JPH10179360A - Glass flower vase and decoration thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attempt copying a visionary silhouette of flowers and leaves arranged in a flower vase on the wall face of the flower vase for composing the flower vase of two layers of an outside semitransparent glass layer and an inside transparent glass layer and specifying the thickness of the outside semitransparent glass layer and the diameter and density of the air bubbles contained and by changing continuously the boundary of both glass layers. SOLUTION: A flower vase consists of two layers, an outside semi-transparent glass layer 1 and an inside transparent layer 2 and the inside light-permeability of flowers arranged is increased by installing a transparent layer in the inside. Further, the outside glass layer 1 is 1-3 times thicker than the inside transparent glass layer 2 and accommodates air bubbles of 1-1,000μm in diameter at 10<4> -10<8> /cm<3> in density, as well. Still further, the boundary between the transparent glass layer and the semi- transparent glass layer is continuously changed. Thus, when the inside flowers arranged reflect in the flower vase the received light, their visionary silhouette is copied on the wall plane simultaneously. The following figures are preferable when taking into consideration of light scattering and the like in that the semi-transparent layer 1 is 2-3 times thicker than the transparent layer 2 and in that the diameter of air babbles is 10-1000μm with 10'10<4> -10<6> /cm<3> in density.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a glass vase and a decorative article using the same. In particular, the present invention relates to a novel vase or a decoration using the same, in which a flower, a leaf, and the like arranged in the vase are exposed to light so that a silhouette thereof is projected on a side wall of the vase.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Vases used for ikebana and the like already have a wide variety of shapes, colors, pictures and designs. Many vases have a variety of shapes, are decorated with various glosses, colors, and patterns to provide decorativeness, and have been devised to harmonize with ikebana and create new beauty.

[0003] As for the vase, porcelain, pottery, glass, earthenware, metal, and other various materials have been used. These vases can be roughly classified in terms of light transmission, such as opaque vases such as porcelain, ceramics, and metal, transparent vases such as glass, and halfway between thin porcelains in the middle. It is classified as transparent.

[0004] However, the vases so far have been mainly made by decoration or change according to the shape, color, pattern, design, etc. of the vases, and even in the case of transparent or translucent glass vases, the tendency is basically. It did not change.

That is, even in the case of a transparent glass vase or a translucent porcelain vase having a small thickness, the ikebana, the vase, and the daylight are combined by actively utilizing the light from the outside. There has never been a vase intended to create a new and unprecedented beauty in the ikebana world, for example, in which the silhouette of an ikebana is projected on the wall of the vase due to the synergistic effect.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a glass vase composed of two layers, an outer translucent glass layer and an inner transparent glass layer. The aim is to obtain a vase in which a natural silhouette is projected on the wall of the vase, or an unconventional vase that mixes this with a pattern and color.

[0007]

The present invention comprises two layers, an outer translucent glass layer and an inner transparent glass layer, wherein the outer translucent glass layer is one to three times as thick as the inner transparent glass layer. The outer translucent glass layer has a diameter of 1 to 1000 μm.
glass vase (claim 1), characterized in that bubbles of m are contained at a density of 10 ⁴ to 10 ⁸ / cm ³ and the boundary between the transparent glass layer and the translucent glass layer changes continuously. The glass vase (Claim 2) according to claim 1, wherein the outer translucent glass layer has a light transmittance such that a silhouette of a flower or a leaf in the vase is projected on a side wall of the vase. The glass vase (Claim 3) according to claim 1, wherein a part of the transparent glass layer is heated and melted, and the translucent glass layer is partially formed into a transparent glass layer. A substance that diffuses into the glass layer by heating or chemically reacts with the components of the glass layer to form a color is attached thereto, and then this part is heated to form a part of the outer glass layer as a transparent glass layer that has developed a color. The glass vase according to claim 1, characterized in that: 2. The glass vase according to claim 1, wherein a pattern or a pattern formed by the inner transparent glass layer appears on the surface by removing a part of the outer translucent glass layer. Claim 5),
A glass vase according to any one of claims 1 to 5 (claim 6) and an object placed in the glass vase according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the glass is quartz glass;
This is a decorative item (claim 7) in which the silhouette of the object is projected on the side wall of the vase.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention of claim 1 is a vase comprising two layers of an outer translucent glass layer and an inner transparent glass layer, wherein the outer translucent glass layer is 1 to 3 times the inner transparent glass layer. And the outer translucent glass layer has a diameter of 1 to 1000
It contains bubbles of μm at a density of 10 ⁴ to 10 ⁸ bubbles / cm ³ .

In the present invention, by providing a transparent layer on the inner side, an effect of promoting the light transmittance of ikebana inside can be expected. The outer translucent glass layer is 1 to 3 times the thickness of the inner transparent glass layer and has a diameter of 1 to 1000 μm.
m bubbles are contained at a density of 10 ⁴ to 10 ⁸ cells / cm ³ . As a result, the ikebana inside is reflected in the vase when receiving light, and at the same time, a fantastic silhouette of the ikebana is projected on the wall surface.

