Modular Lamp Kit With Through-Hole Base Plate
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lamp solutions are inflexible and costly due to the need for custom-made supports for specific lighting applications, requiring expert intervention and being time-consuming to reconfigure.
Innovation Solution
A modular kit comprising a base plate with through holes and adjustable support rods, allowing for easy reconfiguration of light emitting bodies to adapt to various orientations and applications, using standardized threads and O-rings for secure and versatile mounting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If custom-made supports are used for specific lighting applications, then the lighting quality and orientation precision are improved, but the manufacturing cost and time consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by creating a standardized support structure with multiple through-holes that can accommodate different light emitting bodies and orientations using the same base component. The support rod with multiple threaded holes allows a single universal support to serve multiple specific lighting applications, eliminating the need for custom-made supports for each application while maintaining orientation precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The support structure is segmented into modular components: a base plate with multiple through-holes, support rods with threaded holes at various positions, and interchangeable light emitting bodies. This segmentation allows independent selection and combination of components to achieve different orientations and applications without remaking the entire support structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If custom-made supports are manufactured for each application, then the adaptability to specific needs is improved, but the reconfiguration time and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure incorporates dynamic reconfigurability through multiple through-holes and threaded holes positioned at different locations and orientations. This allows the light emitting body to be quickly repositioned and reoriented by simply moving it from one hole to another, enabling rapid adaptation to different applications without time-consuming custom manufacturing.
Solution Approach 2:
The base plate and support rods are pre-configured with multiple through-holes and threaded holes at various positions during standard manufacturing. This preliminary arrangement of mounting points enables quick reconfiguration for different applications by simply selecting and assembling appropriate components, rather than creating custom supports for each specific need.
3Ease of operation
If standardized components are used for the lamp kit, then the ease of assembly and reconfiguration is improved, but the manufacturing precision for specific orientations may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
While the overall support structure uses standardized components for ease of assembly, the design incorporates local quality variations through precisely positioned through-holes and threaded holes at specific locations and angles. This allows standardized manufacturing of components while achieving precise orientation control at critical mounting points, combining assembly ease with orientation precision.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a kit 20 for making a reconfigurable lamp 22. The kit comprises: - a base plate 24 having prevailing extension in a plane π and comprising a plurality of through holes 26 having axis perpendicular to the plane π; - a plurality of support rods 28, each of which has: - prevailing extension along an own axis X, - at least one threaded hole 30 having axis parallel to the axis X, - at least one through hole 27 having axis perpendicular to the axis X, - at least one light emitting body 32 suitable for generating a light cone having axis L, and comprising a threaded hole 31 having axis perpendicular to axis L, - a first screw 34, suitable for crossing one of the through holes 26 of the base plate and for engaging the threaded hole 30 of a support rod 28, so as to secure said support rod 28 to the base plate 24; and - a second screw 35 suitable for crossing one of the through holes 27 of a support rod 28 and for engaging the threaded hole 31 of the light emitting body 32, so as to secure the light emitting body 32 to said support rod 28.