JPH08299144A - Light emitting glass - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a new light emitting glass which has an improved optically displaying function, requires no special consideration in handling, its weight is not a nuisance, and the appearance is not spoiled. CONSTITUTION: This light emitting glass 1 is made by assembling a light emitting material 3 with a light source of a chemical light emitting member 3 to a glass 2 made of a transparent material. The light emitting member 3 is made by sealing a chemical light emitting agent which naturally emits light by mixing two kinds of solution. The glass 2 is provided with optical fiber and one end of this optical fiber is faced to the light emitting member 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

[Object of the invention]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to glasses, and more particularly to a luminescent glass having an optical rendering function.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In the past, in a restaurant, bar, pub, or other restaurant, or in a wedding hall, a party venue, or the like that mainly serves beverages such as alcoholic beverages, lighting plays a large role in creating an atmosphere. , Various productions are being performed. Among these effects, attempts have recently been made to give optical effects to glasses in particular. For example, you can illuminate the glass from below by embedding a light source such as a light bulb in the table, or use a black light to illuminate the glass itself made of contents or special glass,
For example, the glass itself has a light emitting function.

Among these, as an example of the glass itself having a light emitting function, it has already been disclosed as "Lighted Glass" in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Sho 64-56763. This one illuminates the glass by inserting a cartridge incorporating a light bulb, a battery and a spring switch into the handle of the glass. However, due to various problems as described below, it has not been widely spread.

First of all, since electric parts are used, it is necessary to take waterproofing measures in consideration of handling during use or cleaning of glasses, and it is necessary to sufficiently dry glasses and hands when removing the cartridge, so that it is necessary to keep it around water. Is very cumbersome to handle. Also, since the light bulb is a heating element, it warms the drink. Furthermore, the weight of the cartridge makes the whole heavier. Furthermore, even though it is originally a production member, mechanical elements are used, so that the appearance is rather spoiled. Furthermore, it requires a dedicated glass and cannot be applied to existing glasses.

[0005]

[Technical Items Attempted to Develop] The present invention has been made in view of such a background, and it is not necessary to give special consideration to handling while improving the optical production function, We will provide a new luminescent glass that does not warm up, does not care about the weight, and does not impair aesthetics.

[0006]

Configuration of the Invention

That is, the luminescent glass according to claim 1 is characterized in that a luminescent member having a chemiluminescent agent as a light source is assembled to glass made of a translucent material.

In addition to the above requirements, the luminescent glass according to claim 2 is one in which the luminescent member is filled with a chemiluminescent agent that emits light spontaneously by mixing two kinds of liquids, and emits a single color or a plurality of colors. Is characterized by.

Further, in addition to the above requirements, the luminescent glass according to claim 3 is characterized in that the glasses include an optical fiber, and one end of the optical fiber faces the light emitting member.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, particularly in a place where beverages such as alcoholic beverages are provided, the glass itself shines and the atmosphere is produced by the light emitting member using the chemiluminescent agent as a light source.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the light of a single color or a plurality of colors creates an atmosphere more effectively. At this time, there is no need to pay special attention to water wetting during handling, the drink is not heated even though it always emits light, and the addition of a light-emitting member makes the weight annoying. Moreover, the addition of a light emitting member does not impair the aesthetics.

Furthermore, according to the third aspect of the present invention, the light emitted from the light emitting member is effectively visually appealing to the viewer, so that the atmosphere can be produced even more effectively.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The luminescent glass of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a usage state of the light emitting glass 1 of the present invention. This is claim 1
2 and as shown in FIG. 2, a light emitting member 3 having a chemiluminescent agent 33 as a light source is assembled to a glass 2 made of glass which is an example of a light transmissive material. The members constituting the light-emitting glass 1 will be specifically described below.

