JP2006246935A - Artificial fruit for decoration - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an artificial fruit for decoration, which has reality, looks solid, has good texture, has reduced burr or the like in molding, is prevented from a dent caused by an external force, impact, or the like from outside, has good shape retainability, and is easily handled. <P>SOLUTION: The artificial fruit is composed of: a decoration fruit body 1 including a recess 2 obtained by opening the bottom side, bored with a pair of connection holes 3 at the top, and having the outline of mandarin orange; a handle body 20 integrated with the inner peripheral surface of the decoration fruit body 1 by welding an inserted branched leg portion 22 of a connection post 21 inserted into the decoration fruit body 1 across the connection holes 3; and a lid member 10 fitted to the opening of the recess 2 of the decoration fruit body 1. The handle body 20 is integrally composed of the connection post 21 including the inserted branched leg portion 22 bifurcated so that the branched portion abuts on the areas of the connection holes 3, and at least one leaf portion 23 formed so as to protrude at an intermediate position of the connection post 21. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a decorative mock fruit that imitates a decorative fruit such as a decorative tangerine that is placed on the top of a serving bowl so that it can be decorated at New Year's Day, celebrations and other festivals, for example.

  Traditionally, decorative jars have been used for New Years and celebrations, with large and small circular bowls stacked in two tiers, and fruits such as mandarin oranges placed on them. As a fruit substitute for the decoration, for example, a decoration fruit according to Japanese Patent No. 3010286 has been proposed, which has an insertion hole in the top of a hollow fruit body made of a synthetic resin, and has a bowl-shaped insertion restriction part. A handle with a handle is picked by the upper gripping part and inserted into the insertion hole, and the insertion restricting part restricts insertion more than necessary into the insertion hole, so that it appears as if it were an actual decorative fruit-like taste Become.

Furthermore, a simulated fruit for decoration according to Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-34535 and a method for producing the same have been proposed. This is a solid fruit body with a recess having an opening at the bottom, and an opening of the recess. A bottomed cylindrical lid member that forcibly closes, and a handle that is covered with a connecting projection formed on the top of the decorative fruit body, and a recess with an opening at the bottom. While forming the actual decorative fruit body by injection molding, the bottomed cylindrical lid member formed by injection molding so as to be fitted into the recess is forcibly inserted into the recess of the decorative fruit body before heat shrinking, In addition, it is assumed that it is manufactured by putting a patterned body on a continuous projecting body projecting from the top of a decorative fruit body.
Japanese Patent No. 3010286 JP 2004-34535 A

  However, according to Patent Document 1, these conventionally proposed decorative fruits are actually hollow to form the fruit body by blow molding, and are light in weight, so there is no sense of weight and the texture is also visually apparent. Become scarce. Not only that, there is a slight unnatural feeling due to the so-called burrs that occur on the mating surface of the mold, which is peculiar to blow molding, and the burrs can hurt the fingers of those who handle them. It was. Moreover, since the fruit itself is hollow, it may be partially crushed due to external force, impact, etc., and it is lightweight, so it can be easily dropped when decorating it on a serving bowl. Sometimes it happened. In addition, when the handle itself is inserted into the insertion hole of the fruit body, even if insertion more than necessary is blocked by the insertion restricting portion, the handle is strongly pulled when picking and handling the grip portion of the handle after insertion. Occasionally, the fruit body was removed.

  Further, according to Patent Document 2, since it is basically formed by injection molding, even if the drawbacks in Patent Document 1 can be eliminated, the molding material forming the fruit body, the lid member, etc. is slightly increased, and even slightly It was expensive.

  Therefore, the present invention was created in view of various circumstances that existed in the past, and has a realistic feel, richness in weight, good texture, and occurrence of burrs during molding. The object of the present invention is to provide a decorative fruit for decoration, which is not dented by an external force or impact from the outside, is excellent in shape retention, requires little molding material, and is easy to handle.

