Replaceable Lampshade and End Cover Structure for Modular Lamps
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lamps lack the ability to adapt different styles of lampshades to meet evolving aesthetic demands and personalized user preferences, failing to provide customization options.
Innovation Solution
A lamp design with replaceable lampshades and end covers, featuring a snap-fit connection between the lamp body and strip, a hinge-type connection for rotation, and detachable outer end covers to facilitate easy replacement and styling changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the lamp is designed with a fixed lampshade configuration, then the manufacturing and installation process is simplified, but the adaptability to different styles and user preferences deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The lamp is divided into separable components: lamp body, lamp strip, outer end covers, and lampshade. The outer end cover is detached from the lamp strip, and the lampshade is detached from the outer end cover, allowing independent replacement of each component to achieve different styles without redesigning the entire lamp structure
Solution Approach 2:
The lamp body and lamp strip are designed as universal base structures that can accommodate multiple types of outer end covers and lampshades through standardized connection interfaces (snap-fit structures and insertion pin-slot mechanisms), enabling one lamp body to support multiple styling configurations
2Ease of operation
If the lampshade is permanently fixed to the lamp body, then the structural stability is improved, but the ease of replacement and customization deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The connection between components transitions from permanent to dynamic/conditional. The snap-fit structure allows the lamp strip to be easily inserted and removed from the lamp body, while the insertion pin-slot mechanism with elastic deformation enables the lampshade to be securely held during operation but easily released when needed, providing both stability and replaceability
Solution Approach 2:
The outer end cover serves as an intermediary component between the lamp strip and lampshade. It provides a stable mounting structure for the lampshade while maintaining detachable connections at both interfaces (screw connection to lamp strip, snap-fit to lampshade), enabling easy replacement without compromising structural integrity during use
3Ease of repair
If the lamp is designed as an integrated unit, then the manufacturing process is simplified, but the ease of repair and maintenance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The lamp is segmented into modular components (lamp body, lamp strip, outer end covers, lampshade) that can be manufactured separately and assembled through simple snap-fit and insertion mechanisms. This segmentation enables easy replacement of defective parts without discarding the entire lamp, while each individual component remains simple to manufacture
Solution Approach 2:
The design allows specific components (outer end covers, lampshade) to be easily discarded and replaced when damaged or outdated, while the main lamp body and lamp strip are recovered and retained. The standardized connection interfaces enable quick disposal of worn parts without complex disassembly procedures
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 users to transform the lamp into various styles and shapes by replacing lampshades and outer end covers, simplifying installation and disassembly, and enhancing aesthetic appeal.
Implementation Method 1
The elastic edge is capable of elastic deformation to allow motion of the second hook portion
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a lamp with a lampshade and end covers replaceable, including a lamp body and a lamp strip. Two lower end covers are symmetrically installed at both ends of the lamp body, and two upper end covers are symmetrically installed at both ends of the lamp strip. A lampshade is installed on the lamp strip. The upper end cover includes an inner end cover and an outer end cover. The inner end cover is fixed to the lamp strip, and the outer end cover is detachably connected to the lamp strip. A first insertion foot and a second insertion foot are provided beneath the inner end cover, while a first insertion pin and a second insertion pin are provided on the inner side of the lower end cover at positions corresponding to the first insertion foot and the second insertion foot.