JP2000155287A - Kaleidoscope - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to surely recognize design changes and to enjoy melody by installing a polygonal hollow cylinder in such a manner as to be ocularly detected with both eyes and installing a music box device and driving power means in a device body. SOLUTION: The upper part on one side end face of the device body 1 which is a rectangular parallelepiped is bored with peep holes 2 nearly at the spacing between both eyes. The one end face of the hollow cylinder of a triangular shape in section is installed opposite to these peep holes 2 and the other end face of the hollow cylinder is installed opposite to the central part of a transparent rotary cylinder 4. This transparent rotary cylinder 4 houses design pieces 7 therein. These design pieces 5 change their colors and patterns at every rotation of the transparent rotary cylinder 4. These change are reflected and transmitted by the hollow cylinder to the peep holes 2. In such a case, the transparent rotary cylinder 4 is illuminated by an electric bulb and, therefore, the colors, shapes and patterns are extremely brightly transmitted. Music is selected according to the changes in the designs and perfumes are made to emit aroma according thereto in this music box. The switch of this electric circuit is installed to the easily manipulatable place of the device body 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a kaleidoscope for simultaneously viewing a kaleidoscope with both eyes, using music together, and enjoying aroma.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a motorized or manual kaleidoscope for playing a melody with a change of an object and illuminating the object is known (U.S. Pat. No. 3,042,752).
issue).

[0003]

The above-mentioned conventional kaleidoscope has one viewing hole, and the perspective is not always accurate. Further, simplicity is required for ON / OFF of the driving means of the kaleidoscope. No consideration is given to fragrances.

As described above, conventionally, there is only one peephole, which cannot be seen with both eyes at a time, and the kaleidoscope cylinder can be turned by hand or an object attached to the object (or an object storage cylinder). It is mainstream to turn with the handle,
There was the trouble of peeping and turning.

[0005]

According to the present invention, two polygonal hollow cylinders are installed so that eye detection can be performed with both eyes. In addition, the conventional problems were solved by automation using power.

That is, the present invention provides a kaleidoscope device comprising two polygonal hollow cylinders, one side of which faces the eyepiece and the other side of which faces a design conversion means such as a color pattern, a music box device, and the kaleidoscope device. A power means is installed in the body, and a switch of the power means and a binocular eyepiece means are provided.The design conversion means is a color, shape, It has a large number of decorative pieces with different patterns. Further, in another invention, the design conversion means is such that a number of design pieces having different colors, shapes, and patterns are adhered to a turntable surface, and the power means uses a motor or a spiral spring as a power source. It is a combination of various transmissions. Furthermore, the design conversion means is provided with lighting means, and the fragrance means is provided inside the container.

The color and pattern of the present invention are obtained by housing a design piece (for example, an object such as a colored glass piece) in a transparent rotary cylinder, or fixing the design piece to a rotating disk. The polygonal hollow cylinder according to the invention is formed of a hollow glass cylinder having a triangular cross-section, and it is possible to discover a variety of colors and designs by refraction of light.

[0008] The music box selects a tune in accordance with the change of the design and emits a fragrance accordingly. For example, one method is to open the lid of the fragrance-containing recessed part in conjunction with driving the music box.

The motive power of the present invention is a motor or a spiral spring. In the case of a spiral spring, a power storage knob is provided so that the spring can be manually engaged to store the power.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention illuminates a design change from two peepholes so that music can be played and a fragrance can be played by a music box. Install the switch in a place where the body can be easily operated.

When the power source of the music box is a spiral spring, a knob for manually winding the spiral spring is provided.

In the design change, the design piece is accommodated in a transparent cylinder and the transparent cylinder is rotated. In some cases, a design piece is attached to the surface of the turntable.

[0013] The container of the present invention has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, is provided with two viewing holes and a switch operation plate on one end face, and a design piece accommodating portion for changing the design is provided at the other end portion. The part is illuminated to show a vivid color pattern.

[0014]

Embodiment 1 An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the upper part of one side end surface of the rectangular parallelepiped body 1, sight holes 2, 2 are drilled substantially at an interval between both eyes, and the sight holes 2, 2 have one end surfaces of hollow cylinders 3, 3 having a triangular cross section. 3a, 3
a, and the other end faces 3b, 3b of the hollow cylinders 3, 3 are
It is installed facing the center of the transparent rotary cylinder 4. The transparent rotary cylinder 4 is made of, for example, transparent plastic, and houses therein a design piece 5 such as a colored glass piece or a plastic piece, and the design piece 5 changes color and pattern every time the transparent rotary cylinder 4 rotates. Then, this is reflected and transmitted by the hollow cylinders 3 and 3 and transmitted to the viewing holes 2 and 2. In this case, the transparent rotating cylinder 4 is
, The colors, shapes and patterns are transmitted very clearly (FIGS. 1 and 2).