In order to solve the above-described problems, in the present invention, the decorative fruit main body 1 provided with the recess 2 that is open on the bottom side, and a plurality of mutually adjacent connecting holes 3 are formed at the top, A pattern body 20 that is inserted across the plurality of connecting holes 3 and is integrated with the decorative fruit body 1 on the inner peripheral surface of the decorative fruit body 1 by melting the insertion portion inserted into the decorative fruit body 1, It consists of the cover member 10 inserted in the opening part in the recess 2 of the fruit main body 1, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.
The handle 20 is inserted across the plurality of connecting holes 3, and the insertion portion is melted in the interior of the decorative fruit body 1, and the connecting pin portion in the form of a bar pin provided with a plurality of inserted branch legs 22. 21 and one or a plurality of leaf portions 23 protruding in a leaf shape at a midway position of the connecting column portion 21 can be formed integrally.
The connecting holes 3 of the ornamental fruit main body 1 are arranged in pairs adjacent to each other, and the connecting column part 21 of the handle 20 is inserted into each of the connecting holes 3 to restrict insertion into the ornamental fruit main body 1. Thus, it can be configured to have an insertion branch leg 22 that is bifurcated.
The lid member 10 has a fitting flange 11 fitted to a stepped portion 2A formed at the opening edge of the recess 2, and a fitting groove 2B or fitting formed on the inner peripheral surface of the recess 2. The fitting protrusion 12 or the fitting groove 2B that engages the mating protrusion 12 can be formed.
The decorative fruit body 1 can be formed by injection molding.

In the decorative fruit for decoration according to the present invention configured as described above, the closure by the lid member 10 with respect to the opening of the recess 2 of the decorative fruit body 1 realizes a simulated fruit rich in weight, texture, etc. Further realism of the simulated fruit is increased by inserting and integrating the handle 20 into the connecting hole 3 of the decorative fruit body 1.
Insertion of the branched branch leg 22 into the connecting hole 3 in the connecting column portion 21 of the handle 20 with respect to the paired connecting hole 3 of the decorative fruit body 1 is performed in the area separating the connecting hole 3. A branch part contacts and the insertion of the handle 20 into the decorative fruit main body 1 more than necessary is restricted, and the assembled and connected state is made constant.
Further, the insertion of the connecting column portion 21 of the handle 20 into the connecting hole 3 of the decorative fruit main body 1, the melting of the insertion portion in the decorative fruit main body 1, and the integration with the decorative fruit main body 1, the layer of the decorative fruit main body 1. The pattern body 20 is firmly connected and fixed to the ornamental fruit body 1 so as to be integrated, and the picking operation of only the pattern body 20 is not separated from the ornamental fruit body 1.
The fitting flange 11 of the lid member 10 is fitted to the stepped portion 2A in the opening of the recess 2, thereby preventing the fitting of the lid member 10 from being more than necessary into the recess 2, and the fitting ridge. The part 12 or the fitting groove part 2B engages with the fitting groove part 2B or the fitting protrusion part 12, thereby preventing the lid member 10 from being detached from the ornamental fruit body 1 and separated / disassembled.

  Since the present invention is configured as described above, the lid member 10 is closed and integrated with the solid fruit body 1 having a solid structure, so that it is rich in realism, has a realistic feeling, and has a good feeling of weight and texture. can do. In addition, there is little occurrence of burrs during molding, the decorative fruit body 1 itself is not dented by external force, impact, etc., and it has excellent shape retention, and the pattern body 20 is fused and integrated with the decorative fruit body 1. Excellent effects such as easy handling due to secure fixing.

  That is, in this invention, while providing the recessed part 2 by which the bottom part side was opened in this invention, the decoration fruit main body 1 which pierced and formed the several connection hole 3 close | similar to each other in the top part, and straddling the several connection hole 3 In the recess 2 of the decorative fruit main body 1, the handle 20 integrated with the decorative fruit main body 1 on the inner peripheral surface of the decorative fruit main body 1 by being inserted and inserted into the decorative fruit main body 1 is melted. This is because it is composed of a lid member 10 that is fitted into the opening. Compared to the light weight impression of a hollow fruit body by conventional blow molding, the injection molding method provides a further sense of weight and texture. In addition to being rich, it is difficult to break and easy to handle.

