Icicle-Shaped Bulb Irregular Surface Scattering
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Solution Overview
Problem
Ornamental string lights with multiple bulbs connected by wires lack richness in color and brightness variations due to standardized bulb shapes, resulting in dull and uninspiring light displays.
Innovation Solution
The string light features icicle-shaped bulbs with an irregular and rough lamp holder shell, an elongated lamp strip with LED lamps, and a controller for versatile lighting effects, allowing for irregular light scattering and programmable blinking or switching.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If standardized bulb shapes are used for mass production, then manufacturing efficiency is improved, but light-scattering effect and visual richness deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The lamp holder shell features a locally differentiated rough surface treatment on its outer surface, while maintaining a smooth internal surface for LED mounting. This local quality differentiation enables irregular light scattering enhancement without compromising manufacturing efficiency, as only the outer surface requires special treatment.
Solution Approach 2:
The lamp holder shell employs an asymmetric irregular shape design that deviates from conventional symmetric bulb forms. This asymmetric geometry, combined with the rough surface treatment, creates diverse light scattering patterns that enhance visual richness while remaining compatible with standardized production processes.
2Ease of manufacture
If standardized bulb shapes are used for mass production, then manufacturing cost is reduced, but color and brightness variations are diminished
Solution Approach 1:
The controller modifies lighting parameters by independently controlling multiple LED chips within each bulb, enabling variations in brightness and color temperature. This parameter control approach allows rich lighting effects while maintaining standardized bulb structures for cost-effective mass production.
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting system transitions from static uniform illumination to dynamic variable lighting through the controller's ability to adjust brightness levels and color temperatures of individual LED chips. This dynamic control creates diverse color and brightness variations without requiring non-standardized bulb designs.
3Manufacturing precision
If uniform bulb designs are used, then production standardization is improved, but lighting effect richness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Each bulb is segmented into multiple independent LED chip units (e.g., 3-5 chips per bulb) that can be individually controlled. This segmentation allows standardized bulb manufacturing while enabling rich lighting effects through coordinated control of multiple light sources within each bulb.
Solution Approach 2:
The standardized lamp holder shell design serves multiple functions: it provides structural support, enables irregular light scattering through its rough outer surface, and accommodates multiple LED chips. This multi-functionality allows production standardization while achieving diverse lighting effects.
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 solution enhances light-scattering effects and creates more engaging and dynamic lighting variations, capturing attention with increased color and brightness richness.
Implementation Method 1
The irregular and rough surface on the icicle-shaped lamp holder shell of the icicle-shaped bulb gives rise to an irregularly-scattering effect on light emitted from each LED lamp on the lamp strip
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AI summary
A string light has multiple icicle-shaped bulbs, a controller and a connector assembly. The icicle-shaped bulbs are serially connected by a set of wires. Each icicle-shaped bulb has an icicle-shaped lamp holder shell, an elongated lamp strip and a cap assembly. The lamp holder shell has an irregular and rough surface and an opening. The lamp strip is mounted inside the lamp holder shell. The cap assembly is mounted on the opening of the lamp holder shell and has a set of through holes for the set of wires to penetrate into the lamp holder shell. Accordingly, light emitted from each icicle-shaped bulb is scattered irregularly to generate different illuminating effects when the icicle-shaped bulb is powered on and make the lighting variations of the entire string light more versatile and interesting.