A drive shaft 7 is connected to one side of the transparent rotary cylinder 4, a bevel gear 8 and an inner end of a spiral spring 9 are fixed to the drive shaft 7, and an outer end 9a of the spiral spring 9 is Partly fixed. The bevel gear 8
Is engaged with a bevel gear 12 fixed to a shaft of an Olgold ram 11, the bevel gear 12 is fixed coaxially with a gear 13, and the gear 13 is an interlocking gear 14, 14a, 1
It is connected to a governor 19 fixed to a shaft 18 of an interlocking gear 17 via 5, 16 and 17 (FIGS. 3 and 4).

In the above embodiment, the switch operation plate 2
Numeral 0 is rotatably attached to the upper edge of the window 21 on one side of the container 1, one end of a first operating rod 22 is fixed inside the operating plate 20, and the other of the first operating rod 22 An end is fixed to a projection 24 provided at one corner 23a of the triangular relay board 23, a base corner 23b of the relay board 23 is rotatably mounted by a pin 25, and a projection 26 is provided at another corner 23c of the relay board 23. And one end of the second operating rod 27 is fixed to the projection 26,
The other end of the second operating rod 27 is hooked on the upper end of the lever rod 28, and the laterally bent rod 28a of the lever rod 28 is rotatably supported by the receiving portion 30 of the bracket 29 of the body 1, The hook 28b at the tip of the bent rod 28a of the lever rod 28 is in contact with the rotor 19a of the governor 19 so as to be able to be separated from and connected to the rotor 19a (FIG. 3A). In the figure, reference numeral 31 denotes an incense bag accommodated in the bottom 1a of the container 1, reference numeral 32 denotes a music box sounding line, and reference numeral 33 denotes an input knob for storing energy in the spiral spring 9, and constitutes a kaleidoscope 41 of the present invention.

In the above-described embodiment, the eyes 34, 34 are used to look into the observation holes 2, 2, and the switch operation plate 20 is pointed by an arrow 35.
When the first operating rod 22 is pressed in the direction of arrow, the first operating rod 22 moves in the direction of arrow, and accordingly, the relay plate 23 rotates in the direction of arrow 37 around the pin 25. Therefore, the second operating rod 27
Moves in the direction of the arrow 38, and the bent rod 2 of the lever rod 28 is moved.
8a is rotated in the direction of arrow 39. The bent rod 28a
Is rotated in the direction of arrow 40, the hook 28b is separated from the rotor 19a of the governor 19, and its rotation is free (FIG. 3 (a)). Accordingly, the output of the spiral spring 9 causes the orgold ram 11 to rotate via the bevel gears 8 and 12 and the gear 13 and strike the sounding line 32 with the protruding piece 11a, so that a predetermined melody is generated. When the switch operation plate 20 is pressed, the bullet piece 42 comes into contact with the terminals 43 and 43a.
Circuit 45 is completed and turned on to illuminate the transparent rotary cylinder 4. Therefore, the vivid coloring and pattern of the design piece 5 etc.
It is transmitted to the viewing holes 2 and 2 by 3 (FIG. 2). On the other hand, when the switch operation plate 20 is pressed as indicated by an arrow 35, the switch operation plate 20 rotates to the chain line position, and the window 21 opens.
From the incense bag 31 housed in the hole 48 in the bottom 1a of the container 1, fragrance is diffused out of the container 1 as shown by an arrow 47 (FIG. 5).
In the drawing, 29a is a return spring of the bent rod 28a, 46 is a hinge, 49 is an opening / closing lid on the bottom 1a, and 50 is a hole 48 on the bottom 1a.
It is a net plate that covers.

As described above, it is possible to enjoy the melody and the fragrance at the same time by looking at the change of the color pattern by the kaleidoscope 41 with both eyes.

[0019]

Embodiment 2 FIGS. 6, 7, 8, and 9 show another embodiment of the present invention.
Will be described. In the upper part of one end face of the rectangular parallelepiped body 51, sight holes 52, 52 are formed at substantially the interval between both eyes, and the sight holes 52, 52 have one end faces 53a of hollow cylinders 53, 53 having a triangular cross section. The other end faces 53b, 53b of the hollow cylinders 53, 53 are opposed to one side of the rotary disk 54. A large number of design pieces 55 (colored glass pieces, plastic pieces) are adhered to the turntable 54. Therefore, when the rotating disk 54 is rotated, the color, shape and pattern of the design piece 55 are transmitted to the viewing holes 52 and 52 via the hollow cylinders 53 and 53.

