JP4736600B2 - kaleidoscope - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a kaleidoscope that allows a more beautiful and fantastic color pattern to be seen by viewing the color pattern of a kaleidoscope configured as a thin shaft body through illumination with a light emitter.

  There are various types of kaleidoscopes known so far, but in recent years, kaleidoscopes using light emitters such as light emitting diodes have been developed.

  As an example, in the kaleidoscope of Patent Document 1, as shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of light emitting diodes 33 are arranged at one end of a mirror 32 assembled in a triangular shape inside a casing 31, and these light emitting diodes. The light emission color is changed by controlling the lighting, brightness, etc. of 33 by the control circuit 34, and it is seen from the peephole 35.

  Therefore, the kaleidoscope of Patent Document 1 is configured to express the color pattern of light by controlling the light emission of the light emitting diode. For this reason, there is a possibility that the pattern by the light emitting diode may be patterned and repeated, and it is difficult to express the complex and fantastic beauty unique to the kaleidoscope that has been conventionally known. In addition, there is a risk of damaging eyes by looking into the light emitted from a plurality of light emitting diodes through the viewing hole.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the kaleidoscope of Patent Document 2 is provided with a lens barrel 42 in which a rectangular mirror 41 is combined in a triangular cylindrical shape within a transparent cylindrical outer tube 40. A viewing hole 44 is formed in the rear wall 43 of the outer cylinder 40, and a cylindrical object case 45 having a transparent outer periphery and filled with oil is provided at the tip of the outer cylinder 40. It is. In addition, a reflection surface 46 is formed on the inner side surface of the end portion of the object case 45, and a light emitting diode 47 is provided along each mirror surface 41 of the lens barrel 42 in the outer tube 40. Each light emitting diode 47 emits light by a switch 48 provided at 43, and an object 49 in the object case 45 is viewed from a peephole 44.

  However, in such a kaleidoscope of Patent Document 2, since the object case 45 is fixed to the outer tube 40, the movement of the object 49 in the object case 45 is poorly changed.

  Further, since the light emitting diodes 47 are provided outside the mirror surfaces 41 of the lens barrel 42 in the outer cylinder 40, it is difficult to make the outer cylinder 40 a small-diameter shaft. Therefore, in the configuration of Patent Document 2, it is difficult to make a configuration that can fully exhibit the beauty as a kaleidoscope by being incorporated into a thin shaft body such as a writing instrument.

Furthermore, in the configuration of Patent Document 2, the light of the light emitting diode 47 strikes the reflection surface 46 provided at the end of the object case 45 and is reflected, and this reflected light is directly seen from the peephole 44. Like the kaleidoscope in the above document, there was a risk of damaging the eyes of the viewer.
JP 2001-215442 A (see FIG. 1) JP 2004-151613 A (see FIGS. 2 and 3)

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, improves the beauty as a kaleidoscope by using illumination with a light emitter, and does not hurt the eyes of the viewer, and has a small diameter that is convenient for carrying. An object of the present invention is to provide a kaleidoscope having a structure that can be incorporated into a shaft.

In order to achieve the above object, the kaleidoscope according to claim 1 of the present invention is provided with a mirror housing part at the upper part of the shaft body through a transparent shaft part, and a peek is provided at the rear end of the mirror housing part. A hole is formed, and a magnifying lens and a triangular mirror disposed in a triangular shape with the mirror surface facing inward are provided inside the peephole, and formed perpendicular to the axial direction of the transparent shaft portion A transparent cylinder is mounted in the through-hole formed, and a large number of coloring pieces are accommodated in the transparent liquid filled in the transparent cylinder, and further, the translucent material is interposed in the lower part of the transparent shaft portion. In a kaleidoscope provided with a light emitter that illuminates toward a transparent cylinder, a through hole is formed in the transparent shaft portion perpendicular to the axial direction , and the transparent cylinder is attached to the through hole. It is possible to rotate the body in the through hole, pull out from the through hole, or replace it, By fitting rubber ring members on both sides of the transparent cylinder inserted into the through-hole, the transparent cylinder is configured not to easily come out, and in this state, the transparent cylinder can freely rotate in the through-hole. It is characterized by becoming .

  Since the kaleidoscope of the present invention is configured as described above, a kaleidoscope having a structure in which a colored piece moves in a transparent liquid and illuminates the movement of the colored piece by forced light emission is incorporated into a rod-like shaft body. It will be possible to entertain the vision as a full-fledged kaleidoscope. Therefore, for example, by incorporating it into a shaft having a ballpoint pen or the like, it can be used as a writing instrument having a full-fledged kaleidoscope having forced light emission by a light emitter.

