JP2005074801A - Milled clay receiver of potter's wheel for ceramic art and potter's wheel equipped with it - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To divide and connect a milled clay receiver without spilling a stored milled clay, water or the like, in a potter's wheel equipped with the milled clay receiver divisible in its peripheral direction. <P>SOLUTION: The milled clay receiver 4 is arranged so as to cover the lower and lateral pheriphery of the turntable 3 of the potter's wheel 1 and equipped with first and second divided tray parts 41 and 51. The first and second divided tray parts 41 and 51 respectively have milled clay storing recessed parts 43a and 53a divided in the peripheral direction of the milled clay receiver and capable of storing the milled clay and can be mutually connected in a freely detachable manner by horizontal movement. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a pottery wheel.

  As a conventional pottery wheel for pottery, one having a turntable, a pan, a motor for rotationally driving the turntable, and a support base to which the motor is attached is already known (for example, Patent Document 1). And 2). The pan support is a dish-shaped member arranged to cover the lower side and the side of the turntable.

  This potter's wheel can receive mud, water, etc. that scatters or falls from the turntable to the outer periphery due to pottery work, and this prevents the support base and the potter's wheel from getting dirty. can do.

  As a conventional ceramic potter's wheel of this kind, a pot holder that is divided in the circumferential direction and can be divided into a plurality of divided dishes so that it can be easily removed from the potter's body when you want to wash the dirty pot holder. What you have is known. With such a potter's wheel, the pan can be removed from the potter's body without removing the turntable.

In such a conventional potter's wheel for pottery, specifically, a clip-type one that fixes the connected divided dishes using clips or the like, and the divided dishes are locked to each other without using a special fixing tool. There is known a one-touch type that is configured to be connectable. In the one-touch type, for example, a boss that protrudes in the vertical direction is formed at the end of one divided dish, and a hole through which the boss penetrates is formed in the other divided dish. The boss can be inserted and connected to the hole so that one is inclined with respect to the other, or the boss can be removed from the hole and divided.
Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 6-61732 US Patent No. 4028041

  In the above-mentioned conventional pottery wheel for pottery, in the case of a clip-type receptacle, the clip may be lost. On the other hand, in the case of a one-touch type cradle, the fixing tool will not be lost, but when dividing the cradle, one dish must be tilted with respect to the other dish, Water or the like may spill and stain the support base and the potter's wheel body.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to make it possible to divide and connect a receptacle without spilling accumulated mud, water or the like in a pottery wheel having a receptacle that can be divided in the circumferential direction.

  The potter's wheel receptacle according to claim 1 is a pot holder arranged to cover the lower side and the periphery of the side of the turntable of the pottery wheel, and is provided with a plurality of divided dish portions. The plurality of divided dish portions are divided in the circumferential direction, have respective recessed portions that can be stored, and can be detachably connected to each other by horizontal movement.

  The potter's wheel receptacle according to claim 2 is the pot holder according to claim 1, wherein the divided tray part is composed of two parts, and has a first divided dish part and a second divided dish part. The first divided dish portion has a boss portion extending in the vertical direction. The second divided dish portion is formed with an engaging recess that opens to the boss portion side and engages with the boss portion at a radial position corresponding to the boss portion.

  According to the third aspect of the potter's wheel pot according to the third aspect, the divided plate portion is an even number, and has the same number of divided plate portions with bosses and divided plate portions with recessed portions. The divided dish part with a boss is formed with a boss part extending in the vertical direction. In the divided dish portion with a recess, an engagement recess that is open to the boss portion side and engageable with the boss portion is formed at a radial position corresponding to the boss portion.

  The potter's wheel receptacle according to claim 4 is the pot holder according to claim 1, wherein each of the divided dish portions is formed with a boss portion extending in the vertical direction on one side and engageable with the boss portion on the other side. An engaging recess is formed.

  The potter's wheel receptacle according to claim 5 is the same as any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the boss portion extends upward.

  According to a sixth aspect of the pottery wheel receptacle according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the boss portion and the engagement concave portion are formed at the circumferential end of the divided dish portion.

