Solar Night Light Suction Mount and Universal Holder
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solar-powered night lights lack versatility and aesthetic appeal, with limited mounting options and inability to accommodate various ornamental articles, and often require adjustment towards sunlight for optimal power generation.
Innovation Solution
A solar-powered night light featuring a suction cup mount with a rearwardly extending stud, a holder with spaced apart legs for straddling the stud, and a housing with a rechargeable power source, switch, and solar cell, allowing for various shapes and universal clip-on receivers for ornamental attachments, enabling flexible mounting and ornamental customization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional mounting method is used for solar-powered night lights, then the mounting structure is simple, but the versatility and adaptability of mounting locations are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The suction cup mount serves multiple functions: it provides secure attachment to smooth surfaces, allows for easy positioning and repositioning, and works on various window types without requiring structural modifications. This universal mounting solution enhances adaptability while maintaining simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system is divided into separate components: the suction cup mount, the holder with legs, and the bracket. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while enabling flexible assembly and disassembly, thereby improving mounting versatility without excessive complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If fixed ornamental covers are used, then the manufacturing process is simple, but the aesthetic appeal and customization options are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The holder is designed with a universal interface (pair of spaced apart legs) that can accommodate various ornamental covers and articles. This universal design enables users to customize the aesthetic appearance while maintaining a standardized, easy-to-manufacture base structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system and holder are designed to be adjustable and reconfigurable. The holder can be positioned at different locations on the suction cup, and various ornamental covers can be attached or removed, providing dynamic customization options without requiring complex manufacturing processes for each variant.
3Use of energy by moving object
If solar cells are positioned to face directly towards the sun, then power generation efficiency is maximized, but the device requires adjustment and cannot be freely mounted on windows
Solution Approach 1:
The solar cell is positioned on the outer surface of the spherical housing, utilizing the three-dimensional space available on the globe's surface. This dimensional arrangement allows the solar cell to capture sunlight from multiple angles as the sun moves across the sky, maintaining reasonable energy harvesting efficiency while enabling flexible mounting on any window orientation without requiring precise sun-tracking adjustments.
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 solution provides a versatile and aesthetically appealing solar-powered night light that can be mounted easily on windows, harvests solar energy efficiently without requiring sun alignment, and accommodates various ornamental articles, offering reliable and adaptable illumination.
Implementation Method 1
a rechargeable power source in circuit communication with a switch, lamp and solar cell for recharging the power source
Implementation Method 2
a suction cup having a stud rearwardly extending
Data Source
AI summary
A window mounted solar powered night light has a structural attachment fastener, a lighting module; and a holder for attaching the lighting module to the attachment fastener. The lighting module includes a light emitting diode, a rechargeable battery, a solar cell for recharging the battery, and a switch for turning the light emitting diode on and off. A housing maintains the various elements of the lighting module in circuit communication.