First, the glass 2 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, this is a goblet as an example, and the portion of the handle 21 that connects the accommodating portion 22 and the leg portion 23 is hollow, and in this hollow portion, the holding protrusion 21 that partially protrudes inward is formed.
Form 0. The holding projections 210 are for holding the light emitting member 3 described later, and the distance between the holding projections 210 facing each other is set to be substantially the same as the outer diameter of the light emitting member 3 as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. Such a holding protrusion 210 is
A spatula-shaped instrument having a partially depressed portion as shown in FIG. 9A is inserted into the handle 21 and is rotated once to form the device. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 9B, a part of the handle 21 may be sandwiched between rod-shaped devices.

An embodiment defined in claim 3 and shown in FIG. 3, that is, a glass 2 having an optical fiber 5 and one end of which faces the light emitting member 3, will be described.
This is provided with the optical fiber 5 in the housing portion 22, and one end of the optical fiber 5 is attached to the light emitting member 3 in the handle 21.
And the other end is located at the edge portion of the accommodating portion 22 as an example. Although the number of optical fibers 5 and the routing pattern can take various forms, the one shown in FIG. 3 (a) is an example in which the optical fiber 5 is drawn straight, and the one shown in FIG. 3 (b) is an example in which it is drawn in a spiral shape. is there. The optical fiber 5 is preferably formed integrally with the accommodating portion 22, but may be attached to the surface of the accommodating portion 22 afterwards. With such a configuration, a part of the light emitted from the light emitting member 3 is guided by the optical fiber 5, and when the light emitting glass 1 is viewed from above, the end of the optical fiber 5 as shown in FIG. The part is visible as eight shining dots as an example.

As for the form of the glass 2, in addition to goblets, there are handles such as cocktail glasses, sherry glasses, liqueur glasses, brandy glasses and wine glasses with a handle 21, and tumblers, collins glasses, etc. without a handle 21. Any kind of glass such as a mug can be used. The material is claim 1.
As long as it is a light-transmissive material as defined in 1., various plastics such as acrylic resin may be applied in addition to glass.

Next, the light emitting member 3 using the self-luminous chemiluminescent agent 33 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, the light-emitting member 3 includes, as an example, a liquid 33a, which is a mixed liquid of oxalate ester, a fluorescent substance, and a catalyst, placed in a cylindrical outer tube 31 made of a transparent polyethylene container. One liquid 33a
A glass inner tube 32 in which hydrogen peroxide, which is the second liquid 33b, is sealed, is placed inside the container and sealed. When the outer tube 31 is bent and the inner tube 32 is broken, as shown in an enlarged view of FIG.
The fluorescent substance receives the energy emitted when the a and the two liquids 33b are mixed and the oxalic acid ester is oxidized by the action of hydrogen peroxide and the catalyst, and emits light. By the way, the light emission time can be controlled by the amount of the one liquid 33a and the two liquid 33b, the mixing amount of the catalyst, etc., and the outer tube 31 is 4.5φ ×.
It has a size of 43 mm and is several hours to ten and more hours under favorable conditions. As another mode of the light emitting member 3, FIG.
As shown in (b), if the outer tube 31 is divided into two chambers, and the inner tube 32 enclosing the one liquid 33a in which the fluorescent substances of different colors are mixed is inserted into each of the two chambers, the above configuration is adopted. It emits light in color.

The luminescent glass 1 of the present invention comprises the above-mentioned members, and the glass 2 is formed as follows.
And, an optical effect is given to the beverage in the storage unit 22.
First, the light emitting member 3 is bent to break the inner tube 32, and this is made to emit light. Next, when the light emitting member 3 is inserted into the handle 21 of the glass 2, the light emitting member 3 holds the holding protrusion 210.
Held by At this time, if necessary, as shown in FIG.
The hollow portion of the handle 21 may be sealed with.

Although the light emitted from the light emitting member 3 is not sufficiently visible under natural light or under a fluorescent lamp, for example, in a dark place such as a wedding candle service, or in a bar where lighting is intentionally kept low. Under illumination, the light of a fluorescent color causes the entire glass 2 and the drink in the container 22 to emerge. Incidentally, if appropriate fine particles are mixed into glass, various plastics, or the optical fiber 5 which is the raw material of the glass 2, the light can be reflected on the fine particles and the glass 2 can be more effectively raised. Moreover, a more beautiful effect can be achieved by appropriately cutting the glass 2.

