Luminescent wax candle container
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.
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 INVENTIONWax 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 INVENTIONAccordingly, 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.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a luminescent wax candle container that prevents burning wax candle from giving off stink smells.
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.
To achieve above objects, there is provided, in accordance with the invention, a luminescent wax candle container, comprising:
a transparent or semi-transparent container body with an opening;
a wax candle with a top surface and fully or partially filled in the container body;
a wick placed in the wax candle and sticking out the top of the wax candle;
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
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.
The top of the wax candle refers to the upper part of the wax candle which is lit and is placed to face upward.
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.
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.
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
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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
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.
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.
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.
Type: Application
Filed: Apr 28, 2005
Publication Date: Aug 10, 2006
Inventor: Ting Hu (Shenzhen)
Application Number: 11/117,120
International Classification: F23Q 2/32 (20060101);