Vehicle Light Mount With Locking Collar for Secure Quick Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle-mounted lights lack versatility and secure attachment mechanisms, making them difficult to install and remove, and often require complex or permanent mounting methods.
Innovation Solution
A light assembly with a vehicle base that can be removably coupled to a vehicle surface, featuring a collar or bolt mechanism for secure attachment and a rotatable light head with adjustable positioning, allowing for easy installation and removal, and multiple power options including battery packs and vehicle power sources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a light assembly uses a simple mounting structure, then ease of installation is improved, but attachment security deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting structure is divided into separate components: a collar that receives the extension and a locking mechanism with a bolt and shelf. This segmentation allows the light head to be easily inserted while providing secure attachment through the distinct locking components.
Solution Approach 2:
The collar is designed to be movable between unlocked and locked positions, and the shelf can move between positions where the bolt is received and where it protrudes. This dynamic design enables easy installation by moving components during mounting, then secures the attachment when locked.
2Reliability
If a light assembly uses a permanent mounting method, then attachment security is improved, but ease of removal deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting structure uses movable components (collar and shelf) that can transition between locked and unlocked states. This allows the assembly to provide secure permanent-like attachment when locked, while enabling easy removal when the collar is moved to unlock and the light head is pulled away.
Solution Approach 2:
The collar acts as an intermediary between the light head extension and the vehicle base. It provides the locking function when engaged, but can be moved to release the lock, facilitating easy removal without permanent attachment.
3Reliability
If a light assembly uses a complex locking mechanism, then attachment security is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The locking mechanism is segmented into simple, distinct components: a collar, a bolt, and a shelf. Each component has a single function, reducing overall complexity while maintaining secure attachment through their coordinated interaction.
Solution Approach 2:
The bolt and shelf work together in a self-locking manner where the shelf moves to receive or protrude from the bolt, automatically securing or releasing the light head without requiring additional complex mechanisms or multiple steps.
4Adaptability or versatility
If a light assembly allows rotatable positioning, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The light head is designed to be rotatable relative to the vehicle base, allowing operators to adjust the light direction to illuminate different areas. This dynamic positioning capability provides adaptability without requiring complex adjustable mechanisms, simply allowing rotational movement.
Data Source
AI summary
A light assembly for attachment to a surface of a vehicle. The light assembly includes a light head having a light and an extension. The light assembly further includes a vehicle base configured to be removably coupled to the surface of the vehicle. The vehicle base has a collar movable between an unlocked position and a locked position, in which the collar receives the extension to removably couple the light head to the vehicle base.