Electronic Candle With Hidden Light Element for Soft Illumination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic candles have exposed light strings that compromise aesthetics and provide a relatively small illuminated area, lacking a visually appealing and soft illumination effect.
Innovation Solution
An electronic candle design featuring a light-transmissive candle tube and internal light element configuration, where the light element is hidden when unlit and emits light through the tube to create a hazy, soft illumination zone, enhanced by a flexible light string layout and structural supports to maintain stability and visibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the light string is wound around the outer surface of the candle tube with exposed wires, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the aesthetic appearance deteriorates and the illuminated area remains small
Solution Approach 1:
The light element is nested inside the candle tube structure, specifically disposed on the inner housing which is sleeved within the candle tube. This nesting arrangement hides the light string and its wires from external view, eliminating the aesthetic compromise while maintaining structural simplicity and ease of manufacture.
2Device complexity
If the light string is wound around the outer surface of the candle tube, then the structure is simple, but the illuminated area is relatively small and the visual effect is hard rather than soft
Solution Approach 1:
The candle tube acts as an intermediary medium between the light element and the external environment. The light element disposed on the inner housing emits light that passes through the light-transmissive candle tube, which diffuses and expands the light distribution. This intermediary structure increases the illuminated area and creates a soft, hazy visual effect while keeping the overall device structure simple.
3Illumination intensity
If the light element is exposed outside the candle tube, then the light output is direct and bright, but the aesthetic appearance deteriorates and the hazy soft visual effect is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The light element is nested inside the candle tube structure, specifically on the inner housing, which is concealed within the light-transmissive candle tube. This nesting arrangement maintains the light output intensity while preventing direct exposure of the light element, thereby preserving aesthetic appearance and creating a diffused, hazy soft visual effect.
Solution Approach 2:
The candle tube serves as an intermediary that transmits light from the hidden light element to the external environment. This intermediary structure allows the light to maintain its intensity while being diffused through the tube material, achieving both aesthetic appearance and adequate light output with a soft 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
Enhances aesthetic appeal and increases the illuminated area with a soft, hazy visual effect, simulating a real candle flame while maintaining structural integrity and preventing light element exposure.
Implementation Method 1
the light element emits light that passes through the candle tube
Implementation Method 2
light emitted by the light element can be transmitted and diffused through the candle tube to increase the area of the illumination zone, generating a hazy and soft visual effect
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic candle, including an inner housing, a light element disposed on the inner housing, a candle tube sleeved outside the inner housing and an electronic assembly, the candle tube is light-transmissive and non-transparent, the lighting element emits light that passes through the candle tube; and the electronic assembly includes a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) and a lamp head, at least a portion of the PCBA is arranged within the inner housing, the PCBA is electrically connected to both the light element and the lamp head, and the lamp head extends through the candle tube.