JP2011131592A - Device with liquid tank - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device with a liquid tank containing a liquid such as water. <P>SOLUTION: The device 1 comprises: a plate-like liquid tank 10 which contains liquid 30 mixed with particles 20, the liquid tank 10 including wall surfaces 11, 12 which face each other and also including side walls 13, 14 at least one of the wall surfaces 11, 12 being translucent to allow the movement of the particles 20 to be seen; and a circulation means 50 which intermittently or continuously circulates the liquid 30 and the particles 20 from the lower part 10b to the upper part 10t of the liquid tank 10. The circulation means 50 includes: a tube path 51 which extends from a particle sump 16 at the lower part 10b of the liquid tank 10 to the upper part 10t of the liquid tank 10; and a tube 55 which ejects a conveying gas 61 upward from the lower part of the tube path 51. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus having a liquid tank for storing a liquid such as water.

  In Patent Document 1, a cylindrical body having a transparent window on the front surface is partitioned into a falling chamber and a reflux chamber by a top plate and a screen plate inclined downward toward the back surface and a bottom plate inclined downward toward the front surface, A fluid receiving tray is provided on the back surface of the screen plate, and an outlet port communicating with the tray is provided on the front surface, and a reflux port is provided on the bottom plate for guiding the fluid flowing down by the outlet port to the reflux chamber. A falling toy is described that allows a fluid in the reflux chamber to be returned to its receiving tray by simply reversing the cylinder while observing the falling in the falling chamber.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-3261

  The falling toy as described in Patent Document 1 uses glass beads as a fluid and expresses a water flow realistically without using a liquid. For example, a waterfall landscape image is provided on the front side of a screen plate, A glass bead falling like a miniature waterfall. Then, when the falling of the glass beads is finished, the cylindrical body is inverted to return the glass beads to the receiving tray, and again falls.

  In the present invention, it is not a toy that imitates the water flow with glass beads, but a new visual effect is obtained by particles such as glass beads, and it is applied to various articles depending on the user's sensitivity such as interior, exterior, partition, window, etc. One of the purposes is to provide a device that can be used.

  An apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention is a plate-like liquid tank that contains a liquid in which particles are mixed, and includes a wall surface and a side wall that face each other, and at least one wall surface is translucent and the movement of the particle is performed. It has a visible liquid tank and circulation means for circulating liquid and particles intermittently or continuously from the lower part to the upper part of the liquid tank. The space in the plate-shaped liquid tank has a narrow space between the facing wall, for example, the front panel and the back panel (depth direction), and a wide direction (width direction) along the front panel and the back panel. It is a close space. The particles mixed in the liquid fall in the plate-like liquid tank while swinging in the liquid in various directions due to the shape of the particles and the uneven center of gravity, but the space in the plate-like liquid tank is 2 Since it is close to a dimension, the movement in the width direction is emphasized with respect to the movement in the depth direction, and the movement in the width direction in the plate-shaped liquid tank is easily visible through the translucent wall surface.

  Therefore, the user (viewer) who sees this device, for example, irregularly while the particles sway in the plate-like liquid tank in the width direction or float gently through the translucent front panel. You can see how it sinks in a way that stands out against the movement in the depth direction. Such particle movements may appear as if bubbles are pouring away in the opposite direction, i.e. from above.

  Further, the liquid and particles are circulated intermittently or continuously from the lower part to the upper part of the liquid tank by the circulation means. Therefore, the particles descend continuously or intermittently in the plate-like liquid tank, and the user can continuously enjoy the movement of the particles. In addition, since the liquid or particles in the liquid tank are forcibly moved by the circulation means, the movement also gives an accent to the movement of the particles in the liquid tank, and the user can enjoy the movement of the particles rich in change. .

  The circulating means may circulate the liquid and particles by a pump. The circulation means preferably includes a pipe line extending from the particle reservoir at the lower part of the liquid tank to the upper part of the liquid tank, and a tube for injecting a carrier gas upward from the lower part of the pipe line. The transport method using gas is a method suitable for transporting a fluid containing particles with a simple configuration.

