JPH1058899A - Aromatic decorative body - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an aromatic decorative body forming a chemical crystal growing substance in which every crystal body separating out at an end portion of a basic material can be coloured in one or more colours. SOLUTION: A decorative body comprising an absorption basic material, a decorative stock solution 3 having an inorganic compound and a scent dissolved therein, and a container 4 on which a proximal end portion of the base material is held and adapted to be filled with the decorative stock solution 3 wherein the decorative stock solution 3 poured into the container 4 is absorbed in the basic material and wherein crystals 30 are adapted to separate out to grow at end portions of the base material as solvent evaporates, the decorative body being characterized in that a portion is provided at each end of the base material which has at least one kind of coloring agent impregnated therein.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a decorative body for decorating an entrance, a room, a toilet, and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Plants such as houseplants and dried flowers and ornaments in the shape of animals are generally known as ornaments such as entrances, rooms, and toilets. The decorative effect is not obtained.

Therefore, Japanese Patent Publication No. 61-14960 discloses that a solution capable of forming a chemical crystal growing material is absorbed into a substrate imitating a plant, and a crystal is formed from the substrate. It has been proposed to form a decorative body imitating a form such as a tree or a flower by precipitation and growth. With this decorative body, it is possible to enjoy the growth of a crystal that changes every day, as if a plant grows, and a decorative effect that has never been seen before can be obtained.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-329498 discloses that
In addition to the decorations described above, a fragrance effect has been added, and further improvement in appearance performance by coloring has been introduced.
Since the coloring mechanism was a mechanism for coloring the decoration stock solution and absorbing it into the base material, the color that can be colored is limited to one to two colors, and the combination of colors that can be colored is also limited to a specific range, and it is gorgeous. A multicolored decorative body could not be obtained.

[0005]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an aromatic decorative body on which a crystal growth is chemically formed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a material which can be colored by one or more types for each crystal precipitated at an end of the material.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems The fragrance decorative body of the invention according to claim 1 of the present application (hereinafter referred to as the first invention) comprises an absorbent base, a decoration stock solution in which an inorganic compound and a fragrance are dissolved,
A base end portion of the base material is held, and a container made to fill the decoration stock solution is provided.The decoration stock solution poured into the container is absorbed by the base material, and the solvent evaporates. A decorative body on which crystals are deposited and grown, wherein an end portion of the base material is provided with a portion impregnated with at least one coloring agent.

The invention described in claim 2 of the present application (hereinafter referred to as “second
The invention is characterized in that the coloring agent is at least one kind of coloring agent selected from water-soluble tar dyes. Item 4. The aromatic decorative body according to Item 1.

[0008] The invention described in claim 3 of the present application (hereinafter referred to as "third")
The aromatic decorative body according to claim 1, wherein the colorant-impregnated portion of the aromatic decorative body according to claim 1 contains 0.001 to 15% by weight of the colorant. The aromatic decorative body according to claim 1, wherein the aromatic decorative body is used.

As the inorganic compound, an inorganic compound having a tetragonal crystal system and / or an inorganic compound containing phosphate ions are used. Among them, inorganic compounds having a tetragonal crystal system include, among others, monopotassium phosphate, monoammonium phosphate and ammonium nitrate.
It is preferred to use at least one type. In addition, as the inorganic compound containing a phosphate ion, it is particularly preferable to use at least one of potassium monophosphate, monoammonium phosphate and monocalcium phosphate.

[0010] These inorganic compounds are dissolved using water or the like as a solvent, and the solvent is not limited to water, and an organic solvent such as alcohol or acetone can be used depending on the inorganic compound to be used. If the amount of the inorganic compound used is too large, the concentration exceeds the saturation concentration and is wasted, and if the amount is too small, the crystal becomes uneven and occurs.
It is prepared and used within the saturation concentration range. However, it is preferable to prepare the solution at a concentration close to the saturated solution in order to generate crystals.

When a mixture of an inorganic compound having a tetragonal crystal system and an inorganic compound having phosphate ions is used, the amount of the inorganic compound having a tetragonal crystal system is changed to phosphate ions. It is preferable to use more than the amount of the inorganic compound containing.

The fragrance is not particularly limited, and generally known fragrances are used, regardless of water solubility or oil solubility. Specific examples include geraniol, citral, terpineol, l-menthol, linalool, limonene, and the like, and at least one of these is used. If the amount of the used fragrance is too small, the fragrance function will not be exhibited, and if it is too large, the precipitation and growth of the crystals will be hindered. Is done. In the case of a substrate in the shape of a tree, a fragrance of the scent of a tree is given, and in the case of a substrate in the shape of a flower, a fragrance of a flower is given. Perfumes can also be used.