The input knob 5 is provided on the shaft 80 of the rotary disc 54.
6, the bevel gear 57, and the inner end of the spiral spring 58 are fixed. is there. Interlocking gears 61, 62, 63 are sequentially engaged with the gear 60, and a gear 63 a coaxial with the interlocking gear 63 and a gear 64 of a shaft 66 of the governor 65 are engaged with each other.
5 and the stopper 68 is attached to the rotor 67 of the governor 65.
Are installed opposite to each other so as to be freely detachable (Fig. 9).
8 is connected to an operation string 69, and the operation string 69 is connected to an operation plate 71 to constitute a kaleidoscope 70 of the present invention.

In the above embodiment, the operation plate 71 is indicated by an arrow 7
When the lever is pressed in the direction 2 and rotated about the mounting shaft 81 (hinge shaft), the operation cord 69 is loosened as shown by an arrow 82, so that the lever rod 73 is moved by a spring 74 to an arrow 7.
5 and the rotor 67 of the stopper 68 at the tip of the lever rod 73 comes off. Therefore, the spiral spring 58
With the return force of the above, the ol gold ram 76 is rotated via the bevel gears 57, 59 and the gear 60, and the projection line 76a of the ol gold ram 76 strikes the sounding line 77 to generate a predetermined melody. In the figure, 83 is a return spring of the operation plate 71, 84 is a pattern of the outer wall of the body 1, 8
Reference numeral 5 denotes an opening / closing lid of the container 1.

In the above, when the operation plate 71 is pressed, the incense bag 78 is exposed to generate fragrance. Therefore, while looking through the kaleidoscope 70 from the viewing holes 52, 52 with the eyes 79, 79, the melody can be heard and the fragrance can be enjoyed. This is the same as in the first embodiment.

[0023]

According to the present invention, since there are two viewing holes so that the viewing can be performed with both eyes, there is a hole that can surely recognize the change in the design. In addition, since the power storage method is used, the power can be stored at any time and can be continuously viewed for an arbitrary time, and the music box can be used to enjoy the melody and enjoy the fragrance. For example, if a shape or pattern is applied to the outside of the body, there is an effect that interest can be further promoted by generating a melody and a fragrance that match the shape and pattern.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual explanatory diagram regarding the function of each unit.

FIG. 3A is an explanatory diagram showing a speed relationship between a music box and a governor. (B) is an explanatory view showing gear interlocking.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a storage power and driving force release system.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the fragrance storage unit.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view in which a part of another embodiment is omitted and a part is cut off.

FIG. 7 is a conceptual explanatory diagram of the function of each unit.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view in which a part of the adjustment relation is omitted.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view in which a part of a storage power and an output system is omitted.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Body 2 Viewing hole 3 Hollow cylinder 4 Transparent rotary cylinder 5 Design piece 6 Light bulb 7 Drive shaft 8,12 Bevel gear 9 Spiral spring 10 Spring case 11 Olgold ram 13 Gear 14,15,16,17 Interlocking gear 18 Shaft 19 Speed control Machine 20 Switch operation plate 21 Window 22 First operation rod 23 Relay plate 24, 26 Projection 25 Pin 27 Second operation rod 28 Lever rod 29 Bracket 30 Receiving part 31 Incense bag 32 Sounding line 33 Input knob 34 Both eyes 41 Kaleidoscope 42 Bullets 43, 43a terminals 44 batteries 45 circuits 46 hinges 48 holes 49 lids 50 mesh plates 51 body 52 viewing holes 53 hollow cylinders 54 rotating plates 55 design pieces 56 input knobs 57, 59 bevel gears 58 spiral springs 60 gears 61, 62, 63, 64 interlocking gear 65 governor 66 shaft 67 rotor 68 strike Upper 69 Operating cord 70 Kaleidoscope 71 Operating plate 73 Lever rod 74 Spring 76 Olgold ram 77 Sounding line 78 Incense bag 79 Eyes 80 Axis 81 Mounting axis 83 Return spring 84 Pattern 85 Opening / closing lid

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A kaleidoscope device comprising two polygonal hollow cylinders having one side facing an eyepiece and the other side facing design conversion means such as a color pattern, a music box device, and a power source for the kaleidoscope device. A kaleidoscope, wherein the means is installed in the body, and a switch for the power means and an eyepiece for both eyes are provided. 2. The design conversion means includes a color in a transparent rotating cylinder.
2. The kaleidoscope according to claim 1, wherein a large number of design pieces having different shapes and patterns are provided. 3. The kaleidoscope according to claim 1, wherein the design conversion means has a number of design pieces having different colors, shapes, and patterns adhered to the turntable surface. 4. The kaleidoscope according to claim 1, wherein the power means uses a motor or a spiral spring as a power source and connects a necessary transmission device to the power source. 5. The kaleidoscope according to claim 1, wherein an illumination means is provided to the design conversion means. 6. The kaleidoscope according to claim 1, wherein a scenting means is provided inside the container.