JP2003165298A - Structure for producing spatial stage effect - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ornament, an exhibit or a room divider having a dynamically excellent spatial stage effect by a method wherein the visibility of the dynamic visual effects of a fluidizing phenomenon dealing with powdered or granular materials as if they are made of a fluid is improved by applying the representation with a light source such as a fluorescent lamp or the like or through the luminescence of particle itself. <P>SOLUTION: The powdered or granular materials 3 are filled in a cylindrical container compressing transparent double cylinders 1 and a pedestal 2, fluidized through the supplying of gas from a gas disperser 4 installed at the lower part of the container and further given dynamic visual effects developed through the formation of bubbles and resultant laminar fluctuation or the like. Further, under the state mentioned above, the container is so constituted as to heighten representability through the irradiation of light from the light source 5 installed within an internal cylinder. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention utilizes a fluidization phenomenon in which a granular material is handled like a liquid, and a light source such as a fluorescent lamp and particles are used for a dynamic visual effect of a fluidized bed and bubbles. It is a figurine or exhibit or partition that uses powder particles that spatially produce a production effect by adding a production by its own light emission, and is a fluidized bed and a fluidized bed in a hotel, a conference room, a house, etc. By creating more effective behaviors such as bubble generation, shaking and floating, it is possible to exert a novel spatial dynamic effect that is innovative and dynamic, and is also configured to have various atmosphere adjustment functions. Or, it relates to an exhibit or a partition.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a gas-liquid decoration for injecting a gas from the lower part of a container filled with a liquid and irradiating light in a state in which bubbles are continuously generated in the liquid to provide a visual spatial effect. The ornaments have been commercialized.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the present invention]
Since gas is blown into the liquid to generate bubbles,
The bubbles remain as sized as they were created, and
Only the fluctuation behavior of the reflection of light with respect to the bubble while rising straight is the visual effect, and the range of the effect is extremely limited. Such visual effect alone lacked novelty, and the visual effect with unexpectedness and amusement was low.

Also, water is usually used as the liquid to be filled in the container, and the water is colored with a pigment or the like to produce a dynamic visual effect with bubbles. Requires a work such as replacing the water in the container and adding a pigment of another color, which requires time and labor and is a troublesome work.

Further, since such a product only performs a method of blowing gas into water to generate bubbles, there is no additional method other than that,
There was a drawback that the value of the visual effect as a product was not high.

According to the present invention, in order to solve the problems of the above-mentioned gas-liquid type figurine, such as the limit of the visual effect, the low effect of the dynamic visual effect, and the lack of additional methods, bubbles in the liquid. These problems are solved by forming bubbles in the solid rather than forming. In particular,
By using a granular material as a solid and fluidizing the granular material with compressed air, and by adding a light effect to the granular material, a new spatial effect and an atmosphere adjusting function are also provided. The present invention provides an ornament, an exhibit, or a partition configured as described above (hereinafter, these are collectively referred to as a "structure for spatial effect generation").

[0007]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides (1) a structure for producing a spatial effect which is characterized by having a means for fluidizing a granular material to generate bubbles Provide things. (2) Spatial effect effect generation characterized by comprising means for fluidizing a granular material to generate bubbles and means for generating a spatial effect by projecting light on the fluidized bed and bubbles. Provide a structure for use. (3) A structure in which air is introduced from below a transparent double wall filled with powder and granules to form a fluidized bed of the powder and granules, and bubbles are generated, and spatial production is achieved by projecting light to the fluidized bed and the bubbles. Provided is a structure for generating a spatial effect, which is characterized by comprising a structure for generating an effect. (4) The structure for generating a spatial effect produces a structure for generating a spatial effect according to claim 3, wherein the color and the amount of light dynamically change. (5) A structure for generating spatial effects is provided according to claim 3, wherein a small compressor is used as a structure for generating bubbles. (6) The spatial effect effect generation according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the powder fluid is a hollow body particle having a particle size of 30 to 100 µm or a particle obtained by adding a fluorescent / phosphorescent substance to the hollow body particle. Provide a structure for use. (7) The spatial effect effect generating structure according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the spatial effect effect generating structure is an ornament, an exhibit, or a partition.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A spatial effect effect producing ornament according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an ornament which is one of the spatial effect effect generating structures. The transparent acrylic double cylinder 1 is fitted in the groove at the upper center of the pedestal 2, and the voids of the double cylinder 1 are filled with hollow particles having a particle diameter of 30 to 100 μm, for example, zeolite porous particles 3. Has been done. A copper pipe having a circular outer shape is arranged at the bottom of the double cylinder 1, a dispersion plate nozzle 4 is formed at the lower end of the copper pipe, and the left lower end of the copper pipe is connected to a small compressor 8. The pipes for passing the compressed air are connected. The inner cylinder of the double cylinder 1 extends to the inside of a hemisphere 6 made of glass, and the upper end portion thereof is sealed, and a fluorescent lamp 5 is installed inside thereof.

