Opposite-Direction LED Connector with Push-Button Release
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing light source modules for LCD backlight units, particularly those using CCFLs, face challenges such as environmental pollution, low color reproducibility, and incompatibility with slim and compact panels, while traditional connectors for LEDs increase manufacturing costs and time due to their design requirements.
Innovation Solution
A connector design featuring first and second connection parts facing opposite directions, housed within a structure with a push button that releases connections when actuated, reducing the width and number of connectors needed, thereby minimizing manufacturing costs and time by allowing for a narrower circuit board and fewer connectors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional connectors are used for LED light source modules, then reliable electrical connections are achieved, but manufacturing costs and manufacturing time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is divided into a housing and a separate push button component. The push button can be independently actuated to release the connection, allowing for quick disassembly without affecting the overall connector structure or electrical connection reliability during normal operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The connector incorporates a dynamic release mechanism where the push button can be actuated to change the connection state from locked to released. This dynamic feature enables quick manufacturing assembly and disassembly while maintaining stable electrical connections during use.
2Reliability
If connectors with wider design are used to ensure stable connections, then connection reliability is improved, but the circuit board width and overall device size increase
Solution Approach 1:
The connector uses a vertical stacking approach where the push button is positioned above the connection points. This allows the release mechanism to operate in the vertical dimension while maintaining a compact horizontal footprint, reducing the required circuit board width.
Solution Approach 2:
The push button is positioned within the housing structure, with its actuation path nested within the existing connector geometry. The release portions are integrated into the connection parts, allowing the release mechanism to be contained within the overall connector envelope without increasing external dimensions.
Data Source
AI summary
A connector, a light source module including the connector, and a light source module array including the light source module array are provided. The connector includes a first connection part configured to connect to a first wire inserted thereto; a second connection part configured to connect to a second wire inserted thereto, the first and second connection parts being disposed to face in opposite directions; a housing covering the first and second connection parts; and a push button configured to be actuated by an external force applied thereto to release a connection of the first connection part to the first wire and a connection of the second connection part to the second wire.