Light-Permeable Fixing Component for Depth Indication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional fixing components are difficult to perceive and measure in dark environments, leading to challenges in proper repair and appearance, as they lack visibility and cannot indicate a constant depth without tools.
Innovation Solution
A light-permeable fixing component with a receiving channel that forms light-in and light-out openings, allowing light to guide and emit light, providing decoration and depth indication when illuminated, and featuring various fixing portions such as threads, hook engagement bodies, and snap-engagement bodies, along with optional light-permeable bodies and caps for enhanced functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If a conventional fixing component is used, then the fixing function is achieved, but the component cannot be perceived readily in dark places
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing component incorporates light-permeable materials that change optical properties when illuminated, allowing the component to be perceived in dark environments by transmitting and refracting light through its structure, creating visible light patterns that indicate the component's presence and depth
Solution Approach 2:
Light acts as an intermediary element that interacts with the fixing component's structure. The component includes light-in openings and light-out openings that guide light through the structure, using light as a mediator to make the component visible without adding active illumination sources
2Measurement precision
If a conventional fixing component is used, then the fixing function is achieved, but the component cannot indicate constant depth without measurement tools
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing component performs self-measurement and self-indication functions. The light-permeable structure with specific opening configurations automatically indicates depth information when illuminated, eliminating the need for external measurement tools and making the component self-sufficient for both fixing and measurement purposes
Solution Approach 2:
The component uses optical effects to visually indicate depth information. When light passes through the light-in and light-out openings, the resulting light patterns and refraction effects provide visual feedback about the component's depth position, enabling precise depth indication without additional measurement instruments
3Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional fixing component is used, then the fixing function is achieved, but the finished product appears monotonous
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing component integrates multiple functions into a single structure: fixing, light guidance, depth indication, and aesthetic decoration. The light-permeable structure with configured openings serves both functional purposes (fixing and measurement) and aesthetic purposes (visual appeal and light patterns), making the component versatile and adaptable to various applications
Solution Approach 2:
The component creates aesthetic effects through light interaction. The light-permeable materials and opening configurations produce visually appealing light patterns, refraction effects, and optical phenomena that enhance the appearance of the finished product, transforming a simple fixing component into an aesthetically functional element
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 easy identification and repair in dark environments, provides a visually appealing appearance, and indicates a constant depth through illumination, improving usability and aesthetics.
Implementation Method 1
a receiving channel penetrating the fixed body to form a light-in opening and a light-out opening at a tail end and a head end of the fixed body, respectively
Data Source
AI summary
A light-permeable fixing component includes a fixed body and a receiving channel. The fixed body has a fixing portion disposed on around an outer surface thereof, and the fixing portion can be in the form of a thread, hook engagement bodies, snap-engagement bodies and a column body. The receiving channel is axially extended through a full length of the fixed body to form a light-in opening and a light-out opening at a tail end and a head end of the fixed body, respectively. Light beams emitted from a light source near the tail end can be transferred and guided by the receiving channel from the light-in opening to the light-out opening, so that the light-permeable fixing component is capable of guiding light, emitting light, glittering, decoration and indicating a constant depth.