  In addition, the handle 20 is bifurcated so that the insertion branch leg 22 of the connecting pillar portion 21 is inserted across the pair of connecting holes 3 so that the insertion into the decorative fruit body 1 is restricted. Since the insertion branch leg 22 is provided, the branch portion of the insertion branch leg 22 comes into contact with the area between the connecting holes 3. Therefore, the pattern body 20 is prevented from being inserted more than necessary into the decorative fruit body 1, and the protruding length of the pattern body 20 with respect to the decorative fruit body 1 and the position of the pattern body 20 are always constant in the inserted and assembled state. The form can be

  Further, since the insertion branch leg 22 of the connecting column part 21 of the handle 20 is inserted into the decorative fruit body 1 and then formed into a bar pin shape that is melted inside the decorative fruit body 1, the connecting column part 21. The melting of the insertion branch leg 22 in the decorative fruit main body 1 and integration with the decorative fruit main body 1 increase the realism of the decorative fruit main body 1 further. In addition, the handle 20 is firmly attached to the decorative fruit body 1, that is, the branched portion of the insertion branch leg 22 abuts the area between the connecting holes 3 outside the decorative fruit body 1, and the decorative fruit body 1 is a fusion fixed state in which the wall portion of the decorative fruit body 1 is sandwiched inside and outside by being melted and integrated at the periphery of the connection hole 3 on the inside of 1, and only the handle 20 is fixed and integrated in this way. The handle 20 is not separated from the ornamental fruit body 1 at all even if the handle is rough.

  The lid member 10 having the fitting flange 11, the fitting protrusion 12, or the fitting groove 2 </ b> B fits the stepped portion 2 </ b> A in the opening of the recess 2 of the decorative fruit body 1. By becoming a thing, since the fitting more than necessary in the recessed part 2 of the cover member 10 is prevented, the fitting appearance of the cover member 10 with respect to the ornament fruit main body 1 can be made favorable. Further, the mating ridge 12 or the mating groove 2B is engaged with the mating ridge 2B or the mating ridge 12 of the recess 2 so that the decorative fruit main body 1 and the lid member 10 are engaged. Integral connectivity can be further ensured, and detachment, separation and disassembly of the lid member 10 from the decorative fruit body 1 can be prevented.

  Moreover, the integration of the decorative fruit body 1 and the pattern body 20 is such that, after the pattern body 20 is joined to the decorative fruit body 1, the real part of the simulated fruit is further enhanced by the leaves 23 formed on the pattern body 20. For example, even if it is placed on the top of the offering rice cake R, it does not have any inferiority and gives the impression that the actual fruit is placed.

  Note that the reference numerals added in the means for solving the above-described problems and the effects of the invention are given for easy reference to the parts showing the components shown in the drawings. The present invention is not limited to the structure / shape indicated by the reference numeral.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Reference numeral 1 shown in the figure includes a recess 2 having an opening on the bottom side, so that it is formed by injection molding such as injection molding. For example, the decorated fruit body has a tangerine shape. The decorative fruit body 1 is actually provided with a fine uneven pattern on the surface of the mandarin orange, for example, and the surface is colored so as to exhibit a mandarin orange color. For example, the top part and the vicinity thereof are partially green. May be added. In addition, burrs and the like on the mold line that may occur during molding are removed by cutting or the like.

  The recess 2 in the decorative fruit main body 1 is a cylindrical space having an opening having an inner diameter that is, for example, about 1/2 of the outer diameter, which is smaller than the outer diameter of the decorative fruit main body 1, for example. For example, the depth is set to a level that is lower than the height of the decorative fruit main body 1 by an amount corresponding to the thickness of the top of the decorative fruit main body 1. Of course, the wall thickness at the top of the decorative fruit body 1 in the figure is not thin but may be slightly thick, and the inner height corresponding to this is formed. And the decoration fruit main body 1 whole except this recessed part 2 is formed by making the peripheral part of the decoration fruit main body 1 thick by the synthetic | combination resin like a polyethylene resin, for example, and thickening, A texture based on the weight of the forming material itself is also obtained. In addition, the opening of the recess 2 has a slightly smaller diameter than the outer diameter of the lid member 10 so that the lid member 10 described later can be fitted even if it is slightly forced, and the opening can be tightly closed. The inner diameter of the body portion of the recess 2 is slightly smaller than the diameter of the opening.

