Interchangeable Light Source Body for Portable Lamp Adaptability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional portable lights have limited application due to their single illumination function, restricting their use in various occasions and conditions.
Innovation Solution
A portable light with an integral-designed light source body featuring a connection member on the main body, allowing for interchangeable light source bodies with different configurations, including a connection base, conductive part, lamp shield, and reflector, enabling adaptation to diverse needs and environments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional portable light uses a fixed single illumination function design, then the device structure is simple, but the adaptability to different occasions and conditions is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The light source body is separated from the main body through a connection member, allowing the light source body to be detached and replaced. This segmentation enables different light source bodies to be used for different occasions while keeping the main body structure simple and reusable.
Solution Approach 2:
The main body is designed with a universal connection member that can accommodate multiple types of light source bodies. This allows a single main body to serve multiple functions by simply changing the light source body, achieving adaptability without increasing overall device complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the light source body is designed as a pre-mounted unit, then the device structure is simplified, but the flexibility to change light sources for various needs is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The connection member is designed as a separable interface between the main body and light source body, enabling easy attachment and detachment. This segmentation provides both flexibility to change light sources and ease of operation through simple connection/disconnection actions.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple light source bodies are provided for different conditions, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the light source body from the main body, the system allows multiple light source bodies to be used with a single main body. This segmentation reduces overall device complexity because the main body and its connection member need only be designed once, while multiple simple light source bodies can be added as needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The universal connection member design allows the same main body to work with multiple different light source bodies designed for various conditions. This universality achieves diversity in applications without proportionally increasing device complexity, as the main body structure remains constant.
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AI summary
A portable lamp with an exchangeable light source body is revealed. A connection member (14) is disposed on an edge of a front end of a main body (1) while a plurality of light source bodies (2) for different conditions corresponding to the main body (1) is provided. The light source body (2) includes a connection base (21) with a connection member (211) corresponding to the connection member (14) of the main body (1). A light source (22) is disposed in the connection base (21) and is connected with a conductive part (23). A lamp shield (24) is covered on the connection base (21) while a reflector (25) corresponding to the light source (22) is also arranged thereon. The light source body (2) can be changed according to users' needs. Thus the practicality and convenience of the lamp are improved due to diversity in applications.