JP2022039854A - Snow globe - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a snow globe which allows smooth release of air bubbles and capping, in capping work after water pouring.SOLUTION: A transparent glass dome 1 has a bottom plate 21. The bottom plate 21 has an inlet 22 through which water 3 is injected and air bubbles are released. On a surface in the dome 1 of the bottom plate 21, a groove part 23 directed to the inlet 22 is engraved, and the air bubbles 30 are captured to the groove part 23 and carried to the inlet 22. The inlet 22 can be closed in a fluid tight state by a plug 26 from outside.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to a snow globe in which, in assembling a snow globe, when the dome is plugged and sealed, the work of removing air bubbles from the liquid filling the dome can be easily performed.

Snow domes (also called snow globes) originated in Europe in the 19th century and became popular in the United States. The structure of a snow globe is mainly made by forming a transparent glass container into a dome shape or a spherical shape, arranging photographs such as landscapes and mutures inside, and storing powder that looks like snow. A transparent liquid such as glycerin or water is injected and filled from the injection port provided at the bottom of the snow globe, and the injection port is plugged. By holding the snow globe configured in this way in your hand and turning it upside down, you can play with snow in the landscape. Local features such as the Eiffel Tower and skyscrapers are used as this scenic spot, so there is a lot of demand as a souvenir in the world.

The idea of the snow dome type calendar (1) of the practical proposal registration No. 3171324 is to fill a transparent liquid (3) in a dome-shaped transparent container (2) having a hemispherical upper part, and to fill the inside of the liquid (3). A large number of minute decorative pieces (4) are accommodated in the transparent container (2), and the liquid (3) in the transparent container (2) is directed upward from the opening (8) provided in the bottom (2a) of the transparent container (2). A frame member (5a) that forms a slit (5) having a predetermined width in an isolated state is provided, and a display piece (6) such as a calendar is interchangeably inserted into the slit (5), and the transparent container (2) is used. The opening (8) of the slit (5) is closed by the pedestal (7) that receives the bottom (2a). The transparent container (2) is filled with the liquid (3) from the injection port (9) provided at the bottom (2a), and the transparent container (2) after filling is sealed by plugging the injection port (9). This is done by closing with the member (10).

Utility Model Registration No. 3171324 (Fig. 4)

Certainly, the snow globe calendar of Utility Model Registration No. 3171324 is well designed. However, there are drawbacks. As described above, the transparent container (2) is filled with the liquid (3) from the injection port (9) provided at the bottom (2a), and the transparent container (2) is sealed after the filling port (2a). This is done by closing 9) with the plug member (10). However, the liquid (3) contains air bubbles, and if these air bubbles are not removed, it will stick to the wall surface of the transparent container (2), or it will be an obstacle to viewing the decorative piece (4) in the liquid (3). Or something. In addition, small bubbles gather over time to form a larger mass of air, which causes the inconvenience of accumulating on the upper part of the liquid (3). It is easy to generate a large mass of air, but it has the property of breaking down into small bubbles with a slight vibration. Bubbles are easy to move and do not come out to the injection port (9) while wandering around the injection port (9) on the wall surface provided with the injection port (9). At the boundary between the dome (2b) and the bottom (2a), the bubbles may be due to the surface tension of water, or the bubbles are easily caught at the boundary of the members, and the bubbles only move along this boundary (injection port). The property of being difficult to move to 9) can be seen. If air bubbles remain in this way, when you hold the snow globe in your hand and turn it upside down, you will inevitably be concerned about the air bubbles, and the degree of perfection as a product will be questioned. According to the configuration of the injection port (9) and the plug member (10), the liquid (3) in the transparent container (2) is fitted at the stage of fitting the plug member (10) to the injection port (9) even if the work is done carefully. ) May contain air bubbles that should have been created.

Therefore, the present inventor wondered if there was a construction means that could easily and speedily perform the closing operation and make it difficult for air bubbles to remain. That is, it is an object of the present invention to provide a snow globe in which air bubbles are easily removed and a snow globe is left behind.

