JPH05179504A - Artificial flower - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To obtain a highly decorated and inexpensive artificial lower having a head portion which has a flower shape and whose outer periphery comprises a charging port and light-transmittable wall portions, a colored liquid sealed in the head portion and capable of being observed from the outside, and a long and narrow stem for supporting and decorating the head portion. CONSTITUTION: A charging port 26, a light-transmittable bottom portion 28 and a light-transmittable upper portion 30 are disposed as a head portion 12 having a flower shape so as to form the outer periphery of the head portion 12 with the bottom portions 28 and the upper portion 30. A colored liquid 36 is sealed in the head portion 12 through the charging port 26 so that the sealed colored liquid 3 can be observed from the outside through the transparent bottom portion and the transparent upper portion 30. A long and narrow stem 14 is disposed to support and decorate the head portion 12, and one end of the stem is connected to the head portion 12 to support and exhibit the head portion and the colored liquid sealed in the inner chamber. Portions 18, 20 which have leaf shapes, respectively, and in which liquids capable of being observed from the outside are sealed are attached to positions apart from the head portion 12 on the stem 14. Thereby, the objective artificial flower 10 excellent in a human eye-attracting effect, capable of being produced at a low cost and high in decorativeness is obtained.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an artificial flower, and more particularly to an artificial flower with a stem having an internal portion filled with a coloring liquid for decorative purposes.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Natural flowers, once cut, last for only a short period. Therefore, artificial flowers that imitate the beauty of natural flowers have been used for the purpose of long-term decoration, and various materials such as silk, paper, synthetic resins, and glassy substances are used for artificial flowers. There is. Although most of the artificial flowers that have been proposed so far have apparently decorative properties, there is a desire for artificial flowers that appeal to the beauty of the flowers more strongly, at a low price, and have the effect of attracting people. Is
Still going on.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a decorative artificial flower having a stem, which has an excellent appearance that strongly attracts people. Another object of the present invention is to provide an artificial flower filled with a coloring liquid. Furthermore, the present invention also provides an artificial flower having a structure in which the coloring liquid filled inside the artificial flower is securely enclosed so as not to leak outside. Another object of the present invention is to provide an artificial flower having a low cost structure.

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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve these problems and other problems which will become apparent below, the decorative artificial flowers having stems of the present invention will be briefly described as follows. A head having a flower shape, a colored liquid enclosed in the inner chamber of the head, and one end of which is connected to the head.
It is characterized by comprising an elongated stem.

In the artificial flower of the present invention, the flower-shaped head portion has the filling port and the light-transmissive wall portion, and the wall portion forms the outer periphery of the inner chamber of the head portion. The coloring liquid is enclosed in the inner chamber of the head through the filling port,
Moreover, the stem that is visible from the outside through the wall portion of the head and has an elongated shape has one end connected to the head and supports the head and the coloring liquid enclosed in the inner chamber,
Characterized by being exhibited.

The structure of the artificial flower of the present invention will be described below.
First, the head constituting the artificial flower of the present invention is provided with a filling port for filling a coloring liquid therein, and further, a wall portion having light transparency is also provided, and this wall portion is The outer periphery of the inner chamber of the head filled with the coloring liquid is formed. Then, this coloring liquid can be seen from the outside through the wall portion of the head having a light transmitting property, and the stem can support the head and the coloring liquid filled in the inner chamber of the head. Is installed.

In a preferred embodiment of the artificial flower of the present invention, the wall portion of the head portion includes a bottom portion extending and expanding from the filling port, and one end of the stem is in a positional relationship of sealing so as to cover the filling port. , Connected to the bottom. With such a structure, the stem can surely prevent the coloring liquid from leaking from the head, and at the same time can hide the provision of the filling port. If the artificial flower is found to have a filling port, the artificial value of the artificial flower will be reduced. In the artificial flower of the present invention, by closing the filling port with the stem, it is no longer known that the filling port is provided, and the appearance of the artificial flower is not spoiled.

Further, in the present invention, it is preferable that the wall portion of the head portion is made of a transparent synthetic resin material. This synthetic resin material may be a hard synthetic resin, a flexible synthetic resin, or a light-transmissive material such as glass.

Further, in the present invention, the liquid with which the inner chamber of the head is filled is preferably a colored liquid such as colored water. More preferable specific examples include liquids having a viscosity higher than water, and, for example, colored mineral oil can also be used. In addition, such a coloring liquid may be completely or partially filled in the inner chamber of the head. Further, in the present invention, the liquid filled in the inner chamber of the head may be a mixture of immiscible colored liquids, for example, a mixture of water and oil, or a mixture of two kinds of liquids having different viscosities. ..

