Suggested Ideas for a Candle Holder Night Light

Theme

A Safe Environment

Brief: Design & make a candle holder. The holder should contain a device that will activate a safety light to help locate the candle

during a power cut.

or

Theme

A Safe Environment

Brief: Design & make a candle holder. The candle holder should contain a warning device which is activated if the holder goes on fire.

or

Electronics: Core

Light Sensing Circuit

Electronics: Core

Heat Sensing Circuit

Electronics: Option

Light Sensing Circuit Heat Sensing Circuit

Design Opportunity: A Candle Holder Night Light

Design Tasks:

• the symmetrical profile for the back;

• The symmetrical profile for the

sides;

• the Candle Holder unit;

• compartment or shelves.

Factors to consider:

• nature and type of materials to be used?

• what manufacturing process will be required?

• type of joints to be used?

• design profile of back and sides

• how will the shelves be mounted?

• how will the candle holder be manufactured?

• location of battery, PCB circuit, sensor?

• type of finish?

Design Opportunity: A Candle Holder Night Light

Drawer/shelf for storage of matches

Circuit housed at rear.

Opening at the back for access

Candle holder may be turned if lathe available

Location of switches & sensors to be decided.

Safety light possible here.

Joining methods to be decided

Proposed Theme: A Candle Holder Night Light

A Suggested Design for a Candle Holder

Rendered in pine Rendered in satin wood

A Suggested Design for a Candle Holder

Exploded view

A Suggested Design for a Candle Holder

A Suggested Design for a Candle Holder

A Suggested Design for a Candle Holder

Exploded view

A Suggested Design for a Candle Holder

This concept could be manufactured using acrylic plastic?

A Suggested Design for a Candle Holder

A Suggested Design for a Candle Holder

Proposed designs for back profile

Suggested Ideas for a

Candle Holder

Holders turned on the wood lathe

Suggested Ideas for a Candle Holder

Brass - turned on the centre lathe

A Suggested Design for a Candle Holder

Candle holder

Drawer with pull

enlarged drawer pull

Extended Ideas