Flexible Light Treatment Head Heat Dissipation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing light treatment therapy equipment faces challenges with heat buildup, leading to patient discomfort and increased costs due to the need for multiple treatment heads and frequent maintenance, while also requiring a flexible design to accommodate larger treatment areas effectively.
Innovation Solution
A flexible light treatment head with an array of light sources integrated into a heat sink network and a flexible housing, featuring a synthetic face and back panel with heat sink bodies and air spaces for efficient heat dissipation, allowing the device to conform to body shapes and reduce heat transfer to the skin.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If multiple treatment heads are provided to manage heat buildup, then patient discomfort is reduced, but the initial investment and operational cost significantly increase
Solution Approach 1:
The treatment head is segmented into multiple functional zones with light sources distributed across the surface area, allowing heat to be dissipated across multiple heat sink locations rather than concentrating thermal load in a single location
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from a single-point heat dissipation approach to a distributed two-dimensional heat sink network across the treatment head surface, enabling simultaneous heat dissipation from multiple light source locations
2Area of stationary object
If treatment head size is increased to cover larger body areas, then treatment efficiency is improved, but flexibility and conformability to body shapes deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The treatment head incorporates a flexible substrate that allows the entire assembly to bend and conform to curved body surfaces while maintaining the distributed light source and heat sink configuration across the expanded surface area
Solution Approach 2:
The treatment head design allows dynamic adaptation to different body contours through flexibility, enabling the same device to effectively treat various body parts with different geometries while maintaining optimal light source-to-skin contact
3Duration of action of moving object
If treatment duration is extended to improve healing results, then light penetration depth is increased, but heat buildup increases causing patient discomfort
Solution Approach 1:
Heat sink structures serve as intermediary thermal management components between the light sources and the patient's skin, absorbing excess heat and preventing it from transferring to the treatment area, thereby enabling longer treatment durations without discomfort
Solution Approach 2:
The invention converts the harmful heat byproduct of extended light treatment into a manageable thermal characteristic by incorporating heat sinks that actively dissipate the heat, transforming what would be a treatment-limiting factor into a controllable parameter that allows longer treatment durations
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 effectively manages heat dissipation, reduces patient discomfort, and lowers operational costs by enabling longer treatment sessions without the need for frequent head changes, while maintaining flexibility for larger treatment areas.
Implementation Method 1
incorporating a plurality of heat sink bodies closely associated with the light sources
Implementation Method 2
heat sink bodies closely associated with the light sources
Implementation Method 3
defining a substantial surface area in contact with the air
Data Source
AI summary
A light treatment head which incorporates an array of light sources, a flexible power distribution panel, a plurality of heat sink bodies closely associated with the light sources, and a flexible housing enclosing the light sources, the distribution panel and the heat sink bodies.