Therefore, in the present invention, the dome, the liquid injection port provided in the dome, and the stopper for closing the port and sealing the dome are provided, and the liquid injection port inside the dome is provided. A snow globe is provided on a certain wall surface with a groove for guiding bubbles leading to the liquid injection port.

As mentioned above, in the conventional product, the bubbles tend to move at the final stage of removing the bubbles, and they wander around the mouth of the wall surface provided with the liquid injection mouth and do not come out to the mouth. At the boundary between the member on the dome side and the member on the mouth side, the bubble is easily caught at the boundary between the members, and it is difficult for the bubble to come to the mouth only by moving along this boundary. According to this, the presence of the bubble guide groove allows the bubble to come out to the liquid injection port in a form of being caught and guided by this groove. Therefore, the work of removing air bubbles becomes easy, and the time required for removing air bubbles is significantly shortened.

Such a groove for guiding bubbles may be provided only in the vicinity of the liquid injection port on the wall surface where the liquid injection port is located. For example, in the case of a snow globe with a flat pedestal at the bottom of a dome-shaped transparent container with a hemispherical top, the end of the flat pedestal, that is, from the liquid injection port opened in the center of the pedestal. It is possible to provide a groove for guiding air bubbles up to the part leading to the wall surface of the dome of the transparent container, but instead, it is provided only near the mouth for injecting liquid. As mentioned above, the bubbles tend to move and wander around the mouth of the wall with the liquid injection mouth and do not come out of the mouth. However, since it wanders around the mouth, it is possible to capture bubbles even if a groove for guiding bubbles is provided only in that portion. On the other hand, as described above, at the boundary between the member on the dome side and the member on the mouth side, the bubble is easily caught at the boundary between the members, and it is difficult for the bubble to come to the mouth only by moving along this boundary. However, even so, by hitting the dome side or the wall surface side with the mouth with a fingertip or the like, air bubbles may come off from the boundary of the member. At such times, due to the surface tension of water or the groove for guiding bubbles, the bubbles are captured. Although it is difficult to generate bubbles as compared with the case where the groove is provided up to the boundary with the above member, the action of guiding the bubbles can certainly be seen in the groove.

Further, it may be possible that a plurality of grooves for guiding bubbles are provided. For example, it is known that the required effect can be obtained if one groove for guiding bubbles is provided in the liquid injection port opened in the center of the cradle, but if there are multiple grooves, the groove is known to be effective. Bubble removal becomes more efficient. It is also possible to have a plurality of grooves and different lengths of each groove.

Further, the wall surface can be an inclined surface that directs air bubbles toward the liquid injection port. For example, in the case of a snow globe having a flat pedestal at the bottom as described above, the required effect can be obtained only by applying the configuration of the present invention to the flat pedestal and providing a groove for guiding bubbles. Further, by making the pedestal have an inclined surface for directing bubbles toward the liquid injection port, bubble removal becomes more efficient.

Further, in the dome, a pedestal for installing a photograph such as a landscape or a landscape such as a miniature is provided so that the mouth for injecting liquid and the groove for guiding bubbles dive under the pedestal. It may be provided. In short, even if there is a pedestal for installing the prize, if the passage of the submerged bubbles and the groove for guiding the bubbles are provided, the bubbles will not be disturbed by the pedestal of the prize and the mouth for liquid injection. You can head to.

Now it has a first wall surrounding the outside of the liquid injection port and a second wall surrounding the outside of the first wall, the second wall having the same height as the first wall. It may be configured so as to be provided higher than the first wall.

According to this configuration, the liquid injection port has a first wall surrounding the outside thereof and a second wall surrounding the outside thereof, and the second wall is at the same height as the first wall. Alternatively, the second wall is provided higher than the first wall, and the plug for closing the mouth for liquid injection is configured to plug the mouth surrounded by the first wall. Therefore, when the liquid is injected into the dome through this mouth, the liquid overflows from the first wall and enters the second wall so that the first wall sinks into the liquid. This is possible because there is a second wall that surrounds the outside of the first wall.

