JP3177812U - kaleidoscope - Google Patents

Abstract

A kaleidoscope capable of easily exchanging various objects at low cost and stably rotating and supporting the object is provided.
A kaleidoscope body 11 having an opening 11a formed at the front end and a viewing hole formed at the rear end, and a barrel 12 housed in the kaleidoscope body 11 and combined so that a plurality of mirror surfaces face each other. The kaleidoscope body 11 is rotatably attached so that the opening 11a faces, and is sandwiched between the pair of translucent holding plates 18 and 19 and the pair of holding plates 18 and 19, and has a pattern. And an object having translucency.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a kaleidoscope that can be projected on a mirror in a casing and can see various patterns.

  In general, a kaleidoscope is a toy that accommodates multiple mirror patterns that are reflected inward, and allows you to observe the change in the pattern reflected in multiple reflections from a peephole. It has been.

  Conventionally, as this kind of kaleidoscope, a viewing hole is drilled in the rear end in the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical body, a pattern is given to the front end, and a disk having translucency and rigidity is detachably supported. There is one in which a spindle is passed through a drilled center hole and a disk is rotatably supported (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  In addition, an object having a shaft hole at the center, a pattern, and a rigid material such as translucent glass or plastic is supported rotatably and replaceable on a support shaft provided at the tip of the cylinder, Some objects rotate the object by moving the upper end of the object while pressing it with a finger or the like (for example, see Patent Document 2).

JP 2004-354926 A JP 2003-005125 A

  However, the conventional kaleidoscope has a structure in which the object is directly fixed to the cylinder so that it can be rotated and exchanged. Therefore, the object is required to have an appropriate rigidity, and a shaft hole through which the support shaft passes is formed in the center of the object. For example, it is difficult to produce various objects, and it is difficult to provide various objects.

  In addition, since the object is supported at a single point at the center thereof, the stability is poor, and the object is directly rotated during use, which causes deformation and damage such as distortion due to repeated use.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its object is to allow various objects to be easily exchanged at low cost, and to stably rotate and support the objects. It is to provide a kaleidoscope that can be performed.
The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will be apparent from the description of this specification and the accompanying drawings.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a kaleidoscope body (11) having an opening (11a) formed at the front end and a viewing hole (11b) formed at the rear end, and the kaleidoscope body (11). The lens barrel (12) accommodated and combined so that a plurality of mirror surfaces face each other, and the kaleidoscope main body (11) are rotatably attached so that the opening (11a) faces, and has translucency. A pair of holding plates (18, 19) and a pair of holding plates (18, 19) are sandwiched between the pair of holding plates (18, 19), have a pattern, and have a translucent object (21). To do.

Thereby, since the object (21) is clamped between the pair of holding plates (18, 19), deformation and damage due to repeated use can be avoided, and replacement can be easily performed.
Moreover, as long as the material has translucency, the object (21) with various patterns can be easily obtained at low cost without being restricted by the shape and thickness and without performing special processing.

As a preferred embodiment, the object (21) is made of thin paper.
This facilitates processing of the object (21).

In the above aspect, a shaft hole (18a, 19a) is bored in the center of the holding plate (18, 19), a support shaft (15) is rotatably provided in the kaleidoscope body (11), and the holding plate ( 18, 19) are fastened with nuts (20) to the support shaft (15) penetrating the shaft holes (18 a, 19 a).
Thereby, the object (21) is stably clamped between the pair of holding plates (18, 19) by tightening the nut (20), and is easily exchanged by detaching the nut (20).

In the above aspect, the screw portion (24b) is screwed into the shaft hole (24a) drilled in the center of the holding plate (24), and the support shaft (15) is rotatable in the kaleidoscope body (11). The holding plate (24) is screwed to the support shaft (15) penetrating the shaft hole (24a).
Thereby, the object (21) is mounted (clamped) by the advance / retreat movement of the holding plate (24) by the screw, and can be easily exchanged.

In the said aspect, the front-end | tip of the said spindle (15) is formed in a thin acute angle.
Thereby, the object (21) is smoothly pierced by the spindle (15) and supported by the spindle (15).

In the said aspect, the rotation assistance part (14) which rotates the said spindle (15) is formed around the axis | shaft of the said spindle (15).
Thereby, the object (21) can be rotated by rotating in the circumferential direction while pressing the rotation auxiliary part (14) with a finger or the like. That is, the object (21) rotates smoothly without directly touching the object (21), and deformation and damage due to repeated use are avoided.

