JPS59138500A - Kaleidoscopic pattern display device utilizing sandyish granular body - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a Banka pattern display device using sand-like particles.

The Banhua Pattern exhibition device is made up of a plurality of compartments that are adjacent to each other through a partition wall and are integrally formed in a plate shape by communicating with each other through a gate provided on the partition wall, and the partitions have at least a transparent display surface. The sand-like granules previously stored in the compartments are moved from one compartment to another through a gate by rotating or rocking the plate, and the granules form patterns moment by moment. , or a device that, when opened, displays a continuous color pattern created by the colors of the grains one after another.

Such a device did not previously exist.

This device reminds me of an hourglass. This hourglass consists of a transparent tube with a neck, filled with enough sand to last, for example, three minutes when dropped through the neck. Therefore, as is well known, when measuring time, the sand that falls from the neck only forms a monotonous cone-shaped mountain of a single color, and does not form a square pattern in terms of shape or color. do not have. Furthermore, since the conical mountains are one-off and not continuous, it is of course impossible to enjoy the ever-changing cubic pattern of the grains.

This invention was made in view of the above circumstances, and involves placing a certain amount of sand-like granules in a plurality of compartments constituting a compartment board with at least the exhibition side transparent, and distributing this to each compartment. By configuring the particles to be continuously moved sequentially or alternately from one compartment to the other through a communicating gate, an ever-changing shape and/or color pattern of the grains can be exhibited. The present invention provides a Banka pattern display device using sand-like particles.

That is, the present invention provides a plurality of compartment metals that are adjacent to each other through a partition wall, a compartment plate that is integrally formed into a plate shape and communicated with each other through a gate provided on the partition wall, and a sand plate that is accommodated in the compartment. granules, and a granule transfer device that allows the granules to be transferred from one compartment to the other, and at least the display surface of the compartment plate is formed of a transparent material, and the particles inside are To provide a Banka pattern display device using sand-like grains, which is characterized in that the body can be seen through.

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

1 to 5 show a first embodiment. Figure 1 is a front view of this embodiment, Figure 2 is a partially longitudinal side view, and Figure 3 is a front view of this embodiment.
Figures 5 through 5 show compartment plates constituting the apparatus of the same embodiment.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, this is a C-sized display case, which is formed by attaching a back cover 3 to a case body 2 provided with a display window 1. 4 is a footrest.

Reference numeral K denotes a circular flat compartment plate, which is rotatably supported by a rotating shaft 7 on a bearing 6 fixed to the upper wall of the case body 2 via an arm 5. ■ Rotates the compartment plate K clockwise (as shown in the drawing)
This is a compartment plate rotating device, which includes a motor 8 and a speed reduction mechanism 9.
and a drive roller 10, and the rotation speed of the motor 8 is reduced by a deceleration mechanism 9 to adjust the rotation speed of the drive row 210. The degree of deceleration is arbitrary, but in this embodiment, the rotational speed of the compartment plate is //2r, p, m. The drive roller 10 is made of an elastic material and is pressed against the circumferential surface of the compartment plate, and the speed reduction mechanism 9 here employs a gear mechanism.

The compartment plate has a structure shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. In the figure, 11 is a colorless circular transparent plate made of resin;
12 is a circular opaque plate made of resin and is black in color. 13
is a partition wall interposed between the circular transparent plate 11 and the circular opaque plate 12 to divide the space formed between them. The space divided by the partition wall 13 is divided into a plurality of partitions a
,b.

C...... is formed. Gates 14, 14, . . . are provided on the partition walls to connect the partitions a and b.

C...... is designed to communicate with each other through all of the gates 4. S represents each of the above compartments a, b, c.
In this example, white particles made of aluminum are used.

15 is a reinforcing plate for attaching the rotating shaft 7.

Next, the operation will be explained based on the above configuration.

When the compartment plate rotation device T is started, the compartment plate is driven by the drive roller 10 and slowly rotates clockwise (in the drawing) at a rotation speed of 72r, p, m.

Now, compartment board K is 1. When the rotation position shown in Fig. 3 is reached, the positions of the compartments a, b, c, etc. and game) 14. A granular pattern like this is formed. That is, the sand-like white particles S draw a pattern as shown in FIG. 3 against the background of the black circular opaque plate 12. If you look at the pattern from exhibition window 1,
It looks like Figure 1. After further time passes, at time t1, the compartment plate moves to the position shown in FIG. In this process, each compartment a, b.

