CN1166913A

CN1166913A - Submersible pneumatic amusement appliance

Info

Publication number: CN1166913A
Application number: CN 97104288
Authority: CN
Inventors: 林怀生
Original assignee: XIELI PET ARTICLES CO Ltd
Current assignee: XIELI PET ARTICLES CO Ltd
Priority date: 1996-05-21
Filing date: 1997-05-21
Publication date: 1997-12-10
Also published as: GB9610610D0; GB2313328B; GB9710148D0; JPH1071278A; CN1165708A; GB9710151D0; GB2313327A; GB2313327B; GB2313328A; JPH1071277A; CN1166371A; GB2313326B; GB2313326A; JPH1099556A

Abstract

In the said appliance there are three turbine components and movements component. When the said appliance is connected to an air-compressor, the air coming from said compressor acts upon the said turbine components to drive directly or indirectly the said movement component.

Description

A kind of submersible pneumatic amusement appliance

The present invention relates to a kind of submersible pneumatic amusement appliance, relate in particular to a kind of utensil that in aquarium, uses.

The existing utensil that is used for aquarium, by a source of the gas for example electric air compressor air is sent into, send into some parts that wherein air is used for driving this utensil sometimes.Therefore but this existing utensil is structurally too simple, and can not utilize the bubble that is produced fully, can't become everybody very moving amusement appliance of liking.So the object of the invention provides a kind of submersible pneumatic amusement appliance, in this utensil, above-mentioned shortcoming reduces to some extent, perhaps provides a useful selection to the public at least.

According to a first aspect of the invention, a kind of submersible pneumatic amusement appliance is provided here, described utensil has drive unit and telecontrol equipment, wherein when described utensil is connected with a source of the gas, from the air effect of described source of the gas on described drive unit, to drive described telecontrol equipment directly or indirectly.

According to a second aspect of the invention, a kind of submersible pneumatic amusement system is provided here, described system includes source of the gas and a submersible pneumatic amusement appliance, described utensil has drive unit and telecontrol equipment, wherein when described utensil is connected with a source of the gas, from the air effect of described source of the gas on described drive unit, to drive described telecontrol equipment directly or indirectly.

Now only give an actual example and describe the present invention, as follows with reference to accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is the parts explosion according to first embodiment of a kind of submersible pneumatic amusement appliance of first aspect present invention;

Fig. 2 A-2C has showed top view, end view and the rearview according to second embodiment of the submersible pneumatic amusement appliance of first aspect present invention respectively.

Fig. 3 has showed the submersible pneumatic amusement appliance that links with source of the gas as shown in Figure 1, thereby has constituted a kind of Pneumatic amusement system according to second aspect present invention.

Fig. 4 has showed the stereogram of cutting open according to the part of the 3rd embodiment of a kind of submersible pneumatic amusement appliance of first aspect present invention.

Fig. 5 is the parts explosion of amusement appliance shown in Figure 4.

Fig. 6 is the cutaway view of amusement appliance shown in Figure 4.

Fig. 1 has showed according to a first aspect of the invention, has been shaped as first embodiment of a kind of Pneumatic amusement appliances of carrier 10 in the water.Carrier 10 is made up of upper semi-body 12 and lower semi-body 14.Lower semi-body 14 has 3 staking outs 16 up, can insert in three hole (not shown)s of upper semi-body 12 correspondences, to guarantee that halved

body

12,14 is aimed at fully up and down.Pouring

weight

18a, 18b put into lower semi-body 14, make that carrier 10 at least can the part submerged.

Through air conduit 20, supply with the body cavity that constitutes by upper and

lower semi-body

12,14 from the air of external air source (not showing among Fig. 1).Air is drawn towards and is contained in two impellers 22 among hemispherical case 24a, the 26b, so that impeller 22 is around its longitudinal axis rotation.Impeller 22 is fixed together with worm screw 26, and first end of worm screw 26 and axle 28 is fixed together, and second end and the screw 30 of axle 28 are fixed together, and like this, make the energy of rotation drive screw 30 of impeller 22 correspondingly rotate.Rudder 32 comprises two

plush copper

34a, 34b, and in the recess 36 of the tail end of the upper and

lower semi-body

12,14 of can packing into, so rudder 32 is hinged on the afterbody of carrier 10, it can rotate along the axle of approximate vertical, makes carrier 10 along a circulatory motion.

