Luminous Clock With Integrated LED Lighting and Multi-Function Dial
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional clocks lack aesthetic and ornamental value, failing to meet consumers' evolving demands for both functionality and visual appeal in home appliances.
Innovation Solution
A luminous electronic clock design featuring a multi-diameter case frame, transparent plate, translucent dial with temperature and humidity markers, integrated LED lights, and a combination of clock, thermometer, and hygrometer movements, which provides additional lighting and functional features.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If LED lights are installed in the movement shaft hole and around the movement shaft to emit light through the dial, then the aesthetic appearance and ornamental value of the clock are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the lighting function with the existing movement shaft hole structure. The LED lights are installed within the movement shaft hole and around the movement shaft, merging the ornamental lighting function with the mechanical support structure, thereby improving aesthetic appearance while minimizing additional complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The movement shaft hole serves dual purposes: it provides structural support for the clock movement and simultaneously serves as a housing for the LED lighting system. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate lighting housings, thereby improving aesthetics without proportionally increasing device complexity
2Adaptability or versatility
If a translucent dial with LED lights is used to provide lighting function, then the versatility of the clock is improved, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The dial is made of translucent material with specific light-transmitting properties in certain areas. The LED lights are positioned at specific locations (movement shaft hole and around movement shaft) to create localized illumination zones, allowing the dial to have different optical qualities in different regions, thereby enhancing versatility while managing manufacturing precision requirements
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple movements (clock, thermometer, hygrometer) are integrated into the case back, then the functionality of the clock is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines three separate functional movements (clock, thermometer, hygrometer) into a single integrated case back assembly. The movements are mounted on the back side of the case back at positions corresponding to movement shaft holes, merging multiple functions into one unified structure, thereby improving versatility while controlling the increase in device complexity through systematic integration
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 the visual appeal of conventional clocks by emitting light through the dial, satisfying diverse consumer demands for both functionality and aesthetics.
Implementation Method 1
a set of LED lights, which are installed in the movement shaft hole and around the movement shaft of the clock movement
Data Source
AI summary
A luminous electronic clock includes a multi-diameter forward tapered case frame; a transparent plate installed in a front circumferential edge of the case frame with a sealing ring mounted between them; a dial spaced behind the transparent plate and having time markers, temperature numbers and humidity numbers provided thereon; clock, thermometer and hygrometer movements mounted on a back side of the dial; hands of the clock and pointers of the thermometer and the hygrometer mounted on movement shafts and located on a front side of the dial; a set of LED lights installed around the clock movement shaft and located behind the dial; battery holders mounted behind the dial; and a case back fixedly held to a rear circumferential edge of the case frame by retaining springs and having windows corresponding to the movements and the battery holders.