[0010] The thickness of the translucent glass layer is one of that of the transparent glass layer.
If it is less than 2 times, and if the bubbles in it are less than 1 μm, the light is not sufficiently scattered and a fantastic silhouette is not formed. On the other hand, if the thickness of the translucent glass layer exceeds three times that of the transparent glass layer and the diameter of the bubbles exceeds 1000 μm, the shape of the silhouette is undesirably lost. Regarding the bubble density,
^{If the} number is less than ⁴ / cm ³ , the diffusion of light is not sufficient, and if it exceeds 10 ⁸ / cm ³ , the diffusion of light is too large, and in any case, a good silhouette cannot be formed. Diameter 1
A transparent layer containing bubbles of 1000 μm at a density of less than 10 ⁴ cells / cm ³ and bubbles of the same diameter having a density of 10 ⁴ to 10 ⁸ bubbles / cm ³
The boundaries of the translucent layer encompassing in cm ³ are changing substantially continuously. The opaque glass layer may have a thickness two to three times that of the transparent glass layer, and the bubble diameter may be 10 to 10 times.
1000 μm, the density of bubbles is 10
It is more preferable that the number is ⁴ to 10 ⁶ particles / cm ³ from the viewpoint of light scattering.

[0011] An example of a decorative article in which grapes are laid in the vase according to claim 1 and the silhouette thereof is projected on the side of the vase,
It is not far from the real thing, but is replicated and shown in FIG. 1 in FIG.
Is an outer translucent layer containing many fine bubbles, 2 is an inner transparent layer, and 3 is a quartz glass vase in which these are integrated. 4 is a flower arrangement, in this case a vine. Furthermore, when water was poured into the vase 3, the flower pattern received light and diffused in the water, and the beautiful shadow was projected on the wall surface of the vase 3, creating an unprecedented beauty. In addition, almost the same beautiful silhouette was formed even if artificial flowers were used instead of ikebana. In order to produce such a vase, for example, it can be easily produced by molding a fine powder of quartz as a raw material in a rotary mold, and then fusing it from the inside. That is, particles having a particle size of, for example, 200 μm are put into a vase-shaped rotary mold and rotated. Fine particles of quartz are pressed against the inside of the mold by centrifugal force, and in this state, arc melting is performed from the inside to make the inner layer a transparent glass layer and the outer layer a translucent glass layer. Thereafter, the molded product is removed from the mold to remove unmelted particles, burrs, and the like on the outer peripheral surface, and is again heated and softened to form a desired shape into a final shape that is excellent in decorativeness as a vase.

The vase of the present invention can also be manufactured by effectively utilizing defective quartz crucibles that are inevitably produced in the process of manufacturing quartz crucibles that are industrially used for pulling silicon semiconductor single crystals. It is possible. That is, among quartz crucibles that are industrially used for pulling a silicon semiconductor single crystal, the outside is a translucent glass layer, the inside is a transparent glass layer, and the outside translucent glass layer is the inside translucent glass layer. Of 1
It has a thickness of ~ 3 times and a diameter of 1 ~
A foam containing 1000 μm bubbles at a density of 10 ⁴ to 10 ⁸ bubbles / cm ³ and a boundary between the transparent glass layer and the translucent glass layer continuously changing is selected and heated and softened to form a vase. May have a shape excellent in decorativeness. In the above description, quartz glass has been described, but the vase of the present invention may, of course, be made of glass other than quartz glass.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a part of the outer semi-transparent glass layer is heated and melted, and this part is made into a transparent glass. The portion to be heated and melted may be one place on the outer transparent glass layer, or may be scattered at many places. It is also possible to add artistry by expressing a motif. The heating in this case is performed by a usual method of directly applying a flame of an oxyhydrogen gas burner to the translucent layer, for example. The heating temperature is about 1800 ° C. Thereby, a desired pattern can be drawn on the outer periphery of the vase.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, before heating the translucent glass layer as performed in the third aspect of the present invention, the portion is diffused into the glass layer by heating or chemically reacts with the glass layer components. It is a substance that develops a color and attaches a picture or pattern. When such a pretreatment is applied to a part of the translucent glass layer, and then the part is subjected to the same heating and melting treatment as performed in claim 3, a vase in which the pattern or pattern is drawn with a clear outline can be obtained. I can do it.

The substance which diffuses into the glass layer or chemically reacts with the components of the glass layer by the above-mentioned heating to form a color is, for example, copper, titanium, cobalt, manganese or the like, which is a metal powder, a metal oxide, or a metal oxide. , For example, as a salt such as copper sulfate. Further, in order to attach a picture or pattern to the picture or pattern on the translucent glass layer, the picture or pattern may be transferred directly to the translucent glass layer using a sticking picture or the like, instead of being directly drawn with a brush or painted with a brush. The heating and melting treatment after drawing a picture or pattern is the same as described above.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a part of the outer translucent glass layer is deleted so that the pattern or pattern formed by the inner transparent glass layer appears on the surface. That is, in this portion, the outer translucent glass layer does not exist and light is directly transmitted through the vase.

