Rotating Flood Light with Segmented Battery Compartment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable flood lights lack versatility and efficiency in terms of compactness, directional adjustability, and long-lasting power, as they are often bulky, inflexible, and have limited battery life.
Innovation Solution
A folding flood light device with a rotatable light housing and base, incorporating a rechargeable battery compartment, LED light source, and a carabineer for adjustable positioning, allowing for multiple configurations and extended battery life through a USB charging port and multiple operational modes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Duration of action of moving object
If the light housing is made bulky to accommodate larger battery and light source, then the power and duration of action are improved, but the portability and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into separable components: a removable battery compartment and a modular light housing that can be detached from the base. This segmentation allows users to carry only the necessary parts, improving portability while maintaining access to high-power components when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The light housing is made rotatable relative to the base through a pivot joint, enabling dynamic adjustment of lighting direction. The carabineer clip provides adjustable positioning at multiple angles. This dynamic capability allows a compact design to deliver directional lighting control previously requiring bulkier fixed structures.
2Strength
If the light housing is made inflexible to maintain structural integrity, then the strength is improved, but the adaptability and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The pivot joint between the base and light housing enables rotational movement while maintaining structural strength. The carabineer clip mechanism provides locked positioning at various angles, combining flexibility for directional adjustment with structural integrity for durable use.
Solution Approach 2:
The base serves multiple functions: it provides structural support, houses the carabineer clip for adjustable positioning, and acts as a mounting platform. The light housing simultaneously serves as the light source housing and the rotatable adjustment mechanism, reducing overall complexity while maintaining adaptability.
3Ease of operation
If the device is made compact to improve portability, then the ease of operation is improved, but the power and duration of action may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The removable battery compartment allows users to carry a compact light housing for portability needs, while high-power LED modules can be attached when maximum light output is required. This segmentation enables the device to be compact during transport but deliver high power when deployed.
Solution Approach 2:
The device offers multiple operational modes with adjustable brightness levels, allowing users to optimize between power consumption and light output based on needs. The rotatable light housing changes the directional parameter of light delivery, concentrating illumination where needed rather than dispersing it, effectively increasing perceived power in specific directions.
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 device provides a compact, high-powered, and long-lasting lighting solution with adjustable directionality, supporting up to 210 degrees of rotation and lasting for several hours on a single charge, while maintaining a lightweight and compact form factor.
Implementation Method 1
a light source coupled to the light housing and configured to emit light from the first face
Implementation Method 2
The light housing and the battery compartment are rotatable together relative to the base about the central longitudinal axis
Data Source
AI summary
A lighting device includes a light housing, a light source coupled to the light housing, and a battery compartment coupled to the light housing and configured to house a battery. The battery compartment defines a central longitudinal axis along which the battery is insertable. The lighting device additionally includes a base coupled to the light housing. The light housing and the battery compartment are rotatable together relative to the base about the central longitudinal axis.