JP2001243818A - Ice body illumination method and ice skate rink using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ice body illumination method capable of a high stage effect light decoration of an ice body such as an ice statue, an ice plate and to provide an ice skate rink of a high stage effect by lighting. SOLUTION: Light leaking from an optical fiber 3 directly is emitted from a surface of the ice plate 1 and illuminates the whole ice plate 1. Then, the whole sliding surface is lighted up and a staging design sheet 2 is through the surface by illuminating the staging design sheet 2 inside. Reflected light 13 from a shade layer 13 is added and a stage effect of showing the if staging design sheet 2 as floating in an ice body layer 14 is obtained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for decorating an ice body such as an ice statue or an ice plate with light, and an ice skating rink.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, there has been a method of irradiating visible light on an ice body such as an ice image or an ice plate and decorating the reflected light with transmitted light. Or it was difficult to make the pattern emerge in the dark.

Some ice skating rinks have pictures, patterns and characters written on them, but they are of the reflection type that is illuminated by visible light and cannot be seen in darkness, creating a fantastic atmosphere of a skating rink. It was difficult to produce.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide an ice sculpture such as an ice sculpture or an ice plate. It is an object of the present invention to provide an ice skating rink in which the effect of light is enhanced by the method of decorating the ice body with light which can provide a high effect of light. It is in.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a light guide and an effect design sheet are embedded in an ice body capable of transmitting light, and light leaking from the light guide is provided. Thus, the ice body and the design sheet for effect are illuminated.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a white shielding layer serving both as a cooling pipe shielding and a light reflecting surface is formed in the ice body below the staging design sheet. Light leaking from the light guide is reflected by the shielding layer.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the color of the light guided by the light guide is varied in a time series.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects of the present invention, the effect design sheet is a sheet having a whole or a part of a light emitting portion made of a fluorescent paint. The light-emitting portion emits light by ultraviolet light applied to the light-emitting device.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, a phosphor portion formed by freezing a solution of an aqueous fluorescent paint is provided in the ice body, and the ice body is provided from outside the ice body to the ice body. And irradiates the phosphor portion with ultraviolet light irradiated.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fifth aspects of the present invention, the light guide is an optical fiber, and is disposed above the design sheet for presentation.

According to the invention of claim 7, a light guide and a design sheet for effect are buried in an ice plate of a skating rink made of an ice body capable of transmitting light, and light from an external light source is introduced into the light guide. Then, the ice body and the design sheet for effect are illuminated by light leaking from the light guide.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the seventh aspect of the present invention, a white shielding layer serving as both a shielding for a cooling pipe and a light reflecting surface is formed in an ice plate below the design sheet for effect. Light leaking from the light guide is reflected by the shielding layer.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the seventh or eighth aspect, the color of the light guided by the light guide is varied in time series.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the seventh to ninth aspects of the present invention, the effect design sheet is a sheet having a whole or a part of a light emitting portion made of a fluorescent paint, and arranged outside the ice plate. The light emitting portion emits light by ultraviolet light irradiated from the black light.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, the seventh to eleventh aspects are provided.
In any one of the inventions described above, a phosphor portion formed by freezing a solution of an aqueous fluorescent paint is provided in the ice plate, and the phosphor portion is caused to emit light by ultraviolet light irradiated from a black light disposed outside the ice plate. It is characterized by the following.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the seventh or eighth aspect, the phosphor portion formed by freezing the solution of the aqueous fluorescent paint is placed below the ice layer on the surface side where normal water is frozen. The effect design sheet is formed so as to be parallel to the surface of the board, and on the surface side of the phosphor layer, the above-mentioned effect design sheet, which is entirely or partially a light emitting portion, is disposed by a fluorescent paint. .

According to the thirteenth aspect, the seventh to twelfth aspects are described.
In any one of the inventions described above, the light guide is an optical fiber, and is disposed above the design sheet for effect.

