CN1181693A

CN1181693A - Artificial tree

Info

Publication number: CN1181693A
Application number: CN96193340A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 詹纳达斯·塔克达斯·拉拉
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1995-02-28
Filing date: 1996-02-28
Publication date: 1998-05-13
Also published as: AU4837796A; WO1996026661A1; JPH11506354A; EP0817586A1; CA2214074A1; KR19980702587A; BR9607955A

Abstract

An artificial tree is disclosed provided with a plurality of hollow transparent branches (20A - 20F) in which lights are disposed so that the branches of the tree are lit internally without external wiring.

Description

A kind of artificial tree

The present invention relates to a kind of ornament, more specifically the present invention relates to a kind of improved light-emitting christmas tree, but be not limited thereto.

Present normally used traditional Christmas tree for example can be common fir, is Christmas tree or the plastics Christmas tree that material is made with metal or dried branch.This class Christmas tree in use, Christmas, light fixture and ornament were decorated around the branch of Christmas tree, so that Christmas tree seems as smart as a new pin.But its exist such shortcoming be Christmas light fixture be the work of a trouble around the installment work of Christmas tree, and the damaged suddenly possibility of bulb is very big, thus Christmas light fixture not work be very common thing.

One object of the present invention just provides a kind of artificial tree that can reduce these shortcomings.

The invention provides a kind of artificial tree, it has at least one support member and is arranged on the interior light-emitting device of support member, and described support member has light-permeable, and at least can printing opacity in the zone that light-emitting device is being set.

Embodiments described herein have the plastics trunk and the branch of a light-permeable, and wherein light fixture for good and all places in the trunk and branch of Christmas tree.

A kind of preferred structure provides a kind of modified light-emitting christmas tree that is provided with the integrated line unit of music in inside.

An advantage of embodiments described herein is to provide a kind of modified light-emitting christmas tree, and the arrangement setting of light fixture can provide the comprehensive good illumination that is in admirable proportion in this Christmas tree.

Another advantage of embodiments described herein is to provide a kind of luminous Christmas tree, thereby is more prone to owing to illuminating line outside not being provided with around its branch makes the decoration of Christmas tree become.

Other preferred enforcement structure of the present invention is documented in the dependent claims 2 to 12.

Below, with reference to the accompanying drawings, by way of example embodiments of the invention are described; Wherein:

Fig. 1 is the perspective view of first embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a cutaway view embodiment illustrated in fig. 1, and it illustrates the electronic line structure that is positioned at trunk and branch and the music integrated circuit device of pedestal;

Fig. 3 is the cutaway view of second embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 4 is the zoomed-in view of regional A among Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is the cutaway view along direction B-B among Fig. 3;

Figure 6 shows that the third embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 7 shows that the fourth embodiment of the present invention, wherein Fig. 8-10 shows the parts of embodiment among Fig. 7, and Fig. 8 b and Fig. 9 b are respectively among Fig. 8 a and Fig. 9 a view along arrow A, B direction.

Be described in detail referring now to accompanying drawing, label 1 is depicted as a kind of light-emitting christmas tree.This light-emitting christmas tree comprises pedestal 2, trunk 3 and have the branch of detachable leaf 4.Described trunk and branch are made by the hard light-passing plastic.Pedestal 2 is provided with a upper circular socket, and described circular socket inside is provided with an electrical socket 6, and described pedestal profile can be circular, different shapes such as rectangle or square, and described socket 6 links to each other with an external plug 7, is used for connecting direct current or AC power.Pedestal 2 also has one and is positioned at its inner described device of music integrated circuit device " M " " M " and links to each other with the electrical socket of pedestal and open with one/and make and break pass " S " links to each other, this switch is arranged on the outer surface part of pedestal 2, and trunk 3 should be able to be fixed on the pedestal 2 in the mode that is suitable for dismantling.Trunk 3 has a plug 8, and these plug 8 overall fixed are in the bottom of trunk 3, and matches with the socket 5 of pedestal 2.Described plug 8 is connected to electric wire or bonding jumper belt connector 9 again, and described strip-type connector longitudinally is fixed in the inside of described light-passing plastic trunk 3.From the bottom to top, along a plurality of bulbs of described Belt connector 9 connections.Described trunk 3 also has a plurality of staggered branch jockeys 11, and they upwards are provided with a predetermined interval to its top from the bottom of trunk 3.Each branch jockey 11 all has an electrical socket 12, and this socket links to each other with the vertical line 9 of trunk 3.The branch 4 of Christmas tree should suit to be installed in removably on the described branch jockey, each branch 4 all has a plug 13 that is arranged on branch one end, this plug links to each other with a plurality of bulbs 16 again, and these bulbs are assembled in the inside of branch 4 along the length direction of described printing opacity branch 4.Each branch 4 also has a plurality of holes 14, is used for removably fixedly leaf 15.

In use, trunk 3 is fixed on the pedestal 2, so that trunk plug 9 can insert socket 5, in 6, then, branch 4 is connected on the branch jockey 11 of trunk, and branch plug 13 is fixed on the branch jockey 11, then all leaves are connected on the branch 4.After Christmas tree 1 is assembled, the male connector 7 of pedestal links to each other with external communication or dc source, with light in trunk and the branch bulb subsequently, the switch " S " of music integrated circuit device " M " can be pulled out the position of " opening ", so that the music that is fit to Christmas Day to be provided.

