Pole Handle Battery Housing for On-Hand Outdoor Power
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Solution Overview
Problem
Outdoor activities such as skiing and Nordic walking often require access to electrical power and information, but existing solutions like external power packs and additional devices are cumbersome and inconvenient, especially when hands are occupied with poles or gloves.
Innovation Solution
A handle for poles that integrates a power storage means with a removable battery housing and wireless communication, allowing for access to electrical power and display of information, with a sealing mechanism to prevent water ingress and easy recharging or relocation of the power supply.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If external power packs are carried in pockets or bags, then electrical energy storage capacity is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to difficulty of access when hands are occupied with poles or gloves
Solution Approach 1:
The power pack is merged with the pole handle, creating an integrated unit where the battery housing is positioned within the handle body. This allows the user to access electrical power directly from the handle without needing to reach into pockets or bags, solving the accessibility problem while maintaining energy storage capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
The handle body serves as an intermediary structure that houses the battery housing and provides access to electrical power. The enclosure aperture in the handle body acts as an interface between the user and the power pack components, enabling easy connection and disconnection of devices needing power.
2Adaptability or versatility
If additional devices are carried for power and information, then functional capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pole handle is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as a gripping handle and as a power pack housing. The same structure provides mechanical support and electrical energy storage, reducing the need for separate devices and simplifying the overall system while maintaining functional capability.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple functions (handle grip, power storage, power delivery, and information display) are merged into a single integrated unit. The battery housing, interface portion, and display means are combined within the handle body, eliminating the need to carry separate power packs and information devices.
3Use of energy by moving object
If power packs are made larger to increase capacity, then electrical energy storage is improved, but weight increases making them undesirable to carry
Solution Approach 1:
The battery housing is nested within the handle body, utilizing the existing space in the pole handle for power storage. This nested arrangement allows the power pack to be compact and lightweight, as it shares the structural support of the handle rather than requiring a separate carrying container.
4Use of energy by moving object
If items are placed in pockets for power storage, then power availability is improved, but safety deteriorates due to risk of physical harm during a fall
Solution Approach 1:
The power pack is merged with the pole handle, which is already being held by the user during activities. This integration ensures that the power storage device moves with the user's controlled movements rather than being loosely carried in pockets where it could cause injury during a fall.
Data Source
AI summary
A handle 10 for a pole that houses within its body 12 a power means housing 20, the housing 20 having an electrical power storage means 50 where a device can be connected to the handle 10 and supplied with electrical energy from the storage means 50. Due to increased demands of portable electricity, during outdoor activities, the handle 10 allows a means to easily carry and supply electricity for devices.