JP5337816B2 - Candle holder - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention is designed to be separate from the container, and to be designed as an annular sleeve having a substantially L-shaped or U-shaped cross section. A disc-shaped candle, particularly a candle holder for receiving tealights, comprising an enclosure having an annular surrounding disk covering the upper side and an enclosure having an enclosure boundary adjacent to the inner periphery of the accommodation opening of the container; The bottom surface of the container includes a centering extension projecting from the annular laminated base of the container, and the diameter of the outer centering of the centering extension corresponds to the diameter of the inner centering of the surrounding boundary, The surrounding disc has a cross-sectional profile corresponding to the cross-sectional profile of the laminated base.

  Candlesticks used to contain disc-shaped candles, especially tealights, have a number of well-known embodiments, and functionally heat food or beverages with tealights contained within the candlesticks. In addition to being used for, it is increasingly used to produce individually designed lighting effects. Known candle holders are generally assumed to have a lit tealight to achieve an aesthetic effect. Correspondingly, candle holders that do not have tealights or lit tealights are generally unattractive with regard to their external effects, so they are actually unused candlesticks that have been stored, It is placed in a place that is noticeable only when it is used.

  The present invention provides an aesthetically pleasing effect even in the absence of tealights, in particular a disc-shaped candle that provides an aesthetically pleasing arrangement in a human-visible position, especially a candle for accommodating tealights. Based on a request to propose a stand.

  This requirement is met in that the candle holder according to the invention exhibits the features of claim 1.

  The candle stand according to the present invention comprises a receptacle having a receptacle opening which allows a disc-shaped candle, in particular a tealight, to be inserted into the receptacle. The enclosure has an enclosure that forms an enclosure disk and an enclosure boundary separately from the enclosure skin and covers the other visible outer surface of the enclosure. In this way, by designing the visible surface of the candlestick, which influences or determines the aesthetic effect apart from the material of the enclosure, in order to select a surface design that is not possible with the material of the enclosure. It becomes possible.

  Furthermore, the container is designed to include an exposed centering extension shaped to correspond to the enclosing boundary or the diameter of the receiving opening defined by the enclosing boundary. This fact allows the candle holder according to the present invention to be combined with a similarly formed candle holder to form a laminate, which on the one hand allows a neat and organized arrangement of candle holders. However, it makes it possible to make a cylindrical group from the candle holder according to the invention in such a way that it is possible to store a plurality of candle holders in an aesthetically pleasing manner, even in a conspicuous place. On the other hand, the stackability of the candle holder allows multiple candle holders to be arranged in a variety of forms, allowing individually formed sculptural arrangements to be designed, and thus the user's actual Apart from the intended use, it allows the user of the candle holder to arrange the candle holder in a creative manner for use as a decorative accessory. Implementing the enclosure separately from the container can also produce different surface designs or different color effects for the combination of stacked candle holders, so there is no practical limitation on the originality of the user.

  According to a preferred embodiment, when the encircling disk of the enclosure has a convex cross-sectional profile corresponding to the concave cross-sectional profile of the laminated base, on the one hand, the candle holders are laminated on top of each other without any light gaps. Can be. On the other hand, independent of the material selected for the enclosure, due to the convex design of the enclosure disc, the candle holders appear to be very sturdy.

  Furthermore, it is particularly advantageous if the enclosure is made from a sheet metal blank and the housing is made from a plastic material. In this way, on the one hand, it is possible to select the material for the container separately from the aesthetic effect determined by the outside of the candle holder, which is a molding process such as an injection molding process. Can be processed very easily. Furthermore, when the enclosure is manufactured from a sheet metal blank, not only is it easy to manufacture in a mass production process such as deep drawing, but also due to the choice of sheet metal as the material for the enclosure, for example, because it is incompatible with plastic carriers An impossible color effect and the production of high quality surfaces can be provided.

  The container is arranged concentrically with the central candle storage chamber, concentric to the storage chamber, has an outer skin wall and an inner skin wall, has a U-shaped cross section, is limited by the laminated base at the lower axial end, and is in the upper axial direction When having an annular chamber with an annular access opening at the end, the candle holder has a surface that appears to be closed on all sides from the outside, but is a hollow component with each minimum material input Can be manufactured as Furthermore, the annular chamber manufactured in this manner may be used to arrange other additional elements.

