Pivoting Storage Box Light for Flexible Workspace Illumination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modular storage systems lack integrated lighting solutions that provide adequate illumination for workspace environments, limiting functionality and customization options.
Innovation Solution
Incorporation of a storage box with a light assembly that includes pivotable and rotatable components, allowing for flexible lighting configurations and integration with modular storage systems, featuring a base with mounting structures for coupling to storage boxes and pivotally coupled lids, and pivotable light sources that can move between stored and deployed positions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If modular storage systems use fixed, non-adjustable lighting components, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability and customization options are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The light assembly incorporates movable components including a pivotable light source that can rotate about a first axis and pivot about a second axis, and an adjustable leg assembly that can extend and retract. These dynamic elements allow the lighting to be positioned at various angles and heights to illuminate different workspace areas, providing adaptability without requiring multiple separate lighting fixtures.
Solution Approach 2:
The light assembly serves multiple functions: it provides illumination, acts as a structural component that can be mounted to various storage box configurations, and offers adjustable positioning to accommodate different workspace needs. The mounting structure can attach to storage boxes in multiple orientations, making the same light assembly suitable for various storage system configurations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the light assembly includes multiple movable components for flexible positioning, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The light assembly is divided into distinct functional segments: a mounting structure that attaches to the storage box, a leg assembly that provides height adjustment and support, and a light source module that can be independently positioned. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while simplifying the overall design by avoiding a monolithic complex structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The light source is nested within the leg assembly structure, which itself is attached to the mounting structure. The light source can be positioned within the volume defined by the leg assembly, creating a compact nested configuration that reduces the overall footprint while maintaining adjustability. When not in use, components can be collapsed into each other to minimize space.
Data Source
AI summary
The present subject matter provides a storage system including a storage box and a light assembly. The storage box includes a box base with a mounting structure configured to be coupled to a modular storage system. A lid is coupled to the box base. The light assembly includes a base, a leg, and a light source. The leg is coupled to the base or the lid and is rotatable about a rotation axis. The light source is pivotally coupled to the leg and is rotatable about a rotation axis.