Telescoping Stand Light for Portable Setup and Multi-Axis Aiming
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing work lights are not compact enough for easy transportation and repositioning, and lack flexibility in adjusting light direction and support structure for various work environments.
Innovation Solution
A foldable stand light with a telescoping body, pivotable light heads, and collapsible legs, allowing for compact storage and adjustable height and light direction, along with a locking mechanism for easy deployment and collapse.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If work lights are made compact for transportation, then ease of transportation is improved, but adjustability and stability for various work environments deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The work light is divided into multiple segments including an elongate body, a collar, multiple legs, and a head assembly with multiple light heads. Each segment can be independently positioned or adjusted, allowing the light to be compact for transport yet fully adjustable when deployed. The legs can be collapsed against the body for transport and extended for stability during use.
Solution Approach 2:
The work light incorporates dynamic elements including a collar that moves along the elongate body to adjust height, legs that can be deployed or collapsed, and light heads that pivot on multiple axes. These dynamic features enable the light to transition between compact transport configuration and expanded working configuration, providing both portability and adaptability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple light heads with multiple axes of rotation are used, then lighting flexibility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple light heads are merged into a single hub assembly that pivots on a first axis, while each individual light head pivots on a second axis relative to the hub. This merging approach provides multiple lighting directions and angles without requiring separate mounting structures for each light head, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining lighting flexibility.
3Ease of operation
If legs are made collapsible for compact storage, then ease of transportation is improved, but stability during use may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The legs are designed as dynamic elements that can transition between collapsed and extended positions. When extended for use, the legs provide a stable base supporting the elongate body at an adjustable height. The collar moving along the elongate body allows height adjustment while maintaining stability during operation.
Data Source
AI summary
A stand light includes an elongate body defining a longitudinal axis, a collar coupled to the elongate body for movement along the elongate body between a first position and a second position, and a plurality of legs coupled to the collar, the plurality of legs being collapsed against the elongate body when the collar is in the first position and being expanded apart from the elongate body when the collar is in the second position. The stand light also includes a head assembly coupled to an end of the elongate body. The head assembly includes a hub and a plurality of light heads. The hub is pivotably coupled to the end of the elongate body to pivot about a first pivot axis. Each of the plurality of light heads is pivotably coupled to the hub to pivot about a second pivot axis.