[0018]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to embodiments.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 2 is a partially omitted perspective view of an indoor ice skating rink using the present embodiment, and an ice plate 1 in the rink is cut into an arbitrary shape. An effect design sheet 2 made of a sheet material such as paper is arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval, and an optical fiber 3 as a light guide is buried vertically and horizontally.

The shape of the design sheet 2 for production is corrugated in this embodiment, but the shape is determined arbitrarily by the user in accordance with the production effect aimed at at the skating rink to be constructed, and is limited to this embodiment. Not done. In addition, the surface is colored, and in the present embodiment, for example, the colors of adjacent ones are made different. Of course, the color is also arbitrarily determined by the user according to the intended effect.

The optical fiber 3 is provided with a flaw or a bent portion so that light leaks from the middle of the optical fiber 3 so that light is emitted in the ice plate 1. Actually, it is housed in a milky white or transparent light-transmissive pipe, which mechanically protects the pipe and illuminates the whole by light diffusion. Although the optical fibers 3 are arranged in a lattice in FIG. 2, they may be arranged arbitrarily and are not particularly limited to this embodiment.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 4 denotes an island formed in the ice skating rink.

As shown in FIG. 1, the ice tray 1 is provided with a cooling pipe 11 for allowing a refrigerant to pass therethrough above a waterproof sheet 10 provided on a base surface, and hides the cooling pipe 11 around the cooling pipe 11. An ice layer 12 having a thickness of several centimeters, and a shielding layer 13 having a thickness of several millimeters formed by freezing a calcium carbonate solution on the upper surface of the ice layer 12;
An ice layer 14 formed by freezing ordinary water is formed on the surface 3.

Further, a design sheet for effect 2 is embedded in the middle of the ice layer 14, and an optical fiber 3 is embedded above the design sheet 2. The surface of the ice layer 14 serves as a sliding surface.

Here, the shielding layer 13 formed by freezing the calcium carbonate solution is white, and shields the cooling pipe 11 in the ice layer 12 so as to be invisible and constitutes a light reflecting surface.

The optical fiber 3 is optically coupled to a light source 5 provided outside the ice rink as shown in FIG. 3, and the light emitted from the light source 5 is introduced from one end and transmitted to the other end. In some cases, light leaks from scratches or bent portions provided in the middle.

In this embodiment, light is sent from the light source unit 5 into the optical fiber 3 and light is emitted from the optical fiber 3 in the ice layer 14 in a low-illuminance atmosphere where the indoor lighting of the ice skating rink is darkened. The effect of light is obtained by leaking.

That is, the light leaked from the optical fiber 3 directly exits from the surface of the ice plate 1 to illuminate the entire ice plate 1.
By illuminating the interior design sheet 2 for production,
The entire running surface is raised and the effect design sheet 2 is made visible through the surface. At this time, the effect reflected by the shielding layer 13 is also added, and an effect of rendering the design sheet 2 for production as if floating in the ice body layer 14 can be obtained.

In this embodiment, the light source unit 5 is composed of lamps of a plurality of emission colors, and the lamps to be turned on are sequentially switched by the illumination control unit 6 to change the color of the light leaked from the optical fiber 3 in time series. Due to the change in the color of the illumination and the effect of the above-mentioned illumination, the entire skating rink creates a fantastic atmosphere, and the change in the light color gives the slider a sense of rhythm, The result is a more enjoyable skating run.

(Embodiment 2) This embodiment corresponds to Embodiment 1.
In order to further enhance the effect of the effect, the whole or a part of the surface of the effect design sheet 2 is coated with a fluorescent paint to form a light emitting portion on the effect design sheet 2, and as shown in FIG. Black lights 7 are arranged at regular intervals on the ceiling surface above each fluorescent coating 2 so as to extend along the longitudinal direction of 2. Near-ultraviolet rays from the upper black lights 7 cover almost the entire surface of the ice plate 1. Irradiation with ultraviolet light X.

In FIG. 4, each black light 7 is indicated by a circle, the number is given only to a part, and the others are omitted.

