Christmas Ornament Ceramic Cap Structure for Secure Glass Ball Bonding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional Christmas ornaments face structural insecurity due to reliance on elastic connectors prone to deformation, leading to potential detachment and breakage, and lack design flexibility and aesthetic appeal, especially when made from metal caps attached to glass balls.
Innovation Solution
A Christmas ornament structure featuring a hollow glass ball with a ceramic cap that forms an integral model through a glue bond, allowing for varied 3D designs and weight proportion matching, eliminating the need for additional connectors and enabling rich pattern designs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If an elastic metal hook loop connector is used to attach the metal cap to the glass ball, then the assembly process is simple, but the structural security is insufficient due to deformation and detachment risks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the elastic metal hook loop connector from the assembly, eliminating the component that causes deformation and detachment. The metal cap is directly attached to the glass ball through adhesive bonding, extracting the problematic intermediate connector while maintaining assembly simplicity and significantly improving structural security.
2Ease of operation
If a metal cap is used to cover the blow orifice part, then the suspension function is achieved, but the aesthetic aspect is lost due to limited design flexibility from bending flat sheets
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the manufacturing approach from bending flat metal sheets to molding ceramic materials. This parameter change enables complex 3D shapes, patterns, and textures to be directly formed during the molding process, providing unlimited design flexibility while maintaining the cap's ability to cover the blow orifice and provide suspension functionality.
3Strength
If a metal cap is used for the Christmas ornament, then the structural coverage is provided, but the cost increases significantly and weight proportion mismatches with the glass ball
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines ceramic material for the cap with the glass ball, creating a composite ornament structure. Ceramic provides the necessary structural coverage and strength while being lighter and more cost-effective than metal. The weight proportion between the ceramic cap and glass ball can be better balanced, achieving both structural integrity and aesthetic harmony.
4Shape
If a metal cap with elastic connector is used, then the blow orifice part is covered, but additional connectors are required increasing device complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the cap body and the connection structure into a single integrated ceramic component. The cap directly incorporates the bonding interface for attaching to the glass ball, eliminating the need for separate elastic connectors. This integration reduces the number of components, simplifies the structure, and provides sufficient blow orifice coverage while enabling direct adhesive bonding.
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 ceramic cap provides structural safety and design flexibility, matching the weight and appearance of glass balls, enabling versatile and aesthetically appealing 3D models that enhance the festive atmosphere without the limitations of metal caps, achieving better decorative effects.
Implementation Method 1
the ceramic cap and the glass ball are fixedly bonded by means of a glue
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AI summary
A Christmas ornament structure comprises a glass ball (3) and a ceramic cap (4), wherein the glass ball (3) is a hollow object, and a blow orifice part (31) upwardly extends from an end of the surface and includes a hole (32); in addition, the ceramic cap (4) is a modeled body (42), a circle ring (43) is connected on the top of the modeled body (42), a hollow structure (413) is inwardly formed by a connection inner wall (412) on the interior surface of the ceramic cap (4), and such a hollow structure (413) is connected in communication with the interior of the glass ball (3); moreover, the bottom of the ceramic cap (4) includes an opening (411) which allows the blow orifice part (31) of the glass ball (3) to enter, the perimeter of the opening (411) includes a connection inner wall (412) having an arc-shaped face closely fitting to the surface of the glass ball (3) and fixedly bonded to the glass ball (3) thus resulting in an in-out thoroughly connected Christmas ornament model of integral formation.