If the second wall is provided at the same height as the first wall, when the liquid is filled to the height of the second wall, the liquid rises due to its surface tension, so that the first wall is a liquid. It will sink in. If the second wall is set higher than the first wall, the liquid can be put into the second wall so that the first wall sinks. In either case, the first wall will sink into the liquid. Therefore, when plugging the liquid injection port surrounded by the first wall, the plug enters the liquid on the second wall and then closes the liquid injection port. This stopper will enter the liquid in the second wall before it reaches the liquid injection port. That is, when the stopper suddenly closes the mouth for liquid injection as in the conventional case, this stopper tends to entrain air or air bubbles, whereas according to the present invention, this stopper entraps air or air bubbles. It is extremely unlikely that the mouth for liquid injection will be closed.

In carrying out the present invention, the second wall is preferably provided higher than the first wall. By doing so, it becomes possible to sufficiently exclude the influence of the air related to this plug in the liquid in the second wall, and a margin for work is created.

It should be noted that the present invention can be applied even if it is not a so-called snow globe that enjoys dynamically falling snow as described above. For example, a static dome with underwater flowers placed in a liquid, or several types of colored water with different specific densities are enclosed, and the colored water mixes by tilting the dome, but the color can be left quietly. It is equipped with a dynamic dome that divides into layers and a mechanism that can change the water pressure, and the pulsating change in water pressure causes the model fish's fins to operate, making the fish look like it is swimming naturally. It can be applied to any dome. It is also an optional design matter to combine lighting fixtures with these domes. That is, these are within the scope of the rights of the present invention.

In the snow globe of the present invention, a groove for guiding bubbles leading to the liquid injection port is provided on the wall surface inside the dome where the liquid injection port is located. The presence of the bubble guiding groove allows the bubbles to come out to the liquid injection port in the form of being caught and guided by this groove. Therefore, the work of removing air bubbles becomes easy, and the time required for removing air bubbles is significantly shortened.

It is explanatory drawing of Example 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which showed the Example 1 by the sectional view. It is explanatory drawing which viewed the cross section of the dome 1 of Example 1 in a plan view. It is explanatory drawing of Example 2. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which showed the top and bottom of Example 2 in a cross-sectional view. It is explanatory drawing which showed the Example 3 in the cross-sectional view. It is explanatory drawing which showed the Example 4 by the sectional view. It is explanatory drawing which viewed the cross section of the dome 6 of Example 4 in a plan view. It is explanatory drawing which viewed the cross section of the dome 7 of Example 5 in a plan view. It is explanatory drawing which viewed the cross section of the dome 8 of Example 6 in a plan view.

Hereinafter, six examples of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications devised within the scope of the idea of the present invention are also included in the present invention. It is included in the scope of rights. For example, water 3 described later can be changed to glycerin or the like. Further, when the groove for guiding bubbles is said to be one, the groove may be curved instead of straight.

1 to 3 show the snow dome of this embodiment. The transparent glass dome 1 has a shape having a cylindrical opening 10 at the lower end of the sphere, and the pedestal 2 is firmly fitted in the opening 10 by the fitting protrusion 20 thereof. .. The pedestal 2 includes an inclined bottom plate 21. The inclination of the bottom plate 21 descends from the boundary with the dome 1 toward the inner cylinder 27 of the injection port 22 in the central portion, and the groove portion 23 is provided at a position symmetrical with respect to the bottom plate 21 in the meantime. This groove 23 is a portion that serves as a passage for bubbles. In the figure, reference numeral 24 indicates a platform portion, and the platform portion 24 is erected on the bottom plate 21 by a support column 25, on which an object can be placed. The inner cylinder 27 of the injection port 22 can be closed liquid-tightly with a stopper 26 from the outside thereof.

The end of the injection port 22 (corresponding to the second wall) is located outside (upper of FIG. 2) of the end of the inner cylinder 27 of the injection port 22 (corresponding to the first wall). It is configured.

