Inverted Door-Window Light Mount With Adjustable Low-Friction Grip
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current lighting mounts for law enforcement vehicles are cumbersome, insecure, and often damage vehicles, failing to provide a secure and easy transfer between vehicles, and do not effectively illuminate a linear boundary around the vehicle to deter approach or entry, especially in low-light conditions.
Innovation Solution
A mount for inverted light that attaches to the vehicle door window, featuring a low-profile design with adjustable tabs and feet to secure the light in a downward orientation, allowing for easy transfer between vehicles and minimizing blind spots while maintaining the driver's line of sight, and accommodating LED lighting with adjustable aiming capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional lighting mounts are used on law enforcement vehicles, then the vehicles can provide illumination, but the mounts are cumbersome, insecure, and often damage vehicles
Solution Approach 1:
The mount is divided into separate components: a mounting bracket that attaches to the vehicle door, and a light assembly that can be independently positioned and secured. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function, improving overall reliability while reducing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The light is inverted and positioned to face downward rather than upward or forward, allowing it to illuminate the ground and create a no-drive zone without blocking the officer's view or requiring complex positioning mechanisms. This inversion simplifies the mounting structure while improving security and effectiveness.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional lighting mounts are used, then illumination can be provided, but they do not provide easy transfer between vehicles
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket is designed with universal attachment features that can be secured to various vehicle door types and window configurations. This universality allows the same light assembly to be quickly transferred between different vehicles without requiring vehicle-specific mounting hardware, significantly reducing transfer time.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If traditional lighting mounts are used, then lights can be installed, but they often impair officer visibility and provide improvised weapons to prisoners
Solution Approach 1:
The light is positioned and oriented to provide localized illumination of the ground area immediately surrounding the vehicle, creating a bright no-drive zone without generating excessive ambient light that would impair officer visibility. The downward orientation ensures light is directed only where needed for safety marking.
4Adaptability or versatility
If police vehicles use SUVs and trucks instead of sedans, then officer safety and equipment capacity improve, but traditional lighting mounts become incompatible
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket incorporates adjustable and adaptable features that can accommodate various door geometries, window sizes, and vehicle types including SUVs, trucks, and sedans. This universal design allows the same mount to be manufactured and installed across different vehicle platforms without requiring vehicle-specific customization.
Data Source
AI summary
A mount for inverted light has a back, two spaced apart feet beneath the back, two tabs outwardly from the back, each tab having two pieces, an arcuate shroud opposite the back and an adjustment mechanism for the tabs. Opposite the back, the feet and tabs have a low friction surface limiting engagement of the mount with door glass. The adjustment mechanism includes knobs turning rack pinion gearing and knobs ratcheting one piece of a tab outwardly from the other. Beneath the shroud, the mount has two rests that receive a light attached to them aimed downward from the shroud. The mount has an elongated form for a generally centered position along the width of a door's window.