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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional lighting systems for kitchen cabinets often require mechanical joints for connection, limiting their flexibility and adaptability to various cabinet sizes and orientations, and they lack efficient methods to power multiple lighting elements without mechanical links.
Innovation Solution
A lighting system utilizing wiring to connect lighting elements without mechanical joints, allowing for flexible configurations in series, parallel, or combinations, with interconnect devices and a power supply that can be scaled to fit different cabinet dimensions, and incorporating a dimmer module for voltage and current adjustment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If mechanical joints are used to connect lighting elements, then structural stability is improved, but flexibility and adaptability to various cabinet sizes and orientations deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical joints with a wiring-based connection system. Lighting elements are connected through electrical wiring rather than mechanical linkages, allowing flexible positioning and orientation while maintaining structural independence of each lighting element. This substitution enables adaptation to various cabinet geometries without requiring mechanical coupling.
2Adaptability or versatility
If wiring is used to connect lighting elements without mechanical joints, then flexibility and adaptability are improved, but structural stability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting system is divided into independent modular lighting elements that are not mechanically coupled. Each element can be independently positioned, oriented, and installed on different surfaces. The wiring connects only the electrical components, leaving mechanical structures separate and adaptable to various configurations while maintaining individual element stability.
3Productivity
If multiple lighting elements are connected in series or parallel configurations, then power management efficiency is improved, but device complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The wiring system is designed to support multiple connection configurations (series, parallel, or combinations) using the same basic interconnect structure. The universal wiring approach allows flexible power management and control configurations without requiring different connection mechanisms, thereby managing complexity while maintaining versatility in power distribution.
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 flexible, modular, and efficient lighting installations that can be easily adapted to various cabinet geometries and orientations, providing uniform illumination while minimizing mechanical complexity and enhancing power management.
Implementation Method 1
A plurality of a lighting elements can be configured collectively to fit in an installation that closely matches the width, angles, height, etc. of any, of the different kitchen cabinets 3
Data Source
AI summary
An electrical device, method of making the device, and method of using the device. The device can be incorporated into illumination configurations, as in lighting elements.