Strip Light Fixture With Convex Lens Array

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing LED lamps with point light sources suffer from glare, reflection glare, and uneven illumination due to poor light distribution, leading to a messy and dim line light source effect, which increases production costs and energy attenuation.

Innovation Solution

A strip light fixture with a lamp holder, circuit board, point light sources, and a strip-shaped convex lens array that converts point light sources into sub-point light sources, enhancing light distribution and uniformity by using a combination of focusing and diffusing lenses to create a coherent line light source.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If a diffusion lamp cover is added to replace point light source with line light source, then glare and reflection glare are reduced, but the linear light source imaging becomes messy and fuzzy with poor light distribution

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveglare and reflection glareVSAvoidline light source imaging quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The diffusion lamp cover is segmented into multiple diffusion units arranged along the length direction, with each unit corresponding to a point light source. This segmentation allows precise control of light distribution for each segment, transforming the messy fuzzy line light source into a clear defined linear light source while maintaining glare reduction benefits.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

A lens array is introduced as an intermediary component between the point light sources and the diffusion lamp cover. The lens array focuses and directs the light from point light sources onto specific regions of the diffusion cover, enabling precise control over light distribution and eliminating the messy imaging problem while maintaining glare reduction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Manufacturing precision

If more LED lamps are used to achieve line source effect, then line light source imaging is improved, but production cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveline light source imaging qualityVSAvoidproduction cost
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple point light sources are merged with a single lens array and diffusion lamp cover assembly to create a unified line light source. This combining approach allows the system to function as a single integrated unit rather than requiring separate LED lamps for each position, thereby improving line light source imaging quality while reducing production costs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The lens array serves multiple functions simultaneously: it focuses light from multiple point light sources, directs light onto the diffusion cover, and creates the linear light source pattern. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for additional separate components, reducing production costs while achieving high-quality line light source imaging.

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

3Device complexity

If point light sources are used directly for illumination, then structure is simple, but light distribution is poor with high energy attenuation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructure simplicityVSAvoidenergy attenuation
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

A lens array is introduced as an intermediary component that captures light from point light sources and redirects it to achieve better light distribution. The lens array acts as a mediator that transforms the poor light distribution of direct point light sources into an improved distribution pattern, reducing energy attenuation while adding minimal structural complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The optical parameters of the system are changed by introducing the lens array, which modifies light direction, concentration, and distribution characteristics. This parameter change enables the system to achieve better light distribution and reduce energy attenuation while maintaining relative structural simplicity through the use of a compact lens array design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

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

The solution improves light uniformity and reduces energy attenuation, achieving a more effective and compact line light source with enhanced illumination, eliminating the need for additional components and reducing production costs.

Implementation Method 1

strip-shaped convex lens array... for converting each point light source into a plurality of consecutive sub point light sources

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectRefraction: Refraction

Implementation Method 2

lens... for adjusting light distribution of the point light source

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectFocusing: Focusing

Data Source

PatentEP3726125B1Strip light fixture
Publication Date: 2023.01.04 SELF ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

The invention discloses a strip light fixture, comprising lamp holder; circuit board, disposed on the lamp holder; a plurality of point light sources, disposed on the light source mounting surface of the circuit board along the length direction of the strip light fixture; lens, disposed on the lamp holder in a light-emitting direction of the point light source for adjusting light distribution of the point light source on a plane perpendicular to a length direction of the strip light fixture; strip-shaped convex lens array, disposed on an light emitting surface or an light incident surface of the lens and arranged along the length direction of the strip light fixture for converting each point light source into a plurality of consecutive sub point light sources, and the sub point light source converted by the adjacent point light source is docked or coincident. The invention adopts a strip-shaped convex lens array for diffusing light from a point light source only in the length direction of the lamp to form a line light source, so that the illumination surface uniformity in the longitudinal direction of the strip light fixture is improved.