Foldable Lampshade with Velcro and Spring Hooks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing upright lamps have large packaging and transportation volumes, leading to high costs and inconvenience, as well as susceptibility to damage and deformation during transport, and their assembly is not user-friendly for industrial design requirements.
Innovation Solution
A lampshade design featuring a foldable cover body with Velcro connections and hooks that include an inserting piece and spring arm, allowing for compact packaging and stable assembly, combined with a support structure that includes upper and lower supports with arc rings and connecting rods for enhanced stability and aesthetics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the lampshade is designed with a traditional rigid structure, then it maintains structural stability and aesthetics, but it occupies large space during transportation and is easy to be damaged and deformed
Solution Approach 1:
The lampshade is divided into multiple flexible segments or panels that can be folded relative to each other. This segmentation allows the lampshade to collapse into a compact form for transportation while maintaining the ability to reconstruct the full shape for use, thereby reducing packaging volume without permanently compromising structural integrity
Solution Approach 2:
The lampshade transitions from a static rigid structure to a dynamic flexible structure that can change its configuration. The flexible material and joint design enable the lampshade to adapt between an expanded operational state and a compressed transportation state, resolving the contradiction between volume reduction and structural stability
2Volume of moving object
If the lampshade is made foldable for compact packaging, then transportation volume is reduced, but assembly complexity increases and reliability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The lampshade incorporates self-aligning features such as shaped connectors, interlocking edges, or guide rails that automatically position components correctly during assembly. This self-service mechanism reduces the need for complex alignment procedures and minimizes the skill level required for assembly, thereby reducing assembly complexity while maintaining foldability
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple functions are combined into integrated components - for example, the connectors simultaneously serve as both joining elements and alignment guides, and the flexible material itself provides both structural support and foldability. This merging reduces the number of separate assembly steps and simplifies the overall assembly process
3Ease of manufacture
If the lampshade uses traditional connection methods, then assembly is simple, but transportation cost is high due to large volume
Solution Approach 1:
The lampshade is segmented into modular sections that can be folded flat and packed efficiently, dramatically reducing transportation volume and associated costs. The segmentation is designed so that each module can be easily connected to others through simple interfaces, maintaining assembly simplicity despite the divided structure
Solution Approach 2:
The lampshade employs flexible materials that can be folded and compressed into thin profiles for economical transportation. These flexible shells maintain sufficient structural integrity when assembled into the final form, allowing cost-effective shipping without requiring overly complex assembly mechanisms to compensate for the material flexibility
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
The design reduces packaging volume, saves transportation costs, facilitates user-friendly assembly, and maintains the reliability and aesthetics of the lampshade while improving its structural stability and usability.
Implementation Method 1
The spring arm comprises an elastic section... The end of the spring arm connected to the inserting piece is provided with the elastic section
Implementation Method 2
the ends on both lateral sides of the cover body are provided with matching Velcro, and the cover body is connected in a circle through the Velcro
Data Source
AI summary
A lampshade and lamp includes a cover body and a plurality of hooks, which are respectively arranged on inner sides of upper and lower ends of the cover body. The cover body is an elongated carrier sheet that is foldable, the ends on both lateral sides of the cover body are provided with matching Velcro, and the cover body is connected in a circle through the Velcro at the ends on both lateral sides. Each hook includes an inserting piece and a spring arm. The inserting piece is vertically arranged in the cover body, and the bottom end of the inserting piece is provided with an inward extending spring arm. The spring arm includes an elastic section, a collision section and a circular arc end.