Candle Wick Part With Segmented Lamp Beads For Realistic Flame
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional decorative candle lamps lack a realistic flame dynamic effect and have complex, fragile mechanisms that are difficult to assemble and maintain, with light emission not accurately simulating a real candle's flame.
Innovation Solution
A candle wick part with a substrate and light-emitting part, featuring lamp bead chips covered in a translucent epoxy resin encapsulation layer, arranged to form a flame shape with varying light switching times, and a wick part for a realistic candle appearance, combined with a simple and flexible structure for improved user experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a single lamp bead is used to project light, then the structure is simple, but the light emission creates graininess and does not accurately simulate a real candle flame
Solution Approach 1:
The single lamp bead is segmented into multiple lamp bead chips (at least three) arranged in a specific spatial configuration. Each chip contributes to the overall flame shape, creating a more continuous and realistic light emission pattern that reduces graininess while maintaining manufacturing simplicity through modular assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple lamp bead chips are merged into a single integrated light-emitting assembly covered by a translucent encapsulation layer. This combination creates a unified flame-like light source that simulates the continuous glow of a real candle flame, improving visual realism while keeping the overall structure compact and manufacturable.
2Reliability
If a magnetic swing mechanism is added to simulate flickering effect, then the flame dynamic effect is improved, but the device complexity and fragility increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mechanical magnetic swing mechanism is replaced with an electronic control system that independently switches multiple lamp bead chips on and off. This substitution eliminates complex mechanical components and fragile moving parts while achieving the desired flickering effect through programmable light emission patterns, thereby improving reliability and reducing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The static light emission is transformed into a dynamic flickering effect through independent control of multiple lamp bead chips. By varying the switching times and illumination patterns of individual chips, a realistic flame-like dynamic effect is achieved without requiring any physical movement or mechanical mechanisms.
3Ease of manufacture
If a single light source is used, then the structure is simple, but the light projection creates dark areas on the back and reduces viewing quality
Solution Approach 1:
Different regions of the light-emitting assembly have different functions: multiple lamp bead chips are positioned to illuminate different spatial zones. The translucent encapsulation layer diffuses light uniformly in all directions, ensuring that both front and back viewing areas receive adequate illumination, thereby eliminating dark areas while maintaining a relatively simple structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting solution transitions from a single-point light source to a distributed three-dimensional arrangement of multiple lamp bead chips. This spatial distribution of light sources ensures omnidirectional illumination, eliminating shadowed areas and improving viewing quality from all angles while keeping the overall assembly compact and manufacturable.
4Reliability
If a complex swinging mechanism is used, then the flickering effect is achieved, but the assembly and maintenance become difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The complex mechanical swinging mechanism is completely replaced with an electronic control system that uses independent switching of multiple lamp bead chips. This eliminates all moving parts, making the device assembly-trivial and maintenance-free, while still achieving the desired flickering effect through programmable light emission patterns.
Solution Approach 2:
The system achieves the flickering effect through self-contained electronic control of the lamp bead chips without requiring any external mechanical actuation. The control circuitry is integrated into the assembly, making the device plug-and-play ready with no assembly or maintenance requirements beyond basic electrical connection.
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 solution provides a candle lamp with a high simulation degree and aesthetically pleasing flame dynamic effect, easy assembly and maintenance, and enhanced user experience with a simple structure and reduced graininess in light emission.
Implementation Method 1
a plurality of lamp bead chips is arranged on one side of the light-emitting part, and the lamp bead chips are covered with a translucent epoxy resin encapsulation layer
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AI summary
A candle wick part and a candle lamp comprise a lamp panel, wherein the lamp panel comprises a light-emitting part, and the width of the upper part of the light-emitting part is gradually reduced from bottom to top, wherein a plurality of lamp bead chips are arranged on the light-emitting part; and the lamp bead chips are covered with a translucent epoxy resin encapsulation layer and the middle part of the epoxy resin encapsulation layer is high and the periphery is low; the switching times of the lamp bead chips are different, and they are lighted up to form the shape of a flame; the candle lamp made of this wick part emits light more evenly on both sides and looks more realistic.