Infinity Mirror With Patterned Light-Transmissible Layer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional infinity mirrors have limited applications and aesthetic appeal, primarily due to their reliance on simple mirror reflection principles and lack of integration with patterns or logos, which restricts their use beyond creating an infinite extension of dot beams and visual sense.
Innovation Solution
An infinity mirror design featuring a light-transmissible layer with pattern and non-pattern zones, a light-transmissible and reflective layer, and microstructures, along with a temperature-sensitive film, to enhance the multi-mirror image effect and expand applications by incorporating height differences, microstructures, and environmental temperature sensing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional mirror reflection principles are used with planar mirrors, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the application is limited and aesthetic appeal is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The light-transmissible layer is divided into pattern zones and non-pattern zones with different heights, creating segmented functional areas that enable diverse applications while maintaining overall structural simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces height dimension variations in the light-transmissible layer, transforming the conventional two-dimensional planar mirror into a three-dimensional structure with different levels, thereby expanding application possibilities without significantly increasing complexity
2Adaptability or versatility
If dot beams are used to create infinite extension effect, then the visual sense is enhanced, but the efficacy is limited to aesthetic purposes only
Solution Approach 1:
Different zones of the light-transmissible layer are assigned different functions: pattern zones for logo/display functions and non-pattern zones for visual aesthetic effects, enabling both functional efficacy and visual quality to coexist
3Illumination intensity
If patterns or logos are integrated into the infinity mirror, then the visual layering sense is enhanced, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pattern zone is pre-formed in the light-transmissible layer with appropriate height differences before final assembly, simplifying the manufacturing process by preparing components in advance rather than requiring complex post-assembly operations
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 enhanced multi-mirror image effect and temperature sensing capabilities increase visual beauty and expand the infinity mirror's applications, providing a more aesthetically pleasing and functionally diverse visual experience.
Implementation Method 1
the light beams are repeatedly reflected and transmitted between the first glass layer and the second glass layer
Implementation Method 2
The first glass layer is a light-transmissible and reflective layer
Implementation Method 3
When a change of the ambient temperature is sensed by the temperature-sensitive film, a color of the temperature-sensitive film is correspondingly changed
Data Source
AI summary
An infinity mirror includes a light-transmissible and reflective layer, a reflective layer, a light-transmissible layer and at least one light-emitting element. The light-transmissible and reflective layer is disposed on a top surface of the light-transmissible layer. The reflective layer is disposed on a bottom surface of the light-transmissible layer. The at least one light-emitting element emits a light beam. The light-transmissible layer includes a pattern zone and a non-pattern zone. There is a height difference between the pattern zone and the non-pattern zone of the light-transmissible layer. The infinity mirror can provide a multi-mirror image effect.