Water Lamp Rotating Mechanism With Ball Ring for Stable Decoration Motion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing rotating mechanisms in water lamp handicrafts face instability and inefficiency, with bearing structures leading to detachment and non-bearing structures failing to rotate due to insufficient liquid flow force, affecting the decorative effect.
Innovation Solution
A rotating mechanism comprising a cover body, support member with an outer rotating groove, water stirring impeller, rotating body with an inner groove, and a ball ring connecting them, stabilized by a magnetic attraction principle, ensuring stable rotation of decorations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Force
If a bearing structure is adopted to drive the water stirring impeller to rotate, then the liquid flowing force is sufficient to drive the rotating platform, but the rotating platform is not connected to the bearing stably enough and is easy to detach, causing the rotating platform to fail to rotate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a bearing as an intermediary component between the water stirring impeller and the rotating platform. The bearing serves as a stable connector that transmits the rotational motion from the impeller to the rotating platform, ensuring both sufficient liquid flowing force and reliable connection stability. The bearing structure allows the rotating platform to be firmly connected while still enabling smooth rotation driven by the liquid flow.
2Device complexity
If a non-bearing structure is adopted to simplify the mechanism, then the device complexity is reduced, but the rotating platform and decorations have certain weights and the liquid flowing force is weak, causing the rotating platform to cannot be driven to rotate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces a complex mechanical connection system with a simpler bearing-based rotational mechanism. The bearing structure allows the rotating platform to be firmly connected while still enabling smooth rotation driven by the liquid flow. This substitution maintains structural simplicity while ensuring sufficient rotational capability even with weak liquid flowing force.
3Reliability
If the rotating platform is firmly connected to the bearing to prevent detachment, then the connection stability is improved, but the rotating mechanism becomes more complex and the liquid flowing force required increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the rotational function from the connection structure by using a bearing that specifically provides rotational capability. The bearing separates the connection function (providing stable attachment) from the rotational function (enabling smooth rotation), allowing the rotating platform to be firmly connected without increasing overall mechanism complexity. The bearing handles the rotational requirements independently while maintaining stable connection.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The mechanism ensures stable and smooth rotation of decorations, enhancing visual appeal by allowing inner decorations to remain fixed while outer decorations rotate, improving the overall aesthetic experience.
Implementation Method 1
using a motor outside the cover body and using the magnetic attraction principle, the water stirring impeller is driven to stir the liquid inside the handicraft
Implementation Method 2
the rotating body is rotatably connected to the support member through the ball ring
Data Source
AI summary
A rotating mechanism of a handicraft is provided, including: a cover body for covering a water lamp handicraft; a support member, where an end is connected to the cover body, and an other end includes an outer rotating groove; a water stirring impeller, located between the cover body and the support member, a rotating body, sleeved on the support member and having an inner rotating groove corresponding to the outer rotating groove; and a ball ring, located between the outer rotating groove and the inner rotating groove, where the rotating body is rotatably connected to the support member through the ball ring.