Wall Niche Kit with Watertight LED Insert for Wet Environments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current installation kits for producing lighted niches in wet environments, such as showers and baths, lack efficient solutions for integrating waterproof lighting and easy assembly, often requiring complex and time-consuming processes.
Innovation Solution
A kit comprising a rigid foam board with an outer nonwoven fabric, featuring a mounting element with a through hole for an insert and a cover, which accommodates a watertight LED light strip with a power cable, allowing for easy assembly and watertight connections, using materials like extruded polystyrene and stainless steel for durability and aesthetics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a through hole is provided in the side wall for cable passage, then power supply is enabled, but waterproofing is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
An insert component acts as an intermediary element between the through-hole and the external environment. This insert includes a cable guide channel that allows the power cable to pass through while maintaining the waterproof seal of the foam board, thus mediating between the need for cable access and the requirement for waterproofing
2Adaptability or versatility
If LED light strip and power cable are integrated into the niche, then lighting function is achieved, but assembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The LED light strip is pre-attached to the inner surface of the cover element during manufacturing, and the cover element with the pre-attached LED strip is designed to be inserted as a complete unit into the recess of the foam board. This preliminary preparation simplifies the final assembly process by reducing the number of separate installation steps required
3Shape
If the cover is made flush with the outer wall surface, then aesthetic appearance is improved, but cable access becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The cable guide channel is nested within the insert component, which itself is inserted into the through-hole of the foam board. The power cable is routed through this nested structure, allowing the cover to remain flush with the outer wall surface while providing an integrated pathway for cable access through the nested insert structure
Data Source
AI summary
An installation kit for the production of a niche includes a recess element including a rear wall, four side walls and a projecting frame adjoining outward edges of the side walls and extending away from a niche. At least one of the side walls includes a passage opening formed therein. An insert can be insertable into the passage opening of the side wall on the niche side, the insert defining a recessed receiving space accessible on the niche side of the side wall, the insert including an opening opposing the receiving space. At least one cover can be receivable within the insert to at least partially cover the receiving space, the cover being positionable substantially flush with the side wall.