Battery-Integrated Keyboard Illuminator with Retractable Module
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional keyboard illuminating devices for portable computers either occupy additional space when carried or obstruct the user's view and cause light reflection on the screen, and they often require frequent assembly and disassembly.
Innovation Solution
A keyboard illuminating device integrated with a battery module that includes a housing for the illuminating module, allowing it to hide within the battery module for space-saving and easy packing, and can protrude for use, with a detachable design for independent operation, using a programmable controller for light control and a low placement to avoid light reflection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If the illuminating module is disposed outside the battery module, then the keyboard can be illuminated effectively, but the portable computer occupies additional space and is harder to pack away
Solution Approach 1:
The illuminating module is nested within the battery module housing, allowing it to be stored inside the battery module when not in use. This nesting arrangement eliminates additional external space requirements while maintaining the ability to deploy the illuminating module for keyboard illumination when needed.
2Illumination intensity
If the illuminating module is disposed at a high position, then the keyboard can be illuminated, but it obstructs the user's view and causes light reflection on the screen
Solution Approach 1:
The illuminating module is positioned at a specific low location within the battery module housing that directs light downward onto the keyboard. This localized positioning ensures effective keyboard illumination while avoiding the screen area and user's line of sight, thereby eliminating light reflection and view obstruction problems.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the illuminating module is fixed to the portable computer, then the illumination function is integrated, but it requires frequent assembly and disassembly
Solution Approach 1:
The illuminating module is designed with movable and detachable connections to the battery module housing, allowing it to be easily deployed and retracted. This dynamic design enables the illuminating module to be quickly accessed for illumination functions and easily stored when not needed, eliminating the time-consuming assembly and disassembly of fixed structures.
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 provides effective keyboard illumination in low-light conditions without occupying additional space, avoiding light reflection and allowing for easy use and long-lasting power supply, with adjustable light settings and independent operation as a portable flashlight.
Implementation Method 1
The battery module is used to supply power to the portable computer and includes a housing
Implementation Method 2
The illuminating module is disposed on the battery module and illuminates a keyboard of the portable computer via the power supplied by the battery module
Data Source
AI summary
A keyboard illuminating device for a portable computer includes a battery module and an illuminating module. The battery module can supply power to the portable computer and includes a housing. The illuminating module is disposed on the battery module and is powered by the battery module to illuminate a keyboard of the portable computer. The illuminating module hides in the battery module when the keyboard illuminating device is in a first status, and the illuminating module protrudes from a surface of the battery module when the keyboard illuminating device is in a second status.