  Further, a lid member 10 fitted into the opening of the recess 2 is formed of the same effect material as the decorative fruit main body 1 separately from the decorative fruit main body 1. The lid member 10 is formed in a flat bottomed cylindrical shape in which a bottom portion is integrated with a cylindrical portion having an outer diameter slightly larger than the inner diameter of the recess 2. When the bottom portion itself is fitted in the recess 2, the outer peripheral surface of the decorative fruit body 1 and the outer surface of the lid member 10 form a continuous outer peripheral surface. In addition, the outer peripheral side surface of the bottom portion of the lid member 10 can be formed by being slightly recessed inward so as to correspond to, for example, the curved surface of the upper surface of the serving bowl R on which the decorative fruit for decoration according to the present invention is placed. .

  In the figure, the lid member 10 has a fitting flange 11 that fits into a stepped portion 2A formed at the opening edge of the recess 2 in the decorative fruit body 1, and on the inner peripheral surface of the recess 2. A fitting protrusion 12 that engages with the formed fitting groove 2B is formed. The fitting flange 11 has a thickness corresponding to the height of the step portion 2A so as to fit in the step portion 2A, and has an outer diameter corresponding to the inner diameter of the step portion 2A. Moreover, although illustration was abbreviate | omitted, since the fitting with the fitting groove part 2B and the fitting protrusion part 12 may become a groove part and a protrusion part either, the inner periphery of the recess 2 The fitting protrusion 12 may be formed on the surface, and the fitting groove 2B may be formed on the outer surface of the cylindrical portion of the lid member 10.

  The integration of the lid member 10 and the decorative fruit main body 1 is not limited to the forced fitting, and may be bonded by an adhesive. Furthermore, the inner edge of the opening of the recess 2 and the lid member 10 An uneven portion that meshes with the outer edge may be formed.

  Furthermore, the top part of the ornamental fruit main body 1 is formed by opening a plurality of adjacent connection holes 3 that connect the pattern body 20 to be described later, and the pattern body 20 is inserted across the plurality of connection holes 3. The pattern body 20 is inserted into the decorative fruit body 1, melted, flattened into a flange shape, and integrated with the inner peripheral surface of the decorative fruit body 1 (baked), so that the pattern body 20 is attached to the decorative fruit body 1. It is connected.

  Therefore, the handle 20 is inserted into the plurality of connecting holes 3 and the inserted portion is melted in the interior of the ornamental fruit main body 1 and is in the shape of a bar pin provided with a plurality of insertion branch legs 22 branched. The connecting column part 21 corresponding to the actual handle and the leaf part 23 projecting in the middle of the connecting column part 21 and forming one or a plurality of leaf parts 23 corresponding to the actual leaves are integrally formed. It consists of In the drawing, the connecting holes 3 of the ornamental fruit main body 1 are arranged in pairs close to each other, and correspondingly, the connecting column portions 21 of the handle 20 are inserted into the connecting holes 3 respectively. It has an insertion branch leg 22 that is bifurcated so that insertion into the decorative fruit body 1 is restricted, and on the outer surface of the wall portion area of the decorative fruit body 1 between the connecting holes 3. The branch portion of the insertion branch leg 22 is in contact with the branch branch leg 22.

  Depending on the case, a flat part corresponding to an actual ridge or a mountain skirt-like ridge part 24 may be integrally formed on the lower side of the branching part from the connecting column part 21 in the leaf part 23. The eaves portion 24 can also be formed integrally with the ornamental fruit main body 1 at the periphery of the connecting hole 3 of the ornamental fruit main body 1. The pattern body 20 itself is integrally formed of, for example, a synthetic resin material exhibiting a green color, imitating an actual pattern, a leaf, and a cocoon. In addition, the collar portion 24 can conceal the connecting hole 3 to improve the appearance.

