JP2003169735A - Vase - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vase at low cost using water as a source of nutrition for flowers and the like, while enhancing beauty and decoration properties. <P>SOLUTION: The vase comprises a vase body and a light source device. The vase body is made from a translucent plastic sheet into a conical frame with a flower slot at its top. The conical frame is covered with the wrinkled translucent plastic film while the opening at the top is kept open. The vase body is filled with water and placed on the light source device which applies light to the lower surface of the vase body. The light from the light source device is applied to the inside from the lower surface of the vase body and either transmitted to the outside of the frame or reflected into the water as it is refracted by the frame. After passing through the frame, the refracted light is irregularly reflected by the wrinkled translucent plastic film while providing beauty and decoration properties owing to prism effects. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vase in which water is used as a growth source for flowers and the like, and relates to a vase that can be provided at low cost while improving aesthetics and decorativeness by using a light source. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a vase, it has a practical function of simply providing an ikebana, such as a water-absorbing sponge (so-called oasis), to itself, like a carved crystal glass vase. There are a wide variety of things, including those with an aesthetic and decorative function of furnishing.

[0003]

However, although the water-absorbent sponge as a vase is inexpensive, it does not have any decorative properties by itself, while the vase made of crystal glass has both practicality and decorative properties. Is expensive, and also
There is a problem that it is easily cracked or chipped.

Although flower pots are popular as other vase, the present invention presupposes the use of water (including nutrients) for the growth of flowers and the like as in the vase, and therefore the vase on the premise of the use of soil ( Details of the flowerpot are omitted.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to inexpensively provide a vase having both practicality and decorativeness.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the present invention, a conical frame is formed from a translucent plastic sheet, and the conical frame is used as an insertion port for ikebana. A light source that wraps a translucent plastic film in a wrinkled state with the opening open to form a container body, and water is put in the container body, and the container body is irradiated with light from its lower surface. The means of mounting on the device was used.

According to this means, the light from the light source is radiated from the lower surface of the main body to the inside, and the radiated light is refracted by the frame and transmitted to the outside of the frame or reflected toward the water to pass through the frame. The refracted light is diffusely reflected by the wrinkled translucent plastic film, and the prism effect creates an aesthetic and decorative effect. The water in the bowl is for growing ikebana.

In the second aspect, as the light source device, means for arranging the light emitting diodes in a ring shape so as to illuminate the lower side of the inclined surface of the conical frame is used. According to this means
The light of the light emitting diode can be efficiently applied to the frame, and the refracted and transmitted light can be diffused in a wide range.

In the third aspect, means for arranging light emitting diodes of a plurality of colors is used. According to this means, a light source of multiple colors can be obtained, so that aesthetics and decorativeness are enhanced.

In the fourth aspect, a colored translucent sheet is provided on a part of the inner surface of the conical frame. According to this means, the light from the light source is reflected or refracted by the colored translucent sheet, and the color pattern applied to the sheet is expressed as a gradation in water.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a flower vase according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Is a substantially conical vessel body having an ikebana insertion opening 1a formed at the top, and 2 is a substantially disc-shaped light source device on which the vessel body 1 is placed.

As shown in FIG. 2, the container body 1 is formed by encapsulating a conical frame 4 made of a translucent plastic sheet such as polypropylene with a thin translucent plastic film 5 in a wrinkled state. Lightly tie the mouth with a string 6 so that the encapsulation cannot be unraveled. Water and / or nutrients for growing ikebana are put inside the container body 1 thus formed.

The translucent plastic sheet 3 constituting the conical frame 4 is a semicircular sheet 3 as shown in FIG.
A notch 3b is radially formed from the center of a. When the sheet 3a is formed into a conical shape, the cut 3b forms an insertion port for an ikebana at the top. Further, a pair of insertion pieces 3c are provided on the radial portion of the straight outer edge of the sheet 3a.
In addition, the insertion notch 3d of the insertion piece 3c is provided at five locations. Therefore, the outer shape of the conical frame 4 can be changed by changing the fitting position of the insertion piece 3c.

On the other hand, the light source device 2 is, as shown in FIG. 4, a circular pedestal 2 having substantially the same shape as the lower surface of the main body 1.
The plurality of light emitting diodes 2b are set in a in a ring shape so that the light is emitted upward, that is, toward the lower surface of the main body 1. Reference numeral 2c in the drawing is a power cord, which may be connected to an on-vehicle 12V cigarette connector or may be driven by a built-in battery such as a rechargeable battery or a dry battery in addition to using a commercial power source. Good.

According to the vase having the above-mentioned structure, as shown in FIG. 5, the light from the light source device 2 is reflected and refracted by the slope of the conical frame 4, and the refracted and transmitted light is further wrinkled. The light-transmissive plastic film 5 encapsulated in (1) diffusely reflects and emits in a multicolored light by the prism effect, and thus appears aesthetically and decoratively. In particular, when the light emitting diodes 2b of a plurality of colors are adopted, it is possible to produce aesthetics and the like according to the colors. It is also possible to adjust the light emission timing of each light emitting diode 2b,
In this case, the light can be made to move.

In this embodiment, the light emitting diode 2
Since b is arranged in an annular shape so as to illuminate below the slope of the conical frame 4, the reflected light and the refracted transmitted light by the conical frame 4 can be diffused in a wide range, and the entire flower vase can be efficiently used with a limited light source. Can be colored.

FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment, in which a translucent sheet 7 with a color pattern is attached to a part of the inner surface of the conical frame 4. Although the color pattern is arbitrary, a horizontal stripe rainbow pattern is used in this embodiment. Further, according to this embodiment, the light from the light source device or the light from the outside even when the light source device is stopped is in the translucent sheet 7.
Reflection or transmission refraction at, and the rainbow pattern is expressed in a gradation state with the refraction effect of water. In addition, the reflected light and the transmitted light from the translucent sheet 7 are reflected on the bottom surface of the container body 1, and the reflected light that is colored from the opposite side can be confirmed in a gradation state.

The light transmittance (transparency) of the transparent plastic sheet, the same film, and the transparent sheet with a color pattern
The refractive index can be adjusted by the material, surface processing, etc. For example, when it is desired to give a soft and light feeling, a sheet or the like is subjected to plain processing. Further, these sheets and the like may be colorless and transparent, or may be colored and opaque.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to inexpensively provide a vase that emits light of multiple colors and has high aesthetics and decoration. Further, it is possible to easily and inexpensively change to a vase of a different atmosphere simply by exchanging the frame and the translucent plastic film forming the body of the container.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a vase according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the body of the vase.

FIG. 3 is a development view of the same conical frame.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the light source device.

[Fig. 5] Fig. 5 is a view showing how the vase is used.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part of the vase according to the second embodiment with a part cut away.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 instrument body 2 Light source device 3 Translucent plastic sheet 4 conical frame 5 Translucent plastic film 6 strings Translucent sheet with 7 colors

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A translucent plastic sheet is formed into a hollow conical shape to form a conical frame having an opening at the top thereof as an insertion port for ikebana, and the frame is translucent with the top opening left open. It is characterized in that the container body is covered with a plastic film in a wrinkled state to form a container body, water is put in the container body, and the container body is placed on a light source device that irradiates light from the lower surface thereof. Vase 2. The vase of claim 1, wherein the light source device comprises light emitting diodes arranged in an annular shape so as to illuminate the lower side of the slope of the conical frame. 3. The vase of claim 2, wherein light emitting diodes of a plurality of colors are arranged. 4. The vase of claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein a translucent sheet with a color pattern is provided on a part of the inner surface of the conical frame.