[0013] The decorative stock solution obtained by dissolving the above-mentioned inorganic compound and fragrance may be water-soluble or oil-soluble, but a hydrophilic solution is preferred. However, since the fragrance is usually an oil component,
It does not matter if the fragrance is separated from the decoration undiluted solution into two liquids,
Alternatively, a one-liquid mixture obtained by adding a surfactant or the like to this decoration stock solution and uniformly mixing the same may be used.

The material constituting the base material is not particularly limited as long as it can effectively absorb the undiluted decorative solution and satisfactorily separate the coloring matter. Examples of the material include filter paper and coaster paper. Absorbent paper materials, fibrous materials such as cloth and yarn, cellulose materials, water-absorbent resins, etc.
At least one of these is used.

At least one kind of the colorant is impregnated at an arbitrary end of the base material, and the kind and number of the colorant can be appropriately selected at a plurality of places depending on the design of the decorative body. The end portion of the base material impregnated with the coloring agent is not dried, and in any of the dried state, the coloring function is maintained.Before use, it is usually preferable to store the dried state. .

When the above-mentioned decoration stock solution moves to the portion impregnated with the colorant by capillary action, the coloring agent dissolves in the decoration stock solution, so that the precipitated crystals are colored.
Further, as the colorant, two or more kinds of dyes having different distribution coefficients with respect to the base material 2 can be used. By using two or more kinds of dyes having different distribution coefficients for the base material 2,
The substrate and the crystal can be colored in a plurality of colors by the difference in the moving speed based on the difference in the distribution coefficient.

The colorant is not particularly limited as long as it has an affinity for the stock solution, but a hydrophilic one is preferred. For example, any of a water-soluble natural dye and a tar dye can be used. Can be used. The tar dyes are inexpensive and small in amount compared to natural dyes, and can be used in the present invention because they can efficiently and beautifully color crystals. More specifically, Red No. 102, Red No. 106, Red No. 230 (1), Yellow No. 4, Blue No. 1,
Water-soluble dyes such as Blue No. 2, Green No. 3, and Green No. 401 can be mentioned, and at least one of them can be used.

The method of impregnation of the substrate is not particularly limited, and includes direct impregnation of a colorant and impregnation with a solution. The latter is preferably employed. To obtain beautifully colored crystals, when impregnating the edge of the substrate with the colorant, the concentration of the aqueous solution in which the colorant is dissolved is 0.00
It is necessary that the content be 1 to 15% by weight, more preferably 0.01 to 2% by weight. Colorant concentration of 0.0
If the amount is less than 01% by weight, sufficient color cannot be obtained, and
If the content exceeds 5% by weight, the size and the deposition rate of the precipitated crystals change, and a crystal of an appropriate size cannot be obtained, or the obtained crystal tends to collapse.

[0019]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of different coloring agents can be separately prepared without adding a coloring agent to the decoration stock solution as in the prior art.
The end of the substrate at the desired location is individually impregnated. Therefore, from the base end of the base material, the decoration stock solution consisting of the inorganic compound and the fragrance is sucked up to the upper part of the base material by the capillary action, moves in the base material, and the coloring material is individually impregnated with the base material. Upon reaching the end, the decorative stock solution is colored as designed, and the decorative stock solution evaporates, so that a large number of colored crystals precipitate on the edge of the base material, which can grow. .

The aromatic decorative body of the second invention is one in which the specified crystal is efficiently and beautifully colored by using the specified coloring agent.

The aromatic decorative body according to the third aspect of the present invention is a precipitating crystal which is sufficiently colored, dense and hard to collapse by specifying the concentration of the aqueous solution of the coloring agent.

[0022]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall structure of the decorative body 1.
FIG. 2 shows a colorant-impregnated portion provided at an end of the base material in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 shows a use state of the decorative body 1.

That is, the decorative body 1 is made of a water-absorbent substrate 2
And a colorant-impregnated portion 25 provided at the end 21 of the base material
, A decorative stock solution 3, and a container 4 that holds the base end 24 of the base material 2 and fills the decorative stock solution 3.

The base material 2 includes a plurality of protruding ends 21 cut into a tree shape and a colorant-impregnated portion 2 provided on the protruding ends 21.
A tree is formed by combining two thin plates 20 having the notch 5 with a cut 22 provided in the upper center half of one thin plate 20 and a cut 23 provided in the lower center half of the other thin plate 20. It has been made like that. The shape of the base material 2 is not particularly limited to a shape that constitutes a tree, and various shapes can be used as needed.

