Integrated Basket Light Cover With Refracting Cones and Tilt Mount
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bicycle basket designs with separate reflective structures and headlights are prone to damage and require complex assembly, affecting safety and efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A lighting device with a housing, light cover, and lighting unit featuring refracting cones and a tilt fixing structure for easy assembly, combined with a basket design that includes an accommodating groove and locking units for secure installation, allowing the device to reflect and project light for enhanced safety.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate reflective structures and headlights are installed on the basket, then lighting and reflection functions are achieved, but the assembly process becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the reflective structure and headlight into a single integrated lighting device. The housing contains both the reflective structure (with reflective surface) and the headlight (with light emitting unit), eliminating the need for separate installation of multiple components on the basket.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated lighting device performs multiple functions simultaneously: the light emitting unit provides illumination for the road, while the reflective structure reflects external light sources. This multi-functional design replaces what would traditionally require separate components, simplifying the overall system.
2Illumination intensity
If the headlight is installed at the bottom of the basket, then illumination function is achieved, but the headlight is prone to collision with parking piles and damage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the installation position from the bottom of the basket (vertical dimension) to the front end of the basket (horizontal dimension). The lighting device is positioned on the front surface of the basket, oriented to illuminate the road ahead, which removes it from the collision zone with parking piles while maintaining illumination effectiveness.
3Reliability
If separate reflective structure and headlight are installed, then lighting functions are achieved, but more time is consumed in the assembling process
Solution Approach 1:
By merging the reflective structure and headlight into a single integrated device with a unified housing, the patent reduces the number of separate components that need to be assembled. The integrated design allows for pre-assembly of both functions within the housing before installation on the basket, significantly reducing total assembly time.
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 simplifies assembly, enhances safety by reflecting and projecting light, and improves riding conditions, reducing the risk of damage to the lighting components.
Implementation Method 1
Several portions of an inner surface of the light cover protrude inward to form a plurality of refracting cones. The plurality of the refracting cones are arranged side by side to form a refraction area.
Implementation Method 2
The lighting unit is fixed to a front of the tilt fixing structure, and the lighting unit is aligned with the flat light area. An inclination angle is formed between a front surface of the tilt fixing structure and the base wall of the housing. After the lighting unit is fixed to the front of the tilt fixing structure, the lighting unit projects light beams obliquely downward.
Implementation Method 3
The reflective structure is used to reflect an external light which is an oncoming vehicle light, or a street light etc.
Data Source
AI summary
A lighting device includes a housing, a light cover and a lighting unit. The housing has a base wall, a side wall extended frontward from a periphery of the base wall, and a mounting port formed at a front end of the side wall. The housing has a tilt fixing structure extended from a front surface of the base wall. The light cover seals up the mounting port. Several portions of an inner surface of the light cover protrude inward to form a plurality of refracting cones. The plurality of the refracting cones are arranged side by side to form a refraction area. A flat light area is formed at a center of the light cover. The lighting unit is fixed to a front of the tilt fixing structure, and the lighting unit is aligned with the flat light area.