Lamp Control Box Modular Design for Versatility and Cost Reduction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing lamps often have single functions, limiting their compatibility and versatility, which increases production costs due to the need for various protrusions to meet diverse user needs.

Innovation Solution

A lamp control box with a power color temperature control board and a power supply control board that allows users to set different power and color temperature levels, integrated with an intelligent module for wireless communication and environmental signal control, enabling adjustable power levels and color temperatures, and compatible with various lamp bodies.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple functions are designed with various protrusions to meet different user needs, then the functionality and versatility of the lamp is improved, but the production cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovefunctionalityVSAvoidproduction cost
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The control box integrates multiple control functions (power adjustment, color temperature adjustment, dimming, etc.) into a single universal device that can work with different lamp bodies. The standardized interface allows one control box to serve multiple lamp types, eliminating the need for separate protrusions for each function and reducing production costs while maintaining versatility

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The control functions are segmented into modular components within the control box, with standardized connection interfaces. This segmentation allows the control box to be universally applied to different lamp bodies without requiring custom protrusions for each lamp type, thus reducing manufacturing complexity and cost while maintaining multi-functionality

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple protrusions are designed to meet different user needs, then the compatibility with different lamp bodies is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovecompatibilityVSAvoidstructure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

A single standardized control box design provides compatibility with multiple lamp body types through universal connection interfaces. This eliminates the need for various specialized protrusions and reduces structural complexity while maintaining broad compatibility across different lamp products

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

Multiple control functions and connection interfaces are merged into a single integrated control box structure. This consolidation reduces the number of separate components and simplifies the overall device architecture while maintaining compatibility with different lamp bodies

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS12158260B2Lamp control box and lamp
Publication Date: 2024.12.03 TORSHARE
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AI summary

A lamp control box and a lamp are provided. The box includes a power color temperature control board, electrically coupled to at least one light of a lamp body of the lamp, with a plurality of power setting levels and color temperature setting levels; a power color temperature control board for generating a corresponding power level trigger signal according to the power setting levels selected and triggered by the user, and adjusting the color temperature of the lamp body according to the color temperature level selected and triggered by the user; a power control board, electrically coupled to the at least one light and the power color temperature control board respectively, and the power control board is configured to output the corresponding power to the at least one light according to the power level trigger signal.