Easy-Install Lighting Device with Clamped Glue-Groove Lamp Heads
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing LED plant lights face challenges in providing flexible installation, ensuring waterproof performance, and maintaining reliable sealing in environments where they frequently come into contact with water, particularly in greenhouse settings, while also addressing uneven light exposure for indoor plants.
Innovation Solution
The lighting device incorporates a light-emitting module with rubber lamp heads featuring internal glue grooves for sealing and external clamping, allowing for easy installation and disassembly via hanging rings, and enables serial connection through wire clamps and plugs for multiple devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the lighting device uses traditional installation methods, then the installation structure is simple, but the installation flexibility and ease of disassembly are poor
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting device is divided into modular components: lamp heads, light-emitting modules, and lamp head clamps that can be independently assembled and disassembled. The lamp head clamp serves as a separate fastening component that can be attached and removed easily, enabling flexible installation without permanent fixation.
Solution Approach 2:
The lamp head clamp provides a dynamic installation solution that allows the lighting device to be easily installed and disassembled. The clamp structure enables reversible attachment, transforming the installation from a static permanent state to a dynamic adjustable state, improving operational flexibility.
2Reliability
If the lamp head uses basic sealing structure, then the manufacturing process is simple, but the waterproof performance is insufficient for greenhouse environments
Solution Approach 1:
The lamp head includes pre-formed glue grooves that are prepared in advance during manufacturing. These grooves are designed to receive sealing material, ensuring that the waterproofing action is performed preliminarily through the groove structure itself, which guides and enhances the sealing process without adding complex assembly steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The sealing system combines multiple materials and methods: glue applied in the glue grooves, plus the lamp head clamp structure, creating a composite sealing solution that leverages the adhesive properties of glue and the mechanical protection of the clamp to achieve reliable waterproof performance.
3Reliability
If the lamp head uses rigid sealing material, then the sealing strength is high, but the resistance to environmental impacts and aging is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The lamp head material is changed from rigid to rubber, which has different physical parameters including elasticity and flexibility. This parameter change allows the sealing structure to adapt to environmental variations and aging effects, maintaining sealing reliability over time while resisting degradation from environmental exposure.
Solution Approach 2:
The rubber lamp head structure provides inherent cushioning and flexibility that protects the sealing system from environmental impacts before damage can occur. The elastic material absorbs shocks and accommodates dimensional changes due to temperature or humidity variations, preventing sealing failure in advance.
4Ease of operation
If the lighting device lacks modular connection features, then the device structure is simple, but the ease of serial connection for multiple devices is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The lamp head clamp serves multiple functions: it provides mechanical fastening of the light-emitting module to the lamp head, and simultaneously incorporates hanging rings that enable serial connection of multiple lighting devices. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate connection mechanisms, maintaining structural simplicity while enabling easy daisy-chaining of multiple units.
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AI summary
A lighting device with easy installation functionality includes a light-emitting module, two lamp heads, and two lamp head clamps. The light-emitting module has a driver disposed therein. Each lamp head has a connection hole on one side thereof for connecting to one end of the light-emitting module. Each lamp head has a chamber disposed therein and communicating with the connection hole, and the inner wall of each lamp head is provided with a plurality of glue grooves. The two lamp head clamps are sleeved on the lamp heads respectively. The glue is applied inside the lamp heads to achieve sealing, and the glue grooves inside the lamp heads ensure waterproofing and safety reliability. Additionally, the lamp head clamps press tightly on the exterior of the lamp heads so as to effectively prevent sealing failure due to external environmental impacts.