In the said aspect, the said rotation assistance part (14) is formed in polygonal column shape.
Thereby, when the rotation assisting part (14) rotates, a finger is applied to the corner (14a) of the polygonal column, and the rotational force is reliably applied, and the object (21) can be rotated smoothly.

  Moreover, if the surface part (14b) of the polygonal column is pressed with the belly of a finger, the rotation of the rotation auxiliary part (14) can be easily stopped and the rotation of the object (21) can be stopped.

  According to the kaleidoscope of the present invention, various objects can be easily exchanged at low cost, and the object can be rotated and supported stably. Further, deformation and damage due to repeated use can be prevented.

1 is a perspective view of a kaleidoscope according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a principal part side view of the kaleidoscope of FIG. It is a front view of the kaleidoscope of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the attachment structure of an object. It is a schematic diagram of a rotation assistance part. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the modification of a holding plate.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment according to the kaleidoscope of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a kaleidoscope. Moreover, FIG. 2 shows the principal part side view of a kaleidoscope. In the description of the embodiments, the same reference numerals are given to the same functions.

  1 to 3, the kaleidoscope 1 includes a hollow square column-shaped kaleidoscope body 11 made of acrylic resin, other plastics, paper, metal, or the like. An opening 11a is formed at the front end of the kaleidoscope main body 11, and a viewing hole 11b is formed at the rear end.

  The opening portion 11a and the viewing hole 11b are provided with flat plates 22 and 23 made of transparent glass, transparent acrylic, or transparent plastic to prevent entry of dust or the like. The peep hole 11b may be provided with a convex lens instead of the flat plate 23.

  Inside the kaleidoscope body 11, a lens barrel 12 made of glass or acrylic resin is accommodated. The lens barrel 12 is configured by combining the mirror surfaces of an elongated rectangular planar mirror 12a and a pair of planar mirrors 12b formed wider and narrower than the planar mirror 12a in an isosceles triangle shape toward the inside. . In this case, the lens barrel 12 may be configured in a tapered isosceles triangle shape.

  At the upper corner near the tip of the kaleidoscope body 11, a quadrangular prism-shaped notch 13 is formed, and in this notch 13, a rotation assisting part 14 is arranged. The rotation assisting portion 14 is formed in a polyhedron, for example, a hexagonal column shape, and is rotatably supported by the support shaft 15 so as to have a slight clearance between the rotation assisting portion 14 and the notch portion 13.

  The distal end portion of the support shaft 15 is rotatably inserted from the notch portion 13 to the distal end of the kaleidoscope main body 11, protrudes forward from the distal end of the kaleidoscope main body 11, and has a sharp end portion 15b formed at a narrow acute angle with the screw portion 15a. have. And the rear-end part of the spindle 15 is rotatably supported by the receiving hole 16 drilled in the notch part 13.

  A hexagon nut 17, a pair of translucent holding plates 18 and 19, and a wing nut 20 are sequentially disposed on the protruding portion of the support shaft 15. The holding plates 18 and 19 are formed by forming transparent glass or transparent acrylic material into a disk shape, and shaft holes 18a and 19a are respectively drilled at the centers thereof, and support shafts 15 are formed in the shaft holes 18a and 19a. It is inserted.

  The object 21 is sandwiched between the holding plates 18 and 19, and the wing nut 20 is fastened in this state. Thus, the holding plates 18 and 19 and the object 21 are clamped between the wing nut 20 and the hexagon nut 17, and the object 21 is clamped by the holding plates 18 and 19.

  The object 21 is made of translucent thin paper and has a pattern 21a on the surface. The pattern 21a is colored by painting, printing, or the like. The pattern 21a is a design such as a geometric pattern, a landscape, a flower, an animal, and a person. If the object 21 transmits light, a magazine, a handwritten section, or the like is also used.

4 and 5, when the object 21 is mounted on the kaleidoscope main body 11, first, the hexagon nut 17 is screwed to the support shaft 15, and the support shaft 15 passes through the shaft hole 18 a of the holding plate 18.
Thereafter, the support shaft 15 is pierced through the center of the object 21. At that time, the tip portion 15 b of the support shaft 15 breaks through the object 21 and makes the support shaft 15 penetrate smoothly.

Then, the support shaft 15 passes through the shaft hole 19 a of the holding plate 19, and the object 21 is sandwiched between the holding plates 18 and 19.
Thereafter, the wing nut 20 is screwed into the support shaft 15 and tightened with the object 21 sandwiched between the holding plates 18 and 19. As a result, the object 21 is pressed and sandwiched between the holding plates 18 and 19 and is stably fixed. In addition, when replacing the object 21, the wing nut 20 is removed.

