Rotatable Arm Apparatus for LED Light Bar Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The manual installation of LED light bars on light guide plates is inefficient and lacks accuracy, leading to low-quality products due to the limitations of manual operation.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus featuring a platform with a rotatable arm and driving device that automatically positions and fixes the LED light bar on a component, eliminating the need for manual alignment and ensuring consistent installation precision.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual installation of LED light bar is used, then device complexity is low, but installation efficiency and accuracy are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The installation apparatus is divided into distinct functional modules: a rotatable arm for positioning, a locating member for alignment, and a driving device for automation. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently while maintaining overall system manageability.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotatable arm serves as an intermediary mechanism between the fixed platform and the LED light bar, enabling precise positioning and alignment. The locating member acts as another intermediary that ensures accurate placement before final assembly.
2Manufacturing precision
If manual alignment and installation is used, then device complexity is low, but installation accuracy is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The locating member is designed to perform preliminary alignment and positioning of the LED light bar on the rotatable arm before the final assembly step. This preliminary action ensures that the LED light bar is correctly positioned, and when the rotatable arm rotates to the horizontal position, the LED light bar automatically aligns with the installing groove or adheres to the light guide plate surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical alignment operations with an automated rotatable arm mechanism driven by a driving device. This substitution eliminates human error in alignment while maintaining relatively simple mechanical structure.
3Reliability
If automated installation apparatus is used, then installation accuracy is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable arm serves multiple functions: it acts as a positioning mechanism, an alignment tool, and a transport device for the LED light bar. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate specialized components, thereby limiting the increase in overall device complexity while maintaining high installation quality consistency.
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AI summary
An apparatus for installing LED light bar is provided. The apparatus includes a platform at which a component with a LED light bar to be installed is placed; a rotatable arm and a first driving device disposed on a side of the platform. The rotatable arm is provided with a locating member, and one end of the arm is fixed relative to the platform; the first driving device drives the arm to rotate about the fixed end from a first position to a second position. When the arm is located at the first position, the LED light bar to be installed may be placed at the arm, and the locating member may fix the LED light bar on a predetermined position of the arm; when the arm rotates to the second position, the LED light bar adheres to the surface of the component for installing the LED light bar thereon.