Transparent Buckle with Integrated LED for Night Visibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing buckles lack a reliable light-emitting function, making it difficult to locate the buckle in dark environments, which can lead to accidents, as they rely on short-lived reflection or luminance effects and do not provide a sufficient warning.
Innovation Solution
A light-emitting safe buckle design featuring a transparent or translucent male and female buckle with an integrated light-emitting device, including a control circuit board, LED lamps, a touch switch, and a battery, strategically positioned to provide a large and diffused light-emitting area, along with a guide rod and triangular notches for enhanced light diffusion and a secure connection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If a reflection piece or luminous piece is added to the buckle, then the buckle can achieve reflection or luminous effect, but the reflection or luminous distance is short and the luminous time is short, such that the buckle still does not have the warning effect at night
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple light-emitting LEDs with different emission colors (red, green, blue, yellow) into a single buckle assembly, creating a multi-functional light source that provides both extended illumination distance and prolonged luminous duration through coordinated operation of multiple light-emitting elements
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the illumination parameters by using multiple LEDs with different emission wavelengths and durations, where some LEDs provide short-duration bright flashes while others provide sustained illumination, thereby achieving both long luminous time and adequate illumination intensity
2Ease of manufacture
If the buckle structure is made simple, then the buckle is easy to manufacture, but the buckle cannot emit light and cannot provide warning effect in dark environments
Solution Approach 1:
The buckle structure is designed to serve multiple functions: it maintains the basic fastening function while simultaneously incorporating light-emitting capabilities, reflection surfaces, and positioning features, thereby achieving both manufacturing simplicity and reliable warning effect through multi-functional integration
Solution Approach 2:
The buckle is divided into functional modules including the male and female buckle components, light-emitting assembly, reflection pieces, and positioning structures, allowing each segment to be manufactured separately and assembled together, thus maintaining ease of manufacture while achieving complex functionality
3Area of stationary object
If the light-emitting area is made small, then the buckle structure remains compact, but the warning effect is insufficient and the position cannot be precisely shown
Solution Approach 1:
The light-emitting LEDs are nested within the buckle structure, with the light-emitting assembly integrated into the male or female buckle components, allowing the light-emitting area to be enlarged without proportionally increasing the overall buckle volume through space-efficient nesting arrangement
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 buckle offers a reliable and striking visual warning, preventing accidents by providing a clear position indication in dark environments, with a durable, impact-resistant, and easy-to-use design suitable for various applications.
Implementation Method 1
LED lamps
Implementation Method 2
male buckle and a female buckle made of a transparent or translucent material... provide a large and diffused light-emitting area
Data Source
AI summary
A light-emitting safe buckle is disclosed. The buckle includes, a light-emitting device, and a male buckle and a female buckle made of a transparent or translucent material, the light-emitting device being disposed on an intermediate setting portion of the male buckle. The male buckle and the female buckle are both made of a transparent or translucent material, such that light emitted by the light-emitting device can be quickly conducted and diffused to the whole structure.