The artificial flower head of the present invention may have any flower shape, and as one specific example thereof, the head has a pot-shaped bottom portion and a concave wavy pattern-shaped upper portion. Examples include tulip shapes that include. Further, as another specific example, a head having a shape representing a plurality of petals and having a shape similar to a daisies is cited, and in this case, each petal is formed inside thereof. The outer periphery of the chamber is formed, and the inside of the chamber is filled with the liquid.

On the other hand, the stem in the artificial flower of the present invention is a stick made of a transparent synthetic resin material. The rod may be hollow so that liquid can be introduced therein.

Further, the present invention is also the artificial flower described above, wherein at least one part having a leaf shape is attached to a stem portion remote from the head,
Such parts are preferably mounted in pairs. In the artificial flower having such a structure, the component having a leaf shape is provided with an inlet and a light-transmissive wall, respectively, and the wall forms the outer periphery of the internal space.
Then, in each of the internal spaces, a liquid is filled and sealed through the introduction port, and the liquid can be seen from the outside through the wall of the leaf-shaped component.

In the artificial flower having the above structure, it is preferable that the liquid filled in the head and the liquid filled in each of the leaf-shaped parts are colored in different colors. .. This liquid is preferably a colored liquid such as water or mineral oil.

Further, the leaf-shaped parts are frictionally attached to the stem, and each part is provided with an extension portion having a mounting hole, and the stem is passed through the attachment hole. Is extended.

The artificial flower thus obtained, which has a stem and has a flower-shaped head filled with a liquid, has a highly emphasized beauty of the flower and is inexpensive. It has the advantage that it can be manufactured in.

Next, in order to further clarify the constitution and mechanism of action of the artificial flower of the present invention, preferred embodiments are shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 to explain the present invention in detail.

FIG. 1 shows a decorative artificial flower 10 having a stem and a head filled with a coloring liquid in an example of the present invention.
It is an external view when it puts in the vase 24 for an exhibition. This Figure 1
Reference numeral 10 in FIG. 1 indicates the entire decorative artificial flower having a stem according to the present invention. The artificial flower 10 has a head 12 having a flower shape and an upper end 1 connected to the head 12.
An elongated stem 14 having 6 and a pair of leaf-shaped parts 18, 20 provided on the part of the stem 14 remote from the head 12 and at several points of this artificial flower. And a liquid filled inside. The lower end 22 of the stem 14 is placed in a vase 24 for display.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the artificial flower of the present invention illustrated in FIG. 1 taken along the line 2-2. As shown in FIG. 26 is provided from which a bottom portion 28 having a substantially bowl shape is formed.
Is spreading. A corrugated upper portion 30 which is recessed and has a substantially bowl shape is located above the bottom portion 28 and is integrated with the bottom portion 28. Further, the head illustrated in FIG. 2 has a shape substantially similar to a tulip, and the outer edge 32 has a shape similar to the outer shape of the petals and is provided inside. The formed protrusion 34 has a shape similar to the shape of the inside of the petal.

The bottom portion 28 and the upper portion 30 are made of a light transmissive material, for example, a transparent synthetic resin material. Other examples of the light transmissive material include glass. When a synthetic resin material is used, it may be hard synthetic resin, soft,
It may be a synthetic resin having flexibility and being deformable.

Before the stem 14 is attached to the head 12, the coloring liquid described above is filled in the inner chamber of the head 12 whose outer periphery is formed by the bottom portion 28 and the upper portion 30. The coloring liquid is filled through the filling port 26. The filling of the coloring liquid is carried out by inserting the needle of the syringe containing the liquid into the bottom 28, and the filling port 26 is formed for this purpose. Then, the piston of the syringe is pushed down, and the colored liquid is filled into the inner chamber of the head 12 and sealed. The colored liquid filled in the inner chamber of the head 12 can be seen from the outside through the light-transmissive wall portion of the head 12.

In the present invention, this coloring liquid is preferably colored so that it can be seen more vividly through the head 12, and colored water or a liquid having a high viscosity such as mineral oil can be used. .. Further, this coloring liquid may be a mixture of two immiscible coloring liquids as exemplified in FIG. 2, and in this example, the liquid 36 on the bottom side is used.
Is water, and the liquid 38 on the upper side is oil. Further, the coloring liquid may be partially filled in the inner chamber of the head portion 12 or may be completely filled in the whole.

After the head 12 is filled with the coloring liquid in this way, the needle of the syringe must be withdrawn to seal the opened filling port 26 so that the coloring liquid does not leak. Therefore, the upper end 16 of the stem 14 is connected to the bottom portion 28 in a positional relationship of sealing so as to cover the filling port 26, and heat sealing is preferable when sealing.

