Modular Light Rod Assembly for Umbrella Maintenance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solar light umbrellas have integrated light strips and rods, making them difficult to maintain and increasing transportation costs due to bulky packaging.
Innovation Solution
A modular light mechanism for umbrellas featuring detachable light rod assemblies with a hollow light rod and electrically connected light strip, allowing for easy assembly, disassembly, and maintenance through a rod connector system with elastic cylinder and electrical connectors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If light strips are integrated with rods in solar light umbrellas, then the structure is compact and complete, but maintenance becomes difficult and transportation cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The light rod assembly is divided into separable components: the rod connector, hollow light rod, and light strip are designed as detachable parts. The rod connector features a flange that resists against the end of the long rod, and an elastic cylinder for secure connection. This segmentation allows the light strip to be independently replaced without damaging the rod structure, directly resolving the maintenance difficulty caused by integrated designs.
2Reliability
If light strips are integrated with rods, then the umbrella structure is complete, but packaging size increases leading to higher transportation cost
Solution Approach 1:
The light rod assembly components (rod connector, hollow light rod, light strip) are designed as separate modular parts that can be packaged independently. This segmentation reduces the overall packaging volume compared to integrated designs, as smaller components can be compacted and arranged more efficiently in packaging space, thereby reducing transportation cost while maintaining structural completeness through proper assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The rod connector is designed with a flange that resists against the end of the long rod, and the elastic cylinder nests within the connector structure. The light strip is arranged inside the hollow light rod. This nesting arrangement allows compact packaging of multiple components within each other, reducing overall packaging volume while ensuring structural completeness when assembled.
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AI summary
A light mechanism for an umbrella, the umbrella comprises a column, a plurality of long rods, a plurality of short rods, a nest and a battery module, the light mechanism comprises at least one light rod assembly. Each long rod has an end, the light rod assembly is detachably connected to the end of the long rod through a rod connector; the light rod assembly comprises a hollow light rod and a light strip arranged inside the light rod, the light strip is electrically connected to a power-supply end of the long rod. The light rod assembly is connected to the long rod by insertion, the female electrical connector is positioned inside the light rod, and the male electrical connector is positioned inside the long rod. The present invention is simple and rational in structure design, convenient and quick to assemble or disassemble. Since the light rod is convenient to disassemble, it is greatly convenient for daily maintenance.