JP2009212001A - Candleholder - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a candleholder for preventing heat of a candle from being transmitted to the outside, having a plate body easily heated and cooled immediately after use of wax due to burning out, and for preventing molten wax from leaking from the plate body. <P>SOLUTION: This candleholder includes: the plate body 1; a core part 2 erected upward nearly in the vertical direction from the plate body 1; a base 6 supporting the plate body 1. In the candleholder, the plate body 1 is formed of a metal, and the base 6 is formed of ceramics having heat conductivity lower than that of the metal constituting the plate body 1, and the heat of the candle is hardly transmitted to the outside from the plate body 1. By setting the thickness of the bottom surface part 5 of the plate body 1 to 0.5-1.5 mm, thermal capacity of the plate body 1 is reduced, the wax is easily burnt out, and the plate body is cooled immediately after usage. The candleholder is structured such that the core part 2 is inserted into an insertion hole 3 formed on the plate body 1, and a mound part 4 is formed upward nearly in the vertical direction around the insertion hole 3, whereby the molten wax is blocked by the mound part 4 and prevented from leaking from the plate body 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a candlestick for standing a candle and lighting it.

  A candlestick for standing a candle and lighting it was once used as lighting. However, in recent years, it has been commonly used as a Buddhist tool or aroma candle. Recently, especially due to housing conditions, Buddhist altars and the like have been downsized, and many candlesticks are used as Buddhist utensils to serve there. Also, when aroma candles are used, they are mainly used on a table, and small ones are preferred.

  As such a small candlestick, what is conventionally shown in FIG. 7 is generally used. This candlestick includes a plate body 101 that receives melted wax, a pedestal 106 that supports the plate body 101, and a core portion 102 for inserting and standing the candle A. The pedestal 106 and the core part 102 are integrally formed, and a thread is cut at a lower end of the core part 102 (a boundary part with the pedestal 106). On the other hand, a joint hole 103 is provided in the center of the plate body 101, a thread corresponding to the core part 102 is cut, and the core part 102 is screwed into the joint hole 103. These are placed on the outer container 111. The plate body, pedestal, and core are generally made of metal, and the outer container is generally made of metal or earthenware.

  However, such a conventional candlestick has the following problems. First, the pan, core and pedestal are generally all metal, and the heat of the melted wax is transferred from the pan and core to the pedestal and further to the outer container, which heats the outer container and holds the outer container. There was a risk of burns or scorching the surface on which the outer container was installed. Also, the melted wax leaked from the gap between the plate body and the screw of the core, and the wax accumulated in the outer container, and the outer container was heated. When the accumulated wax ignited, it could cause a fire. Furthermore, due to the structure in which the plate body and the core are joined by screwing, the plate body needs to be thick enough to cut the threads, so that the plate body is hard to warm, the accumulated wax remains undissolved, and once it gets hot, it cools down. There was no problem.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, the heat of the candle is not conducted to the outside, the dish body is easily heated, the wax is cooled immediately after being burned out, and the melted wax is further removed from the dish body. An object is to provide a candlestick that prevents leakage.

  The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a dish body, a core portion standing substantially vertically upward from the dish body, and a pedestal that supports the dish body, and the dish body is made of metal. The pedestal is made of ceramics having a lower thermal conductivity than the metal constituting the dish. The plate body has a flat plate shape and a peripheral edge rising, and can melt molten wax. The planar shape may be any shape such as a circle, an ellipse, a polygon, or a shape imitating a leaf or a petal. The core part is for inserting a candle, and is preferably sharpened vertically upward. However, the tip may be rounded for safety. The core part does not necessarily have to be located at the center of the dish, but it must be in a position so that the wax that melts from the candle inserted into the core part surely flows down inside the dish. The pedestal supporting the dish means that the dish is grounded via the pedestal, and the dish does not directly contact the installation surface or other peripheral structures. However, another member may be interposed between the plate body and the base. The shape of the pedestal is not particularly limited, and any shape may be used as long as it can stably support the dish body, such as a bowl shape, a cylindrical shape, an annular shape, and a dish shape. The metal constituting the plate body may be of any kind, but preferably has a high thermal conductivity, and brass, aluminum, stainless steel and the like are suitable in consideration of workability. Ceramics refers to general ceramics. Furthermore, the candlestick of the present invention is easy to carry when used on a bowl-shaped or dish-shaped outer container, and also has an effect of preventing falling.

  Of the present inventions, the invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that a thickness of a bottom surface portion of the dish is 0.5 mm to 1.5 mm. The plate body has a flat plate shape as described above and has a peripheral edge rising. A bottom surface part refers to the flat plate part except a peripheral part in the plate body.

