Light emitting melody candle

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a light emitting melody candle. The light emitting melody candle of the present invention has a sensing means provided around a wick of a candle body to detect whether the candle is lit, so that, when the candle body is lit, a melody is played from a candle stand coupled to the bottom of the candle body. The light emitting melody candle includes a heat conductive wire, which transfers heat of the wick towards the bottom of the candle body when the candle body is lit, and a sensing unit, which is provided in the candle stand and is in contact with the heat conductive wire to detect heat transferred through the heat conductive wire. The light emitting melody candle further includes a light generating means, which generates light when the sensing unit detects heat, a control unit, which is provided in the candle stand to control the light generating means, and a light transmitting means, which is provided between the candle body and the candle stand to evenly transmit light therebetween.

1 . A light emitting melody candle, having a sensing means provided around a wick of a candle body to detect whether the candle is lit so that, when the candle body is lit, a melody is played from a candle stand coupled to a bottom of the candle body, the light emitting melody candle comprising: 
 a heat conductive wire disposed in the candle body, said wire formed to transfer heat of the wick towards a bottom of the candle body when the wick is lit;    a sensing unit is provided in the candle stand in contact with the heat conductive wire to detect heat transferred through the heat conductive wire;    one or more light generating members disposed on the candle stand below the candle body;    a control unit provided in the candle stand operatively connected to said one or more light generating members and sensing unit; and,    wherein said control unit operates to turn said one or more light generating members on when the sensing unit detects heat.    
   
   
       2 . The light emitting melody candle as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein 
 the light generating members are light emitting diodes corresponding to different predetermined primary colors.    
   
   
       3 . The light emitting melody candle as set forth in  claim 1  further comprising a ring-shaped light transmitting groove formed in the bottom of the candle body at predetermined positions corresponding to the light generating members so that light generated by the light generating members is diffused through the light transmitting groove.  
   
   
       4 . The light emitting melody candle as set forth in  claim 3  further comprising a light transmitting plate provided on the bottom of the candle body, said plate having a ring-shaped groove corresponding to the light transmitting groove, said light transmitting plate is made of a thermal insulating material.  
   
   
       5 . The light emitting melody candle as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said control unit has a control output terminal operatively connected to a drive unit through a relay; said drive unit is a sound generating unit.  
   
   
       6 . The light emitting melody candle as set forth in  claim 5  wherein said drive unit is a compact disk player.  
   
   
       7 . The light emitting melody candle as set forth in  claim 5  wherein said drive unit is a MP3 player.  
   
   
       8 . In a candle having a candle body coupled to candle stand with a wick extending through the candle body, the improvement comprising: 
 a heat conductive wire disposed in the candle body, said wire formed to transfer heat of the wick towards a bottom of the candle body when the wick is lit;    a sensing unit is provided in the candle stand in contact with the heat conductive wire to detect heat transferred through the heat conductive wire;    one or more light generating members disposed on the candle stand below the candle body;    a control unit provided in the candle stand operatively connected to said one or more light generating members and sensing unit;    said control unit has a control output terminal operatively connected to a drive unit through a relay; said drive unit is a sound generating unit; and,    wherein said control unit operates to turn said one or more light generating members on when the sensing unit detects heat.    
   
   
       9 . The candle as set forth in  claim 8 , wherein 
 the light generating members are light emitting diodes corresponding to different predetermined primary colors.    
   
   
       10 . The candle as set forth in  claim 8  further comprising a ring-shaped light transmitting groove formed in the bottom of the candle body at predetermined positions corresponding to the light generating members so that light generated by the light generating members is diffused through the light transmitting groove.  
   
   
       11 . The candle as set forth in  claim 10  further comprising a light transmitting plate provided on the bottom of the candle body, said plate having a ring-shaped groove corresponding to the light transmitting groove, said light transmitting plate is made of a thermal insulating material.  
   
   
       12 . The light emitting melody candle as set forth in  claim 8  wherein said drive unit is a compact disk player.  
   
   
       13 . The light emitting melody candle as set forth in  claim 8  wherein said drive unit is a MP3 player.  
   
   
       14 . In a candle having a candle body coupled to candle stand with a wick extending through the candle body, the improvement comprising: 
 a heat conductive wire disposed in the candle body, said wire formed to transfer heat of the wick towards a bottom of the candle body when the wick is lit;    a sensing unit is provided in the candle stand in contact with the heat conductive wire to detect heat transferred through the heat conductive wire;    at least three light generating members disposed on the candle stand below the candle body;    a ring-shaped light transmitting groove formed in the bottom of the candle body at predetermined positions corresponding to the light generating members so that light generated by the light generating members is diffused through the light transmitting groove;    a control unit provided in the candle stand operatively connected to said one or more light generating members and sensing unit;    said control unit has a control output terminal operatively connected to a drive unit through a relay; said drive unit is a sound generating unit; and,    wherein said control unit operates to turn said one or more light generating members on when the sensing unit detects heat.    
   
   
       15 . The candle as set forth in  claim 14 , wherein 
 the light generating members are light emitting diodes corresponding to different predetermined primary colors.    
   
   
       16 . The candle as set forth in  claim 14  further comprising  
   
   
       17 . The candle as set forth in  claim 14  further comprising a light transmitting plate provided on the bottom of the candle body, said plate having a ring-shaped groove corresponding to the light transmitting groove, said light transmitting plate is made of a thermal insulating material.  
   
   
       18 . The light emitting melody candle as set forth in  claim 14  wherein said drive unit is a compact disk player.  
   
   
       19 . The light emitting melody candle as set forth in  claim 14  wherein said drive unit is a MP3 player.