Plus-Shaped Candle Wick and Interlocking Clip Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional candle wicks often fail to maintain a consistent and optimal flame height, leading to inefficient burning and safety issues due to improper wick configuration and contact with the container.
Innovation Solution
A candle wick configuration featuring a plus-shaped design with interlocking arms, supported by a wick clip that keeps the wick upright and prevents contact with the container, ensuring consistent fuel delivery and safe operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a conventional candle wick is used, then the structure is simple, but the flame height consistency is poor and safety issues occur due to wick contact with container
Solution Approach 1:
The wick is divided into multiple arms (typically three or four) radiating from a central point, with each arm containing a fuel reservoir. This segmentation allows each arm to independently deliver fuel to the flame, ensuring consistent flame height even if one arm contacts the container or becomes blocked.
Solution Approach 2:
The wick transitions from a traditional linear or cylindrical shape to a multi-armed radial configuration. This dimensional change distributes the fuel delivery points across multiple spatial locations, preventing single-point failure and maintaining flame consistency through geometric redundancy.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the wick is kept upright using a wick clip, then safety is improved by preventing container contact, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A wick clip serves as an intermediary component between the candle container and the wick assembly. The clip mechanically supports the multi-armed wick in an upright position, preventing any arm from contacting the container bottom while maintaining a simple additive relationship to the overall device.
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 plus-shaped candle wick configuration with a wick clip achieves a 95.9% pass rate in maintaining an optimal flame height, significantly reducing failures and ensuring consistent burning performance.
Implementation Method 1
A candle wick conducts fuel, such as melted candle wax, to a candle flame. It can be made of absorbent materials or materials with sufficient capillary action.
Data Source
AI summary
A candle wick includes a first portion oriented perpendicular to a second portion to form a candle wick with a plus-shaped configuration. A wick clip includes a first slot oriented perpendicular to a second slot to form a wick clip plus-shaped configuration sized to receive the plus-shaped configuration of the candle wick. The first slot of the wick clip is configured to receive the first portion of the candle wick, and the second slot of the wick clip is configured to receive the second portion of the candle wick. The candle wick and wick clip form a clip assembly. A candle comprises a plus-shaped candle wick held in place by a wick clip.