Buoyant Illuminated Board with Hatch Assembly and LED Channels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing illuminated boards for water use lack efficient and economical solutions for underwater illumination, buoyancy, and tool-free assembly, with existing patents either focusing on complex features or not addressing the need for a durable, volumetrically efficient, and cost-effective design.
Innovation Solution
A buoyant illuminated board with a rechargeable power source, hatch assembly for housing electrical components, and a channel for light sources, featuring a durable and tool-free assembly design that allows for underwater illumination and efficient storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If existing illuminated boards use complex features for underwater illumination, then illumination effectiveness is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the illumination function from complex integrated systems and implements it through simple LED strips placed in channels on the board surface. This allows effective underwater illumination while maintaining simple system architecture and low manufacturing cost.
2Illumination intensity
If existing illuminated boards use complex features for underwater illumination, then illumination effectiveness is improved, but manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs inexpensive LED strips and simple channel structures that can be easily manufactured and replaced if needed. This approach achieves effective underwater illumination while keeping manufacturing costs low through the use of economical components.
3Reliability
If the board uses a hatch assembly for housing electrical components, then component protection and organization are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the board into functional sections with a dedicated hatch assembly that houses electrical components separately. This segmentation protects components while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure through modular organization.
4Ease of operation
If the board is designed for tool-free assembly, then ease of assembly is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs segmented modular components with standardized interfaces that enable tool-free assembly through simple connection mechanisms. This modular segmentation allows easy assembly while the standardized interfaces ensure sufficient manufacturing precision.
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 solution provides a durable, cost-effective, and volumetrically efficient illuminated board that can be easily assembled and disassembled, offering efficient underwater illumination and improved visibility in bodies of water.
Implementation Method 1
at least one light source within the at least one aperture
Implementation Method 2
The board assembly is buoyant
Data Source
AI summary
A buoyant illuminated board having a board assembly with a deck, a bottom, first and second lateral sides, and at least one aperture. An electrical system has a power source, and at least one light source within the at least one aperture. A hatch assembly has a lid, and a housing that defines a cavity. The electrical system further comprises a controller, an amplifier, and a battery charger connector that are housed within the hatch assembly along with the power source. The at least one aperture may be elongated to define a channel. The at least one light source is a bulb, a light, a lamp, a light-emitting diode, a light-emitting diode strip, or rope lighting. The board assembly also has an exterior cover that covers the at least one light source within the at least one aperture, and may have a battery charger to recharge the power source.