Rotating Ring LED Bulb Control for Adjustable Color and Intensity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional LED lighting solutions lack flexibility and ease of adjustment for color temperature and intensity, limiting their adaptability to diverse environments and user preferences.
Innovation Solution
A lighting apparatus with a bulb shell, light source, driver, Edison cap, and rotating ring that allows for precise control of light settings through a setting switch and rotating ring mechanism, enabling adjustable color temperature and intensity via a driver circuit and wireless signal override.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If conventional LED lighting solutions are used, then energy efficiency and durability are improved, but flexibility and ease of adjustment for color temperature and intensity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a rotary ring mechanism with multiple positions that allows dynamic adjustment of lighting parameters. The ring can be rotated to different angular positions (0°, 45°, 90°, 135°, etc.) to change color temperature and intensity settings, transforming a static LED fixture into a dynamically adjustable lighting system that maintains energy efficiency while gaining flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes physical parameters of the lighting system by using the rotary ring to select different operational modes. Each position of the ring corresponds to specific combinations of color temperature (e.g., warm white, cool white) and intensity levels, allowing users to adjust lighting parameters without replacing the LED components themselves.
2Device complexity
If fixed LED fixtures are used, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability to diverse environments and user preferences deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting control function is segmented into discrete positions on the rotary ring, with each position representing a specific lighting scenario (e.g., reading mode, ambient mode, energy-saving mode). This segmentation allows the fixture to offer multiple adapted states while maintaining a simple overall structure, as users only need to rotate the ring to select pre-configured settings rather than managing complex controls.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotary ring mechanism serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as a mechanical switch, a user interface, and a position indicator. By integrating these functions into a single component, the patent achieves adaptability to diverse environments without proportionally increasing device complexity, as the same mechanism handles multiple control tasks.
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
Provides versatile and adaptable lighting solutions that can be tailored to specific preferences or environmental needs, enhancing user experience with intuitive control over color temperature, intensity, and lighting effects.
Implementation Method 1
The driver converts an external power to a driving current to the light source
Implementation Method 2
a light source, a driver, an Edison cap and a rotating ring. The driver converts an external power to a driving current to the light source
Data Source
AI summary
A lighting apparatus includes a bulb shell, a light source, a driver, an Edison cap and a rotating ring. The driver converts an external power to a driving current to the light source. The driver has a setting switch. A movement of the setting switch triggers a driver circuit of the driver to configure a corresponding light setting of the light source. The Edison cap has a top edge coupled to the bulb shell. The Edison cap routes the external power source to the driver. The rotating ring is attached to a bottom side of the Edison cap. The rotating ring has a connector coupled to the setting switch to enable the movement to set the corresponding light setting.


