EA007145B1 - Capacity possessing effect - Google Patents

Abstract

Capacity with the illumination, containing a transparent case with the external and internal surfaces in which the means of illumination are established, which contains at least, one optical radiation source connected with the power supply, which is additionally supplied with at least, two conductive elements connected with the means of illumination and made of a preferably transparent material and placed, at least, on two non-adjacent sites of, at least, an external surface of the case with an opportunity of their bridging by the conduction medium at their simultaneous contact with the conduction medium.In the second variant of performance the capacity with the effects is additionally supplied, with at least two conductive elements connected with the means of illumination, made of a preferably transparent material and placed on, at least, two non-adjacent sites of at least, the external surface of the case with an opportunity of their bridging by the conduction medium at their simultaneous contact with the conduction medium, and also, at least, with one sound source connected with the power supply and, at least, with two conductive elements.Various forms of realization of the conductive medium formation are also described.

Description

The present invention relates to containers, in particular for liquids, preferably transparent, which in various embodiments of the invention can be provided with various additional effects, such as lighting elements and / or sound sources, and can be tableware for drinking, bottles or similar vessels. , flower vases, etc., and can be used for decorative purposes in bars, restaurants, exhibitions, in swimming pools, at home, etc., and to indicate the level of liquid containing It is in the tank.

Currently, various designs of containers with various additional effects are known, in particular, tanks with backlight, which use the principle of closing an electrical circuit when a button-type switching element is triggered at the time of mechanical contact with the surface on which the vessel is placed.

Thus, a backlit tank is known, made in the form of a transparent vessel, in the cavity of which there is an illumination device comprising an optical radiation element, an optical radiation element control unit and a power unit, while the optical radiation element is optically connected to a transparent vessel and electrically through the element control unit optical radiation with a power supply, and the control unit of the optical radiation element is made in the form of a mechanical push-type switch installed with switching on the electrical connection between the optical radiation element and the power supply, either when the vessel is raised or when it is lowered onto the table. When the electrical connection between the power supply and the optical radiation element is switched on, the latter illuminates the contents of the vessel and its walls, on which matte edges are made [1]. The disadvantage of the described capacity is its limited functionality, due to the implementation of the lighting device with radiation in only one region of the spectrum, which significantly reduces the visual effect. In addition, the presence of a mechanical switch makes the design more cumbersome and significantly reduces its reliability, while the light effect occurs only in case of contact of a mechanical switch with a surface, such as a table.

Also known is a backlit tank, made in the form of a transparent vessel, while the lighting device is located either in the cavity of the base of the vessel, or under the base of the vessel on a stand [2]. The lighting device includes optical radiation elements, an optical radiation element control unit and a power supply unit; the optical radiation elements are optically connected to a transparent vessel and electrically via an optical radiation element control unit — to a power unit; and the control unit is designed with one output in the form of an electrical switch communication between the power supply and optical radiation elements. When the electrical connection between the power supply and the elements of optical radiation is switched on, the latter illuminate the contents of the vessel and its walls [2]. The disadvantage of the illuminated tank described is its limited functionality due to the execution of the optical element control unit with one output, which excludes the possibility of changing the modes of operation of the optical radiation elements or switching them on (off) one by one. In addition, the closure of the electrical circuit as a result of mechanical contact of the switch with the surface, as in the case described above, significantly reduces the visual effect.

The author of the present invention has previously proposed several variants of the design of a tank with illumination, which makes it possible to change the modes of operation of optical radiation elements and alternately or jointly switch them on (off) in various combinations [3]. In the first variant of the illumination with backlight, at least two elements of optical radiation are made with different emission spectra, one of the inputs of each of which is connected to the corresponding output of the control unit of the elements of optical radiation, the control unit of the elements of optical radiation made in the form of a switching device with two outputs installed with the ability to turn on and off the electrical connection between the elements of optical radiation and the power supply when raising the vessel, and the lighting The device and the cavity of the base of the transparent vessel are made in the form of a easily detachable connection with the possibility of switching off, when disconnected, the electrical connection between the power supply and the switching device. In the second variant, in addition to the first one, the stand is made with the possibility of axial rotation of a relatively transparent vessel, and the control unit of the optical radiation elements is made in the form of a switching device with two or more outputs, installed with the possibility of switching the electrical connection between the optical radiation elements and the power unit on and off when turning the transparent vessel relative to the stand. In the third variant, in addition to the second, a support is inserted in the stand, fixed with the possibility of axial rotation, while switching on and off the electrical connection occurs when the support rotates relative to the stand. And finally, in the fourth version, in addition to the third, the lighting device is fixed on the support.

