Lighting Apparatus Modular Edison Cap Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lighting solutions face challenges in providing flexible, cost-effective, and easily installable options that meet consumer demands for multifunctionality and energy efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A lighting apparatus featuring a flexible connector structure, including a light source, a bottom housing with an Edison cap, and a driver module, which allows for easy installation and adjustment, including a length adjustable structure and detachable components for customizable lighting solutions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional lighting devices are used, then installation is simple, but flexibility and customization options are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting device is divided into separate modular components: a lighting module containing LED elements and a separate connector module with Edison screw interface. This segmentation allows the lighting module to be customized and replaced independently while maintaining compatibility through the standardized connector, thus improving flexibility without requiring complex integrated designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The connector module incorporates a universal Edison screw interface that can connect to standard Edison socket bases, enabling the lighting device to be installed in multiple locations and configurations. This universal connection approach provides adaptability across different installation scenarios without increasing the complexity of individual components.
2Illumination intensity
If custom lighting solutions are designed, then lighting quality improves, but cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the lighting module from the connector module, the patent enables independent optimization of each component. The lighting module can be manufactured with high-quality LED elements and optical components to achieve superior illumination, while the connector module uses a simple, low-cost Edison screw design. This segmentation allows quality improvements in critical areas without proportionally increasing overall manufacturing cost.
Solution Approach 2:
The connector module is designed as a simple, inexpensive component with a standardized Edison screw interface that can be easily manufactured. This allows the majority of the investment to be concentrated in the replaceable lighting module, while the connector serves as a low-cost interface, effectively reducing overall manufacturing costs while maintaining lighting quality.
3Use of energy by moving object
If LED lighting is implemented, then energy efficiency improves, but initial cost is high
Solution Approach 1:
The patent separates the energy-consuming LED lighting module from the connection infrastructure. This allows the high initial cost of quality LEDs to be concentrated in a replaceable module, while the connector and housing can be manufactured at lower cost using conventional materials and processes. The modular design also enables phased implementation and replacement strategies that can manage initial investment.
Solution Approach 2:
The universal Edison screw connector interface allows the LED lighting module to replace traditional incandescent bulbs in existing fixtures, enabling energy efficiency improvements without requiring complete infrastructure replacement. This universality reduces the overall initial cost by leveraging existing installation infrastructure while implementing energy-efficient LED technology.
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 solution provides a flexible and cost-effective lighting system that can be easily installed and adjusted, offering customizable lighting options while maintaining energy efficiency and affordability.
Implementation Method 1
LED lighting, a solid-state lamp that uses light-emitting diodes as the source of light
Implementation Method 2
The light emitting diode converts electrical energy to optical energy to produce light for illumination
Data Source
AI summary
A lighting apparatus includes a light source, a bottom housing, a driver module and an Edison cap. The bottom housing has a bottom cover and lateral wall. A front side of the bottom cover and an interior surface of the lateral wall together define a container space. The light source is placed in the container space. The driver module is disposed on a back side of the bottom cover. The back side is opposite to the front side of the bottom cover. The Edison cap disposed on the back side of bottom cover. The Edison cap routes an external power to the driver module for generating a driving current to the light source.