The evaporation of the undiluted decoration solution 3 absorbed by the base material 2 causes the inorganic compound to precipitate and grow as a colored crystal 30 at the evaporation site. By forming the protruding end 21 of the thin plate 20 in the upward direction and evaporating from the protruding end 21 actively, the precipitation and growth of the crystal 30 at the protruding end 21 are promoted. Can be.

The container 4 has a space 40 inside which the decoration solution 3 is filled. The base member 2 is formed in a square plate shape so as to support the base member 2 in a stable state, and a cross-shaped cut 41 for inserting the base end portion 24 of the base member 2 is provided on the upper surface thereof. A central portion of the cut 41 is provided with a circular opening 42. If the opening 42 is too large, the decoration solution 3 will evaporate from the container 4, and in particular, when a fragrance is added to the decoration solution 3, the fragrance intensity of the fragrance is increased. It is opened with. The shape of the container 4 is not particularly limited to a square plate, but may be a disk, a sphere, a pyramid, an ellipse, or the like.

[0028]

【Example】

(Example 1) As a base material, a special A cushion paper was cut into a tree shape as shown in FIG.
The tree was fixed to the container 4 by inserting the base end portion 24 of the base material into the cross-shaped cut 41 of the container 4. On the branches (end 21 of the base material) existing around the tree, from top to bottom,
Named Branch 1, Branch 2, Branch 3, Branch 4 (not shown in the figure), and for each, as described in Table 1, Red 102, Red 106, Yellow 4, Blue 1 A 0.001% by weight aqueous solution was individually impregnated and sufficiently dried.

[0029]

[Table 1]

Next, 15 ml of a 15% by weight aqueous solution of potassium potassium phosphate and 4 ml of a fragrance (limonene) are mixed as a decoration stock solution, and the obtained decoration stock solution is poured into a container 4, and the assembled aromatic decoration body is gently washed. For 72 hours. As shown in Table 2, beautiful light-colored crystals were precipitated for each branch.

In order to check the crystal strength of the precipitated crystal,
The container together with the vessel was dropped once from a height of 10 mm onto a horizontal plane, and the weight of the collapsed crystal was measured. As a result, as shown in Table 3, the amount of the collapsed crystal was 0.10 g.

[0032]

[Table 2]

[0033]

[Table 3]

(Examples 2 to 8, Comparative Examples 1 to 4) Example 1
Using the same base material and the same decorative stock solution, as shown in Table 1, according to the types and concentrations of the coloring agents of Examples 2 to 8 and Comparative Examples 1 to 4, Branch 1, Branch 2, Branch 3, Branch 4 was impregnated with a coloring agent. After the impregnation, in the dried or undried state, the decoration stock solution was poured into the container 4 as in Example 1, and the assembled aromatic decoration was gently left for 72 hours. The results of the obtained crystals are shown in Tables 2 and 3.

From the above Examples and Comparative Examples, by controlling the concentration of the coloring agent and impregnating the edges of the base material, various crystals as shown in the Examples were obtained, and the crystal shapes were fine. It became a beautiful crystal. On the other hand, when the base material was impregnated with the aqueous solution of the coloring agent having a concentration of not more than the specified concentration, the crystal was hardly colored and the decorative effect was low. Further, when the base material was impregnated with a colorant aqueous solution having a concentration of not less than a specified concentration, the precipitated crystals became very coarse needle-like crystals, the strength of the crystals was very weak, and the crystals were easily collapsed.

[0036]

As described above, the aromatic decorative body of the present invention is structured as described above, so that the crystal grows and grows, and the shape is rich in daily changes. An excellent decoration.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a state before a decorative body is used.

FIG. 2 is an example of a perspective view showing a part in which a colorant is impregnated at an end of a base material.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a use state of the decorative body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Decorative body 2 Base material 3 Decorative stock solution 4 Container 25 Colorant impregnated part

Claims (3)

[Claims] Claims 1. An absorptive base material, a decoration stock solution in which an inorganic compound and a fragrance are dissolved, and a container in which a base end of the base material is held and filled with the decoration stock solution, and poured into the container. A decorative body in which crystals are deposited and grown from an end of the base material by absorbing the undiluted raw solution into the base material and evaporating the solvent.
An aromatic decorative body provided with a portion impregnated with a kind of coloring agent. 2. The aromatic decoration according to claim 1, wherein the coloring agent is at least one kind of coloring agent selected from water-soluble tar dyes. 3. The fragrance according to claim 1, wherein the impregnation of the portion of the colorant impregnated with the colorant is performed by an aqueous solution containing 0.001 to 15% by weight of the colorant. Decoration body.