Building Block Light Module with Modular Shield and RGB LEDs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional building block light modules have limited functions and cannot adapt to various modules, resulting in a suboptimal user experience due to their inability to provide diverse and attractive lighting effects.
Innovation Solution
A building block light module design featuring a light-transmissive cover, decoration plate, and light guide with independently controllable RGB LEDs, which are protected by a shield and lower portion, allowing for varied lighting effects and easy assembly without screws or glue, enhancing user experience and playability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional building block light modules are used, then the structure is simple, but the lighting effects are limited and cannot adapt to various modules
Solution Approach 1:
The light module is designed with a standardized interface that can be universally adapted to different building block modules. The circuit board with standardized connection terminals and the modular housing structure enable the light module to function with various building block types, achieving multi-functionality and broad adaptability across different robot configurations.
2Illumination intensity
If conventional building block light modules are used, then the device complexity is low, but the lighting effects are not attractive and user experience is suboptimal
Solution Approach 1:
The circuit board features localized RGB LED clusters with independent control capabilities, allowing different regions to emit different colors and patterns. The housing includes transparent and translucent portions strategically positioned to direct and enhance light output in specific areas, creating visually attractive lighting effects through localized quality variations.
Solution Approach 2:
The module incorporates RGB LEDs that can dynamically change colors and emit different wavelengths of light. The circuit board controls multiple color channels independently, enabling diverse lighting effects including color cycling, gradient transitions, and patterned illumination that significantly enhance visual appeal and user experience.
3Reliability
If the light sources are protected by a shield and lower portion, then the reliability is improved, but the assembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is divided into distinct segments including the upper housing, lower housing, and shield portions, each serving specific protective functions. The circuit board is separately assembled and then integrated into the modular structure, allowing for simplified manufacturing and assembly while maintaining comprehensive protection of the light sources and electronic components.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The module provides clearer and more attractive lighting effects, serving as a versatile component for building block robots, offering improved user experience through customizable color changes and light distribution, while ensuring secure and efficient assembly and connection with other blocks.
Implementation Method 1
The cover 21 is made of light-transmissive material and includes a plurality of light transmissive surfaces 211 such that the light emitted from the light sources 31 can pass through the cover 21
Implementation Method 2
The light guide 23 is made of light-transmissive material and includes a plurality of light guiding portions corresponding to the light transmissive surfaces 211
Data Source
AI summary
A building block light module includes: an upper portion defining a receiving chamber with opposite open ends; a shield including a plurality of light transmissive surfaces; a circuit board including a plurality of light sources corresponding to the light transmissive surfaces, and a lower portion defining a plurality of connection holes for mating with building blocks. The lower portion and the shield are respectively mounted at the open ends of the receiving chamber.