As shown in FIG. 5, the ice plate 1 is a first embodiment.
Similarly, a cooling pipe 11 for passing a refrigerant is provided above a waterproof sheet 10 provided on the base surface, and the cooling pipe 11
An ice layer 12 for concealing the cooling pipe 11 is formed with a thickness of several centimeters around the surface, and a shielding layer 13 having a thickness of several millimeters formed by freezing a calcium carbonate solution on the upper surface of the ice layer 12.
On the shielding layer 13, an ice layer 14 'having a thickness of several centimeters formed by freezing ordinary water is formed. The shielding layer 13 is white as in the case of the first embodiment, and shields the cooling pipe 11 in the ice layer 12 so as not to be seen, and forms a light reflecting surface.

Further, on the upper surface of the ice layer 14, a phosphor layer 15 formed by freezing an aqueous solution of an aqueous fluorescent paint is formed on the entire ice plate 1 to a thickness of several millimeters. The ice layer 14 is formed by freezing ordinary water. In the ice body layer 14, the design sheet for effect 2 in which the above-mentioned light emitting portion is formed is embedded, and the optical fiber 3 is embedded above the design sheet for effect 2.
The arrangement of the optical fiber 3 is in accordance with the first embodiment.

The phosphor layer 15 is formed using a fluorescent paint of a color different from the fluorescent color of the design sheet 2 for effect, and this fluorescent color becomes a background color. In the present embodiment, the entire ice plate 1 of the skating rink is illuminated fantastically using white. Of course, other colors may be used.

Thus, in the present embodiment, light is sent from the light source unit 5 into the optical fiber 3 in the low-illuminance atmosphere where the indoor lighting of the ice skating rink is darkened, as in the case of the first embodiment. By leaking light from the optical fiber 3 in the body layer 14, the effect of the light is obtained.
The effect produced by the light leaking from the optical fiber 3 is the same as that of the first embodiment. However, in this embodiment, when the ultraviolet light X composed of near ultraviolet rays is further irradiated downward from the black light 7 arranged on the ceiling, The light X passes through the ice layer 14 and irradiates the surface of the design sheet 2 for production, and the irradiation excites the fluorescent material of the fluorescent paint of the design sheet 2 for production to emit light. Through,
The entire design sheet 2 for production will appear to be shining.

The ultraviolet light X transmitted through the ice layer 14 irradiates the phosphor layer 15. This irradiation excites the fluorescent substance contained in the phosphor layer 15 to emit light. The light due to this light emission is on the surface side of the ice plate 1 with the ice layer 14 ', 1
4 and the lower calcium carbonate solution via the ice layer 14 'is reflected by the frozen shielding layer 13, and then through the phosphor layer 15, the ice layers 14' and 14 '. The light generated by the phosphor layer 15 is efficiently used to illuminate the entire surface of the ice plate 1. The phosphor layer 15 emits light in the design sheet 2 for the effect.
It functions as the background color of the light-emitting part, and further exerts the effect of illuminating the entire skating rink fantastically.

In addition, the design sheet 2 for production of the present embodiment
Has formed a pattern by itself, but it may be constructed by drawing a picture, a character or a pattern on a sheet body with a fluorescent paint.

In addition to the configuration of the first or second embodiment, a group of lighting fixtures 8 for irradiating the surface of the ice tray 1 is arranged above the ice tray 1 as shown in FIG. The degree of dimming, the beam size, and the direction may be changed in accordance with, for example, music, to further enhance the effect. That is, a so-called server light may be provided.

The method for decorating an ice body according to the present invention may be used in the case where, other than the above-mentioned ice skating rink, a structure, a disc, etc. formed by using an ice image or other ice bodies is produced using light. Can be done.

