Full-Length Mirror Border With LED Crystals for Adjustable Lighting

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional mirrors, including full-length ones, are often too small and lack enhanced reflection capabilities, and poor lighting makes it difficult to assess one's appearance effectively.

Innovation Solution

A full-length light up bling mirror with a border featuring crystals and light emitting diodes (LEDs) controlled by a CPU, allowing for color and lighting setting changes via a remote control and sensor, providing an enhanced reflective surface with adjustable lighting.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of stationary object

If traditional mirrors are used, then the mirror provides basic reflection functionality, but the mirror size is too small and lighting is insufficient to assess appearance effectively

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemirror sizeVSAvoidlighting quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the mirror with a border structure that integrates multiple lighting elements (LEDs, crystals) and control systems into a single unified device. This merging allows the mirror to simultaneously provide full-length reflection and enhanced lighting without requiring separate components, thereby increasing the effective reflective area while improving illumination quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The mirror incorporates dynamically controllable lighting elements with multiple modes (on/off, different colors, blinking patterns) that can be adjusted via remote control or sensors. This dynamic lighting system adapts to different user needs and environments, enhancing the mirror's functionality beyond static traditional mirrors.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Adaptability or versatility

If traditional mirrors are used, then the mirror structure is simple, but the mirror lacks enhanced reflection capabilities and aesthetic enhancement

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveenhanced reflection capabilitiesVSAvoidmirror structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The mirror serves multiple functions: basic reflection, enhanced lighting, aesthetic decoration through crystals, and remote control operation. This multi-functionality allows a single device to replace traditional mirrors while adding enhanced reflection capabilities through integrated lighting and decorative elements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The border acts as an intermediary element that connects and integrates the mirror with lighting components, crystals, and control systems. This intermediary structure enables the complex functionality while maintaining a cohesive design that doesn't overwhelm the basic mirror function.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Illumination intensity

If poor lighting conditions exist, then the room environment is standard, but it becomes difficult to fully view the impact of one's ensemble

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelighting brightnessVSAvoidappearance assessment
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The mirror provides preliminary lighting enhancement before the user needs to assess their appearance. The integrated lighting system is positioned to illuminate the user's ensemble in advance, ensuring that sufficient light is available for accurate appearance assessment regardless of ambient room lighting conditions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The mirror incorporates sensors that detect user presence and automatically activate or adjust lighting levels, providing feedback-based control. This ensures that lighting is optimized for appearance assessment without requiring manual intervention, making the mirror easier to operate in various lighting conditions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

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 offers an extravagant and practical means to glamorize one's appearance by providing a larger, more engaging reflective surface with customizable lighting, addressing the limitations of conventional mirrors.

Implementation Method 1

a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed within the plurality of crystals

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLight emitting diode: Light Emitting Diode

Data Source

PatentUS10258174B2Full length light up bling mirror
Publication Date: 2019.04.16 BLING MIRROR LLC
  • US10258174B2 patent drawing

AI summary

A full length light up bling mirror, including a mirror to provide a reflection, and a border to surround an entire edge of the mirror, the border including a plurality of crystals disposed on a front surface of the border, a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed within the plurality of crystals, and a CPU to control the plurality of LEDs to change at least one of colors and lighting settings.