U.S. patent application number 11/117120 was filed with the patent office on 2006-08-10 for luminescent wax candle container.
Invention is credited to Ting Hu.
Application Number | 20060177786 11/117120 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 36744734 |
Filed Date | 2006-08-10 |
United States Patent
Application |
20060177786 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Hu; Ting |
August 10, 2006 |
Luminescent wax candle container
Abstract
A luminescent container includes a transparent or
semi-transparent container body, a wax candle filled in the
container body, a candle wick, a luminescent module mounted at the
bottom of the wax candle, and a light-guide fiber. The luminescent
module includes a power source, a control module, a photosensitive
circuit and LEDs. The light-guide fiber is arranged along the
candle wick so that its entrance end is placed close to the part of
the candle wick sticking top of the wax candle and its exit end
touches the photosensitive surface of the photosensitive component.
When the wax candle is lit, the control module controls the
luminescence of the LEDs and the wax candle container and body are
illuminated with the LEDs. The shield of the wax candle container
may have the wick flame to burn stably and safely and therefore
make the LEDs illuminate stably.
Inventors: |
Hu; Ting; (Shenzhen,
CN) |
Correspondence
Address: |
David A. Einhorn, Esq.;Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York
NY
10020
US
|
Family ID: |
36744734 |
Appl. No.: |
11/117120 |
Filed: |
April 28, 2005 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
431/126 ;
431/289 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F21Y 2115/10 20160801;
F21V 9/08 20130101; F21V 23/0442 20130101; F21S 19/00 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
431/126 ;
431/289 |
International
Class: |
F23Q 2/32 20060101
F23Q002/32 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Feb 6, 2005 |
CN |
200520033209.4 |
Mar 22, 2005 |
CN |
200520011922.9 |
Claims
1. A luminescent wax candle container comprising: a container body
having an opening and made of transparent or semi-transparent
materials; a wax candle having a top surface and fully or partially
filled in said container body; a wick placed in said wax candle and
sticking out the top surface of said wax candle; a luminescent
module placed at the bottom of said wax candle and including a
power source, a control module connected to said power source, a
photosensitive circuit including a photosensitive component with a
photosensitive surface and one or more LEDs, in which said control
module controls luminescence of said LEDs in response to signals
from said photosensitive circuit; and a light-guide fiber placed
along with said wick, wherein one end of said light-guide fiber is
close to the part of said wick sticking out the top surface of said
wax candle and the other end touches the photosensitive surface of
the photosensitive component in said photosensitive circuit.
2. The luminescent wax candle container according to claim 1,
wherein said wax candle is divided as a layer close to said
luminescent module and a layer far away from said luminescent
module, and the layer close to said luminescent module has a higher
melting point than the layer far away from said luminescent
module.
3. The luminescent wax candle container according to claim 2,
wherein the photosensitive component is housed in a darkroom.
4. The luminescent wax candle container wax candle according to
claim 3, further comprises a resilient cushion with a hole for
receiving light-guide fiber and placed on the photosensitive
surface of the photosensitive component.
5. The luminescent wax candle container according to claim 4,
wherein the resilient cushion is made of sponge.
6. The luminescent wax candle container according to in claim 2,
wherein the top surface of the wax candle is lower than the opening
of said container body.
7. The luminescent wax candle container as according to claim 2,
further comprises a cap with an opening and adapted to fit over the
container body.
8. The luminescent wax candle container according to claim 7,
wherein the top surface of said wax candle is higher than or
aligned with the opening of said container body.
9. The luminescent wax candle container according to claim 1,
further comprises a base at the bottom of the container body, the
luminescent module mounted in the base, the photosensitive
component of the photosensitive circuit which is a photosensitive
resistance, and said photosensitive surface and said LED facing top
of said wax candle.
