JPH09240199A - Decorative transparent body - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a carved design expressed outward three-dimensionally and to make a decorative transparent body abundant in decorativeness by disposing an illuminating means in the lateral end of a transparent plate having the design carved and by making the light of the illuminating means enter the transparent plate from the side end thereof. SOLUTION: This decorative transparent body is constructed of a transparent plate 1 formed of a plate body 11 in a curved shape, a rectangular casing 3 supporting this transparent plate 1 and extending to be long laterally and an illuminating means composed of an electric bulb and a socket fitted inside the casing 3. By inserting a plug 24 into a power source, the electric bulb of the decorative transparent body is made to emit light and this light is made to enter the transparent plate 1 from the lower edge thereof. Being totally reflected inside the transparent plate 1, the incident light passes through the transparent plate 1 or comes out therefrom at a prescribed critical angle. Since a part wherein a design D is carved is different in an angle of plate surface from a part wherein the design is not carved, moreover, the amount of the emitted light of that part is varied and thereby the design D can be expressed outward three-dimensionally.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a decorative transparent body, which is suitable mainly for ornaments and interior decoration, by giving designs such as letters and patterns to the outside to give a viewer a beautiful appearance.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a decorative transparent body of this kind, for example, characters or patterns are arranged by directly painting on the surface of a transparent plate such as glass or by sticking a sticker on the surface of a transparent plate. Some have been given sex.

[0003]

However, simply arranging a design or the like on the transparent plate by a method such as painting or sealing cannot make the design such as a pattern three-dimensionally appear to the outside. However, the design effect was poor, and sufficient decorativeness could not be obtained.

An object of the present invention is to provide a decorative transparent body which is capable of three-dimensionally displaying a design such as a pattern and is highly decorative.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 is arranged such that a illuminating means 2 is arranged at a side end of a transparent plate 1 having a design D engraved, and the illuminating means is provided. Two
The above light was made to enter from the edge of the transparent plate 1.

[0006]

According to the invention of claim 1, since the light is incident from the edge of the transparent plate 1 on which the design D is engraved, the light incident on the transparent plate 1 is transmitted through the transparent plate 1. While passing through with total reflection, when it reaches a predetermined critical angle, it goes out from the transparent plate 1, so that the entire transparent plate 1 shines, and at the portion where the design D is engraved, Since the angle of the plate surface with the part not engraved is different,
The emission amount of light in such a portion changes, and the design D can be three-dimensionally exposed to the outside.

[0007]

1 shows an embodiment in which the decorative transparent body of the present invention is used as a figurine, and this figurine supports a transparent plate 1 formed of a curved plate body and the transparent plate 1. A horizontally long rectangular casing 3, light bulbs 21a, 22a, 23a and a socket 2 installed in the casing 3.
The lighting means 2 is composed of 1, 22, and 23.

The transparent body 1 is made of transparent plastic or glass, and a curved inner surface 11 of the transparent plate 1 is engraved with a design D such as characters, figures and patterns by a sandblasting method or the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, a mounting plate 32 is formed in the casing 3 at a substantially intermediate position in the vertical direction inside the casing 3 so as to face the bottom wall 31 of the casing 3 and the length of the mounting plate 32 is long. In the direction, three mounting holes 32a, 32b, 32c are formed at equal intervals, and the socket 2 is inserted into the mounting holes 32a, 32b, 32c.
1, 22, 23 are attached. Then, the wirings 21b, 22b connected to the sockets 21, 22, 23,
23b is drawn out of the casing 3 through a wiring hole 34 formed in the lateral wall 33 of the casing 3, and a plug 24 for inserting into a power supply is attached to the tip thereof.

The upper wall 35 of the casing 3
Is formed with a curved slit 35a into which the lower end 12 of the transparent plate 1 can be inserted, the lower end 12 side of the transparent plate 1 is housed in the casing 3, and the illumination means 2 in the mounting plate 32 is provided. A pair of receiving members 36, 36 having a substantially U-shaped cross section are disposed on both sides of the outside, and the receiving members 36, 3 are provided.
At 6, the lower edge of the transparent plate 1 is received and the transparent plate 1 is erected on the casing 3.

When the transparent plate 1 is supported by the casing 3 in this way, the transparent plate 1 can be easily removed by simply pulling out the transparent plate 1 from the casing 3, and the transparent plates 1 having different designs can be easily replaced one after another. The hobby of the viewer can be constantly evoked.

In the decorative transparent body of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, the plug 24 is inserted into the power source, so that the light bulb 21 can be obtained.
By making a, 22b, and 23c emit light and let this light enter the transparent plate 1 from the lower edge of the transparent plate 1, the light that has entered the transparent plate 1 is totally reflected in the transparent plate 1. While passing through or exiting from the transparent plate 1 at a predetermined critical angle, and in the portion where the design D is engraved,
Due to the difference in the angle of the plate surface from the non-engraved portion, the amount of light emitted from such a portion can be changed, and the design D can be three-dimensionally exposed to the outside.

3 and 4 show another embodiment of the present invention, in which the curved inner surface 11 side of the transparent plate 1 of the upper wall 35 of the casing 3 is opened, and the inner wall at the opening portion. On the 37 side, the reflecting mirror 4 extending in the longitudinal direction,
The upper edge is arranged along the inner wall 36, and the lower edge is arranged so as to be inclined at a predetermined angle such that the lower edge is along the supporting piece 38 provided at a position separated from the inner wall 36 in the bottom wall 31, and the The light is made to enter the transparent plate 1 from the lower edge of the transparent plate 1, is reflected by the reflecting mirror 4 and then is made to enter from the curved inner surface 11 side of the transparent plate 1, thereby further expanding the transparent plate 1. It is bright and enhances the decorativeness.

The plate thickness of the transparent plate 1 is preferably about 5 mm to 15 mm, and the shape of the transparent plate 1 is a curved shape in the present embodiment in order to give a more three-dimensional decorative effect. Further, although the light bulbs 21a, 22b, 23c and the sockets 21, 22, 23 are used as the illumination means 2, a long cylindrical fluorescent lamp or the like may be used.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall explanatory perspective view of a decorative transparent body.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line XX in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an overall explanatory perspective view showing another embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line YY in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 D design 1 transparent plate 2 lighting means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A transparent plate (1) engraved with a design (D)
A decorative transparent body, characterized in that an illuminating means (2) is disposed at a side end of the transparent plate, and the light of the illuminating means (2) is incident from an edge of the transparent plate (1).