Modular LED Illumination Device with Slidably Adjustable Modules
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing LED illumination devices are inflexible, requiring complex and costly replacement or reconnection of modules to adjust luminance, color, or direction, with on-off operations being complicated and unsafe for users.
Innovation Solution
A modular LED illumination device with slidably adjustable modules and a control system using conductive electrode orbits for easy assembly, disassembly, and reconfiguration, allowing for rapid changes in luminance and color, and enabling multiple illumination solutions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If LED lamps are fixedly mounted to fixtures, then installation stability is improved, but flexibility for adjusting luminance, color, and lighting direction deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The LED illumination device is divided into multiple independent LED modules that can be separately installed, removed, and repositioned within the fixture. Each module contains its own LED illuminants and can be individually controlled, allowing flexible adjustment of luminance and color without requiring complete replacement of the lighting system.
Solution Approach 2:
The LED modules are designed with dynamic installation characteristics, allowing them to be easily inserted into and removed from sliding slots within the fixture. This dynamic design enables users to adjust the lighting configuration by moving modules to different positions, changing lighting directions, and reconfiguring the illumination pattern without complex operations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If LED illumination modules are electrically connected in groups with cycle control switches, then luminance and color adjustment capability is improved, but operational complexity and safety deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
Each LED module is equipped with a sliding contact electrode that automatically establishes electrical connection with the fixture's electrode orbit when the module is inserted into the sliding slot. This self-service design eliminates the need for manual wiring or complex switching operations, as the electrical connection is made automatically through the sliding mechanism, improving both ease of operation and safety.
3Adaptability or versatility
If LED illumination modules are re-connected by means of wire reconnection, then configuration flexibility is improved, but operational complexity and safety deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The electrical connection mechanism is replaced from a manual wire reconnection system to an automatic sliding contact system. The sliding contact electrodes make electrical contact through the mechanical sliding motion of the modules into the fixture, eliminating the need for complex wire manipulation and reducing operational complexity while maintaining configuration flexibility.
4Ease of operation
If LED modules are removably arranged in sliding slots with sliding contact electrodes, then ease of assembly and reconfiguration is improved, but electrical connection reliability during sliding movement may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The sliding contact electrode acts as an intermediary between the LED module and the fixture's power supply. This sliding contact design allows for reliable electrical connection during the sliding movement, as the contact is maintained throughout the insertion process. The electrode orbit in the fixture provides a continuous electrical path that accommodates the sliding motion while maintaining stable electrical connection.
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 convenient and efficient adjustment of luminance and color, facilitating various lighting scenarios and reducing operational complexity, making it suitable for diverse applications.
Implementation Method 1
The said LED module is arranged with M sliding contact electrodes which are electrically connected to the LED luminescent lamp body... When the LED module conducts sliding movement in the said Pth slideway, the said sliding contact electrodes also maintain electrically contacted sliding movement on the said corresponding electrode orbits configured for the Pth slideway along with the LED module
Implementation Method 2
The said LED module is arranged with at least one LED illuminant inside
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AI summary
An LED illumination device capable of disassembling, assembling and combining modules and slidably adjusting locations of modules, and corresponding control method for LED modules. The illumination device comprises a housing and LED modules. At least one slideway is arranged in the housing. The LED modules are removably arranged in any location in any slideways, the device can quickly realize multiple illumination solutions of changing luminance and illuminant colors, so that the LED illumination device can be conveniently applied to various operating environments and can be freely converted in the solutions of applying to various operating environments. Moreover, the control method for the LED modules can implement flexible and varied control on each LED module via an electrode orbit so that the LED illumination device can realize multiple preset illumination solutions, thereby achieving a landscape illumination effect.