Lighting Device Socket Connector Positioning Light Source
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lighting devices lack ease of replacement and assembly, high manufacturing costs, and excessive weight, while also failing to provide both direct and indirect light efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A lighting device design featuring a housing with a light source body and a socket system that includes a connector for easy attachment and detachment, a heat radiation structure, and a reflector for improved light efficiency, allowing for both direct and indirect light emission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the light source is integrated directly into the housing, then the manufacturing cost and weight are reduced, but the ease of replacement and assembly deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting device is divided into separate modules: a housing, a light source body containing the LED, and a socket connector. This segmentation allows the light source body to be easily replaced by disconnecting the socket connector, while each individual component can be manufactured cost-effectively. The socket connector serves as an interface that enables modular assembly and disassembly without requiring complex integration processes.
2Ease of manufacture
If the light source is integrated directly into the housing, then the manufacturing cost and weight are reduced, but the ease of assembly deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting device is divided into separate modules: a housing, a light source body containing the LED, and a socket connector. This segmentation allows the light source body to be easily replaced by disconnecting the socket connector, while each individual component can be manufactured cost-effectively. The socket connector serves as an interface that enables modular assembly and disassembly without requiring complex integration processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The socket connector acts as an intermediary component between the housing and the light source body. It provides a standardized interface that simplifies assembly operations, allowing the light source body to be quickly connected and disconnected from the housing without requiring complex fastening or integration procedures. This intermediary element enables easy assembly and disassembly while maintaining structural integrity.
3Weight of stationary object
If the light source is positioned close to the housing, then the device weight is reduced, but the ability to provide indirect light deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The light source body is positioned in a dimensionally separated configuration from the housing through the socket connector interface. This spatial arrangement creates distinct optical zones: one for direct light emission from the LED and another for indirect light reflection from the housing interior surfaces. The dimensional separation allows light to interact with the housing structure, generating indirect illumination without requiring additional weight or complex optical systems.
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 enables easy replacement and assembly, reduces manufacturing costs and weight, and enhances light efficiency by providing both direct and indirect lighting.
Implementation Method 1
A light emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor element for converting electric energy into light
Implementation Method 2
a heat radiation structure
Implementation Method 3
a reflector for improved light efficiency
Data Source
AI summary
A lighting device includes a housing; a socket with a first portion coupled to an inner surface of the housing and a second portion extending from the first portion and including a connector; a light source body having a light emitting module with a terminal received by and in electrical communication with the connector; and a reflector facing the light source body, the light source body supported by the socket at a position apart from the housing.