C... The white particles S inside flow to the right in the same compartment and the gate 1 located below.
4 to the compartment located below, forming a pattern as shown in Figure 5. In this way, the shape pattern drawn by the white particles S accommodated in compartments a, b, c, etc. on the compartment plate changes over time as the compartment plate rotates. , when the ever-changing shapes and patterns of grains are exhibited in exhibition window 1.

The action is as described above, but as sand-like particles S,
In addition to the aluminum particles mentioned above, metal particles made of other metals or mineral particles made of minerals such as sand may be used. Furthermore, the grain shape does not have to be amorphous like so-called sand, but may be spherical. The particle shape is not particularly limited as long as it flows and moves easily.

These granules S are white-colored as in the first embodiment,
In other words, the colored particles do not have to be of a single color, but may be mixed colored particles prepared by mixing two or more types of particles colored in different colors (or the same color if the natural color can be utilized). When these mixed colored particles are used in place of the single-colored white particles S of the first embodiment, a colored pattern woven by colors can be exhibited at the same time as the pattern drawn by the mixed colored particles.

In addition, in the first embodiment, the exhibition surface of the compartment board is formed by the circular transparent plate 11, and the back surface thereof is formed by the circular opaque plate 12.
However, the back side may also be made transparent and may be colored in various ways to make it substantially opaque. Of course,
As will be described later (FIG. 8), the entire compartment plate may be made transparent so that the shapes and color patterns drawn by the grains S can be seen in relief.

The partition wall 13 may be colored, colorless, transparent, or opaque, which may be appropriately selected in consideration of its effect. If the partition wall 13 is made smaller, the partition wall 13 will be exposed in the display window 1, so the decoration should take into account the effect of its shape and color.

In order to more aesthetically display the shape or color pattern created by the grains S by the partition walls 13, it is better to use the partition walls with a more free shape than the partition walls 13 shown in the first embodiment. For example, it is preferable to make it more shaped as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. In the figure, the same or corresponding parts as in FIG. 3 are given the same reference numerals. For such a compartment board, the square pattern display device with the same configuration as the first embodiment can be used, by simply enlarging the display window 1 so that the entire display surface can be seen. Obtainable. Figures 6 (b) and (b) show the process of change in the shape and pattern formed by the grains S when the compartment plate K of the same figure (a) is rotated to the left in the drawing.
They are shown in the following order: c), d). In terms of rotation angle, it shows the shape and pattern of the grains S that changed every 45 degrees of rotation.

The rotational speed of the compartment plate is '/2r in the first embodiment.

Although the length was set at 93 m, it is actually determined by considering the fluidity of the particles S, the size of the gate 14, etc.

Note that, on the display surface side of the display case C, arbitrary patterns, colors, characters, figures, advertisements, etc. can be displayed in association with the shapes or color patterns drawn by the grains S.

8 and 9 show a second embodiment.

FIG. 8 shows a configuration in which the compartment plate shown in FIG. 6 or 7 is configured to rotate around the central axis 16, just like the blades of a stand type electric fan. Of course, the rotation speed is low as in the first embodiment. Although not shown, the compartment plate rotating device is built into the stand D. In the case of such a configuration, unlike the exhibition case C of the first embodiment, there is no compartment plate rotation device T or back cover 3 on the back of the compartment plate, so the compartment plate can be made completely transparent. By making it possible to see through the back, it is possible to display only the shapes and color patterns drawn by the grains S in a highlighted manner. FIG. 9 shows an example in which the central shaft 16 in FIG. 8 is attached to the compartment plate at an eccentric position to form an eccentric shaft 17, which is rotated or swung as shown by the chain line. With this configuration,
Since the partition plate rotates, the stage of the grains S moves, so that the shape and color pattern of the grains S become more dynamic.

FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 show a third embodiment.

FIG. 10 shows a pair of hemispherically curved compartment plates K that are shaped exactly like those obtained when a hollow ball is broken. They are connected by a rotating shaft 18 passing through the shaft, and a stand 20 is attached to the bearing 19.

A pair of spherical compartment plates are driven by a compartment plate rotation device (not shown) built into the stand 20 to rotate around the rotation shaft 18. The feature of this structure is that, unlike the first and second embodiments, the compartment plate K has an original curved plate shape, which is one aspect of the curved plate shape. According to this, it is possible to give the shape and color pattern of the granules S a three-dimensional effect that could not be obtained with a flat compartment plate. FIG. 11 shows an example in which a cylindrical compartment plate with one end closed is used instead of the hemispherically curved compartment plate in FIG. 10. Similar to the case shown in FIG. 10, it is excellent in giving a three-dimensional effect.