The small compressor 8 has a function of adjusting the flow rate, and when the power is turned on, the compressed air moves downward from the dispersion plate 4 composed of nozzles formed at equal intervals in a copper pipe. By the jetting, the granular material 3 is fluidized by the compressed air, and the compressed air is made into bubbles. The size of the bubbles is not uniform but varies in size. The size of changes as it expands. The larger the flow rate, the smaller bubbles are generated. When the fluorescent lamp 5 installed inside the cylinder projects light from the inside of the fluidized bed, the light is transmitted to the bubbles, but the light is blocked to the fluidized bed, so Looking at the behavior of bubbles in the fluidized bed, bubbles of various sizes rise from bottom to top as they dynamically expand, so there is a new spatial rendering effect that is not in the conventional visual rendering effect. A figurine was obtained that was capable of producing things.

[0010] Further, as a function of preventing the reduction of the amount of the particles of the granular material by jumping out and recirculation of the particles into the fluidized bed, the hemisphere 6 made of frosted glass having an inner diameter larger than that of the double cylindrical container 1 Is installed on the upper part of the fluidized bed, the amount of the particles entrained in the air flow is reduced by the change in the gas velocity due to the change in the inner diameter, and the amount of air flow is reduced. , And a filter 7 made of felt having a fine mesh so that the particles do not pass through at the outlet portion, so that the particles are completely prevented from jumping out.

As the powdery or granular material 3, colored particles, transparent glass beads, hollow bodies such as white shirasu balloons, microballoons and glass balloons, and stainless balls having a mirror surface may be used. The fluorescent lamp 5 may be white, light bulb color, colored or multicolor fluorescent lamp, and the light source such as the fluorescent lamp 5 is not limited to the fluorescent lamp, and a light bulb, a light emitting diode, a neon sign, etc. may be used. Good.

The particles 3 are particles provided with a fluorescent substance or a phosphorescent substance, and the light source 4 emits ultraviolet light such as a black light to cause the particles to emit light for a visual effect. It is also possible to have. Further, the dispersion plate 4 is provided with nozzle holes at equal intervals on the bottom surface of the copper pipe in order to suppress backflow of the powder and granules when the blowing is stopped, but the sintered porous plate and the metal integrated with the base structure are used. It may be a uniform fine porous material such as a mesh or a felt, and a packed bed of powder particles that do not fluidize.

A spatial effect effect producing figurine which is another example of the above embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Figure 5
Indicates a figurine having a structure in which the color and the amount of light dynamically change by using a power source. The acrylic double cylinder 10 is filled with the granular material 11 and the inner tube of the acrylic double cylinder 10 is A nozzle hole 12 is provided on the bottom side surface as a gas dispersion plate. In addition, a particle size of 100 μm to 5 that is not fluidized
By filling the iron balls 13 of about mm, the compressed air is uniformly dispersed.

