Circular Brushed Badge Alignment for Dynamic Aura Effects
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing badge manufacturing methods do not effectively utilize the decorative effect of circular brushed surfaces to enhance visual elements like light sources, idols, or moving bodies, often resulting in static radial lines that do not align with dynamic optical radiation effects.
Innovation Solution
A badge design where a print layer with a defined radial center point is laminated onto a circular brushed surface, ensuring the radial center point coincides with the circular processing center, creating an optical radiation and diffusion effect that enhances visual elements, and optionally includes a light transmissive protective layer to maintain the dynamic appearance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If circular processing is applied to create decorative effect, then visual appeal is improved, but alignment with radial elements in printed images deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the circular processing center point with the radial center point of the printed image by laminating the print layer such that both centers coincide. This integration ensures that the optical radiation effect from circular processing aligns perfectly with radial elements in the printed image, resolving the alignment issue while maintaining visual appeal.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-defining the radial center point in the subject image during the design stage and using it as a guide for alignment during lamination. This preliminary marking and planning ensures precise alignment between the circular processing center and the radial elements before the actual lamination process occurs.
2Loss of information
If static radial lines are printed to represent light sources, then visual clarity is improved, but dynamic optical radiation effect deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the radial lines from the printed image and replaces them with the optical radiation effect generated by circular processing. By removing the static radial lines from the print layer and relying solely on the circular brushed surface to create the radial optical effect, the design achieves both visual clarity and dynamic appearance.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent substitutes the mechanical printing of radial lines with an optical phenomenon. Instead of physically printing radial lines that remain static, the circular processed surface creates dynamic optical radiation effects through light reflection and diffusion, replacing the mechanical system with an optical one.
3Illumination intensity
If print layer is made light transmissive to allow optical effect, then optical radiation effect is improved, but protection of print layer deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the protective function from the light transmissive function by using separate layers. The print layer remains light transmissive to allow optical radiation effect, while a dedicated light transmissive protective layer is applied over it. This segmentation allows each layer to fulfill its specific function without compromise.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a light transmissive protective layer as an intermediary between the print layer and the external environment. This intermediate layer protects the print layer from damage while maintaining light transmissivity, allowing both the optical radiation effect and protection to coexist.
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
This configuration dynamically changes the optical radiation effect based on light incidence and viewing angle, providing a visually appealing emission or aura effect without static radial lines, enhancing the representation of light sources, idols, or moving bodies.
Implementation Method 1
Exposure of the resulting circular brushed surface to light produces a visual effect as if light were diffused radially from the center of the concentric circle or spiral pattern
Implementation Method 2
the optical radiation and diffusion effect caused by the circular brushed surface
Data Source
AI summary
A badge has a print layer and a substrate that is a processed layer. The print layer is printed with a subject image in which a radial center point is defined as a center point of a radial representation. The substrate has a circular brushed surface that is subjected to circular processing. At least one of the print layer and the substrate is light transmissive. The print layer is laminated on the circular brushed surface side of the substrate such that the radial center point of the subject image and a circular processing center point that is a center point of the circular processing coincide with each other.