Modular Welder Face Shield With Adjustable Light Filtering
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Solution Overview
Problem
Welders face inconvenience in switching between different protective equipment types and intensities during various welding tasks, as existing solutions do not easily adapt to changing work content and environmental conditions.
Innovation Solution
A welder protector system comprising a face shield, goggles, and a helmet that are detachably connected, with adjustable and deformable components, including protrusions for enhanced protection and comfort, and featuring a transparent substrate with liquid crystal electronic optical elements for adjustable light filtering.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If welders use different protective equipment for different welding tasks, then protection effectiveness is improved, but convenience and time efficiency deteriorate due to the need to switch between multiple equipment types
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple protective functions (face shield, goggles, helmet) into a single integrated welder protector system. The face shield can be detachably coupled to either the goggles or the helmet, allowing one piece of equipment to provide protection for different welding scenarios without requiring the welder to switch between separate protective devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The welder protector system is designed with multi-functionality where the same base unit (face shield) can be coupled to different components (goggles for eye protection, helmet for head protection) to serve various welding needs. This universal design allows a single piece of equipment to replace multiple specialized protective devices.
2Reliability
If welders use different protective equipment for different welding tasks, then protection effectiveness is improved, but time consumption increases due to switching between equipment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple protective functions (face shield, goggles, helmet) into a single integrated welder protector system. The face shield can be detachably coupled to either the goggles or the helmet, allowing one piece of equipment to provide protection for different welding scenarios without requiring the welder to switch between separate protective devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The welder protector system incorporates dynamic configurability where the face shield can be quickly attached or detached from different components based on the welding task requirements. This dynamic adjustment capability allows welders to adapt the protection level and type without completely changing equipment, reducing time loss.
3Ease of manufacture
If the protective equipment is designed as a fixed single structure, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but adaptability to different work content deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The welder protector is divided into separate functional modules: a face shield, goggles, and helmet that can be manufactured independently and then assembled through detachable couplings. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured using simpler processes while the overall system gains adaptability through modular assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The welder protector system incorporates dynamic configurability where the face shield can be quickly attached or detached from different components based on the welding task requirements. This dynamic adjustment capability allows welders to adapt the protection level and type without completely changing equipment, reducing time loss.
4Reliability
If the protective equipment provides comprehensive coverage, then protection effectiveness is improved, but visibility and comfort deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The welder protector is divided into separate functional modules: a face shield, goggles, and helmet that can be manufactured independently and then assembled through detachable couplings. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured using simpler processes while the overall system gains adaptability through modular assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
Different parts of the protective equipment have specialized properties optimized for their specific functions: the goggles include transparent substrates with electronic optical elements for eye protection while maintaining visibility, the face shield provides facial protection with appropriate transparency, and the helmet offers head protection. Each component's local properties are optimized to balance protection with comfort and visibility.
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 system provides customizable protection for welders by allowing selective combination and separation of components, effectively shielding the face and head from intense light and heat, while maintaining visibility and comfort during welding tasks.
Implementation Method 1
The goggles may include a transparent substrate and an electronic optical element that is disposed inside the transparent substrate and includes liquid crystal.
Data Source
AI summary
A welder protector for protecting a worker includes a face shield including a first opening and a shield surface part surrounding the first opening, goggles detachably coupled to the face shield and including a window portion and a wearing portion, the window portion corresponding to the eyes of the worker, the wearing portion extending around a head of the worker, and a helmet detachably coupled to the face shield and including a second opening corresponding to the face shield.