Recessed Track Adapter Structure for Stable Power and Lamp Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing track lamps are prone to safety hazards due to unstable magnetic connections, which can cause the lamp body to fall off or result in poor power contact, especially when rotating or swinging, and occupy excessive space with a thick profile to accommodate multiple guide grooves for power and control wires.
Innovation Solution
A track system with recessed guide grooves on the sides for mechanical and electrical connections, allowing for a thinner profile and improved stability, featuring exposed power supply conductive pieces and signal conductive pieces for secure and efficient power and control transmission, along with integrated lighting assemblies for enhanced functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If magnetic connection is used for track lamps, then installation is simplified, but connection stability deteriorates causing lamp body to fall off or poor power contact
Solution Approach 1:
The track structure is segmented into distinct functional zones: guide grooves for mechanical positioning, exposed conductive pieces for electrical contact, and recessed areas for wire routing. This segmentation allows each component to perform its function optimally without interfering with others, resolving the contradiction between simple installation and stable connection.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanical connection system through guide grooves that work in conjunction with the magnetic connection. The guide grooves provide physical guidance and positioning, acting as an intermediary that enhances the reliability of the magnetic attachment while maintaining installation simplicity.
2Ease of operation
If multiple guide grooves are added for power and control wires, then wire routing is improved, but track thickness increases occupying excessive space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple wire routing functions into a single integrated recessed structure. Instead of adding separate guide grooves for power and control wires which would increase thickness, the design combines wire routing capabilities within the existing track profile, maintaining thin dimensions while enabling proper wire management.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes the depth dimension (recessed structures) rather than increasing the width or thickness dimensions. By routing wires through recessed areas that go inward from the track surface, the design accommodates multiple wire paths without increasing the overall track profile thickness.
3Reliability
If power supply conductive pieces are exposed in guide grooves, then electrical connection is improved, but safety hazards increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by exposing conductive pieces only in specific localized areas where electrical connection is required (within the guide grooves), while other areas maintain protective coverage. This localized exposure ensures reliable electrical contact at connection points while minimizing safety hazards in other regions.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide grooves serve as an intermediary structure that controls and contains the exposed conductive pieces. The grooves provide a defined pathway that limits exposure to necessary areas only, acting as a protective intermediary that enables electrical connection while reducing overall safety risks.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a track, a track adapter, and an electric system, the track is used for coupling an electrical device and includes a main body and a power supply conductive piece arranged in the main body, the main body includes a top wall for assembling with an installation foundation and a bottom wall arranged opposite to the top wall, and a left sidewall and a right sidewall which are arranged between the top wall and the bottom wall, the left sidewall and the right sidewall are recessed in a direction of approaching each other to form a first guide groove and a second guide groove which are suitable for mechanical connection, and the power supply conductive piece is at least partially exposed in the first guide groove and/or the second guide groove.