Waterproof LED Tube Light with Center Channel Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lighting systems lack durability and effective waterproofing for use in diverse environments, including underwater and hazardous areas, where they often fail to provide comprehensive and reliable illumination.
Innovation Solution
A substantially waterproof LED tube light system with a housing containing a center channel that serves as a mounting surface for LEDs, provides thermal insulation, and includes stoppers and washers for enhanced sealing, allowing operation in wet and underwater conditions while offering adjustable buoyancy and rigidity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing lighting systems are used in diverse environments, then they can provide basic illumination, but they lack durability and effective waterproofing, causing them to fail in underwater and hazardous areas
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a waterproof housing with sealing mechanisms including gaskets and O-rings that create flexible yet protective barriers against water ingress. The housing design incorporates flexible sealing elements that maintain waterproof integrity while allowing for thermal expansion and contraction, enabling reliable operation in underwater and hazardous environments.
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting system utilizes composite construction combining corrosion-resistant materials such as stainless steel or aluminum alloys for the housing, paired with waterproof polymers and sealed connectors. This composite approach provides both structural durability and effective waterproofing, resolving the contradiction between basic illumination capability and reliability in harsh environments.
2Illumination intensity
If LED tube light system provides 360-degree illumination, then it offers comprehensive lighting coverage, but it requires complex housing structure with center channel and multiple mounting surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a tubular or cylindrical housing geometry that naturally provides 360-degree illumination coverage. The curved surface allows LEDs to be mounted along the entire perimeter of the tube, creating omnidirectional lighting without requiring complex internal structures. The circular cross-section optimizes light distribution in all directions while maintaining structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from traditional linear or planar LED arrangements to a three-dimensional tubular configuration. By mounting LEDs along the cylindrical surface area rather than on a flat plane, the system achieves 360-degree illumination coverage. This dimensional change from 2D to 3D mounting surface provides comprehensive lighting while the simple tubular form factor avoids structural complexity.
3Reliability
If stoppers and washers are added for enhanced sealing, then waterproofing is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple sealing functions into unified components. The housing design combines the stopper (end cap) and gasket into an integrated assembly where the gasket is embedded within or attached to the stopper structure. Similarly, washers are integrated with the mounting mechanism rather than being separate components. This merging reduces the number of discrete parts while maintaining enhanced waterproofing and sealing effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The stoppers and washers are designed as multi-functional elements that simultaneously provide mechanical support, sealing, and waterproofing. The end stoppers not only seal the tube ends but also serve as mounting points for the housing. Washers provide both structural reinforcement and sealing surfaces. This multi-functionality reduces the overall component count while achieving reliable waterproofing.
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 system provides reliable, durable, and versatile lighting with 360-degree illumination, enhanced sealing, and adjustable buoyancy, suitable for various applications including underwater and hazardous environments, with improved durability and operational life compared to alternative systems.
Implementation Method 1
a first set of light emitting diodes coupled to the channel
Implementation Method 2
The channel can be adapted to thermally insulate wiring of the tube light and the first set of light emitting diodes from heat generated via the first set of light emitting diodes
Data Source
AI summary
Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system comprising a housing having a first end and a second end, a first set of light emitting diodes, and a channel coupled to the set of light emitting diodes. The channel can comprise a surface to mount the set of light emitting diodes.