Miniature UV Nail Lamp with 270-Degree Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing miniature UV LED nail gel curing lamps have limited directional access and safety concerns due to excessive UV light exposure, making it difficult for nail technicians to properly position and bond artificial nails using the gel press-on technique without assistance.
Innovation Solution
A miniature, multiple-angle accessible nail gel curing lamp with a base, riser, and lamp head configuration that allows unimpeded access from at least 180 degrees, featuring integrated UV LEDs and an activation button, enabling hands-free operation and reduced UV light exposure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a miniature UV LED nail gel curing lamp is used, then UV light exposure is reduced, but directional access is limited making it difficult to position artificial nails
Solution Approach 1:
The lamp body is segmented into multiple sections with openings positioned at different locations and angles, allowing UV light to reach the nail from multiple directions while maintaining a compact form factor that reduces overall UV exposure
Solution Approach 2:
The lamp features asymmetric opening arrangements with different sizes and positions on various faces of the lamp body, optimized to provide unimpeded access from specific angles while directing UV light precisely where needed during the gel press-on technique
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a compact lamp design is used, then UV light exposure is minimized, but access for positioning artificial nails is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The compact lamp body is divided into multiple faces with strategically positioned openings, creating a segmented structure that allows UV light to escape from multiple directions while maintaining overall compactness and minimizing exposure
3Manufacturing precision
If assistance is required for positioning artificial nails, then bonding precision improves, but operation becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple openings in different directions allow the nail technician to use one hand to hold the artificial nail while another hand positions it from a different angle, enabling precise bonding without requiring assistance from a second person
Solution Approach 2:
The lamp design enables the user to perform the entire gel press-on technique independently by providing access from multiple angles, eliminating the need for assistant help and making the process self-service capable
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The lamp provides sufficient UV light for flash curing while minimizing exposure risks, allowing easy placement and bonding of artificial nails with improved safety and convenience for both professionals and home users.
Implementation Method 1
The lamp head is operatively connectable to a power source and includes an ultraviolet light emitting diode ("UV LED")
Implementation Method 2
UV-curable gel polish is used as the bonding agent between the artificial nail and the customer's natural nail bed
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a miniature, multiple-angle accessible nail gel curing lamp that minimizes the size of a light exposure area, while at the same time providing access to the light exposure area for a customer's hand, and both of technician's hands. This lamp is particularly useful for performing the “gel-press on” technique of applying artificial nails with a UV-curable nail gel. Some embodiments include a base, a riser extending generally upward from the base, and a lamp head extending generally horizontally from the riser, where the lamp head is operatively connectable to a power source and comprises an ultraviolet light emitting diode (“UV LED”) configured to direct light emitted by the UV LED generally toward the base, thereby defining a light exposure area extending from the UV LED downward toward the base, and where an arc of access to the light exposure area is defined as an arc in a plane generally parallel to the UV LED and centered on the UV LED, so that the base, the riser and the lamp head are configured to allow unimpeded access of a user's hand to the light exposure area throughout the arc of access and where the arc of access is at least 180 degrees, and in some instances, at least 270 degrees.