Antenna Bracket Light Guide for Low-Loss Indicator Illumination
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices face challenges in efficiently guiding indicator light emissions, leading to power consumption increases and reduced service life.
Innovation Solution
The electronic device incorporates a light guide portion connected to an antenna support portion, which directs indicator light emissions from the circuit board to a lampshade, reducing light loss and power consumption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If the indicator light increases luminous power to compensate for light loss, then the illumination intensity is improved, but the power consumption increases and service life decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a light guide portion as an intermediary component between the indicator light and the lampshade. This light guide efficiently transmits light from the indicator light to the lampshade, reducing light loss without requiring the indicator light to increase its luminous power, thereby resolving the contradiction between illumination intensity and power consumption
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the optical parameters of the system by introducing a light guide portion with specific optical properties. This modifies the light transmission path and efficiency, allowing the same luminous power to achieve better illumination效果, thus resolving the contradiction without increasing power consumption
2Illumination intensity
If the indicator light increases luminous power to compensate for light loss, then the illumination intensity is improved, but the service life decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The light guide portion serves as a mediator that efficiently transmits light from the indicator light to the lampshade. This reduces light loss in the transmission path, allowing the indicator light to maintain lower luminous power output, thereby extending its service life while still achieving sufficient illumination intensity
Solution Approach 2:
By changing the optical transmission parameters through the light guide portion, the system achieves better light utilization efficiency. This allows the indicator light to operate at lower power levels for the same illumination effect, thereby extending service life
3Loss of energy
If a light guide portion is added to direct light from the indicator light to the lampshade, then light loss is reduced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the light guide portion with the antenna bracket structure, integrating multiple functions into a single component. This reduces the number of separate parts and assembly steps, thereby minimizing the increase in device complexity while still achieving the light guiding function to reduce light loss
Solution Approach 2:
The antenna bracket is designed to serve multiple functions: it provides structural support for the antenna and simultaneously incorporates a light guide portion to guide light from the indicator light to the lampshade. This multi-functionality approach reduces overall device complexity by eliminating the need for separate light guide components
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
This solution effectively reduces light loss and power consumption, extending the service life of the indicator light without increasing luminous power.
Implementation Method 1
Light emitted by the indicator light may be transmitted to the lampshade through the light guide portion and then emitted to the outside of the electronic device
Implementation Method 2
an outer surface of the light guide portion may be coated with a reflective coating or provided with a textured surface
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device (10) comprises a housing component (121), a circuit board (1221), and an antenna bracket (123). The housing component (121) includes a bin body (1211) and a lampshade (1222) disposed in a sidewall of the bin body (1211). The antenna bracket (123) and the circuit board (1221) are at least partially accommodated in the bin body (1211). An indicator light (1223) is disposed on a side of the circuit board (1221) facing the lampshade (1222), the antenna bracket (123) is disposed on the side of the circuit board (1221) facing the lampshade (1222). The antenna bracket (123) includes an antenna support portion (1231) and a light guide portion (1232) connected with the antenna support portion (1231). Light emitted by the indicator light (1223) is transmitted to the lampshade (1222) through the light guide portion (1232) and then emitted to the outside of the electronic device (10). The light emitted by the indicator light (1223) is guided by the light guide portion (1232), which reduces the loss of the light emitted by the indicator light (1223), such that the indicator light (1223) does not need to increase the luminous power, thereby reducing the power consumption of the indicator light (1223) and extending the service life of the indicator light (1223).