Electronic simulation candle

Abstract

An electronic simulation candle comprises a simulation candle shell having a spiral fixed conductive plug at its bottom end, a power driven device, a flame piece swinger and a light source fixation base; the spiral fixed conductive plug is electrically connected to a circuit board provided within the simulation candle shell; the power driven device is electrically connected to the circuit board; the light source fixation base is disposed on the top end of the simulation candle shell; the flame piece swinger is disposed at the top end of the simulation candle shell, and the upper half of the flame piece swinger is a flame piece body which extends upward out from the top end of the simulation candle shell; a hollow tapered swinger is integrally disposed below the flame piece body, and the inside top end of the hollow tapered swinger is supported by a support rod.

Claims

1. An electronic simulation candle, comprising a simulation candle shell having a spiral fixed conductive plug at its bottom end, a power driven device, a flame piece swinger and a light source fixation base; the spiral fixed conductive plug is electrically connected to a circuit board provided within the simulation candle shell; the power driven device is electrically connected to the circuit board and also disposed above the circuit board; the light source fixation base is disposed on an inner side wall of the top end of the simulation candle shell; the flame piece swinger is disposed at the top end of the simulation candle shell, and the upper half of the flame piece swinger is a flame piece body which extends upward out from the top end of the simulation candle shell and has a concave surface; a hollow tapered swinger expanding gradually from up to down is integrally disposed below the flame piece body, the hollow tapered swinger having a opening on its side wall and also on its bottom a permanent magnet corresponding to the power driven device; and a support rod extending upward is inserted into the inner side wall of the top end of the simulation candle shell, and the support rod is able to be inserted into the hollow tapered swinger from the opening formed on the side wall, with its top end supporting against the inside top end of the hollow tapered swinger, wherein the spiral fixed conductive plug may be replaced by a bushing-limiting fixed conductive plug comprising a cylindrical fixed conductive plug and more than two limiting lugs which are provided on the outer side wall of the cylindrical fixed conductive plug and equally spaced apart from each other, the bushing-limiting fixed conductive plug being electrically connected to the circuit board.

2. The electronic simulation candle according to claim 1, wherein an upright slot capable of serving as a flame core is further disposed at a near-bottom end of the flame piece body.

3. The electronic simulation candle according to claim 1, wherein a flame core having a better simulation effect can be further formed at the near-bottom end of the flame piece body by means of drawing, printing or attaching.

4. The electronic simulation candle according to claim 1, wherein the light source fixation base is provided with an irradiation light source facing the concave surface of the flame piece body in addition to being electrically connected to the circuit board.

5. The electronic simulation candle according to claim 1, wherein the power driven device consists of a chassis with a solenoid coil provided therein and the solenoid coil corresponds to the permanent magnet provided on the bottom of the flame piece swinger, as a result, the solenoid coil generates a magnetic field continuously under the control of the circuit board, so that the flame piece swinger with a permanent magnet provided on the bottom can swing, and the flame piece body generates a swing which looks like flame under the coordination of the irradiation light source.

6. The electronic simulation candle according to claim 1, wherein an upright slot capable of serving as a flame core is further disposed at a near-bottom end of the flame piece body.

7. The electronic simulation candle according to claim 1, wherein a flame core having a better simulation effect may be further formed at the near-bottom end of the flame piece body by means of drawing, printing or attaching.

8. The electronic simulation candle according to claim 1, wherein the light source fixation base is provided with an irradiation light source facing the concave surface of the flame piece body in addition to being electrically connected to the circuit board.

9. The electronic simulation candle according to claim 1, wherein the power driven device consists of a chassis with a solenoid coil provided therein and the solenoid coil corresponds to the permanent magnet provided on the bottom of the flame piece swinger, as a result, the solenoid coil generates a magnetic field continuously under the control of the circuit board, so that the flame piece swinger with a permanent magnet provided on the bottom can swing, and the flame piece body generates a swing which looks like flame under the coordination of the irradiation light source.

