Light Diffuser Support With Adjustable Collar and Grips
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing light diffuser assemblies for light bulb fixtures lack a secure and adjustable mechanism to effectively support and affix the diffuser member, leading to potential instability and loose fittings.
Innovation Solution
A light diffuser assembly featuring a retaining member with a collar and arms that can be bent to encircle a light bulb socket, incorporating grips and tabs for secure engagement, allowing for adjustable tightening and stable attachment of the diffuser member.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a simple collar structure is used to support the diffuser member, then the device complexity is reduced, but the reliability of the attachment is insufficient leading to loose fittings
Solution Approach 1:
The retaining member is divided into multiple functional segments: a collar for circumferential support, multiple arms extending radially outward, tabs at the distal ends of arms for engagement, and grips for manual manipulation. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function while maintaining overall structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The retaining member is designed to be pushed over the socket in a nested configuration, with the collar enclosing the socket and arms extending outward. The diffuser member is then suspended on the base by the retaining member, creating a nested arrangement where smaller components fit within larger ones, achieving secure attachment without complex assembly.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the collar extends fully three hundred and sixty degrees, then the attachment stability is improved, but the ease of operation for installation and adjustment is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The collar is designed with a dynamic opening capability, extending about an arcuate path less than three hundred and sixty degrees to define a collar gap. This allows the collar to be dynamically opened for easy installation by pushing it over the socket, then closed to provide stable attachment. The collar can also be deformed by moving the grips closer together to tighten it about the socket for adjustment.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the arms extend further from the central axis than the grips, then the diffuser member suspension stability is improved, but the ease of operation for gripping and tightening is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The retaining member exhibits local quality differentiation where the arms extend further from the central axis than the grips to provide stable suspension of the diffuser member, while the grips are positioned at accessible locations on the collar for easy manual operation. This allows different regions of the same component to optimize for different functions: arms for structural stability and grips for user interaction.
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AI summary
A light diffuser assembly for a light bulb fixture can include a retaining member and a diffuser member. The retaining member can include a collar and a plurality of arms. The collar can be configured to be pushed over a socket of the light bulb fixture. Each of the plurality of arms can extend away from the collar and from a central axis to a respective distal end and include a tab at the respective distal end. The diffuser member can include an annular lip that is received by each of the plurality of tabs. The retaining member can also include first and second grips. The first and second grips are graspable and moveable closer together to deform the collar and tighten the collar about the socket of the light bulb fixture.