GB2268577A

GB2268577A - A cyclonic liquid ornamental lamp

Info

Publication number: GB2268577A
Application number: GB9214563A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Rich Lin
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1992-07-08
Filing date: 1992-07-08
Publication date: 1994-01-12
Anticipated expiration: 2012-07-08
Also published as: GB2268577B; GB9214563D0

Abstract

A transparent vessel 1 contains two liquids of different densities in which a vortex is generated by impeller 13. Ornamental lighting effects are provided by bulb 23. The liquid may contain solid objects or (Fig 8) a suspended reflective ball (50). The impeller may be magnetically coupled to a vari-speed motor and is eccentrically mounted with respect to the vessel axis. Shaped baffle 11 controls the fluid flow. <IMAGE>

Description

A CYCLONIC LIQUID ORNAMENT BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION: If we look at general liquid ornament as shown on Fig 1, you can see a transparent vessel charged with two different liquid having respective specific and incompatible specific gravity; also a floating object is placed at the boundary surface. The form of the floating object could be a sailboat, surfer, surfboard or soda can, or others, ect.. The boundary surface will generate ripple while shaking this transparent vessel and the floating object will produce a dynamic performance immediately. However, these type of liquid ornament need to be shaken by our hands to produce dynamic performance and the ripples generated at boundary surface can not last longer; only short period of time.

Temporary visual enjoyment effect is their demerits.

Also, we can find some other liquid ornaments constructed as a clepsydra. There're three partitions partitioned inside the transparent vessel and charged with bi-liquid. The heavier liquid will sink down at bottom and will fall down drop by drop from top to the bottom when it is placed up side down. It can demonstrate liquid's viscous characteristic and incorporate visual enjoyment effect, furthermore, spiral rail or impeller, etc., optional devices are sometimes installed inside the vessel, so the ball-shape liquid drop will follow the spiral rail and roll down to the bottom or strike the impellers to revolve the impeller and increase the amusement effect. Same as other liquid ornament, their dynamic performance can not last any longer, either.

It only last for 1, or 2 minutes, sometimes even shorter, only whater-drop-shape liquid effect can be achieved is its demerits. Meanwhile, general liquid ornament mainly focus on the characteristic demonstration of clepsydra effect or different liquid having respective specific gravity and develop sundry items of ornament, and somehow another characteristics of liquid were ignored, for instance, the generation of vortex after stirring the liquid. It presents another type of enjoyment.

The inventor of this creation came up with these ideas mentioned earlier in this section and devoted himself to design and development. Finally, the said invention is developed after a long period of hardworking. The primary purpose of this invention is to install a centrifugal impeller assembly inside the transparent vessel and have it suck the lighter liquid of the bi-liquid to form a vortex, just like a cyclone, visual enjoyment is prominent.

The secondary purpose of this invention is to use the vortex described in primary purpose to revolve the floating object which is placed inside the transparent vessel and possessed with light reflection features. So, the floating object can reflect light emitted by light bulb and projected on floating object, just like the stage lights produce splendid effect. Additional purpose of this invention is to acquire more fun and dynamic performance effect by using a speedadjustable centrifugal impeller to control tail length of the vortex.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION: The mechanism design of the said cyclonic liquid ornament is peculiarly confined to the cyclonic formation of light liquid inside the bi-liquid charged transparent vessel through the aid of revolving centrifugal impellers. The centrifugal impellers are installed at proper distance eccentric to the center of this transparent vessel; and there's a partition board equipped to the impeller having a suction intake alinged with impellers. There're several discharge outlets peripherally positioned on the partition board. The lighter liquid inside the bi-liquid charged transparent vessel will be sucked to form a cyclone when centrifugal impellers are revolving due to its light specific gravity. It's featured its cyclonic outward appearance.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING: Fig 1 General liquid ornament Fig 2 Section view of this invention Fig 3 Three-dimensional view of this invention Fig 4 Practical Example of this invention I Fig 5 Practical Example of this invention II Fig 6 Practical Example of this invention III Fig 7 Reference Practice of this invention I Fig 8 Reference Practice of this invention II DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT: Please refer to Fig. 2 the section view of this invention comprised of a transparent vessel (1) and base seat (2); the relevent position and assembly are described below The transparent vessel (1) is charged with bi-liquid, the lighter liquid will float inside the vessel, a partition board (11) is installed at proper position close to the bottom of the vessel interior and a impeller bracket (12) is placed at a proper distance eccentric to the center of the vessel and below the partition baord (11) ; the bracket can support the centrifugal impeller (13). There's a suction intake (11) on the partition board and there're several discharge outlets (112) peripherally positioned on centrifugal impeller (13), a magnetic iron is equipped to the entrance end of the centrifugal impeller (13).

Base seat (2) has a retainer (21) at proper place where motor (22) and light bulb (23) are fixed.

There's a magnetic iron (24) installed on the output axle of the motor that can actuate centrifugal impeller's rotation when motor is energized to revolve.

Also, there're switch (25), external power plug (26), cell box (27), variable resistance (28) and light bulb holder (29) installed at proper locatin of the base seat (2) and functioned as the necessary electric circuit of this invention.

If we review the actual practice of this invention based on the structuers mentinoed earlier as shown on Fig3, the magnetic iron (24) will start its rotation simultaneously with motor's (22) revolution, consequently, the magnetic iron (14) installed on centrifugal impeller (13) will be drawn to rotate by the magnetic iron (24) insatlled on the motor (22); meanwhile, centrifugal impeller will begin to rotate, too.

