Snap-Fit Lamp Holder for Easier Solar String Light Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
LED solar string lights face limitations in installation scenarios, complexity of the installation process, high costs, and insufficient cable strength, which hinder their versatility and practicality in various environments.
Innovation Solution
A lighting device comprising a lamp holder with an upper and lower housing forming an accommodating chamber, a detachable light source cover, and a snap-fit connection for the light strip, along with a waterproof design and anti-water accumulation features, allowing for easy maintenance and flexible installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional complex connection methods are used for LED solar string lights, then connection reliability is improved, but device complexity and installation cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the connection function directly into the lamp holder structure by incorporating a cable groove and pre-arranged cable routing paths. This merging of connection and support functions into a single integrated component eliminates the need for separate connection mechanisms, thereby maintaining connection reliability while reducing installation complexity and cost.
Solution Approach 2:
The lamp holder is designed with self-aligning cable routing features where the cable groove and positioning structures automatically guide and secure the cable during installation. This self-service design allows the structure to perform its own connection guidance function without requiring additional tools or complex procedures, simplifying the installation process while ensuring reliable connections.
2Strength
If additional steel wires are used to reinforce cable support, then cable strength is improved, but device complexity and installation cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the cable reinforcement function from external additives (steel wires) and integrates it directly into the lamp holder structure through the cable groove and positioning features. By building the reinforcement capability into the base structure itself, the design eliminates the need for additional steel wires while maintaining cable support strength, thereby reducing installation complexity and material costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The lamp holder employs composite structural design combining rigid housing material with integrated cable routing channels and reinforcement features. This composite approach creates an inherently strong cable support system within the housing structure itself, eliminating the need for separate steel wire reinforcement while maintaining adequate strength for outdoor conditions.
3Reliability
If LED solar string lights are designed for specific occasions only, then performance for that occasion is optimized, but adaptability to other environments decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the lamp holder with universal features including the cable groove, positioning structures, and mounting interfaces that can accommodate various cable types and routing configurations. This multi-functional design allows the same lamp holder structure to be effectively used across different installation environments and applications, enhancing adaptability while maintaining optimized performance through consistent structural principles.
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AI summary
A lighting device includes a lamp holder, a light source cover, and a light strip. The lamp holder includes an upper housing and a lower housing, where the upper housing is adapted to the lower housing, and the upper housing and the lower housing are fixed together to form an accommodating chamber. The bottom of the lower housing is provided with a through hole. The light source cover is detachably connected to the lamp holder through the through hole. One end of the light strip is connected to a circuit board, which is housed within the accommodating chamber, while the other end of the light strip extends through the through hole into the interior of the light source cover. This lighting device addresses issues related to the limited installation scenarios of solar string lights, the complexity of the installation process, high costs, and insufficient cable strength.