Modular Road Lamp Base with Integrated Circuit Module
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional road lamps face challenges in cost control, transportation, mounting, and maintenance due to the integration of multiple functional components and complex cable layouts, which are exacerbated by the need for additional space to mount functional components.
Innovation Solution
An intelligent road lamp design that integrates a functional circuit module into a compact lamp base with access interfaces for electrical and signal connections, allowing for the modularization of components such as pico base stations, wireless antennas, cameras, and sensors, while using shared heat dissipation components to minimize space requirements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If functional components and control modules are integrated into a box body mounted on the lamp pole, then the road lamp can provide multiple intelligent functions (monitoring, security, positioning), but the cable layout and transportation become inconvenient, and the lamp pole structure becomes complex requiring mold reopening
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the functional circuit module (containing pico base station, wireless antenna, camera, sensor, and RF reading module) directly into the lamp base housing body, eliminating the need for a separate box body mounted on the lamp pole. This merging approach integrates multiple intelligent functions into the existing lamp structure without requiring additional mounting space or complex cable layouts, thereby maintaining adaptability while reducing structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The lamp base housing body is designed to accommodate multiple functional circuit modules simultaneously, allowing a single structure to serve multiple purposes: illumination, communication (pico base station), wireless connectivity (antenna), monitoring (camera and sensor), and RF reading. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate dedicated structures for each function.
2Adaptability or versatility
If functional components are scatteredly mounted in various parts of the lamp pole, then multiple functions can be implemented, but cable layout becomes inconvenient and cost control becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent consolidates all functional circuit modules into a single integrated unit within the lamp base housing body, rather than scattering them throughout the lamp pole. This consolidation simplifies manufacturing by maintaining a consistent structure that can be produced using existing molds, thereby enabling better cost control while still providing comprehensive functional integration.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a box body is integrated with the lamp pole at the bottom portion to house functional components, then multiple functions can be implemented, but transportation and mounting become unfavorable
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the functional circuit module housing with the lamp base housing body into a single integrated structure, eliminating the need for a separate box body that would require additional mounting operations. This approach maintains all necessary functions while simplifying transportation and mounting, as the functional components are already positioned within the lamp base structure that is naturally part of the lighting assembly.
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
This design simplifies cable layout, reduces transportation and maintenance complexities, and allows for convenient mounting by integrating functional modules within the lamp base, thereby controlling costs and enhancing operational efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
a heat dissipation component is disposed on an outer surface of each said illumination module
Implementation Method 2
a heat conductive pipe provided with fluid therethrough
Data Source
AI summary
An intelligent road lamp comprises a lamp base, which has a lamp base housing body provided with a mounting space inside, the mounting space has an open end facing downward, a plurality of access interfaces having spacing from each other is disposed in the mounting space, the access interfaces provide electrical and/or signal access; and at least one illumination module and at least one functional circuit module, disposed in the mounting space of the lamp base housing body, the illumination module and the functional circuit module perform electrical and/or signal connection through the access interfaces. A functional circuit module is used as a module in a lamp base of a modularized road lamp product, thereby skillfully integrating the functional circuit module, and resolving a problem in the prior art that a road lamp product needs an additional space to mount a functional component.