Rotating Joint Mechanism for LED Lamp Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional LED lamp structures require complex and inconvenient installation and removal processes, involving the removal of the lamp cup and reinstallation of bolts and nuts, making it difficult for users to change the entire setup.
Innovation Solution
An LED lamp structure with a substrate, light emitting element, and a joint member featuring a convex and concave joint system, allowing for easy installation and removal by aligning and rotating the joint member between a bump and slanting slot to secure or release the lamp from a mount.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the conventional LED lamp structure uses separate lamp cup and bottom plate assembly with bolts and nuts, then the installation is secure and reliable, but the installation and removal process becomes complex and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the lamp cup and bottom plate into a single integrated LED lamp structure with a unified mounting interface. The joint member integrates both the mounting function and the connection mechanism, eliminating the need for separate bolts and nuts. This merging of components simplifies the installation process while maintaining secure fixation through the rotating joint mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a dynamic rotating joint mechanism where the joint member can rotate relative to the mounting hole. The joint portion transitions from a loose fit at the large end to a fixed position at the small end through rotation, providing both ease of installation and secure fixation. This dynamic mechanism replaces static bolt-nut connections with a motion-based locking system.
2Strength
If the LED lamp structure uses bolts and nuts for mounting, then the fixation is strong and stable, but the removal process requires multiple steps and tools
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting function and the connection mechanism are merged into a single joint member. The joint member contains both the mounting interface for the ceiling plate and the connecting interface for the LED lamp body, eliminating the need for separate fastening components like bolts and nuts. This reduction in component count simplifies both installation and removal processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The joint member acts as an intermediary component between the mounting hole in the ceiling plate and the LED lamp body. It provides a standardized interface that simplifies the connection process, allowing the lamp to be mounted or removed by simple rotational motion rather than requiring multiple fastening steps with various tools.
3Ease of manufacture
If the lamp cup is separated from the bottom plate for installation, then the components can be assembled individually, but the overall installation time and steps increase
Solution Approach 1:
The lamp cup and bottom plate are merged into a single pre-assembled unit with the joint member already integrated. This eliminates the need for on-site assembly of multiple components and reduces installation time. The integrated structure maintains manufacturing flexibility while significantly speeding up the installation process.
Solution Approach 2:
The joint member is pre-installed on the integrated lamp structure during manufacturing, rather than requiring installation at the mounting site. This preliminary action prepares the lamp for quick installation by having the mounting interface ready in advance, eliminating multiple assembly steps during the actual installation process.
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AI summary
A light emitting diode (LED) lamp structure fixed to a mount and capable of emitting light for illumination includes a substrate, a light emitting element, a lamp cup and a joint member, and the light emitting element is installed on the substrate and has an LED lamp, and the lamp cup is mounted on the substrate and covered onto the light emitting element, and both joint member and mount have a joint portion, and one of the joint portions is concave and the other one is convex, and the concave joint portion has a diameter difference to define a large end and small end, and the convex portion is plugged from the large end of the concave joint portion, rotated with the joint member to move to the small end, and then fixed to the mount of the joint member.