Collapsible Decorative Lamp with Pivot Bands
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Solution Overview
Problem
Decorative lamps with pre-assembled components occupy large storage and transportation space, are prone to damage due to varying materials, and incur high packaging and transport costs due to the need for extensive buffer materials and separate accessory packaging.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible decorative lamp design featuring a frame with rotatable rib stands, folding bands, and light slots that can be collapsed to reduce volume, incorporating a power unit containment area and translucent units, allowing for efficient storage and transport while maintaining a visually appealing spherical structure when expanded.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the decorative lamp is pre-assembled at the factory, then the user can easily install it, but the lamp occupies large storage and transportation space
Solution Approach 1:
The lamp is divided into multiple rib stands that can be segmented and collapsed together, reducing the volume for storage and transport while maintaining ease of assembly through the pivot sheet mechanism
Solution Approach 2:
The folding band with pivot sheets enables the lamp structure to dynamically change between expanded and collapsed states, allowing compact storage while preserving the complete assembly structure for easy installation
2Adaptability or versatility
If the decorative lamp uses different materials for each part, then the lamp can achieve diverse designs, but the outer case is prone to damage from collisions
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple rib stands with different material properties are merged into a single collapsible structure, maintaining design flexibility while the unified folding mechanism provides consistent protection and reduces collision damage risk
3Reliability
If extensive buffer material is added to protect the decorative lamp, then the lamp is protected from damage, but the packaging cost and transport difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The collapsible structure itself provides inherent protection by allowing the lamp to be collapsed into a compact form that is more resistant to damage during transport, eliminating the need for extensive external buffer materials
4Reliability
If accessories are packaged in a separate box, then the main lamp can be protected, but the transport cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The collapsible lamp structure allows the main body and accessories to be combined into a single compact package when collapsed, improving transport efficiency while maintaining protection through the unified folded structure
Data Source
AI summary
A collapsible decorative lamp including a collapsible frame and a plurality of light strips is disclosed. The collapsible frame includes a plurality of rib stands, a top folding band, a bottom folding band and a plurality of light slots. Each of the plurality of rib stands is shaped as a curved strip. The top folding band includes a plurality of top pivot sheets. The plurality of top pivot sheets are pivotally connected to one another. The plurality of top pivot sheets are rotatable such that the top folding band can appear as a long strip structure or a ring structure. The bottom folding band includes a plurality of bottom pivot sheets. The plurality of bottom pivot sheets are pivotally connected to one another and the plurality of bottom pivot sheets are rotatable such that the bottom folding band appears as a long strip structure or a ring structure.