10. The luminescent wax candle container according to claim 1,
wherein it is provided three LEDs respectively generating red,
green and blue colors and placed on said luminescent module in an
equilateral triangle configuration.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a luminescent wax candle
container, and more specifically, to a luminescent wax candle
container having wax candle illuminated.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Wax candle container is often used to hold wax candle in
many occasions such as art performances, family parties and wine
bars. Lit wax candle may create an environment filled with beauty,
peace and harmony. A conventional wax candle container is usually
white. Even if it is colorful, its color is determined by the
pigmentation dosage in the manufacturing process or by the color of
the transparent container. Therefore, the color of a conventional
container can not be changed after it is made. Moreover, its color
can not be seen in a dim light.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0003] Accordingly, a primary object of the present invention is to
provide a luminescent wax candle container, convenient to be placed
and held, that has a wax candle body illuminated while the wax
candle is burning.
[0004] Another object of the present invention is to provide a
luminescent wax candle container that prevents burning wax candle
from giving off stink smells.
[0005] Still another object of the present invention is to provide
a luminescent wax candle container that controls luminescence of
wax candle through intensity of candle light to avoid influences
from environmental light.
[0006] To achieve above objects, there is provided, in accordance
with the invention, a luminescent wax candle container,
comprising:
[0007] a transparent or semi-transparent container body with an
opening;
[0008] a wax candle with a top surface and fully or partially
filled in the container body;
[0009] a wick placed in the wax candle and sticking out the top of
the wax candle;
[0010] a luminescent module placed at the bottom of the wax candle
including a power supply, a control module connected to the power
source, a photosensitive circuit including a photosensitive
component with a photosensitive surface and one or more LEDs, in
which the control module controls luminescence of the LEDs in
response to signals from the photosensitive circuit; and
[0011] a light-guide fiber placed along with the wick, wherein its
entrance end is close to the part of the wick sticking out the top
of the wax candle and its exit end touches the photosensitive
surface of photosensitive component.
[0012] The top of the wax candle refers to the upper part of the
wax candle which is lit and is placed to face upward.
[0013] Further, the wax candle body is divided as a layer close to
the luminescent module and the other layer far away from the
luminescent module. The layer close to the luminescent module has a
higher melting point than the layer far away from the
luminescent.
[0014] Still further, the photosensitive component of the
photosensitive circuit is housed in a darkroom and the
photosensitive surface thereof is overlaid by a resilient cushion
with a hole for receiving the light-guide fiber.
[0015] The invention, together with other objects and advantages
thereof, will be best understood by reference to the following
description taken in conjunction with the accompanying
drawings:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic sectional view of a luminescent wax
candle container in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the
present invention;
[0017] FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of the luminescent wax candle
container of the present invention;
[0018] FIG. 3 is a diagrammatic section view of the luminescent wax
candle container in accordance with an alternative embodiment of
the present invention; and
[0019] FIG. 4 is a diagrammatic section view of the luminescent wax
candle container in accordance with another alternative embodiment
of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0020] Referring to FIG. 1, there is seen a transparent or
semi-transparent container body 1 that is made in various shape.
The container body 1 is fully or partially filled with wax candle 2
having a wick 21. A luminescent module 3, placed at the bottom of
the wax candle 2 and on the base 6, includes a power source 31, a
control module 32 connected to the power source 31, a
photosensitive circuit and one or a plurality of LEDs (Light
Emitting Diode) 34. A photosensitive component in the
photosensitive circuit is a photosensitive resistance R2 housed in
a darkroom 33 shielding light around to avoid being affected by
unexpected light. The photosensitive resistance R2, the darkroom 33
and the LEDs 34 are placed on the upper surface of the base 6. As
shown in FIG. 4, an alternative embodiment includes the
photosensitive resistance R2, the darkroom and the LEDs 34 placed
in the base 6 that can be made of transparent materials. A
light-guide fiber 4, placed along the wick 21, has one entrance end
thereof arranged close to the part of the wick 21 and sticking out
the wax candle and the exit end thereof 41 touching the upper
surface of the photosensitive resistance R2 to allow the
photosensitive resistance R2 to sense the light from the wax
candle.
[0021] The top surface 22 of the wax candle 2 is arranged lower
than the opening surface 11 of the container body 1 to define a
space in the container body 1 for burning wick 21, which allows the
wick flame to burn stably therein, therefore makes the LEDs 34
illuminate stably, and also prevent the flame from reaching other
articles.
