Dryer stand
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing dryer stands require users to manually hold and maneuver dryers, leading to inconvenience, especially when drying infants or pets, and can cause seasonal depression due to reduced light exposure, as well as fear-related avoidance of drying due to noise and lack of light therapy.
Innovation Solution
A dryer stand with a seating unit, base, side cover, and integrated lighting device, including an OLED panel, that allows for hands-free operation, reduces seasonal depression through light therapy, and minimizes dazzling with a wide-area light distribution, while also displaying battery charging status.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a dryer is manually held and maneuvered for drying, then drying can be performed on infants or pets, but user inconvenience increases and drying time extends
Solution Approach 1:
The dryer stand enables self-service drying by automatically positioning and operating the dryer without requiring manual handling. The dryer is mounted on the stand and can be positioned to face the target object, allowing the system to perform drying autonomously while the user simply needs to place the infant or pet in front of it.
2Productivity
If drying is performed without light exposure, then drying function is maintained, but seasonal depression occurs due to insufficient light
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the drying function with a lighting function by integrating a lighting device into the dryer stand. The lighting device includes a light source that emits light in the visible range, combining therapeutic light exposure with the drying operation to prevent seasonal depression while maintaining drying efficiency.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If a dryer operates without lighting, then noise-induced fear can occur, but device complexity is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The invention combines the dryer and lighting device into a single integrated stand structure. The lighting device is mounted on the stand alongside the dryer, creating a unified apparatus that reduces fear avoidance by providing illumination that lessens the intimidating effect of the dryer's operation while maintaining relatively simple overall device complexity.
4Illumination intensity
If a lighting device radiates light to a wide area, then seasonal depression is reduced, but dazzling occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting device is designed with directional lighting characteristics that concentrate light emission in a specific direction toward the target object rather than radiating uniformly in all directions. This localized lighting approach provides sufficient illumination for seasonal depression prevention while minimizing dazzling effects on surrounding areas.
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
Enables efficient and convenient drying without manual handling, reduces seasonal depression through targeted light therapy, and prevents avoidance by pets or infants due to the appealing lighting, while ensuring safe and effective battery power management.
Implementation Method 1
a lighting device (or light) positioned in an internal space defined by the side cover
Implementation Method 2
The front cover may be made of a transparent or semi-transparent material in order to radiate light, radiated from the lighting device, to the outside
Data Source
AI summary
A dryer stand including a seat to receive a dryer thereon, a base spaced apart from the seat downward, a side cover forming a side appearance between the base and the seat, and a light positioned in an internal space defined by the side cover.