Touch Sensor Lantern Top Switch for Easy Candle Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lanterns require cumbersome operation to turn on/off and change light colors, as the switch is typically located at the bottom and requires the lantern to be overturned.
Innovation Solution
A touch type sensor lantern design featuring an electronic candle main body, a lantern outer cover with a base, and a sensor switch at the top, allowing users to control the lantern's lighting and color changes by simply touching the sensor switch.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the switch is located at the bottom of the electronic candle and the entire candle lantern is fixed together, then the structure is compact and stable, but the operation becomes cumbersome requiring the lantern to be overturned to switch on/off
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the lantern into separable components: the electronic candle can be removed from the base, and the switch is relocated to the base rather than being integrated into the electronic candle. This segmentation allows independent access to the switch without moving the entire lantern, resolving the contradiction between operational ease and structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a wire as an intermediary element to connect the circuit board in the electronic candle with the sensor switch on the base. This intermediary allows the switch to be positioned on the base (improving ease of operation) while maintaining electrical connectivity to the electronic candle, avoiding the need to integrate the switch directly into the candle structure.
2Ease of operation
If the sensor switch is arranged at the top of the lantern outer cover, then the ease of operation is improved, but the wire needs to penetrate through the light transmitting barrel which complicates the structure
Solution Approach 1:
The wire is routed through the hollow interior space of the light transmitting barrel, nesting the wire path within the existing structural void of the lantern. This approach allows the wire to reach from the base to the top cap without requiring additional external routing or complex penetration mechanisms, thus improving ease of operation while minimizing structural complexity.
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
Enables easy and convenient control of the lantern's lighting and color changes without the need to overturn the lantern, enhancing user experience and simplifying operation.
Implementation Method 1
a sensor switch convenient for a human body to touch is also arranged at an upper part of the lantern outer cover
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a touch type sensor lantern. The touch type sensor lantern includes an electronic candle main body capable of simulating a candle to give out light, and a lantern outer cover with a base, where the electronic candle main body is placed in the lantern outer cover and laid on the base, light transmitting glass allowing people to see through is arranged on the lantern outer cover. The sensor switch, at an upper part of the lantern outer cover, allows users to conveniently turn on/off the candle by it. This addresses the shortcomings of the previous design, in which users are required to turn over the entire lantern in order to operate a switch button, thereby increasing the operational ease and convenience of using the lantern. Consequently, this enhances the user experience.