LED Bar Interconnection Mechanism for Stable Axial Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing interconnection mechanisms for LED bar lighting, such as plug and socket connections, suffer from instability due to poor radial and axial direction limitations, leading to unstable electrical connections and practical use challenges in commercial lighting applications.
Innovation Solution
An interconnection mechanism featuring a plug mechanism with a hollow socket, connection pin, and limit plates that securely align and fix the relative positions of LED bar lighting bodies in both radial and axial directions, ensuring stable connections through a combination of stop rings, wedge importing rings, and locating rings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a simple plug and socket connection is used for LED bar lighting interconnection, then the device complexity is reduced and ease of operation is improved, but the connection stability and electrical connection reliability deteriorate due to poor radial and axial direction limitations
Solution Approach 1:
The connection structure is segmented into multiple functional components: a plug assembly with limiting portion, a socket assembly with limiting groove, and a fastening component. This segmentation allows each part to perform its specific function (positioning, connection, securing) while working together to achieve stable interconnection of LED bar lighting bodies.
Solution Approach 2:
The limiting portion and limiting groove act as intermediary elements between the plug and socket. These intermediaries provide radial direction limitation and positioning, ensuring proper alignment and stable connection without requiring complex direct engagement mechanisms.
2Device complexity
If only radial direction restriction is provided by the socket receptacle, then the device complexity is minimized, but the axial direction limitation is insufficient leading to poor interconnection stability
Solution Approach 1:
The invention transitions from single-direction (radial) restriction to multi-directional control by adding axial direction limitation through the fastening component. This dimensional extension ensures the plug and socket remain securely connected in both radial and axial directions, significantly improving interconnection stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection mechanism incorporates dynamic elements including the resilient limiting portion that can elastically deform during insertion, and the fastening component that can be dynamically engaged and disengaged. This allows for easy operation during connection while maintaining stable fixation once connected.
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AI summary
An interconnection mechanism for LED bar lighting includes a plug mechanism and a socket mechanism. The plug mechanism includes a hollow socket, a plug, and a connection pin. The hollow socket includes a hollow plug barrel, a stop ring, a wedge importing ring, and at least one opening. A slope of the wedge importing ring extends toward a free end of the hollow plug barrel. The connection pin includes at least one plug locating ring, at least one socket locating ring, and at least one socket locating bar. The plug locating ring is arranged between the stop ring and the wedge importing ring for fixing the relative position of the connection pin and the hollow socket. The socket mechanism includes a hollow socket barrel, and a locating slot. The socket locating bar is engaged with the locating slot so as to fix the relative position of the connection pin and the hollow socket barrel.