However, the described design, as well as the one described above, does not completely solve the problem of reducing the bulkiness of the device and increasing the reliability of the electrical circuit, as well as increasing the duration and expansion of the types of possible effects.

Thus, the object of the present invention is to propose a container structure with various effects that would have been simpler and more reliable compared with the known

- 1 007145 system of triggering effects sources, higher compactness, higher reliability and would provide an increase in the duration and expansion of possible effects, as well as multivariance in the choice of an electrical circuit switch.

The problem is solved by an effect tank containing a transparent case with an external and internal surface in which the backlight means is installed, comprising at least one light source connected to the power source, due to the fact that the container is additionally equipped with at least two conductive elements associated with the illuminator, made of a transparent material and placed in at least two non-adjacent areas of at least the outer surface of the housing, with the possibility of Capturing conductive medium while their contact with conductive medium.

In the proposed capacity design, the function of an electrical circuit switch in accordance with the original solution proposed by the author successfully performs a conductive medium. In this case, the known electrical circuits of the illumination device can be easily used in the claimed capacity. In any case, when using an external conductive medium as an electric circuit switch, it turned out to be sufficient to provide special paired conductive elements that can be placed and, if necessary, permanently fixed (for example, applied by spraying onto the surface of the container) to form non-adjacent conductive sections. In this case, the form of execution of the plots, their location, the method of placement (fixing), additional properties (except for electrical conductivity and preferred transparency) can be chosen in each specific case, based on the purpose of the tank, the requirements for it, the conditions of its operation, etc. .

It is preferable to make the conductive elements transparent and applied to the walls of the vessel, for example, by spraying. However, the conductive elements, if desired, can be given and additional, for example decorative, quality. They can be made in another color, have an original form, etc.

In the simplest case, in order to close an electrical circuit when in contact with a conductive medium, only two conductive elements are mutually arranged on the walls of the vessel in such a way as to ensure convenient contact with the conductive medium. To make the capacitance more effective from the point of view of achieving the highest possible color combinations (including sources of optical radiation with a different radiation spectrum), at least three conductive elements should be installed.

When working on improving the above-described tank structure in search of ways to expand possible special effects based on the basic electrical circuit, the author found an original solution: in addition to the light effect of the tank, a sound effect was also added.

Thus, the problem is solved also by an effect tank containing a transparent case with an external and internal surface in which the backlight means is installed, including at least one source of optical radiation associated with the power source, due to the fact that the capacitance is additionally equipped at least two conductive elements associated with the lighting means, made of preferably a transparent material and placed in at least two non-adjacent areas of at least m Here, the outer surface of the housing with the possibility of their overlapping conductive medium while their contact with the conductive medium, as well as at least one sound source associated with the power source and at least two conductive elements.

The simplicity and originality of the solution for combining the light and sound effect makes it possible, by including a sound source in the electrical circuit, as well as minor additions to the electrical circuit switching circuit, to obtain the capacity of the original design and with a wide range of different applications. At the same time, taking into account the level of development of electronics, when a conductive medium closes certain pairs of conductive elements, a wide sound range can be provided. Thus, the spectacularity and decorativeness of the container multiply.

One of the most original moments of the proposed solution is the choice of conductive medium.

Thus, preferably, the conductive medium can be formed by a human hand. Such a choice of medium, provided that there are optical sources of certain spectra (for example, yellow, blue and green LEDs), a sufficient number of conductive elements and the corresponding circuit of their switching, provides a variety of manifestations of the light effect (a certain spectral characteristic). Similarly, you can achieve a multi-variant sound effect, and depending on the interlocking hand of a pair of conductive elements, you can play both separate different sounds and sound series (including melodies, words, etc.).

In the event that a human hand is chosen as the external conductive medium, the conductive elements can be placed only on sections of the external surface over the entire height of the capacitive

- 2 007145 or only on a part of the height sufficient for a steady and highly probable hand-overlay of two sections.

Such a principle of forming a conductive medium may be particularly preferable in the event that the capacity refers, for example, to a container for drinking.

Depending on the purpose of the capacitance, the conductive medium can also be formed by a liquid medium in contact with the inner surface of the capacitance. In this case, the conductive transparent material can be placed both on the outer and at least on the upper part of the inner surface of the container. This form of selection of the conductive medium is most convenient for use in containers in which the display and maintenance of a given level of fluid (for example, a flower vase) is relevant.

