JPH11143479A - Acoustic column - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To ring the sound of a bell retaining lingering notes when a pebble is thrown at the time of a visit to a grave by providing an acoustic means sounding in contact with the pebble thrown into a hollow column body communicated with pebble throw-in port and a discharge port. SOLUTION: This acoustic column 1 is constituted of a hollow column body 2 formed with a cavity 2a along the axial direction, a pedestal 3 and a cover body 4. A pebble throw-in port 6 communicated with the cavity 2a is provided at the side face upper section of the hollow column body 2, and a pebble discharge port 7 is provided at the side face lower section. An acoustic means 8 sounding in contact with an inserted pebble K is provided in the cavity 2a of the hollow column body 2 at the middle between the pebble insertion port 6 and the discharge port 7. When the pebble K is thrown in from the pebble throw-in port 6 provided at the upper section of the hollow column body 2, the pebble K drops in the cavity 2a, generates a sound in contact with the acoustic means 8 and is discharged onto the pedestal 3 from the pebble discharge port 7. If the acoustic means 8 is a sound source retaining lingering notes, it is installed at a grave to be effectively used at the time of a visit to the grave.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an acoustic pole that emits a sound when pebbles are thrown into it, and in particular, is installed in a grave to replace a gong when visiting a grave or in a park or the like for children. It is related to an acoustic pillar that is effective as an element of play.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a Buddhist altar on which a plaque as a substitute for an ancestor spirit is placed is equipped with a ginger (bell) along with incense burners, candlesticks, vases, and tableware. When offering a memorial service, the hands of the gongs are echoed and the hands are gently put together.

[0003] The sound of the gongs (bells) that ring with this lingering sound, as well as calming the spirit, resonate with the heart of the person who meditation with their hands together for the memorial service of their ancestors, so that the feeling and satisfaction of the memorial service can be obtained. It is.

[0004]

However, there is no gong (bell) attached to the altar in each grave.
When visiting the grave, there was a problem that the sound of the gongs that left a lingering sensation in the heart could not be resonated, and the feeling and satisfaction of the memorial service could not be obtained.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above points,
The purpose of this project is to provide an acoustic pole that is installed in a graveyard and that when a pebble is thrown in when visiting the grave, the sound of a gong that leaves a lingering sound is heard. Another object of the present invention is to provide an acoustic pole which can be installed outdoors in a park or the like where people gather to be used as an element of play or as a symbol of a park or the like.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a pebble inlet at an upper portion of a hollow column, a pebble outlet at a lower portion, and a pebble inlet and an outlet. An acoustic means is provided for touching the pebbles thrown into the hollow column body communicating with the pebble, and a predetermined sound is produced by throwing the pebbles.

Further, the invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the sound means is generated by vibration accompanying the shaking of the hollow column, and a sound is produced even when the hollow column is shaken. did.

[0008]

Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a case where the lid of the present invention acoustic column is disassembled, FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the present invention acoustic column, and FIG. 3 is a front view showing another example of the present invention acoustic column.

In FIG. 1, an acoustic column 1 of the present application includes a hollow column 2 formed with a cavity 2a along an axial direction, a pedestal 3,
And a lid 4. The hollow column 2 may be formed by processing a stone material such as granite or marble into a columnar shape, or may be formed integrally with a cavity 2a of ceramics or plastic having excellent weather resistance.

Although the hollow column 2 is shown as having a prismatic shape in the case shown in the figure, it may have a cylindrical shape, but may have another unique shape (for example, a shape imitating an animal or a plant). Of course, it may be.

The hollow column 2 may be firmly fixed to a pedestal 3 partially buried in the ground. However, as shown in FIG. , And the hollow column 2 can be rocked by utilizing the elasticity of the elastic body 5.

The pedestal 3 is not limited to one having a structure partially buried in the ground, and may be of a type that is placed on the ground. In some cases, the lower surface 3b of the pedestal 3 may be replaced with a boat bottom as shown in FIG. And may be configured to be swingable as indicated by arrows aa ′.

A pebble inlet 6 communicating with the cavity 2a is provided at the upper side of the hollow column 2 and a pebble outlet 7 is provided at the lower side. When the pebble K is thrown in from the pebble inlet 6, the pebble K falls in the cavity 2a by its own weight, and bounces on the inclined bottom surface 2b at the bottom of the cavity so that the pebble K can be discharged to the outside from the pebble outlet 7.

The inclined bottom surface 2b of the cavity 2a may be formed at the time of forming the pebble discharge port 7, or a block whose upper surface is unilaterally inclined may be inserted into the inner bottom of the cavity 2a by other methods. It may be formed.

The pebble inlet 6 and the pebble outlet 7
Is formed in a diamond shape at one corner of the upper and lower sides of the side surface of the hollow column 2 in the drawing, but the position and the shape are not limited. That is, if the appearance of the hollow column 2 is made to have a peculiar shape, the pebble inlet 6 and the pebble outlet 7 may be formed in accordance with the appearance.