[0040]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a light guide and an effect design sheet are buried in an ice body capable of transmitting light, and the ice body and the effect design sheet are illuminated by light leaking from the light guide. Therefore, in a low-illumination atmosphere where the indoor lighting of the ice skating rink is darkened, light is sent from the light source unit into the light guide, and the light is leaked from the light guide in the ice body, thereby illuminating the entire ice body. It is also possible to illuminate the interior design sheet, thereby raising the entire ice body and making the design sheet transparent from the surface of the ice body, enhancing the light decoration of the ice body itself. Thus, a fantastic place can be created, and in particular, there is an effect that an effect using light can be performed on an ice body such as an ice plate of an ice skating rink.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a white shielding layer serving as both a shielding of a cooling pipe and a light reflecting surface is formed in the ice body below the design sheet for effect. Since the light leaked from the light guide is reflected by the shielding layer, the cooling pipe can be shielded by the shielding layer in addition to the effect of the first aspect, and the light can be used efficiently by the reflection by the shielding layer. There is an effect that a directing effect can be expected.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the color of the light guided by the light guide is changed in a time-series manner. In addition to the above, there is an effect that the rendering effect can be further enhanced by changing the light color.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects of the present invention, the effect design sheet is a sheet having a whole or a part of a light emitting portion made of a fluorescent paint, and is provided from outside the ice body to the ice body. Since the light emitting portion is made to emit light by the ultraviolet light irradiated to the light source, the design sheet for effect itself can also be made to emit light. As a result, in addition to the effect of any one of the first to third aspects of the present invention, the effect of the further light There is an effect that the production effect can be enhanced.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, a phosphor portion formed by freezing a solution of an aqueous fluorescent paint is provided in the ice body so that the ice body can be protected from outside the ice body. Since the phosphor portion is made to emit light by the ultraviolet light to be irradiated, it is possible to create an atmosphere as if the entire ice body is emitting light, and in addition to the light emission from the phosphor portion, it is possible to enhance the rendering effect. This has the effect.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fifth aspects of the present invention, the light guide is an optical fiber and is disposed above the design sheet for effect.
In addition to the effects of any one of the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, the effect of eliminating the influence of the shadow of the light guide, increasing the degree of freedom of arrangement in the ice body, and making it easier to obtain the effect of producing light. is there.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, a light guide and an effect design sheet are embedded in an ice plate of a skating rink made of an ice body capable of transmitting light, and light from an external light source is introduced into the light guide. Then, the ice body and the design sheet for effect are illuminated by the light leaking from the light guide, so that the light from the light source unit enters the light guide in a low-illuminance atmosphere where the indoor lighting of the ice skating rink is darkened. By sending light and leaking light from the light guide inside the ice plate, it is possible to illuminate the entire ice plate, and also to illuminate the interior design sheet, thereby raising the entire ice plate The design sheet for the performance can be seen through the surface of the ice body, so that the skater can be enjoyed with the eyes, giving a fantastic mood and increasing the joy of gliding.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the seventh aspect, a white shielding layer serving as both a shielding for a cooling pipe and a light reflecting surface is formed in the ice plate below the design sheet for effect. Since the light leaked from the light guide is reflected by the shielding layer, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 7, the cooling pipe can be shielded by the shielding layer, and the light can be used efficiently by the reflection by the shielding layer, There is an effect that a further effect can be expected.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the seventh or eighth aspect of the invention, the color of the light guided by the light guide is varied in a time-series manner. In addition to the above, there is an effect that the rendering effect can be further enhanced by changing the light color.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the seventh to ninth aspects of the present invention, the effect design sheet is a sheet having a whole or a part of a light emitting portion made of a fluorescent paint, and arranged outside the ice plate. Since the light-emitting portion is caused to emit light by the ultraviolet light irradiated from the black light, the effect design sheet itself can also emit light. Therefore, in addition to the effects of any one of claims 7 to 9, furthermore, There is an effect that a staging effect by light can be enhanced.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in any one of the seventh to eleventh aspects of the present invention, a phosphor portion formed by freezing a solution of an aqueous fluorescent paint is provided in the ice plate and disposed outside the ice plate. Since the fluorescent region is caused to emit light by the ultraviolet light irradiated from the black light, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 7 to 11, the background of the design sheet for production also emits light, and further light is emitted. There is an effect that the effect of production can be enhanced.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the seventh or eighth aspect, the phosphor portion formed by freezing the aqueous fluorescent coating solution is placed below the ice layer on the surface side where normal water is frozen. The effect design sheet is formed so as to be parallel to the board surface, and the whole or part of the design sheet is made of a fluorescent paint on the surface side of the phosphor layer. 8 can be expected synergistically.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the seventh to twelfth aspects of the invention, the light guide is an optical fiber and is disposed above the effect design sheet. In addition to the effects of any invention,
There is an effect that the influence of the shadow of the light guide is eliminated, the degree of freedom of arrangement in the ice body is increased, and the effect of the light is easily obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an ice tray according to a first embodiment of an ice skating rink of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the above embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing a relationship between a light source unit and an optical fiber according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a layout example diagram showing a design sheet for a performance of an ice skating rink according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and a part of a layout example of black lights.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the ice tray of the above.