10. An electronic simulation bulb, comprising a simulation bulb shell having a spiral fixed conductive plug at its bottom end, a power driven device, a flame piece swinger and a light source fixation base; the spiral fixed conductive plug is electrically connected to a circuit board provided within the simulation bulb shell; the power driven device is electrically connected to the circuit board and also disposed above the circuit board; the light source fixation base is disposed on an inner side wall of the top end of the simulation bulb shell; the flame piece swinger is disposed at the top end of the simulation bulb shell, and the upper half of the flame piece swinger is a flame piece body which extends upward out from the top end of the simulation bulb shell and has a concave surface; a hollow tapered swinger expanding gradually from up to down is integrally disposed below the flame piece body, the hollow tapered swinger having a opening on its side wall and also on its bottom a permanent magnet corresponding to the power driven device; a support rod extending upward is inserted into the inner side wall of the top end of the simulation bulb shell, and the support rod is able to be inserted into the hollow tapered swinger from the opening formed on the side wall, with its top end supporting against the inside top end of the hollow tapered swinger; in addition, a lampshade which can cover the flame piece body completely is provided above the simulation bulb shell, wherein the spiral fixed conductive plug may be replaced by a bushing-limiting fixed conductive plug comprising a cylindrical fixed conductive plug and more than two limiting lugs which are provided on the outer side wall and equally spaced apart from each other, the bushing-limiting fixed conductive plug being electrically connected to the circuit board.

11. The electronic simulation bulb according to claim 10, wherein an upright slot capable of serving as a flame core is further disposed at a near-bottom end of the flame piece body.

12. The electronic simulation bulb according to claim 10, wherein a flame core having a better simulation effect can be further formed at the near-bottom end of the flame piece body by means of drawing, printing or attaching.

13. The electronic simulation bulb according to claim 10, wherein the light source fixation base is provided with an irradiation light source facing the concave surface of the flame piece body in addition to being electrically connected to the circuit board.

14. The electronic simulation bulb according to claim 10, wherein the power driven device consists of a chassis with a solenoid coil provided therein and the solenoid coil corresponds to the permanent magnet provided on the bottom of the flame piece swinger, as a result, the solenoid coil generates a magnetic field continuously under the control of the circuit board, so that the flame piece swinger with a permanent magnet provided on the bottom can swing, and the flame piece body generates a swing which looks like flame under the coordination of the irradiation light source.

15. The electronic simulation bulb according to claim 10, wherein an upright slot capable of serving as a flame core is further disposed at a near-bottom end of the flame piece body.

16. The electronic simulation bulb according to claim 10, wherein a flame core having a better simulation effect may be further formed at the near-bottom end of the flame piece body by means of drawing, printing or attaching.

17. The electronic simulation bulb according to claim 10, wherein the light source fixation base is provided with an irradiation light source facing the concave surface of the flame piece body in addition to being electrically connected to the circuit board.

18. The electronic simulation bulb according to claim 10, wherein the power driven device consists of a chassis with a solenoid coil provided therein and the solenoid coil corresponds to the permanent magnet provided on the bottom of the flame piece swinger, as a result, the solenoid coil generates a magnetic field continuously under the control of the circuit board, so that the flame piece swinger with a permanent magnet provided on the bottom can swing, and the flame piece body generates a swing which looks like flame under the coordination of the irradiation light source.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a stereoscopic structure of a first embodiment of an electronic simulation candle according to the present invention;

(2) FIG. 2 is a sectional structure diagram of the first embodiment of the electronic simulation candle according to the present invention, a shell in a form of candle being sheathed on the outermost side of the electronic simulation candle;

(3) FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an actuation structure between a flame piece swinger and a turntable according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

(4) FIG. 4 is an exploded view of a stereoscopic structure of a second embodiment of the electronic simulation candle according to the present invention;

(5) FIG. 5 is a sectional structure diagram of the second embodiment of the electronic simulation candle according to the present invention, a shell in a form of candle being sheathed on the outermost side of the electronic simulation candle;

(6) FIG. 6 is a partially sectional structure diagram of a third embodiment of the electronic simulation candle according to the present invention;

(7) FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of an actuation structure between a flame piece swinger and a turntable according to the third embodiment of the present invention;

(8) FIG. 8 is a stereoscopic structure diagram of the electronic simulation candle according to the present invention, with a shell in a form of candle already sheathed on the outermost side of the electronic simulation candle;

