Ceiling Fan Lamp Mounting Structure for Quick Assembly

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional ceiling fans have a difficult and dangerous disassembly process for the upper illuminating lamp, making adjustments and repairs cumbersome.

Innovation Solution

An installation structure comprising a ceiling fan body, a down rod, a lamp unit, a first mounting unit, and a second mounting unit, where the first and second mounting units connect to facilitate quick assembly and disassembly by using protruding posts and guide structures or magnetic components to securely couple the lamp unit to the ceiling fan body.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Strength

If screws are used to lock the lamp to the ceiling fan body, then the lamp is securely fixed, but the disassembly and assembly process becomes difficult and dangerous

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefixing strengthVSAvoidease of assembly and disassembly
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting structure is divided into separate components: a mounting plate fixed to the ceiling fan body and a mounting bracket on the lamp. This segmentation allows the lamp to be easily attached and detached without affecting the ceiling fan body, resolving the contradiction between secure fixing and ease of assembly/disassembly.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The mounting plate and mounting bracket act as intermediary components between the ceiling fan body and the lamp. These intermediaries provide a reversible connection mechanism that maintains security during operation while enabling easy maintenance, eliminating the need for dangerous disassembly of the entire ceiling fan assembly.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Device complexity

If the lamp is integrated with the ceiling fan body, then the structure is compact, but maintenance and adjustments become cumbersome and dangerous

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural integrationVSAvoidease of lamp maintenance
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSEase of repair

Solution Approach 1:

The lamp assembly is segmented from the ceiling fan body through the use of separate mounting components. This allows the lamp to be maintained as an independent module that can be easily accessed and serviced without disassembling the ceiling fan, resolving the contradiction between structural integration and ease of repair.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The mounting plate is pre-installed on the ceiling fan body during initial assembly, creating a prepared interface for later lamp installation or maintenance. This preliminary action enables quick lamp replacement without requiring complex disassembly procedures, improving both structural integration and ease of repair.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11680703B1Installation structure of ceiling fan and upper illuminating lamp
Publication Date: 2023.06.20 AIR COOL INDAL
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AI summary

An installation structure of a ceiling fan and an upper illuminating lamp includes a first mounting unit that is disposed on one of a connecting portion of a ceiling fan body and a lamp unit and a second mounting unit that is disposed on the other one of the connecting portion and the lamp unit. The second mounting unit corresponds to the first mounting unit. The first mounting unit and the second mounting unit are connected to each other so that the lamp unit and the ceiling fan body are coupled together, so as to complete the assembly quickly.