Pyrotechnic Device Flame Conduit Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pyrotechnic devices for creating luminescent designs require significant amounts of inflammable powder for lighting cylinders, making them fragile, prone to humidity damage, and complex to produce.
Innovation Solution
A pyrotechnic device with a box-shaped element featuring a burning surface and rising conduits to guide the flame towards the upper surface, eliminating the need for a traditional inflammable material lighting cylinder, using a modest quantity of powder for lighting and incorporating a cylindrical base with grooves to form conduits for the flame, which can be reused.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a traditional lighting cylinder made of compressed inflammable powder is used, then the candle can be lit, but the device becomes fragile and prone to humidity damage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the traditional lighting cylinder made of compressed inflammable powder from the device. Instead, it uses a rigid container that can be reused, eliminating the fragile and humidity-sensitive powder cylinder while simplifying production processes.
2Reliability
If a lighting cylinder of compressed powder is used, then the candle can be lit, but a significant quantity of inflammable powder is required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and eliminates the need for large quantities of compressed inflammable powder by using a rigid container system that allows for more efficient and localized application of inflammable material, reducing overall consumption.
3Stability of the object's composition
If a rigid cylindrical container is used for moulding the lighting cylinder, then the structure is stable, but the container must be removed after use making the process complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a rigid container that is designed to be recovered and reused after the pyrotechnic composition is placed inside. This eliminates the need to discard the container after each use, simplifying the manufacturing process and reducing waste compared to traditional single-use moulds.
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 simplifies the production and enhances the durability of the device, reducing the need for extensive inflammable material while making it more resistant to environmental factors and easier to use.
Implementation Method 1
a burning surface (5) of the inflammable type arranged below the upper surface (3) in such a manner that, following its lighting, the flame generated by the said burning surface (5) points towards the overlying upper surface (3)
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AI summary
The present invention concerns an innovative pyrotechnic device comprising: - An upper surface (3) provided with one or more fixing elements (2, 6) through which to hold one or more pyrotechnic elements (100) in such a way that they result emergent from the said upper surface (3) upwards and; - A burning surface (5) of an inflammable material arranged below the upper surface (3) in such a way that, following its lighting, the flame generated by the said burning surface (5) is directed towards the overlying upper surface (3) and; In accordance with the invention, the pyrotechnic device further includes one or more rising conduits (11) of the flame arranged between the burning surface (5) and the upper surface (3) in such a way as to guide and make the flame generated by the underlying burning surface (5) emerge outside the upper surface (3). In such a manner, the flame coming out through the said conduits (11) contacts the pyrotechnic element (100) above the said upper surface (3).