  It is desirable that the tube is inserted into the pipe line so that the upper end of the tube protrudes upward from the particle reservoir, and a bar is preferably inserted into the tube so as to protrude upward from the upper end. . By providing the upper end of the tube so as to protrude upward from the particle reservoir, it is easy to prevent the tube from being blocked by particles descending the pipeline when the circulating means is operated intermittently. Furthermore, by inserting a bar material into the tube so that it protrudes upward from the upper end of the tube, gas for transportation is ejected from the upper end of the tube due to the difference between the diameter of the upper end of the tube and the diameter of the bar material. The size of the gap to be made can be made smaller than the diameter of the particles, and the particles can be prevented from entering the tube. Moreover, a tube can be extended in a predetermined shape in a pipe line by a bar.

  The circulation means includes a plurality of pipelines connected to different locations in the upper part of the liquid tank, a plurality of tubes for supplying a gas for conveyance to each of the plurality of pipelines, and a gas ejected from each of the plurality of tubes It is desirable to include a means for turning on and off. By allowing the particles to flow from different locations in the liquid tank through a plurality of pipelines, and further individually controlling the particles flowing in through each pipeline, the plate-shaped liquid tank can be further variously You can enjoy the state of particles falling in a pattern.

  The particle reservoir in the lower part of the plate-shaped liquid tank includes a mountain-shaped separation plate installed at the bottom of the plate-shaped liquid tank, and it is desirable that the pipe line is connected to a trough of the mountain-shaped separation plate. The particles descending in the plate-like liquid tank are accumulated in the tub of the separation plate by the separation plate and can be efficiently circulated through the pipe line. When two pipe lines are provided, a triangular chevron-shaped separation plate can be provided, and each pipe line can be connected to a different saddle of the separation plate.

  It is desirable that this apparatus further has a plate-like upper member and a lower member provided so as to cross the plate-like liquid tank at the upper part of the plate-like liquid tank. It is desirable that the pipe line supplies liquid and particles between the upper member and the lower member from the side with respect to the plate-like liquid tank. The upper member functions as a separator that separates the liquid and the particles and the transporting gas that has flowed together with the liquid and the particles and releases the transporting gas upward. The lower member functions as a distribution plate having an opening area that increases toward the center of the plate-like liquid tank so that the liquid and particles flow down in a dispersed manner. Furthermore, this apparatus desirably has a communication path that connects the lower member and the upper member so as to allow gas to escape above the upper member from the lower side of the lower member. It is possible to suppress bubbles from being accumulated below the lower member and preventing the bubbles from being drawn into the liquid tank due to the flowing liquid or obstructing the gentle fall of the particles. The communication path also includes a function of mechanically connecting the lower member and the upper member.

  The bottom of the plate-like liquid tank is translucent, and it is desirable to further include an illumination device that illuminates the plate-like liquid tank from below. Since the particles descending the plate-shaped liquid tank can be illuminated from the lower side, the movement of the particles can be further raised to enjoy the state that the particles fall.

  A typical plate-like liquid tank is an elongated plate-like one whose vertical direction is longer than the horizontal direction (width direction). Since the time for the particles to fall can be secured, you can appreciate how the particles sink while moving in various ways.

  The apparatus of this invention should just be a thing with which a liquid and particle | grains enter into a plate-shaped liquid tank. The present invention also includes a liquid and particles in a plate-like liquid tank. One form of particles is non-spherical glass beads. The liquid desirably contains an antistatic agent. It is possible to suppress the bubbles contained in the liquid from adhering to the inner surface of the liquid tank due to static electricity, and it is possible to provide an apparatus in which the movement of the particles is easier to see.

The perspective view which shows the outline | summary of the apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The perspective view which abbreviate | omits and shows the AA and BB part of the apparatus shown in FIG. The front view which abbreviate | omits and shows the AA and BB part of the apparatus shown in FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in the left-right direction of the device shown in FIG. 1 (IV-IV cross section in FIG. 2). The VV sectional view of the up-and-down direction of the device shown in Drawing 1 (VV section of Drawing 4). The VI-VI sectional view of the up-and-down direction of the device shown in Drawing 1 (VI-VI section of Drawing 5). The perspective view which extracts the mechanism and shows an outline. The top view which extracts the upper member and shows an outline. The top view which extracts a lower member and shows an outline.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the apparatus according to the present invention. The apparatus 1 supports a vertically long and plate-like water tank (liquid tank) 10 extending in the vertical direction, left and right pipelines 51 extending vertically along the left and right side walls of the water tank 10, and the water tank 10. The base 100 attached to the lower part of the water tank 10 is provided.

