Foldable Modular Light Frame with Rotational Latches
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing decorative light assembly methods are time-consuming, laborious, and result in poor waterproof performance due to exposed wires and unattractive shapes, with pre-determined frames posing challenges for packaging and transportation.
Innovation Solution
A modular and foldable decorative light frame composed of alternating first and second frame bodies connected through a rotational structure with angle limiting latches and abutting parts, allowing for shape transformation and easy disassembly for storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a pre-determined shape light frame is made into a specific shape, then the aesthetic appeal and waterproof performance are improved, but the packaging and transportation costs increase and the frame becomes susceptible to damage
Solution Approach 1:
The light frame is divided into multiple detachable frame bodies that can be separated into individual modules. Each frame body can be independently packaged, reducing packaging complexity and transportation costs while maintaining the aesthetic appeal when assembled. The segmentation allows the frame to be disassembled for compact storage and reassembled for display, resolving the contradiction between maintaining shape integrity and reducing transportation complexity.
2Reliability
If light strips are placed inside a pre-determined shape light frame, then the aesthetic appeal and waterproof performance are improved, but the frame becomes difficult to store and transport
Solution Approach 1:
The light frame employs a dynamic design where frame bodies can be rotated and folded relative to each other around connection axes. This dynamic structure allows the frame to transform from an extended aesthetic display shape to a compact folded configuration for storage and transportation, reducing the volume occupied while maintaining the ability to form aesthetically appealing shapes when deployed.
3Ease of operation
If multiple frame bodies are connected through rotational structures with angle limiting latches, then the ease of assembly and shape transformation are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connection structure between frame bodies incorporates self-latching mechanisms where angle limiting latches automatically engage with abutting parts when frame bodies are connected. This self-service feature allows the frame bodies to automatically lock into position without requiring additional fastening operations, simplifying the assembly process despite the presence of multiple connection components. The latches automatically constrain the rotation angle to form the desired shape.
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AI summary
A modular and foldable decorative light frame shapable into different shapes, including a plurality of first frame bodies and a plurality of second frame bodies sequentially and alternately connected end to end; each pair of adjacent first frame body and second frame body are detachably and rotatably connected through a rotational structure so that the decorative light frame can be folded and reduced in occupied space and also not required to be packaged with a specific shape; a first angle limiting latch and a second angle limiting latch are provided at two ends of each of the first frame bodies to provide fixation such that the decorative light frame can be shaped into a specific shape when being unfolded.