Luminous Balloon with Independent Inflation and Remote Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing luminous balloons face issues such as lamp wires easily falling off, inability to dim lights, and inconvenient inflation processes, leading to uneven brightness and power wastage.
Innovation Solution
A luminous balloon design featuring a connection piece with a pressing nut and plug, a controller with a switch and infrared receiver exposed outside, and a light-emitting lamp that protrudes into the balloon, allowing independent inflation and remote control of lighting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If a lamp wire is wound around the balloon surface, then the balloon can be illuminated, but the lamp wire easily falls off
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the lighting system into separate components: a light-emitting assembly (LED module) and a control assembly, connected through a balloon structure. This segmentation allows the lighting function to be integrated securely within the balloon rather than relying on external lamp wires that can fall off.
Solution Approach 2:
The light-emitting assembly and control assembly are nested within the balloon structure itself. The LED module is positioned inside the balloon with light-emitting surfaces facing outward, eliminating the need for external lamp wires and ensuring reliable attachment.
2Illumination intensity
If a lamp wire is bound to the top of the balloon or a small lamp is placed inside, then the balloon can be illuminated, but dimming cannot be performed using a switch
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a control assembly as an intermediary between the power source and the light-emitting assembly. This control assembly includes a switch and dimming circuitry that can regulate the lighting output, enabling easy dimming control while maintaining illumination functionality.
3Illumination intensity
If a lamp wire is bound to an inflation opening, then the balloon can be illuminated, but inflation becomes inconvenient and brightness is concentrated at the opening
Solution Approach 1:
The patent separates the inflation function from the lighting function by providing distinct openings: an inflation opening for filling the balloon and a connection opening for the light-emitting assembly. This segmentation allows convenient inflation without compromising lighting performance.
Solution Approach 2:
The light-emitting assembly is designed with light-emitting surfaces distributed across multiple locations within the balloon, including the front surface and side surfaces. This creates uniform illumination throughout the balloon rather than concentrating brightness at a single inflation opening.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention provides a luminous balloon, including a balloon, a connection piece and a light-emitting assembly. The balloon has an inflation opening and a connection opening. The connection piece is fixed at the connection opening and connected with the light-emitting assembly. The light-emitting assembly includes a controller and a light-emitting lamp, the controller is exposed outside the balloon, and the light-emitting lamp passes through the connection piece to wholly or partially protrude into the balloon. In this design, the luminous balloon has an independent inflation opening, the controller exposed outside the balloon controls the light-emitting lamp, and the light-emitting lamp protrudes into the balloon to entirely illuminate the balloon or an irregularly-shaped balloon, thus achieving good decorative effect.