Electronic lighting device and method for manufacturing same

An electronic lighting device for simulating a candle, comprising:

• an outer shell having a shape to resemble a candle and including a curved sidewall spanning around the perimeter of the outer shell and an upper surface intersecting the sidewall and having a through hole;
• a core contained within the outer shell and structured to include an upper portion that encircles an internal cavity of the core and provides an opening that at least partially aligns with the through hole of the outer shell, wherein the core includes a cradle formed in the upper portion;
• a flame component structured to include a top portion shaped to look like a flame and a bottom portion that includes a magnet;
• a support element attached to the upper portion of the core and structured to suspend the flame component such that the bottom portion is contained within the internal cavity and the top portion of the flame component projects out of the opening, wherein suspension of the flame component by the support element allows movement of the flame component about the support element;
• a lighting element contained entirely within the interior of the core and positioned at least partially on the cradle at an angle with respect to an axis passing through the cradle and a longitudinal central axis of the core, the lighting element to emit light from within the internal cavity onto the flame component through the opening of the core;
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• a coil positioned below the internal cavity and adjacent to the magnet of the flame component to produce a magnetic field to interact with the magnet to cause movement of the flame component.

A method for simulating a true candle flame in an electronic lighting device including a shell surrounding a core having a through hole on a top surface, the method comprising:

• emitting a light from a light emitting element contained entirely below the top surface of the core and positioned at least partially in a cradle on a sidewall of the core so that the emitted light is projected at an angle onto a top portion of a flame component of the electronic lighting device at least partially disposed in the cavity of the core and protruding out of the through hole of the core to resemble the candle flame, the angle being with respect to a longitudinal axis of the light emitting element and the core;
• generating a changing magnetic field by a swing mechanism of the electronic lighting device disposed within a cavity of the core to interact with a magnet attached to a bottom portion of the flame component, wherein the swing mechanism includes a coil and a control circuit disposed in the cavity of the core to cause a movement of the flame component supported by a support element extending from a surface of the core, the coil is positioned adjacent to the magnet of the flame sheet, and the control circuit is electrically connected to the coil to energize the coil to produce the changing magnetic field to interact with the magnet to cause the movement of the flame component,
• wherein the emitted light projected onto the flame component and the movement of the flame component caused by the generated changing magnetic field produces a flickering effect of the candle flame.

A method for simulating a true candle flame in an electronic lighting device including a shell surrounding a core having a through hole on a top surface, comprising:

• emitting a light from a light emitting element contained entirely below the top surface of the core and positioned at least partially in a cradle on a sidewall of the core so that the emitted light is projected at an angle onto a top portion of a flame component of the electronic lighting device at least partially disposed in the cavity of the core and protruding out of the through hole of the core to resemble the candle flame, the angle being with respect to a longitudinal axis of the light emitting element and the core;
• generating a changing magnetic field by a swing mechanism of the electronic lighting device disposed within a cavity of the core to interact with a magnet attached to a bottom portion of the flame component, wherein the swing mechanism includes a coil and a control circuit disposed in the cavity of the core to cause a movement of the flame component suspended by a support element extending from a surface of the core and through a hole in a middle portion of the flame component, the coil is positioned adjacent to the magnet of the flame sheet, and the control circuit is electrically connected to the coil to energize the coil to produce the changing magnetic field to interact with the magnet to cause the movement of the flame component,
• wherein the emitted light projected onto the flame component and the movement of the flame component caused by the generated changing magnetic field produces a flickering effect of the candle flame.