Lighted Ornament Internal Support Structure for Secure LED Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lighted ornaments fail to securely house modern LED technologies while providing a visually appealing display, lacking structural strength and configurability for dynamic patterns.
Innovation Solution
The design incorporates a shell with support receptacles and mounting brackets for LEDs, coupled to a wiring harness, allowing for secure mounting and flexible configuration of LEDs within ornaments of various shapes and sizes, enabling dynamic lighting patterns and color changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional light string housing is used in ornaments, then the ornament structure is simple, but it cannot securely house modern LED technologies
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure is divided into multiple components including support receptacles, support columns, and mounting brackets that can be separately manufactured and then assembled within the ornament shell. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall structural reliability for housing LED technologies.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting brackets are designed with universal features that can accommodate different LED types and configurations. The same bracket design can be used across various ornament sizes and shapes, providing secure housing for modern LED technologies while reducing the number of unique parts needed.
2Reliability
If custom mounting structures are created for each ornament size and shape, then LED mounting is secure, but manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support receptacles, support columns, and mounting brackets are designed as universal components that can be used across multiple ornament sizes and shapes. These standardized parts are manufactured en masse, reducing per-unit costs while maintaining secure LED mounting through proper structural design and configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The universal mounting components can be adjusted through parameter changes such as the number of support columns, the positioning of mounting brackets, and the configuration of LED arrangements to accommodate different ornament specifications without requiring custom tooling or designs for each variant.
3Adaptability or versatility
If fixed LED configurations are used in ornaments, then manufacturing is simple, but configurability for different patterns is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The LED support structure is segmented into multiple mounting brackets that can be independently positioned and configured. This allows different LED arrangements and lighting patterns to be created by reconfiguring the same modular components, providing high adaptability without requiring completely different structures for each pattern.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system is designed to be dynamically reconfigurable, allowing the same physical components to be arranged in different configurations for various lighting patterns. The support structure enables both fixed and adjustable LED positions, providing versatility for dynamic display patterns while maintaining manufacturing simplicity.
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 solution provides a structurally strong, cost-effective, and highly configurable lighted ornament that can display complex lighting patterns and color combinations, enhancing the visual appeal and functionality of holiday decorations.
Implementation Method 1
support receptacles disposed on the inner shell surface, a support column having end portions sized to fit within the receptacles, the end portions inserted into the receptacles such that the support column is mountably engaged in a fixed position within the ornament
Data Source
AI summary
An illuminated ornament is provided having an internally disposed support structure for mounting lighting elements within the ornament. In one aspect, the structure is a rod, hub and spoke arrangement in which the rod extends along an axis of the ornament with lighting elements being disposed at numerous locations along the axial positions on the rod and radial positions on the spokes. In another aspect, the ornament is divided into separate illuminated segments, each having its own lighting elements placed appropriately within each segment. In any arrangement, the goal of uniform ornament illumination and overall ornament color control is provided by proper placement of the LEDs on the support structures, possibly in combination with coloration of the ornament shell, color enhancement apparatus contained on the shell and/or in combination with external, electronic controlled access to the color display of the LEDs.