As for the usage of this embodiment, the stopper 26 is removed from the inner cylinder 27 of the injection port 22 and the water 3 is injected into the dome 1 from the injection port 22 in the posture of FIG. 2 with the top and bottom of FIG. 1 turned upside down. do. At this time, it is preferable that the water 3 overflows from the inner cylinder 27 and fills the injection port 22 (overflow 31). It is assumed that bubbles 30 remain in the dome 1 by this time. The bubbles 30 have the property of rising, but the wall surface of the dome 1, the bottom plate 21, and the ones that stop at the boundary between the two appear. Until now, I tried to push the bubble 30 out of the dome 1 from the injection port 22 by tapping the dome 1 with my fingertips, but as mentioned above, it did not go well. .. However, according to this embodiment, the bubble 30 reaches the groove 23 while wandering on the surface of the bottom plate 21 or moving along the boundary between the dome 1 and the bottom plate 21, and reaches the groove portion 23 in the direction of the inner cylinder 27 of the injection port 22. It will be guided to the inner cylinder 27 through the groove portion 23 in the inclined state. When the bubbles 30 are removed in this way, the inner cylinder 27 may be stopped by the stopper 26.

Next, ancillary features of this embodiment will be described. As described above, the water 3 overflows from the inner cylinder 27 of the injection port 22, becomes the overflow 31 in the injection port 22, and reaches the edge of the injection port 22. That is, the inner cylinder 27 is submerged in the overflow 31. When stopping the inner cylinder 27 with the stopper 26, when the stopper 26 is brought closer to the inner cylinder 27, the stopper 26 first touches the overflow water 31, but at this time, the stopper 26 is manipulated and no air bubbles are attached to the tip of the stopper 26. To do so. Then, in a state where no air bubbles 30 remain in the dome 1 and no air bubbles adhere to the stopper 26, the stopper 26 is advanced to attach the stopper 26 to the inner cylinder 27.

4 and 5 show the snow dome of this embodiment. The transparent synthetic resin dome 4 has a shape having an opening 40 at the lower end of the hemisphere, and the pedestal 5 is firmly fitted in the opening 40 by the fitting protrusion 50. The pedestal 5 includes an inclined bottom plate 51. The inclination of the bottom plate 51 descends from the boundary with the dome 4 toward the injection port 52 in the central portion, and the groove portion 53 is provided at a position symmetrical with respect to the four times of the bottom plate 51 between them. This groove 53 is a portion that serves as a passage for bubbles. In the figure, reference numeral 54 indicates a platform portion, and the platform portion 54 is erected on the bottom plate 51 by a support column 55, on which an object can be placed. The injection port 52 can be closed liquid-tightly from the outside with a plug 56. On the other hand, the end portion of the opening 40 and the pedestal 5 is configured to be outside the end portion of the injection port 52 (upper side of FIG. 5).

The usage of this embodiment follows the usage of Example 1 described above. Also in this embodiment, the bubble 30 reaches the groove 53 and is inclined toward the injection port 52 while wandering around the surface of the bottom plate 51 or moving along the boundary between the dome 4 and the bottom plate 51. It will be guided to the injection port 52 through the groove portion 53 of the above. When the bubbles 30 are removed in this way, the injection port 52 may be closed by the stopper 56 in a liquid-tight manner. At this time, it is more preferable to allow the water 3 to overflow from the injection port 52 and fill the opening 40 before injecting water so that the injection port 52 (corresponding to the first wall) is submerged in the overflow 31.

FIG. 6 shows the snow dome of this embodiment. The transparent synthetic resin dome 6 has a bottom plate 61 at a position slightly deeper than the opening 60. The bottom plate 61 has an injection port 62, and the portion of the bottom plate 61 facing the inside of the dome 6 is not flat and is inclined downward toward the injection port 62. The injection port 62 is provided at a position one side away from the center of the bottom plate 61, and the two groove portions 63 and 64 are symmetrical twice from the injection port 62 to the boundary between the bottom plate 61 and the dome 6. It is engraved in the position. As is clear from FIG. 6, the groove 63 is shorter than the groove 64, but it is a portion that serves as a passage for the bubble 30. The injection port 62 can be closed liquid-tightly from the outside with a stopper 65.

