Illuminating Device With Rotatable Irradiation Part

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional illuminating devices, such as torch lights, face challenges in handling high-capacity batteries that are large and heavy, making it difficult to maintain a compact and versatile form suitable for various usage modes and optimal illumination.

Innovation Solution

The design incorporates a grip with a vertically extending battery and an irradiation part that can be turned between multiple positions, featuring a first lamp for focused illumination and a second lamp for broader coverage, with a switch to control light sources and adjust irradiation directions, allowing for optimal illumination in different scenarios.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Duration of action of moving object

If a high-capacity battery is used as the power source, then the continuously-usable time of the torch light is extended, but the device becomes large and heavy, making it difficult to handle and maintain a compact form

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontinuously-usable timeVSAvoidweight of battery
Core Design Contradiction:
Duration of action of moving objectVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The irradiation part is designed to be movable relative to the grip, allowing it to be turned between a first position (extending upward) and a second position (extending downward). This dynamic configuration enables the device to adapt its form factor based on usage requirements, maintaining compactness when needed while providing extended illumination capability when required.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The torch light is divided into distinct functional segments: the grip (held by operator), the battery (connected to lower end of grip), and the irradiation part (connected to upper end of grip). This segmentation allows independent optimization of each component, enabling the battery to be positioned for optimal handling while the irradiation part can be positioned for optimal illumination.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Duration of action of moving object

If a high-capacity battery is used as the power source, then the continuously-usable time of the torch light is extended, but the device becomes large and heavy, making it difficult to employ a long and thin form which can be easily handled

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontinuously-usable timeVSAvoidease of handling
Core Design Contradiction:
Duration of action of moving objectVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The irradiation part is connected to the grip so that it can be turned between positions, allowing the operator to adjust the device form to suit different handling requirements. When the irradiation part extends upward (first position), the device presents a more compact profile for easy handling. When extended downward (second position), it provides better balance and control during operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The battery is positioned along the longitudinal axis of the grip, extending in the vertical direction. This vertical arrangement allows the device to maintain a slender profile in the lateral dimensions while accommodating the high-capacity battery, thus preserving ease of handling despite the increased battery capacity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple lamps are provided for various illumination needs, then the adaptability to different usage modes is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveusage mode adaptabilityVSAvoidstructural complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The illumination system is segmented into two distinct lamps: a first lamp provided on the grip-side end part of the irradiation part, and a second lamp provided on the side surface of the irradiation part. Each lamp serves a specific illumination purpose, and their spatial separation allows independent control and optimization without requiring complex integrated systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The irradiation part can be turned between a first position (extending upward from the grip) and a second position (extending downward from the grip). This dynamic positioning, combined with the two-lamp configuration, enables the device to provide optimal illumination for different usage scenarios while maintaining a relatively simple structural design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS10344951B2Illuminating device
Publication Date: 2019.07.09 KOKI HLDG CO LTD
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AI summary

In order to obtain an illuminating device that can carry out optimum illumination corresponding to various usage modes, the illuminating device includes a grip held by an operator and extending in a vertical direction; a battery connected to a lower end of the grip; and an irradiation part connected to an upper end of the grip, and the irradiation part is connected to the grip so that the irradiation part can be turned between a first position extending from the upper end of the grip to an upper side and a second position extending from the upper end of the grip to a lower side, a first lamp is provided on a grip-side end part of the irradiation part, and a second lamp is provided on a side surface of the irradiation part.