Lantern Interior Rotating Structure With Sealed Magnetic Drive
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional handicraft lanterns lack interior mobility, reducing their decorative value, and often leak liquid due to poor sealing when attempting to rotate.
Innovation Solution
An interior rotating structure comprising a lantern bracket, transparent container, sealed rotary mechanism, mounting frame, rear cover, and motor body, with a rotating gear and shaft magnet driving an inner ring gear through a reduction gear set, and magnetic interactions to agitate liquid and enhance sealing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the interior structure of traditional handicraft lanterns is made stationary, then the sealing is simpler and liquid leakage is reduced, but the decorative value and viewing effect become dull
Solution Approach 1:
The lantern is divided into separate functional modules: a stationary sealed container holding the motor and liquid, and a separate rotating interior structure. This segmentation allows the sealing system to remain simple and reliable while the decorative interior can rotate independently to enhance visual appeal.
Solution Approach 2:
A magnetic coupling mechanism acts as an intermediary between the motor shaft and the rotating interior structure. The magnetic field transmits rotational force without direct mechanical contact, allowing the interior to rotate while maintaining the integrity of the sealed container and preventing liquid leakage.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a rotating mechanism is added to the interior of handicraft lanterns, then the decorative value is improved, but liquid leakage occurs due to poor sealing
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic coupling mechanism serves as a non-contact intermediary that transmits rotational motion from the motor to the interior structure without breaking the seal. This eliminates the need for rotating seals or shafts that would compromise liquid containment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical transmission (gears, shafts, bearings) with a magnetic field-based transmission system. This substitution eliminates mechanical wear and seal failure points, ensuring reliable liquid containment while enabling rotation.
3Ease of operation
If a complex transmission system is used to drive the interior rotation, then the rotation control is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex mechanical transmission systems with a straightforward magnetic coupling mechanism. The motor directly generates the magnetic field that couples with the rotating interior, eliminating the need for gears, belts, or other intermediate transmission components.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts and eliminates unnecessary intermediate transmission components from the system. By using direct magnetic coupling, only the essential elements (motor, magnetic coupling, rotating interior) remain, simplifying the overall device while maintaining effective rotation control.
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
Enables the interior of the lantern to rotate, improving decorative value and preventing liquid leakage by creating a watertight structure through the sealed rotary mechanism and magnetic interactions.
Implementation Method 1
The interior rotating bracket and the magnetic impeller are built through the magnetic rotor, wherein the magnetic rotor and the magnetic impeller are magnetically attracted to each other
Implementation Method 2
a rotating gear and a shaft magnet are set on the motor shaft, so that the rotating gear drives a large inner ring gear to spin through multi-step transmission of a reduction gear set
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AI summary
An interior rotating structure of a handicraft lantern comprises a lantern bracket, a transparent container, a sealed rotary mechanism, a mounting frame, a rear cover, and a motor body. The transparent container is fixed under the lantern bracket and the sealed rotary mechanism is inserted under the transparent container. The mounting frame is under the sealed rotary mechanism. A container sealing cover is installed in the sealed rotary mechanism, while a central impeller is mounted on the container sealing cover. The rotating structure includes a rotating gear and a shaft magnet on the motor shaft, so that the rotating gear drives a large inner ring gear to spin through multi-step transmission of a reduction gear set. The inner ring gear drives an impeller rotating bracket to rotate through the magnets, in such a way that the rotating bracket can agitate the liquid when the central impeller revolves at the same time.