  In addition, the kaleidoscope of the present invention can visually enjoy the movement of the colored pieces inside the transparent cylinder when viewed from the outside even when the illumination from the light emitter is not performed. In addition, when looking into the interior from the viewing hole at the rear end of the mirror housing unit, a large number of colored pieces move slowly in the transparent liquid in the transparent cylinder through natural light collected through the transparent shaft and the transparent cylinder. In addition, the kaleidoscope that changes like a mosaic pattern can be enjoyed by the reflection action of the triangular mirror body and the enlargement action of the magnifying lens.

  Furthermore, the kaleidoscope of the present invention enjoys watching the movement of the colored pieces inside the transparent cylinder by illuminating the transparent liquid and many colored pieces inside the transparent cylinder by forced light emission of the luminous body. Furthermore, the movement of a large number of colored pieces that change like a mosaic pattern can be seen through the magnifying lens from the viewing hole at the rear end of the lens barrel storage section, and the illumination can be performed as described above. It is possible to obtain and enjoy even more beautiful and fantastic vision than the state that is not done.

  Furthermore, in the above-described present invention, since the light emitter that illuminates the transparent cylinder through the translucent material is provided inside the transparent shaft, the illuminance from the light emitter is reduced. The light will be seen from the peephole at the rear end of the mirror housing part, and even if it has a structure with forced light emission as in the present invention, it can be used as an eye-friendly kaleidoscope without damaging the eyes. Become.

  In addition, according to the present invention, it can be configured as a writing instrument such as a ballpoint pen that looks good as described above. When writing with this writing instrument, the transparent cylindrical body is caused by forced light emission of the luminous body. It is also possible to lighten the visual appearance by illuminating the transparent liquid inside and the large number of colored pieces.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1 or 2, the kaleidoscope 1 according to the present invention is provided with a mirror housing part 4 on the upper part of a shaft body 2 via a transparent shaft part 3, and at the rear end of the mirror housing part 4 A peep hole 5 is formed, and a magnifying lens 6 and a triangular mirror body 7 arranged in a triangular shape with the mirror surface facing inward are provided inside the peep hole 5, and in the axial direction of the transparent shaft portion 3. A transparent cylinder 9 is mounted in a through-hole 3a formed perpendicular to the transparent cylinder 10, and a large number of coloring pieces 11 are accommodated in a transparent liquid 10 filled in the transparent cylinder 9. A light emitting body 13 that illuminates toward the transparent cylindrical body 9 through the translucent material 8 is provided in the lower inside.

  Describing in detail such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 1, a mirror housing part 4 is provided on the upper part of the shaft body 2 of the kaleidoscope 1 via a transparent shaft part 3. A viewing hole 5 is formed at the rear end portion of the mirror housing portion 4, a magnifying lens 6 is provided inside the viewing hole 5, and a triangular mirror body 7 is provided in the mirror housing portion 4. It has been.

  The triangular mirror body 7 is formed by arranging three long narrow plate-like mirror surfaces in a triangular shape facing inward, and fixed by an adhesive or the like so as to maintain the triangular shape. By accommodating the triangular mirror body 7 having such a configuration inside the mirror body storage section 4, the viewing hole 5, the magnifying lens 6, and the triangular mirror body 7 are arranged in this order from the top of the mirror body storage section 4. As a result, the inside of the triangular mirror body 7 can be seen from the peephole 5 through the magnifying lens 6. The triangular mirror 7 changes the internal color pattern like a mosaic pattern.

  Further, as described above, the transparent shaft portion 3 provided on the upper portion of the shaft body 2 of the kaleidoscope 1 is formed with a through hole 3a perpendicular to the axial direction, and as shown in FIG. A transparent cylinder body 9 is mounted, and the transparent cylinder body 9 can be rotated in the through hole 3a, removed from the through hole 3a, or exchanged.

  Further, as a fixing method after the transparent cylinder 9 is inserted into the through hole 3a of the transparent shaft portion 3, the rubber ring members 12, 12 and the like are easily fitted on both sides of the transparent cylinder 9 so as to come out easily. In this state, the transparent cylindrical body 9 is rotatable within the through hole 3a.

