Flame Lamp Transparent Panels Forming Elongated Gaps
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing flame lamp devices often lack sufficient airflow, which can cause the flame to burn unevenly or extinguish, as they do not effectively utilize external airflow from multiple dimensions to sustain the flame.
Innovation Solution
The design incorporates a base with multiple air openings and side vents, along with transparent panels that project upward to form elongated gaps, allowing external air to flow into a chamber and fuel the flame from various angles, ensuring consistent airflow and flame stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional flame lamp devices are used with limited air openings, then the structure remains simple, but the flame burns unevenly or extinguishes due to insufficient airflow
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces airflow paths from multiple dimensions by incorporating side vents in the base and elongated gaps between vertically arranged transparent panels. This multi-dimensional airflow configuration ensures sufficient oxygen supply to the flame from various directions, resolving the issue of insufficient airflow while maintaining structural clarity.
Solution Approach 2:
The base is segmented into multiple functional components including side vents and air openings, while the transparent panels are arranged to create elongated gaps between adjacent panels. This segmentation allows independent optimization of each airflow path, ensuring reliable flame stability without excessive overall complexity.
2Productivity
If multiple air openings and side vents are added to improve airflow, then the flame burns more consistently, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The transparent panels serve multiple functions: they enclose the flame chamber for safety and visibility while simultaneously creating elongated gaps that serve as airflow channels. The base integrates both structural support and airflow distribution functions through its side vents and air openings, achieving high airflow efficiency without proportionally increasing complexity.
3Reliability
If transparent panels are positioned close to the base, then the structure is compact, but external air cannot effectively flow into the chamber through the vents
Solution Approach 1:
The transparent panels are positioned at specific distances from the base to create optimal elongated gaps that facilitate airflow. This local positioning ensures that air can effectively flow from the side vents into the chamber while maintaining a compact overall structure. The spacing is optimized to balance airflow access with space efficiency.
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
This configuration provides multiple paths for external air to reach the flame, maintaining a stable and consistent burn, enhancing the flame's structure and longevity.
Implementation Method 1
The panels define elongated gaps between edges of adjacent panels which allow external air to flow into the chamber
Implementation Method 2
the base includes at least one side vent which allows external air to also flow through the side vent into the base, through the top opening and into the chamber to fuel the flame
Implementation Method 3
the bottom member having at least one bottom air opening which allows external air to flow through the bottom opening, through the top opening and into the chamber to also fuel the flame in the chamber
Implementation Method 4
an oil receptacle configured to receive oil to fuel the flame
Data Source
AI summary
Devices, systems, and methods of allowing external air to access a chamber of a flame lamp device, including positioning upstanding transparent panels in slots of a top member of a base, the transparent panels in part forming a chamber, the base having at least one side vent, the panels positioned to form elongated gaps between adjacent transparent panels, orienting the panels in the slots in a spaced relationship with the base which allows external air to enter the at least one vent into the base and upward through at least one opening in the top member and into the chamber to fuel a flame.