Track Lighting Luminaire With Triangular LED Cluster Diffusion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing string lights for residential structures face challenges such as damage to structures due to repeated installation and removal, unsightly holes, limited light emission strength, and undesirable light effects like flickering or pixelation, along with safety hazards during installation.
Innovation Solution
A track lighting system with luminaires featuring a housing containing a cluster of LEDs in an equilateral triangle configuration, a lens system with a lightpipe and dome for diffuse light emission, and a method for retrofitting these luminaires within existing track lighting systems without removing them, ensuring secure and even light distribution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional string lights are repeatedly installed and removed from residential structures, then lighting can be provided, but structural damage and unsightly holes occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical penetration installation (drilling holes through structures) with a magnetic attachment system. The luminaires contain magnets that magnetically attach to metal track lighting systems, eliminating the need for drilling holes or mechanical fasteners that damage structures. This allows repeated installation and removal without structural harm.
2Illumination intensity
If multiple LEDs are used to increase brightness, then commercial-grade illumination is achieved, but light uniformity and coherence deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a light diffuser as an intermediary element between the multiple LEDs and the external environment. The diffuser panel scatters and homogenizes the light from multiple individual LEDs, transforming discrete light sources into a unified, coherent light field that appears to emanate from a single source rather than multiple separate points.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple individual LED light sources into a single integrated luminaire unit with a common diffuser. This merging of separate light sources creates a unified lighting effect where the individual LED outputs are blended together, producing uniform illumination that maintains compositional stability and visual coherence.
3Ease of operation
If traditional installation methods are used, then lights can be mounted, but safety hazards occur during installation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces dangerous mechanical installation methods (drilling, fastening, working at heights) with a simple magnetic attachment system. The luminaires can be easily attached and detached through magnetic force without requiring tools, drilling, or complex mechanical assembly, thereby eliminating safety hazards associated with traditional installation methods.
4Illumination intensity
If LEDs are directly exposed, then light emission is achieved, but flickering and pixelation effects occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a light diffuser panel as an intermediary between the LEDs and the viewer. This diffuser smooths out the temporal and spatial variations in light emission from individual LEDs, eliminating flickering and pixelation effects by scattering and blending the light output into a continuous, uniform illumination field.
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 system provides a durable, safe, and efficient means of installing and removing lights without structural damage, offering commercial-grade brightness with a cohesive, diffuse lighting effect and uniform light distribution.
Implementation Method 1
a lens continuous with the body and extending away from the body
Implementation Method 2
light emitting through the lens has a diffused look
Implementation Method 3
a cluster of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) including three (3) LEDs disposed in an equilateral triangle on a front surface of the PCB
Data Source
AI summary
This disclosure relates to track lighting systems that can be permanently installed and luminaires having multiple LEDs to be used with the track lighting system. In various aspects, a luminaire includes a housing having a body which defines a recess having a ledge. The luminaire also includes a lens continuous with the body and extending away from the body. Additionally, the luminaire includes a circuit board housed within the recess, where the circuit board has a cluster of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) including three (3) LEDs disposed in an equilateral triangle on a front surface of the circuit board. The circuit board also a controller for controlling the cluster of LEDs and receiving instructions from an instructor. The circuit board abuts the ledge of the recess such that the cluster of LEDs are oriented towards the lens and emit light from the lens when the cluster of LEDs are powered.