In the usage of this embodiment, the stopper 65 of the injection port 62 is removed in a posture that is upside down in FIG. 6, and water 3 is poured into the dome 6 from the injection port 62 (corresponding to the first wall). It overflows from the inlet 62 and fills the opening 60 (corresponding to the second wall).

It is assumed that bubbles 30 remain in the dome 6 by this time. The bubbles 30 have the property of rising, but some of them stop at the wall surface of the dome 6, the bottom plate 61, and the boundary between the dome 6 and the bottom plate 61. Until now, the bubble 30 had been tried to be discharged from the injection port 62 to the outside of the dome 6 by tapping the dome 6 with a fingertip, but the actual situation was that it did not go well as described above. However, according to this embodiment, the bubbles 30 gather in the two grooves 63 and 64 while wandering around the surface of the bottom plate 61 and the boundary between the bottom plate 61 and the bottom plate 61, and the grooves 63 and 64 are inclined. , Will be guided to the injection port 62 through the grooves 63 and 64. If the bubbles 30 are removed in this way, the injection port 62 may be stopped by the stopper 65.

7 and 8 show the snow dome of this embodiment. The transparent synthetic resin dome 7 has a bottom plate 71 at a position slightly deeper than the opening 70. A cube-shaped transparent synthetic resin hollow portion 75 that divides the dome 7 into left and right is formed between the bottom plate 71 and the vicinity of the top of the dome 7, and the bottom plate 71 is inserted into the hollow portion 75. It is configured so that the prize 77 can be detachably inserted from the mouth 76.

Although the water 3 flows at the top, the bottom plate 71 on one side of the dome 7 separated from the hollow portion 75 to the left and right is provided with an injection port 72, and the injection port 72 is liquidtight with a stopper 74. It is designed to be stopped by. On the bottom plate 71 on the side where the injection port 72 is located, the groove portion 73, is hung from the injection port 72 to the boundary between the bottom plate 71 and the dome 7, and from the injection port 72 to the boundary between the bottom plate 71 and the hollow portion 75. 73 is engraved. All of them are the parts that serve as the passages for the bubbles 30.

According to this embodiment, the object 77 inserted in the hollow portion 75 can be seen through the water 3 and the dome 7. It is also possible to replace the prize 77 as needed. As the prize 77, a doll, a photograph, or the like is arbitrarily used. A three-dimensional effect can be expressed by drawing landscapes, people, flowers, etc. on each of multiple transparent plates. Alternatively, it is possible for the user to insert a handmade prize. The shape of the hollow portion 75 may be a dome shape or the like, and an exhibit such as a ring may be used as a prize 77 to cover the hollow portion 75. Even in such an application, the feature of not leaving bubbles 30 in the dome 7 can be utilized as it is.

FIG. 9 shows the snow dome of this embodiment. The transparent synthetic resin dome 8 has a flat bottom plate 80 with no inclination. On the line that is the diameter of the bottom plate 80, the injection port 81 is provided at a portion off the center of the bottom plate 80 and close to the wall surface of the dome 8. A groove 82 is engraved on the longer diameter line from the injection port 81 to the wall surface of the dome 8.

The feature of this embodiment is that only one groove 82 is engraved. When water is injected from the injection port 81 and then the bottom plate 80 is tilted in the 360-degree direction, air bubbles collect in the bottom plate 80 and the groove portion 82 from the boundary between the dome 8 and the bottom plate 80. By tilting the bottom plate 80 so as to be above the groove 82, air bubbles collected in the groove 82 can be discharged from the injection port 81. In this way, the injection port 81 is plugged in a state where there are no bubbles in the water. If the configuration of claim 6 is adopted in this embodiment, water may be added so that the injection port 81 is submerged by using the injection port 81 as the first wall. This is the same for the injection port 72 of Example 4 described above and the injection port 91 of Example 6 described later.

