Illuminated Guitar Stand System with LED Modules
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional instrument stands for displaying musical instruments often create tripping hazards and do not adequately showcase the craftsmanship of the instruments, as they are typically placed on the floor and obscure the aesthetic value of the instruments when not in use.
Innovation Solution
A musical instrument display system comprising a stand with integrated illumination modules, an electronics housing, and a power control system that allows for retrofitting existing stands, using light-emitting diodes to project light onto the instrument's front surface, providing both upward and downward illumination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If instruments are placed in storage cases, then the instruments are protected from damage and kept clean, but the instruments are stored out of sight and their craftsmanship is not displayed
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates the protection function (storage case) from the display function (illuminated stand), allowing the instrument to be protected when not in use and displayed when desired, with illumination modules providing targeted lighting to highlight craftsmanship
2Illumination intensity
If instruments are placed on floor stands, then the instruments are displayed, but tripping hazards are created and aesthetic display is interfered with
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces conventional floor-based mechanical stands with a table-top stand system that uses integrated illumination modules to achieve display purposes without creating tripping hazards, substituting mechanical floor support with elevated surface placement
3Ease of operation
If conventional stands are used, then the instrument can be held, but the craftsmanship and aesthetic value are obscured
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the instrument support function with integrated illumination modules that provide targeted lighting to highlight the instrument's craftsmanship and aesthetic value, combining two functions into a unified display system
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 system effectively displays the instrument while preventing tripping hazards by using a freestanding design with adjustable illumination, highlighting the instrument's craftsmanship and aesthetic appeal.
Implementation Method 1
using light-emitting diodes to project light onto the instrument's front surface
Data Source
AI summary
A musical instrument display system, retrofit kit, and method of assembly is disclosed herein. The musical instrument display system is configured to illuminate a stringed instrument received by a ground supported musical instrument stand. The musical instrument display system may comprise a musical instrument stand having a pair of lower support arms for supporting an enlarged body of the musical instrument and a pair of upper support arms for stabilizing a narrow neck of the musical instrument, a plurality of illumination modules coupled to a free end of each of the pairs of lower and upper support arms and configured to project light along a front side of the musical instrument, and an electronics control module coupled to the musical instrument stand and each of the plurality of illumination modules for controlling an operational state of the plurality of illumination modules.