  A ceramic potter's wheel according to claim 7 is provided with a turntable, a motor, a support base, and a tray support according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The motor is for rotationally driving the turntable. The support base supports the motor and is attached with the motor. 6. The receptacle according to claim 1, wherein the receptacle is attached to a support base.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the plurality of divided tray parts are arranged so as to cover the lower side and the side of the turntable in the connected state, they are scattered or dropped to the outer peripheral side by the rotational drive of the turntable. It can receive mud, water, etc., thereby preventing the periphery of the support base and the potter's wheel. Moreover, each division | segmentation dish part can be divided | segmented, removed from the potter's body, and each can be wash | cleaned, and it can connect again and can be attached to a potter's body. And in this potter's wheel receptacle, in such a dividing and connecting operation, the dividing plates can be divided and connected by horizontally moving each other, so there is no risk of spilling mud etc. accumulated in the recess. .

  More specifically, the first and second divided dish portions are connected by engaging the engaging concave portion with the boss portion with the horizontal movement. On the other hand, also when the 1st and 2nd division | segmentation tray part is in a connection state, it divides | segments because an engagement recessed part leaves | separates from a boss | hub part with horizontal movement. Here, division and connection by horizontal movement are possible with a simple configuration.

  Specifically, the basin of claim 3 is particularly suitable in the case where the divided plate portion is composed of an even number of divided plates.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the connecting operation can be performed without any problem even if the dividing plate portion is composed of any number of dividing plates.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, particularly when the boss portion extends upward, the same effect as in the second aspect can be obtained.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the dividing and connecting work can be easily performed.

  The ceramic potter's wheel according to claim 7 is provided with any one of the receptacles according to claims 1 to 6 so that the divided dishes can be divided by horizontally moving each other. There is no risk of spilling etc.

[Overall configuration of pottery wheel]
FIG. 1 shows a pottery wheel 1 in which an embodiment of the present invention is adopted.

  This ceramic potter's wheel includes a turntable 3, a motor 5, a support base 7, and a pan 4.

  The turntable 3 is a disk-shaped member, and work is performed on the upper surface side. Here, the turntable 3 is directly mounted on a rotating shaft (not shown) of the motor 5.

  The motor 5 is for rotating the turntable 3, and here, a DD motor, preferably a DC brushless motor is used. The motor 5 is supported by a casing portion 7b (described later) of the support base 7 and supports the turntable 3 upward.

  The support base 7 is a base for horizontally supporting the turntable 3, and includes a top plate portion 7a, a housing portion 7b, and a leg portion 7c. The top plate portion 7a has a flat upper surface 7d. The housing part 7 b is formed on the lower surface side of the top plate part 7 a and incorporates a control device (not shown) in addition to the motor 5. A power switch 8 and a forward / reverse switching knob 10 are provided on the side surface of the housing portion 7b. The leg portions 7c are attached to three locations on the lower surface side of the top plate portion 7a so as to extend downward.

[All]
The cradle 4 is for receiving water or the like that scatters or falls from the upper surface of the turntable 3. The tray receiver 4 is a dish-like member arranged to cover the lower side and the side of the turntable 3, and as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, a first divided dish 41, a second divided dish 51, have.

  The first divided dish 41 has a bottom surface portion 43 and a wall portion 44 extending upward from the outer peripheral portion of the bottom surface portion 43. The bottom part 43 has a recess 43a that extends in the circumferential direction, and the inner side and both sides of the recess 43a are located upward to prevent leakage of muddy water and the like. Is formed to protrude. A boss 45 for connection to the second divided dish 51 is formed at the circumferential end of the bottom surface portion 43. The boss 45 extends upward and is formed in a cylindrical shape.

  The second divided dish 51 is configured in substantially the same manner as the first divided dish 41, and has a bottom surface portion 53 and a wall portion 54, and the bottom surface portion 53 has a sump recess 53 a. An engagement recess 55 for engaging with the boss 45 of the first divided dish 41 is formed at the circumferential end of the bottom surface portion 53. The engaging recess 55 is formed at a radial position corresponding to the boss 45 so as to open to the boss 45 side of the second divided dish 51 in a connected state, and is formed in a shape that can be fitted to the boss 45 when connected. Yes.