With such a structure, the filling port 26 is completely sealed, and the stem 14 has a function of preventing the coloring liquid from leaking from the filling port 26. Further, the top end 16 of the stem 14 also has a function of hiding the provision of the filling port 26. If the filling port 26 is located farther than the portion where the upper end 16 of the stalk 14 is attached, the filling port 26 will be visible and the head 12 will not be beautiful, and the beauty of the artificial flower as a whole will be improved. The value of will decrease.

In the present invention, the stem 14 is made of a transparent synthetic resin material rod. In particular, this rod is
It is preferable that the head 12 and the colored liquid filled in the inner chamber of the head 12 are made of a hard synthetic resin that extends substantially straight so as to support and display the colored liquid. or,
The inside of the stem 14 may be hollow, and in such a case, a coloring liquid can be further introduced, so that an artificial flower having a better appearance can be obtained.

On the other hand, the parts 18 and 20 having a leaf shape.
Are attached to the stem 14 separately,
The parts 18 and 20 have inlets 40 and 42, respectively.
And there are light transmissive walls 44, 46 forming the perimeters of the interior spaces 48, 50. Then, the liquid 52 separately passes through the inlets 40 and 42 and the internal spaces 48 and 50, respectively.
It has been introduced and enclosed. The liquid 52 is preferably a colored liquid such as water or mineral oil, or is a mixture of colored liquids, the liquid 52 being the wall of a leaf-shaped part 18, 20. It is visible through the outside. At this time, it is preferable that the liquid 52 is colored in a color different from that of the coloring liquid with which the inner chamber of the head 12 is filled.

The leaf-shaped parts 18, 20 are
It has extensions 54,56 with mounting holes 58,60 through which the stem 14 extends and is secured to the stem by a friction interference fit. Due to such a structure, the component 18 having a leaf shape,
20 can be moved to an arbitrary position along the extending direction of the stem 14 and can be fixed to a desired position by friction. Parts 18, 2 having the shape of a leaf
In the artificial flower in which 0 is attached to the stem 14, the stem 14 is
The provision of the introduction ports 40 and 42 is at least partially hidden, which contributes to making the artificial flower as a whole beautiful.

As described above, the shape of the head 12 in the artificial flower of the present invention is not only a tulip-like shape as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, but also a flower-like shape. May be. As a shape different from the shape described above, there is a shape in which the head has a shape similar to a daisies, as shown in FIG. 3, and in this case, some petals are arranged in a star shape. , The stars are arranged like when they exploded.

In the example illustrated in FIG. 3, a head 62 having a shape similar to a daisies is provided with a plurality of petals 64, and each petal has a chamber 66 formed therein. There is a wall portion that forms the outer periphery of the. The chamber 66 formed inside is filled with liquid,
It has a structure in which the head 62 having a shape similar to a daisies is connected in the inner chamber. The shape of the head of the artificial flower of the present invention is not limited to that described above, and may have a shape similar to other flowers.

Further, in the present invention, the color of the coloring liquid to be filled can be selected substantially infinitely, but as one of the preferred specific examples, the parts 18 and 20 having a leaf shape.
A green colored liquid is introduced into each of the above to make it close to a natural leaf, and the head 12 has a colored liquid selected from various colors or a color obtained by changing these colors. The one filled with a coloring liquid having

Further, such a coloring liquid has a light-transmitting property at least partially so that natural light or artificial light can pass therethrough and the light diffuses inside the coloring liquid. It is also preferable that an interesting visual effect can be obtained. In the present invention, for the purpose of enhancing the visual effect, particles having a reflective surface and having glittering properties, and particles of various types may be added to the coloring liquid. It is also possible to use colloidal suspensions.

With respect to the above-mentioned leaf-shaped parts as well, each of them, or two or more of them, may have a structure different from that described above.
It can be seen that an effective application example can be obtained.

While the present invention has been shown and described as embodied in a decorative artificial flower that is filled with a coloring liquid and has a stem, it has been described in detail as set forth above. It is not limited to. This is because it is possible to make various partial changes and change the structure in various ways without departing from the technical idea of the present invention.

Since the gist of the present invention has been sufficiently described above, various application examples can be easily made by applying recent knowledge without further detailed description. it can.

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INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY In the artificial flower of the present invention, the inner chamber of the head is filled with the coloring liquid, and the stem supports and displays the liquid filled in the head and the inner chamber thereof. The beauty of is emphasized, and the effect of attracting people's eyes is great. Then, artificial flowers having various colors and shapes can be manufactured by changing the color of the coloring liquid or the shape of the head.

