Collapsible Ring Light Assembly with Hinged Arcuate Tubular Members
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional ring lights are not easily collapsible or portable, making them inconvenient for storage and transport, and they often require complex setups that limit their versatility in photography applications.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible ring light assembly comprising two arcuate tubular members that can be detached and folded to form eye-shaped rings, allowing for easy storage and transport, with a design that includes hinges and latches for assembly and disassembly, and featuring a power system that connects multiple light sockets to a power source for flexible lighting configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional ring lights are designed to be portable and collapsible, then ease of storage and transport is improved, but structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The ring light is divided into multiple arcuate tubular members (first and second members, each with multiple sections) that can be detached and folded independently. This segmentation allows the structure to collapse into a compact form for storage and transport while maintaining the necessary structural complexity for functionality when assembled.
Solution Approach 2:
The ring light incorporates hinges that allow the arcuate tubular sections to pivot relative to each other, enabling dynamic transformation between an extended operational configuration and a collapsed storage configuration. This dynamic mechanism resolves the contradiction by providing ease of storage through folding while managing structural complexity through controlled articulation.
2Ease of operation
If ring lights are designed with detachable and foldable components, then portability is improved, but assembly and disassembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The ring light consists of separable arcuate tubular members that can be detached from one another. This segmentation enables the structure to be broken down into manageable components for portable storage, while the modular nature actually simplifies assembly and disassembly compared to a monolithic design.
3Volume of moving object
If ring lights are made collapsible into eye-shaped configurations, then storage efficiency is improved, but structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The hinges enable the arcuate tubular sections to pivot and fold into compact eye-shaped configurations for efficient storage. This dynamic folding mechanism reduces the volume occupied during storage while the hinge structure itself manages the added structural complexity through straightforward articulation points.
Solution Approach 2:
The collapsible design allows the arcuate tubular members to fold nested configurations, with sections folding into and around each other to form compact eye-shaped storage forms, effectively reducing storage volume while managing structural complexity through hierarchical folding.
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AI summary
This invention relates to a collapsible ring light assembly comprising: a first arcuate tubular member and a second arcuate tubular member. The arcuate tubular members can be attached to and detached from each other. Each arcuate tubular member includes a plurality of standard light sockets adapted for use with a wide variety of bulbs. The ring light assembly has a diameter of at least about 24 inches.