Illuminable Picker Integrating Bulb and Expandable Claw
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pickers are inconvenient to use in dim and narrow spaces as they require users to hold a flashlight with one hand and operate the picker with the other, making it difficult to pick objects effectively.
Innovation Solution
An illuminable picker design that integrates a bulb with an expandable claw mechanism, where a cylindrical member houses cells with anode and cathode output wires, a sleeve with a spring, and a tube with a bulb and expandable claw, allowing the picker to be used with a single hand by activating the bulb for illumination and extending the claw to pick objects.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional picker without integrated lighting is used, then the device structure remains simple, but the user must hold a flashlight separately making operation inconvenient in dim places
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the lighting function (bulb with anode and cathode wires) and the picking function (expandable claw mechanism) into a single integrated device. The bulb is positioned within the tube structure, and both components share the same housing and control mechanism, eliminating the need for separate flashlight and picker operations
Solution Approach 2:
The picker device performs multiple functions: it provides illumination through the bulb and simultaneously executes the picking action through the expandable claw. This multi-functional design allows a single device to replace both a flashlight and a traditional picker, improving operational convenience in dim environments
2Illumination intensity
If the picker structure is extended to include illumination components, then lighting function is achieved, but the device becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The bulb is nested within the existing tube structure of the picker. The anode wire is fixed on the tube inner wall while the cathode wire passes through the sleeve and contacts the cell, integrating the lighting components within the mechanical picking structure without requiring separate housing or mounting systems
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
Enables convenient object retrieval in dim and narrow places by providing built-in illumination and a functional claw mechanism, improving operational efficiency and reducing the need for additional lighting.
Implementation Method 1
a spring fitted thereon and a flexible string fixed at the front end thereof
Implementation Method 2
the string including an expandable claw attached at the front end thereof
Implementation Method 3
a bulb affixed on the tube and including anode and cathode output wires
Data Source
AI summary
An illuminable picker comprises a cylindrical member including cells provided therein, a control member disposed at the rear end of the cylindrical member and including a bolt for fitting a spring thereon, as the bolt is pressed to move, it may contact with the electrode output end of the cells, a sleeve mounted at the front end of the cylindrical member for confining the cells and including a spring fitted thereon and a string fixed at the front end thereof, the string including an expandable claw attached at the front end thereof, a tube secured at the front end of the sleeve for inserting the string and positioning the claw, a bulb affixed on the tube and including anode and cathode output wires, the anode output wire fixed on the tube, while the cathode output wire passing through the sleeve and contacting with the cathode output end of the cells, thereby simultaneously obtaining the picking and illumining purpose.