  The plate-like water tank 10 is made of transparent acrylic and has a front panel 11 and a rear panel 12 arranged so as to face each other, and a right side panel 13 and a left side panel connecting the front panel 11 and the rear panel 12. 14 and the like. The front panel 11 and the back panel 12 constitute a wall surface that occupies the main area of the plate-like water tank 10, and the right side panel 13 and the left side panel 14 constitute a side wall of the plate-like water tank 10. In the plate-like water tank 10, the distance between the front panel 11 and the rear panel 12 (length and depth in the front-rear direction) is greater than the distance between the right side panel 13 and the left side panel 14 (length and width in the left and right direction). It is a vertically long tube (square tube) that is narrower and longer in the vertical direction than the width. In this apparatus 1, a liquid (typically water) 30 can be accommodated in a plate-like water tank 10, and particles (typically sand or glass beads) 20 can be mixed in the liquid 30. For this reason, the user (viewer) who sees this apparatus 1 can enjoy watching the particle 20 falling through the translucent front panel 11 and / or the back panel 12.

  A display device that generates bubbles from the bottom of a transparent container that stores water, etc., and observes the movement of bubbles that emerge from the bottom of the container is known. Is not so easy. The apparatus 1 contains a liquid 30 in which particles 20 are mixed in a plate-like water tank 10, and the liquid 30 and the particles 20 are intermittently transferred from the lower part 10 b to the upper part 10 t of the water tank 10 by a circulation means 50 including a pipe 51. Circulate continuously. The space in the plate-shaped water tank 10 has a narrow interval (depth direction) between the front panel 11 and the back panel 12 facing each other, and a wide direction (width direction) along the front panel 11 and the back panel 12 is two-dimensional. It is a close space. The particles 20 mixed in the liquid 30 fall in the plate-shaped water tank 10 while fluctuating in various directions as indicated by a broken line 21 in the liquid 30 due to the shape of the particles 20 and the uneven center of gravity. . Since the space in the plate-shaped water tank 10 is nearly two-dimensional, the movement in the width direction is emphasized with respect to the movement in the depth direction. Furthermore, the movement of the particles 20 in the width direction in the plate-like water tank 10 can be easily seen through the front panel 11 and the back panel 12 which are translucent walls.

  Therefore, the user who looks at this apparatus 1 is irregular, for example, while the particle | grains 20 fluctuate | fluctuate in the width direction in the plate-shaped water tank 10 through the translucent front panel 11, or it floats softly. You can see the sun sinking in the depth direction. Such a movement of the particles 20 does not appear as if the bubbles are rising, but in the opposite direction, that is, as if the bubbles are pouring from above. Therefore, the user can appreciate and enjoy the appearance of bubbles falling from above instead of the movement of bubbles rising from the bottom of the container.

  Furthermore, the liquid 30 and the particles 20 can be circulated intermittently or continuously from the lower part 10 b of the water tank 10 to the upper part 10 t by the pipe 51 of the circulation means 50. Therefore, the particles 20 descend in the plate-like water tank 10 continuously or intermittently. For this reason, the particle | grains 20 circulate through the water tank 10, and a user can enjoy a mode that the particle | grains 20 pour down continuously. Moreover, in this apparatus 1, since the water (liquid) 30 and the particle | grains 20 in the water tank 10 are forcedly moved by the circulation means 50, the movement also accentuates the movement of the particles 20 in the water tank 10. Can do. For this reason, the user who sees this apparatus 1 can enjoy the movement of the particle | grains 20 rich in change.

  In addition, the base 100 houses an illumination device 101 that illuminates the water tank 10 from below. Therefore, the water 30 and the particles 20 in the water tank 10 are irradiated with light 109 from below, and the light 109 is reflected by the acrylic front panel 11, back panel 12, right side panel 13, and left side panel 14. It is guided above the plate-shaped water tank 10. Accordingly, the light hits the particles 20 falling from the top to the bottom of the water tank 10, and the user can enjoy the movement of the bright particles 20 and the movement of the light reflected by the particles 20. For example, it is possible to darken the room illumination and enjoy the movement by reflecting the light reflected by the particles 20 on the wall of the room.