12 to 14 show a fourth embodiment.

The same or equivalent parts as in FIGS. 1 to 5 are given the same reference numerals.

In this embodiment, the compartment plate K is fixed and the granules S are transferred from the lower compartment a to the uppermost compartment by a conveyor device. That is, the compartment a constitutes the compartment board K fixed to the exhibition booth C.

A rotary conveyor R passing through these gates 14 is installed at b, and is driven and rotated by a drive device E thereof. The direction of rotation is to the left in FIG. With this configuration, the grains S in the compartment A fall from the gate 14 into the lower compartment C, and the fallen grains S fall through the gate 14 of the compartment C into the lower compartment. and falls onto the rotating conveyor R. At this time, since the rotary conveyor R is rotating to the left in the drawing as shown in FIG. 14, the particles S are transferred to the uppermost compartment and enter the above-described falling process again. If you repeat this process in the same way, it will become \.

In the display device of the fourth embodiment, the shape or color pattern displayed in the display window 1 is the shape or color pattern of the compartment C, for example, as shown in FIG. 12 or 14. You will be identified. This is because the shape of the pattern is restricted depending on the position of the gate 14. However, if mixed colored granules are used as the granules S, it is possible to display a continuous change in color pattern within a fixed shape, which has the advantage of being able to symbolically display autumn leaves in the mountains, for example. 0 As explained above, the present invention includes a method in which a certain amount of sand-like particles is contained in a plurality of compartments constituting a compartment board with at least the display surface side transparent, and this is provided on the partition wall of each compartment. Because it is configured to move continuously from one compartment to the other through a gate, it is possible to draw a continuously changing shape pattern and/or color pattern on the sandy particles, resulting in an ever-changing pattern. A display device, that is, a square pattern display device made of sand-like particles can be obtained.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 is a front view of a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially longitudinal side view 12- of FIG. 1 viewed from the direction of the arrow X in FIG. 1, and FIG. Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in Figure 3, and Figure 5 shows the shape of the sand-like fluid inside the compartment when the compartment plate in Figure 3 is rotated clockwise. The front view showing the pattern, FIG. 6, is another embodiment of the compartment plate shown in FIG. 1, and is shown in FIGS. )
7 is a front view showing changes over time in the pattern drawn by sand-like grains in the compartment when the compartment plate is rotated, and FIG. 7 is another example of the compartment plate shown in FIG. 1. FIGS. 8 and 9 are front views showing a second embodiment of the invention, FIGS. 10 and 11 are front views showing a third embodiment of the invention, and FIGS. FIG. 13 shows a fourth embodiment of the invention, FIG. 12 is a front view thereof, and FIG.
FIG. 14 is a partially longitudinal side view seen from the direction of arrow X in the figure, and FIG. 14 is a sectional view of the main part taken along line B-8 in FIG. 13......Bulk wall 14...Gates a, b, c......Bartment K...・Compartment plate S・・・・・・Particle ■・・・・・・Compartment plate rotating device R・・・・・・Rotary conveyor 15-

Claims (6)

[Claims] (1) A partition plate integrally formed in a plate shape by connecting a plurality of adjacent partitions via a partition wall through a gate provided on the partition wall, and a sand-like granule housed in the partition chamber. and a granule transfer device that enables the granules to be transferred from one compartment to the other, and at least the exhibition surface of the compartment plate is formed of a transparent material. Banka pattern display device using grains. (2) The Banka pattern display device using sand-like grains according to claim 1, wherein the compartment board is a flat or curved compartment board. (3) The granules are inorganic granules such as mineral particles and metal particles, The Banka pattern display device using sand-like granules as set forth in claim 1 or 2. . (4) The granules are mixed colored granules formed by mixing two or more types of colored inorganic particles such as sand-like mineral particles and metal particles. or second
A device for displaying a sharpened pattern using the sand-like grains described in Section 1. (5) The granule transfer device is a partition plate rotation device that rotates or swings the partition plate to transfer the granules from one compartment to the other. A Banka pattern display device using the sand-like particles described in any one of Items 1 to 4. (6) The sand according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the granule transfer device is a conveyor loading device that transfers the granules from one compartment to the other compartment. Banka pattern display device using shaped grains.