Bendable, Poseable Decorative Lamp with Spring Steel Band
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing LED lamps face issues with bendability, poseability, scalability, exposure of LEDs, and packaging challenges, leading to reduced service life, adaptability, and increased transportation costs.
Innovation Solution
A bendable and poseable decorative lamp design featuring a transparent tube enclosing light-emitting cells and a spring steel band, with caps and pin members to protect and fix the segments, allowing independent operation and easy assembly/disassembly, and a scalable, compact profile.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If LEDs are exposed to the exterior for easy access and installation, then ease of operation is improved, but service life and tidiness deteriorate due to lack of protection
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies a transparent protective tube that wraps around the LEDs and copper wire, providing physical protection while maintaining visibility. This flexible shell protects the exposed LEDs from external damage and extends service life without compromising the ease of installation, as the tube can be easily fitted over the LED components.
2Ease of manufacture
If LED lamps are designed with fixed number of LEDs for simple manufacturing, then ease of manufacture is improved, but adaptability deteriorates due to rigid scale
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the LED lamp into modular segments, each containing a specific number of LEDs enclosed in transparent tubes. These segments can be connected in series to form longer lamp structures. This segmentation allows for flexible scalability - manufacturers can produce standardized modules and then configure different total lengths by connecting multiple segments, thereby achieving both manufacturing simplicity and adaptability.
3Strength
If LED lamps are made non-bendable for structural stability, then strength is improved, but adaptability deteriorates due to lack of poseability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates a spring steel band within the transparent tube that provides dynamic support to the LED structure. The spring steel band maintains the lamp's structural stability while allowing it to be bent and posed in various configurations. The elastic properties of the spring steel band enable the lamp to return to its original shape after bending, providing both strength and poseability.
4Ease of manufacture
If LED lamps are designed with compact profile for easy packaging, then ease of manufacture is improved, but loss of substance increases due to limited packaging space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent nests the LED components, copper wire, and transparent tubes into a compact, coiled configuration that can be efficiently packaged. The segmented design allows each module to be tightly packed, and the overall structure can be compressed into a small volume for transportation. This nesting approach maximizes packaging efficiency while minimizing the loss of substance during transportation.
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
The design protects LEDs from external erosion and friction, maintains posed shapes, enhances decorative effects, and facilitates easy assembly, repair, and meets packaging requirements, ensuring stable lighting and reduced transportation costs.
Implementation Method 1
a spring steel band (3) that is integrally formed, and the transparent tube radially inward wraps the strip light and the spring steel band arranged in parallel to each other
Implementation Method 2
The transparent tube is formed as an optical component that reflects and refracts light emitted by the light-emitting cells
Implementation Method 3
The transparent tube is formed as an optical component that reflects and refracts light emitted by the light-emitting cells
Implementation Method 4
LEDs form a light source superior to the traditional light sources
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a bendable decorative lamp, at least comprising: a plurality of segmental light-emitting bodies (1) that are independent of each other, wherein each said segmental light-emitting body (1) has an elastically bendable transparent tube (11), a flexible strip (2) light having a plurality of light-emitting cells (10), and a spring steel band (3) that is integrally formed, and the transparent tube (11) radially wraps therein the strip light (2) and the spring steel band (3) that are arranged in parallel to each other, wherein the segmental light-emitting bodies (1) are mechanically separated from each other and electrically connected to each other.