JP3102584U - Kaleidoscope and set for assembling kaleidoscope - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a kaleidoscope and a set for assembling a kaleidoscope, and provides a novel proposal which can realize more various visual changes as compared with a conventional one.
[Structure] At the lower end of the kaleidoscope tubular body, two or more storage units are enclosed in a hollow space formed by sandwiching small members such as rhinestones, plates of various shapes, and chips between transparent plates. A kaleidoscope that realizes a more varied visual change by the complex operation of the articles enclosed in each member when the kaleidoscope is viewed from the upper end side and the cylindrical main body is rotated and operated.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a kaleidoscope and a set for assembling the kaleidoscope, and provides a novel proposal that enables more diverse visual changes as compared with the conventional one.

  Kaleidoscopes, which enjoy the beauty of their visual changes by reflecting patterns and the like on a lens barrel composed of mirrors, have long been popular with people.

  Such a visual change is caused by placing small members (members called rhinestones, plates, and chips) having various colors constituting the pattern in a light-transmitting housing portion, and forming the kaleidoscope cylindrical body or the like. By rotating the tip portion or the like, it moves irregularly, and the change is reflected in the inside of the lens barrel and reflected, so that a complicated pattern change can be enjoyed.

  The basic structure of a kaleidoscope is as described above, and no significant improvement has been made. However, in order to enhance the uniqueness of the product, it is necessary to improve the pattern change by giving the small members put in the housing part a glittering gloss and to improve the aesthetics by devising the combination of colors etc. Has been done.

In addition, a proposal has been made in which a light-transmitting pattern plate is mounted rotatably and appropriately replaceable in place of a housing portion for accommodating small members.
JP 2003-5125 A

  However, in the case of the prior art described above, even if the color and shape of small members such as rhinestones, plates, and chips are devised, the resulting change in the visual pattern as a kaleidoscope is not so large. It is not new. Further, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-5125, the pattern itself is fixed unlike the case where a small member is put in the housing portion, even if the change of the visual pattern as a kaleidoscope can be enjoyed by appropriately changing the pattern plate. It is typical. In other words, it is a difficult task to realize a new and unprecedented change in visual pattern using a kaleidoscope.

  The present invention is based on a three-dimensional structure in which the accommodating portions of small members such as rhinestones, plates, and chips can be stacked in two or more levels in order to realize a new visual pattern change as a kaleidoscope that is not present in the prior art. The present invention proposes a method of realizing a complex and complex visual pattern change and using an appropriate character as the shape and pattern of a small member, and more specifically, as follows.

(1) At the lower end of the kaleidoscope's cylindrical body, two or more storage units are enclosed in a hollow space formed by sandwiching small members such as rhinestones, plates and chips of various shapes with transparent plates. When the kaleidoscope is viewed from the upper end side and the cylindrical body is rotated or the like, a more varied visual change is realized by the combined operation of the articles sealed in each member. kaleidoscope.

(2) A small member such as a plate or a chip utilizing various character shapes is sealed in at least one of the accommodating portions that are mounted on the lower end portion side of the kaleidoscope cylindrical body at least two times. A kaleidoscope according to item 1).

(3) The kaleidoscope according to the above (1) or (2), wherein a seal using a character shape made of a translucent material is attached to a part of the transparent plate.

(4) At least the lower end is sandwiched between a kaleidoscope tubular main body and a transparent plate, which are structured such that two or more small members such as rhinestones, plates and chips of various shapes are stacked and attached. A housing part for two or more small members capable of opening and closing a hollow space, a commonly used rhinestone, a plate of various shapes, a small member such as a chip, and various kinds of materials sealed in the housing part for the small members, and various types. The set for assembling a kaleidoscope according to any one of the above items (1) to (3), wherein a small member such as a plate or a chip using a character shape is combined.

Some examples of the specific embodiments of the present invention as described above will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
That is, FIG. 1 is a perspective sectional view showing an example of a specific embodiment of the kaleidoscope 1 according to the present invention.

  As shown in the figure, a triangular reflecting mirror 3 in which three mirrors are combined is incorporated inside a tubular main body 2 of a kaleidoscope 1, and a rhinestone, a plate, A small member accommodating portion 5 formed of a transparent plastic material or the like in which a small member 4 such as a chip is enclosed in a hollow space is provided, and a viewing hole 6 is formed at an upper end side. .

