KR20100019321A - A bench by using optical fibers - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A bench using optical fibers is provided to arrange the optical fibers in various shapes and form, and to improve an aesthetic effect at night with beautiful and glittering scenery. CONSTITUTION: A bench using optical fibers comprises a pair of supporting members separately arranged to each other, and a seating member(20) fixed in between the supporting member with an engaging bolt. The seating member comprises a closing body(11) formed with an inserting protrusion band in the upper side of an opened entrance, and a shutting cover(12) including a fitting groove corresponding to the inserting protrusion band. An optical fiber lighting assembly(30) is included inside the closing body. The optical fiber lighting assembly comprises a color changing member with a various color colored in the exterior, a focusing unit fixing one end of the optical fiber with a pressure, and a lamp illuminating the light with the color changing member.

Description

A bench by using optical fibers

The present invention is a beautifully and colorfully decorated bench that can be seen as smooth by arranging optical fibers emitting various colors and shapes to a bench that is installed in a park or indoors so that a user can sit. It is about a bench using an optical fiber made visible.

Typical benches are installed indoors or outdoors such as parks, fountains, bus stops, and are mainly used for rest areas, reading areas, conversational areas, and ornamental purposes. In particular, parks, lawns, flower beds, etc. And arranged at random intervals on the promenade to provide a resting place for those who use the park.

These benches are manufactured in various forms, and are largely classified into those having a backrest and a non-backrest, and the form is a pair of legs that can be supported, and at least two or three are disposed on the pair of legs so that the user can sit. It is usually made up of a seat.

However, such a normal bench can not play any role other than its inherent function in which people can sit, especially at night, which is likely to induce crimes if no street lamps are installed around it. There is a problem that users do not find well at night.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, there is a patent "patent lighting bench" No. 10-0785332.

Briefly describing the "pattern lighting bench" No. 10-0785332, a pair of metal frame having a leg before and after each, and are spaced apart from each other; At least two wood seat bars spaced back and forth between the two frames, each end being fastened to a corresponding frame; It is made of a light-transmitting polycarbonate (PC) pipe, and disposed between the wooden seat bars at regular intervals and fixed to the frame corresponding to both ends, and installed on the strip-shaped substrate at a predetermined interval on the illumination It is composed of a plurality of LED lamps received inside the seat bar body and received power from the outside to emit light in a predetermined color and pattern, and an illumination seat bar including sealing means for sealing both ends of the illumination seat bar body. In this case, the LED light emitted from the bench can be easily found even if there is no street light around the bench, and can be used as a lighting lamp by the light emitted, which can contribute to crime prevention.

However, in the mood lighting bench, there is a problem that the bench is not easy to assemble and transport due to the fairly complex structure, the manufacturing cost increases due to the fairly complex structure, and also, if the lovers sit chatting at night The glare is caused by the LED light emitted toward the front and upward, and the eyes are easily congested by the glare, which may cause problems in use because they try to avoid the seat rather than sit for a long time.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the optical fiber emitting colorful light to the bench installed in the park or indoors so that the user can sit, and emits to the outside in various shapes and shapes The goal is to provide a bench that uses fiber optics to make the bench look beautiful and gorgeous.

Another object of the present invention, because the light is not directly irradiated with a variety of colors emitted to the outside through the optical fiber, it is possible to solve problems such as glare phenomenon to the user to induce a urge to stay more To provide a bench using.

The present invention for achieving the above object,

In a typical bench consisting of a pair of support members disposed spaced apart from each other, and a seating member disposed between the pair of support members and fixedly installed through a fastening bolt,

The support member is formed of an opening and closing cover for opening the inlet, the housing having the fitting doltte formed on the upper surface of the opening, and the fitting groove corresponding to the fitting doltte, closing the opened portion seated in the housing,

Inside the enclosure, a drive motor, a color conversion means made of a transverse color drum which is fixed to the drive motor in a rotatable manner and colored in various colors on the outer surface, and disposed between the drive motor and the color drum, The fiber-optic light assembly including the focusing unit fixed to the press fitting and a lamp disposed adjacent to the color drum and illuminating the light with the color drum is further provided.

On the exposed surface of the support member, the other end of the optical fiber is press-fit and fixed to the exposed surface so that the illumination from the lamp can be emitted to the outside through the other end of the optical fiber.