It is also possible, if necessary, in the same container the formation of a conductive medium as a liquid medium in contact with the internal surface of the container, and the human hand.

And, finally, in another preferred form of the invention, it is possible to form a conductive medium with a liquid medium in contact with the external surface of the container. This form of implementation can be applied, for example, to design pools, reservoirs, etc.

As follows from the above description, the proposed capacity with effects due to the simplicity and originality of its solution in the scope of the declared essential features can find wide application not only in the mentioned areas.

The advantages and advantages of the inventive capacitance with effects will be discussed and described in more detail with reference to the positions of the drawings, in which only some examples of possible implementations of capacitance are clearly illustrated in both embodiments, which should not be considered as limiting. At the same time, given that the capacitance options differ only in the absence or presence of the source (s) of sound and the electrical connection elements of the sound source (s) with the power source and at least two conductive elements, general views of examples of various forms of capacitance realization will be illustrated by one and the same images. The features of each of the embodiments will be illustrated using separate images. The drawings show:

FIG. 1 shows a schematic sectional view of a general view of a container in one example of implementation (conductive medium is a human hand);

FIG. 2 shows a schematic sectional view of a general view of a container with a local section in a second embodiment (conductive medium is a liquid in contact with the inner surface of the container);

FIG. 3 shows a schematic sectional view of a general view of a container with a local section in the third embodiment (conductive medium is a liquid in contact with the external surface of the container);

FIG. 4 is a functional diagram of one example of a capacity implementation in the first embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a functional diagram of one example of a capacity implementation in the second embodiment.

FIG. 1 schematically shows a general view of a container with a local section in one of the embodiments, in which the conductive medium is formed by a human hand. The container contains a transparent body 1 with an outer 2 and an inner 3 surface. In the housing 1, a backlight means 4 is installed and, in the case of the second embodiment of the capacity, a sound effect creation means 5. All elements of the means 4 of the backlight and the means 5 of creating a sound effect can be performed in one common body 6 (in particular, for isolation from the influence of the external environment, including, for example, mechanical). Possible examples of the composition of the backlight means 4 and the sound effect creation means 5 will be discussed in more detail (at the level of functional elements and blocks) with reference to the positions of FIG. 4 and 5 of the drawings.

On the outer surface 2 of the body 1 of the container are placed the conductive elements 7, which are shown in FIG. 1, the implementation examples are vertical strips of conductive material applied in any suitable manner to the outer surface 2 of the body 1 of the container, forming a common open electrical circuit with the lighting means. The conductive elements 7 are interconnected only by means of an electrical circuit containing the backlight means 4 and, if necessary, the sound effect creation means 5. In this implementation example, the conductive medium is formed by the hand of 8 people.

FIG. 2 schematically shows a general view of a container with a local section in the second embodiment, in which the conductive medium is formed by a liquid in contact with the inner surface 3 of the container body 1. In this example, as in the above, the container contains a transparent body 1 with an outer 2 and an inner 3 surface. In case 1, the backlight means 4 and, if necessary, the means 5 for creating a sound effect are installed. All elements of the means 4 of the backlight and the means 5 for creating a sound effect can be made in one common body 6. The conductive elements 7 are arranged in the form of vertical strips of conductive material (applied

- 3 007145 by any known suitable method) on the outer surface 2 of the body 1 of the container from the zone 9 of contact with the backlight means 4 and, if necessary, means 5 for creating a sound effect to the upper edge 10 of the body 1 of the container, and on the inner surface 3 of the container 1 and In continuation of the conductive elements 7, the conductive elements 11 are placed (applied). The length 11 of the conductive elements 11 can be chosen any depending on the purposes and conditions of use of the capacitor. Moreover, length 1 can be selected differently for each conductive element 11 or for each pair of conductive elements 11. In this implementation example, the conductive medium is formed by a liquid medium 12 in contact with the inner surface 3 of the container body 1 with a level 13.

