Sliding Bracket Fastening for Lamp Body Position Adjustment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing fastening structures for lamp bodies and brackets are inefficient due to fixed coupling positions and limited adjustability, requiring significant on-site work and rework for position and direction changes, and are not cost-effective or easy to handle.

Innovation Solution

A fastening structure featuring a slide groove in the lamp body with a rotatable, lockable slide block and tightening bolt, allowing easy adjustment of coupling position and direction with a single bolt, ensuring quick and efficient installation and compact design.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If a fixed coupling structure is used for the bracket and lamp body, then the manufacturing precision is improved, but the adaptability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecoupling position precisionVSAvoidposition adjustment capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The bracket is designed with a sliding mechanism that allows it to move along a guide rail on the lamp body, transforming a fixed coupling structure into a dynamic adjustable one. The bracket can be positioned at different locations along the rail and locked in place, providing both adjustability and positioning precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The coupling structure is divided into separate components: a guide rail fixed on the lamp body, a sliding block on the bracket that moves along the rail, and a locking mechanism. This segmentation allows independent optimization of each component for both precision and adaptability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Adaptability or versatility

If a sliding mechanism with multiple adjustment directions is provided, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinstallation direction flexibilityVSAvoidbracket structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The bracket is designed as a universal mounting structure that can accommodate different installation directions and positions through a single integrated design. The guide rail and sliding block mechanism provides both linear positioning and rotational capability, eliminating the need for multiple specialized components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

Multiple adjustment functions (linear positioning along the rail, rotational adjustment, and locking) are merged into a single bracket assembly with integrated components, rather than using separate mechanisms for each function. This reduces overall system complexity while maintaining versatility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Adaptability or versatility

If a complex coupling structure is made on site, then the adaptability is improved, but the productivity deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveon-site customization capabilityVSAvoidinstallation speed
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The bracket is pre-manufactured with an integrated sliding block and locking mechanism, and the lamp body has a pre-installed guide rail. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for complex on-site coupling structure fabrication, allowing workers to simply slide and lock the bracket into position during installation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP3835652B1Fastening structure of lamp body and bracket
Publication Date: 2022.09.14 BROWN & WATSON INT LTD
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AI summary

A fastening structure of a lamp body (10) and a bracket comprising: a slide groove (15) provided in a longitudinal direction of a lamp body (10); a slide block (21) inserted into the slide groove (15) and slidely movable; a body (23) having a close contact part (231) surrounding an outer wall of the slide groove (15); and a tightening bolt (25) to tighten the slide block (21) and the body (23) so that the slide block (21) and the body (23) presses an inner wall and the outer wall of the slide groove (25) and are fixed thereto.