The present invention composed of the above configuration, the bench (Bench) that can be seemingly flat, can be harmonized with the surrounding atmosphere can cause the user the urge to stay a little longer, can also attract the user's attention In addition, it can be expected to produce advertisements with various logos, typefaces, and slogans of the general city and county offices.In addition, it can be used for crime prevention lights or lightings due to the colorful light emitted when installed in a park. It is available.

Furthermore, by installing the illumination sensor on the upper surface of the bench opening and closing cover, in the case of a long winter like the summer or vice versa, the power consumption can be minimized through the use of elastic power.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail.

1 and 2 are combined perspective and exploded perspective view of the bench using the optical fiber according to the invention, Figure 3 is an enlarged view showing an enlarged excerpt of the coupling section of the bench using the optical fiber according to the present invention.

Bench using the optical fiber according to the present invention, a pair of support members 10 disposed to be spaced apart from each other; A seating member 20 disposed between the pair of supporting members 10 and fixedly installed through the fastening bolt B; One end is press-fitted to the exposed surface of the support member 10, and the other end is provided with an optical fiber 36 arranged in a bundle inside the support member 10, and irradiated with the optical fiber 36 arranged in a bundle It is made of an optical fiber lighting assembly 30 that is illuminated to the outside through the optical fiber 36 press-fitted to the exposed surface of the support member 10, as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

In the case of the present embodiment, the housing 11 of the support member 10, the overall shape is formed in a cube shape, the upper surface is formed with a fitting frame 11-1 protruding upwards, the upper end is projected inwardly Fixing portions 11-2 provided with fastening holes (not specifically shown) are formed at predetermined intervals.

The fastening hole is provided with a conventional screw tab (not specifically shown), so that it can be fastened with the fastening bolt (B).

The housing 11 is selected in this embodiment that the other surface is blocked except the upper, but can be manufactured in the form of a frame with all six sides open according to the purpose of the production of the operator, the open outer surface is a panel (specifically Not shown) or brick (not shown in detail) and wood (not shown in detail) can be used as a finishing material to form a wall. In the case of using a brick, wood, etc. as a finishing material, it is preferable to apply a waterproofing material to the inside and the outside to prevent the infiltration water from entering.

 In addition, since the shape of the enclosure 11 of the present invention may also vary depending on the intended use, it is not limited to the rectangular parallelepiped shape.

The opening and closing cover 12 seated on the upper surface of the enclosure 11 to close the opening is formed with a groove formed to be stepped upward on the bottom surface so as to be mutually coupled with the fitting frame 11-1 of the enclosure 11 ( 12-1) is formed, and a plurality of fixing holes (not specifically shown) are vertically penetrated along the contour of various shapes or letters on the upper surface, and the fixing holes (not specifically shown) will be described later. The optical fibers 36 to be pressed are individually press-fitted.

In the present embodiment, the fixing hole is formed on the upper surface of the opening and closing cover 12 constituting the support member 10, but may be formed on the exposed surface of the housing 11 of the support member 10, if necessary, Modifications can be made.

In addition, it is preferable that the sealing process is performed between the upper surface of the enclosure 11 constituting the support member 10 and the opening / closing cover 12 to prevent snow or rainy season rainwater from entering the interior.

The optical fiber lighting assembly 30 is axially fixed to the drive motor 32 and the drive motor 32 and rotated by the rotation of the axis of the drive motor 32, and a color drum of a translucent material colored in various colors on the outer surface thereof. Color conversion means (31) consisting of (33); A focusing part 34 disposed between the driving motor 32 and the color drum 33 to which one end of the optical fiber 36 is press-fitted and fixed; It is disposed adjacent to the color drum 33 is made of a lamp 35 for irradiating the illumination with the color drum 33, as shown in FIG.

The color drum 34 fixed to the shaft of the drive motor 32 is rotated together by the rotation of the shaft of the drive motor 32, and thus, the color drum 34 colored with various colors at arbitrary intervals on the outer surface thereof. When the light irradiated from the lamp 35 is transmitted to the outer surface of the) and converted into a colored color on the outer surface, it is emitted, and at this time, the light of the color converted into a bundle of optical fibers 36 press-fitted and fixed to the focusing part 34. This will be investigated.

Further, as the color drum 33 is rotated by the driving motor 32, the color colored on the outer surface is continuously changed at a predetermined time or interval, and at this time, the light source irradiated to the focusing unit 34 is continuous at a predetermined time or interval. Since the optical fiber 36 installed in the fixing hole of the opening and closing cover 12 can emit light in various colors every predetermined time, not only can emphasize the dynamic movement, but also allow the user to ventilate the surroundings. There is an advantage.

