Modular Medical Lighting With Adjustable Lamp Angles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional medical headlamps have fixed light sources that obstruct the user's field of view and lack adjustable angles, making them inconvenient for various surgical environments.
Innovation Solution
A medical lighting device with adjustable light sources and modular lamp modules, allowing for angle adjustment and easy assembly/disassembly, featuring a frame, light arm, and angle adjustment devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a fixed light source device is used in a conventional headlamp, then the structure is simple and reliable, but the angle of the light source is non-adjustable and obstructs the user's field of view
Solution Approach 1:
The light source device is divided into multiple independent lamp modules (first lamp module, second lamp module, etc.) that can be separately adjusted and positioned. Each lamp module can be independently angled to optimize illumination without obstructing the user's field of view, while maintaining overall structural simplicity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The lamp modules are designed with adjustable angles relative to the light arm, allowing dynamic repositioning of each light source. This enables the light sources to be oriented at different angles to illuminate various surgical areas while maintaining an unobstructed field of view for the user.
2Ease of repair
If a single integrated light source device is provided, then the device complexity is low, but disassembly and assembly of lamp modules is not enabled
Solution Approach 1:
The light source device is segmented into multiple lamp modules that can be independently removed, installed, and adjusted. This modular architecture allows users to easily disassemble and assemble individual lamp modules for maintenance or replacement without affecting the entire device structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The light arm and frame structure are designed with universal coupling mechanisms that accommodate multiple lamp modules with different configurations. This universal design enables easy interchangeability of lamp modules while maintaining structural integrity and functional performance.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple light sources are provided to ensure field of view, then illumination coverage is improved, but the angle adjustment and modular design complicates the structure
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple lamp modules are independently positioned and angled relative to the light arm, allowing each light source to be optimized for specific illumination areas. This segmentation enables comprehensive field of view coverage while maintaining structural simplicity through standardized modular interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The lamp modules are designed with adjustable angles that can be dynamically modified to adapt to different surgical scenarios. This dynamic adjustability allows the same modular structure to provide comprehensive illumination coverage across various fields of view without requiring complex fixed configurations.
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AI summary
According to one embodiment of the present invention, provided is a medical lighting device comprising: a frame; and a light source device including a light arm coupled to one end of the frame and a plurality of lamp modules coupled to the light arm, wherein the light source device further includes angle adjusting devices that connect the light arm and the plurality of lamp modules so the angle of each of the plurality of lamp modules with respect to the light arm is adjustable.