Here, the transparent acrylic fluidized bed pedestal 14 is used.
In the lower part of the lamp, a lamp light source 15 is used to emit light to the upper fluidized bed. A color wheel 16 composed of multicolored cellophane is installed between the light source and the pedestal, and this is composed of a small electric motor. A structure was adopted in which the color and the brightness of the light continuously projected onto the fluidized bed were changed with time by rotating it by the power 17 and allowing the light from the light source to pass therethrough.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the light source is used to project the light, but if the shape of the figurine is a thin and flat rectangular parallelepiped, natural light can be used to obtain a spatial effect. It is a thing. Also, compressed air is generated using a small pump, but depending on the amount of powder particles, the powder particles can be fluidized even with the air volume of a fan such as a fan, and bubbles are generated. Requires a trumpet type air collector to efficiently collect the air volume of the blower instead of the small compressor.

An exhibit for generating a spatial effect which is a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Figure 3
It is explanatory drawing of the exhibit which is one of the structures for spatial effect generation. The particles 19 were filled in the gaps between the transparent acrylic hemispheres 18 that were double-layered. The inside of the acrylic hemisphere is airtight, and the gas supplied from the hole on the upper surface is fluidized through the nozzle hole 20 in the lower part of the acrylic hemisphere to fluidize the granular material, and the bulb 21 installed downward in the acrylic hemisphere.
The structure is such that the light passing through the fluidized bed and the surrounding light are projected. The width of the spherical shell-shaped part sandwiched between the double acrylic hemispheres in which the fluidized bed is formed is narrow in the lower part and wide in the upper part, and fluidization is intense and bubbles are frequently generated in the lower part.
In the upper part, there were few bubbles, the fluidization was gentle, and the structure was such that particles were suppressed from popping out. Further, a filter 22 for preventing popping out was attached above the fluidized bed.

When compressed air is supplied to the inner hemisphere from the outside, the compressed air is jetted downward from the nozzle hole 20 on the lower surface of the inner hemisphere to fluidize the granular material, and
Bubbles are generated and rise along the spherical surface. Here, since the spherical shell-shaped portion where the fluidized bed is formed has a structure in which the cross-sectional area is smaller in the lower part and larger in the upper part, fluidization is intense and bubbles are frequently generated in the lower part, but bubbles are not generated in the upper part. The amount is small and the fluidization is gentle, and the protrusion of particles can be suppressed. The light bulb 21 shows how bubbles generated positively below the spherical shell-shaped fluidized bed disappear as they rise.
By projecting light from the inside of the spherical shell-shaped fluidized bed to the lower side and the surroundings, it becomes possible to project a wide visual effect on the ceiling or floor of the room in which the present invention is installed, and not only is it directly visible as an exhibit, but also The exhibit was able to produce a spatial effect indirectly over a wide area.

A third embodiment of the present invention, which is an exhibit or partition for producing a spatial effect, will be described with reference to the drawings. 7 and 8 are explanatory diagrams of an exhibit or a partition which is one of the structures for generating a spatial effect. Below the thin rectangular parallelepiped container 23 composed of glass parallel plates,
A dispersion plate 24 made of a metal mesh is fitted, and hollow particles having a particle diameter of 30 to 100 μm, for example, zeolite porous particles 25 are filled in the gaps. A fluorescent lamp 26 was provided above the thin rectangular parallelepiped container, and a filter 27 was provided at the upper end portion for preventing powder particles from jumping out. A nozzle 29 for introducing compressed air from the outside is provided in a space (wind box) 28 formed by the thin rectangular parallelepiped container 23 and the lower surface of the dispersion plate 24.

When compressed air is supplied to the wind box 27 from the outside, the gas flow is temporarily buffered in the wind box 27 so that the pressure is evenly applied, and then the compressed air is jetted upward through the dispersion plate 24. As a result, the granular material 25 is fluidized in a wide range, and at the same time, bubbles are generated. By the fluorescent lamp 26 installed on the upper part of the fluidized bed, rupture of bubbles in the fluidized bed,
It is possible to observe the phenomenon of particles jumping out. Here, the bubbles grown inside the thin rectangular parallelepiped container 23 greatly grow in a plane parallel to the front and rear glass plates, and a rear view can be visually recognized through the bubbles. We were able to obtain an exhibit or partition with a new spatial effect, in which visual effects such as visual effects on the body and the transmission of light by bubbles are dynamically switched.

