JPS5817627Y2 - magnet container - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention relates to a container that uses a rotating magnet.More specifically, the container is divided into an upper case and a lower case, and a floater with a magnet, etc. attached is suspended from the upper case with a rubber thread, etc. The present invention relates to a container in which a magnet rotated by a motor is disposed in the lower case facing the floater, and the magnet is rotated to indirectly rotate the floater to move it up and down.

Devices that use magnets to indirectly rotate other small pieces are generally well known, and are widely used as magnetic stirrers, particularly in the chemical field.

However, in these methods, a stirring element is simply placed in a container and rotated by a magnet.

U.S. Pat. No. 2,932,493 discloses that in an electromagnetic stirring device for a beverage mixer, a magnet is suspended from the upper case of a glass pot by a wire consisting of a pole chain, a cord, and a rond, and stirring is performed by a rotating body at the bottom. A beverage mixer is disclosed.

In contrast, the present invention uses the same principle of indirectly rotating the floater with a magnet, but suspends the floater from the container with a wire such as a rubber thread that is easy to twist, thereby providing positional stability. It is also characterized by having a variety of changes in the movement of the play element, and is not only useful for the practical purpose of stirring mentioned above, but also for ornamental and recreational purposes that utilize the varied movement of the play element. This provides a container that can also be used as a showcase.

The details of the present invention will be explained based on the embodiments shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a magnetic container.
is divided into two parts, an upper case 1a and a lower case 1b,
The upper case 1a is made of a transparent non-magnetic material such as glass, plastic, etc., and inside is a floater 2 whose main part is a ferromagnetic material such as a magnet or a piece of iron, suspended by a filament 3 made of easily twisted rubber or string. A hanging portion 4, for example, is suspended from the center of the lid of the upper case 1a.
b is made of an opaque material, a motor 5 is disposed inside, and a rod-shaped, disc-shaped, etc. magnet 7 is attached to the rotary shaft 6 of the rotor 2.
It is installed facing towards.

The present invention has the above-mentioned configuration. When the motor 5 is rotated, the magnet 7 rotates, and the magnetic force acts on the magnet or iron piece of the floater 2 through the bottom plate 8, causing the floater 2 to rotate synchronously. As the strip 3 twists, the idler 2 moves upward while rotating.

When the upward movement reaches a certain limit, the balance between the magnetic force rotating the swinger 2 and the repulsive force of the twisted filament 30 is lost, and the swinger 2 turns in the opposite direction and descends.

While the magnet 7 is being rotated by the motor 5, the floater 2 always repeats the above vertical movement, and since the filament 3 is made of rubber or thread, the motion of the floater 2 is extremely complex and diverse. .

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, the upper case 1a is transparent and the lower case 1b is opaque, so the cause of the complicated movement of the floater 2 in the upper case 1a cannot be easily detected at a glance. , it can be used as an ornamental showcase.

Furthermore, as shown by the imaginary line in Figure 1, when the liquid 9 is put in and used as an agitator, the floater 2 is suspended by the wires 3, so it is stable in position, and the Phenomena that often occur in stirrers, such as the floater 2 not rotating because it is placed outside the magnetic force range from the beginning, or the floater stopping rotating due to the floater 2 jumping out of the magnetic force range. This does not occur, and since the floater 2 moves up and down while rotating, an effective vertical stirring effect can be obtained, and if a protrusion is formed on the surface of the floater 2, especially near the outer periphery, an even better stirring effect can be obtained. It will be done.

Moreover, by doing this, when the liquid 9 is opaque, the inconvenience of the conventional stirrer where it is necessary to manually position the floater 2 within the range of the magnetic force is avoided. By simply fixing or adjusting the position of the filament 3, the floater 2 can be immediately positioned within the range of magnetic force, and stirring can be started and removed once it is finished.

The one shown in FIG. 2 is another embodiment of the present invention, which is used especially for ornamental purposes, and the floater 2 is made of rubber,
A plurality of rotating magnets γ are suspended using strings, etc., and a plurality of rotating magnets γ are arranged in the lower case 1bK, and these are connected to the motor 5 and gear 1.
If the rollers 2 are rotated using a belt or the like not shown in the drawings, the idlers 2... will rotate and move up and down, and will also collide with each other, taking a wide variety of movements.

In addition, in order to further change the movement of the floater 2..., the magnet 7
... by adding a gear mechanism that allows it to rotate on its own axis and revolve around the inside of the lower case 1b, or by using a timer relay etc. for the motor 5 to automatically start, stop or reverse the rotation, or even to vary the rotation speed. It can also be intermittent.

As described above, in the present invention, the floater is suspended in a container by a filament made of twistable rubber or thread, and the floater is made to move in various ways such as turning and vertical movement using a rotating magnet placed under the container. It is a convenient container for displaying or stirring.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the magnetic container of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing another embodiment of the magnetic container. 1... Magnetic container, 1a... Upper case, 1b
... lower case, 2 ... floater, 3 ... striation, 4
...Hanging part, 5...Motor 6...Rotating shaft,
γ...Magnet, 8...Bottom plate, 9...Liquid, 10...
・Gear.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Inside the upper case 1, a floater 2 whose main part is a magnet or ferromagnetic material is attached to the case 1a with a filament 3 made of rubber or thread.
On the other hand, a magnet 1 which is rotated forward and backward or intermittently by a motor 5 is installed inside the lower case 1b located below the upper case 1a, and the idler 2 is rotated by the rotation of the magnet γ. A magnetic container that rotates and moves up and down.