  In a particularly preferred case, apart from the selection of the material for the container, preferably an annular ballast device, so that a relatively high weight is given to the candle holder in order to be able to achieve a suitable high quality appearance. An annular chamber is used to accommodate the chamber. In addition, the annular chamber is not only its aesthetic appearance, but also other additional elements such as scent discharge inputs that make the candle holder attractive in connection with providing functionality that produces a good scent. May alternatively or additionally be provided.

  When the enclosures are arranged on the enclosure so that the enclosure protrudes with the peripheral perimeter of the laminated base beyond the bottom edge of the enclosure envelope, the candle holders stacked on top of each other can be It is possible to create aesthetically pleasing shadow gaps between individual candle stands without limiting the stable stack arrangement in a manner.

  It is very simple, but it is advantageous if the enclosure has a clamping edge provided inside the bottom edge of the enclosure skin to ensure the assembly of the enclosure on the enclosure to prevent loss This clamping edge, together with a corresponding clamping device provided on the peripheral surface of the container, allows the enclosure to be clamped to the container.

  In particular, the surface formed between the enclosure boundary and the receptacle on the inner periphery of the receptacle opening to form a contact for clamping the enclosure to the receptacle deteriorates the high quality appearance of the candle stand. In order not to have a gap, it is advantageous if the enclosure rests on an annular shoulder on the inner periphery of the receiving opening of the receiving body at the bottom edge of the surrounding boundary.

  In another preferred embodiment, when the receptacle has a beaker insert that can be inserted into the receptacle opening, the overall robust mounting impression of a candle stand made of metal is a candle without a tealight. It is also generated for the stand, and this allows the observer to freely look inside the accommodation opening of the accommodation body.

  Due to the defined arrangement of the beaker inserts within the housing opening of the candle holder, it is particularly advantageous if the beaker insert has a flange-shaped beaker rim that rests on an annular shoulder on the inner rim of the housing opening.

  When the enclosure is placed at the bottom edge of the enclosure boundary on the periphery of the beaker supported against the inner periphery of the receiving opening, the beaker insert in the candle holder can be prevented from being lost and easily assembled or arranged. Become.

  For both simple manufacture of beaker inserts and the degree of design possibilities for the surface of the beaker inserts, it has proved advantageous if the beaker inserts are manufactured from sheet metal blanks.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a candle stand will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an exploded view showing a candle holder according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the candle holder shown in FIG.
3 is a cross-sectional view showing the candle holder of FIG. 1 in an assembled state.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a partial region IV on the inner periphery of the opening of the candle holder shown in FIG.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a partial region V around the peripheral edge of the candle holder in FIG. 3.
FIG. 6 is an exploded view showing a candle holder according to another embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a view showing the candle holder shown in FIG.
8 is a cross-sectional view showing the candle holder of FIG. 6 in an assembled state.
FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a partial region IX on the inner periphery of the opening of the candle holder shown in FIG.
FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of the partial basin X around the lower peripheral edge of the candle holder in FIG.
FIG. 11 is a diagram of a laminate formed of candle stands stacked on top of each other.

  FIG. 1 shows a candle holder 20 comprising a housing 21 made of a plastic material, for example polycarbonate (PC), and an enclosure 22 made of a sheet metal blank, in particular an aluminum sheet, The body 22, in particular, as shown in FIG. 2, is concentric with the central housing chamber 23 which functions to house the tealight 51 (FIG. 3), in this case the ballast device 25 (FIG. 1) formed annularly. An annular chamber 24 having a function of accommodating the chamber is included.

  In particular, as can be seen from FIGS. 1 and 2, the container 21 has a laminated base 27 on its lower surface that faces an access side surface 26 that allows free access to the storage chamber 23 and the annular chamber 24. The laminated base 27 has a centering extension 28 having an annular web 29 extending downward from the laminated base 27 in the central region. An annular laminated surface 30 having a concave contour is formed on the surface of the laminated base 27 in the region of the laminated base 27 concentrically arranged on the centering extension 28 that defines the annular chamber 24.

  Referring also to FIGS. 1 and 2, axially extending web strips 33 or 34 are on opposing skin surfaces 31, 32 that define the annular chamber 24 in a radial direction and the annular ballast device 25 is inserted. At this time, the protruding portion is deformed by being in pressure contact with the outer skin surfaces 35 and 36 of the ballast device 25. This allows the ballast device 25 to be clamped and received in the receiving body 21 while fixing its position in the annular chamber 24. In order to further improve the clamping effect, as shown in FIG. 1, a clamping web 37 formed on the inner skin 35 inside the ballast device 25 is further provided, and the clamping web is disposed on the outer skin 35. Extend in the circumferential direction.

