Foldable Lamp Rotating Support Structure for Versatile Placement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional foldable lamps face limitations due to the lack of versatility in placement options, stability, and durability, as they often require specific surfaces for use and can be cumbersome in size, leading to restricted usability and increased production and packaging costs.
Innovation Solution
A foldable lamp design featuring a rotatable lamp body connected to a supporting unit through a connecting device, allowing for various placement arrangements, including horizontal surfaces and hanging, with a compact structure that reduces packaging size and provides adjustable illumination angles, using a combination of connectors and resilient elements for stability and ease of use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional foldable lamp uses a clamping portion to hold on a fixed surface, then the lamp can be placed, but it fails to be steadily used when there is no suitable space for clamping
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting unit is designed with multiple functional configurations: it can be expanded to provide clamping portions for clamping placement, laid flat for surface placement, or hung from hooks. This multi-functionality allows the lamp to adapt to various placement scenarios (on tables, stages, walls, or hooks) while maintaining stability through the resilient element that provides consistent support force regardless of the configuration used.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a lamp substitutes the clamping portion with a base for horizontal placement, then it can be placed on a horizontal surface, but it cannot be placed if there is no suitable plane surface
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting unit employs dynamic, flexible structures rather than fixed rigid components. The resilient element can bend and adapt its shape, allowing the supporting unit to transform from a compact folded state to an expanded clamping configuration or a flat placement configuration. This dynamic adaptability enables the lamp to utilize various surfaces (horizontal, vertical, or irregular) without requiring multiple separate structural components.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a lamp provides multiple placement arrangements, then it increases usability, but it results in larger size consequently increasing production costs and packaging costs
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting unit is designed to fold compactly when not in use, with components nested within each other to minimize volume. The resilient element can be folded back against the lamp body, and the clamping portions can be collapsed into a compact configuration. This nesting capability allows the lamp to maintain multiple placement functions while reducing to a small portable size for packaging and transport, eliminating the need for large packaging to accommodate multiple separate placement structures.
4Ease of operation
If a conventional foldable lamp uses a bendable connector allowing rotation, then it provides adjustable angles, but the connector can be broken or damaged when bent over a long period
Solution Approach 1:
The resilient element serves as an intermediary component between the supporting unit and the lamp body, absorbing mechanical stress and preventing direct transmission of bending forces to rigid connectors. This resilient intermediary can flex and deform elastically, accommodating repeated adjustments and angle changes without permanent damage, thereby protecting the overall structure from fatigue failure while maintaining full adjustability.
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AI summary
A foldable lamp includes a lamp body, a supporting unit and a connecting device. The connecting device includes a first connecting unit and a second connecting unit. The supporting unit includes a first supporting structure and a second supporting structure. The first supporting structure is rotatably connected with the lamp body through the first connecting unit. The second supporting structure is rotatably connected with the first supporting structure through the second connecting unit. The lamp is placed on a horizontal or hung on a hanger through the second supporting structure.