  The particles 20 are desirably a substance having a specific gravity slightly higher than that of the water 30. If the specific gravity is too large, the particle 20 has a too high falling speed, and if the specific gravity is too small, the movement of the particle 20 becomes slow. Typical of particles 20 are sand or glass beads, most preferably non-spherical glass beads. Glass beads 20 having a particle size of about 0.5 to 2.0 mm are preferable. For example, glass beads SS (particle size 0.85 to 1.18 mm) and glass beads S (particle size 1. 4 to 2.0 mm). The non-spherical glass beads 20 have a biased center of gravity and are likely to receive irregular resistance from the liquid 30. For this reason, when the glass bead 20 sinks from the upper part 10t to the lower part 10b of the water tank 10, it is easy to make an irregular and varied movement, and the movement of descending the inside of the water tank 10 becomes regular and monotonous. Can be suppressed.

  Further, the glass beads 20 are translucent and have a function of reflecting or refracting the illumination light 109 from below. The non-spherical glass beads 20 may emit light including various colors to the surroundings like a prism by reflecting light in various directions or refracting light inside. For this reason, the user can enjoy watching not only the movement of the particles 20 falling in the water tank 10 but also the way the particles 20 shine or the color of the particles 20 changes. Therefore, the apparatus 1 can embody the image that bubbles carry and pour down the water tank 10 with various expressions.

  The illumination device 101 may use multicolor LEDs and illuminate multicolor light in an appropriate order and combination. On the other hand, when the white light 109 is irradiated using a halogen beam or the like, the water tank 10 and the glass beads 20 in the water tank 10 and the glass beads 20 in the white light 109 can be illuminated with simple illumination. It is possible to highlight various color changes. Therefore, it is possible to enjoy the movement of the random particles 20 including a delicate color change in simple light.

  Furthermore, since the plate-shaped water tank 10 has almost no curved surface, the outline of the glass beads 20 can be clearly seen and the movement of the glass beads 20 can be easily seen. Furthermore, the apparatus 1 including the plate-like water tank 10 can be used not only for enjoying the movement of the glass beads 20 but also for partitions, wall decorations, sunshades, and the like, and can be used as interiors and exteriors. Moreover, since the light 109 is scattered around by the glass beads 20, the device 1 including the water tank 10 can be used as illumination for a passage or the like.

  FIG. 2 shows a configuration of the plate-like water tank 10 in a perspective view through the base 100. FIG. 3 shows a configuration of the plate-like water tank 10 in a front view through the base 100. Furthermore, the structure of the plate-shaped water tank 10 is shown by the expanded sectional view in FIG. In these drawings, a part of the plate-like water tank 10 that is continuous in the vertical direction is partially cut.

  The apparatus 1 includes left and right transparent conduits 51 disposed along the right side panel 13 and the left side panel 14 of the water tank 10, respectively. The left and right ducts 51 have the same diameter as or smaller than the depth of the water tank 10, and communicate with the lower part 10 b and the upper part 10 t of the water tank 10 from the side.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the middle part 51m of the left and right pipes 51 is fixed by a transparent acrylic stopper 19m protruding outward from the water tank 10. For this reason, the transparent conduit 51 is close to the transparent right side panel 13 and the left side panel 14 and is integrated with the transparent water tank 10. In this device 1, the front panel 11 and the back panel 12 of the water tank 10 are extended so as to cover the left and right pipe lines 51, emphasizing a sense of unity between the water tank 10 and the pipe lines 51, It is also possible to make a device that feels a single plate including