Further, in the artificial flower of the present invention, since the filling port provided on the head is completely sealed by the stem, the filled coloring liquid does not leak, and the beauty of the artificial flower as a whole is improved. The value of mercy does not decrease. Furthermore, in the present invention, a structure having a leaf shape can be attached to the stem portion to form a structure close to that of a natural flower. An artificial flower having such a structure has excellent decorativeness. Is. The artificial flower of the present invention has an advantage that it can be manufactured at a low price because of its relatively simple structure.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a decorative artificial flower 10 having a head 12 filled with a coloring liquid and having a stem 14 in a vase 24 for display in an example of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the artificial flower 10 illustrated in FIG. 1 taken along line 2-2.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of another embodiment of the artificial flower of the present invention, which has a head 62 having a shape similar to a daisies.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2-2 Cutting line 10 Artificial flower 12 Head 14 Stem 16 Upper end 18, 20 Leaf-shaped component 22 Lower end 24 Vase 26 Filling port 28 Bottom 30 Upper 32 Edge 34 Projection 36 Bottom liquid 38 Upper liquid 40 , 42 inlets 44, 46 walls 48, 50 internal space 52 liquid 54, 56 extensions 58, 60 mounting holes 62 heads having a shape similar to daisies 64 petals 66 chambers

Claims (17)

[Claims] 1. A head having a flower shape, a coloring liquid enclosed in an inner chamber of the head, and an elongated stem for supporting and decorating the head, The above-mentioned flower-shaped head has a filling port and a light-transmissive wall portion, and the wall portion forms the outer periphery of the inner chamber of the head, The liquid is enclosed in the inner chamber of the head through the filling port, and is visible from the outside through the wall portion of the head, and the elongated stem has one end. It is connected to the head and supports the head and a coloring liquid enclosed in the inner chamber of the head for display, and is decorative with a stem. Artificial flowers. 2. The wall portion includes a bottom portion extending and expanding from the filling port, and one end of the stalk is connected to the bottom portion in a positional relationship of sealing so as to cover the filling port. The artificial flower according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The artificial flower according to claim 1, wherein the wall portion is made of a synthetic resin material having transparency. 4. The artificial flower according to claim 1, wherein the coloring liquid is completely filled in the inner chamber of the head. 5. The artificial flower according to claim 1, wherein the inner liquid of the head is partially filled with the coloring liquid. 6. The artificial flower according to claim 1, wherein the coloring liquid is a mixture of immiscible coloring liquids. 7. The artificial flower according to claim 1, wherein the coloring liquid is mineral oil. 8. The artificial flower according to claim 1, wherein the wall portion includes a pot-shaped bottom portion and a concave wavy pattern-shaped upper portion. 9. The wall portion has a shape representing a plurality of petals, and each petal forms an outer periphery of a chamber formed therein, and the inside of the chamber is colored. The artificial flower according to claim 1, wherein the artificial flower is filled with a liquid. 10. The artificial flower according to claim 1, wherein the stem is a stick made of a transparent synthetic resin material. 11. At least one leaf-shaped component is attached to the stem at a position remote from the head, wherein the leaf-shaped component comprises an inlet and a light. Having a permeable wall, wherein the wall forms the outer periphery of the internal space, and another type of liquid is enclosed in the internal space through the inlet, and the liquid Is visible from the outside through the wall of the leaf-shaped component. 12. The artificial flower according to claim 11, wherein the liquid is colored in different colors. 13. The leaf-shaped component has an extension having a mounting hole formed therein, and wherein the stem extends through the mounting hole to provide the leaf-shaped portion. The artificial flower according to claim 11, characterized in that the part having is fixed to the stem by an interference fit by friction. 14. A head having a flower shape, a coloring liquid enclosed in an inner chamber of the head, and an elongated stem for supporting and decorating the head, The flower-shaped head has a liquid filling port and a light-transmissive wall portion, and the wall portion forms the outer periphery of the inner chamber of the head, and the coloring described above. The liquid is enclosed in the inner chamber of the head through the liquid filling port, and is visible from the outside through the wall portion of the head, and the elongated stems are the liquid. One end of which is connected to the head so as to cover and seal the filling port, and the head and the colored liquid sealed in the inner chamber of the head are supported and displayed. A decorative artificial flower having a stem, characterized in that 15. At least one leaf-shaped component is attached to the stem at a position remote from the head, wherein the leaf-shaped component comprises an inlet and a light. Having a permeable wall, wherein the wall forms the outer periphery of the internal space, and another type of liquid is enclosed in the internal space through the inlet, and the liquid 15. The artificial flower according to claim 14, characterized in that it is visible from the outside through the wall of the part having the shape of a leaf. 16. The artificial flower according to claim 14, wherein the liquid is colored in different colors. 17. The leaf-shaped component has an extension having a mounting hole formed therein, and wherein the stem extends through the mounting hole to provide the leaf-shaped portion. 15. The artificial flower according to claim 14, wherein the component that is fixed to the stem is an interference fit by friction.