Illuminated Washing Counter Bowl With Diffused Glare-Free Lighting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional washing makeup stands with light emission sources using transparent materials suffer from uneven lighting, excessive glare, and poor design matching due to the need for transparency to transmit light, while hiding water supply and drainage components is challenging.
Innovation Solution
A washing counter design featuring a bowl portion with a concave configuration and a counter portion supporting it, where the light source is placed on the backside to emit light towards the bowl portion, utilizing a transparent member with a light diffusing micro particle to create uniform and self-illuminative lighting, while shielding unnecessary components from view.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If a transparent raw material is used for the bowl portion to transmit light from the light source, then light transmission is achieved, but uneven lighting and excessive glare occur
Solution Approach 1:
A light diffusing member is introduced as an intermediary between the light source and the transparent bowl portion. This diffusing member scatters the light before it enters the transparent material, eliminating the direct view of the light source and preventing glare while maintaining uniform light distribution throughout the bowl portion.
Solution Approach 2:
The refractive index of the light diffusing member is specifically selected to be different from that of the transparent raw material. This parameter difference causes light to scatter at the interface between the two materials, achieving uniform diffusion without compromising the overall light transmission through the transparent bowl portion.
2Illumination intensity
If the light source is disposed below the bowl portion to emit light upward, then light emission is achieved, but the transparency of the raw material causes visible pipes and drainage components
Solution Approach 1:
The bowl portion is designed with spatially varying optical properties: the upper portion remains transparent for aesthetic purposes, while the lower portion containing the light source and drainage components has different optical characteristics that prevent visibility of internal structures. This local differentiation allows simultaneous achievement of light emission and hiding of unsightly components.
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 enhances the external appearance quality by providing uniform and aesthetically pleasing lighting, matching the illumination environment, and concealing unsightly components, thereby improving designability and reducing glare.
Implementation Method 1
the light diffusing member is a micro particle having a transparent raw material having a light refractive index different from a light refractive index of the base member
Data Source
AI summary
A washing counter, including a bowl portion having a concave configuration used for washing and the like, a counter portion supporting the bowl portion, and a light source portion disposed on a backside of the bowl portion to emit light toward the bowl portion. The light radiates from the surface of the bowl to the surroundings with at least one portion of the bowl portion being formed of a transparent member. The transparent member is obtained by dispersing a light diffusing member in a base member having a transparent raw material having light-transmitting transparency. The light diffusing member being a micro particle having a transparent raw material having a light refractive index different from a light refractive index of the base member.