  The lower part 10 b of the water tank 10 is a reservoir 16 (particle reservoir) 16 for the particles 20 that have fallen in the water tank 10. The particle reservoir 16 includes a transparent separating plate 16a processed into a mountain shape. The left and right ducts 51 are connected to the portions of the mountain-shaped separation plates 16a that contact both (left and right) flanges 16b. The particles (glass beads) 20 dropped in the water tank 10 are distributed to the left and right ridges 16b by the mountain-shaped separation plate 16a, and are collected almost evenly on the left and right. Therefore, the particles (glass beads) 20 hardly accumulate in the central portion of the transparent chevron-shaped separation plate 16a. For this reason, the light 109 from the lower illumination device 101 is efficiently guided to the inside of the water tank 10 through the separation plate 16a. The inclination of the separation plate 16a is, for example, 30 degrees. The glass beads 20 collected in the ridges 16b of the separation plate 16a transmit a part of the light 109 from below and refract or scatter a part thereof. Therefore, the lower part 10b of the plate-like water tank 10 covered with the base 100 is brightly illuminated by illumination, and light of a subtle hue is leaked, which is an accent of the water tank 10.

  In the apparatus 1, the user may be allowed to see the pool 16 of the glass beads 20 without being covered with the base 100. Further, the separation plate 16a is not limited to a triangle with a sharp center, and may be a one-sided triangle as long as the pipe 51 is provided only on one side.

  The lower ends 51b of the left and right ducts 51 are cut obliquely so as to open toward the center of the water tank 10 at a larger angle along the flange 16b of the separation plate 16a. The particles 20 accumulated in the tub 16b of the water tank 10 naturally enter the inside of the pipe line 51 through the lower end 51b, and efficiently supply to the upper part 10t of the water tank 10 through the pipe line 51 together with the water 30 in the water tank 10. Is done.

  Further, substantially transparent tubes 55 for supplying air (gas) 61 for conveyance are inserted into the lower ends 51b of the left and right ducts 51, respectively. Each tube 55 is connected to a compressor (air source) 60 accommodated in the base 100 via a control valve 68. The tube 55 penetrates the mountain-shaped separation plate 16a, is sealed at the penetration portion, and is led to the base 100 through a circular hole 17 provided at the lower end of the back panel 12. Therefore, when the water tank 10 is installed on the base 100, the tube 55 is basically not visible. Further, the portion where the tube 55 appears in the transparent pipe 51 is also transparent or translucent, so that the transparent design of the water tank 10 is maintained.

  A control valve 68 and a controller 69 that controls opening and closing of each control valve 68 are housed inside the base 100. The conveying air 61 is supplied from the tubes 55 to the respective pipelines 51 with the control valves 68 being opened or closed simultaneously or individually at a timing programmed in advance in the controller 69. The tubes 55 extend from the lower end 51b of the pipeline 51 toward the upper end 51t along the inside of each pipeline 51. For this reason, by discharging (spouting) the conveying air 61 upward from the upper end 55a of the tube 55, a flow (water flow) 31 from the lower end 51b toward the upper end 51t can be formed. Therefore, the water 30 in the water tank 10 can be sucked from the lower end 51b of the pipe 51 and supplied to the upper part 10t of the water tank 10, and the water 30 in the water tank 10 can be circulated from the lower side to the upper side. Further, since the lower end 51b of the pipe line 51 reaches the particle reservoir 16, the particles 20 are sucked up together with the water 30, and flow upward through the pipe line 51 together with the air 61 and water flow 31 for transport. 10t is discharged into the water tank 10.

  The tube 55 extends to the upper part of the pipe 51 sufficiently above the top of the separation plate 16a, so that the upper end 55a of the tube 55 is not buried by the particles 20 accumulated in the ridge 16b. Further, a rod having a rigidity higher than that of the tube 55, typically a stainless steel wire 56, is inserted into the tube 55, and the tip of the wire 56 is connected to the upper end (jet port) 55 a of the tube 55. Also sticks up. Furthermore, the inner diameter of the tube 55 and the outer diameter of the wire 56 are selected so that the difference between them is slightly smaller than the particle size of the particle 20. By inserting the wire 56 into the tube 55, the pipe line The particles 20 that have settled 51 enter the tube 55 so that the tube 55 is not clogged. Furthermore, the wire 56 stabilizes the shape of the flexible tube 55 such as rubber, and the upper end 55a of the tube 55 always faces the upper part along the pipe 51, and the air 61 for conveyance is stably ejected upward. To be.

