Luminous Frame Assembly With Light Guide Bars for Night Play
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing frame assemblies for throwing sports lack lighting devices, making them unusable at night or in low-light environments, thus limiting their applicability and user experience.
Innovation Solution
A luminous frame assembly with a support frame and a pod light device featuring a housing, light guide bars, and an electronic assembly that includes a main board and light-emitting components, producing a unique visual effect and illuminating the receiving basket and chains, with sensors to change light-emitting modes based on detection signals.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a frame assembly is equipped with a basket for slowing and trapping a flying disc, then the accuracy of flying disc throwing is improved and retrieval is easier, but the frame assembly cannot be used at night or in low-light environments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the frame assembly with a pod light device into an integrated system. The pod light device includes a housing, light guide bars with curved portions, and an electronic assembly with light-emitting components, merging the lighting function with the existing frame structure to enable nighttime use without significantly increasing overall complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The frame assembly is transformed into a multi-functional device by adding the lighting system. The same frame structure serves both as the support for the flying disc game and as a mounting platform for the pod light device, allowing the system to function in both daytime and nighttime conditions
2Illumination intensity
If light-emitting components are installed in the pod light device, then illumination is provided for nighttime play, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic assembly includes control circuitry that can operate the light-emitting components in periodic or intermittent modes rather than continuous operation. The sensor system can trigger lighting only when needed (e.g., when a flying disc is detected or during active play), reducing overall energy consumption while maintaining adequate illumination intensity during gameplay
Solution Approach 2:
The system can adjust lighting parameters such as brightness intensity, duration, and timing based on game conditions. The light guide bars with curved portions optimize light distribution to provide adequate illumination while minimizing energy waste through efficient light path design
3Adaptability or versatility
If sensors and electronic control systems are added to change light-emitting modes, then user fun and interactivity are increased, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor detects events such as flying disc throws or basket impacts and provides feedback to the electronic assembly, which automatically changes the light-emitting modes in response. This automatic feedback mechanism provides interactive functionality without requiring complex user interfaces or manual controls, managing electronic complexity through event-driven operation
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically adjusts lighting modes based on sensor detection of game events. The electronic assembly self-regulates the light-emitting components based on detected conditions, eliminating the need for manual intervention and reducing the complexity of user interaction while maintaining versatile adaptive functionality
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances gameplay experience by providing a clear target in low-light conditions, increasing fun and practicality through illumination and interactive light modes.
Implementation Method 1
light guide bars, connected to the housing at intervals along a radial direction of the housing, with each of the light guide bars having at least one curved portion
Data Source
AI summary
A luminous frame assembly includes a support frame and a pod light device. The pod light device includes a housing, light guide bars, and an electronic assembly. The light guide bars are connected to the housing at intervals along a radial direction, with each light guide bar having at least one curved portion, and one end of each light guide bar protruding downward from the housing. The electronic assembly includes a main board and light-emitting components, with some of the light-emitting components facing a top of the housing and others being connected to the light guide bars. When the light-emitting components emit light, a unique visual effect is produced, and the chains and the entire receiving basket are illuminated for providing a clear target to facilitate nighttime play or sports, thereby improving user experience and practicality.