(9) FIG. 9 is a structure diagram of a fourth embodiment of the electronic simulation candle according to the present invention;

(10) FIG. 10 is a structure diagram of a fifth embodiment of the electronic simulation candle according to the present invention;

(11) FIG. 11 is a structure diagram of an embodiment where electronic simulation candle according to the present invention is designed as an electronic simulation bulb; and

(12) FIG. 12 is a structure diagram of another embodiment where electronic simulation candle according to the present invention is designed as an electronic simulation bulb.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

(13) The present invention will be described as below in details with reference to drawings by specific embodiments.

(14) FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention. The disclosed electronic simulation candle mainly comprises a power supply base 10, a power driven device 20, a flame piece swinger 30 and a light source fixation base 40. The power driven device 20 is electrically connected to the power supply base 10 and disposed above the power supply base 10. The light source fixation base 40 is disposed above the power driven device 20. The flame piece swinger 30 is disposed between the power driven device 20 and the light source fixation base 40. The power supply base 10 is an upright base having an accommodation space 11 therein, which accommodation space 11 can be used for accommodating batteries (not shown) and then closed via a cover plate 12 on the bottom thereof. A circuit board 13 electrically connected to the power supply base 10 is provided outside the power supply base 10. A fixed base 14 is disposed in the top center of the power supply 10.

(15) The power driven device 20 consists of a chassis 22 which is provided with a gear set 21 therein and sheathed on the fixed base 14. An output rotating shaft 23 of the gear set 21 extends upward out from the top wall of the chassis 22 and sheathed with a turntable 25. A driving lever 26 protruded upward is provided on the outside of the upper surface of the turntable 25. In addition, a fixed column 27 having a fixed slot 271 is provided on the upper surface of the chassis 22.

(16) The upper half 31 of the flame piece swinger 30 is a flame piece body 32 having a concave surface 321. A hollow tapered swinger 33 expanding gradually from up to down is integrally disposed below the flame piece body 32. On the side wall of the hollow tapered swinger 33, provided is an opening 331, and provided also is a support rod 34 capable of being inserted into the fixed slot 271. Of course, the support rod and the fixed column may form an integrated structure. The support rod 34 is a slender rod structure having an upper half bent towards the center of the power driven device 20 first and then extending upward. The upper half 341 of the support rod 34 is able to be inserted upward into the hollow tapered swinger 33, with its top 342 supporting against the inside top of the hollow tapered swinger 33. Left and right limiting lugs 332 and 333 are provided on an outside bottom edge of the hollow tapered swinger 33, respectively. The left and right limiting lugs 332 and 333 are rightly positioned on the top inside of the rotating arc of the driving lever 26.

(17) Certainly, the opening may be also provided on the bottom of the hollow tapered swinger. When the opening is provided on the bottom of the hollow tapered swinger, the support rod is an upright elongated rod (not shown).

(18) The light source fixation base 40 is fixed above the power driven device 20. In addition to a central through hole 41, the light source fixation base 40, on a side thereof, is provided with a light source base 43 obliquely passing through the central through hole 41 upward and fixedly provided with an irradiation light source 42. The irradiation light source 42 faces the concave surface 321 of the flame piece body 32 in addition to being electrically connected to the circuit board 13.

(19) When the gear set 21 is enabled by the control of the circuit board 13 to drive the driving lever 26 to rotate forwardly to push the right limiting lug 333, the flame piece swinger 30 may swing by using the top 342 of the support rod 34 as a fulcrum (as shown in FIG. 2). In this case, the turntable 25 will rotate backwardly due to the push resistance to further push the left limiting lug 332. Similarly, the flame piece swinger 30 may swing backwardly by using the top 342 of the support rod 34 as a fulcrum. The flame piece body 32 of the flame piece swinger 30 may swing in the central through hole 41 of the light source fixation base 40. In addition, as the irradiation light source 42 faces the concave surface 321 of the flame piece body 32, a simulation effect of combustion flame will be achieved through the swing of the flame piece body 32 in coordination with the irradiation light source 42.

