LED Module Array System With Snap-On Connectors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current LED modules lack the ability to be adjustably aligned vertically and horizontally while also being easily connected and disconnected for versatile design and size configurations in signage applications.
Innovation Solution
The LED module array system features individual modules with bar and hook connectors for snap-on attachment, allowing for flexible alignment and interconnection, along with adjustable bottom supports for stability and a single electrical wire with quick connectors for power transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If LED modules are designed with fixed configurations for signage applications, then manufacturing and installation are simplified, but flexibility and versatility in creating different design and size configurations are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The LED module is divided into separate functional components: a body portion containing LEDs, a bar connector portion for horizontal attachment, and a hook connector portion for vertical attachment. This segmentation allows individual modules to be easily assembled and disassembled to create various configurations without requiring complex integrated designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The bar connectors and hook connectors are designed as universal attachment mechanisms that can be used in any combination to create different signage configurations. The same connector types serve multiple functions: horizontal alignment via bar connectors and vertical alignment via hook connectors, eliminating the need for different specialized components for each configuration type.
2Ease of operation
If LED modules use traditional connection methods, then structural integrity is maintained, but quick connection and disconnection for reconfiguration becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The connection system transitions from static permanent fastening to dynamic reversible connection. The bar connectors feature movable arms that can be engaged or disengaged from adjacent modules, and the hook connectors can be attached to and detached from support structures, allowing the system to adapt between stable operation and easy reconfiguration as needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The bar connectors and hook connectors serve as intermediary components between the LED module body and other modules or supports. These intermediate connection elements provide the mechanical interface that enables both stable attachment during operation and easy detachment for reconfiguration, without requiring direct permanent bonding between modules.
3Productivity
If multiple electrical wires are used for each LED module, then electrical connection reliability is improved, but installation complexity and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple electrical conductors are merged into a single integrated electrical wire that passes through the module body. This consolidation maintains all necessary electrical connections (positive and negative terminals) while reducing the number of separate wires that need to be routed and connected, thereby speeding up installation without compromising electrical reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The electrical wire is pre-routed through the module body during manufacturing, with connection points prepared in advance. This preliminary action eliminates the need for complex electrical wiring during field installation, as the electrical pathway is already established within the module structure before deployment.
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
Enables the formation of modular LED systems that can be easily configured and reconfigured to various lengths and designs, providing stable and efficient illumination with ease of assembly and disassembly.
Implementation Method 1
bar connectors extending from their top edges and hook connectors extending from their bottom edges. The bar connectors and hook connectors are configured to be conjoined so as to position the array modules in spaced relation to each other
Implementation Method 2
A single positive/negative electrical wire extends through each array module to a quick electrical connector attached to one of the electrical wires and also to an electrical power source for transmitting electricity from the power source for illuminating the LED lamps
Implementation Method 3
LED lamps on each of the array modules
Implementation Method 4
transmitting electricity from the power source for illuminating the LED lamps
Implementation Method 5
Bottom supports are provided which are adjustable in order to maintain different lengths of the array system in stable positions
Data Source
AI summary
An LED module array system has a plurality of individual array modules which have bar connectors extending from their top edges and hook connectors extending from their bottom edges. The bar connectors and hook connectors are configured to be conjoined so as to position the array modules in spaced relation to each other to form rows. Bottom supports are provided which are adjustable in order to maintain different lengths of the array system in stable positions. A single positive/negative electrical wire extends through each array module to a quick electrical connector attached to one of the electrical wires and also to an electrical power source for transmitting electricity from the power source for illuminating the LED lamps on each of the array modules in the modular array system.