Optical Waveguide Placement Tool for Lamp Bodies
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for producing lamp bodies using optical waveguides are not economically viable for mass production, particularly in creating complex, three-dimensional light sculptures with efficient and reliable placement of optical waveguides in reception grooves.
Innovation Solution
A tool and method that utilize a tool head with an optical waveguide exit opening and a provision device to tension and guide optical waveguides into reception grooves, employing a positioning element to align and place the waveguides in a predetermined setting, allowing for reliable and independent alignment of the waveguides relative to the grooves, enabling the creation of complex light sculptures with a single carrying structure geometry.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If optical waveguides are manually placed in reception grooves to form complex three-dimensional light sculptures, then placement precision and alignment can be achieved, but production efficiency is low and labor costs are high
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses vision sensors to automatically detect the positions of reception grooves and optical waveguides, and the controller automatically calculates and executes placement actions, enabling the system to serve itself without manual intervention while maintaining high precision
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical placement with an automated system combining vision sensors, controllers, and robotic positioning mechanisms to achieve both high precision and high efficiency in placing optical waveguides into reception grooves
2Productivity
If automated placement systems are introduced to increase production efficiency, then productivity improves, but system complexity and initial costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The vision sensor system serves multiple functions: detecting reception groove positions, locating optical waveguides, and providing feedback for alignment, allowing a single system to handle multiple tasks without requiring separate complex subsystems
Solution Approach 2:
The controller acts as an intermediary that processes image data from the vision sensor, calculates optimal placement positions, and generates control signals for the positioning mechanism, simplifying the overall system architecture by centralizing intelligence
3Stability of the object's composition
If tensioning devices are used to maintain optical waveguide tension during guiding, then waveguide alignment stability improves, but the force required to draw off the waveguide increases
Solution Approach 1:
The positioning element is designed to be displaceable along the optical axis, allowing dynamic adjustment of the tensioning force applied to the optical waveguide, enabling the system to adapt to different waveguide properties and placement requirements while maintaining stability
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
Enables efficient, reliable, and cost-effective production of complex lamp bodies with automated processes, allowing for mass production of different light sculptures using a single carrying structure geometry, ensuring precise alignment and tensioning of optical waveguides for consistent lighting effects.
Implementation Method 1
which guides light coupled in by a light source along its lengthwise extent. This may, in particular, be achieved by light coupled in being reflected at the interface of the optical waveguide with the surrounding medium
Implementation Method 2
The positioning element can be displaced along an axis, which extends at a distance from the optical waveguide exit opening... By further displacement of the positioning element, the angle at which the optical waveguide extends may be varied
Implementation Method 3
the optical waveguide provision device being configured to keep the optical waveguide under a pretension so that a minimal force is needed for drawing off the optical waveguide
Data Source
AI summary
A tool for producing a lamp body includes a tool head having an optical waveguide exit opening, an optical waveguide provision device for providing an optical waveguide at the optical waveguide exit opening, and a positioning element which has an optical waveguide guide surface and is displaceable along an axis that extends at a distance from the optical waveguide exit opening.