LED Lamp Adapter for Universal Electronic Control Compatibility

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional LED lamps are limited in their flexibility due to dimensional and specification differences between lamp bodies and electronic control components from various countries or manufacturers, restricting their global application and increasing production costs.

Innovation Solution

An adapter is introduced that includes a detachable upper portion for the LED lamp and a lower portion for connecting with external electronic control members, featuring electrical connection members that allow for compatibility with different specifications, including conductive posts and elastic connecting members to ensure stable connections.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional LED lamps are designed with fixed specifications to match specific electronic control components, then connection reliability is improved, but adaptability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconnection reliabilityVSAvoidadaptability to different electronic control components
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The LED lamp body is designed with a universal connection interface that can accommodate multiple types of electronic control components through the adapter mechanism. The adapter serves as a universal intermediary that enables the LED lamp to work with different specifications of control components, making the system multi-functional and adaptable to various regions and manufacturers.

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

Solution Approach 2:

An adapter is introduced as an intermediary component between the LED lamp body and external electronic control components. This mediator resolves the incompatibility between different specifications by providing conversion functionality, allowing reliable connection between previously incompatible components without modifying the LED lamp body itself.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If different specifications of LED lamp bodies are produced to match different electronic control components, then adaptability is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompatibility with different electronic control componentsVSAvoidproduction complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The connection system is segmented into two independent parts: a standardized LED lamp body and variable adapters. This segmentation allows the LED lamp body to maintain a fixed, simple design while the adaptability function is separated into interchangeable adapters, significantly reducing manufacturing complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Instead of producing multiple LED lamp body specifications, a universal LED lamp body design is adopted that works with all electronic control components through the use of adapters. This universal design approach reduces production complexity while maintaining full adaptability across different regions and manufacturers.

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

3Adaptability or versatility

If different specifications of LED lamp bodies are produced for different regions, then global applicability is improved, but production costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveglobal applicabilityVSAvoidproduction cost
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The product line is segmented into a core LED lamp body and region-specific adapters. This allows the expensive LED lamp body to be produced in a single standardized specification, while the cheaper adapters are produced in different specifications for different regions, significantly reducing overall production costs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The adapter is designed as a low-cost, easily replaceable component that absorbs the regional variation requirements. Instead of investing in expensive multi-specification LED lamp body production, the solution uses inexpensive adapters that can be quickly manufactured and distributed to match different regional electronic control component standards.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

Data Source

PatentUS11732845B1Adapter and LED lamp using the adapter
Publication Date: 2023.08.22 SHENZHEN LIANYU PHOTOELECTRIC CO LTD
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  • US11732845B1 patent drawing

AI summary

The present disclosure provides an adapter and an LED lamp using the adapter, the adapter including a first body with an upper portion detachably connected with the LED lamp, and a lower portion opposite to the upper portion and detachably connected with an external electronic control member, a first electrical connection member fixedly installed on the upper portion, extending out of the upper portion and electrically connected to the LED lamp, a second electrical connection member fixedly installed between the upper and lower portions, with one end electrically connecting with the first electrical connection member and the other end connecting with the external electronic control member; the external electronic control member including a third electrical connection member electrically connected with the first electrical connection member by a conductive post and an elastic connecting member respectively formed thereof, which can connect with different external electronic control members by the adapter.