(20) In addition, an upright slot 322 may be further disposed at a near-bottom end of the flame piece body 32. When the flame piece body 32 swings and thus forms a simulation effect of combustion flame, the upright slot 322 may further form a shape of a flame core, so that the combustion flame formed in the present invention has a better simulation effect.

(21) Certainly, a flame core (not shown) having a better simulation effect may be further formed at the near-bottom end of the flame piece body by means of drawing, printing or attaching.

(22) FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 show a second embodiment of the present invention. The structure of the electronic simulation candle disclosed by this embodiment is roughly the same as that of the first embodiment. However, the difference is that the power driven device 20′ consists of a chassis 22′ with a solenoid coil 28 provided therein; and that the bottom of the flame piece swinger 30 is provided with a permanent magnet 35, as a result, the solenoid coil 28 generates a magnetic field continuously under the control of the circuit board 13, so that the flame piece swinger 30 with a permanent magnet 35 provided on the bottom may generate a swing (not shown) by using the top 342 of the support rod 34 as a fulcrum, and the flame piece body 32 generates a swing which looks like flame under the coordination of the irradiation light source 42. The permanent magnet may be a round flat magnet or an annular magnet.

(23) In addition, FIG. 6 shows a third embodiment of the present invention. A modification is that the fixed column 27′ for inserting the support rod 34 is provided on the outer side of the upper surface of the turntable 25′. In addition, left and right limiting stand columns 29 and 29′ are provided on the chassis 22′ outside the turntable 25′. A positioning driving lever 251′ (as shown in FIG. 7) extending outward and rightly positioned between the left and right limiting stand columns 29 and 29′ is provided on the outer edge of the turntable 25′. The gear set 21 is enabled by the control of the circuit board 13 to drive the positioning driving lever 251′ to rotate forwardly to push the right limiting stand column 29′ and to rotate backwardly to push the left limiting stand column 29. In such an order, the turntable 25′ continuously rotates forwardly and backwardly, so that the flame piece swinger 30 may swing back and forth around the top 342 of the support rod 34, and the flame piece body 32 generates a swing which looks like flame under the coordination of the irradiation light source 42.

(24) In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, in the electronic simulation candle disclosed by the present invention, a shell 50 in a form of candle may be further sheathed on the outermost side of the electronic simulation candle. The top of the shell 50 is formed like a concave arc 51. A hole 52 from which the flame piece body 32 extends outward is provided in the center of the shell. By the sheathed arrangement of the shell 50, the electronic simulation candle disclosed by the present invention looks more like a candle.

(25) FIG. 9 is a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The electronic simulation candle 60 as disclosed comprises a simulation candle shell 62 having a spiral fixed conductive plug 61 at its bottom end, a power driven device 20, a flame piece swinger 30 and a light source fixation base 40; the spiral fixed conductive plug 61 is electrically connected to a circuit board 63 provided within the simulation candle shell 62; the power driven device 20 is electrically connected to the circuit board 63 and also disposed above the circuit board 63; the light source fixation base 40 is disposed on an inner side wall of the top end of the simulation candle shell 62; the flame piece swinger 30 is disposed at the top end of the simulation candle shell 62, and the upper half of the flame piece swinger 30 is a flame piece body 32 which extends upward out from the top end of the simulation candle shell 62 and has a concave surface 321; a hollow tapered swinger 33 expanding gradually from up to down is integrally disposed below the flame piece body 32, the hollow tapered swinger 33 having a opening 331 on its side wall and also on its bottom a permanent magnet 35 corresponding to the power driven device 20; and a support rod 34 extending upward is inserted into the inner side wall of the top end of the simulation candle shell 62, and the support rod 34 is able to be inserted into the hollow tapered swinger 33 from the opening 331 formed on the side wall, with its top end 342 supporting against the inside top end of the hollow tapered swinger 33. In addition, the light source fixation base 40 is provided with an irradiation light source 42 facing the concave surface of the flame piece body 32 in addition to being electrically connected to the circuit board 63.