  In addition, a rotary operation part 7 should be provided at the lower part of the cylindrical main body 2, and by operating this part, the various small members 4 sealed in the hollow space of the small member storage part 5 can not be kept inside. Utilization of moving in a regular manner, whereby the visual image pattern 8 (an example according to the present invention is shown in FIG. 2) reflected on the triangular reflecting mirror 3 changes variously so that the inside of the tubular main body 2 can be seen through the viewing hole 6. Is something that people enjoy.

  The above is the same as the conventional kaleidoscope, but one feature of the present invention is that at least a part of the various small members 4 uses the character shape 9 (see FIG. 2). That is, although the various small members 4 used in the conventional general kaleidoscope have various colors and the like, the shapes thereof have no special meaning such as a circle, a triangle, and a star, but the character shape 9 As described above, the small member 4 having a specific meaning content alone causes a unique image pattern change in the kaleidoscope 1, and a freshness that has never been seen before can be found.

  Further, such a character shape 9 may not be sealed as a small member 4 in the housing portion 5 but may be affixed to the housing portion 5 as a sealing material as long as the visual pattern of the kaleidoscope 1 is not changed. .

Further, the present invention proposes that two or more small member housing portions 5 formed of a transparent material are stacked and stacked. In other words, since the housing portions 5 are formed of a transparent material, there is no inconvenience in seeing through the various small members 4 sealed in the respective housing portions 5 even if an appropriate number of layers are stacked.
Therefore, for example, as shown in the figure, the three accommodating portions 5, 5, 5 are stacked, various small members 4 are put in each of them, the kaleidoscope 1 is operated, and the change of the visual pattern You can enjoy.

  At this time, it is also a preferable application that the small members 4 of different types are separately sealed in the respective housing portions 5. For example, a small member 4 having a change in color is put in the first housing portion 5, a small member 4 that shines in the second housing portion 5, and a character shape is put in the third housing portion 5. For example, the small member 4 utilizing the component 9 is inserted.

  In this way, the accommodation sections 5 in which an appropriate number of sheets are stacked and set should be configured such that they can be individually removed and the order of stacking can be changed. It is possible to enjoy the original pattern change according to preference.

  Further, although a case where a plurality of storage sections 5 are simply stacked and installed is shown in the figure, it is of course possible to form a dedicated insertion slit or the like so that the storage section 5 can be inserted and replaced.

  Furthermore, the user can make an appropriate selection for each member constituting the kaleidoscope 1 of the present invention, and the user can also commercialize the set as a set for assembling the kaleidoscope 1 completed by himself / herself. In this case, it is assumed that an opening / closing section is provided in the housing section 5 so that various small members 4 can be enclosed as desired, and if the user can perform appropriate customization, the product can be made more attractive. . Further, it is also possible to arrange a large number of the accommodating portions 5 in which the respective small members 4 are properly classified and put them in a set, or to purchase them separately.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a kaleidoscope in which a user can freely select various and complex pattern changes that have not existed in the past according to his / her preference. It can realize a new kaleidoscope that reflects hobbies and aesthetics, and is understood to be a highly industrially applicable device that opens new demands to the market.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a perspective view of an internal configuration relationship of the kaleidoscope of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing an example of an appearance of a kaleidoscope according to the present invention and an example of a visual image pattern by the kaleidoscope realized by the present invention.

Explanation of reference numerals

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Kaleidoscope of the present invention 2 Cylindrical main body 3 Triangular reflector 4 Various small members 5 Housing for various small members 6 Viewing hole 7 Rotation operation unit 8 Visual image pattern 9 Character shape

Claims (4)

At the lower end of the kaleidoscope tubular body, two or more housing parts enclosed in a hollow space formed by sandwiching small members such as rhinestones, plates of various shapes, and chips between transparent plates can be attached and mounted A kaleidoscope characterized by realizing a more varied visual change by a composite operation of an article enclosed in each member when a kaleidoscope is viewed from the upper end side and a cylindrical body is rotated or the like. 2. A small member such as a plate or a chip using various character shapes is enclosed in at least one of the accommodating portions to be attached at least two at the lower end of the kaleidoscope cylindrical body. Kaleidoscope. The kaleidoscope according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a seal using a character shape made of a translucent material is attached to a part of the transparent plate. At least the kaleidoscope cylindrical body with a structure in which two or more small members such as rhinestones, plates of various shapes, and chips are stacked and attached on the lower end side, and a hollow space formed by being sandwiched between transparent plates It can accommodate two or more small members that can be opened and closed, commonly used rhinestones and various shapes of plates, chips, small members such as chips, and various character shapes enclosed in the small member housing. The set for assembling a kaleidoscope according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein small members such as used plates and chips are combined.

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