UFO Highbay Emergency Power Supply With Remote Control Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current power supplies for UFO highbay lights lack emergency and remote control functions, providing a limited user experience and single functionality.
Innovation Solution
An emergency power supply integrating a Bluetooth antenna and infrared receiver with a dip switch, allowing remote intelligent control and adjustable features, and a compact design for easy mounting and maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a common driving power supply with mounting holes is used, then the power supply can be installed on the UFO highbay light, but it lacks emergency and remote control functions resulting in single functionality and poor user experience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions (emergency lighting, Bluetooth remote control, infrared control, dip switch control) into a single integrated power supply unit. The power supply housing integrates the battery compartment, control PCB mounting, antenna integration, and user interface elements into one unified structure, eliminating the need for separate emergency lighting devices and control systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The power supply is designed as a multi-functional device that can operate in multiple modes: normal lighting mode, emergency lighting mode (with battery backup), remote control mode (via Bluetooth and infrared), and manual control mode (via dip switch). This universal design allows a single device to replace multiple separate functions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple components (Bluetooth antenna, infrared receiver, dip switch) are integrated into the power supply, then remote intelligent control and adjustable functions are achieved, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The power supply interior is divided into distinct functional zones using spacer plates: a first mounting cavity for the main control PCB, a second mounting cavity for the Bluetooth module, and a third mounting cavity for the infrared receiver. This segmentation organizes multiple components into manageable sections while maintaining integration within the unified housing.
Solution Approach 2:
The spacer plates serve as intermediary structural elements that both separate and connect different functional components. They provide mounting surfaces for various PCBs and components while maintaining proper spacing and structural integrity, facilitating the integration of multiple functions without creating a chaotic assembly.
3Ease of manufacture
If the power supply housing is designed as a cylindrical structure with multiple cavities and mounting features, then it accommodates all components compactly, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The power supply housing employs a nested cavity structure where multiple functional cavities are arranged concentrically or adjacently within the cylindrical housing. The first, second, and third mounting cavities are nested within the overall cylindrical form, allowing efficient use of internal space while maintaining a simple external shape that is easy to manufacture.
Solution Approach 2:
The cylindrical housing features localized structural variations: specific cavities are created in certain regions to accommodate particular components (PCB mounts in the middle region, battery compartment at the bottom, control interface at the top), while other regions maintain the simple cylindrical form. This local differentiation optimizes component placement without requiring complete structural redesign.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed in the present utility model is a convenient-to-mount emergency power supply for a UFO highbay light, including a power supply housing that is in a cylindrical structure and is further provided with a first accommodating cavity with an opening in a bottom, where four first spacer plates mutually connected end to end are further mounted in a middle of the first accommodating cavity and define a first mounting cavity for mounting a main control printed circuit board (PCB); a joint between every two adjacent first spacer plates is further connected to a first fixing column, and a top of the first fixing column is further provided with a first locking hole that penetrates to a bottom thereof, and a battery connected to the main control PCB is further mounted in the first accommodating cavity.