Portable Work Light Mounting Layout for Hands-Free Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable lighting devices lack flexibility in orientation and mounting configurations, making hands-free operation challenging when not held by a user.
Innovation Solution
A portable lighting device with multiple integrated mounting features, including a removable clip, magnet, tripod mount, and kickstand, allowing for various orientations and hands-free positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a portable lighting device is designed without integrated mounting features, then the device structure remains simple, but the device cannot achieve hands-free operation or flexible positioning
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple mounting features (kickstand, clip, magnet, tripod mount) into a single portable lighting device housing. This merging approach enables the device to achieve hands-free operation and flexible positioning capabilities while maintaining a compact, integrated structure rather than requiring separate mounting accessories.
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting device incorporates multiple mounting mechanisms that enable it to be positioned in various configurations (standing, clipping, magnetically attached, tripod-mounted). This multi-functionality allows a single device to serve multiple mounting purposes, significantly improving adaptability without requiring multiple separate tools or accessories.
2Ease of operation
If a portable lighting device includes multiple integrated mounting features, then hands-free operation and positioning flexibility are achieved, but the device size and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The kickstand is designed to nest within the device housing when not in use, and the other mounting features are integrated into the housing structure. This nesting approach allows multiple mounting features to be accommodated within the device volume without significantly increasing the overall size, enabling hands-free operation while maintaining portability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a portable lighting device includes multiple integrated mounting features, then hands-free operation and positioning flexibility are achieved, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting features are designed as separate, modular components (kickstand, clip, magnet assembly, tripod mount) that can be manufactured independently and then assembled into the final device. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function and manufactured using appropriate processes, reducing overall manufacturing complexity compared to creating a single complex integrated structure.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables hands-free lighting in diverse situations by providing multiple mounting configurations, enhancing user convenience and flexibility.
Implementation Method 1
removably affixed by a magnet to a surface
Data Source
AI summary
A portable lighting device allowing for hands-free lighting in various angular orientations relative to a support surface upon which the portable lighting device is situated. The device includes a front body having a frontal opening and an illumination assembly having a light source that emits light through the frontal opening. A central support is affixed to the front body and has a securement means extending from an upper extent of the central support. A rear body is affixed to the central support and a kickstand is pivotally connected to a wall of the rear body. The kickstand orients a lower portion of the front body at a desired support angle α relative to a support surface upon which the portable lighting device rests in order to direct the emitted light in a specific direction desired by an operator of the portable lighting device. A rechargeable, internal power source is operably configured to power the illumination assembly.