Wireless Lighting Control Device With Magnetic Removable Housing
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional lighting control systems lack a user-friendly, wireless solution for comfortably and conveniently controlling lighting levels, especially in systems that require manual operation and remote access.
Innovation Solution
A wireless lighting control device featuring a removable inner housing with a magnetic attachment system, allowing ergonomic handling and wireless communication, enabling users to manually control lighting levels both when mounted and when used as a remote control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a wireless lighting control device is fixedly mounted to control lighting systems, then lighting control functionality is provided, but user portability and remote control capability are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into two separate housings: an outer housing that remains fixedly mounted to provide stable installation, and an inner housing that can be removed and carried portably. The segmentation allows each part to fulfill its specific function optimally - the outer housing ensures reliable mounting while the inner housing provides user portability and remote control capability.
2Ease of operation
If a removable inner housing is used for wireless remote control, then user portability and remote access are improved, but magnetic attachment strength may be insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic attachment system uses adjustable magnetic strength parameters to achieve the optimal balance between holding force and ease of removal. By carefully selecting and positioning magnets with appropriate magnetic moments, the system provides sufficient attachment strength to secure the inner housing during normal use while allowing easy manual removal when users need to carry or clean the device.
3Ease of operation
If an ergonomic design is implemented for manual handling, then ease of removal and comfortable operation are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The inner housing incorporates curved surfaces and ergonomic contours that conform to the natural shape of human hands and fingers. These curved geometries provide comfortable grip areas and facilitate easy grasping and manipulation, making the device intuitive to handle, remove, and operate without requiring complex mechanical mechanisms.
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
Provides a convenient and comfortable means to control lighting systems wirelessly, allowing users to easily adjust lighting levels both locally and remotely, enhancing user experience and flexibility.
Implementation Method 1
A permanent magnet can be included in at least one of the inner housing or the outer housing, and a ferromagnetic member can be included in at least one of the inner housing and the outer housing such that the permanent magnet or the permanent magnet and the ferromagnetic member attractively maintain the inner housing in the aperture and magnetically adhered to the outer housing.
Data Source
AI summary
A light switch includes an outer housing formed with a plurality of intersecting walls to define a recess and including a first ferromagnetic material. The outer housing is configured to be coupled with an external structure by a plurality of mounting brackets integrally formed as part of the outer housing and extending outwardly therefrom. The light switch also includes an inner housing. The inter housing includes a user controllable switch mechanism and a second ferromagnetic material. At least one of the first ferromagnetic material and the second ferromagnetic material comprises a permanent magnet, and the inner housing is sized to be received and removably maintained in the recess formed in the outer housing by magnetic attraction between the first ferromagnetic material and the second ferromagnetic material.