  When using the ceramic potter's wheel 1 configured in this way, the power switch 8 is turned on, and the motor 5 is activated by stepping on an operation pedal (not shown) connected to the casing portion 7b. The turntable 3 is rotationally driven. Thereby, ceramic work can be performed on the turntable 3 using clay, water, or the like. Further, in the pottery wheel 1, mud, water, etc. that scatters or falls from the turntable 3 to the outer peripheral side are received by the basin receiver 4 and accumulated in the basins 43 a and 53 a for reservoir. Then, the dowel receptacle 4 is divided and removed, so that the dough and the like accumulated in the dowel reservoir recesses 43a and 53a can be discarded and the first and second divided dishes 41 and 51 can be washed.

  Here, when the first and second divided dishes 41 and 51 are divided, the first and second divided dishes 41 and 51 in the state shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 are separated from each other on the support base 7. Move horizontally. As a result, the engagement recess 55 is detached from the boss 45, and the dowel receptacle 4 can be divided into two parts and removed from the support base 7.

  On the other hand, when the first and second divided dishes 41 and 51 are connected again, first, the first and second divided dishes 41 and 51 are placed on the upper surface 7d of the support base 7 and arranged to face each other. In this state, when the first and second divided dishes 41 and 51 are brought close to each other, the boss 45 is fitted into the engagement recess 55. Thereby, the 1st and 2nd division trays 41 and 51 will be in a connection state, and will be in the state which can accumulate any.

  As described above, in the ceramic potter's wheel 1, the first and second divided dishes 41 and 51 can be divided and connected by moving horizontally on the support base 7, so that they accumulate in the recesses 43 a and 53 a. It can be divided and connected without spilling anything.

[Other Embodiments]
(A) All the receivers are not limited to being divided into two as described above, and may be divided into three or more.

  (B) The configuration of the boss and the engaging recess is not particularly limited as long as the first and second divided dishes can be divided and connected by horizontal movement.

  (C) Not only the 1st division dish which provided the boss | hub at both ends, and the 2nd division dish which provided the engagement recessed part in both ends, You may provide a boss | hub and an engagement recessed part in the both ends of each division dish.

  According to the present invention, in the dividing and connecting operations, the dividing plates can be divided and connected by horizontally moving each other, so there is no risk of spilling muddy water or the like accumulated in the recesses.

The side view which shows the potter's wheel for ceramics by which one Embodiment of this invention was employ | adopted. The top view which shows each division plate of the said potter's wheel for pottery. The top view which shows each said division plate in a connection state. The longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the said division | segmentation plate and an engaging member. The longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the said division plate and engagement member in a connection state.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pottery wheel 3 Turntable 4 Groove receptacle 5 Motor 7 Support base 7d Upper surface 41 1st division | segmentation plate 43a, 53a Concavity recessed part 45 Boss 51 2nd division | segmentation dish 55 Engagement recessed part

Claims (7)

A pan that is placed so as to cover the bottom and side of the turntable of the potter's wheel,
A potter's wheel tray holder having a plurality of divided dish portions that are divided in the circumferential direction and each have a recessed portion that can be stored and can be detachably connected to each other by horizontal movement. The dividing plate part is composed of two parts,
A first divided dish part in which a boss part extending in the vertical direction is formed;
It has a second divided dish portion that is formed at the radial position corresponding to the boss portion and that is formed on the boss portion side and is formed with an engaging recess that can be engaged with the boss portion.
The potter's wheel pan for pottery according to claim 1. The dividing plate portion is composed of an even number,
A split dish portion with a boss formed with a boss portion extending in the vertical direction;
In the radial position corresponding to the boss portion, there are the same number of divided dish portions with recesses formed on the boss portion side and formed with engagement recesses that can be engaged with the boss portion.
The potter's wheel pan for pottery according to claim 1.   2. The potter's wheel throat according to claim 1, wherein each of the divided dish portions has a boss portion extending in a vertical direction on one side and an engagement concave portion engageable with the boss portion on the other side. A bait.   The pot holder for a pottery wheel according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the boss portion extends upward.   6. The potter's wheel receptacle according to claim 2, wherein the boss portion and the engaging recess are formed at a circumferential end portion of the divided dish portion. A turntable,
A motor for rotationally driving the turntable;
A support base for supporting the motor and to which the motor is attached;
A basin holder according to any one of claims 1 to 6, which is attached to the support base;
A pottery wheel with ceramics.

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