Press-Type Locking Lamp Assembly Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lamp structures with modular designs require complex screw-based assembly and disassembly, making it inefficient to replace or maintain individual components, and inconvenient to adjust brightness.
Innovation Solution
A lamp with a flexible assembly and disassembly locking structure using pogo pins and a press-type locking mechanism, allowing for quick mounting and dismounting of the lamp body from a power socket with multiple mounting slots for adjustable brightness and easy maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If modules are screwed by screws in existing lamp structure, then the connection is secure and reliable, but the assembly efficiency becomes low and disassembly is complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the traditional screw-based mechanical fastening system with a press-type locking mechanism that uses elastic deformation and friction. The press-type locking plug deforms elastically under pressing force to engage with the press-type locking socket, creating a secure connection without screws. This substitution maintains connection reliability while dramatically improving assembly and disassembly efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The press-type locking plug incorporates elastic deformation characteristics, allowing it to dynamically adapt during assembly and disassembly. When pressed, the plug deforms to engage the socket; when force is released, the elastic material returns to its original shape, creating a self-locking effect. This dynamic behavior enables secure connection during operation while allowing easy disassembly when needed.
2Ease of repair
If the whole lamp needs to be disassembled when part is damaged, then all components are accessible for maintenance, but the work required is hard and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the lamp into modular components (lamp body, power socket, mounting plug) that can be independently assembled and disassembled through the press-type locking mechanism. This segmentation allows individual components to be accessed, removed, or replaced without disassembling the entire lamp structure, significantly reducing maintenance time and effort while maintaining ease of repair.
Solution Approach 2:
The press-type locking mechanism enables the easy extraction of individual lamp bodies or power socket components from the overall assembly. By simply pressing the locking plug, the connection is released and components can be removed independently, allowing maintenance personnel to access and replace only the damaged parts rather than disassembling the entire lamp.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional screw-based modular structure is used, then the lamp can be disassembled, but the process is complicated and inconvenient for replacement and rewiring
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the complex screw-based mechanical fastening system with a simple press-type locking mechanism that uses elastic deformation and friction. This substitution maintains the modular flexibility of the lamp structure while dramatically simplifying the assembly and disassembly operations, making replacement and rewiring convenient and intuitive for users.
4Illumination intensity
If multiple lamp bodies are mounted on power socket, then the overall brightness can be adjusted, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs modular mounting slots and corresponding mounting plugs that allow multiple lamp bodies to be independently mounted on a single power socket. Each mounting position is a self-contained module with its own press-type locking mechanism, enabling flexible configuration of multiple light sources to achieve desired brightness levels while maintaining simple, repeatable structural units that do not increase overall system complexity.
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
Enables convenient and efficient assembly and disassembly of the lamp body, allowing for flexible adjustment of brightness and easy maintenance by using pogo pins for electrical connection and a press-type locking mechanism, facilitating the addition or removal of lamp bodies and improving user experience.
Implementation Method 1
the press-type locking plug and the press-type locking socket constitute a press-type locking mechanism; when the mounting plug of the lamp body is inserted into the mounting slot of the power socket, the press-type locking plug in the mounting plug is inserted into the press-type locking socket in the mounting slot to be locked
Implementation Method 2
the pogo pins in the mounting slot are in contact with the contact point of the PCB board in the mounting plug so as to supply power for the lamp body
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a lamp with easy assembly and disassembly comprising a power socket and a lamp body. The power socket comprises a housing and a power supply assembly which is provided in the housing, the power supply assembly is connected with a power supply, the housing is provided with at least one mounting slot which is provided with a press-type locking socket and PCB probes, and the PCB probes are electrically connected with the power supply assembly, a mounting plug with an accommodating groove is provided on the lamp body, a press-type locking plug and a PCB board are provided in the mounting plug; the PCB board is electrically connected to the light source of the lamp body; when the mounting plug is inserted into the mounting slot, the push-type locking plug is inserted into the push-type locking socket and is locked.