FIG. 3 schematically shows a general view of a container with a local section in the third embodiment, in which the conductive medium is formed by a liquid in contact with the external surface of the container. In this example, as in the above, the container contains a transparent body 1 with an outer 2 and inner 3 surfaces. In case 1, the backlight means 4 and, if necessary, the means 5 for creating a sound effect are installed. All elements of the backlight 4 and the sound effect creation means 5 can be made in one common housing 6. At the same time, to prevent contact of the electrical circuit in the area of the backlight means 4 and, if provided, the sound effect creation means 5 can be installed in the container body 1 on the side of the inner surface 3. In this case, the conductive elements 7 in the form of vertical strips of conductive material are placed (applied by any known suitable method) on the inner surface and 3 of the container body 1 from the zone 9 of contact with the backlight means 4 and, if necessary, the means 5 for creating a sound effect to the upper edge 10 of the container body 1, and conductive elements are placed on the outer surface 2 of the container body 1 and in continuation of the conductive elements 7 elements 11. The length 1 of the conductive elements 11 can be chosen any depending on the purpose and conditions of use of the capacitance. In this example implementation, the conductive medium is formed by a liquid medium 14 in contact with the outer surface 2 of the container body 1 with a level 15.

FIG. 4 shows a functional diagram of one example of a capacity implementation in the first embodiment. In this example implementation, the backlight means 4 is made in a common case 6 and installed in the bottom region 16 of the tank body 1 on the side of the outer surface 2. The backlight means 4 includes an electric power supply 17, optical radiation sources 18 and a switching device connected by an electrical circuit (connection indicated by arrows) 19. Sources 18 of optical radiation preferably have different spectral characteristics. On the outer surface 2 of the container body 1, current-carrying elements 7 are placed. The bidirectional bold dotted arrow indicates a jumper closing the electrical circuit, which can be a human hand and / or a liquid medium contacting the inner surface 3 of the container body 1 or a liquid medium contacting in the outer surface 2 of the housing 1 tank.

FIG. 5 is a functional diagram of one example of a capacity implementation in the second embodiment. In this example of implementation, the backlight means 4 and the sound effect creation means 5 are made in a common case 6 and installed in the bottom region 16 of the container body 1 on the outer surface side 2. The backlight means 4 includes an electric power supply 17, sources connected by an electrical circuit (connections indicated by arrows) 18 optical radiation and switching device 19 sources of optical radiation, sources 20 of sound and switching device 21 sound sources. Optical radiation sources 18 preferably have different spectral characteristics. On the outer surface 2 of the housing 1 of the container are placed the conductive elements 7.

In this case, a form of implementation can be provided when a part of the conductive elements 7, which do not have continuation in the form of conductive elements 11, is connected to the backlight means 4 and the corresponding electrical circuit, and another part of the conductive elements 7, which have a continuation in the form of conductive elements 11, are connected to means 5 to create a sound effect and the corresponding electrical circuit. Connections corresponding to this case are indicated in FIG. 5 dotted line. Bidirectional bold dashed arrow denotes a jumper that closes the electrical circuit (s), which can be a human hand and / or a liquid medium in contact with the inner surface 3 of the container body 1, or a liquid medium in contact with the outer surface of the 2 body 1 capacity.

The principles of operation of the inventive effects container will be discussed in more detail in one of the examples of implementation, in which the inventive container is a glass container for drinking, with reference to the positions of FIG. 2 and 5 of the drawings for the case when:

the tank is equipped with a backlight means 4 and a sound effect creation means 5;

the conductive medium is formed by the hand 8 of a person and / or a liquid medium 11 in contact with the inner surface 2 of the housing 1;

- 007145 part of the conductive elements 7, placed on the outer surface 3 of the container body 1, is connected with the conductive elements 11, placed on the inner surface 2 of the container body 1 and having a length d;

the conductive elements 11 have a different length d;

conductive elements 7 associated with the conductive elements 11 are included in an electrical circuit including means 5 for creating a sound effect;

conductive elements 7, not associated with the conductive elements 11, are included in the electrical circuit including the backlight means 4.

In the common case 6 a power source 17 is installed, the required number of sources of optical radiation 18 with the corresponding switching device 19 from the backlight 4, the required number of sound sources 20 with the corresponding switching devices 21 from the sound effect creating means 5 and collecting two electrical circuits.

On the outer surface 2 of the container body 1, conductive elements 7 are applied, which are in the form of vertical stripes and arranged so that the lower boundary of each conductive element 7 is located in the contact zone 9 with the corresponding electrical circuit, and the upper border is located in the area of the upper edge 10 of the housing 1 capacity.

On the inner surface 3 of the housing 1 of the capacitance apply conductive elements 11, while they are placed in such a way that they are a continuation of part of the conductive elements 7.

