Adjustable Lamp Holder with Integrated Positioning Plates
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional lighting devices cannot adjust the direction of emitted light, leading to inefficient light projection and are aesthetically unpleasing due to complex components.
Innovation Solution
A lighting system with a lamp holder featuring a holder plate and two positioning plates that can be adjusted to change the light emitting characteristic by connecting to a carrier unit, allowing for different light orientations and heights.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a pivot unit is added to adjust lamp tube position, then light direction can be changed, but device complexity and assembly difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the positioning function into the lamp holder structure itself by providing a first positioning protrusion and second positioning protrusion integrated into the holder plate, eliminating the need for a separate pivot unit. This merging of functions reduces component count while maintaining light direction adjustability.
Solution Approach 2:
The lamp holder is designed to perform multiple functions: it provides structural support, positions the light emitting unit, and enables light direction adjustment through its integrated positioning protrusions that can engage with different carrier unit positions. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional specialized components.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a pivot unit is added to adjust lamp tube position, then light direction can be changed, but assembly difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
By integrating the positioning protrusions directly into the lamp holder structure, the patent reduces the number of parts that need to be assembled. The simplified structure with fewer components naturally reduces assembly difficulty while maintaining the light direction adjustment capability.
3Ease of manufacture
If conventional lighting device structure is used, then manufacturing is simple, but light cannot be directed to necessary locations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces dynamic adjustability through the positioning protrusions that can be engaged with different positions on the carrier unit, allowing the light emitting unit to be positioned at different locations and orientations. This dynamic capability is achieved through a simple engagement mechanism that maintains manufacturing simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The lamp holder is segmented into functional elements: the holder plate for structural support, the positioning protrusions for location adjustment, and the light emitting unit mounting interface. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall manufacturing simplicity.
Data Source
AI summary
A lighting system includes a carrier unit, and a lamp holder including a holder plate for mounting of a light emitting unit, and a first positioning plate and a second positioning plate extending from the holder plate and spaced apart from each other. The holder plate is disposable at a first or second position when the first or second positioning plate is connected to the carrier unit. A light emitting characteristic of the light emitting unit when the holder plate is in the first position is different from a light emitting characteristic of the light emitting unit when the holder plate is in the second position.