Clamping Work Light With Modular Jaws and Adjustable Illumination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing work lights lack a secure and versatile mechanism for attaching to various work surfaces, limiting their adjustability and usability in different environments.
Innovation Solution
A work light design featuring a housing with pivotable portions, a clamp mechanism with interchangeable jaw profiles, and a magnetic base for securing to surfaces, along with a movable lighting unit for adjustable illumination angles and heights.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a clamp mechanism with interchangeable jaw profiles is provided, then adaptability to various work surfaces is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The clamp mechanism incorporates interchangeable jaw profiles that can be attached to the clamp body, allowing a single clamp mechanism to secure to multiple types of work surfaces (e.g., pipes, beams, flat surfaces). This multi-functionality approach resolves the contradiction by providing adaptability through modular components rather than designing separate clamp mechanisms for each surface type.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the lighting unit is made movable relative to the housing, then adjustability of illumination angles is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting unit is mounted on a movable carriage that can be adjusted along the housing, allowing the lighting unit to be positioned at different angles and heights. This dynamic mounting system enables flexible illumination adjustment while maintaining a relatively simple structure through linear motion guidance rather than complex spherical or multi-axis joints.
3Ease of operation
If a magnetic base is added for securing to surfaces, then ease of attachment is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic base replaces complex mechanical attachment systems (screws, clips, or multiple clamp components) with a simple magnetic field-based attachment mechanism. The magnetic base integrates directly into the housing bottom surface, providing easy attachment to ferromagnetic surfaces through magnetic attraction, thereby simplifying the overall attachment system while improving ease of operation.
4Ease of operation
If the handle extends away from the first housing portion, then ease of battery insertion is improved, but clearance requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The handle is designed to extend in a direction away from the first housing portion, utilizing spatial dimensionality to create clearance space between the handle and the battery receptacle. This dimensional arrangement allows the battery to be inserted without interference from the handle, improving ease of operation while the handle remains compact in its extended position.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The design allows for secure attachment to diverse surfaces, adjustable illumination angles and heights, and compatibility with different battery sizes, enhancing usability and flexibility in work environments.
Implementation Method 1
a hinge that pivotally couples the first housing portion to the second housing portion
Implementation Method 2
a magnetic base for securing to surfaces
Data Source
AI summary
A work light includes a housing having a first housing portion and a second housing portion, a lighting unit coupled to the housing and configured to move relative to the housing, a battery receptacle coupled to the housing and configured to receive a battery that provides power to the lighting unit for illuminating a work area and a clamp mechanism configured to secure the work light in a location on or adjacent the work area. The clamp mechanism includes a first jaw formed on the first housing portion and having a first clamping profile, a second jaw formed on the second housing portion and having a second clamping profile, and a hinge that pivotally couples the first housing portion to the second housing portion.