LED Lighting Heat Sink Sleeve Module Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing LED lighting devices face challenges in easy installation and cost-effective manufacturing, which hinders their widespread adoption and user convenience.
Innovation Solution
A lighting apparatus design featuring a heat sink sleeve module with heat conductive materials, a light support module with foldable base plates and heat conductive elements, and a driver with terminals for efficient heat dissipation and power delivery, allowing for easy assembly and reduced material costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If traditional LED lighting device structures are used, then manufacturing complexity and installation difficulty are reduced, but heat dissipation efficiency and user convenience deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting device is divided into modular components: a heat sink module with sleeve structure, a light support module with circuit board, and a lens module. This segmentation allows each module to be optimized independently for heat dissipation while simplifying assembly and installation procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The light support module is nested within the heat sink module's containing space. The circuit board is positioned inside the heat sink structure, allowing heat to be conducted from the LED chips through the circuit board to the heat sink sleeve, improving thermal management without increasing external dimensions.
2Manufacturing precision
If complex installation structures are used, then assembly precision is improved, but ease of installation and user convenience deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The heat sink module, light support module, and lens module are pre-assembled as integrated units with built-in alignment features and connection interfaces. This preliminary assembly ensures precise positioning of critical components while allowing the entire module to be installed as a single unit, reducing on-site installation complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The heat sink sleeve serves multiple functions: it provides structural support, acts as a heat dissipation pathway, defines the containing space for the light support module, and provides mounting surfaces for the lens module. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate components needed, simplifying both manufacturing and installation.
3Temperature
If high-quality heat conductive materials are used, then heat dissipation efficiency is improved, but manufacturing cost deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The heat sink module uses composite construction combining metal materials with high heat conductivity for the heat dissipation pathways, while non-metallic materials are used for insulating and structural components where high thermal conductivity is not required. This composite approach optimizes heat dissipation performance while controlling material costs.
Solution Approach 2:
High heat conductive materials are strategically applied only in critical heat transfer zones: the heat sink sleeve walls, the circuit board areas directly contacting LED chips, and the connection interfaces between modules. Other areas use cost-effective materials, optimizing the balance between thermal performance and manufacturing cost.
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
The design enhances heat dissipation, simplifies installation, and reduces manufacturing costs, improving user convenience and product viability in the market.
Implementation Method 1
The heat sink sleeve module comprising heat conductive material... heat may be easily transmitted from the first side plate and the second side plate to the heat sink sleeve module
Implementation Method 2
The top plate is mounted with a LED module. The LED module may have one or more than one LED chips
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AI summary
A lighting apparatus has a heat sink sleeve module, a light support module, a driver and two terminals. The heat sink sleeve module defines a containing space and has a first inner surface and a second inner surface. The light support module disposed at least partly in the containing space. The light support module having a top plate, a first side plate and a second side plate. The top plate is mounted with a LED module. The first side plate and the second side plate are respectively appressed to the first inner surface and the second inner surface.