Light-emitting desk or stool
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional foldable desks and stools lack a built-in light-emitting function, requiring additional lighting sources when used at night, which is inconvenient and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A light-emitting desk or stool with a hollowed light-emitting box structure featuring a transparent cover and integrated LED strip lights, powered by a solar energy system, allowing for ambient lighting and pattern projection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional foldable desks or stools are used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but no lighting function is provided requiring additional lighting tools at night
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the lighting function with the desk or stool structure by integrating light-emitting bodies into the support portion. The hollowed light-emitting box structure merges the structural support function with the lighting function, eliminating the need for separate lighting tools and adding versatility without significantly increasing overall complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The support portion serves multiple functions: it provides structural support, contains and protects the light-emitting bodies, and acts as a housing for the power source module. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional components and maintains structural simplicity while adding lighting capability
2Illumination intensity
If light-emitting bodies are integrated into the support portion, then lighting effect and aesthetic effect are enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The light-emitting bodies are nested within the hollowed cavity of the support portion, which itself is nested within the overall desk or stool structure. This nested arrangement allows the lighting components to be integrated without adding external complexity, as they fit within existing structural spaces
Solution Approach 2:
The hollowed portions are strategically positioned on the mounting seat to allow light permeation while maintaining structural integrity. This localized modification enables lighting functionality without requiring complex changes to the entire structure, preserving simplicity while enhancing illumination effect
3Loss of energy
If solar power assembly is added for energy conservation, then energy efficiency is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The solar power assembly enables the desk or stool to generate its own power, making the system self-sufficient. The power source module with solar panel and storage battery allows the lighting function to operate independently without external power sources, conserving energy while using a modular design that simplifies manufacturing
Solution Approach 2:
The power system is segmented into separate functional modules: solar panel for power generation, storage battery for energy storage, and control circuit for power management. This modular segmentation allows each component to be manufactured and tested independently, then assembled into the final product, improving ease of manufacture despite the added 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
Provides effective and sustainable lighting with aesthetic pattern projection, enhancing usability and energy efficiency by harnessing solar power for operation.
Implementation Method 1
the solar panel is disposed on the battery box body
Implementation Method 2
light-emitting bodies are provided within the cavity
Implementation Method 3
a transparent cover mounted on the mounting seat; lights emitted by the light-emitting bodies can illuminate through the transparent cover
Data Source
AI summary
A light-emitting desk or stool, having a frame and a support portion mounted on the frame; the support portion is a hollowed light-emitting box having a mounting seat and a transparent cover mounted on the mounting seat; a cavity is formed between the mounting seat and the transparent cover; light-emitting bodies are provided within the cavity. Lights emitted by the light-emitting bodies can illuminate through the transparent cover to provide lighting effect. Also, the lights emitted by the light-emitting bodies can pass through hollowed portions provided on the mounting seat, thereby projecting a pattern defined by the hollowed portions to the external environment, and hence enhancing the lighting effect as well as providing aesthetic effect. The pattern defined by the hollowed portions can be flexibly designed according to personal preference or practical need.