Wireless Vehicle Lighting With Sealed Batteries and Phosphorescent Afterglow
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle lighting devices face issues with hard-wiring complexity, battery lifespan, environmental damage, and user errors, leading to limited market acceptance and functionality problems.
Innovation Solution
A wireless lighting device with a sealed design incorporating a baseplate, light-emitting module, power module, and top cover, using encapsulated batteries and phosphorescent material for extended illumination, controlled by sensors and transmitters for easy installation and long operational life.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If hard-wired lighting devices are installed in vehicles, then electrical connection and power supply are ensured, but installation complexity and wiring expense increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the battery power source from the lighting device itself, making it a self-contained unit that operates independently of the vehicle's electrical system. This eliminates the need for complex hard-wiring while maintaining reliable operation through dedicated battery power.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical/electrical wiring system with a wireless magnetic triggering system. The lighting device is activated by a magnetic field from a key fob or transmitter, eliminating the need for physical electrical connections and complex wiring harnesses.
2Ease of operation
If battery compartments are made accessible for battery replacement, then battery maintenance is simplified, but environmental damage and user errors increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent nests the battery compartment within a sealed housing structure that is integrated into the lighting device body. The battery is accessible only through a controlled access point, protecting it from environmental factors like moisture and corrosion while allowing authorized replacement when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent designs the lighting device with a sealed, non-serviceable battery compartment that is intended to last the lifetime of the device. This eliminates user access and potential environmental damage from improper handling, while the entire unit can be replaced as a single disposable component if needed.
3Duration of action of stationary object
If rechargeable batteries are used to avoid replacement, then operational continuity is improved, but charging port vulnerability to environmental factors increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a sealed, protected environment for the battery compartment that isolates it from harmful environmental factors. The IP67-rated housing provides an inert barrier against moisture, corrosion, and temperature extremes, allowing the battery to operate reliably for extended periods without exposure to damaging conditions.
4Ease of manufacture
If lighting devices are made wireless with extended battery life, then installation ease is improved, but battery lifespan and operational duration become limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the power consumption parameters by using ultra-low-power LEDs and implementing sleep modes for the microcontroller and radio frequency transmitter. This extends battery operational life from typical one-year lifespans to potentially ten years or more, while maintaining wireless operation and ease of installation.
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 device provides long-lasting safety, visibility, and brand awareness without battery replacement, immune to environmental factors and user errors, with a ten-year operational life and easy installation.
Implementation Method 1
The top cover has at least one phosphorescent material in the light-emitting area, the phosphorescent material light-emitting area supplements the luminous energy emitted from the plurality of light-emitting elements of the wireless lighting device by absorbing the light emitted by the plurality of light-emitting elements and the ambient light outside the device that then provides afterglow phosphorescence.
Data Source
AI summary
A wireless lighting device for vehicle accessories includes a signal transmitter and an encapsulated light board. The light board includes a unitary baseplate, a backlight module, a power module, and a top cover. The backlight module includes a circuit board, light emitting elements, a transceiver, and a control module configured to turn the light emitting elements on and off according to the detected signal. The power module includes a battery and a conductive strip configured to electrically connect the battery to the circuit board. The top cover configured to be irreversibly sealed to the baseplate with a customizable light permeable region with a phosphorescent dispersion covering the light elements. The transmitter configured to be installed on surfaces of a vehicle, and the light board configured to be installed in a vehicle accessory. The wireless lighting device has at least a ten-year operational life without replacement of the batteries therein.