  In addition, in order to couple the pattern body 20 to the ornamental fruit main body 1, the ornamental fruit main body 1 spans the plurality of connecting holes 3 from the outside of the ornamental fruit main body 1 by inserting the insertion branch leg 22 in the connecting column portion 21 of the pattern body 20. The insertion portion of the insertion branch leg 22 inserted into the decoration fruit body 1 is heated and melted in the decoration fruit body 1 so as to be crushed into a half flange shape as shown in FIG. This is performed by integrating with the peripheral portion of 3. By carrying out like this, it is set as the connection fixed state which came to pinched the ornament fruit main body 1 wall part inside and outside, and is trying to fix and integrate.

  Next, an example of the assembly and its use will be described. The insertion connecting portion 22 of the connecting column portion 21 in the handle 20 is formed in the paired connecting hole 3 of the decorative fruit body 1 before heat shrink formed by injection molding. It inserts so that it may straddle, and the branch part of the insertion branch leg 22 is made to contact | abut to the wall area between the connection holes 3. FIG. Next, the insertion portion of the insertion branch leg 22 is melted in the decorative fruit main body 1 and is preferably integrated with the decorative fruit main body 1 in a state of extending in a flange shape around the periphery. Thereafter, the lid member 10 separately injection-molded as in the decorative fruit body 1 is fitted into the opening of the recess 2, the fitting flange 11 is fitted into the step 2A, and the fitting protrusion 12 is fitted into the fitting groove. It integrates by engaging with the strip 2B. And, as shown in FIG. 2, the use is placed on the top of the two-tiered serving bowl R, for example, and the lid member 10 which becomes the bottom surface of the decorative fruit main body 1 may be bent on the lid member 10 in some cases. By using the indented portion, it is possible to leave it in a stable state without rolling off from the serving bowl R.

  In addition, the offering bowl R is formed by a bowl, or is a bowl that has an outer appearance and is cut into a bowl, and further filled with a bowl along the inner shape of the bowl. It can be chosen arbitrarily.

  In addition, the coupling and integration of the pattern body 20 with the decorative fruit main body 1 has been described as one in which the insertion branch leg 22 of the connecting column portion 21 in the pattern body 20 is melted and integrated inside the decorative fruit main body 1, but depending on the case, insertion Fusion at the lower end of the branch leg 22 is provided by, for example, a cross-shaped locking projection that can be forcibly inserted into the connecting hole 3 and locked to the periphery of the connecting hole 3 after insertion. It is also possible to omit the work.

It is a partially cutaway exploded perspective view showing the best mode for carrying out the present invention. It is sectional drawing in a use condition similarly.

Explanation of symbols

R ... offering bowl 1 ... decorative fruit body 2 ... recess 2A ... step 2B ... fitting groove 3 ... connecting hole 10 ... lid member 11 ... fitting flange 12 ... fitting protrusion 20 ... handle 21 ... Connecting column part 22 ... Insertion branch leg 23 ... Leaf part 24 ... Buttocks

Claims (5)

  A decorative fruit main body having a recess opened on the bottom side and having a plurality of connecting holes close to each other formed at the top, and inserted across the plurality of connecting holes, and inserted into the decorative fruit main body. An ornament characterized by comprising a handle that is integrated with the ornament fruit body on the inner peripheral surface of the ornament fruit body by melting the insertion portion, and a lid member that is fitted into the opening in the recess of the ornament fruit body For simulated fruit.   The handle is inserted across a plurality of connecting holes, and the inserted portion is melted inside the decorative fruit body, and the connecting portion is connected to a bar pin-like connecting pillar portion provided with a plurality of inserted branch legs. The ornamental simulated fruit according to claim 1, wherein one or a plurality of leaf portions protruding in a leaf shape at a middle position of the pillar portion are integrally formed.   The connecting holes of the decorative fruit main body are arranged in pairs close to each other, and the connecting column part of the handle is bifurcated so that the insertion into the decorative fruit main body is regulated by being inserted into each of the connecting holes. 3. The decorative fruit for decoration according to claim 1 or 2, which has an inserted branch leg.   The lid member has a fitting flange that fits into a step formed on the opening edge of the recess, and is engaged with a fitting groove or a fitting protrusion formed on the inner peripheral surface of the recess. The decorative fruit for decoration according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a fitting protrusion or a fitting groove is formed. The ornamental simulated fruit according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the ornamental fruit body is formed by injection molding.

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