UV LED Docking Port With Guide Rails for Fast Replacement
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Solution Overview
Problem
High intensity LED devices used in curing systems require frequent maintenance and replacement, which is time-consuming and leads to increased downtime and production costs due to difficulties in quick installation and removal.
Innovation Solution
A docking port system with electrical and fluid fittings, guide rails, and a release lever that securely engages and disengages the LED device, allowing for easy and efficient replacement by aligning guide rails with channels on the LED device and using a latch arm to lock and unlock the connections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If LED devices are securely connected to electrical power supplies and coolant supplies, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases making installation and removal difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The connection system is divided into separate modular components: electrical fittings, coolant fittings, and guide rails are distinct separable elements that can be independently engaged and disengaged, allowing complex connections to be made in structured segments rather than as a single complex operation
Solution Approach 2:
Guide rails act as intermediary components that facilitate the alignment and engagement between the LED device and docking port. The guide rails with corresponding channels provide a mechanical intermediary structure that guides the connection process, making the complex multi-fitting connection simpler to execute
2Reliability
If LED devices are designed with multiple fittings for electrical and coolant connections, then connection reliability is improved, but installation and removal time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The guide rails are pre-positioned on the docking port, and the channels are pre-formed on the LED device. This preliminary arrangement of alignment features enables quick visual and physical alignment during replacement, reducing the time required to install new LED devices while maintaining reliable multi-fitting connections
3Reliability
If LED devices require regular cleaning and maintenance, then operational reliability is maintained, but production downtime increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connection system incorporates a release lever that enables dynamic, quick-change functionality. The LED devices can be rapidly disengaged from the docking port for maintenance and cleaning operations, and quickly reinstalled, minimizing production downtime while ensuring operational reliability is maintained through regular maintenance cycles
Data Source
AI summary
An LED light device can be securely engaged on one of its ends with a docking port that includes electrical and coolant fluid fittings for the LED light device. The docking port can include a connection body, a plurality of fittings disposed on a common side of the connection body, a release lever and a guide rail. The plurality of fittings can include a first fitting configured to mate with the electrical fitting of the LED light device and a second fitting configured to mate with the first coolant fitting of the LED light device. The guide rail can extend forwardly from the connection body away from the common side of the connection body. The guide rail can slide in a channel defined in a sidewall of the LED light device. The release lever can be moved between a locked position and an unlocked position.