Transparent Buckle With Integrated LED Warning
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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 reflections or luminance that is insufficient for warning purposes.
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 notch for secure alignment, ensuring a striking visual warning and precise positioning.
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 and luminous time are short, and the reflection or luminous position is small
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple light-emitting units (first light-emitting unit in the male buckle and second light-emitting unit in the female buckle) into a single buckle system. This merging of multiple light sources extends the overall luminous time and enhances the luminous effect, resolving the contradiction between achieving luminous effect and maintaining duration.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a single-point light source to a distributed light-emitting system across multiple components (male and female buckles). By adding spatial dimensionality with multiple light-emitting positions, the system achieves both extended luminous distance and prolonged luminous time while maintaining a compact structure.
2Reliability
If a light-emitting device is integrated into the buckle, then the buckle can provide warning effect, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The buckle system performs multiple functions: mechanical fastening (traditional buckle function) and light emission (safety warning function). By integrating these functions into a single universal device, the patent achieves reliable warning effect without proportionally increasing structural complexity, as the light-emitting components are embedded within the existing buckle structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The light-emitting devices are nested within the male and female buckle components. The first light-emitting unit is housed in the male buckle, and the second light-emitting unit is housed in the female buckle, allowing the light-emitting functionality to be contained within the existing buckle structure rather than adding external complexity.
3Illumination intensity
If the buckle is made of transparent or translucent material, then the light-emitting effect is enhanced, but the visibility of the buckle structure is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The buckle uses transparent or translucent material specifically in the regions where light emission is needed (male and female buckle bodies), while maintaining structural integrity through the inherent strength of these materials. This localized application of transparency enhances light-emitting effect without compromising the overall buckle structure visibility or function.
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 provides a reliable and striking visual warning, preventing accidents by ensuring the user can easily locate it in dark environments, with a durable and aesthetically pleasing design that is applicable to various articles like clothing, belts, and pet chains.
Implementation Method 1
the light-emitting device includes a control circuit board, LED lamps, a touch switch and a battery
Implementation Method 2
a male buckle and a female buckle made of a transparent or translucent material
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AI summary
A light-emitting safe buckle is disclosed. The buckle includes, a light-emitting device, and a male buckle (2) and a female buckle (3) made of a transparent or translucent material, the light-emitting device being disposed on an intermediate setting portion (22) of the male buckle (2). The male buckle (2) and the female buckle (3) 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.