Torchiere Floor Lamp With Hidden Tubular Shade Light Source
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing floor lamps do not incorporate a light source obscured by a shade along with a torchiere mounted at the upper end, limiting design versatility and functionality.
Innovation Solution
A floor lamp design featuring equi-angularly spaced legs supporting a light source within an inner space obscured by a tubular shade, with a torchiere at the upper end, allowing for both general area lighting and subdued light distribution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If a light source is disposed within the legs and obscured by a shade, then aesthetic appeal and subdued lighting are achieved, but the light source becomes hidden and less functional for general area lighting
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the lighting system into two separate functional components: a torchiere at the upper end for general area lighting and a concealed light source within the legs for subdued lighting. This segmentation allows each light source to fulfill its specific lighting function independently, resolving the contradiction between aesthetic appeal and lighting versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a tubular shade as an intermediary element that obscures the light source within the legs while allowing diffused light to pass through. This mediator creates the desired aesthetic effect and subdued lighting while maintaining the functional independence of the concealed light source.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a torchiere is mounted at the upper end for general area lighting, then general illumination is provided, but the design lacks the aesthetic appeal and subdued lighting options of concealed light sources
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges two distinct lighting configurations into a single floor lamp: a torchiere for general area lighting and a concealed light source within the legs for accent lighting. This combination allows the lamp to provide both functional general illumination and aesthetic subdued lighting, resolving the contradiction between versatility and aesthetic appeal.
3Shape
If the light source is concealed within the legs, then aesthetic appeal is enhanced, but the structural complexity of the lamp increases
Solution Approach 1:
The legs of the floor lamp serve multiple functions: they provide structural support for the torchiere and simultaneously house the concealed light source within their hollow interiors. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional separate components, thereby minimizing structural complexity while achieving the desired aesthetic effect.
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AI summary
A floor lamp having a hidden first light source intermediate the base and the top of the lamp with an elongated tubular shade enclosing the space within in which the first light source is disposed and defining the outer periphery thereof and obscuring the first light source. A plurality of legs in the form of slat like members having a thickness and a width are equi-angularly disposed and rise from a base. A torchiere is supported at the top of the legs in order to provide illumination by a general area lighting source. The slat like legs define a centrally disposed inner space which receives the first light source, as well as a stem rising from the base and carrying electrical wiring to provide electrical energy to the first light source and the general area light source. A canopy is secured to the upper ends of the slat like legs to maintain them in position to define the centrally disposed inner space.