  The transparent cylinder 9 is made of a transparent synthetic resin or the like, filled with a transparent liquid 10 therein, and a large number of colored pieces 11 are accommodated therein. As the transparent liquid 10, normal water or the like may be used, but by using a liquid having a certain degree of viscosity such as mineral oil (mineral oil), the movement of the colored piece 11 moving inside the liquid is slow tempo. It becomes possible to see more fantastic and beautiful colored patterns.

  The colored piece 11 accommodated in the transparent cylinder 9 is made of fine synthetic resin pieces, metal pieces, colored sand, beads, precious stones, semi-precious stones, other minerals, and other fine substances, and has a shape. For example, various shapes such as a crescent shape, a star shape, a triangle shape, a quadrangular shape, and a heart shape can be used.

  Furthermore, in this invention, the light-emitting body 13 which illuminates toward the transparent shaft part 3 through the translucent material 8 is provided in the downward inside of the transparent shaft part 3 of the shaft body 2 of the kaleidoscope 1 shown in FIG. It has been. The translucent material 8 is placed in the eye with the illumination from the illuminant 13 enhanced through the triangular mirror 7 and the magnifying lens 6 when the inside is viewed through the viewing window 5. It is made so as not to damage the eyes when entering, and a material subjected to a diffusion treatment or the like is used so as to reduce the intensity of light from the light emitter 13.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 3, the light emitter 13 exhibits red, blue, and green on a base 14 a that is provided below the transparent shaft portion 3 via a semitransparent material 8. The light emitting diodes 13a, 13b, and 13c are provided, and the light emitting diodes 13a, 13b, and 13c are controlled by the control circuit 14 so that only one of the light emitting diodes or any two of the light emitting diodes are controlled. At the same time, the three light emitting diodes emit light at the same time, and any two light emitting diodes alternately emit light, or three light emitting diodes alternately emit light.

  Further, a small battery 15 is connected as a power source of the above circuit, and is turned ON / OFF by a switch 16. The switch 16 protrudes downward from the transparent shaft portion 3 of the shaft body 2, that is, from a hole portion 17 a provided in the intermediate shaft body 17 of the shaft body 2 of the kaleidoscope 1. In FIG. 1, the spring 14 b provided in the control circuit 14 of the base 14 a functions elastically as an electrode of the small battery 15.

  Further, a tip shaft 18 is provided at the lowermost part of the shaft 2 of the kaleidoscope 1, and the intermediate shaft 17 and the tip shaft 18 are detachable by a screw-type structure 19. By removing the part shaft body 18, it is possible to accommodate a plurality of button-type small batteries 15 stacked therein, and to replace these small batteries 15.

  With the above structure, even when the illuminant 13 is not illuminated, the movement of the colored piece 11 can be seen from the outside through the transparent cylinder 9 or the transparent shaft portion 3, or the inside can be seen from the peep hole 5. It will be possible to enjoy beautifully changing coloring patterns.

  However, when the illuminant 13 is not illuminated in this way, natural lighting is taken into the transparent cylindrical body 9 from the transparent shaft portion 3, and a more beautiful color change is achieved by forced light emission illuminating the illuminant 13. It becomes possible to see.

  In any case, when viewed through the magnifying lens 6 from the viewing hole 5 at the rear end of the mirror housing portion 4, the colored piece 11 inside the transparent cylinder 9 moves slowly in the transparent liquid 10. It will be possible to enjoy the fantastic color patterns that are rich in change.

  In particular, in the present invention, when the transparent cylindrical body 9 is made long in a rod shape so that the transparent cylindrical body 9 stands vertically, a large number of colored pieces 11 inside the transparent cylindrical body 9 are lowered from above. Then, it falls slowly and exhibits a variety of colored patterns, and from the peephole 5, it is possible to see the colored change of the colored piece 11 passing through the transparent shaft portion 3.

  Further, in the above configuration, since the transparent cylinder 9 can be rotated around the through hole 3a of the transparent shaft portion 3, the transparent cylinder while looking through the peep hole 5 as described above. By turning 9, it is possible to see a more varied coloring pattern.