  The invention according to claim 3 of the present invention is characterized in that the core portion is inserted into an insertion hole formed in the dish body, and a bank portion is provided substantially vertically upward around the insertion hole. To do. The core is erected by being inserted into an insertion hole formed in the dish. The insertion hole may or may not penetrate the dish. And the bank part formed in the circumference | surroundings of an insertion hole is an insertion hole peripheral part of a plate body rising up.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the core portion has an upwardly sharpened candle fixing portion, and the diameter of the insertion hole is provided at the lower end of the candle fixed to the candle fixing portion. The diameter of the opening of the candle is smaller than the diameter of the lower end of the candle fixing portion, and the candle fixing portion is inserted into the insertion hole from the tip thereof. In this case, the insertion hole penetrates the dish.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the plate body is supported by the base made of ceramics having low thermal conductivity, the heat of the candle is difficult to conduct from the plate body to the outside, and the installation surface of the candlestick is It is possible to provide a candlestick with excellent safety by preventing burns caused by heating and damage to the installation surface.

  According to the invention of claim 2 of the present invention, by reducing the thickness of the bottom surface of the dish body to 0.5 mm to 1.5 mm, the heat capacity of the dish body becomes small and it becomes easy to warm, and the wax burns. Easy to cut and cools immediately after use. If the thickness is less than 0.5 mm, the structure becomes weak and unsuitable for practical use. If the thickness is more than 1.5 mm, the heat capacity becomes large, and the above effect is reduced.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the melted wax is dammed up by providing a bank portion around the insertion hole formed in the dish. Thereby, when the insertion hole has penetrated the saucer body, it prevents that a wax leaks from the clearance gap between a core part and a through-hole. Moreover, even when the insertion hole does not penetrate the dish body, the wax flows into the gap between the core part and the through hole, thereby preventing the core part and the dish body from being fixed.

  According to the invention of claim 4 of the present invention, the size of the insertion hole of the dish and the size of the candle hole of the candle are made substantially the same, and the sharpened candle fixing portion is inserted into the insertion hole, whereby the candle is fixed to the candle. When fixed to the section, the lower end of the candle is in contact with the plate, and the candle can be stably set up.

  A specific configuration of the candlestick of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a central axis of a first embodiment of the candlestick of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof. The first embodiment includes a plate body 1, a core portion 2 erected at the center of the plate body 1, a pedestal 6 that supports the plate body 1, and an outer container 11 on which the pedestal 6 is placed. The plate body 1 has a circular planar shape, a peripheral edge is raised, and the thickness of the bottom surface part 5 is 1 mm. However, the fore edge portion may be formed thicker in consideration of design properties. In addition, the insertion hole 3 penetrates through the center thereof, and the peripheral edge of the insertion hole 3 rises vertically upward to form the bank portion 4. The core portion 2 includes a candle fixing portion 21 that is sharpened upward, and a joint portion 22 that extends downward from the lower end of the candle fixing portion 21. The joint 22 is rod-shaped and is threaded around. The pedestal 6 has a bowl shape and is open downward. The upper surface (bottom part of the ridge) is formed in a planar shape, and a mounting hole 61 is provided at the center. The dish body 1 is installed on the base 6 so that the insertion hole 3 and the attachment hole 61 communicate with each other, and the joint portion 22 of the core portion 2 is inserted into the insertion hole 3 and the attachment hole 61. The lower end of the candle fixing portion 21 is locked to the upper end of the bank portion 4, and the nut portion 71 is screwed from the lower end of the joint portion 22 through the washer 72, whereby the core portion 2, the plate body 1 and the base 6 are coupled. . The integrated dish body 1, core 2 and pedestal 6 are placed on a bowl-shaped outer container 11 and used (in FIG. 2, the outer container is omitted). The plate 1 and the core 2 are made of brass, and the pedestal 6 is made of ceramics having lower thermal conductivity than brass.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the usage state of the candlestick of the first embodiment. The core part 2 is inserted into the candle hole a1 of the candle A, and the fire is turned on. At this time, since the plate body 1 is supported by the pedestal 6 made of ceramics having low thermal conductivity, the heat of the candle is difficult to conduct from the plate body 1 to the outer container 11, and even if the outer container 11 is touched, burns are caused. There is nothing. Moreover, since the bottom face part 5 of the plate body 1 is formed thinly and has a small heat capacity and is easily heated, the accumulated wax is easily burned out. In addition, it is safe because it cools immediately after use. Further, the wax melts and collects in the dish 1, but the wax is dammed by the bank 4 and does not flow out of the insertion hole 3.

  FIG. 4 is a central axis sectional view of a second embodiment of the candlestick of the present invention. The second embodiment includes a plate body 1, a core portion 2 erected at the center of the plate body 1, a pedestal 6 that supports the plate body 1 via the core portion 2, and an outer container 11 on which the pedestal 6 is placed. And comprising. The dish body 1 is fitted and fixed at a place where the outer diameter of the candle fixing portion 21 and the inner diameter of the insertion hole 3 coincide with each other by inserting the candle fixing portion 21 into the insertion hole 3. Further, a screw thread is cut around the joint portion 22 extending downward from the lower end of the candle fixing portion 21 and directly screwed into the cylindrical pedestal 6. Here, the diameter of the insertion hole 3 is substantially the same as the diameter of the opening of the candle hole a1 provided at the lower end of the candle A, and when the candle fixing part 21 is inserted into the candle hole a1 of the candle A, the dish body The position of 1 coincides with the position of the lower end of candle A. At this time, when the bank portion 4 is formed to be sufficiently thin, the bank portion 4 is housed in the candle hole a1 of the candle A, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), and the lower end of the candle A is connected to the bottom surface portion 5 of the dish body 1. (In the drawing, the bank portion 4 has a certain thickness for convenience). On the other hand, when the bank part 4 is formed thick, the lower end of the candle A is in contact with the bank part 4 of the dish body 1 as shown in FIG. In any case, the lower end of the candle A is supported by the dish body 1, and the candle A can be erected more stably. Even in such a configuration, since the dish body 1 is supported by the pedestal 6 made of ceramics having low thermal conductivity, as in the first embodiment, the heat of the candle is transferred from the dish body 1 to the outer container 11. It is difficult to conduct and does not cause burns even if it touches the outer container 11. Moreover, since the thickness of the bottom face part 5 is thin, since the dish body 1 is easy to warm, wax is easy to burn out and it cools immediately after use. Further, the melted wax is blocked by the bank portion 4, and the melted wax does not leak from the insertion hole 3.