At this moment, bi-liquid will be stirred and drawn to form a vortex by the rotation given from centrufugal impleller as if it were a cyclone, and the liquid having lighter specific gravity will produce an enhanced effect after been dyed. The rotation of the centrifugal impeller shown on Fig 2 is to utilized the magnecit force given out from magnetic iron (14) and (24) to connect axles of motor and centrifugal impeller which sequently rotate the impeller. The magnetic force given out from magnetic iron (14) and (24) has been correctly designed and calculated to rotate the centrifugal impeller (13).

Also, centrifugal impeller can be directly driven by motor (22); however, additional sealing devices must be provided above the vessel (1); Ex. add a gland packing as a sealing device.

The purpose of the eccentricity of the centrifugal impeller (13) is to deviate the tail end of the vortex from center of the vessel (1) so that the formed vortex can demonstrate an active motion, not a unvarying form, it acts just like it were a real cyclone.

Please refer to Fig.3 once again, the biliquid charged inside the vessel (1) will be drawn and driven to rotate to form a vortex by centrifugal impeller while impeller is rotating. The formation of the vortex is influenced by the speed of the centrifugal impeller (13); the tail end of the vortex is far from the partition board (1) if impeller rotate at low speed as shown on Fig.4, and the tail end of the vortex will be sucked into the impeller if centrifugal impeller rotate at high speed. Once the liquid possessing light specific gravity was sucked into the impeller, it would then be discharged from discharge outlets (112) located on the partition board (11) in a ball-shaped drop liquid form piece by piece as shown on Fig 5. The tail end of the vortex will be positioned just about the upper part of the partition board (11); very close to the suction intake of the impeller; if the impeller (13) speed is suitably selected as shown on Fig. 6 , this is the best status.

We can adjust the variable resistance (28) to control the speed of motor and the speed of the centrifugal impeller.

A floating object can be placed inside the transparent vessel (1) as shown on Fig.7; for example, an animal-shaped object. The size of the floating object must be properly sized to pass through the suction intake (111) and discharge outlet (112) located on the partition board and the space between any two impeller of the centrifugal impellers. Ornament items like farming house, fense, tree, etc. articles can be placed on the partition board (11). The ainmal-shaped floating object and the ornament item - farming land will be swallowed by the vortex as if they were really attacked by a cyclone as shown on Fig.8. Furthermoare, we place a light-reflecting ball inside the vessel (1) ; and the ball is held by a heavy stuff to keep it at a constant direction. The light-reflecting ball will be sucked to rotate by vortex; at this moment, the light bulb (23) installed on the base seat (2) will emit light and project light on the ball (50); consequently ball will reflect the light emitted by light bulb as if they were the stage lights sparkling in the ball room. The light bulb can be a condensing light bulb or a common light bulb with condensing lens to project light on the reflecting ball (50).

Claims

CLAIMS:

1. A cyclonic liquid ornament features a biliquid charged transparent vessel with vortex formation generated by lighter liquid through the aid of revolving centrifugal impellers, i.e. a cyclone formation is appeared in the vessel.

2. An ornament as claimed in claim 1, wherein a transparent vessel is charged two different liquids and placed a partition board at proper position inside the vessel; and a centrifugal impellers is installed at certain distance eccentric to the center of the vessel and a base plate is seated at the bottom of the vessel.

3. An ornament as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the liquid has lighter specific gravity a better vortex formation is produced after being dyed.

4. An ornament as claimed in claim 1, wherein the centrifugal impeller is installed at the bottom of the vessel and its location is eccentric to the center of the vessel.

5. An ornament as claimed in claim 2, wherein the partition board is installed at a proper location inside the vessel and above -the centrifugal impeller; a suction intake on the board is aligned with centrifugal impeller to such liquid and several discharge outlets are peripherally and properly positioned on the board to discharge liquid; furthermore, partition board can be equipped another ornament item to add more fun.

6. An ornament as claimed in claim 2, wherein the base plate comprises of the electric circuit at proper location needed for this invention, such as switch, variable resistance, cell box, external power plug, motor and light bulb seat, etc. electrical components.

7. An ornament as claimed in claim 1, wherein the centrifugal impeller can freely adjust the distance between tail end of the vortex formed by its revolution and the partition board by adjusting its variable resistance motor's rpm.

8. An ornament as claimed in claim 1, wherein a lightreflecting ball can be placed inside the transparent vessel and the interior of the ball is occupied by a heavy stuff to keep the ball at a constant direction; so the light-reflecting ball will reflect the light projected by light bulb while being sucked by the revolving vortex and start its rotation to emit light's splendid effect just like stage light.

9. An ornament as claimed in claim 1, wherein a floating object also can be placed inside the vessel; the form of the object can be animal or plant to add more fun to this invention.

10. An ornament as claimed in claim 6, wherein the light bulb can be a condensing light bulb or a common light bulb with condensing lens; the light emitted by the light bulb and projected on the vortex will enhance vortex's effect; meanwhile; light can be also projected on lightreflecting ball to reflex the light splendidly.

11. A cyclonic liquid ornament substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to, and as illustrated in, Figures 2 to 6; or Fig. 7; or Fig. 8 of the accompanying drawings.