Through-Insulation LED Strip Connector Pin Penetration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electrical connectors for LED strip lights are prone to voltage drop limitations, require complex and error-prone soldering or mechanical crimping, and are often installed under less-than-ideal conditions by installers with varying skill levels, necessitating a more robust and reliable connection method.
Innovation Solution
A through-insulation strip light connector with sharpened pins arranged in different orientations to penetrate the insulation and make electrical contact, eliminating the need for soldering and providing a redundant connection, allowing for easy installation and use with both low-voltage and high-voltage strip lights.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If soldering or mechanical crimping is used to make electrical connections to strip light, then electrical connection can be established, but the process becomes complex, error-prone, and difficult to ensure good connections
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the insulation layer as a separate element to be penetrated by pins, rather than removing it entirely or making connections through it. The pins are designed to pierce through the insulation to contact the conductors, separating the insulation function from the connection function. This allows reliable electrical contact without complex soldering or crimping processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical soldering or crimping system with a simpler pin penetration system. Instead of using heat (soldering) or complex mechanical compression (crimping), the invention uses sharp pins that mechanically pierce the insulation and make contact with conductors, significantly simplifying the connection process while maintaining reliability.
2Ease of operation
If installers perform connections under less-than-ideal conditions with varying skill levels, then installation can be completed, but connection quality becomes inconsistent and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The connector design performs the connection function automatically when installed. The sharp pins self-pierce the insulation and make contact with the conductors without requiring the installer to perform delicate manual operations. This self-service mechanism ensures consistent connection quality regardless of installer skill level, as the connection quality is determined by the pin design rather than human skill.
Solution Approach 2:
The pins are pre-sharpened and pre-positioned in the connector housing before installation. This preliminary preparation ensures that when the connector is installed, the pins are ready to immediately pierce the insulation and make contact, eliminating the need for installers to perform complex connection steps and ensuring consistent results.
3Length of moving object
If higher voltage is used to overcome voltage drop in long strip lights, then maximum effective length increases, but safety hazards and regulatory restrictions increase
Solution Approach 1:
The connector design is universal and can be used with both low-voltage and high-voltage strip lights. The same pin penetration mechanism works for different voltage levels, allowing users to choose appropriate voltage based on length requirements while maintaining safe low-voltage options for shorter installations. The connector itself does not impose voltage restrictions.
Data Source
AI summary
A connector for light-emitting diode (LED) strip light is disclosed. The connector has a cavity with conductive longitudinal and transverse pins that, when the connector is assembled with an LED strip light in a cavity within the housing of the connector, penetrate the insulation of the strip light to make electrical contact with the strip light's conductors. The connector also includes gasket seals and a removable portion that exposes the cavity. The removable portion may include a window to expose any LEDs that may be within the housing of the connector.