The selection of the electrical circuit to which the conductive elements 7 must be connected, is carried out on the basis of the condition that all the conductive elements 7 not connected with the conductive elements 11 are connected to the electric circuit comprising the source of optical radiation 18, and all the conductive elements 7 connected with conductive elements 11, are connected to the electrical circuit containing the source 20 of sound.

In the case of the above-described capacitance design, an electrical circuit including an optical radiation source 18 closes when a person touches the capacitor body 1 with a hand 8 on at least two sections of the outer surface 2 on which the conductive elements 7 are applied. Depending on specific conductive elements 7, in contact with the hand 8, the switching device 19 connects a certain (s) source (s) 18 of optical radiation. The electrical circuit remains closed until the contact between the conductive elements 7 and the hand 8 is “broken.” At the same time, the hand 8, as a rule, uses its capacity to change its position, thereby changing the pairs of the conductive elements 7, which it bridges, resulting in switching the device 19 changes the connected source 18 of optical radiation or a combination of sources 18 of optical radiation.

In parallel with the above-described closure of an electrical circuit including the backlight means 4, or independently of this, an electrical circuit can be closed including the sound effect creation means 5. This happens as follows. In the container pour liquid (drink), which is a liquid medium 12 in contact with the inner surface 3 of the housing 1 of the container. When the level 13 of the liquid medium 12 rises above the lower boundary of the area on which at least two conductive elements 11 are applied, the length of which наибольш is the greatest, a circuit of the electric circuit is turned on, which includes the sound effect creation means 5. Depending on the specific conductive areas 11, which bridges the liquid medium 12, the switching device 21 connects the corresponding sound source 20. When shaking the capacitance, level 13 changes its position relative to the conductive sections 11 and bridges new pairs of conductive elements 11. In general, the simplest case, the sound source 20 can be designed in such a way that the same sound line will be played during any shorting. In this case, the switching device may be missing.

Similarly, the capacity works in the forms of implementation in which the conductive medium is formed by a liquid medium in contact with the external surface 2 of the container body 1. However, in this case, preferably, the housing 6 with the backlight means 4, 5 creating the sound effect, the power source, etc. is installed in the tank case 1 from the inner surface 3 side in order to avoid direct contact with the liquid medium 14. Switching switching devices 19 and / or 21 and, accordingly, switching on of those (those) or other sources of optical radiation 18 and sound 20 occurs depending on the level 14 of the liquid medium 14 and the length of the conductive elements 7.

The above description of the operation of one of the possible forms of realization of the claimed capacity also confirms the possibility of implementing other forms, including those shown in FIG. 1, 3 and 4.

It should be noted that all devices and elements, in particular, from the composition of the backlight 4 and the means 5 for creating a sound effect can be selected by a specialist in accordance with the purpose of the container, the expected conditions of its operation, etc.

Also important is the fact that the conductive elements 7 and / or 11 can simultaneously perform the function of decorative elements and differ from the main outer surface 2 and / or the inner surface 3 of the housing 1 in both color and optical characteristics, texture, original geometric shape, up to to semi-volume, etc.

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Literature

1. Patent No. 19842893 A1, 03/30/2000.

2. Patent 20211408 A1, January 30, 2003.

3. Application KET No. 2004100884 dated January 16, 2004.

Claims (5)

CLAIM 1. A backlit container, comprising a transparent case with an external and internal surface, in which a backlight is installed, comprising at least one optical radiation source connected to a power source, characterized in that it is further provided with at least two associated with the means illumination by conductive elements made of preferably transparent material and placed in at least two non-adjacent sections of at least the outer surface of the housing contact with a conductive medium while simultaneously contacting them with a conductive medium. 2. A backlit container, comprising a transparent case with an external and internal surface, in which a backlight is installed, comprising at least one optical radiation source connected to a power source, characterized in that it is further provided with at least two conductive wires connected to the backlight elements made of a preferably transparent material and placed on at least two non-adjacent sections of at least the outer surface of the housing with the possibility of alternating them Poking a conductive medium while simultaneously contacting them with a conductive medium, as well as at least one sound source associated with a power source and at least two conductive elements. 3. A container according to any one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the conductive medium is formed by a human hand. 4. A container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the conductive medium is formed by a liquid medium in contact with the inner surface of the tank, while the conductive transparent material is placed both on the outer and at least on the upper part of the inner surface capacities. 5. A container according to any one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the conductive medium is formed by a liquid medium in contact with the outer surface of the vessel.