JP2005312881A - Balloon - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a balloon which emits light with a simple structure without performing a special work in a filling port for introducing gas, etc., to an inner part. <P>SOLUTION: The balloon comprises: a balloon main body part 10; a light emitting body 20; a mooring string 30; and a grip part 40. The balloon main body part 10 includes: a light emitting body storage part 11 for storing the light emitting part 20; and the filling port 12 for introducing the gas (or liquid) from an outer part. A proper amount of gas is introduced via the filling port 12, and then, the filling port is tightly tied. The light emitting body storage part 11 has an inward recession so as to form a bag shape recessed part at the inner side of the balloon main body part 10. When the light emitting body 20 emits light from the light emitting storage part 11 to the outer part through the balloon main body part 10, the whole balloon main body part 10 seems to be luminous. The light emitting body 20 is arranged regardless of the structure of the filling port 12. Thus, the simple structure is obtained without performing the special work in the filling port 12 to perform light emission or to prevent gas from leaking. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a balloon having a predetermined shape when a predetermined gas or liquid is introduced, and more particularly to a balloon having a light emitting unit.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a balloon is known in which a picture is drawn by fixing a luminescent paint such as a luminous paint on the outside of a balloon, and emits light corresponding to the picture in a dark place. Also, a balloon (hereinafter referred to as “conventional light emitting balloon”) having a gas injection valve that is detachably fitted to a gas blowing part for introducing gas into the inside, and having a light emitting part and a battery attached to the valve. ) Is known (see Patent Document 1). This conventional light-emitting balloon is excellent in visibility because the light diffused from the light-emitting part is reflected by the inner surface of the balloon and the whole balloon emits light.
JP 2003-340168 A

  However, the conventional light-emitting balloon has a complicated structure because a light-emitting portion and a battery are attached to the gas injection valve, and a structure for preventing gas leakage is also complicated. As a result, gas injection requires caution and the overall cost of the balloon also increases.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a balloon that emits light with a simple structure without applying special processing to a sealing port for introducing gas or the like into the inside.

The present invention has a sealing port for introducing a predetermined gas or liquid into the inside from the outside, and a balloon having a predetermined shape by introducing the gas or liquid from the outside to the inside through the sealing port Because
A balloon body for maintaining the gas or liquid therein;
A light emitting unit that emits light,
The light emitting unit is not related to the structure and position of the sealing port.

  In addition, the light emitting unit in the present invention may be stored in a storage unit in which an appropriate portion of the balloon body part is indented into the inside so that a bag-like recess is formed inside the balloon body part, for example. For example, it may be a frame material that substantially circumscribes the balloon main body when inflated.

  According to the above-described invention, it is possible to provide a balloon that emits light at low cost with a simple structure without performing special processing on the sealing port for introducing gas or liquid into the inside.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
<1. First Embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a balloon according to the first embodiment of the present invention as seen from the side, and more specifically, FIG. 1 (a) is a diagram showing a balloon having one light emitter. (B) is a figure which shows the balloon provided with three light-emitting bodies. This balloon has a bag-like balloon main body 10 made of rubber that is rich in elasticity, a light emitting body 20 (three light emitting bodies 20a to 20c in FIG. 1B), and a balloon main body part. 10 is provided with a tether 30 that fastens 10 and a grip 40 that is shaped to be easily grasped by a person and provided at one end of the tether 30. Note that the grip portion 40 may be omitted.

  The balloon main body 10 includes a light emitter storage unit 11 (three light emitter storage units 11a to 11c in FIG. 1B) for storing the light emitter 20, and a predetermined gas or liquid (here, hydrogen). 1, when an appropriate amount of gas is introduced through the sealing port 12, it expands into an elliptical spherical shape as shown in FIG. 1. In addition, the sealing port 12 at that time is tightly tied so that gas does not leak. The illuminant storage unit 11 has a shape in which an appropriate portion of the balloon body 10 is indented so that a bag-like recess is formed inside the balloon body 10 when the balloon body 10 swells in an elliptical shape. ing.

  The luminous body 20 contains a self-luminous substance such as tritium or promethium, and emits light from the luminous body storage section 11 to the outside through the balloon body section 10. For this reason, the entire balloon body 10 appears to shine. The light emitter 20 may be any material as long as it emits light. For example, the light emitter 20 may contain a light-storing substance such as terbium, a small battery, a light emitting element such as an LED, and the like. May be included. In addition, if the types, shapes, sizes, and the like of the light emitters 20a to 20c shown in FIG.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, since the light emitter 20 is provided without being related to the structure of the sealing port 12, the sealing port 12 is not subjected to special processing for preventing light emission or outgassing. It is possible to provide a balloon that emits light with a simple structure. Moreover, the light emission condition can be freely set by variously setting the type, shape, size, and the like of the light emitter 20 and the position and size of the light emitter storage unit 11.

  In the first embodiment, the light emitter 20 is stored in the light emitter storage unit 11. However, the light emitter storage unit 11 is omitted, and a light emitting gas such as tritium is used instead of the light emitter 20. A gas or the like may be introduced into the balloon body 10, a gas that emits light when an electric current is passed (neon, argon, etc.) may be introduced, or a self-luminous or luminous powder (for example, A metal powder coated with a self-luminous or phosphorescent substance) or a light reflective powder (for example, metal powder) may be introduced. Further, a substance that emits friction (trevo) (for example, sugar crystals) may be introduced together with a solid (for example, stone grains). In this configuration, when the balloon is moved (swinged), light is emitted when the frictional light emitting substance collides with the solid matter. Furthermore, part or all of the balloon main body 10 may be formed of a light-emitting substance having elasticity.