[0022] Referring to FIG. 2, it shows a circuit diagram of the
luminescent module 3. The photosensitive circuit includes the
photosensitive resistance R2 and a first resistance R1 which are
serially connected between an anode B+ and a cathode B- of the
power source 31. The photosensitive resistance R2 can be a positive
photosensitive resistance or a negative photosensitive resistance.
The connection between the photosensitive resistance R2 and the
power source 31 is random. The photosensitive resistance R2 can be
connected to a cathode B- or an anode B+ of the power source 31.
The serial node between the photosensitive resistance R2 and the
first resistance R1 is connected to the input of the control module
32. The anode of each LED 34 is connected to the output of the
control module 32. The cathode of each LED 34 is connected to the
cathode B- of the power source 31.
[0023] The power source 31 is preferred to be a button battery. The
control module 32 is an integrated circuit or a chip with embedded
software.
[0024] When the wick 21 is burnt, candle light is transmitted via
the light-guide fiber 4 to the photosensitive resistance R2. Where
the photosensitive resistance R2 is positive, its resistance will
go up with the increase of light intensity. Simultaneously the
photo-voltage generated in the control module 32 will also go up.
The control module 32 compares the generated photo-voltage with a
pre-stored valve voltage. If the generated photo-voltage is higher
than the pre-stored valve voltage, the control module 32 output a
high tension signal to activates the LEDs 34 for luminescence.
[0025] The anode of each LED may be connected to the anode B+ of
the power source 31 and the cathode of each LED 34 is connected to
the output of the control module 32. Just same with the above, the
LEDs 34 is activated for luminescence by the control module 32.
[0026] Referring to FIG. 3, a cap 5 is adapted to fit over the
opening 11 of the container body 1 and has an opening at the top
thereof to admit air. The cap 5 can be made in various shapes to
shield airflow, have candle burning safe and make a decoration.
[0027] When the cap 5 is adapted over the container body 1, the top
surface of the wax candle can be arranged higher than or aligned
with the opening 11 of the container body.
[0028] Referring to FIG. 4, the wax candle 2 is divided as a layer
23 close to the luminescent module and a layer 24 far away from the
luminescent module. In this embodiment, the layer 23 has a higher
melting point than the layer 24 to prevent the layer 23 from
burning. After the layer 24 is burned out, the flame of the wax
candle will be out to avoid heating the luminescent module 3 and
causing smoke or even fire hazards.
[0029] In order to avoid influences from environmental light, the
photosensitive resistance shall be housed in a darkroom. Where the
top surface of the photosensitive resistance is not sealed, the
darkroom cannot function well. Where top surface of the
photosensitive resistance is sealed, a hole shall be defined to
allow the light-guide fiber to attach to the top surface of the
photosensitive resistance. Therefore, environmental light still can
pass through the hole to impact the photosensitive resistance.
Referring to FIG. 4, a resilient cushion 35 can be used on the top
surface of the photosensitive resistance to seal the photosensitive
resistance with the darkroom and the base so as to avoid influence
of environmental light. The resilient cushion 35 is of certain
thickness and has a hole to allow the light-guide fiber 4 to be
passed through. Since this resilient cushion is elastic, the
light-guide fiber can be clamped tightly by it to prevent the
environmental light from getting through and also to fix the
position of the light-guide fiber so that it is helpful for the wax
candle to be filled in the container body. The preferred embodiment
for this resilient cushion could apply to sponge, rubber or other
elastic materials.
[0030] It is provided one or more LEDs producing one or more
colors. The preferred embodiment is to provide three LEDs placed on
the luminescent module in an equilateral triangle configuration and
respectively producing the color of red, green and blue. Under the
control of the control module, the three LEDs produce in turn
light, intensity of which varies from weak to strong and then from
strong to weak. When the light of the first LED becomes weak, the
second LED is activated and produces a light varying from weak to
strong. When the light of the second LED becomes weak, the third
LED is activated and produces the light varying form weak to
strong. This circulates among the three LEDs. In accordance with
the color mixing principle, the wax candle will illuminates
variable and colorful lights promoting a pleasant sociable
environment.
[0031] Although the present invention has been described with
reference to preference to specific embodiments, workers skilled in
the art will recognize that changes may be made in form and detail
without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as
defined by the appended claims.
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