(26) FIG. 10 is a fifth embodiment of the present invention, where the spiral fixed conductive plug 61 of the fourth embodiment is replaced by a bushing-limiting fixed conductive plug 64, and the remaining structures are completely the same as those of the simulation candle 60 as disclosed in the fourth embodiment. The bushing-limiting fixed conductive plug 64 mainly has limiting lugs 66 which are provided on two corresponding sides on the outer side wall of a cylindrical fixed conductive plug 65. So that, when the bushing-limiting fixed conductive plug 64 is inserted into a corresponding universal power socket (not illustrated), the simulation candle 60 may be electrically connected to the power socket via the limiting lugs 66.

(27) FIG. 11 is a structure diagram of an embodiment where the fourth embodiment is further designed as an electronic simulation bulb. For this electronic simulation bulb 70, in addition to design the simulation candle shell 62 of the fourth embodiment as a common simulation bulb shell 72 and a lampshade 80 which can completely cover the flame piece body 32 is provided above the simulation bulb shell 72, the remaining structures are completely the same as those of the simulation candle 60 as disclosed in the fourth embodiment. That is, the electronic simulation bulb 70 comprises a simulation candle shell 72 having a spiral fixed conductive plug 71 at its bottom end, a power driven device 20, a flame piece swinger 30 and a light source fixation base 40; the spiral fixed conductive plug 71 is electrically connected to a circuit board 73 provided within the simulation candle shell 72; the power driven device 20 is electrically connected to the circuit board 73 and also disposed above the circuit board 73; the light source fixation base 40 is disposed on an inner side wall of the top end of the simulation candle shell 72; the flame piece swinger 30 is disposed at the top end of the simulation candle shell 72, and the upper half of the flame piece swinger 30 is a flame piece body 32 which extends upward out from the top end of the simulation candle shell 72 and has a concave surface 321; a hollow tapered swinger 33 expanding gradually from up to down is integrally disposed below the flame piece body 32, the hollow tapered swinger 33 having a opening 331 on its side wall and also on its bottom a permanent magnet 35 corresponding to the power driven device 20; and a support rod 34 extending upward is inserted into the inner side wall of the top end of the simulation candle shell 72, and the support rod 34 is able to be inserted into the hollow tapered swinger 33 from the opening 331 formed on the side wall, with its top end 342 supporting against the inside top end of the hollow tapered swinger 33. The light source fixation base 40 is provided with an irradiation light source 42 facing the concave surface of the flame piece body 32 in addition to being electrically connected to the circuit boar 73.

(28) FIG. 12 is a structure diagram of another embodiment where electronic simulation candle according to the present invention is designed as an electronic simulation bulb, where the spiral fixed conductive plug of FIG. 11 is replaced by a bushing-limiting fixed conductive plug 74, and the remaining structures are completely the same as those of the electronic simulation bulb 60 as disclosed above. The bushing-limiting fixed conductive plug 74 mainly has limiting lugs 76 which are provided on two corresponding sides on the outer side wall of a cylindrical fixed conductive plug 75. So that, when the bushing-limiting fixed conductive plug 74 is inserted into a corresponding universal power socket (not illustrated), the simulation bulb 60 may be electrically connected to the power socket via the limiting lugs 76.

(29) As the flame piece swinger provided by the present invention is supported against the inside top of the hollow tapered swinger via the top of the support rod, the defect in the known technologies, that the wire by which the flame piece is pivoted will be seen when the flame piece swinger swings, may be avoided completely; in addition, as the flame piece body of the flame piece swinger is further provided with an upright slot, the present invention may form a better simulation effect of the flame core.

(30) In addition, as a spiral fixed conductive plug which may be rotatably fixed onto a common bulb socket or a bushing-limiting fixed conductive plug which may be locked onto a common corresponding bulb socket is further provided on the bottom of the electronic simulation candle or electronic simulation bulb as disclosed in the present invention, once the electronic simulation candle or electronic simulation bulb is fixed onto a corresponding bulb socket, the electronic simulation candle or electronic simulation bulb may play a lighting function as a simulation candle or simulation bulb when powered on.

(31) The foregoing embodiments are just preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the implementation of the present invention. Any other changes, modifications, replacements, combinations, simplifications and so on without departing from the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be regarded as equivalent substitutions and fall into the protection scope of the present invention.