Light-emitting table top
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing light-emitting table tops with glass surfaces are heavy, making transportation and packaging difficult and costly due to their high density.
Innovation Solution
A light-emitting table top design featuring a light source assembly, a light guide board, a plastic thin film as a light-transmitting member, and a pattern layer, which reduces weight and facilitates easier handling by using a low-density plastic thin film to cover the light guide board, while maintaining a light-emitting effect.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If glass is used to cover the entire table top to achieve light-emitting effect, then the light-emitting effect is improved, but the weight and transportation difficulty increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces heavy glass with a plastic thin film that has light-transmitting properties. The plastic thin film is stretched to cover the light guide board, allowing light to pass through while creating the light-emitting effect. This substitution dramatically reduces the weight of the table top while maintaining the desired illumination effect.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the material parameter from high-density glass to low-density plastic. By selecting plastic material with appropriate light-transmitting characteristics and stretching it to the required surface area, the patent achieves the light-emitting effect with significantly reduced weight and improved transportation characteristics.
2Illumination intensity
If glass is used to cover the entire table top, then the light-emitting effect is achieved, but the packaging difficulty and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The plastic thin film is inherently more flexible and easier to package than rigid glass. The film can be rolled or folded for compact storage and transportation, significantly reducing packaging volume and complexity while maintaining its light-transmitting function when stretched over the light guide board.
3Illumination intensity
If glass is used for the table top, then the light-emitting effect is achieved, but the touch comfort decreases due to high heat conductivity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the thermal parameter by replacing high heat conductivity glass with low heat conductivity plastic. This material substitution maintains the light-emitting effect while improving touch comfort by reducing heat transfer to the user's hand, making the table top feel more comfortable during extended use.
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 results in a lightweight table top that simplifies packaging and transportation, reduces costs, and provides a comfortable touch experience by minimizing heat conductivity, enhancing user engagement in e-sports activities.
Implementation Method 1
a light guide board, wherein the light guide board is arranged on a light exit side of the light source assembly
Implementation Method 2
the light-transmitting member comprises a plastic thin film; the plastic thin film is a semi-transparent film
Implementation Method 3
the pattern layer is disposed on the light guide board and/or the light-transmitting member, so that a table top displays a light-emitting effect of a predetermined pattern
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a light-emitting table top. The table top includes a light source assembly, a light guide board, a plastic thin film and a pattern layer, wherein the light guide board is arranged on a light exit side of the light source assembly; the plastic thin film covers a side surface of the light guide board away from the light source assembly; and the pattern layer is printed on the light guide board and/or the plastic thin film, so that a table top displays a light-emitting effect of a predetermined pattern.