Electrified Track Lighting With Concealed Pogo-Pin Coupling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lighting systems with electrified tracks face issues of visible connection elements, non-uniform light emission, and complex component configurations, making installation difficult and aesthetically unappealing.
Innovation Solution
A lighting device with an electrified track featuring concealed electrical connections and a coupling apparatus that allows for uniform light distribution and simplified installation, using resilient pogo pins for direct electrical engagement with the track, enabling easy positioning and removal of lighting bodies and connection of multiple tracks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If connection elements are used to mechanically and electrically connect lighting bodies to the electrified track, then the lighting body can be positioned and displaced along the track, but the housing of the connection element becomes visible and disrupts aesthetic appearance and light uniformity
Solution Approach 1:
The connection element housing is nested inside the electrified track housing, making it invisible from the outside. The connection element is received within the track's internal cavity, so its housing does not protrude or become visible, thus maintaining aesthetic appearance and uniform light emission while still enabling mechanical and electrical connection functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The electrified track housing acts as an intermediary that conceals the connection element housing. By routing the connection element through the track's internal structure and using the track housing as a cover, the design mediates between the functional need for visible connection mechanisms and the aesthetic requirement for clean, uniform appearance.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple components (lighting bodies, connection elements, coupling apparatus) are used in the lighting system, then various functions (lighting, current transmission, control) are achieved, but the construction becomes more difficult and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling apparatus merges multiple functions into a single integrated component. It combines mechanical coupling functionality (joining tracks), electrical connection functionality (providing electrical contacts for current transmission), and structural support functionality (housing and positioning mechanisms) into one unified device, reducing the total number of separate components while maintaining all necessary functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling apparatus is designed as a universal component that performs multiple functions simultaneously: it couples electrified tracks together mechanically, provides electrical contacts for power and control signal transmission, and houses connection elements. This multi-functionality reduces system complexity by eliminating the need for separate dedicated components for each function.
3Reliability
If connection elements have visible housings, then mechanical and electrical connection is ensured, but uniform light emission is disrupted and aesthetic appearance is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The connection element housing is nested within the electrified track housing, positioning it in the shadowed interior space where it does not interfere with light emission. This nesting arrangement ensures that the connection element maintains its mechanical and electrical functions while remaining invisible to observers, thus preserving uniform light emission and aesthetic appearance.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Ensures uniform light emission and simplifies installation by concealing connections and allowing modular expansion of lighting systems without visible components, facilitating efficient and orderly construction.
Implementation Method 1
using resilient pogo pins for direct electrical engagement with the track
Data Source
AI summary
A lighting system comprises a plurality of lighting devices, each of which comprises in turn an electrified track (10) consisting of a main body (12) which is longitudinally elongated and comprises two side walls (18) and an upper wall (16). The lighting device also comprises a lighting body (40) composed of a light source (42), a printed circuit (44) and an electrical connector (46) connected to the printed circuit (44). The electrified track (10) comprises a plurality of grooves (30, 32) extending along the entire longitudinal extension of the main body (12) and arranged on the upper wall (16) of the main body (12), and at least one electrical conductor (34, 34′, 36, 36′) arranged inside each groove (30, 32). The electrical connector (46) of the lighting body (40) is electrically connected directly to the electric conductor (34, 34′, 36, 36′) arranged inside the electrified track (10).