Magnetic Camping Light with Adjustable Hinge and Fire Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing camping and leisure lighting devices lack easy installation and adjustable positioning, and their safety warning light functions are inadequate compared to standard vehicle flasher lamps, particularly when parked on road shoulders or in emergency situations.
Innovation Solution
A lighting device with a fixing plate, magnet members, rotatable support members, and a light unit equipped with sensors and a buzzer, allowing attachment to vehicles and tents, providing a powerful safety warning light and fire detection capabilities through magnetic coupling and adjustable positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If lighting devices are hung on a frame inside the tent, then the lighting device can be installed in the tent, but the lighting device has to be installed at the frame on the ceiling side and it is difficult for the user to adjust light to a desired position
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting device is divided into separate components: a base plate for attachment to the tent frame, a support arm with hinge joints for positioning, and the light unit. This segmentation allows the light unit to be adjusted to various positions while the base plate remains fixed on the ceiling frame.
Solution Approach 2:
The support arm incorporates hinge joints that enable dynamic adjustment of the light unit's position and angle. The hinge mechanism allows the user to rotate and position the light at desired orientations while maintaining a stable connection to the tent frame.
2Reliability
If a rear-end collision accident of a vehicle stopped/parked on the shoulder of the road occurs, then serious consequences occur, but the drivers are too accustomed to tail lights and hazard flasher lamps resulting in less awareness inadvertently
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting device incorporates multiple LED units that can emit different colors of light, including bright yellow/orange hazard colors and white warning colors. This color differentiation creates a more noticeable and alarming visual signal compared to standard red tail lights, improving driver awareness in emergency situations.
Solution Approach 2:
The device can operate in flashing or alternating patterns between different LED colors and positions. This periodic action creates a more attention-grabbing warning signal that cuts through the visual clutter of normal driving conditions, enhancing safety awareness for stopped or parked vehicles.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the lighting device is equipped with magnet members for attachment to Oxford fabric, then the lighting device can be attached to tents and non-metal surfaces, but the attachment structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The base plate integrates multiple functions into a single component: it houses the magnet members for attachment to non-metal surfaces like Oxford fabric, incorporates mounting holes for securing to metal frames, and provides structural support for the entire lighting assembly. This merging eliminates the need for separate attachment mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The base plate is designed with universal attachment capabilities that work with both metal and non-metal surfaces. The magnet members enable attachment to fabric and plastic surfaces, while the mounting holes allow secure fastening to metal tent frames, making the device adaptable to various tent constructions without requiring different attachment systems.
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 device offers a robust safety warning light function with improved attachment security and adjustable positioning, enhancing visibility and fire detection, while preventing glare and providing a reliable emergency light source.
Implementation Method 1
The present invention claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-2016-0067771 filed on May 31, 2016, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Implementation Method 2
a second detection sensor provided on an upper rear surface of the light unit, and activated by approaching the first detection sensor when the light unit is vertically inverted and attached to the fixing plate by a user
Implementation Method 3
a fire detection sensor provided on an upper surface of the light unit, operated only when the second detection sensor is in an activation state, and activated when a fire is detected
Data Source
AI summary
A lighting device equipped at all times in a vehicle, which can be used for camping and leisure and has a function of a safety warning light of the vehicle, according to the present invention, comprises: a rectangular-shaped fixing plate having a pair of first magnet members which are disposed horizontally; a “C”-shaped front insertion groove which is formed on the front surface of the fixing plate and is formed to be adjacent to the edges of the fixing plate excluding the upper or lower edge of the fixing plate; a “C”-shaped first support member which is selectively fixed to the front insertion groove and is installed rotatably toward the front surface with respect to the fixing plate by the medium of a hinge; a pair of side surface insertion grooves which are longitudinally formed on the respective sides of the fixing plate; a pair of second support members which are respectively coupled to the inside of the side surface insertion grooves by the medium of a hinge, and are unfolded in a direction opposite to the first support member; a light unit which has, on the rear surface thereof, a second magnet member coupled to the first magnet members, has a battery embedded therein, and has a lighting device on the front surface thereof; and a cover which is rotatably coupled to the light unit by the medium of a hinge so as to selectively cover the lighting device, wherein the lighting device may flicker when the lighting device is covered by the cover.