  In the case of this embodiment, a plurality of axially extending web strips 38 arranged in close proximity to each other are provided on the peripheral surface 39 of the container 21, and as can be seen in particular from FIG. In order to achieve a clamping force during the placement of this 22, this peripheral surface 39 becomes stationary relative to the inner surface of the surrounding skin 40 that covers the peripheral surface 39 of the container. In the assembled state, the surrounding body 22 having the surrounding skin 40 is, as can be seen from FIG. 4 in particular, the surrounding boundary 42 of the surrounding body 22 serving as the boundary of the housing opening 41 of the housing chamber 23 at its bottom edge 43. Then, it is pressed onto the housing 21 to the extent that it rests on the annular shoulder 44 on the inner peripheral edge 45 of the housing opening 41.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the envelope body 22 in this embodiment is connected to each other via a base formed by an encircling disk 46, one of which is the surrounding skin 40 and the other is the foot portion of the surrounding boundary 42. Are shaped as an annular sleeve having a U-shaped annular cross section 75 having non-identical lengths. When the enclosure 22 is placed or pressed on the housing 21 and after the bottom edge 43 of the enclosure boundary 42 rests on the shoulder 44, the elastic deformation of the enclosure 22 is caused by the direction of the assembly force 47 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, a clamping edge 49 formed on the bottom edge 48 of the surrounding skin 40 is circumferentially formed in a section on the peripheral surface 39 of the container 21, particularly as shown in FIG. The surrounding skin 40 is displaced parallel to the surrounding boundary 42 against the spring action of the surrounding disk 46 until it is clamped behind the clamping web 50 extending to

As can be seen in particular from FIG. 3 which shows the tealight 51 indicated by the broken line inside the container 21, the height h _s of the surrounding boundary 42 is such that the bottom edge 43 of the surrounding boundary is covered by the tealight 51. , Dimensions are defined. As a result, the candle holder 20 having the tealight 51 gives the impression that it is composed of a single part when viewed from the outside. Furthermore, when the enclosure 22 is manufactured from a sheet metal blank, the candle stand 20 looks rugged and in particular a high quality appearance is achieved, especially by the convex contour of the surrounding disk 46.

  As can be seen from FIG. 3, in which the adjacent contours of the other candle holders 20 arranged in contact with each other by the laminate 72 shown in FIG. 11 are indicated by broken lines, the outer centering diameter d of the centering extension 28 is In order to generate a contact, it is formed corresponding to the inner centering diameter D of the surrounding boundary 42. Further, the convex surface of the surrounding disk 46 is closely attached to the concave laminated surface 30 of the laminated base portion 27.

  FIG. 6 shows that the beaker 56 is provided in the housing 53, the enclosure 54 and the ballast device 55 as an additional component of the candle stand 52 as described above in FIGS. 1 to 5. A candle holder 52 that is essentially different from 20 is shown.

  In particular, as can be seen from FIGS. 8 and 9, the beaker insert 56 has a flange-shaped beaker peripheral edge 57 that extends radially outwardly, and this beaker peripheral edge 57 is located in the receiving chamber 61 of the receiving body 53. Used to ensure that the beaker inserts 56 are aligned. For this purpose, the peripheral edge 57 of the beaker is placed on and supported by an annular circumferential shoulder 58 on the inner peripheral edge 59 of the storage opening 60 of the storage body 53. A radially stable position arrangement of the beaker inserts 56 in the receiving chamber 61 is achieved by the interaction of an axially extending clamping web 63 with respect to the inner surface 62 of the receiving chamber 61, which is the beaker insert 63. When 56 is arranged in the receiving chamber 61, it rests against the peripheral surface 64 of the candle holder 52.

  As can be seen from FIGS. 8 and 9, the enclosure 54 is axially supported at the bottom edge 65 of its enclosure boundary 66 relative to the beaker periphery 57 and, as explained above, is then shouldered. Supported by part 58. In other respects, as shown in FIG. 10, the stable positioning, clamping accommodation or arrangement of the enclosure 54 on the enclosure 53 is identical to the arrangement of the enclosure 22 on the enclosure 21 of the candle holder 20. The clamping edge 69 formed on the bottom edge 67 of the surrounding skin 68 of the enclosure 54 is clamped with the clamping shoulder 71 formed on the peripheral surface 70 of the container.

