Modular Strip Lamp Assembly with Detachable Light Bars

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional strip lamps have fixed lengths and angles, limiting their applicability and flexibility, as well as being affected by damage to individual light sources, making them inflexible for various environments and difficult to maintain.

Innovation Solution

A modular strip-type lamp assembly with detachable light bars, a connecting member, and a locking system that allows for adjustable lengths, shapes, and rotation, enabling flexible assembly and replacement of lamps with different specifications and power sources.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of repair

If a conventional integral strip lamp is used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but when any light source is damaged, the whole strip lamp is affected and maintenance is difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelamp maintenanceVSAvoidstrip lamp structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of repairVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The strip lamp is divided into multiple independent lamp modules that can be separately replaced. Each lamp unit has its own housing and light source, allowing individual replacement without affecting other lamps. This segmentation enables easy maintenance while reducing overall system complexity through modular design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Adaptability or versatility

If a conventional fixed-length strip lamp is used, then the manufacturing process is simple, but the applicability is limited due to fixed length and shape

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelamp configuration flexibilityVSAvoidlamp assembly structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The strip lamp is segmented into multiple detachable lamp modules that can be arranged in different configurations. Modules can be connected through standardized interfaces to create various lengths and shapes according to application requirements, enhancing adaptability without excessive complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The lamp system transitions from a fixed structure to a dynamic, reconfigurable assembly. Lamp modules can be detached, repositioned, and reconnected to adapt to different installation environments, providing flexibility in length and shape configuration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Adaptability or versatility

If a conventional fixed-angle strip lamp is used, then the structure is stable and simple, but the applicability is limited due to fixed installation angle

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinstallation angle adjustmentVSAvoidlamp mounting mechanism
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The lamp mounting system incorporates adjustable angle mechanisms that allow lamps to be installed at different angles. Connection components include flexible joints and adjustable mounting brackets that enable angle customization while maintaining structural stability during operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS11846397B1Strip-type lamp assembly
Publication Date: 2023.12.19 HIMA LIGHTING TECHNICAL CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure provides a strip-type lamp assembly including a plurality of light bars, a plurality of lamps detachably arranged on the plurality of light bars, and a connecting member detachably connected between every two adjacent light bars of the plurality of light bars. The present disclosure not only can flexibly disassemble and assemble the plurality of lamps, but also can assemble various light bars with different lengths and shapes.