  If there is a bubble A inside the transparent cylinder 9, this bubble A will make an interesting movement inside the transparent liquid 10. That is, when the transparent cylindrical body 9 is formed in a vertical shape, the internal coloring piece 11 slowly sinks downward in the viscous transparent liquid 10, but the bubble A rises. The movement of the colored piece 11 is disturbed, and the colored piece 11 which has been disturbed in this way also exhibits a complicated movement such as moving slowly changing in the viscous transparent liquid 10. Become.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. 5, a ballpoint pen core 20 is housed inside a lowermost shaft 18 of the shaft 2 of the kaleidoscope 1 via a rotating mechanism 21. Yes, by rotating the tip shaft 18, the shaft core 20 attached to the rotation mechanism 21 is moved up and down along the axial direction, so that the tip of the shaft core 20 is moved to the shaft hole 18 a of the tip shaft 18. It is made to protrude from and house. However, as the type of the kaleidoscope 1 accommodated in the front shaft 18, a sharp pen or the like may be incorporated in addition to the ballpoint pen as described above.

  Other structures of the present embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment. Therefore, with the above configuration, the user of the kaleidoscope 1 of the present invention performs writing while holding the front shaft body 18 and the intermediate shaft body 17 of the shaft body 2 of the kaleidoscope 1 with the hand, and the switch 16 with the hand. By pushing the, the forced light emission of the light emitting diodes 13 a, 13 b, and 13 c that change variously as described above illuminates the transparent liquid 10 and the many colored pieces 11 inside the transparent cylindrical body 9 through the transparent shaft 3. Visually soften the appearance, and during the writing, you can enjoy watching the movements of many colored pieces 11 and bubbles A that change with the movement of the writing.

  In addition, as described above, when looking through the magnifying lens 6 and the triangular mirror body 7 through the viewing hole 5 at the rear end of the body housing portion 4, the eyes are not damaged by the translucent material 8. The movement of a large number of colored pieces 11 that change like a mosaic pattern will be seen in an irradiated state, and the movement of the colored pieces 11 inside that changes when the transparent cylinder 9 is vertically set or turned. Can be seen in an illuminated state, and it is possible to obtain and enjoy a more beautiful and fantastic vision than in the unilluminated state as described above.

  The kaleidoscope of the present invention incorporates a kaleidoscope with a structure that illuminates the movement of the colored pieces by forced light emission while moving the colored pieces in a transparent liquid on a rod-like shaft body, and enjoys viewing as a full-fledged kaleidoscope For example, it can be used as a kaleidoscope that can be applied to a writing instrument such as a ballpoint pen.

It is a disassembled perspective view of the kaleidoscope of Example 1 by this invention. It is a whole perspective view of the state which assembled the kaleidoscope of Example 1 by this invention. It is a circuit diagram regarding the light emitting diode provided in the inside of the kaleidoscope of Example 1 by this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the kaleidoscope of Example 2 by this invention. It is a whole perspective view of the state which assembled the kaleidoscope of Example 2 by this invention. It is a whole perspective view concerning patent documents 1. It is drawing concerning patent document 2, (a) is a whole perspective view, (b) is a cross-sectional view.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Kaleidoscope 2 Shaft body 3 Transparent shaft part 3a Through-hole 4 Mirror body accommodating part 5 Peep hole 6 Magnifying lens 7 Triangular mirror body 8 Translucent material 9 Transparent cylinder body 10 Transparent liquid 11 Coloring piece 12 Ring member 13 Light emitters 13a, 13b, 13c Light-emitting diode 14 Control circuit 14a Base 14b Coil spring 15 Small battery 16 Switch 17 Intermediate shaft 17a Hole 18 Front shaft 18a Shaft hole 19 Screw type structure 20 Shaft 21 Rotating mechanism A Bubble

Claims (1)

A mirror housing part is provided on the upper part of the shaft body through a transparent shaft part, and a viewing hole is formed at the rear end of the mirror housing part, and a magnifying lens and a mirror surface are placed inside the viewing hole. A triangular mirror disposed in a triangular shape toward the transparent body, and a transparent cylinder is mounted in a through-hole formed perpendicular to the axial direction of the transparent shaft portion. In the kaleidoscope in which a large number of coloring pieces are accommodated in a transparent liquid filled inside, and further, a light emitting body that illuminates toward the transparent cylinder through a semi-transparent material is provided below the transparent shaft portion. A through hole is formed in the shaft portion perpendicular to the axial direction, and a transparent cylinder is attached to the through hole. The transparent cylinder is rotated in the through hole, removed from the through hole, or replaced. It is possible to fit a rubber ring member on both sides of the transparent cylinder inserted into the through hole. The Rukoto, a configuration in which the transparent cylinder does not easily come out, the transparent cylinder in this state is characterized by comprising a rotatable within the through hole kaleidoscope.