Worm screw 26 is meshed with worm gear 38, and worm gear 38 is meshed with the threaded portion of cap 40 again.Worm gear 38 can be around bearing pin 42 rotation, and an end of bearing pin 42 is packed in the hole 44 among the half Room 50b that is roughly rectangle.Same, cap 40 can be around bearing pin 46 rotations, and an end of bearing pin 46 is contained in the hole 48 among the half Room 50b.The other end of

bearing pin

42,46 is respectively charged among the half Room 50a in the (not shown) of corresponding hole, so the rotation of impeller 22 can make bearing

42,46 rotations around their correspondences of worm gear 38 and cap 40.

Offer the air of carrier 10, impeller 22 has been applied after the effect, rise by half Room 50a and the synthetic body cavity of 50b.Yet air is only permitted per os 52 by cap 40.Then, air discharges through the opening 54 of upper semi-body 12 form with bubble train from carrier 10.

Pipe 56 in the convenience that be to connect, carrier 10 have links with an end of connecting conduit 58, and the other end of connecting conduit 58 and air conduit 20 link, so unit and air conduit 20 that carrier 10 can be used as an one are separated.

To shown in the 2C, second embodiment of Pneumatic amusement appliances of the present invention can make one and resemble and promote the diver's of carrier shape under water as Fig. 2 A, and it marks with label 60 in the drawings.It is equipped with can be around a pair of web 62 of articulated joint 64 swings.In order more vivo to imitate the action of diver in water, when utensil 60 during at underwater exercise, web 62 can present an appearance of putting.Alternative rudder shape design is shown in label 66, and rudder 66 is an annular, can rotate around a longitudinal axis, to adjust the direction of motion of utensil 60.

This amusement appliance is selectively imagined the shape of adult fish, and its tail fin can be hinged on its torso portion freely in activity, and can be around a vertical axes swing in motion process.This amusement appliance also can further be imagined the shape that becomes bird, and in this case, its two wing can be hinged on its body part freely in activity, and in motion process, every wing can both be flapped around a longitudinal axis that is parallel to utensil.

As for Fig. 3, it has showed that carrier 10 links through air conduit 20 and electric air compressor 68, and compressor 68 is installed in the container 70 that shape is an island.Container 70 can be made of plastic, makes that air compressor 68 and container 70 can float on the surface when carrier 10 is mobile in water.

In addition, carrier 10 also can link with the electric air compressor that uses in the aquarium, has improved the outward appearance of aquarium like this, has increased simultaneously and has viewed and admired the wherein enjoyment of animal.

Shown in Fig. 4-6, be the 3rd embodiment of according to a first aspect of the invention submersible pneumatic amusement appliance, it is totally marked by label 100.This device 100 comprises the base plate 102 of a workbench shape, be fixed with a pouring weight box 104 in the bottom of this base plate 102, this box 104 has a cavity 106 and is used to hold for example plumbous cake (not shown) of weight, to guarantee after utensil 100 is placed in the aquarium, no matter how the moving component on it (following description) moves, it can both steadily be sitting in the bottom of aquarium.

From source of the gas for example the air of an air compressor (not shown) by managing 108 inside that supply to utensil 100.As clearly shown in Figure 5, a T junction 110 joins with pipe 108, and the air that is used for entering is given the turbine 112a and the 112b that can rotate around axle 114a, 114b respectively respectively.As can be seen from Figure 6, on turbine 112a and 112b, and their are rotated from the air effect of source of the gas.Behind turbine 112a, air is run out of from utensil 100 by opening 116a with the form of bubble, and the air bubble after acting on the turbine 112b, can run into the following bead 117 that two downside surfaces of a bent plate 118 are constituted in the process that rises, this bead 117 is used to guide bubble and runs out of from opening 116b and 116c respectively.In addition, bent plate 118 also is used to adjust the bubbles volume by opening 116b and 116c.If bent plate 118 is shifted to the right side, then more bubble will pass through from opening 116b.If bent plate 118 is shifted to the left side, then more bubble will pass through from opening 116c.Can see that the bubble by opening 116b will act on can be on the 3rd turbine 120 that axle 122 rotates before running out of utensil 100 by this opening 116b.

On the top of opening 116a and 116b, all be fixed with a

mouth shape part

124a and 124b, a cover plate 126a and a 126b who has a plurality of apertures is all arranged among each mouth shape part 124a and the 124b, bubble is gone in the external environment condition by these apertures, the size bubble of running out of from utensil 100 has improved the visual effect of whole aquarium.