<2. Second Embodiment>
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a balloon according to a second embodiment of the present invention as seen from the side. FIG. 2 (a) shows an example of the balloon, and FIG. 2 (b) shows another example. Unlike the case of the first embodiment, this balloon does not include the light emitter storage unit 11 and includes the light emitting frame 100 instead of the light emitter 20, but the other components are the same as in the case of the first embodiment. Since they are almost the same, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.

  The balloon shown in FIG. 2A includes a bowl-shaped light emitting frame 100 formed by combining a plurality of ellipse-shaped frame members that substantially circumscribe the balloon main body 10 that is inflated into an elliptical sphere. Further, the balloon shown in FIG. 2B includes a light emitting frame 100 formed by combining circular frame members that are substantially circumscribed on the respective spheres of the balloon main body 10 that is inflated into a shape in which five spheres are joined. In addition, the light emitting frame 100 may have any shape as long as the balloon main body portion 10 is contained therein, and may be, for example, a shape or character imitating a tangible object such as a person or an animal. However, they may be printed on the surface of the light emitting frame 100. In this way, it is possible to display a desired shape or character without distortion of the pattern or character due to the expansion / contraction of the balloon body 10. The light emitting frame 100 includes a light source including an EL (electroluminescence) material that emits light when an electric current is applied. The light traveling from the light emitting frame 100 toward the inside of the balloon body 10 is emitted to the outside through the balloon body 10, so that the entire balloon body 10 appears to shine. The light emitting frame 100 may be anything as long as it emits light, may contain a self-luminous or luminous substance, and may contain a small battery. A plurality of light emitting elements such as LEDs may be arranged along the frame member. In addition, if the types and sizes of the plurality of frame members constituting the light emitting frame 100 are variously set, the light emission conditions such as the light emission color and the light emission amount can be freely set.

  The grip 400 has the function of the grip 40 in the first embodiment, but unlike the first embodiment, the grip 400 has a built-in power supply (for example, a battery) necessary for causing the light emitting frame 100 to emit light. Yes. By incorporating a relatively heavy power supply in the grip portion 400 as described above, the balloon body portion 10 is easily floated and does not fly away even if a person releases his / her hand. In addition, the tether 300 that fastens the balloon main body 10 has the function of the tether 30 in the first embodiment. However, unlike the first embodiment, the current supplied from the power source of the gripper 400. Is an electric wire (for example, a coated copper wire) for flowing through the light emitting frame 100.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, since the light emitting frame 100 is provided without being related to the structure of the sealing port 12, light is emitted with a simple structure without performing special processing on the sealing port 12. Balloons can be provided. Further, by appropriately setting the shape and size of the light emitting frame 100, it is possible to display a pattern and characters without distortion.

  In the above-described embodiment, a pattern or a character can be created by the light emitting frame 100. However, a rich visual effect can be obtained by drawing a picture or a character on the surface of the balloon body 10 with a phosphorescent or light reflective paint. Alternatively, a representation aspect can be provided.

<3. Other variations>
In the first and second embodiments, the light emitter 20 and the light emitting frame 100 only emit light with a predetermined color, light amount, or the like, but may include a control device for controlling the light emission mode. Instead of the light emitter 20 and the light emitting frame 100, an image display device may be provided. The image display device is, for example, a thin and flexible liquid crystal display device, and a rich visual effect can be provided by pasting the liquid layer display device on the surface of the balloon body 10.

  In the second embodiment, the light emitting frame 100 emits light by a current flowing through the tether 300 from a power source built in the gripper 400. Instead of this configuration, the gripper 400 has a light source built in and is anchored. The string 300 may be made of a light guide material such as an optical fiber, and the light emitting frame 100 may be made of a material such as glass that diffuses light. Then, since the light emitted from the holding part 400 passes through the tether 300 and is emitted from the light emitting frame 100 to the inside or the outside of the balloon main body part 10, the whole balloon appears to shine. Further, in the configuration of this modified example, the light emitting frame 100 is omitted, and the tether 300 is emitted so that the light emitted from the gripper 400 is emitted from the sealing port 12 to the inside of the balloon body 10 through the tether 300. May be configured to be inserted into the inside of the balloon body 10 from the sealing port 12.

It is a side view of the balloon concerning a 1st embodiment in the present invention. It is a side view of the balloon which concerns on 2nd Embodiment in this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Balloon main-body part 11 ... Light-emitting body storage part 12 ... Sealing port 20 ... Light-emitting body 30,300 ... Tether 40,400 ... Grasping part 100 ... Light-emitting frame

Claims (1)

A balloon having a sealing port for introducing a predetermined gas or liquid from the outside to the inside, and having a predetermined shape by introducing the gas or liquid from the outside to the inside through the sealing port,
A balloon body for maintaining the gas or liquid therein;
A light emitting unit that emits light,
The balloon, wherein the light emitting unit is not related to the structure and position of the sealing port.

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