Portable Area Light With Rotating Head and Telescoping Mast
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing area lights are either too cumbersome for transportation due to their size or insufficient for illuminating worksites effectively, as they often require permanent fixtures or are not easily portable to remote locations without electricity.
Innovation Solution
A compact area light design that can be converted between a stowed configuration for easy carrying and multiple open configurations, including a tripod and platform setup, with a rotatable light body and telescoping mast for adjustable illumination, allowing for versatile use and orientation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If larger lights are used to provide sufficient lighting to the worksite, then illumination intensity is improved, but portability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The area light is divided into multiple modular light modules that can be independently carried and then assembled together at the worksite. Each module contains its own light source and can function independently, but multiple modules combine to provide enhanced illumination coverage when assembled in various configurations such as linear arrays or grids.
2Ease of operation
If portable lights are used for easy carrying to worksites, then portability is improved, but illumination intensity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The light modules are designed with universal mounting interfaces and standardized connection mechanisms that allow them to be assembled in multiple configurations depending on the worksite requirements. The same modular units can be arranged in linear formations for pathway lighting or in grid patterns for area illumination, providing versatile functionality from a single portable component.
3Illumination intensity
If permanent lighting fixtures are used for effective illumination, then illumination intensity is improved, but adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The area light system transitions from static permanent fixtures to dynamic portable modular units that can be rapidly deployed, repositioned, and reconfigured. The modular design with quick-connect interfaces enables the lighting system to adapt to changing worksite conditions and be easily transported to remote locations without requiring permanent installation infrastructure.
4Adaptability or versatility
If modular light modules with multiple orientations are used for versatile illumination, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting mechanisms employ nested structural elements where mounting brackets, adjustment arms, and connection components fit within one another when not in use. This nesting approach allows multiple orientation adjustment features to be integrated into compact forms, reducing the overall complexity and size of each modular unit while maintaining the capability for various lighting angles and configurations.
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
Enables efficient illumination of worksites with adjustable light direction and height, facilitating both portable and stable lighting solutions for remote locations without the need for permanent fixtures.
Implementation Method 1
a light source, such as one or more high intensity discharge (HID) lamps, metal halide lamps, high pressure sodium lamps, or light emitting diodes (LEDs)
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AI summary
An area light includes a base having a first end and a second end, a pair of legs rotatably coupled to the first end of base, where the pair of legs is rotated towards the base when the light is in a stowed configuration and is rotated away from the base when the light is in an open configuration, and a light body having a light head. The light body is rotatably coupled to the base on the first end of the base, wherein the light body is rotated towards the base when the light is in the stowed configuration and is rotated away from the base when the light is in the open configuration. A light deploy mechanism couples the light body to the base. The light deploy mechanism is adjustable to move the light body between the stowed configuration and the open configuration.