FIG. 10 shows the snow dome of this embodiment. The transparent synthetic resin dome 9 has a flat bottom plate 90 with no inclination. An injection port 91 is provided at the center of the line, which is the diameter of the bottom plate 90. Two groove portions 92 and 92 are carved at positions symmetrically twice from the injection port 91 toward the dome 9 side. Each of the two groove portions 92 and 92 has an end portion 93, and the groove portions 92 and 92 do not reach the wall surface of the dome 9. The grooves 92 and 92 are portions that serve as passages for bubbles. The injection port 91 can be closed liquid-tightly from the outside with a plug.

In the usage of this embodiment, when the dome 9 is filled with water and then the bottom plate 90 is tilted in the direction of 360 degrees, air bubbles gather at the bottom plate 90 or the boundary between the dome 9 and the bottom plate 90. Bubbles in the bottom plate 90 are captured by the two groove portions 92 and 92 by tilting the bottom plate 90 in the direction of 360 degrees. Bubbles at the boundary between the dome 9 and the bottom plate 90 move along the boundary due to surface tension, and although it is difficult for them to reach the groove 92, still hit the dome 9 side or the bottom plate 90 side with a fingertip or the like. Will cause the bubbles to move away from the boundaries of the members. At this time, the groove portion 92 exerts a sufficient effect in capturing the bubbles, probably due to surface tension. In this way, the injection port 91 is plugged in a state where there are no bubbles in the water.

In the present invention, a groove for guiding air bubbles leading to the liquid injection port is provided on the wall surface inside the snow globe where the liquid injection port is located. The presence of the bubble guiding groove allows the bubbles to collect in this groove and to be guided out to the liquid injection port. Therefore, the work of removing air bubbles becomes easy, and the time required for removing air bubbles is significantly shortened. That is, the present invention has industrial applicability and sufficient value. It is also possible to provide a snow globe whose top and bottom are opposite to those in the embodiment. It is also possible to provide a snow globe equipped with a rotation mechanism of a motor to automatically rotate, a lighting circuit to light up, and a performance mechanism such as a music box to play music.

1 Dome 10 Opening 2 Pedestal 20 Fitting protrusion 21 Bottom plate 22 Injection port 23 Groove 24 Stage 25 Pillar 26 Plug 27 Inner cylinder 3 Water 30 Bubbles 31 Overflow 4 Dome 40 Opening 5 Pedestal 50 Fitting protrusion 51 Bottom plate 52 Injection 53 Groove 54 Platform 55 Prop 56 Plug 6 Dome 60 Opening 61 Bottom plate 62 Injection 63 Groove 64 Groove 65 Plug 7 Dome 70 Opening 71 Bottom plate 72 Injection 73 Groove 74 Plug 75 Hollow part 76 Insertion port 77 Species 8 Dome 80 Bottom plate 81 Injection 82 Groove 9 Dome 90 Bottom plate 91 Injection 92 Groove 93 End

Claims (6)

The liquid is provided on a wall surface having a dome, a liquid injection port provided in the dome, a stopper for closing the mouth and sealing the dome, and the liquid injection port inside the dome. A snow dome characterized by a groove for guiding air bubbles leading to an injection port. The snow globe according to claim 1, wherein the bubble guiding groove is provided only in the vicinity of the liquid injection port on the wall surface. The snow globe according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of grooves for guiding bubbles are provided. The snow globe according to claim 1, wherein the wall surface is an inclined surface that directs air bubbles toward the liquid injection mouth. The first aspect of the present invention, wherein a pedestal for installing a prize in the dome is provided, and the liquid injection port and the bubble guiding groove are provided so as to dive under the pedestal. Snow globe. It has a first wall that surrounds the outside of the liquid injection port and a second wall that surrounds the outside of the first wall, and is this second wall at the same height as the first wall? The snow globe according to claim 1, wherein the snow globe is provided higher than the first wall.

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