Lighting Assembly Holder for Adjustable Light Output Angle

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing lighting assemblies lack a straightforward mechanism for adjusting the light-output angle after mounting on a light pole, which is essential for optimal road safety.

Innovation Solution

A lighting assembly with a holder that includes a cone-cylinder space to securely attach to light poles of varying diameters, featuring adjustable fixing members that allow for the adjustment of the light-output angle by relative displacement, enabling precise control of the light-output surface's angle.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the lighting assembly is fixed to the light pole with a simple structure, then the assembly is easy to install, but the light-output angle cannot be adjusted

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of installationVSAvoidadjustability of light-output angle
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The holder is designed with a adjustable mechanism that allows the lighting assembly to rotate and change its output angle dynamically. The first and second fixing members can be adjusted to different positions, enabling the light-output angle to be changed from 0 to 15 degrees while maintaining a secure connection to the light pole.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Ease of manufacture

If the holder structure is simplified for easy assembly, then the assembly process is straightforward, but the structure cannot accommodate different light pole diameters

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesimplicity of assemblyVSAvoidcompatibility with different light pole diameters
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The holder incorporates a cone-cylinder space with adjustable fixing members that can adapt to different light pole diameters. By changing the position of the first and second fixing members along the holder's length, the assembly can securely attach to light poles with varying diameters while maintaining a simple overall structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Measurement precision

If the fixing members are made adjustable for precise angle control, then the light-output angle can be precisely adjusted, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprecision of light-output angle adjustmentVSAvoidcomplexity of adjusting mechanism
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The adjusting mechanism is segmented into discrete components: a holder with a cone-cylinder space, first fixing members positioned at different locations, and second fixing members. This segmentation allows for precise angle adjustment through simple positional changes of individual components rather than requiring a complex continuous adjustment system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS9982856B2Lighting assembly
Publication Date: 2018.05.29 LITE ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LTD
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AI summary

A lighting assembly is assembled on a light pole. The lighting assembly comprises a lighting portion, an assembling portion, a first fixing member and a second fixing member. The lighting portion has a light-output surface. The assembling portion is connected to the lighting portion, and the assembling portion has a holder. The holder is configured to hold a free end of the light pole, and inner diameters of the holder gradually decrease from an outer end surface to the lighting portion, such that the free end abuts an inner wall of the holder. The first fixing member passes through a through-hole of a first side of the holder; the second fixing member passes through a through-hole of a second side of the holder, wherein the second side is opposite to the first side.