  In other respects, the embodiment of the enclosure 54 and receptacle 53 of the candle holder 52 is essentially the same as the embodiment of the enclosure 22 and receptacle 21 of the candle holder 20, so that 10 to 10 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the receiving chamber 61 is provided with a completely different surface design from the material of the receiving body 53 due to the additional beaker insert 56. In contrast to forming the containment body 53 from plastic, the beaker insert 56 may be formed from a sheet metal blank corresponding to the enclosure 54, thereby providing a non-metallic surface area as in FIG. With respect to the candle holder 20 for covering, it is not necessary to arrange the tealight 51 in the storage chamber 61, and the candle holder including the storage chamber 61 is given a high-quality appearance corresponding to metal.

  FIG. 11 shows a stack 72 formed from a plurality of candle stands 20 or 52, which is disposed on an upright base 76. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 8, due to the fact that the peripheral perimeter 73 of the laminated base 27 protrudes beyond the bottom edge 48 or 67 of the surrounding skin 40 or 68, the shadow gap 74 results in the laminate 72 shown in FIG. Are formed between each two adjacent candle holders 20 or 52. In this stacked body, the protrusion s formed by the protruding portion of the stacked base portion 27 is selected corresponding to the protrusion z formed by the centering extension 28 with respect to the stacked base portion 27, and as a result, the shadow gap 74 is illustrated. 11 between the upright base 76 and the lowermost candle stand 20 or 52 disposed in the laminate 72, but also between adjacent candle stands 20 or 52, which is aesthetically pleasing to the laminate. Give structure.

Claims (12)

The enclosures 21, 53 and the enclosures 40, which are provided separately from the receptacles, are formed as annular sleeves having a substantially L-shaped or U-shaped cross-section 75 and cover the peripheral surfaces 39, 70 of the receptacles; 68, envelopes 22 and 54 having an annular surrounding disk 46 covering the upper side of the container, and surrounding boundaries 42 and 66 adjacent to the inner peripheral edges 45 and 59 of the storage openings 41 and 60 of the container; And in a candle holder 20, 52 for accommodating a disc-shaped candle, in particular a tealight 51,
The container has a centering extension 28 projecting from the annular laminated base 27 of the container on its bottom surface, and the outer centering diameter d of the centering extension 28 is the inner centering diameter D of the surrounding boundary. Corresponding to
A candle holder, wherein the surrounding disc of the enclosure has a cross-sectional profile corresponding to the cross-sectional profile of the laminated base.   The candle stand according to claim 1, wherein the surrounding disk of the surrounding bodies has a convex cross-sectional profile corresponding to the concave cross-sectional profile of the laminated base portion.   The candle holder according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the enclosures (22, 54) are manufactured from a sheet metal blank and the containers (21, 53) are manufactured from a plastic material.   The accommodating bodies 21 and 53 have a central accommodating chamber 23 and 61, and an annular chamber 24 having an outer skin wall 32 and an inner skin wall 31 arranged concentrically with the housing chamber, and the annular chamber 24 is U-shaped. 4. A candle stand according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is a cross section, the lower axial end is defined by the laminated base 27 and has an annular access opening at the upper axial end. .   The candle stand of claim 4, wherein the annular chamber 24 functions to receive annular ballast devices 25, 55. The enclosures 22, 54 are arranged on the receptacles 21 , 53, and the receptacles extend beyond the bottom edges 48, 67 of the enclosure envelopes 40 , 68 with the peripheral rim 73 of the laminated base 27. The candle holder according to claim 1, wherein the candle holder protrudes.   The enclosures 22, 54 have internally positioned clamping edges 49, 69 arranged on the bottom edges 48, 67 of the envelope skins 40, 68, the clamping edges being the peripheral surfaces of the containers 21, 53 7. A candle holder according to claim 6, characterized in that corresponding clamping devices 50, 71 arranged on 39, 70 make it possible to clamp the enclosure to the receptacle.   The enclosure 22 is mounted on an annular shoulder 44 on an inner peripheral edge 45 of an accommodation opening 41 of the enclosure 21 with a bottom edge 43 of the enclosure boundary 42. The candle holder according to any one of 1 to 7.   The candle holder according to claim 1, wherein the container 53 includes a beaker insert 56 that can be inserted into the container opening 60.   The candle stand according to claim 9, wherein the beaker insert has a flange-shaped beaker periphery 57 that rests on an annular shoulder 58 on an internal periphery 59 of the receiving opening 60.   11. A candle stand according to claim 10, wherein the enclosure is placed on the periphery 57 of the beaker with a bottom edge 65 of the enclosure boundary 66.   The candle holder according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein the beaker insert (56) is manufactured from a sheet metal blank.

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