LED Light Structure with Direct Metal Base Mounting

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional LED heat dissipation methods are inefficient due to excessive heat absorption by intermediate media, leading to reduced heat dispersal and increased costs from using aluminum substrates.

Innovation Solution

An LED light structure with a protruding portion and a metal fixing base featuring a through trough and thread for direct, tight embedding, minimizing intermediate media and enhancing heat sinking efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of energy

If conventional LED heat dissipation uses aluminum substrate and heat sink fin with multiple media layers, then the structure is more complete, but heat dissipation efficiency decreases due to heat absorption by intermediate media

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveheat dissipation efficiencyVSAvoidstructure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent removes the aluminum substrate from the heat dissipation path, extracting the problematic intermediate media that absorbs heat. The LED is directly mounted on the heat sink fin through a fixing base, eliminating the unnecessary layer that was causing heat loss and structural complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent merges the LED mounting function and heat dissipation function into a single integrated structure. The fixing base directly connects the LED to the heat sink fin, combining what were previously separate components (LED, aluminum substrate, heat sink) into a streamlined assembly that improves heat transfer efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Ease of manufacture

If conventional LED uses aluminum substrate soldering method, then the LED is securely mounted, but manufacturing cost increases due to expensive aluminum substrate and soldering materials

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanufacturing costVSAvoidmounting reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the expensive aluminum substrate with a more cost-effective fixing base that achieves the same mounting function. The fixing base uses simpler materials and construction methods while maintaining secure LED attachment, significantly reducing material costs without compromising reliability.

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

3Temperature

If conventional LED structure uses multiple intermediate media for heat transfer, then the thermal path is more complete, but heat transfer efficiency decreases due to heat absorption by each media layer

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveheat transfer efficiencyVSAvoidnumber of media layers
Core Design Contradiction:
TemperatureVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and removes the aluminum substrate from the thermal path, reducing the number of media layers from multiple (LED, solder, aluminum substrate, heat sink) to minimal (LED, fixing base, heat sink). This extraction eliminates the heat-absorbing intermediate layer and improves overall heat transfer efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This configuration simplifies the structure, reduces manufacturing costs, and effectively disperses heat from the LED light through a high-efficiency metal base, improving heat dissipation while reducing the number of media layers between the radiator and heat sink.

Implementation Method 1

the heat generated by the LED light can be completely dispersed through the fixing base

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectThermal conduction: Conduction (thermal)

Data Source

PatentUS7594748B2LED light structure and combination device thereof
Publication Date: 2009.09.29 LI HONG TECHNOLOGICAL
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AI summary

An LED light structure with combination device has at least including plural LED lights and plural fixing bases, wherein the LED light having a protruding portion mounted at one side thereof and the protruding portion having a thread mounted thereon for fixing with the fixing base which is a metal base with high heat sinking efficiency, and the fixing base has a through trough with a thread mounted thereinside, which is matching to the thread on the protruding portion of the LED light, so as to screw with the protruding portion of the LED light in a tight matching. Here, the protruding portion of the LED light can be a T shaped track and the fixing base can correspondingly have a T shaped trough matching to the shape of the protruding portion of the LED light, so that the LED light and the fixing base can be tightly embedded together.