JPH058805U - Water column decoration device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Structure] At least the front surface of a transparent container (water tank 2) is filled with a transparent liquid 3, and in the transparent liquid 3, a bubble generator (e.g. 4d, air pumps 5a-5
intermittent illumination (for example, slit plate 8,
The container is irradiated with light by a light source 7). [Effect] The size and shape of the bubbles rising in the transparent liquid change variously, and the appearance of the bubbles can be further changed by illuminating the bubbles intermittently with light. , An unpatterned lighting effect is obtained.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a water column decoration device installed in a room or the like and emitting decorative light.

[0002]

[Background of the invention]

 Some lighting fixtures installed indoors place importance on their value as decorations, and this tendency has been increasing in recent years.

This invention provides a water column decoration device having a decorative property.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In this invention, a translucent liquid is enclosed, and at least a front surface is translucent, a bubble generator for continuously generating bubbles in the translucent liquid, and light is intermittently irradiated into the container. However, intermittent lighting in which the intermittent interval is variably set is provided.

[0005]

[Action]

 In the decoration device of this invention, when the intermittent illumination irradiates the inside of the container with light, the light is reflected by the bubbles continuously generated in the container, and the bubbles moving in the container are floated from the room. Looks up. The size and shape of the bubbles moving in the liquid are largely due to accidental factors, and various changing bubbles are illuminated by the intermittent illumination. Furthermore, the appearance of the bubbles changes depending on the setting of the intermittent intervals of the intermittent illumination, and by changing the intermittent intervals, the bubbles appear to stop or slowly rise.

[0006]

【Example】

 FIG. 1 is a view showing a cross-sectional structure of a water column decoration device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the decoration device.

This water column decoration device includes a water tank (container) 2 on a base 1. The water tank 2 may have any shape such as a cylinder, a triangular prism, and a quadrangular prism, but at least the front surface portion is made of a light transmitting material that transmits light. A transparent liquid 3 that transmits light is enclosed in the water tank 2. The translucent liquid 3 may be colorless and transparent, but may be a colored and transparent liquid as long as it transmits light. A bubble outlet 4 is provided at the bottom of the water tank 2. The bubble blowing section 4 is provided with bubble blowing sections 4a to 4d. The bubble outlets 4a to 4d are set to have different diameters, shapes, and numbers of bubble outlets, and the outlet of the outlet 4b has the largest diameter, followed by 4a, 4d, and 4c. Are in order. Further, the blowout portion 4d is provided with two blowout ports, and bubbles are blown out in two rows. Air pumps 5a to 5d are connected to the bubble blowing portions 4a to 4d, respectively. The air pumps 5a to 5d operate according to an instruction from the control unit 6, and send air to the blowing units 4a to 4d to blow bubbles. In addition, although this embodiment shows an example in which four sets of blow-out parts and air pumps are provided, this number is set arbitrarily. Further, the diameter, shape, and number of the air outlets of the air outlet are set arbitrarily.

The top plate 1 a of the pedestal 1 and the bottom plate 2 a of the water tank 2 are made of a transparent material that transmits light. A light source 7 is provided in the base 1 to expose the water tank 2 from below. A slit plate 8 is provided above the light source 7 and can be rotated by a motor 9. The slit plate 8 has, for example, a shape as shown in FIGS. 3 (A) and 3 (B). In FIG. 3 (A), one large slit 8a is formed on the slit plate 8. When the motor 9 is rotated in the direction of the arrow in the figure, the bubbles in the water tank 2 become almost spherical as shown in the figure. It looks like Further, the slit plate 8'in FIG. 3 (B) is provided with a plurality of narrow slits, and when rotated in the direction of the arrow in the figure, the bubbles in the water tank look like an elongated shape like 8b '. In this way, the appearance of the bubbles changes depending on the shape of the slit, but the appearance of the bubbles also changes depending on the rotation speed of the slit plates 8 and 8 '. For example, it may stop or appear to rise slowly.

A colored transparent film is attached to the slits 8a and 8a 'of the slit plates 8 and 8'. This film may have only one color, but for example, as shown in FIG. 4, the slits may be divided into a plurality of sections and films of different colors may be attached to each of them, or, as with the slit plate 8 ', If it has a plurality of slits 8a ', the color may be changed for each slit.

Although the slit plate 8 (8 ′) and the light source 7 correspond to the intermittent illumination of the present invention, other illumination may be used as long as it is an illumination that intermittently emits light, for example, a plurality of color lamps. May be randomly illuminated. The installation position of the intermittent illumination is not limited to the lower side of the water tank 2, and may be the side surface, the upper surface, or the like.

With the configuration described above, the control unit 6 controls the air pumps 5a to 5d, the light source 7, and the slit plate 8 to operate them. Then, the air bubbles blown out from the blowout portions 4a to 4d rise in the water tank 2, and the light emitted from the light source 7 emitted through the slit 8a illuminates the air bubbles. The shape and size of the air bubbles blown out from each of the blowout portions 4a to 4d are different from those at the time of the blowout, but the shape and size are further changed as the inside of the water tank 2 is raised, and the bubbles are raised again. There are various movements, and they are not patterned. The light that illuminates the bubbles is guided to the inside of the water tank 2 through the slit plate 8 to which the colored film is attached, so that the bubbles change into various colors and create a fantastic scene.

[0012]

[Effect of the device]

 According to this invention, the bubbles rising in the transparent liquid have various sizes and shapes, and the intermittent illumination that intermittently irradiates the bubbles illuminates the bubbles to further improve the appearance of the bubbles. It has the advantage of producing various lighting effects that are not patterned.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing the configuration of a water column decoration device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the water column decoration device.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a slit plate used for intermittent illumination, and (A) and (B) show different embodiments.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of attaching a colored film attached to a slit plate.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 unit 2 water tank 3 transparent liquid 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d (air bubbles) blowing part 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d air pump 6 controller 7 light source 8, 8'slit plate 8a, 8a 'slit 9 motor

Claims (1)

Claims for utility model registration: 1. A container in which a translucent liquid is enclosed and at least the front surface of which is translucent, and a bubble generator for continuously generating bubbles in the translucent liquid. A water column decoration device, comprising: intermittent illumination of light in a container, and intermittent illumination in which the intermittent interval is variably set.