The fluorescent lamp 26 may emit light from the inside of the fluidized bed, emit light from the bottom of the dispersion plate through the transparent dispersion plate, or emit light from the outside of the partition.

[0021]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since the structure for producing a spatial effect of the present invention is constructed as described above, (1) the behavior of the fluidized bed and the bubbles, which is brought about by the fluidization of the granular material, for example, the bubbles The various visual effects of the dynamic visual effect are enhanced by the dynamic effects on the fluidized bed due to the behaviors of various sizes such as generation, expansion, rupture, and mixing, which are superior to conventional gas-liquid decorative ornaments. It exerts a spatial effect. (2) By using particles of any color and luminescent particles as the particles to be fluidized, and changing the color and brightness of the projected light with time, a spatial effect effect of the behavior of the fluidized bed and bubbles can be obtained. Furthermore, by enhancing the color and brightness of light, it provides a novel, dynamic and excellent spatial effect in hotels, conference rooms, houses, etc.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an ornament according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a fluidized state of the ornament according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a fluidized state of the ornament according to the first other embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an ornament according to another first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the figurine in a fluidized state, which is the first other embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a fluidized state of an exhibit which is the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front sectional view of an exhibit or partition according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of an exhibit or a partition according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Clear acrylic double cylinder Two pedestals 3 Hollow particles 4 Dispersion plate nozzle 5 fluorescent lights 6 Frosted glass hemisphere 7 filters 8 small compressor 9 bubbles 10 Clear acrylic double cylinder 11 powder 12 Dispersion plate nozzle 13 Iron ball packed bed 14 Transparent acrylic pedestal 15 lamps 16 color wheel 17 motor 18 double structure acrylic hemisphere 19 powder 20 Dispersion plate nozzle hole 21 light bulb 22 filters 23 Glass Thin Rectangular Container 24 Dispersion plate made of metal mesh 25 powder 26 Fluorescent lamp 27 filters 28 wind box 29 nozzles

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[Submission date] March 4, 2002 (2002.3.4)

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   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Reiji Noda             3-8-11 Shiraitodai, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo             Itthlet Room 101 (72) Inventor Yuuyuki Yasui             Rabi, 38-27, 5-chome, Honmachi, Koganei-shi, Tokyo             Enrose Room 202 (72) Inventor Noriyuki Furukawa             110-8 Shimokawairi, Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture (72) Inventor Yuichi Yonechi             683 Murono, Matsushiro-cho, Higashikubiki-gun, Niigata Prefecture (72) Inventor John Sanderson             Australia Monash University             Victoria 3800 F term (reference) 3K060 AA06 BB00 BB02 BC07 BD04                       EA01 EA02

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A structure for producing a spatial effect, comprising means for fluidizing a powder or granular material to generate bubbles. 2. A spatial rendering characterized by comprising means for fluidizing a granular material into a fluidized bed to generate bubbles, and means for generating a spatial rendering effect by projecting light onto the fluidized bed and the bubbles. Structure for effect generation. 3. A structure in which air is introduced from below a transparent double wall filled with powder and granules to make the powder and granules into a fluidized bed to generate bubbles, and a space is provided by projecting light to the fluidized bed and the bubbles. A structure for generating a spatial effect, characterized by comprising a structure for generating a dynamic effect. 4. The structure for generating a spatial effect as claimed in claim 3, wherein the structure for generating the spatial effect has a color and a light amount dynamically changing. 5. The structure for generating spatial effect according to claim 3, wherein a small compressor is used as a structure for generating bubbles. 6. The space according to claim 1, wherein the particles are hollow particles having a particle diameter of 30 to 100 μm or particles obtained by adding a fluorescent / phosphorescent substance to the hollow particles. Structure for effect production. 7. The structure for generating spatial effect effects according to claim 1, wherein the structure for generating spatial effect effects is a figurine. 8. The structure for generating spatial effect effects according to claim 1, wherein the structure for generating spatial effect effects is an exhibit. 9. The structure for generating spatial effect effects according to claim 1, wherein the structure for generating spatial effect effects is a partition.