Dome Light Integration of UVC Sanitizing and Occupancy Safety
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for effective sanitization methods in areas such as vehicles and living spaces without increasing cleaning efforts, especially during health crises like flu season or pandemics, as these spaces often lack routine sanitization.
Innovation Solution
A dome-style light device with integrated sanitizing features, including UVC emitting lights and a disinfectant dispenser, controlled by a unit that communicates with external devices to prevent activation during human presence, ensuring safe and automated disinfection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If automated sanitization is implemented using UVC lights and disinfectant dispensers, then sanitization effectiveness is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple sanitization methods (UVC lighting and disinfectant dispensing) into a single integrated dome light device, allowing both functions to work together in one unit rather than requiring separate systems
Solution Approach 2:
The dome light device performs multiple functions: it provides interior lighting, UVC sanitization, and disinfectant dispensing, making a single device serve several purposes and reducing the need for multiple separate systems
Solution Approach 3:
The system uses sensors to detect occupancy and automatically controls the sanitization functions, enabling the device to operate autonomously without requiring manual monitoring or intervention
2Object-affected harmful factors
If sensors and control units are added to prevent disinfection during occupancy, then safety is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates sensors that detect occupancy and provide feedback to the control unit, which then adjusts the sanitization function accordingly - turning it off when occupancy is detected and enabling it when the space is unoccupied
Solution Approach 2:
The dome light device autonomously monitors its environment through sensors and automatically controls the sanitization functions based on detected conditions, eliminating the need for manual operation and reducing safety risks
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 device provides efficient and automated sanitization of vehicle interiors and other spaces, ensuring safety by avoiding disinfection during occupancy and maintaining cleanliness without additional effort.
Implementation Method 1
The light disinfecting elements may comprise one or more UVC emitting lights
Data Source
AI summary
A dome-style light is provided for vehicles or other environments and includes one or more sanitizing feature such as light elements and/or a disinfectant dispenser. The light elements may be UVC emitting lights. The disinfectant dispenser may include a container or tank of aerosol or liquid disinfectant. The light includes a control unit for controlling the lights and/or dispenser at certain times. The control unit may receive an output for one or more sensors, such as detectors, for detecting activity in the presence of the light, where the control unit may prevent the illumination of the light(s) or the dispensing of disinfectant when activity is detected. The light may be retrofit into a vehicle for use in disinfecting a vehicle.