Utensil 100 also has a plurality of by

turbine

112a, 112b and 120 moving components that drive.At first see turbine 112a, its 114a is connected with the dish 128 with an overhanging bearing pin 130.When dish 128 drive to be rotated by turbine 112a, bearing pin 130 acted on the downside of arm 132 of an end of the parts 134 of engine shape, and the other end of parts 134 is connected on the step part 138 by a pair of claw shaped piece 136 loose grounds.The circulatory motion of bearing pin 130 makes arm 132 motions, thereby makes parts 134 around 138 swings of step part.

Utensil 100 also comprises one humanoid 140, and this humanoid 140 has the staking out 144 of stretching under 142, two of the trunks and can be inserted in the hole 146, and head 148 is fixed on the top of trunk 142.The front side that can be contained in trunk 142 with respect to the arm 150 of trunk 142 swings.Arm 150 comprises an extension 152, and bearing pin 130 can act on thereon when rotating.Arm 150 therefore can be with the rotation of dish 128 around trunk 142 swings, thereby show as if a people is pouring some materials in the utensil 100 into.

See turbine 112b now, its 114b links on the runner 154.Stretch out on finger 156 trailing wheels 154, and can be inserted in the hole 158 of bar 160 1 ends.The other end 161 of bar 160 has bigger width, and can be inserted in one long mouthful 162.Because the rotation of finger 156, bar 160 will move back and forth in long mouthful 162.On the thicker end 161 of bar 160, can stamp an arrow, be used for demonstrating the indication indicator of a motion by window 164.

As for turbine 120, its by an axle 122 link one can with its runner that rotates simultaneously 166.Turbine 120 also is connected with a cam member 168, is used to act on two leg-shape parts 170 of swing component 172.As we can see from the figure, the length of two leg-shape parts is unequal.Swing component 172 also has two thin rods 174 that can extend in long mouthful 176.By this set, the rotation of turbine 120 will make cam member 168 rotate, and so that swing component 172 is acted on, and make swing component 172 swings, with the image of the piston that simulates an engine.

From as can be seen above-mentioned, whole device 100 embodies a complex device with a plurality of moving components.It is interesting that this has obviously improved viewing and admiring of utensil 100.

Be noted that and abovely just set forth the present invention and can also can produce various modified and/or multiple choices under the premise of without departing from the spirit of the present invention for example realizing.

Claims

1, a kind of submersible pneumatic amusement appliance, described utensil has drive unit and telecontrol equipment, it is characterized in that, when described utensil is connected with a source of the gas, from the air effect of described source of the gas on described drive unit, to drive described telecontrol equipment directly or indirectly.

2, utensil according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described drive unit comprises at least one turbine member.

3, utensil according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described drive unit comprises a plurality of turbine member.

According to claim 2 or 3 described utensils, it is characterized in that 4, described each turbine member all can be rotated around an axle.

5, utensil according to claim 4 is characterized in that, the axle of described turbine member comes down to parallel each other.

According to claim 4 or 5 described utensils, it is characterized in that 6, described turbine member all is connected with a telecontrol equipment by a described axle separately.

7, according to any one described utensil of aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that described telecontrol equipment comprises at least one tumbler.

8, utensil according to claim 7 is characterized in that, described tumbler comprises a screw.

9, utensil according to claim 7 is characterized in that, described tumbler comprises a runner.

10, according to any one described utensil among the aforementioned claim 1-7, it is characterized in that described telecontrol equipment comprises at least one swing component.

11, utensil according to claim 10 is characterized in that, an acting device that is connected on the described drive unit makes described swing component motion.

12, utensil according to claim 11 is characterized in that, described acting device is a cam member.

13, utensil according to claim 11 is characterized in that, described acting device comprises a bearing pin.

According to any one described utensil among the claim 10-13, it is characterized in that 14, described swing component comprises an engine mockup.

According to any one described utensil among the claim 10-13, it is characterized in that 15, described swing component comprises movable of matching with manikin.

According to any one described utensil among the claim 10-13, it is characterized in that 16, described swing component comprises a piston model.

According to any one described utensil among the claim 1-7, it is characterized in that 17, described telecontrol equipment comprises at least one reciprocating parts.

18, utensil according to claim 17 is characterized in that, described reciprocating parts move through a window can be in sight.

According to any one described utensil in the aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that 19, described utensil is the model of a machine.

20, a kind of submersible pneumatic amusement system is characterized in that, described system includes source of the gas and one according to the described submersible pneumatic amusement appliance of any one aforementioned claim.

21, system according to claim 20 is characterized in that, described source of the gas is an electric air compressor.

22, a kind of device, described device are as described above and illustrated in Fig. 4-6.