Rotating Disposal Collar for Adjustable Sensor and Light Aiming
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing disposal systems with sensors and lights face drawbacks such as limited adjustability and accessibility of components, making it difficult to effectively detect user presence and illuminate specific areas around the disposal.
Innovation Solution
A disposal system featuring a rotating collar with integrated sensor and light assemblies, allowing the sensor to detect user presence in one area and the light to illuminate another area, with a battery compartment that moves with the sensor for easy access and compact design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the sensor and light assemblies are fixed in position, then the structure is simple, but the adjustability and ability to target specific areas is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The collar is made rotatable within the track, transforming the fixed sensor and light assemblies into dynamically adjustable components. This allows the sensor and light to be positioned at different locations around the disposal by rotating the collar to different angular positions, resolving the contradiction between simplicity and adjustability.
2Ease of operation
If the battery compartment is fixed in a stationary position, then the structure is stable, but the accessibility for battery replacement is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The battery compartment is merged with the rotatable collar structure, so that the battery compartment moves together with the collar and its contents (sensor and light assemblies). This integration allows the battery compartment to be accessed at any position around the disposal by rotating the collar, improving accessibility while maintaining structural stability through the unified design.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the sensor and light assemblies are positioned close together, then the device is compact, but the ability to independently target different areas is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The solution moves from one-dimensional linear arrangement to two-dimensional circular arrangement around the disposal. The collar rotates in a circular track, allowing sensor and light assemblies to be positioned at different angular positions around the disposal. This dimensional change enables independent targeting of different areas while keeping the radial distance (and thus device volume) compact.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a disposal with sensor and light system where a sensor detects a presence of a user in one area near the disposal and a light illuminates another area near the disposal.