Rotatable Ceiling Lamp Mount for Easier LED Downlight Maintenance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional fixation methods for LED downlights using spring clips are inconvenient and labor-intensive for maintenance, often requiring complete disassembly, which can damage the ceiling or lamp, and do not meet the needs of modern installation convenience and flexibility.
Innovation Solution
A ceiling lamp design featuring a fixing plate with symmetrical arc-shaped openings and a stepped-shaft suspension member, allowing the body to rotate and detach partially for maintenance, with an elastic member providing feedback and anti-detachment protrusions for stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If spring clips are used for fixation, then installation convenience is improved, but maintenance flexibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The fixation system is segmented into a fixing plate with arc-shaped openings and a stepped-shaft suspension member. This segmentation allows the suspension member to be inserted through the arc-shaped opening for installation, while enabling partial detachment during maintenance without removing the entire downlight unit, thus resolving the contradiction between installation convenience and maintenance flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The suspension member is designed with a stepped-shaft structure that provides dynamic functionality: during installation, the shaft is inserted through the arc-shaped opening; during maintenance, the shaft can be partially withdrawn through the same opening. This dynamic design allows the same structure to serve both installation and maintenance needs, eliminating the need for complete disassembly.
2Productivity
If spring clips are used for fixation, then installation speed is improved, but labor intensity for maintenance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The fixation system divides the connection interface into distinct components (fixing plate with arc-shaped openings and stepped-shaft suspension member), enabling quick installation by simply inserting the suspension member through the opening. During maintenance, the same structure allows rapid partial detachment without time-consuming complete disassembly, thus reducing maintenance time while preserving installation speed.
Solution Approach 2:
The arc-shaped opening and stepped-shaft suspension member form a universal fixation interface that handles both installation and maintenance operations. The same structural elements that enable fast installation also facilitate quick maintenance access, eliminating the need for different mechanisms for different operations and thereby reducing overall time loss.
3Reliability
If spring clips are used for fixation, then connection stability is improved, but risk of damage during disassembly deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The fixation system separates the connection stability function (provided by the stepped-shaft suspension member engaging with the arc-shaped opening) from the disassembly function. During normal operation, the suspension member maintains stable connection. During maintenance, the same suspension member can be partially withdrawn through the arc-shaped opening without applying damaging forces to the ceiling or lamp, thus reducing damage risk while preserving connection stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The stepped-shaft suspension member provides dynamic connection stability: during installation and operation, the shaft is positioned within the arc-shaped opening to ensure stable connection. During maintenance, the shaft can be dynamically repositioned or partially withdrawn through the same opening, allowing maintenance operations without damaging the ceiling structure or lamp components.
4Reliability
If tight elastic clamping structure is used, then fixation reliability is improved, but maintenance difficulty deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The fixation system segments the clamping function into the stepped-shaft suspension member and arc-shaped opening interface. The suspension member provides reliable fixation when inserted through the arc-shaped opening. During maintenance, the same interface allows the suspension member to be partially withdrawn without requiring complete disassembly, thus reducing maintenance difficulty while preserving fixation reliability through the maintained engagement of the stepped-shaft structure.
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
Facilitates easy maintenance by allowing partial detachment without disassembling the entire unit, reducing labor intensity and risk of damage, while ensuring secure installation and improved operational feedback.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic member installed on the fixing plate and abutting against the body; and wherein when the body rotates, the elastic member is lifted by one of the plurality of bulges and then enters between two adjacent bulges to produce a sound thereof
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to the field of lighting technologies and provides a ceiling lamp including a fixing plate including two arc-shaped openings that are a first arc-shaped opening and a second arc-shaped opening with a width smaller than that of the first arc-shaped opening, a body rotatably mounted on the fixing plate, a control board and a lighting member, two suspension members installed on the body and including a first portion and a second portion suspended on the fixing plate. A diameter of the first portion is adapted to a width of the second arc-shaped opening, a diameter of the second portion greater than the width of the second arc-shaped opening and less than the width of the first arc-shaped opening, a plurality of bulges arranged at intervals on the body and corresponding to the arc-shaped opening, an elastic member installed on the fixing plate and abutting against the body.