  Therefore, this apparatus 1 is provided with a circulation means 50 that can stably form a water flow (ascending water flow) 31 inside the pipeline 51 by supplying air 61 for conveyance, The inside of the water tank 10 can be circulated intermittently or continuously, and the state in which the particles 20 sink inside the water tank 10 can be continuously observed.

  In the upper part 10t of the plate-like water tank 10, the liquid (water) 30 and the particles 20 that have flowed into the water tank 10 through the pipe line 51 by the rising water flow 31 and the air 61 for transport are separated. A mechanism 80 for escaping the air 61 is accommodated. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the mechanism 80 includes a plate-like upper member 81 and a lower member 82 provided so as to cross the plate-like water tank 10. The left and right pipes 51 supply the water 30 and the particles 20 between the upper member 81 and the lower member 82 together with the air 61 for transport from the side with respect to the plate-shaped water tank 10. The upper member 81 functions as a separator that separates the liquid (water) 30 and the particles 20 and the transporting air 61 and releases the transporting air 61 upward. The separated transporting air 61 is discharged to the outside from an exhaust port 15 a provided in the cover 15 that covers the upper end of the water tank 10.

  The lower member 82 functions as a distribution plate having an opening area that increases toward the center of the plate-like water tank 10 so that the liquid (water) 30 and the particles 20 are dispersed in the width direction and flow down in the water tank 10. . Further, the device 1 has a communication path (pipe) 83 that connects the lower member 82 and the upper member 81 so as to allow gas to escape above the upper member 81 from the lower side of the lower member 82. In this apparatus 1, if bubbles 62 accumulate on the lower side of the lower member 82, there is a possibility that the bubbles 62 are drawn in by the inflowing water 30, or that the particles 20 may be obstructed, and a pipe 83 is provided. Thus, the generation of the bubbles 62 can be prevented. Further, the pipe 83 extends so as to protrude above the upper member 81. For this reason, even if a film of water 30 is formed on the upper side of the upper member 81, the bubbles 62 can be prevented from being drawn in, and the gas can easily escape above the upper member 81. Further, the upper opening 83 a of the pipe 83 is cut obliquely in order to reduce the surface tension of the tip (upper end) surface of the pipe 83. The pipe 83 also includes a function of mechanically connecting the lower member 82 and the upper member 81.

  FIG. 7 shows the mechanism 80 extracted. FIG. 8 shows the upper member 81 extracted, and FIG. 9 shows the lower member 82 extracted. The upper member 81 functioning as a separator has a horizontally long I-shape when viewed from above. Therefore, when the upper member 81 is installed in the water tank 10, a rectangular first opening 81 a is formed between the front panel 11 and the back panel 12. The mixed fluid of water 30, particles 20 and air 61 supplied from the pipe 51 to the upper part 10t of the water tank 10 collides with the upper member 81, and the separated transporting air 61 passes upward through the opening 81a. escape.

  When viewed from above, the lower member 82 is a horizontally-long rectangular member that tapers toward the center. Therefore, when the lower member 82 is installed in the water tank 10, a second opening 82 a having an opening area that increases toward the center is formed between the front panel 11 and the back panel 12. The water 30 and the particles 20 that flow in from the end (side surface) of the water tank 10 and are separated by the upper member 81 do not fall only at the end of the water tank 10 because the lower member 82 serves as a baffle plate, but the central portion of the water tank 10. Led up to. Therefore, the water 30 and the particles 20 flow into the water tank 10 almost evenly along the width direction of the upper part 10 t of the water tank 10. The upper member 81 and the lower member 82 are provided with holes 81b and 82b for connecting a pipe (communication path) 83, respectively.

  As described above, in this apparatus 1, the particles 20 circulate in the water tank 10 by the circulation means 50 including the pipe 51, and it can be enjoyed by watching the particles 20 sink or descend in the water tank 10. Further, since the particles 20 descend along the front panel 11 and the back panel 12, not only can the user be entertained, but also the bubbles adhering to the inner surfaces of the front panel 11 and the back panel 12 can be removed (self-cleaning). In addition, the device 1 can be provided in which the movement of the particles 20 is easier to see.

