Multi-piece Shell for Illuminated Spinner Lighting

Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional illuminated spinners with two-piece shells suffer from decorative features that detract from lighting effects, especially in dark environments, as they are made of identical materials with the same color transmitting properties.

Innovation Solution

A shell constructed of at least three pieces with different optical properties, including color transmitting and absorbing properties, allowing for enhanced decorative visibility in daylight and improved lighting effects in dark environments.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Illumination intensity

If the shell is made of identical transparent or translucent material for both halves, then the spinning object and light can be viewed from multiple sides, but the decorative features painted or printed on the shell detract from the lighting effects in dark environments

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvelighting effectsVSAvoiddecorative features

Core Design Contradiction:

Illumination intensityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The shell is divided into multiple segments or panels, each with different optical properties. Some segments are more transparent to allow light transmission, while others are more opaque to display decorative features. This segmentation allows both lighting effects and decorative visibility to coexist without compromising either function.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different regions of the shell are assigned different optical qualities - certain areas are made with higher transparency for light emission, while other areas have lower transparency for decorative display. This local differentiation resolves the contradiction by optimizing each region for its specific function rather than using uniform material properties throughout.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

2Ease of manufacture

If the shell is made of opaque material to enhance decorative visibility in daylight, then decorative features are visible, but the lighting effects are blocked in dark environments

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedecorative visibilityVSAvoidlighting effects

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The shell is divided into multiple segments or panels, each with different optical properties. Some segments are more transparent to allow light transmission, while others are more opaque to display decorative features. This segmentation allows both lighting effects and decorative visibility to coexist without compromising either function.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different regions of the shell are assigned different optical qualities - certain areas are made with higher transparency for light emission, while other areas have lower transparency for decorative display. This local differentiation resolves the contradiction by optimizing each region for its specific function rather than using uniform material properties throughout.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

3Ease of manufacture

If a two-piece shell structure is used, then the manufacturing is simple, but the decorative and illumination effects are limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveshell constructionVSAvoidoptical properties

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The shell is divided into multiple segments or panels, each with different optical properties. Some segments are more transparent to allow light transmission, while others are more opaque to display decorative features. This segmentation allows both lighting effects and decorative visibility to coexist without compromising either function.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The shell uses composite construction with multiple materials or material layers having different optical properties. This allows the shell to simultaneously provide decorative visibility and light transmission by combining materials with complementary characteristics in a single integrated structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #40Composite materials

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 multi-piece shell design provides 360-degree visibility of the spinning lighting element, enhancing decorative and illumination effects while maintaining effective lighting in dark environments.

Implementation Method 1

at least two of which have different optical properties, including color transmitting and absorbing properties

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectLight absorption: Absorption (EM radiation)

Implementation Method 2

the shell being constructed of at least three pieces, at least two of which have different optical properties

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectLight transmission: Refraction

Data Source

PatentUS10946299B1Illuminated multi-color spinner assembly

Publication Date: 2021.03.16 HSU LORRAINE MELODY

AI summary

An illuminated spinner having a handle, a motor within the handle controlled by a switch on the handle, a shaft extending from the handle, and a spinning object on which a lighting element is mounted, is provided with a decorative shell that encloses the object and is mounted on the handle, and that is constructed of at least three translucent pieces, as least two of which have different color transmitting or abo properties. The at least one light source is visible through the shell over an angle of 360® when the object is spinning and the light source is illuminated.