Electronic Candle With Vertically Moving Light Emitter
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic candles face issues with dust accumulation and maintenance due to their design, which complicates cleaning and can lead to the risk of fire from open flames, limiting their widespread use.
Innovation Solution
An electronic candle design featuring a movable light emitting component that vertically protrudes and retracts, coupled with a movable lid that opens and closes to prevent dust entry, along with a wick component that mimics a real candle's appearance, utilizing a transfer device with gears and a motor, and a controller for automated operation, including sound sensor integration for voice control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the light emitting component is fixed inside the housing, then the structure is simple, but dust accumulates on the component and cleaning becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The light emitting component is designed to move vertically between a retracted position (inside the housing) and a protruding position (outside the housing). This dynamic positioning allows the component to be accessible for cleaning when protruding, while being protected when retracted, thus resolving the contradiction between cleaning convenience and structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The light emitting component can be completely extracted from the housing by moving it to the protruding position. This extraction enables easy access to the component for cleaning purposes, while the housing structure remains relatively simple without requiring complex disassembly mechanisms.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a movable lid is added to prevent dust entry, then dust protection is improved, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The movable lid is merged with the light emitting component itself. When the light emitting component moves to the protruding position, it automatically opens the through-hole, allowing the lid to follow the component's motion. This integration eliminates the need for a separate lid mechanism, providing dust protection while maintaining structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The light emitting component serves multiple functions: it provides illumination, acts as a movable lid by opening/closing the through-hole, and enables its own cleaning access. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional components, thus improving dust protection without significantly increasing structural complexity.
3Ease of operation
If the light emitting component protrudes from the housing, then cleaning access is improved, but dust can enter the housing when not in use
Solution Approach 1:
The light emitting component dynamically changes position between retracted and protruding states. When retracted, it seals the through-hole preventing dust entry. When protruding, it provides cleaning access. This dynamic behavior resolves the contradiction by providing both protection and accessibility at different times.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable lid acts as an intermediary between the housing interior and exterior. It automatically opens when the light emitting component protrudes, allowing cleaning access, and closes when the component is retracted, preventing dust entry. This intermediary mechanism协调s the conflicting requirements of accessibility and protection.
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 effectively prevents dust accumulation, reduces maintenance needs, and enhances safety by automatically controlling the light and wick simulation, creating a realistic candle experience while minimizing the risk of fire hazards.
Implementation Method 1
The first spring accumulates energy when the movable lid is in the open configuration and releases the accumulated energy when the movable lid transitions to the closed configuration
Implementation Method 2
a light emitting component coupled to the transfer device such that the transfer device causes the light emitting component to move vertically up or down to protrude from the housing or to retract into the housing
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AI summary
Methods, systems and devices associated with an electronic candle are described. One example, electronic candle device includes a housing with a through-hole at its top, a transfer device including a driver motor and one or more gears positioned inside the housing, and a light emitting component coupled to the transfer device such that the transfer device causes the light emitting component to move vertically up or down to protrude from the housing or to retract into the housing. The electronic candle also includes a movable lid positioned below the through-hole inside the housing and movable to remain in at least one of an open configuration or a closed configuration, and a controller configured to turn on or off the light emitting component.