Illuminated Sports Ball with Woven Shell and Light Permeable Housing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional balls lack a lighting function and effective light penetration, limiting their entertainment value and interactive experience in games.
Innovation Solution
A ball design featuring a first housing with symmetrically disposed light emitting structures, a woven structure, and a second housing with light permeable materials, allowing for clear lighting effects while maintaining rigidity and elasticity, and incorporating ceramic vibration units for enhanced sensory experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If light emitting structures are added to the ball, then the lighting function is improved, but the light penetration effect deteriorates due to opaque materials
Solution Approach 1:
The ball shell is designed with different optical properties in different regions: light permeable units are positioned at specific locations to allow light transmission, while other regions use opaque materials for structural integrity. This local differentiation resolves the contradiction by allowing light emission in specific areas without compromising the overall structural requirements of the ball.
Solution Approach 2:
A light permeable unit acts as an intermediary component between the light emitting structure and the external environment. This intermediary allows light to pass through while maintaining the protective and structural functions of the ball shell, thus resolving the conflict between lighting function and light blocking.
2Illumination intensity
If light permeable materials are used in the ball housing, then the light penetration effect is improved, but the rigidity and elasticity of the ball deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The ball housing is constructed as a composite structure combining light permeable materials and opaque materials. This composite design allows the ball to maintain adequate rigidity and elasticity through the opaque structural regions while achieving light penetration effects through the light permeable regions, thus resolving the contradiction between optical performance and mechanical properties.
Solution Approach 2:
The ball shell is segmented into different functional regions: light permeable units for light transmission and opaque units for structural support. This segmentation allows each region to optimize its specific function without compromising the overall ball performance, resolving the contradiction between light penetration and mechanical strength.
3Illumination intensity
If multiple light emitting structures are symmetrically disposed on the ball, then the lighting uniformity is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
While the light emitting structures are symmetrically arranged for uniform lighting, the patent also incorporates asymmetric elements in the overall ball design (such as the positioning of light permeable units relative to the light emitting structures). This controlled asymmetry allows for simplified manufacturing and assembly while maintaining lighting uniformity, resolving the contradiction between lighting uniformity and device complexity.
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 ball provides a better entertainment experience with clear lighting and sound effects, enhancing interaction in various sports and games by overcoming light blocking issues with opaque materials.
Implementation Method 1
each light emitting structure includes a fixing unit, a light emitting unit, and a first light permeable unit. The light emitting unit is located between the fixing unit and the first light permeable unit
Implementation Method 2
The first material layer is light permeable and covers the second material layer. The second light permeable units are disposed on the second material layer corresponding to the positions of the light emitting structures
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AI summary
A ball includes a first housing, at least six light emitting structures, a woven structure, and a second housing. The light emitting structures are symmetrically disposed on the first housing. Each light emitting structure includes a fixing unit, a light emitting unit, and a first light permeable unit. The fixing unit is disposed on the first housing. The light emitting unit is located between the fixing unit and the first light permeable unit. The woven structure includes a plurality of woven units, which are at least partially overlapped and covering the first housing. The second housing covers the woven structure and includes a first material layer, a second material layer, and at least six second light permeable units. The first material layer covers the second material layer. The second light permeable units are disposed on the second material layer corresponding to the positions of the light emitting structures.