Transportation Lamp Fixture Circuit Board Integration

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Solution Overview

Problem

Personal mobility vehicles require a lamp fixture with a simpler structure due to limited mounting positions, necessitating a reduction in the number of components and complexity compared to traditional vehicle lamps.

Innovation Solution

A transportation device lamp fixture design that integrates a semiconductor light-emitting device, circuit board, and reflector directly onto the inside surface of the front cover or lamp body, eliminating the need for a separate support member, thus simplifying the structure and reducing parts.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a separate support member is provided for the circuit board, then the circuit board can be securely mounted, but the lamp fixture structure becomes more complex and requires more parts

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesecure mounting of circuit boardVSAvoidlamp fixture structure
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The circuit board is directly attached to the lamp body or front cover, merging the support function into existing structural components. This eliminates the need for a separate support member while maintaining secure mounting, thereby reducing device complexity and part count.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Reliability

If more components are used to support the circuit board, then the mounting is more secure, but the lamp fixture becomes heavier and larger

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecircuit board supportVSAvoidlamp fixture weight
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

By integrating the circuit board attachment directly into the lamp body or front cover structure, the support function is combined with existing structural elements. This eliminates additional components that would increase weight, maintaining secure mounting while minimizing lamp fixture weight.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Reliability

If more components are used to support the circuit board, then the mounting is more secure, but the lamp fixture requires more assembly steps

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecircuit board supportVSAvoidassembly efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The circuit board is directly attached to the lamp body or front cover, merging the support function into the main structural components. This integration reduces the number of separate assembly steps required, as there is no need to install a separate support member before mounting the circuit board, thereby improving productivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

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

This design reduces the number of components, lowers costs, makes the lamp fixture lighter and smaller, improves assembly efficiency, and enhances optical precision by eliminating glare and allowing better heat dissipation, while maintaining sufficient light distribution with low-wattage LEDs.

Implementation Method 1

a semiconductor light-emitting device

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLight-emitting diode effect: Light Emitting Diode

Data Source

PatentUS9255680B2Transportation device lamp fixture
Publication Date: 2016.02.09 KOITO MFG CO LTD
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  • US9255680B2 patent drawing

AI summary

A transportation device lamp fixture includes a semiconductor light-emitting device, a circuit board to which the semiconductor light-emitting device is mounted, a lamp body, and a front cover that covers an opening of the lamp body. The semiconductor light-emitting device and the circuit board are housed inside of a lamp chamber formed by the lamp body and the front cover, and the circuit board is attached to an inside surface of an upper portion of the front cover or the lamp body.