Lacquered Decorative Ring With Embedded Magnets

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing jewelry ring arrangements lack the flexibility for users to customize their design and color to match their clothing or personal preferences, with visible magnetic connections and potential irregularities in paint finishes.

Innovation Solution

A jewelry ring arrangement featuring lacquered decorative rings with magnetic means for connection, allowing users to apply paint themselves, and a painting set with a cone-shaped holder for easy application, ensuring a high-quality finish and hiding magnetic elements for a seamless appearance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If magnetic means are embedded in finger rings to enable connection, then the jewelry rings can be connected to other jewelry rings, but the magnetic elements are visible from the outside and cannot impair the visual effect

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveconnectabilityVSAvoidvisual impairment

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The magnetic elements are extracted from the visible outer surface and embedded within the finger ring structure. The magnets are positioned on inner faces or embedded in recesses, making them invisible from the outside while maintaining their connection function. This separates the functional aspect (magnetic connection) from the aesthetic aspect (visible surface).

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

A non-magnetic, visually appealing intermediate layer or coating is applied over or around the magnetic elements. This intermediary layer conceals the magnetic components while allowing the magnetic force to transmit through it, thus mediating between the functional requirement of magnetic connection and the aesthetic requirement of visual appeal.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If lacquer is applied to the circumferential outer surface for customization, then users can color-match the jewelry ring arrangement, but irregularities in the lacquer might be noticeable at the edges

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovecustomizationVSAvoidlacquer uniformity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The finger rings are designed with varying local properties: the circumferential outer surface has a specific geometry (such as a chamfer or rounded edge) that creates a natural transition zone. This local geometric modification ensures that the lacquer application area is optimized for even coating, while the edge regions are structured to minimize the visibility of any potential irregularities.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The finger ring structure is pre-designed with features that prepare the surface for lacquer application. The circumferential outer surface is shaped in advance to provide optimal lacquer adhesion and distribution, and the edge geometries are pre-configured to act as natural masks or transitions that will conceal any minor application imperfections before the user applies the lacquer.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Manufacturing precision

If the jewelry ring is positioned between two finger rings, then the finger rings frame the lacquered surface and conceal edge irregularities, but the magnetic connection stability must be maintained

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvelacquer appearanceVSAvoidmagnetic connection

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The jewelry ring arrangement is segmented into distinct functional zones: the circumferential outer surface is dedicated to aesthetic customization with lacquer, while separate end faces or embedded regions are reserved for magnetic connection elements. This segmentation allows the lacquered surface to be optimized for appearance without compromising the magnetic connection stability, as the magnetic elements are positioned in locations that do not interfere with the lacquer application or visual presentation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

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 user design freedom with customizable color options and stable magnetic connections, while maintaining a high-quality, visually appealing finish by concealing magnetic elements and allowing easy paint application and removal.

Implementation Method 1

magnetic means are provided, and a second finger ring on which second end-mounted magnetic means are provided, wherein the magnetic means are designed to generate magnetic forces by means of which the finger rings can be fixed to one another

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectMagnetic forces: Magnetism

Data Source

PatentEP3616555B1Decorative ring and decorative ring paint set

Publication Date: 2022.03.16 FEELING THE COLLECTION

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AI summary

The invention relates to a jewelry ring (8) for use as a ring element in a jewelry ring arrangement (2) with at least two finger rings (4, 6) that can be fixed to each other by means of magnetic forces. The jewelry ring (8) is provided to have a lacquered circumferential outer surface (10).