Eyewear Retainer Light Assembly for Low-Light Visibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing eyewear retainer devices do not provide a means to emit light or display logos/indicia, which can be useful for visibility and customization during physical activities or in low-light conditions.
Innovation Solution
An eyewear retainer apparatus with a light assembly, including a housing and a transparent or translucent cover member, equipped with light emitting diodes and an ambient light sensor, which can be attached to the temples of eyeglasses, allowing for customizable logos and illumination when ambient light falls below a certain level.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If a light assembly is added to the eyewear retainer apparatus, then visibility in low-light conditions is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the light assembly with the eyewear retainer apparatus by integrating it into the elongate member or attachment members. This merging approach allows the lighting function to be added without requiring a completely separate system, thereby improving visibility while minimizing the increase in overall device complexity through unified design.
Solution Approach 2:
The light assembly is designed to serve multiple functions: it provides illumination for visibility, can indicate the location of the eyewear retainer apparatus when detached, and may serve as a safety feature during nighttime activities. This multi-functionality justifies the added complexity by delivering multiple benefits from a single integrated component.
2Adaptability or versatility
If transparent or translucent cover members with logos are added, then customization and branding are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by placing different transparent or translucent cover members with various logos on specific portions of the light assembly housing. This allows customization and branding without requiring complete redesign of the entire apparatus, as only specific local elements (the cover members) need to be varied while the main structure remains consistent.
Solution Approach 2:
The light assembly is segmented into a housing and removable cover members, allowing the cover members to be independently selected and replaced for customization purposes. This segmentation enables users to change logos and appearances without affecting the functional core of the light assembly, thereby improving adaptability while keeping the overall device structure manageable.
3Extent of automation
If an ambient light sensor is included, then automatic light activation is improved, but device complexity and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The ambient light sensor provides feedback about the surrounding light conditions to the light assembly control system. When the sensor detects low ambient light levels, it automatically triggers the light assembly to activate. This feedback mechanism enables automatic activation without requiring manual intervention, improving convenience while the sensor's low power consumption minimizes the overall energy impact.
Solution Approach 2:
The ambient light sensor continuously monitors light conditions and periodically adjusts the light assembly activation state accordingly. This periodic sensing and automatic response ensures the light is activated only when needed (in low-light conditions) rather than continuously, thereby achieving automation while managing energy consumption efficiently through conditional rather than constant operation.
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 enhanced visibility of the eyewear retainer and attached glasses in low-light conditions, allowing users to easily locate them, and offers customization options through interchangeable translucent cover members with different logos.
Implementation Method 1
the light assembly can comprise a flexible printed circuit board and/or a light emitting diode
Implementation Method 2
an ambient light sensor operatively connected to the light emitting device, whereby the light emitting device is activated to emit light when the ambient light sensor detects a level of ambient light below a predetermined minimum
Data Source
AI summary
An eyewear retainer apparatus includes at least one elongate member adapted for being connected to the temples of a pair of eyeglasses and a light assembly connected to the elongate member. The light assembly can comprise a housing and a transparent or translucent cover member that can be removably attached to the housing. The transparent or translucent cover member can include a logo or other indicia engraved or printed on the surface of the cover member. The light assembly can illuminate the logo.