Lamp Holder Contact Positioning for Reliable Wire Connection

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Solution Overview

Problem

The reliability of the connection between the lamp holder and the wire in lighting devices is a critical issue that affects the overall reliability of the lamp, necessitating an improvement.

Innovation Solution

A lamp holder design featuring a base body with a mounting slot and a conductor contact, equipped with limiting structures to restrict movement, ensuring accurate positioning and enhanced electrical connections through a tapered end and accommodation slots, along with a manufacturing method involving injection molding for integration and sealing.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the conductor contact is allowed to move freely in the mounting slot, then the assembly process is simpler, but the electrical connection reliability deteriorates due to misalignment and disengagement

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveelectrical connection reliabilityVSAvoidstructure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting slot is pre-formed with a tapered structure during the base body manufacturing process, creating built-in limiting structures that automatically guide and position the conductor contact in the correct location before assembly, preventing misalignment and disengagement without requiring additional complex positioning components

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The limiting structures are integrated directly into the mounting slot of the base body, combining the functions of guidance, positioning, and electrical connection in a single unified structure, thereby improving reliability without significantly increasing device complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Reliability

If limiting structures are added to restrict conductor contact movement, then electrical connection reliability improves, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconnection reliabilityVSAvoidnumber of components
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The limiting structures are implemented as localized tapered features within the mounting slot rather than as separate components, concentrating the functional complexity in specific critical areas while keeping the overall structure simple and minimizing the number of parts

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The limiting structures are merged with the mounting slot structure itself, so that the base body simultaneously provides both the mounting function and the limiting function through its integrated tapered design, eliminating the need for separate limiting components

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

The design enhances the reliability of electrical connections by preventing misalignment and disengagement, improving the overall performance and waterproofing of the lamp.

Implementation Method 1

a manufacturing method involving injection molding for integration and sealing

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectInjection molding:

Data Source

PatentUS20260055881A1Lamp holder, manufacturing method thereof, lamp and assembling method thereof
Publication Date: 2026.02.26 SOLAR NATION POWERTECH ENTERPRISES CO LTD
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AI summary

A lamp holder includes a base body, a cover, and a conductor contact. The base body has a first end and a second end opposite to each other, and is provided with a mounting slot extending along a first direction from the first end towards the second end. The cover is detachably connected to the first end of the base body, wherein the cover and the base body are configured to accommodate a wire therebetween. The conductor contact is disposed within the mounting slot and electrically connected to the wire. A limiting structure is provided on at least one of the base body or the conductor contact, configured to restrict movement of the conductor contact relative to the base body along the first direction.