  FIG. 5 is a central axis sectional view of a third embodiment of the candlestick of the present invention. Similarly to the first embodiment, the third embodiment also has a plate body 1, a core portion 2 standing at the center of the plate body 1, a pedestal 6 that supports the plate body 1, and an outer container 11 on which the pedestal 6 is placed. And comprising. The shapes of the dish body 1 and the core part 2 are the same as those of the first embodiment, but the core part 2 is coupled only to the dish body 1, and the dish body 1 is placed on the annular pedestal 6. . And the outer container 11 has the step part 12, and the base 6 is latched by the step part 12. FIG. Even in such a configuration, since the dish body 1 is supported by the pedestal 6 made of ceramics having low thermal conductivity, as in the first and second embodiments, the heat of the candle is transferred from the dish body 1 to the outer container 11. It is difficult to conduct heat and does not cause burns even if the outer container 11 is touched. Moreover, since the thickness of the bottom face part 5 is thin, since the dish body 1 is easy to warm, wax is easy to burn out and it cools immediately after use. Further, the melted wax is blocked by the bank portion 4, and the melted wax does not leak from the insertion hole 3.

  FIG. 6 is a central axis sectional view of a fourth embodiment of the candlestick of the present invention. Similarly to the first embodiment, in the fourth embodiment, the plate body 1, the core portion 2 erected at the center of the plate body 1, the base 6 that supports the plate body 1, and the outer container 11 on which the base 6 is placed. And comprising. In the present embodiment, the insertion hole 3 of the dish body 1 does not penetrate, and a thread is cut on the inner periphery thereof. And the thread corresponding to the junction part 22 of the core part 2 is cut, and the plate body 1 and the core part 2 are directly couple | bonded by screwing. The pedestal 6 is dish-shaped, and the outer container 11 is also dish-shaped, so that the overall height is low. With this configuration, the melted wax is blocked by the bank portion 4, and the wax flows into the gap between the core portion 2 and the insertion hole 3, thereby preventing the core portion 2 and the dish body 1 from being fixed. In addition, since the plate body 1 is supported by a pedestal 6 made of ceramics having low thermal conductivity, the heat of the candle is difficult to conduct from the plate body 1 to the outer container 11 and the thickness of the bottom surface portion 5 is thin. Since the dish body 1 is easy to warm, the wax is easy to burn out and is cooled immediately after use, similar to the first, second and third embodiments.

  The candlestick of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, as long as the planar shape of the dish satisfies the requirements, it can be freely selected in consideration of design, such as a circle, an ellipse, a polygon, or a shape imitating a leaf or a petal. The same applies to the shape of the core and pedestal. Further, any method may be used for connecting the plate and the core as long as the method does not come off during use, such as screwing or fitting. Furthermore, the outer container is not necessarily required at the time of use.

The center axis sectional view of the first embodiment of the candlestick of the present invention. The perspective view of a first embodiment. Explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of 1st embodiment. The center axis sectional view of a second embodiment. The center axis sectional view of a third embodiment. The center axis sectional view of a fourth embodiment. Explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of the conventional candlestick.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Dish body 2 Core part 3 Insertion hole 4 Embankment part 5 Bottom part 6 Base 21 Candle fixing part A Candle a1 Candle hole

Claims (4)

  A dish (1), a core (2) erected substantially vertically upward from the dish (1), and a pedestal (6) that supports the dish (1). (1) is made of metal, and the pedestal (6) is made of ceramics having lower thermal conductivity than the metal constituting the dish (1).   The candlestick according to claim 1, characterized in that the bottom (5) of the dish (1) has a thickness of 0.5 mm to 1.5 mm.   The core portion (2) is inserted into an insertion hole (3) formed in the dish body (1), and a bank portion (4) is provided substantially vertically upward around the insertion hole (3). The candlestick according to claim 1 or 2, wherein   The core part (2) has an upwardly sharpened candle fixing part (21), and the diameter of the insertion hole (3) is at the lower end of the candle (A) fixed to the candle fixing part (21). The diameter of the opening of the candle hole (a1) provided is substantially the same as that of the lower end of the candle fixing part (21), and the candle fixing part (21) is inserted into the insertion hole (3 The candlestick according to claim 3, which is inserted into

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