Reusable Container Candle Structure With Permanent Display and LED
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing candle devices lack the ability to provide reusable and multi-functional features, such as re-fillable candle components and integrated LED lighting, while maintaining a permanent display that enhances ambiance and utility.
Innovation Solution
A container candle device with multiple solid layers, including a glass container, embedded candle wicks, a separation base, and a solid permanent display made of gel wax, which allows for re-filling candle wax and wicks, and optionally includes LED lights controlled by a smartphone app.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional candle device is used, then it provides light and ambiance, but it cannot be reused or refilled and lacks additional functional features
Solution Approach 1:
The candle device is divided into separate functional components: a reusable container with permanent display, refillable candle wax layers, and replaceable wicks. This segmentation allows the permanent display structure to be reused indefinitely while candle consumables can be replenished, extending the overall useful life of the device
Solution Approach 2:
The container serves multiple functions: it houses the permanent display scene, contains and protects LED lighting components, and accommodates refillable candle wax. The permanent display itself serves both decorative purposes and ambient lighting functions, especially when integrated with LED elements
2Adaptability or versatility
If a permanent display is added to enhance ambiance, then decorative value increases, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The permanent display elements (miniature scene components, display base) are nested within the container structure, with LED components nested within or alongside the display elements. The candle wax layers are poured over and encapsulate these nested elements, creating a compact integrated structure where smaller components are housed within larger ones
Solution Approach 2:
The device combines multiple materials with different properties: transparent or translucent container material for visibility, gel-based permanent display material for structural stability and light interaction, LED components for electrical lighting, and candle wax for traditional burning functionality. This composite approach allows each material to contribute its optimal properties to the overall device
3Illumination intensity
If LED lights are integrated to add lighting features, then lighting functionality is enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The LED lighting system is designed to be controlled through simple interfaces such as a smartphone application or basic controls, allowing users to easily adjust lighting parameters without requiring complex electronic knowledge. The system serves itself by integrating the LED components directly into the container structure, eliminating the need for separate external lighting devices
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AI summary
A candle device with a solid candle wax and a permanent display is provided. In preferred embodiments the candle device is reusable. In other preferred embodiments the candle device contains an LED device capable of providing LED light to the candle device.