Second embodiment of the present invention provides at Fig. 3 and 4.Second embodiment and first embodiment have many something in common, so the following main distinction part of only describing between them.

In order to help assembling, the light-passing plastic trunk 3 of hollow is divided into 3

part

3A, 3B and 3C, these three parts are engaged slidably, each part all has a plurality of hollow light-passing plastic branches, these branches are arranged to six groups with equal angular interval, and wherein each group all has six branch 20A-F to 25A-F (as shown in Figure 5), wherein organize 20A-F and organize 21A-F to illustrate at Fig. 3.Each group branch all has a coupled electric wire 9A-9F (as shown in Figure 5).For example, branch group 20 links to each other with circuit 9A, and branch group 21 links to each other with electric wire 9B, and every wire provides connection for each branch of this group, and a kind of concrete connected mode as shown in Figure 4.Branch 21 can be connected in trunk 3 with any known way, for example can adopt the insertion fit system, so that the side of branch engages with trunk.Bulb 30 by be arranged on the trunk side pin 32 and electric wire for example 9A link to each other with series system, when branch and trunk 3C coupled together, bulb 30 and corresponding electric wire were set at the inside of branch 21.Six roots of sensation electric wire 9A-9F is connected on the common loop 19, and institute's live wire all is connected to a power supply control box 40, and this power supply control box has one to be opened/the 41 and power connections 42 in make and break pass.

Other bulb 31 is connected with wiring 9A-9F along the length direction of trunk 3A-3C.

In order to make each section of trunk 3A, the contact between 3B and the C is connected, and can slidingtype electric contact (not shown) be set between the 9A-9F in wiring 19.

Be used to represent that other embodiment of the present invention of different connectivity scenarios illustrate at Fig. 6-10.

In Fig. 6, each section of

trunk

50,52,54 mechanically is joined together by supporting plug and socket jockey 54,56.Wiring 58 is used to connect plug 56 and the socket 54 on each section, and bulb 60 is connected in the wiring 58 with series system, in Fig. 7-10, adopted two types trunk linkage section 70 in addition, 72, in Fig. 8 a and 8b the trunk linkage section is described, this linkage section comprises the cylindrical body part 80 of a hollow, and this part is provided with a plug 84 and a supporting with it socket 86 in respective end.Have six groups of zero lines and live wire 88a-f between plug and socket, described six groups of lead correspondences six roots of sensation branch connection 82a-f.In each end leads the slidably arrangements of electric connection of being made by copper or aluminium is arranged, this slidably arrangements of electric connection be arranged on the top of the paired pin 95a-f that stretches out from plug 90 and the root of the corresponding recesses 96a-f in the socket 86.

Accurate location in order to ensure being connected part should be provided with a recess 94, is used to hold a corresponding bossing 97, and this connection can be by after engaging, and makes to relatively rotate between described linkage section and make the linkage section interlocking.

Provide electrical connection from wiring 88 to socket 93, wherein said socket 93 is formed in the branch jockey 82.

Linkage section 72 is described in Fig. 9 a and 9b, this linkage section has identical structure with linkage section 70, has a similar main part 100, plug 102, socket 104 and wiring 106, but without any the branch jockey, a branch 74 is in shown in Figure 10, and the branch that itself and front accompanying drawing 2 were described has similar structure, has plug 110, be used for cooperating with branch jockey 82, and pin 104, be used for matching with socket 93.

In use, linkage section 70-72 alternately links to each other with base by supporting plug, to form the trunk of tree.Trunk is set in the pedestal 75, and branch is installed in branch jockey and and is positioned on the free-ended top lid member 73 of trunk, to form complete Christmas tree.

The present invention is described with reference to light-permeable branch and trunk, but is not limited only to this.For example any support member of Christmas tree also can be a light-permeable, and can be transparent and be not only printing opacity, described support member also can be only in the zone of bulb or contiguous zone make light-permeable.

Claims

1. an artificial tree has at least one support member and is arranged on the interior light-emitting device of support member, and described support member is a light-permeable in the zone of light-emitting device is installed at least.

2. artificial tree as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described support member comprises that at least one is from supporting the branch that trunk stretches out.

3. artificial tree as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that described trunk is divided into a plurality of parts that link together.

4. as claim 2 or 3 described artificial trees, it is characterized in that described trunk is a light-permeable, described light-emitting device is set within the trunk.

5. as any one described artificial tree among the claim 2-4, it is characterized in that described at least one branch removably links to each other with trunk.

6. artificial tree as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that described at least one branch links to each other with trunk with mechanical connecting device by supporting electricity.

7. as any one described artificial tree among the claim 2-6, it is characterized in that described trunk is made up of a plurality of attachable linkage sections.

8. artificial tree as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that described linkage section is connected with mechanical connecting device by supporting electricity.

9. as each described artificial tree among the claim 2-8, it is characterized in that at least one support member comprises a pedestal that removably is connected with described trunk.

10. each described artificial tree in the claim as described above is characterized in that described light-emitting device comprises that many strings can illuminate the bulb that tree goes up appropriate section.

11. each described artificial tree from aforementioned claim is characterized in that it also comprises a pronunciation device.

12. artificial tree as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, described pronunciation device is arranged in the described support member.