Magnetic Track Light Adapter With Anti-Detachment Fasteners
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing track light systems face a safety hazard due to the potential detachment of the adapter from the track, especially when the magnetic attraction is lost or the weight of the light-emitting module is heavy, leading to the risk of the track light falling off.
Innovation Solution
The system incorporates a track with a first magnetic attraction piece and an adapter with a second magnetic attraction piece and extendable/retractable fasteners, allowing for magnetic connection and mechanical support, ensuring the adapter remains secured to the track even if magnetic attraction is lost, thereby preventing the track light from falling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If magnetic connection is used to attach adapter to track, then installation ease is improved, but connection reliability deteriorates when magnetic attraction is lost or weight is heavy
Solution Approach 1:
The connection system is divided into two independent segments: a magnetic connection component for easy attachment and a mechanical fastener component for secure locking. The fastener is segmented into movable (extended) and fixed (retracted) states, allowing it to switch between facilitating installation and ensuring reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The fastener is designed as a dynamic component that can transition between extended and retracted states. In the extended state, it engages with the track to provide mechanical support; in the retracted state, it allows easy installation and removal. This dynamic behavior resolves the contradiction between ease of installation and connection reliability.
2Reliability
If mechanical fasteners are added to ensure secure attachment, then connection reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic connection component and mechanical fastener are merged into a single integrated adapter structure. The fastener is positioned within the adapter housing and works in conjunction with the magnetic component, creating a unified system that provides both easy installation and secure reliability without requiring separate complex mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The fastener is designed to be self-actuating through a simple triggering mechanism. When the adapter is installed on the track, the fastener automatically engages with the track's fastener holder, providing mechanical support without requiring additional complex locking mechanisms or manual intervention.
3Reliability
If fasteners are kept extended for support, then connection reliability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to difficult installation and removal
Solution Approach 1:
The fastener is designed as a dynamic component that can transition between extended and retracted states. In the extended state, it engages with the track to provide mechanical support; in the retracted state, it allows easy installation and removal. This dynamic behavior resolves the contradiction between ease of installation and connection reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The fastener is preliminarily positioned in a retracted state before installation, allowing the adapter to be easily attached to the track. Once installed, the fastener automatically transitions to the extended state to engage with the track's fastener holder, providing mechanical support without hindering the initial installation process.
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
This solution facilitates easy installation and sliding of the track light while ensuring its secure attachment to the track, preventing detachment and ensuring safety by providing auxiliary support through the fasteners, even when magnetic attraction is absent or the weight is significant.
Implementation Method 1
the track is provided with a first magnetic attraction piece, the first magnetic attraction piece is used for magnetically connecting with the adapter, the adapter is provided with a second magnetic attraction piece, the second magnetic attraction piece is used for magnetically connecting with the first magnetic attraction piece
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure discloses a track, an adapter, and a track light, in a height direction, a side of the track is provided with an installation portion, and another side of the track is provided with a frame, the frame encloses to form an accommodating space with an opening direction that is away from the installation portion, the installation portion is used to connect with an installation foundation, the accommodating space is used for accommodating an adapter, and the track is provided with a first magnetic attraction piece, the first magnetic attraction piece is used for magnetically connecting with the adapter, and the track is provided with a fastener holder, the track light includes the adapter, adapted to the track.