In the cavity 2a of the hollow column 2 located between the pebble inlet 6 and the outlet 7, there is provided an acoustic means 8 which emits sound when the introduced pebble K touches. In the example shown in the figure, as the acoustic means 8, a horizontal bar 8 a extending between the concave grooves 2 d formed in the opposed portion of the upper end surface 2 c of the hollow column 2 with the lid 4 removed.
A plurality of metal discs 8c that emit a sound that leaves a lingering sound on the string 8b attached to the metal body 8b are set at predetermined intervals.

The acoustic means 8 comprises the metallic disk 8
Instead of c, a metal pipe or a phosphorus (bell) that lingers with a lingering sound may be used. These metal discs, metal pipes, and the like sound and shake when touching each other when the hollow column 2 is swung, but are iron-kind-shaped ones that emit sound only when pebbles hit. There may be.

In the case where the iron-tooth-like element is used as the acoustic means 8, it may be arranged stepwise in the cavity 2a, or may be spirally arranged along the inner wall of the cavity 2a, and the tone or tone may be adjusted according to the falling of the pebbles. A default melody may be emitted.

A stand-up wall 3a is provided around the pedestal 3. This is to enable the pebbles K discharged from the pebble discharge port 7 to be retained on the pedestal as described above. In addition, it is necessary to employ a means for preventing water such as rain from collecting on a part of the rising wall 3a (for example, providing a drain groove).

As the pebbles K, natural stones rolling around the area where the column 1 of the present application is installed may be used as they are. In this case, natural stones with as uniform a grain as possible are collected and held on the pedestal 3 for use, or the size of the pebble inlet 6 is regulated so that excessive stones cannot be thrown. is necessary.

The pebbles K are not limited to natural stones, but may be metal balls, glass balls, ceramic balls, processed stones, or the like. Further, the acoustic means 8 is provided in the hollow 2 of the hollow column 2.
Needless to say, it may be incorporated into the inclined bottom surface 2b itself on which the pebbles bounce at the bottom of a.

In the above-mentioned case, the small stone K refers to an object having a large mass such as a natural stone, a metal ball, a glass ball, a ceramic ball, a processed cobble stone, but is not limited thereto. That is, the pebble K is determined by the relative relationship with the acoustic means 8. If the acoustic means 8 can be touched even if it is light in weight, a wooden object (a wooden tip, a wooden ball, etc.) or a paper object (a business card) , Postcards, envelopes, etc.).

In the above embodiment, when the pebble K is thrown in from the pebble inlet 6 provided at the upper part of the hollow column 2, the pebble K falls in the cavity 2a and touches the acoustic means 8 to emit sound and pebble. It is discharged onto the pedestal 3 from the discharge port 7. Therefore, if the sound source 8 is a sound source that leaves a lingering sound, it is installed in a grave and is effective when visiting a grave. If it is a sound source that emits an interesting sound, it is installed in a park or the like and used for children's play. Element.

If a sounding means 8 for swaying is provided in the cavity 2a of the hollow column 2, sound can be produced only by shaking the hollow column 2 without putting pebbles. It becomes possible.

[0025]

As described above, the present invention provides a pebble inlet at the upper part of the hollow column, a pebble outlet at the lower part, and
Since it is characterized by the fact that sound means that sounds when pebbles inserted into the hollow pillar body where the pebble input port and the discharge port communicate are touched are provided, if the sound means sounds so as to leave lingering sounds, It can be installed and used as a memorial service for ancestors with pebbles inserted through the pebble input port at the time of visiting the grave and echoing unforgettable sounds.

When the sound means is a sound source that emits an interesting sound, the sound pole of the present invention is installed in a park or the like, which is suitable as one element of children's play. In addition, it can be used as a symbol of a meeting place, a meeting place, or the like as a "pillar making sound" in a park or the like.

Further, in the invention according to the second aspect, when the acoustic means sways by shaking the hollow column, unexpectedness and fun can be brought out.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a case where a lid of an acoustic column of the present invention is removed.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the acoustic column of the present application.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing another example of the acoustic pillar of the present application.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Acoustic column 2 Hollow column 2a Cavity 2b Inclined bottom surface 3 Pedestal 3a Standing wall of pedestal 3b Lower surface of pedestal 4 Lid 5 Elastic body 6 Pebble inlet 7 Pebble outlet 8 Acoustic means K Pebble

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A sound means for providing a pebble input port at an upper portion of a hollow pillar, providing a pebble outlet at a lower portion, and touching the input pebble into a hollow pillar body communicating with the pebble input port and the discharge port. An acoustic pillar characterized by having a. 2. The acoustic column according to claim 1, wherein said acoustic means emits sound due to vibration accompanying the shaking of said hollow column.