Combined Power Socket for Christmas Tree Multi-Light Interconnection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing power sockets for Christmas trees are insufficient for connecting multiple string lights, requiring multiple sockets and leading to inconvenient and unsafe assembly processes due to extended wires and complex manufacturing.
Innovation Solution
A combined power socket with annular structures for the first and second sockets, featuring jacks and conductive pins, and wire outlets for easy connection and expansion, allowing for interconnection to increase the number of sockets and simplify the connection of string lights.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple separate power sockets are used to connect more string lights, then the quantity of sockets increases, but the device complexity and assembly difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple power sockets are merged into a single integrated unit with multiple jacks arranged on different surfaces of one socket body. This allows multiple string lights to be connected simultaneously without requiring multiple separate sockets, thereby increasing the quantity of connected devices while reducing assembly complexity and the number of main sockets needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The socket body is designed to perform multiple functions by incorporating several jacks for different string light connections, wire outlets for flexible wiring, and support for multiple conductive pins. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for multiple separate sockets and reduces overall system complexity.
2Reliability
If wires extend and connect inside the trunk for electric connectors, then electrical connection is achieved, but manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wire connections are extracted from the interior of the trunk and moved to the exterior surface of the socket body through wire outlets. This allows wires to be connected externally rather than extending inside the trunk, simplifying the manufacturing process and reducing costs while maintaining reliable electrical connections.
3Reliability
If electric connection terminals are fixed in the trunk, then electrical connection is provided, but safety monitoring becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The electrical connection points are extracted from the hidden interior of the trunk and exposed on the exterior surface of the socket body. The jacks, conductive pins, and wire outlets are all positioned on the outer surface, allowing workers to easily observe and detect the electrical connection conditions without disassembling or accessing the interior of the trunk.
4Quantity of substance
If jacks are arranged on one socket body, then multiple string lights can be connected, but manufacturing process becomes complicated
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of arranging all jacks on a single plane or surface, the jacks are distributed across multiple surfaces of the socket body (front surface, side surfaces, etc.). This three-dimensional arrangement allows multiple jacks to be incorporated into a compact design without complicating the manufacturing process, as each surface can be independently formed or assembled.
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AI summary
A combined power socket for artificial Christmas trees having a pair of sockets set in a ring structure capable of being sleeved on an outer surface of a rod or tube The pair of sockets can be combined as a group, and can be connected with additional power sockets to achieve interconnection, at the same time through the power supply connector leads from each combination type power socket for external devices, such as lamp series power supply, which has the advantages of simpler structure, more convenient connections to external devices.