[0017]

【Example】

(Example 1) Outer diameter 314 mm, inner diameter 300 mm, depth 250
A vase was prepared from a defective quartz crucible for pulling a silicon semiconductor single crystal having a translucent layer of 4 mm in outside and a transparent layer of 3 mm in the outside as a raw material. In the translucent layer of the raw material quartz crucible, air bubbles having a diameter of 1 to 1000 μm have a density of 10 ⁵ /
are included in cm ^3, a crucible appearance was milky white. This was heated to 1250 ° C., and the bottom was slightly raised to give a good sense of stability with the bottom raised.

Pour colorless and transparent water up to 10 cm from the upper edge of this vase, and immerse it in three bunch grapes and 1 meter long vines with four leaves and up to 5 cm at the base. did. In the vase, a bunch of grapes and three leaves were placed on the outer wall of the container. As a result, the bunches of grapes and the silhouettes of the leaves emerged through the walls of the container after being lit, giving a fantastic atmosphere. In addition, the purple-red color of the bunch of grapes and the pale green color of the leaves spread on the milky white container wall, and the whole was lightly colored. Furthermore, the harmony of the vines, tufts and leaves hanging on the outside of the container with the firm and neat texture of quartz glass was fantastic in a unique atmosphere. (Example 2) A cylindrical vase of the same shape and material as used in Example 1 was prepared. An appropriate portion of the outer periphery was heated for 1 minute by directly applying a flame of an oxyhydrogen gas burner directly from above. This resulted in a vase with a floating cloud pattern drawn around the vase. This is shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, 5 is a vase and 6 is a pattern. (Example 3) A cylindrical vase of the same shape and material as used in Example 1 was prepared. Round and rhombic patterns were drawn around the periphery with a copper sulfate solution and a cobalt oxide suspension. From there, the same flame of the oxyhydrogen gas burner as in Example 2 was applied directly to the translucent layer and heated for 10 minutes. This resulted in a vase with orange-red and pale yellow-green geometric patterns drawn around the vase. This is shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, 7 is a vase and 8 is a pattern. Example 4 A cylindrical vase of the same shape and material as used in Example 1 was prepared. A part of the outer periphery was cut into a stripped shape to remove the translucent glass on the outer periphery, and a pattern was drawn. This is shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, 9 is a vase and 10 is a pattern.

[0019]

As described above, the vase of the present invention is a transparent glass vase composed of two layers, an outer translucent glass layer and an inner transparent glass layer. As a result, the fantastic silhouette of the ikebana was projected on the wall of the vase, creating a new world of beauty that was not possible in the traditional ikebana world with glass vase, ikebana, and daylight. Moreover, since such vase, which has been conventionally discarded as a defective industrial product, is used almost as it is, it can be produced extremely advantageously in terms of cost. Further, according to the invention of another claim, a pattern can be further added to the vase to make the vase more varied.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a decorative article using a vase according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a vase according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a vase according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a vase according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... translucent layer, 2 ... transparent layer, 3,5,7,9 ... quartz glass vase, 4 ... vine vine (ornament), 6,8,1
0 ... pattern.

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An outer semi-transparent glass layer comprising an outer semi-transparent glass layer and an inner transparent glass layer, wherein the outer semi-transparent glass layer has a thickness of 1-3 times the inner transparent glass layer. The transparent glass layer has a density of 10 ⁴ to 10 bubbles having a diameter of 1 to 1000 μm.
A glass vase comprising ⁸ pieces / cm ³ , wherein the boundary between the transparent glass layer and the translucent glass layer changes continuously. 2. The glass vase according to claim 1, wherein the outer translucent glass layer has a light transmittance such that silhouettes of flowers and leaves in the vase are projected on the side wall of the vase. 3. The glass vase according to claim 1, wherein a part of the outer translucent glass layer is heated and melted, and the translucent glass layer is partially formed as a transparent glass layer. 4. A material which diffuses into the glass layer by heating or chemically reacts with glass layer components to adhere to a part of the outer semi-transparent glass layer to form a color, and then heats this part to form the outer glass layer. The glass vase according to claim 1, wherein a part of the glass vase is formed as a transparent glass layer. 5. The pattern according to claim 1, wherein a part of the outer semi-transparent glass layer is removed so that a pattern or a pattern formed by the inner transparent glass layer appears on the surface. Glass vase. 6. The glass vase according to claim 1, wherein the glass is quartz glass. 7. A decorative article in which an object is placed in the glass vase according to claim 1, and a silhouette of the object is projected on a side wall of the vase.