Fishing Lure Reflector Design for Stronger Directional Light
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lures suffer from weak or inconsistent light reflection, which affects their ability to attract fish effectively, and lack sufficient space for additional mechanisms like a center-of-gravity shift system.
Innovation Solution
A lure design featuring a main body with a cavity and a hollow cover member, incorporating one or more reflecting surfaces or reflectors for specular reflection, allowing for stronger luminance and various light directionality while accommodating other mechanisms like a center-of-gravity shift system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If a small piece of tool is used for light reflection, then the lure size is reduced, but the reflected light becomes weak and may not reach the fish eater
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the optical parameters by introducing multiple reflecting surfaces at different angles (45 degrees, 30 degrees, etc.) within the lure body. This allows light to be reflected multiple times with increased intensity while maintaining a compact lure size, resolving the contradiction between small size and strong reflected light.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a single-point reflection to a multi-dimensional reflection system by placing reflectors at various positions and angles within the lure. This creates a three-dimensional light reflection network that intensifies the reflected light while keeping the lure compact.
2Reliability
If a reflector is added to enhance light reflection, then the fishing effectiveness is improved, but the space for other mechanisms inside the lure is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent embeds multiple reflecting surfaces and mechanisms within the limited internal space of the lure body. The reflectors are nested within the lure structure, allowing multiple functional elements to coexist in a compact arrangement, thus maintaining fishing effectiveness while preserving space for other mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent divides the lure into multiple functional segments, with reflectors positioned at specific locations (front, middle, rear) and angles. This segmentation allows each component to perform its function efficiently while optimizing the overall space utilization within the lure.
3Ease of manufacture
If light is reflected at specific angles, then the reflected light direction is controlled, but the light may not reach fish eaters from various viewing angles
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs asymmetric arrangement of reflecting surfaces at various angles (45 degrees, 30 degrees, etc.) to create multiple light reflection paths. This asymmetric configuration ensures that reflected light reaches fish eaters from different viewing angles while maintaining controlled reflection directions, thus balancing manufacturability and adaptability.
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 fish attraction by providing specular reflection with higher luminance and directionality, while maintaining space for additional features, thus improving lure effectiveness.
Implementation Method 1
one or a plurality of reflecting surfaces or reflectors capable of performing specular reflection of light from the outside is provided on an outer surface of the hollow cover member
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AI summary
A lure for fishing according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a main body portion (2) having a cavity (11) therein; a weight provided in the cavity of the main body portion and movable in the cavity; and a hollow cover member (9) provided in the cavity of the main body portion, covering the weight from an outer side, and capable of guiding the weight to an inner side, in which the cavity is partially or entirely visually recognizable from an outside, and one or a plurality of reflecting surfaces (6) or reflectors (7) capable of performing specular reflection of light from the outside is provided on an outer surface (9a) of the hollow cover member.