Spring-Loaded Lamp Connector for Single-Person Tube Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Elongated lamp tubes require two persons for mounting, necessitate special tools, and are demanding on positional accuracy, limiting independent installation and increasing labor costs.
Innovation Solution
A quick installation connector with a housing, mounting bracket, fixed components, and springs allowing translational movement between rest, alignment, and assembly positions, facilitating tool-free mounting and shock absorption, with adaptable design and improved positional accuracy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If common mounting members are used, then mounting can be performed, but special tools are required and positional accuracy requirements are high
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket is designed to be self-operating through spring force. The spring automatically pushes the mounting bracket against the fixed screw, enabling the system to perform its own mounting operation without requiring external tools or operators at both ends of the lamp tube.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting bracket transitions from a static component to a dynamic one through the spring mechanism. The spring enables the mounting bracket to move dynamically, adjusting its position automatically to engage with the fixed screw, thereby eliminating the need for special tools and high positional accuracy.
2Productivity
If two persons are used for mounting, then elongated lamp tubes can be mounted, but labor cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The quick installation connector performs the mounting operation independently through its spring mechanism. The spring automatically propels the mounting bracket to engage with the fixed screw, allowing a single person to complete the installation without needing another person to hold or operate the other end of the lamp tube.
3Reliability
If rigid contact is used between mounting bracket and fixed component, then mounting is secure, but shock absorption is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The spring is pre-installed between the mounting bracket and the fixed component, creating a cushioning mechanism before any shock or impact occurs. When external forces or vibrations are applied to the lamp assembly, the spring compresses or extends to absorb these shocks, protecting the rigid fixed screw and mounting structure from damage while maintaining secure mounting.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables single-person installation of elongated lamp tubes with reduced tool dependency and enhanced shock absorption, while minimizing positional accuracy requirements.
Implementation Method 1
the use of a spring provides a soft contact between the mounting bracket and the fixed component, thereby better achieving shock absorption
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a lamp assembly and an installation connector that includes a housing having an interior space and a through hole, a mounting bracket that includes a plate-like component, a part of the plate-like component extending into the interior space through the through hole, and the other part of the plate-like component being located outside the housing, a fixed component fixed in the interior space, and a spring, a first end of the spring being fixed to the fixed component, a second end of the spring being fixed on the part, and an extension and compression direction of the spring being parallel to the plate-like component, the plate-like component having a through channel penetrating it in a direction perpendicular thereto, and the mounting bracket performing translational movement between a rest position, an alignment position and an assembly position through the through hole along the extension and compression direction.