Lighting Box With Integrated LED Diffuser And Motion Switch
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional functional boxes with lighting devices can cause eye fatigue due to direct light emission, leading to decreased vision and potential visual hallucinations.
Innovation Solution
A lighting box design featuring LED units inside the body with a control panel, battery unit, LED cover for soft light scattering, and a switch that turns the LEDs on/off with the box's opening/closing, optionally including an air freshener and orgel operated by the battery unit.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If a lighting device with a lamp is installed to illuminate the interior of the box, then the visibility of items inside the box is improved, but direct light penetration causes eye fatigue and vision degradation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a diffuser as an intermediary component between the light source and the user's eyes. This diffuser scatters the direct light into diffuse light, maintaining illumination effectiveness while eliminating the harmful direct light penetration that causes eye fatigue and vision degradation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different optical properties to different parts of the lighting system. The light source area provides high illumination intensity for visibility, while the areas closer to the user's viewing position provide softer, diffused light to prevent eye fatigue, creating a gradient of light quality throughout the box interior.
2Illumination intensity
If the lighting device is always on to provide continuous illumination, then visibility is maintained, but energy consumption increases and aesthetic appeal is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic lighting control system that adjusts the lighting state based on real-time conditions. The lighting device transitions between off, dimmed, and fully illuminated states depending on factors such as box opening status, ambient light levels, and user interaction, thereby reducing overall energy consumption while maintaining visibility when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs periodic or intermittent lighting operation rather than continuous illumination. The lighting device activates in periodic cycles or in response to periodic user interactions (such as opening the box), providing necessary visibility only when required and remaining off during other periods to conserve energy and enhance aesthetic appearance.
3Ease of manufacture
If a conventional lamp is used for lighting, then the lighting function is achieved, but the exterior design elegance is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from conventional lamp parameters (bulb shape, filament structure, glass housing) to LED parameters (small size, modular design, integrated circuit board mounting). This parameter change enables the lighting component to be seamlessly integrated into the box's aesthetic design while maintaining or enhancing the lighting function through LED technology's inherent advantages in size and efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent integrates the lighting device within the box structure in a nested manner, where the LED components are embedded into recesses or compartments in the box body. This nesting approach allows the lighting device to be concealed when not in use, preserving the elegant exterior design, while still providing effective illumination when activated.
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 an elegant exterior design with soft, non-fatiguing light that is only activated when the box is open, reducing eye strain and enhancing usability for specific events.
Implementation Method 1
LED units operating by the battery unit and disposed inside the body in such a manner as to be coupled to the control panel
Implementation Method 2
an LED cover for covering the LED units; to allow light emitted from the LED units to be scattered, thereby providing soft light
Data Source
AI summary
A lighting box having LED units in the interior of a body thereof to allow an elegant exterior appearance for the lighting box to be designed, and having a switch and a control unit so that the LED units are turned on and off with the opening and closing of the box The lighting box comprises a body; a control panel attached on an inner surface of the body; a battery unit attached to the control panel; LED units driven by the battery unit and located inside the body and attached to the control panel; an LED cover for covering the LED units; a switch, attached to the body, for controlling the operations of the LED units; a cover which covers the body; and a control unit, disposed on the cover, for controlling the switch being turned on and off.