Walkable Ceiling Light Fixture Layout for Flexible Cleanroom Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing walkable ceiling systems for clean rooms require complex and time-consuming installation processes, where light fixtures are typically integrated during ceiling assembly, making it difficult to correct mistakes and necessitate staged installation of varying lengths, limiting flexibility and efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A walkable ceiling system design where ceiling panels are suspended in a grid pattern using turnbuckle assemblies, with light fixtures installed between panels post-suspension, featuring a lens for light projection, a top plate for securing panels, and an access panel for wiring access, allowing for independent maintenance and replacement without disassembling the ceiling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If light fixtures are integrated during ceiling assembly, then the ceiling system provides structural support and lighting function, but the installation process becomes complex and time-consuming with limited flexibility for corrections
Solution Approach 1:
The ceiling system is divided into separate functional modules: ceiling panels for structural support and light fixtures for illumination. The light fixtures are installed independently between the panels rather than being integrated into the panel assembly process, allowing separate installation and maintenance of each component.
Solution Approach 2:
The ceiling panels are suspended and positioned first to establish the structural framework. Light fixtures are then installed in the spaces between panels, allowing the ceiling structure to be established before adding lighting components, enabling corrections to be made at each stage.
2Ease of repair
If light fixtures are integrated during ceiling assembly, then the ceiling provides unified structural support, but maintenance and replacement require disassembling the ceiling
Solution Approach 1:
Light fixtures are designed as independent modular units positioned between ceiling panels rather than being built into the panels. This segmentation allows fixtures to be accessed, maintained, or replaced by simply removing the fixture from between the panels without disturbing the ceiling panel assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The light fixture is extracted as a separate functional element from the ceiling assembly process. The fixture can be independently installed, accessed, and maintained by removing it from its position between panels, eliminating the need to disassemble the ceiling structure for fixture maintenance.
3Productivity
If staged installation of varying lengths is required, then the ceiling can be assembled in sections, but the process becomes time-consuming and limits flexibility
Solution Approach 1:
The ceiling system uses standardized panels with consistent spacing designed to accommodate light fixtures. This segmentation into uniform modules allows rapid assembly without requiring complex staged installation of varying lengths, reducing both installation time and increasing flexibility for future modifications.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows flexible configuration where light fixtures can be easily added, removed, or repositioned between panels after installation. This dynamic capability eliminates the need for rigid staged installation planning, allowing the ceiling to be assembled efficiently and then adapted as needed without time-consuming modifications.
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
Facilitates efficient and flexible installation of ceiling systems, enabling separate maintenance and replacement of light fixtures without disassembling the ceiling, improving operational efficiency and reducing installation complexities.
Implementation Method 1
a lens attached between the first edge of a ceiling panel and second edge of an adjacent ceiling panel at a location proximate bottom surfaces of the ceiling panels
Implementation Method 2
LEDs attached to a bottom surface of the wiring raceway for projecting light from between adjacent panels through the lens
Data Source
AI summary
A walkable ceiling system is provided that includes ceiling panels each having opposed first and second edges and opposed third and fourth edges. The ceiling panels are arranged in a grid pattern where the third edge of a ceiling panel abuts the fourth edge of an adjacent ceiling panel and the first edge of a ceiling panel is spaced apart from the second edge of an adjacent panel. A plurality of turnbuckle assemblies each include a plate secured to corners of four adjacent ceiling panels, and a turnbuckle secured to the plate for suspending the ceiling panels. The light fixtures include: a lens attached to the first edge of a ceiling panel and second edge of an adjacent ceiling panel; a top plate secured to adjacent ceiling panels; a wiring raceway attached to the top plate; and LEDs attached to the wiring raceway for projecting light through the lens.