Electronic Candle Wick Structure with Magnetic Swing Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional candles pose safety risks, have low resource utilization, and fail to meet lighting and service life demands, leading to the need for electronic candles that lack a realistic flame simulation and can be dazzling due to wobbling light sources.
Innovation Solution
A wick structure for electronic candles featuring a wick casing, wick cap, and swing component with a magnet, coils, and LED lamp, which utilizes a magnetic field to create a swinging motion simulating a wind blowing effect without causing visual discomfort, while ensuring stable lighting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If the light source is made to wobble to simulate a candle flame, then the realism of candle simulation is improved, but the visual comfort deteriorates due to dazzling effects
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic swinging mechanism that allows the wick cap to oscillate back and forth in a controlled manner. The swing component includes a magnet and coils that create a magnetic field to drive the swinging motion, enabling the light source to move realistically like a candle flame without excessive wobbling that causes dazzling. This dynamic system resolves the contradiction by providing just enough motion for realism while maintaining visual comfort through controlled oscillation ranges.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a wick cap as an intermediary element between the LED light source and the viewer. The wick cap can swing independently and includes a support hole with a sharp protrusion that docks with a notch on the support pole to form a support point. This intermediary structure allows the light to be modulated naturally while filtering out excessive visual stimulation, thus achieving realistic flame simulation without causing dazzling effects.
2Shape
If a swing mechanism is added to simulate flame motion, then the candle simulation effect is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical swing mechanisms with a magnetic field-based system. The swing component includes a magnet and coils that interact through magnetic fields to produce swinging motion without direct mechanical connections. This substitution eliminates complex mechanical linkages, bearings, and drive mechanisms while achieving the same flame simulation effect, thus improving realism without significantly increasing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The support pole serves multiple functions: it provides structural support for the wick cap, acts as a pivot point through the notch-sharp protrusion docking mechanism, and guides the swinging motion. The wick cap itself functions as both a structural component and the swinging element that modulates the light. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate components needed, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity while achieving realistic flame simulation.
3Shape
If the wick cap is made to swing freely, then the wind blowing effect is improved, but the lighting stability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a controlled dynamic system where the wick cap swings in a predetermined arc rather than moving freely. The magnetic field-driven mechanism ensures the swing remains within specific boundaries, creating a realistic wind blowing effect while preventing excessive motion that would compromise lighting stability. The LED light source is positioned to maintain consistent illumination despite the swinging motion.
Solution Approach 2:
The wick cap acts as an intermediary that modulates rather than blocks the light from the LED source. The support hole in the wick cap allows light to pass through while the swinging motion creates a wind blowing effect. The sharp protrusion and notch docking mechanism ensures the wick cap returns to a central position, maintaining lighting stability while still producing the desired visual effect.
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 realistic candle simulation with stable lighting and a wind blowing effect, enhancing user safety and aesthetic appeal while avoiding dazzling issues, thus meeting market demands for electronic candles.
Implementation Method 1
A magnet is provided at a bottom of the wick cap. The swing component includes an integrated circuit and coils provided on the integrated circuit and opposite to the magnet
Implementation Method 2
The swing component includes an integrated circuit and coils provided on the integrated circuit and opposite to the magnet
Implementation Method 3
A support pole and a LED lamp electrically connected to the integrated circuit are provided at a top position in the wick casing
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a wick structure having wind blowing effect for electronic candles, comprising: a wick casing, a wick cap, and a swing component, wherein a magnet is provided at a bottom of the wick cap, the swing component includes an integrated circuit and coils, a support pole and a LED lamp are provided in the wick casing, a support hole is opened on the wick cap, and a bottom of the wick casing is connected with a metal tube in which a power source is provided.