Modular LED Lighting with Bendable Connecting Pins
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing modular lighting systems face limitations in creating diverse three-dimensional constructions due to radial addition of light modules and complex structures, which restrict the types of constructions that can be made and complicate production.
Innovation Solution
A modular lighting system comprising LED modules with uniformly shaped sockets on both ends and connecting modules with bendable pins, allowing for flexible angular connections and simplified assembly, enabling the creation of complex three-dimensional constructions with curved surfaces and varying shapes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If radial addition of light modules is used with hinge or elastic rubber part connections, then freedom of movement is achieved, but the types of constructions that can be made are strongly limited
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting element is divided into multiple independent connection points (first connection point, second connection point, third connection point) that can connect to different light modules independently. This segmentation allows parallel placement of elongated light modules and enables construction of diverse three-dimensional structures including curved surfaces, breaking the limitation of radial addition.
2Ease of operation
If hinge or elastic rubber part is used for connection, then freedom of movement is achieved, but the structure becomes complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and eliminates the hinge and elastic rubber part from the connection structure. Instead, it uses a simplified connecting element with multiple connection points that directly connects light modules without requiring intermediate hinge or elastic components, thereby reducing structural complexity while maintaining connection functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The connecting element is designed as a universal component that can connect to multiple light modules at different positions and orientations through its multiple connection points. This multi-functional design replaces the need for specialized hinge or elastic rubber part connections, simplifying the overall structure while providing flexibility.
3Ease of operation
If socket and coupler connection with freedom of movement is used, then rotating around connection axis is achieved, but the angle of curved surface and shape of three-dimensional constructions cannot be changed
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting element provides dynamic adjustment capability through its multiple connection points that can accommodate different angles and positions. This allows the angle of curved surfaces and the shape of three-dimensional constructions to be changed by reconfiguring the connections, rather than being fixed to a single rotation axis as in traditional socket and coupler systems.
4Adaptability or versatility
If multiple differently shaped modules are used to achieve construction diversity, then the types of constructions increase, but the production becomes significantly more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The invention uses elongated light modules with a uniform cross-sectional shape that can be connected in various configurations through the multi-functional connecting element. This universal design allows the same basic module shape to create diverse constructions, eliminating the need to produce multiple differently shaped modules and significantly simplifying manufacturing while maintaining construction diversity.
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AI summary
A modular lighting system comprises a plurality of LED modules and a plurality of connecting modules intended for the creation of three-dimensional constructions. The LED modules comprise an elongated cylinder-shaped body made of translucent electrically insulating polymer material. A longitudinally upper opening and a lower opening with flat elongated cross-section shape are located one above the other. The inner surface of both openings is electrically conductive through the entire length of the openings, creating electrically interconnected upper and lower electrical sockets. The LED module is connected to a connecting module, which comprises an upper and a lower connecting element. The upper connecting element is a flat metal one-piece part. It consists of a base part and three same-size pins located around its perimeter, the sizes of which correspond to the sizes of LED module sockets. The lower and upper connecting elements are identical and can be fastened together.