Glass container with image
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing glass containers with images formed inside the bottom section are difficult to view clearly when viewed from the side surface due to curvature, distortion, or unevenness, leading to obscured visibility.
Innovation Solution
A container with a transparent or translucent material featuring a tubular section and a bottom section where at least one image is formed inside and another on the side surface, with a partial area of the side surface behind the image processed in a color other than white to create a virtual background, enhancing visibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If an image is formed inside the bottom section of the glass by laser processing, then the image can be accurately formed regardless of surface curvature and distortion, but the image becomes difficult to view from the side surface
Solution Approach 1:
The invention transitions the image formation from a purely internal 3D space to a combination of internal and surface locations. By forming images both inside the bottom section and on the side surface of the bottom section, the solution utilizes multiple spatial dimensions to ensure the image is visible from the side surface while maintaining the precision benefits of internal laser processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The side surface of the bottom section serves as an intermediary medium. The image formed on this surface acts as a mediator that allows observers to view the content from the side surface, while the internal image formation maintains accuracy. The intermediary surface bridges the gap between internal precision and external visibility.
2Difficulty of detecting and measuring
If the side surface of the bottom section is processed in a color other than white, then a unique background is provided and reflections are suppressed, but the processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention applies color processing to the side surface of the bottom section, transforming it from a neutral white surface to a colored surface that serves as a background for the image. This color change suppresses unwanted reflections and enhances image visibility, while the processing method described maintains reasonable complexity by using conventional techniques.
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 image is clearly visible from the main viewing direction by suppressing unnecessary light reflection and creating a distinct background, allowing for enhanced adorning effects at reduced processing costs.
Implementation Method 1
The shape of the bottom section of the container is not particularly limited as long as the bottom section acts as a convex lens for light incident on the side surface of the bottom section
Implementation Method 2
at least one first image formed inside the bottom section by laser processing
Data Source
AI summary
This container has a bottom section (11) made of a transparent or translucent material and a tubular section (12) being continuous with the bottom section (11), and has at least one first image (13) formed inside the bottom section (11) thereof by laser processing and/or at least one second image formed on the side surface of the bottom section (10) thereof by a processing method other than laser processing. At least a partial area (11a) of the side surface of the bottom section (11) behind the first image and/or the second image when the first image and/or the second image is viewed from the main viewing direction is processed in a color other than white.