Retractable Charging Station for Work Lights and Mobile Phones
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless power banks are limited in their application, primarily designed for lamps and cannot efficiently charge complex mobile electronic devices like mobile phones, requiring users to carry separate power banks, which is not portable.
Innovation Solution
A multi-purpose charging station with a retracting and outstretching mechanism that can hold and charge both work lights and mobile phones, allowing for vertical charging of mobile devices and efficient power transfer.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a wireless power bank is designed for lamps with magnetic attraction fixation, then the alignment between power bank and lamp is maintained, but the power bank cannot charge mobile phones which cannot be held laterally by magnetic attraction
Solution Approach 1:
The holding member is designed to be movable between a retracted position (for lamp charging) and an extended position (for mobile phone charging). This dynamic adjustment allows the same power bank structure to adapt to different device types and charging orientations, resolving the contradiction between versatility and structural simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The power bank incorporates a universal holding mechanism that can accommodate both lamps (via magnetic attraction when retracted) and mobile phones (when extended). The holding member serves multiple functions: providing magnetic fixation for lamps, offering lateral support for phones, and enabling vertical charging positions, thus achieving multi-device compatibility without requiring separate power banks
2Adaptability or versatility
If users carry separate power banks for lamps and mobile phones, then each device can be charged appropriately, but portability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the functionality of separate lamp power banks and mobile phone power banks into a single unified device. By integrating both charging capabilities into one power bank with an adjustable holding member, users only need to carry one device instead of two, directly reducing weight and improving portability while maintaining versatility
3Ease of operation
If a holding member is extended to hold mobile phones vertically, then proper support is provided, but space is occupied that could be used for lamp charging
Solution Approach 1:
The holding member's position is dynamically adjustable: when extended, it provides vertical support for mobile phones; when retracted, it clears the charging surface area for lamp placement. This dynamic reconfiguration resolves the spatial conflict by allowing the same space to serve different purposes at different times
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 charging station provides a portable solution for both work lights and mobile phones, offering a single device for multiple charging needs while ensuring efficient energy transfer and space-saving installation options.
Implementation Method 1
Wireless charging is currently a popular direction for development and research in the field of electric energy transmission
Implementation Method 2
The wireless power bank applied to the lamp is usually equipped with a magnet to fix the lamp on the wireless power bank by magnetic attraction
Data Source
AI summary
A charging station includes a power supply member supplying power and a case. The case includes a case body and a holding member. The charging station has a retracting state and an outstretching state. In the retracting state, the holding member is retracted to the case body. In the outstretching state, the holding member is outstretched from the case body to hold a second electrical device and the second electrical device is capable of obtaining power from the power supply member.