Lamp Project

Upside-Down Lamp Rocio Alejandra Soto Torrez Interactive lighting Project 2 Dart 447 Prof. Martin Racine

Research LED lighting

Luxeon

Led lighting provides a great number of advantages. It allows for smaller and more slender design. Although it may initially be more expensive, its durability and amount of energy spent make it cheaper in the long term.

It does not heat as much as incandescent light bulbs, and its installation comes in many forms and sizes.

High-efficiency and high powered LEDs developed

by Lumileds.

Sketching Befo re b e g in n in g w i th the sketching process, decisions had to be made.

In the beginning the final user was defined as students who do not count with a lot of space and use it for working. It was defined as a task lamp, however it changed between being used as for reading in the dark or as fill light.

Sketching

Sketching

Sketching

Concepts Inspiration:

Japanese Desk Lamp

Inspired by Japanese lanterns, this concepts was entirely made from wood, it was planned to be made from LEDs and making a rechargeable battery which would allow the user to carry the wodden lantern, shaped by blinds, anywhere he desired. Light could go all around, however if directed lighting was needed, the user could do so by adjusting the blinds.

Interactivity

Asides from the battery, it would include a touch sensor in the top of the Lantern which would turn on the power whenever it sensed contact. The base and arm would be made for disassembly as well.

Concepts The book lamp

This Lamp would be as thin as a tablet and would be unfold to make 3 sides of a box.

Light direction could be adjusted and in the bottom a book could be placed. This was decided as a reading lamp which could be both plugged in, or recharged though solar cells.

Interactivity

This particular concept would turn power on by sliding ones finger up or down from a small stripe, this action could dim the lights as well.

Final Concept The upside-down lamp

This lamp consisted on two heads of equal weight, on one side were the LEDs which produced light, on the other was the circuit on the inside, but on the outside solar panels could be found. Although it has a rechargable battery and a plug in entrance, the weight would allow to flip the light side (turning it into the base) it in order to recharge through the solar panels. This concepts focused on ones true use of energy. Battery could not be charged while using, which raised the question: how much do we actually take advantage of energy provided. By limiting the time, the user would force himself to actually work without delay.

Final Concept

Interactitivy

Turning on and off depends on an outside cap with a magnet which can be placed on either side of the lamp. When the user decides to use it, the cap will be placed to cover the solar panels, as they will be the base, and a switch would feel the magnet from the cap close which would turn it in.

First Prototype

First Prototype For the prototype the measurements and shaping of the lamp were questioned due to the weight as well as building techniques. A particular issue which emerged during its development would be ways to develop the arm of the lamp.

Options: • Lock Mechanism Made with milling, this would lock a handle inside holes and allow for the opening angle to increase or decrease as desired. It consisted on two metal tubes the milled part and tension joints at the very end.

• Flexible Goose-neck tube This tool instead of tension allows for easier and smother movement as well as control, yet could be slightly heavier than the previous.

Technical Development Technical drawing 0.38

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Technical Drawing Scale 1:5 Name of Project: Upside-Down Lamp Designer: Alejandra Soto Date: 12/4/1013 Concordia University Dart 447

Technical Development Electronics LEDs

Solar Panel

Battery

Technical Development Form The gooseneck was chosen to be used, and a stainless steel plate was bought to be the head of the lamp, the circuit side was done by wood in the lathe.

Technical Development 3d printing For the outside cap, the shape was 3d printed to fit and hold the magnet.

This will be the on/off switch.

Final Prototype