  Next, when the rotation auxiliary part 14 is rotated in the circumferential direction while holding the object 21 between the holding plates 18 and 19 while pressing the circumferential surface of the rotation auxiliary part 14 with a finger, the holding plates 18 and 19 rotate. The object 21 rotates.

  At that time, external light is incident on the object 21 through the holding plates 18 and 19, and the pattern 21 a of the object 21 is reflected and projected several times between the mirror surfaces of the plane mirrors 12 a and 12 b. The pattern 21a is changed by the rotation of the object 21, and the change of the pattern 21a is viewed from the peep hole 11b.

  The object 21 is rotated smoothly by putting a finger on the corner 14a on the peripheral surface of the rotation assisting portion 14 and applying a rotational force in the circumferential direction of the rotation assisting portion 14, and when the rotation of the object 21 is stopped. The rotation of the rotation auxiliary portion 14 is stopped by pressing the surface 14b of the polygonal column with the belly of the finger (see FIG. 6).

Further, the rotation of the object 21 is performed through the rotation assisting unit 14 without directly touching the object 21 itself, so that deformation or damage such as distortion due to repeated use of the object 21 is prevented.
Since the object 21 is made of thin paper, the pattern 21a can be easily processed by direct printing or a laminate format, and the objects 21 of various patterns 21a are provided at low cost.

  Further, the object 21 can be obtained without any special processing without being limited by the shape and thickness as long as the object 21 has translucency and can be sandwiched between the holding plates 18 and 19. Therefore, the degree of freedom of selection of the object 21 is increased, and a variety of videos can be viewed.

  The object 21 is easily exchanged by attaching and detaching the wing nut 20, and if a plurality of different types of objects 21 are prepared and used as appropriate, they can enjoy the beauty of video images with different color arrangement patterns and color patterns. Can do.

  The kaleidoscope according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail. However, the present invention is not limited to the kaleidoscope described in the above embodiment, and the device described in the claims of the utility model registration of the present invention. Various modifications can be made in the design without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

For example, the shape of the kaleidoscope body 11 is not limited to a hollow quadrangular prism shape, and may be a triangular or pentagonal hollow polyhedral columnar shape or a cylindrical shape.
In addition, the lens barrel 12 does not have to be an isosceles triangle in cross-sectional shape, and may be a regular triangle, a regular square, or a length of each side different.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a screw portion 24b is screwed into a shaft hole 24a drilled in the center of a light-transmitting holding plate 24, and the support shaft 15 is passed through and screwed into the shaft hole 24a. The object 21 may be clamped by advancing and retracting movement of the holding plate 24 by a screw. In this case, the wing nut 20 can be eliminated, and the number of parts is reduced.

  The kaleidoscope according to the present invention is useful as a kaleidoscope in which a pattern is viewed from one end.

1 kaleidoscope 11 kaleidoscope body 11a opening 11b viewing hole 12 barrel 12a, 12b plane mirror 13 notch 14 rotation assisting part 14a corner 14b surface 15 spindle 15a, 24b screw 15b point 16 receiving hole 17 hex nut 18 , 19, 24 Holding plate 18a, 19a, 24a Shaft hole 20 Wing nut 21 Object 21a Pattern 22 Flat plate 23 Convex lens

Claims (7)

A kaleidoscope body with an opening formed at the tip and a peephole drilled at the rear end;
A barrel that is housed in the kaleidoscope body and combined so that a plurality of mirror surfaces face each other,
A pair of holding plates that are rotatably attached to the kaleidoscope body so that the opening faces each other, and have translucency,
An object that is sandwiched between the pair of holding plates, has a pattern, and has translucency,
A kaleidoscope characterized by comprising:   The kaleidoscope according to claim 1, wherein the object is made of thin paper.   A shaft hole is formed in the center of the holding plate, a support shaft is rotatably provided in the kaleidoscope body, and the holding plate is nut-fastened to the support shaft penetrating the shaft hole. The kaleidoscope according to claim 1 or 2.   A screw portion is screwed into a shaft hole drilled in the center of the holding plate, a support shaft is rotatably provided in the kaleidoscope body, and the holding plate is screwed into the support shaft penetrating the shaft hole. The kaleidoscope according to claim 1, wherein the kaleidoscope is stopped.   The kaleidoscope according to claim 3 or 4, wherein a tip end of the support shaft is thin and formed at an acute angle.   The kaleidoscope according to claim 5, wherein a rotation assisting portion for rotating the support shaft is formed around the support shaft. The kaleidoscope according to claim 6, wherein the rotation assisting part is formed in a polygonal column shape.

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