated ceiling panels face challenges in dissipating thermal energy effectively, particularly when using powdery or flake insulation materials, which increases the risk of ignition and reduces heat dissipation.
Innovation Solution
A thermal cage with flexible strips and tabs that form a continuous screen around the fixing tabs, preventing powdery material from entering while allowing for efficient thermal energy dissipation, is designed to be installed through an insulating panel to receive a lamp. The cage is made of elastic materials, such as polyamide, and has a bell-shaped structure to optimize heat dissipation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If glass wool insulation is used above the wall, then thermal insulation is provided and heat dissipation is improved, but installation becomes difficult in certain circumstances
Solution Approach 1:
The invention changes the form of insulation material from layered glass wool to powdery or flake material that can be sprayed or projected into place, making installation feasible in difficult circumstances while maintaining thermal insulation properties
Solution Approach 2:
The invention replaces the mechanical installation of layered glass wool with a spray or projection system that deposits powdery or flake material, substituting manual layering with a more adaptable delivery mechanism
2Ease of operation
If powdery or flake insulation material is used, then installation is simplified, but the material penetrates through the fixing tabs and reduces heat dissipation effectiveness
Solution Approach 1:
The invention uses flexible strips that form a continuous screen around the fixing tabs, creating a barrier that prevents powdery material penetration while allowing thermal energy to pass through via radiation and conduction along the flexible elements
Solution Approach 2:
The flexible strips act as an intermediary barrier between the powdery insulation material and the thermal cage interior, blocking material penetration while permitting thermal energy transfer through the strip structure
3Reliability
If flexible strips are added to form a continuous screen, then powdery material penetration is prevented, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible strips are integrated into the thermal cage structure, forming a continuous screen that prevents material penetration without requiring separate complex components, as the strips are part of the cage assembly itself
Solution Approach 2:
The flexible strips are merged with the fixing tabs and cage structure, combining the functions of structural support, material prevention, and thermal management into a single integrated component system
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
The thermal cage effectively prevents powdery insulation from entering and enhances heat dissipation around the lamp, reducing the risk of ignition and ensuring uniform coverage, thereby improving thermal management in insulated ceiling panels.
Implementation Method 1
The flexible slats extend edge to edge, forming a continuous screen around the fixing tabs of the cage so as to prevent the penetration of powdery material or flakes inside the cage during spraying
Implementation Method 2
The slats, like the lugs, are elastically flexible so that they can be moved radially closer to each other to allow them to pass through the orifice made in the wall. After insertion through the wall, the slats and flexible tabs are released and they naturally return to their initial position
Implementation Method 3
each of所述 flexible blades extends in an arc between said bottom and said free end. In this way, the thermal cage has a substantially bell-shaped shape around the lamp. This shape is then optimal in order to be able to dissipate the thermal energy around the lamp
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a thermal cage (10) intended to be installed through an insulating panel, said insulating panel comprising a wall (12) and an opening (14), said thermal cage (10) comprising a base (34) and at least two flexible tabs (24, 26), said flexible tabs (24, 26) each having a support end (28, 30) adapted to bear around said opening (14). The thermal cage further comprises a plurality of flexible strips (32) integral with said base, each of said flexible strips (32) having two opposing lateral edges (40, 42); said flexible strips (32) extend freely edge (40) to edge (42) around said flexible tabs (24, 26) along said axial component and along a radial component.