LED Lampshade Fixing Structure with Positioning Bosses

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing LED lamp structures suffer from poor heat dissipation, high cost, and inconvenient assembly due to the placement of the driver within an aluminum alloy heat dissipation body, which leads to malfunctions and difficulty in disassembly and reassembly.

Innovation Solution

A lampshade fixing structure featuring an aluminum substrate with LED lamp beads, a lampshade peripherally arranged, positioning bosses, L-shaped notches, and a limiting seat for secure connection, along with a separate driving power supply box and improved heat dissipation design, allowing for stable assembly and easy driver replacement.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Stability of the object's composition

If the driver is located in the aluminum alloy heat dissipation body, then the heat dissipation structure is integrated, but the heat dissipation effect is poor and the driver temperature is high causing malfunctions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveintegrated structureVSAvoiddriver malfunction rate
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the lamp structure into separate functional modules: the driver is housed in an independent plastic shell (forming a driver assembly), while the aluminum substrate serves solely for heat dissipation and LED mounting. This segmentation allows the driver to be isolated from excessive heat while maintaining structural organization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The driver is extracted from the heat dissipation body and placed in a separate location within the lampshade assembly. The aluminum substrate is dedicated only to heat dissipation, while the driver assembly is positioned separately and connected via wiring, thereby removing the driver from the high-temperature environment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Temperature

If the aluminum alloy heat dissipation body is used, then heat dissipation is provided, but the cost is high and the heat dissipation effect is not necessarily good

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveheat dissipation capabilityVSAvoidmanufacturing cost
Core Design Contradiction:
TemperatureVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces expensive aluminum alloy heat dissipation bodies with a more economical plastic shell for the driver housing. The heat dissipation function is achieved through a simpler aluminum substrate specifically designed for thermal management of LEDs, while the driver housing uses cost-effective plastic materials.

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

3Strength

If the driver is installed by welding, then the connection is strong, but the disassembly and assembly is inconvenient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconnection strengthVSAvoidassembly convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The driver assembly is segmented into a removable unit housed in its own shell, connected to the main lamp body through electrical connections rather than permanent welding. This allows the driver to be easily detached and replaced without damaging the lamp structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The connection method transitions from static welded joints to dynamic, reversible electrical connections. The driver assembly can be inserted and removed from the lampshade, enabling easy maintenance and replacement while maintaining reliable electrical contact during operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

4Stability of the object's composition

If the lampshade is connected with the aluminum alloy heat dissipation body by threaded connection, then the assembly is secure, but the structure is complex and disassembly is difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveassembly securityVSAvoidstructural complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The lampshade and driver assembly are merged into a more integrated configuration where the driver housing forms part of the lampshade structure. The positioning notches and limiting seats create an integrated fixing mechanism that simplifies the overall assembly while maintaining security.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentEP3517838B1Lampshade fixing structure for use with LED lamps
Publication Date: 2021.04.28 MEIZHOU JIANGNAN ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE
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AI summary

The present invention disclosed a lampshade fixing structure for use with light-emitting diode (LED) lamps; it belongs to the technical field of LED lamp; the technical points include: an aluminum substrate, and LED light beads are distributed on one side surface of the aluminum substrate, wherein a lampshade is arranged on the aluminum substrate which is located on the periphery of the LED light beads, and a plurality of positioning bosses is circumferentially arranged at the edge of the aluminum substrate, and L-shaped positioning notches which correspond one-to-one to the positioning bosses are arranged on the lampshade, and the positioning bosses are located in the positioning notches, and a limiting seat is provided at an opening of the positioning notch, and the limiting seat is fixedly connected to the aluminum substrate; the object of the present invention is to provide a lampshade fixing structure for use with LED lamps which is compact in structure, convenient in use, and worked well; used for LED lamps.