Foldable Photography Light Structure for Portable Multi-Mode Lighting

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing photography lights are bulky, making them inconvenient to carry and transport, and their multiple lighting modes complicate transportability, increasing user burden.

Innovation Solution

A multifunctional photography light with a flat design featuring a detachable bracket, heat dissipation fan, and a lampshade with a telescopic folding structure that allows for adjustable lighting modes through interchangeable connection rings and a linkage locking mechanism, along with a heat dissipation system for efficient cooling.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If photography light is made larger to provide multiple lighting modes, then lighting functionality is improved, but portability and ease of carrying deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelighting modesVSAvoidease of carrying
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The lampshade is divided into multiple detachable sections with different shapes and functions. Each section can be independently attached or removed from the lamp main body, allowing users to switch between different lighting modes without carrying multiple complete lampshades. This segmentation enables multiple lighting functionalities while maintaining a compact, portable design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple lampshades are provided to adjust lighting modes, then lighting versatility is improved, but device complexity and transport burden increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelighting modesVSAvoidstructure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The lamp main body is designed with a universal mounting structure that can accommodate multiple types of lampshades. The standardized connection interface allows different lampshade sections to be attached to the same lamp main body, enabling one device to perform multiple lighting functions without requiring separate dedicated structures for each mode.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The detachable lampshade sections are designed to nest within each other or store in a compact configuration when not in use. This nesting arrangement reduces the overall storage volume and simplifies transport, allowing users to carry multiple lampshade options without significantly increasing the device's footprint or complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

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 design achieves miniaturization, enhances carrying convenience, and reduces user burden while providing versatile lighting options, including obscured flood, obscured spotlight, and unobstructed modes, with improved heat dissipation.

Implementation Method 1

a heat dissipation fan, and the lampshade is provided on the light emitting surface; the lamp main body includes a base, a lighting component, and a control component

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectForced Convection: Forced Convection

Implementation Method 2

The base is provided with a plurality of fins at the heat dissipation surface, and the heat dissipation fan is provided on the fins; the base is provided with a heat pipe

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHeat Pipe: Heat Pipe

Implementation Method 3

a reflective coating or a reflective film is provided on an inner side surface of the main cover body

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectReflection: Reflection

Data Source

PatentUS12480635B1Multifunctional photography light
Publication Date: 2025.11.25 HUIZHOU LATU FILM EQUIPMENT CO LTD
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AI summary

A multifunctional photography light is provided, which includes a lamp main body, a bracket, a heat dissipation fan, and a lampshade. The bracket is detachably provided on one side of the lamp main body, the lamp main body has a light emitting surface and a heat dissipation surface, the heat dissipation fan is provided on the heat dissipation surface, the lampshade is provided on the light emitting surface. The lamp main includes a base, a lighting component, and a control component. The lighting component is provided on the base, and the control component is electrically connected to the lighting component. The base is provided with a panel, an outer ring buckle seat, and an inner ring buckle seat. The outer ring buckle seat and the inner ring buckle seat are provided on the panel. The lampshade includes a main cover body, an outer connection ring, and an inner connection ring.