Candle Holder With Internal Vacuum Storage And LED Lighting
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a decorative candle holder that can securely store items while also providing a means to maintain an intimate atmosphere and keep certain items out of view from visitors, with the ability to illuminate and potentially play music.
Innovation Solution
A candle holder with an internal storage vessel and a removable cap that includes lights, an audio unit, an air evacuation unit, and a lock, allowing for the secure storage and illumination of items, and the option to play music, constructed from translucent and transparent materials to enhance visual appeal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional candle holder is used, then it provides a simple decorative function, but it cannot securely store items or provide illumination and audio capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions (candle holder, storage container, illumination device, audio player, and air evacuation system) into a single integrated unit. The removable cap houses the audio unit and lights, while the main body contains the storage vessel and candle holder, creating a multifunctional device that resolves the contradiction between versatility and complexity by unified design.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: storing commemorative items, holding candles for illumination, providing ambient lighting through LEDs, playing music via the audio unit, and protecting stored items through air evacuation. This multi-functionality directly addresses the need for adaptability while maintaining a cohesive single-device structure.
2Illumination intensity
If the main body is constructed from translucent material with lights inside, then it provides beautiful illumination, but it may compromise fire safety when a candle is placed inside
Solution Approach 1:
The illumination system is segmented into two separate components: LED lights embedded in the removable cap and the candle flame in the main body. This segmentation allows the translucent material to be illuminated by LEDs without direct exposure to the candle flame, maintaining both illumination capability and fire safety by separating the light source from the fire source.
Solution Approach 2:
The removable cap acts as an intermediary between the illumination system and the candle. The LED lights in the cap provide illumination through the translucent main body without requiring the candle flame to be near or inside the translucent material, thus mediating between the need for beautiful illumination and fire safety concerns.
3Illumination intensity
If the storage vessel is made transparent to allow viewing of stored items, then it enhances visual appeal, but it reduces the ability to keep items out of view from visitors
Solution Approach 1:
The transparency of the storage vessel is made dynamic through the air evacuation unit. When air is removed from the vessel, the stored items become invisible or difficult to see through the transparent material, allowing the same transparent vessel to provide both visual appeal when filled with air and privacy when evacuated, thus dynamically adjusting the visibility property.
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AI summary
A candle holder with internal chamber includes a generally hollow main body having a candle holder along the top end, and a storage vessel positioned within the main body. The storage vessel including an opening that is removably connected to a cap. The main body is constructed from a translucent material, and the cap includes a plurality of lights, an audio unit for playing music, a lock for securing the cap onto the vessel, and an air evacuation unit for removing air from the inside of the storage vessel.