Interconnected Strip Lamp Modular Cut-and-Connect Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing LED strip lamps cannot be easily adjusted in length, leading to increased manufacturing costs and inconvenience in installation due to the need for multiple lengths or customized sections to meet varying illumination demands.
Innovation Solution
An interconnected strip lamp with a flexible circuit board and conductive layer extending along its length, featuring male and female plugs with conductive elastic members and snap connections, allowing for easy cutting and connection of the strip circuit board and holder, enabling flexible and cost-effective installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the strip lamp holder and circuit board are made as fixed length units, then manufacturing and installation are simplified, but the illumination range cannot be adjusted to meet different spatial requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The strip lamp holder is divided into multiple modular sections with standardized connection interfaces. Each section can be independently manufactured and then assembled in series to achieve the required total length, enabling flexible adjustment of illumination range while maintaining simple standardized installation procedures
Solution Approach 2:
The connection structure between lamp holder sections uses universal male-female plug interfaces that can connect any section to any other section regardless of position or orientation. This universal connection method allows the same modular components to be configured for various illumination lengths and layouts without requiring specialized connection pieces
2Adaptability or versatility
If customized length strip lamps are manufactured to meet specific illumination requirements, then the illumination range can be precisely matched, but manufacturing cost increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of manufacturing custom-length strip lamps, the system segments the lamp into standardized modular sections that are mass-produced at low cost. The desired illumination length is achieved by assembling the appropriate number of standard sections, eliminating the need for expensive customized manufacturing while precisely matching spatial requirements
Solution Approach 2:
The total length parameter of the strip lamp is adjusted not by changing the design of individual lamps, but by varying the quantity of standardized sections assembled in series. This allows continuous adjustment of illumination range while maintaining constant unit manufacturing costs
3Reliability
If multiple fixed-length strip lamps are used to cover different areas, then each lamp can be optimized for a specific length, but the number of different lamp types increases and installation becomes inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
A single type of modular lamp holder section with universal connection interfaces serves multiple functions - it can be used in any position (beginning, middle, or end of the strip) and can connect to any other section. This eliminates the need for different lamp types while maintaining optimized design, greatly simplifying installation
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
Enables convenient and cost-effective adjustment of illumination range by allowing users to cut and reconnect the strip lamp, reducing installation complexity and costs while maintaining electrical conductivity.
Implementation Method 1
a conductive elastic member, fixed on the plug base, electrically connected at one end to the strip circuit board
Implementation Method 2
the strip circuit board is made of a flexible board and is provided with a conductive layer extending along the length direction on the back side
Data Source
AI summary
An interconnected strip lamp has a strip lamp holder, a strip circuit board set on the strip lamp holder, a light source chip set on the strip circuit board, an optical element set above the light source chip, a male plug and a female plug set at both ends of the strip lamp holder. The strip circuit board is made of a flexible board and is provided with a conductive layer extending along the length direction on the back side. The interconnected strip lamp enables the users to cut the strip circuit board and the strip light holder as required. It can be interconnected and conducted normally after any cutting, which makes the installation of the interconnected lamp more convenient, and also reduces installation cost.