LED Headlamp Reflection Bowl Assembly With Lead Wire Threading

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Solution Overview

Problem

The manual assembly of LED lamp caps is inefficient and prone to errors, leading to poor quality and scrap rates due to the separation of LED lamp beads from lead wires during the assembly process.

Innovation Solution

An automated assembly system comprising multiple feeding devices and mechanisms to precisely position and assemble the heat sink base, reflection bowl, LED lamp bead, and lead wire, ensuring accurate and secure mounting, including a lead wire threading device to prevent wire separation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If manual assembly is used for LED lamp cap components, then flexibility and simplicity are maintained, but production efficiency is poor and assembling quality is low

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveassembling efficiencyVSAvoidassembly system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The assembly system is divided into multiple independent feeding devices, each responsible for a specific component (heat sink base, reflection bowl, LED lamp bead, lead wire, bottom cover). This segmentation allows each device to be optimized for its specific function while working together in a coordinated sequence, resolving the contradiction between automation efficiency and system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Each feeding device pre-processes and positions its assigned component before the assembly moment (e.g., pre-threading lead wires, pre-positioning reflection bowls). This preliminary action ensures that when components meet at the assembly point, they are already in the correct state, improving efficiency without requiring complex real-time coordination.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If manual assembly is used, then operation simplicity is maintained, but assembling quality and reliability are poor due to component separation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveassembly qualityVSAvoidpositioning mechanism complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system replaces manual mechanical assembly with automated feeding devices that use precise mechanical positioning mechanisms (guides, rails, clamps). This substitution eliminates human error and ensures consistent, reliable assembly of all components including the critical lead wire threading, improving reliability while accepting the complexity of automated mechanical systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The positioning mechanisms act as intermediaries between the feeding devices and the final assembly. These intermediaries (guides, positioning fixtures) ensure that components are delivered in the correct position and orientation, preventing separation and ensuring high-quality assembly without requiring direct complex coordination between all components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Productivity

If automated assembly is implemented with multiple feeding devices, then production efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveproduction efficiencyVSAvoidfeeding system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Each feeding device is designed as a multi-functional module that can handle its specific component through multiple operations (feeding, positioning, orienting, delivering). This universality reduces the need for specialized equipment for each function, thereby reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high production efficiency through coordinated multi-functional modules.

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

4Reliability

If precise positioning mechanisms are added to prevent lead wire separation, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelead wire protectionVSAvoidthreading device complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The lead wire threading device performs the critical threading operation in advance, before the heat sink base is fully assembled. By pre-threading the lead wire through the heat sink base in a controlled manner, the system ensures reliable wire placement without requiring complex real-time monitoring and adjustment mechanisms during the main assembly process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11549657B2Device for installing reflection bowl of LED headlamp
Publication Date: 2023.01.10 HEFEI WISDOM BRIDGE INFORMATION TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A device for assembling a reflection bowl of an intelligent LED headlamp, including a first feeding device, a second feeding device and a third feeding device. The first feeding device is configured to lead a heat sink base out. The second feeding device is configured to lead the reflection bowl out to an outlet of the first feeding device and assemble the reflection bowl with the heat sink base. The third feeding device is configured to feed a LED lamp bead to the outlet of the first feeding device and assemble the LED lamp bead with the heat sink base.