Hinge Casings for Adjustable Light Bars
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional light linking systems require a base mount, increasing the height of lamps and limiting the adjustability of adjacent searchlights, which restricts the ability to achieve the best irradiation range.
Innovation Solution
A light linking system comprising a hollow shell casing with hinge mounts and binding members that allow adjacent lamps to be adjusted within a predetermined angle range, eliminating the need for a base mount and enabling seamless beam adjustment based on lamp beam width.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a base mount is used to connect searchlights, then the searchlights can be individually locked, but the height of searchlights increases and the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the base mount component entirely and replaces it with hinge casings that are integrated directly into the lamp housing structure. Each lamp housing includes hinge mounts that allow direct connection to adjacent lamps without requiring a separate base mount, thereby eliminating unnecessary structural complexity while maintaining the individual positioning capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the functions of the base mount and the lamp housing into a single integrated structure. The hinge casings are merged with the lamp housings, allowing the lamp housing itself to serve as the mounting and connecting structure, thus reducing the overall number of components and simplifying the assembly.
2Device complexity
If searchlights are fixed in an inflexible straight bar, then the structure is simple, but the tilt angle cannot be adjusted and the irradiation range is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces hinge joints with rotating capabilities between adjacent lamps, replacing the fixed rigid connection of a straight bar. The hinge casings allow each lamp to be independently rotated and tilted to various angles within a predetermined range, providing dynamic adjustability while maintaining structural integrity through the hinge connection mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent divides the light bar into segmented modules where each lamp housing with its hinge casing operates as an independent adjustable unit. This segmentation allows each lamp to be individually positioned at different angles while still forming a cohesive light bar structure, enabling versatile beam direction control without requiring a completely flexible structure.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the angle of adjacent lamps cannot be adjusted, then the structure is stable, but the irradiation range and lighting coverage are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates hinge joints that provide both adjustability and stability. The hinge casings with limiting members allow lamps to be positioned at various angles for expanded irradiation coverage, while the limiting members and locking mechanisms ensure that once positioned, each lamp remains stable and maintains its angular position during operation, thus achieving both stability and extended coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables change in the angular parameter of each lamp relative to adjacent lamps through the hinge mechanism. The limiting members define a predetermined angle range, allowing the system to adjust the angular parameter within specific bounds to optimize irradiation range while maintaining structural stability through the constrained adjustment mechanism.
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AI summary
This invention relates to a light linking system, which includes a plurality of casings and lamps, and two binding members as main components combined together. Said casing is a hollow shell structure provided with a first housing and a second housing, said first housing has a first inner recessed annular wall which is in line with the shape of the lamp, the first housing is provided with a first hinge mount and a second hinge mount set correspondingly on both sides of the first housing, to connect the first hinge mount and second hinge mount of adjacent casings correspondingly. Said first hinge mount and second hinge mount set with the limiting members(s) to get a pre-determined angle range and limit the bending angle range of adjacent casings. Said second housing has a second inner recessed annular wall which is in line with the shape of the lamp for clamping the lamp together by the first inner recessed annular wall of first housing and the second inner recessed annular wall of second housing. Said binding members are set on both sides of the light bar formed by a plurality of casing. Therefore, this invention can be installed in all kinds of vehicles or lighting tools, and the angle of adjacent lamps can be adjusted by the hinge casings, so that, according to the requirement, the beam of the light bar can be adjusted focus or diffusion to obtain the most extensive and most clear irradiation range.