Folding LED Worklight With Rotatable Panels And Retractable Hook
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional worklights, including incandescent, fluorescent, and LED stick lights, face issues such as instability, non-retractable hooks, limited mountability, lens damage, and focused light output, which hinder their usability and safety in various settings.
Innovation Solution
A portable worklight design featuring a center core with rotatable panels, a retractable hook, and dual LED arrays that can be mounted to multiple surfaces, providing adjustable light direction and protection for the lens.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a conventional LED stick light is used with a fixed hook, then the light can be hung from elevated objects, but the non-retractable hook interferes with nearby objects and may be damaged during storage or use
Solution Approach 1:
The hook is designed to be retractable rather than fixed, allowing it to extend when needed for hanging and retract when not in use to avoid interference and damage. This dynamic transformation resolves the contradiction between providing hanging functionality and avoiding harmful interference.
2Volume of moving object
If an LED stick light has a small base for stability, then it can be compact, but it becomes unstable when placed on flat surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The invention transitions from a one-dimensional stick light to a two-dimensional panel structure. The panel configuration provides a larger base area for stable placement on surfaces while maintaining overall compactness through the folding mechanism. This dimensional change resolves the contradiction between compact size and surface stability.
3Illumination intensity
If the lens/transparent cover is exposed for light output, then the light can illuminate the work area, but the lens is vulnerable to damage during storage or use
Solution Approach 1:
The lens or transparent cover is designed to be movable, allowing it to be positioned in front of the LED array for illumination and moved to a protected position during storage or when not in use. This dynamic positioning resolves the contradiction between providing light output and protecting the lens from damage.
4Illumination intensity
If the LED stick light focuses light in a single small area, then the light intensity is concentrated, but the light direction cannot be varied without moving the entire light stick
Solution Approach 1:
The LED array is divided into multiple independently controllable segments or groups, allowing different portions of the light array to be activated or directed toward different areas. This segmentation enables flexible light direction control without moving the entire light stick, resolving the contradiction between concentrated light output and directional flexibility.
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 enhances stability, versatility, and safety by allowing adjustable light direction, protecting the lens, and enabling mounting to various surfaces, while reducing the risk of damage and improving usability in confined spaces.
Implementation Method 1
a first array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) is disposed along a surface of the first panel and a second array of LEDs is disposed along a surface of the second panel
Data Source
AI summary
An LED worklight having a center core and a first panel and a second panel coupled to the center core. The first panel includes a first array of LEDs mounted to a first circuit board disposed within a first opening formed within the first panel and a first lens disposed over the first array of LEDs. The second panel includes features similar to the first panel. The second panel is rotatable around the center core from a 0 degree closed orientation to about a 360 degree orientation, and is positionable at any intermediate angle therebetween. The LED worklight includes a retractable hook for mounting to an elevated object. The LED worklight also includes at least one magnet to mount the LED worklight to vertical/vertically angling surfaces. The array of LEDs mounted to the first panel and the second panel can be controlled independently of one another.