FIG. 6 is a schematic configuration diagram of an ice skating rink to which the present invention is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ice plate 2 Design sheet for production 3 Optical fiber 10 Waterproof sheet 11 Cooling pipe 12 Ice layer 13 Shield layer 14 Ice layer

Claims (13)

[Claims] An ice, wherein a light guide and a design sheet for effect are buried in an ice body capable of transmitting light, and the ice body and the design sheet for effect are illuminated by light leaking from the light guide. Body light decoration method. 2. A white shielding layer serving both as a shield for a cooling pipe and as a light reflecting surface is formed in the ice body below the design sheet for presentation, and light leaking from the light guide is reflected by the shielding layer. 2. The method of illuminating an ice body according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The method of illuminating an ice body according to claim 1, wherein the color of the light guided by the light guide is varied in time series. 4. The production design sheet according to claim 1, wherein the design sheet is made of a fluorescent paint and the whole or a part of the sheet has a light emitting portion, and the light emitting portion emits light by ultraviolet light applied to the ice body from outside the ice body. The method for decorating an ice body according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. A phosphor portion formed by freezing a solution of an aqueous fluorescent paint in the ice body, and the phosphor portion is illuminated by ultraviolet light applied to the ice body from outside the ice body. The method for decorating an ice body according to claim 1. 6. The method of illuminating an ice body according to claim 1, wherein the light guide is an optical fiber and is disposed above the design sheet for effect. 7. A light guide and an effect design sheet are buried in an ice plate of a skating rink made of an ice body capable of transmitting light, and light from an external light source is introduced into the light guide to form the light guide. An ice skating rink characterized by illuminating the ice body and the design sheet for performance with light leaked from the light body. 8. A white shielding layer serving both as a shield for a cooling pipe and as a light reflecting surface is formed in an ice plate below the design sheet for effect, and light leaking from the light guide is reflected by the shielding layer. The ice skating rink according to claim 7, wherein the skating rink is performed. 9. The ice skating rink according to claim 7, wherein the color of the light guided by the light guide is varied in time series. 10. The production design sheet according to claim 1, wherein the design sheet is formed of a sheet having a light-emitting portion entirely or partially made of a fluorescent paint, and the light-emitting portion is made to emit light by ultraviolet light irradiated from a black light placed outside the ice plate. The ice skating rink according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein: 11. A phosphor portion formed by freezing a solution of an aqueous fluorescent paint in the ice plate, and the phosphor portion is caused to emit light by ultraviolet light irradiated from a black light disposed outside the ice plate. The ice skating rink according to any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein: 12. A phosphor portion formed by freezing a solution of a water-based fluorescent paint is formed below an ice layer on the surface side where normal water is frozen so as to be parallel to the board surface. 9. The ice skating rink according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the effect design sheet, which is entirely or partially a light emitting portion, is disposed on the surface side of the layer by a fluorescent paint. 13. The ice skating rink according to claim 7, wherein the light guide is an optical fiber and is disposed above the design sheet for effect.