  The water 30 contained in the water tank 10 can further contain air bubbles on the inner surface of the water tank 10, particularly the inner surfaces of the front panel 11 and the back panel 12, by including a small amount of antistatic agent. An aqueous solution containing a small amount of a surfactant is effective as the antistatic agent. For example, 80 cc of Coatlon (trademark) manufactured by Takiron Co., Ltd. is mixed and aerated to evaporate the alcohol. Can be used.

  An example of the size of the water tank 10 is a rectangle having a cross section of 15 cm × 2 cm in the left-right direction inside the liquid 30, and a vertical length of 170 to 180 cm. An example of the size of the pipe 51 is a circular shape having a diameter of 1.5 cm in the left-right direction and a length in the up-down direction of 170 to 180 cm. The front panel 11, the back panel 12, the right side panel 13, and the left side panel 14 are made of transparent acrylic having a thickness of 5 mm. The pipe line 51 is made of transparent glass having a thickness of 1 mm to 2 mm. In addition, an example of the size of the base 100 is a rectangle having a cross section in the left-right direction of 30 cm × 40 cm, and the length in the vertical direction is 30 cm.

  Each said value is an example and the number and size of the water tank 10 and the pipe line 51 are not limited above. Furthermore, the apparatus 1 may be configured by a plurality of water tanks 10 and a plurality of pipelines 51. Moreover, the material which forms the front panel 11, the back panel 12, the right side panel 13, and the left side panel 14 is not limited to an acrylic board, as long as it has transparency or translucency, A glass plate may be sufficient.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 apparatus, 10 water tank, 11 front panel, 12 back panel 13 right side panel, 14 left side panel, 16 particle reservoir (reservoir)
20 particles (glass beads), 30 liquid (water), 31 water flow (rising water flow)
50 Circulating means, 51 pipeline, 55 tube, 61 air for transport 100 base, 101 lighting device

Claims (9)

A plate-like liquid tank containing a liquid in which particles are mixed, including a facing wall surface and a side wall, and at least one of the wall surfaces is translucent and the movement of the particles can be seen;
A circulating means for circulating the liquid and particles intermittently or continuously from the lower part to the upper part of the liquid tank. In Claim 1, the circulation means extends from the particle reservoir in the lower part of the liquid tank to the upper part of the liquid tank;
And a tube that injects a gas for conveyance upward from a lower portion of the conduit.   3. The tube according to claim 2, wherein the tube is inserted into the conduit so that an upper end of the tube protrudes upward from the particle reservoir, and protrudes upward from the upper end into the tube. A bar is inserted into the device.   4. The circulation means according to claim 2, wherein the circulation means includes a plurality of the pipes connected to different locations on the upper part of the liquid tank, and a plurality of the gas that supplies the gas for conveyance to each of the plurality of pipes. An apparatus comprising: a tube; and means for turning on and off a gas ejected from each of the plurality of tubes.   5. The particle reservoir according to claim 2, wherein the particle reservoir includes a mountain-shaped separation plate installed at a bottom portion of the plate-shaped liquid tank, and the pipe line is connected to a trough of the mountain-shaped separation plate. The equipment. In any one of Claims 2 thru | or 5, it further has the plate-shaped upper member and lower member which were provided in the upper part of the said plate-shaped liquid tank so that the said plate-shaped liquid tank might be crossed,
The pipe line supplies the liquid and the particles between the upper member and the lower member from the side with respect to the plate-like liquid tank,
The upper member is a separator that separates the liquid and the particles and the gas for conveyance that flows in with the liquid and the particles, and releases the gas for conveyance upward.
The lower member is a distribution plate having an opening area that increases toward the center of the plate-like liquid tank so that the liquid and the particles are dispersed and flow down.
Furthermore, the apparatus has a communication path that connects the lower member and the upper member so as to allow gas to escape above the upper member from the lower side of the lower member. In any one of Claim 1 thru | or 6, the bottom part of the said plate-shaped liquid tank is translucent,
Furthermore, the apparatus which has an illuminating device which illuminates the said plate-shaped liquid tank from the lower side.   8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the liquid containing the particles is contained in the plate-like liquid tank, and the particles include non-spherical glass beads.   9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the liquid includes an antistatic agent.

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