Integrated Marine Navigational Light Mounting Post
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing marine light devices lack integration with front running lights and require separate wiring and mounting, limiting their navigational visibility and operational convenience.
Innovation Solution
A marine light device featuring a mounting post with a red/green running light and a navigational light, where the navigational light has a separate power switch, integrated within a running light housing, allowing for independent operation and improved visibility through a pair of running lights with connection leads and a light housing that accommodates LEDs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate wiring and mounting are used for navigational lights, then installation flexibility is improved, but device complexity and installation time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the navigational light and running light into a single integrated housing structure. The mounting post accepts both light types simultaneously, with the navigational light housed in a separate compartment within the same mounting structure. This merging eliminates the need for separate wiring and mounting operations while maintaining installation flexibility through the unified design.
2Ease of operation
If multiple lights are mounted separately, then each light can be controlled independently, but mounting space and structural complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a nested housing structure where the navigational light housing is positioned within the overall mounting post structure that also accommodates the running lights. The navigational light housing is nested inside the mounting post, allowing multiple lights to occupy overlapping spatial volumes. This nesting approach enables independent control of each light while minimizing the external mounting footprint.
3Ease of manufacture
If integrated mounting is used, then installation simplicity is improved, but adaptability for different configurations decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting post is designed as a universal structure that can accommodate both running lights and navigational lights simultaneously. The post includes multiple mounting surfaces and connection points that can be configured for different light arrangements. This multi-functional design allows the same integrated structure to adapt to various installation configurations while maintaining simplicity of installation through standardized mounting procedures.
Data Source
AI summary
A marine front light apparatus for supplemental navigational visibility on front running lights includes a post having a post top end, a post bottom end, and a post sidewall. The post is selectively engageable with a running light mount of a boat. A running light housing is coupled to the post top end. A pair of running lights includes a red running light coupled to a running light housing sidewall and a green running light coupled adjacent the red running light. The pair of running lights has a plurality of connection leads in operational communication with the boat. A light housing is coupled to the post sidewall. A navigational light is coupled within the light housing and is in operational communication with the pair of running lights. A power switch is coupled to the running light housing and is in operational communication with the navigational light.