As for the form of the glass 2, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), the handle 21 may be protruded into the accommodating portion 22, and according to such a structure, it is poured into the accommodating portion 22. Beverages can be illuminated more effectively. Further, Collins glass without the handle 21 as shown in FIG. 5 (b),
With respect to a tumbler or the like, a groove may be provided at the bottom portion that conforms to the outer shape of the light emitting member 3 and the light emitting member 3 may be mounted therein.

[0020]

Other Embodiments In the previous embodiment, the exclusive glass 2 with the hollow handle 21 was used for assembling the light emitting member 3, but the following is based on the technical idea of the present invention. It can also be configured. First, as shown in FIG. 6A, with respect to the existing glass 2 having the handle 21, the cylindrical light emitting member 3 described in the previous embodiment is used as an example, and the transparent vinyl is cut in the longitudinal direction. It is attached by a fixture 6 which is a tube. Further, the light emitting member 3 may be shaped like the fixture 6 so that it can be fitted to the handle 21 and attached.

The light emitting member 3 is adapted to conform to a part of the glass 2 as shown in FIG. 6 (b). Good.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6 (c), the light emitting member 3 may be formed in a circular shape having a flange on its outer periphery and fitted into the bottom portion of the glass 2. In this case, the actual light emitting portion may have various shapes such as an annular shape, a radial shape, and a spiral shape.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the light emitting member 3 may be formed in a net shape to enclose the accommodating portion 22.

Further, the cylindrical light emitting member 3 itself may be used as the handle 21. This one, as shown in FIG.
Cylindrical ribs are provided for the housing portion 22 and the leg portion 23,
The light emitting member 3 is inserted to form the light emitting glass 1.

Further, FIGS. 8B and 8C show a disposable type light emitting glass 1 in which the handle 21 or a part of the bottom itself is used as an outer tube 31, and an inner tube 32 is provided inside. Is enclosed. Plastics are preferable as the material of the light emitting glass 1.

[0026]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the glass 2 itself shines by the light emitting member 3 using the chemiluminescent agent 33 as a light source to create an atmosphere, particularly in the case of providing beverages such as alcoholic beverages.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the atmosphere is rendered even more effectively by the light of a single color or a plurality of colors. At this time, it is not necessary to give special consideration to water wetting during handling, the drink is not warmed even though it always emits light, and the addition of the light emitting member 3 makes the weight annoying. In addition, the addition of the light emitting member 3 does not spoil the appearance.

Furthermore, according to the third aspect of the present invention, the light emitted from the light emitting member 3 is effectively visually appealing to the viewer, so that the atmosphere can be produced even more effectively.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a usage state of a luminescent glass of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing a part of the same in an enlarged manner.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing two kinds of light-emitting glasses equipped with optical fibers and a plan view of one of them.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing two types of light emitting members.

FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing another two types of shape examples of the luminescent glass of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing another example of the shape of the light emitting member.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing still another shape example of the same.

8A and 8B are a side view and a vertical side view showing several structural examples in which a light emitting member is used as a part of a glass.

FIG. 9 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing two methods of forming a holding protrusion.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Light-Emitting Glass 2 Glass 3 Light-Emitting Member 4 Lid 5 Optical Fiber 6 Fixture 21 Handle 22 Housing Section 23 Leg 31 Outer Tube 32 Inner Tube 33 Chemiluminescent Agent 33a One Liquid 33b Two Liquid 210 Holding Protrusion

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A luminescent glass comprising a glass made of a translucent material and a luminescent member having a chemiluminescent agent as a light source attached thereto. 2. The luminescent glass according to claim 1, wherein the luminescent member is filled with a chemiluminescent agent that emits light by mixing two kinds of liquids, and emits a single color or a plurality of colors. 3. The luminescent glass according to claim 1, wherein the glasses include an optical fiber, and one end of the optical fiber faces the light emitting member.