Translucent Solar Light Shade for Aesthetic Customization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional outdoor solar lighting options lack customization in appearance and light emission, often using harsh white light that doesn't enhance home aesthetics, and altering their external appearance can interfere with solar panel operation.
Innovation Solution
A solar light shade with a housing made of translucent material that filters and adjusts light, allowing exposure of the solar panel while removably securing over the fixture, altering the light's color and intensity without interfering with operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If a shade is used to alter the external appearance of outdoor lighting, then the aesthetic appearance and light color customization is improved, but the solar panel operation is interfered with
Solution Approach 1:
The shade is segmented into multiple panels that can be independently adjusted. Each panel can be positioned to cover specific portions of the light fixture while leaving the solar panel exposed, allowing aesthetic customization without interfering with solar power collection.
Solution Approach 2:
The shade incorporates adjustable and removable panels that can be dynamically repositioned. Users can adjust the panels to different positions to achieve desired aesthetic effects while ensuring the solar panel remains accessible for optimal operation.
2Ease of manufacture
If traditional outdoor lighting options are used, then the installation simplicity is maintained, but the light customization and aesthetic enhancement is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The shade is designed as a universal accessory that can be applied to various solar light fixtures. It provides multiple functions including aesthetic enhancement, light color customization, and intensity control, while maintaining ease of installation through simple attachment mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The shade allows users to change parameters such as light color and intensity by adjusting the position and configuration of the shade panels, enabling customization without requiring complex installation or multiple separate components.
3Shape
If individually colored lights are purchased to customize appearance, then the aesthetic appearance is improved, but the cost and future adjustability are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The shade acts as an intermediary component that attaches to existing solar light fixtures and provides color customization functionality. Instead of replacing the entire light fixture, the shade serves as a mediator that adds aesthetic capabilities while maintaining the original fixture's functionality and allowing for future adjustments.
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
Enables users to customize outdoor lighting appearance and intensity while ensuring the solar panel remains operational, providing a cost-effective and aesthetically pleasing solution for outdoor lighting.
Implementation Method 1
The housing is made of translucent material configured to filter light passing through the housing
Implementation Method 2
The housing is made of translucent material configured to filter light therethrough
Data Source
AI summary
A solar light shade includes a housing having an annular sidewall, wherein the annular sidewall includes an upper end opposite a lower end. A lip extends radially inwardly from the upper end towards a longitudinal axis of the housing defining an opening through the upper end. A diameter of the opening is less than a diameter of the lower end. The housing removably secures over a solar light fixture, such that a solar panel of the solar light fixture is exposed by the opening. The housing is a translucent material designed to filter light therethrough, such that light emitted from the solar light fixture is altered to a different color or intensity.