Image Projection Device Sealed Housing Car Wash Cooling

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional image projection devices are not suitable for car wash environments due to potential damage from foreign elements and excessive heat.

Innovation Solution

A sealed housing with a cooling system, including a coolant reservoir, protects the image projection device and moderates its temperature, allowing it to function effectively in a car wash setting by projecting images onto a vehicle's windshield or window.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If the image projection device is placed in a car wash environment, then the device can perform image projection during car wash, but the device is damaged by foreign elements and excessive heat

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveimage projection capabilityVSAvoiddevice durability

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system is divided into two separate functional units: a sealed projection device housed in a protective enclosure and a separate cooling system with coolant reservoir. This segmentation allows the projection device to be isolated from harmful car wash environment while the cooling system independently manages thermal issues, thereby maintaining both productivity and reliability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

A sealed housing acts as an intermediary barrier between the image projection device and the car wash environment, preventing direct contact with foreign elements. Additionally, the cooling system with coolant reservoir serves as an intermediary thermal management mechanism, absorbing excess heat before it reaches the projection device, thus protecting the device while enabling continuous operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If the image projection device operates in a car wash environment, then image projection can continue, but excessive heat damages the device

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontinuous operation capabilityVSAvoiddevice temperature

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSTemperature

Solution Approach 1:

The cooling system with coolant reservoir functions as a thermal intermediary, absorbing excess heat from the projection device through heat transfer. The coolant circulates between the device and the cooling system, mediating the thermal management and preventing temperature buildup that would damage the device while allowing continuous operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system converts the harmful effect of heat generation during continuous operation into a beneficial cooling process. The cooling system captures the heat that would otherwise damage the device and uses it to maintain operational temperature, effectively turning a harmful byproduct into a manageable thermal flow that enables sustained productivity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

3Reliability

If a sealed housing is used to protect the image projection device, then the device is protected from foreign elements, but the housing requires additional cooling components

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprotection from foreign elementsVSAvoidcooling system components

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the protection function into a sealed housing and the cooling function into a separate cooling system with coolant reservoir. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently - the housing provides protection from foreign elements while the cooling system independently manages thermal issues, avoiding the need for complex integrated designs.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The sealed housing serves multiple functions: it protects the image projection device from foreign elements in the car wash environment and simultaneously provides a mounting structure for the cooling system components. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional separate structures, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity while maintaining reliable protection.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

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 ensures the image projection device operates reliably and safely in a car wash environment by shielding it from foreign elements and managing temperature, enabling clear image projection.

Implementation Method 1

a cooling system comprising a cooling pad; wherein the cooling pad comprises a coolant reservoir; wherein the cooling system is configured to modulate the temperature of the image projection device

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectHeat transfer: Conduction (thermal)

Data Source

PatentUS11899349B1Systems for image projection

Publication Date: 2024.02.13 QUICK QUACK CAR WASH HLDG LLC

AI summary

An apparatus for image projection is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus may include an image projection device, a sealed housing, and a cooling system. A sealed housing may be configured to protect an image projection device from a foreign element. A sealed housing may include an image output window. A cooling system may include a cooling pad and a coolant reservoir. A cooling system may be configured to modulate the temperature of the image projection device.