In the present embodiment, the focusing unit 34 is provided inside the color drum 33, but is installed adjacent to the inner circumferential surface of the color drum 33 within a range that does not prevent rotation of the color drum 33. In addition, it is preferable to arrange | position on the same horizontal line as the lamp 35.

In addition, the focusing unit 34 is that the light of various colors passing through the color drum 33 is transmitted and irradiated to the optical fiber 36 disposed in other portions in addition to the optical fiber 36 arranged according to the user's purpose It is preferable to provide the diaphragm 34-2 in order to prevent it.

In addition, the lamp 45 is used as a luminaire such as a halogen lamp, a light emitting diode, a conventional incandescent lamp that has a long life at high brightness, and in the case of a luminaire requiring a low voltage, the interior of the support member 10 as necessary Transformers (not shown) can be installed in the

In addition, the fan 37 is disposed inside the support member 10, that is, adjacent to the lamp 35 to cool the heat generated from the lamp 35 and allow the heat to circulate therein. It is further provided with reinforcement, and in addition, when there is water on the outer surface due to rain or snow, the water can be quickly dried on the outer surface due to the heat diffused by the fan 37, so that the user can provide convenience.

Figure 4 is an enlarged view showing another embodiment of the bench using the optical fiber according to the present invention, the overall configuration is the same, except that the illumination sensor 40, the control unit 50 and the switch unit 60 is further provided, This will be described in detail as follows.

An illumination sensor 40 embedded in an upper surface of the opening / closing cover 12 to detect brightness of natural light and output a detection signal; A control unit 50 which receives the detection signal from the illuminance sensor 40 and controls ON / OFF of the switch unit 60; Operation control by the control unit 50 is further provided with a switch unit 60 for connecting or disconnecting the power supply to the drive motor 32, the lamp 35 and the fan 37.

The illuminance sensor 40 embedded in the upper surface of the opening and closing cover 12 continuously detects the brightness of natural light, and when the brightness of the natural light becomes dark, the illuminance sensor 40 detects the detected signal and controls the detection signal. The control unit 50 receives the detection signal output from the illuminance sensor 40 to turn on the switch unit 60.

Therefore, the switch unit 60 is turned on to operate by connecting the power supply from the outside to the drive motor 32, the lamp 35 and the fan 37, as shown in FIG.

In this way, by installing the illuminance sensor 40 on the upper surface of the opening and closing cover 12, the illumination sensor 40 is operated through the illuminance of natural light even if the lighting device (for example, street light, security light) is not turned around. By illuminating around the bench (Bench) it can be used for security lights and lighting applications.

In addition, in the present embodiment by providing a fixing hole along the contour of the various shapes or letters to the upper surface of the opening and closing cover 12, the bench (Bench) that can be seemingly flat and harmonious with the surrounding landscape beautifully At the same time, it will be able to make the surroundings stand out more.

Figure 6 is an enlarged view showing another embodiment of the bench using the optical fiber according to the present invention, the overall configuration is the same, except that the solar 70 and the storage battery 80 is further provided, the following description in detail same.

In the present embodiment is installed on the outer surface of the opening and closing cover 12, the solar 70 for absorbing the light energy emitted from the sun to convert into electrical energy; Installed in the support member 10 is further provided with a storage battery 80 to store the electrical energy converted in the solar 70.

The solar 70 installed on the outer surface of the opening and closing cover 12 absorbs light energy emitted from the sun and converts it into electrical energy, and the converted electrical energy is continuously charged in the storage battery 80, and the storage battery 80 Is electrically connected to the switch unit 60.

Therefore, the illuminance sensor 40 continuously detects the brightness of natural light, and when the brightness of the natural light becomes dark, the illuminance sensor 40 detects this and outputs a detection signal to the control unit 50, and the control unit 50. Receives a detection signal output from the illuminance sensor 40 to turn on the switch unit (60).

Therefore, while the switch unit 60 is turned on, power from the battery 80 is supplied to the driving motor 32, the lamp 35, and the fan 37 to operate, respectively, as illustrated in FIG. 7.

In this way, by installing the solar 70 and the storage battery 80 on the outer surface of the support member 10, since the supply of external power is not required separately, it can be installed regardless of the installation limitation, as well as solar ( 70) can produce and supply electricity, dramatically reducing the cost of using electricity.

Referring to the operational relationship of the present invention made of the above configuration as follows.

8a to 8b is an operation relationship diagram of the bench using the optical fiber according to the present invention.

The bench using the optical fiber according to the present invention is installed indoors or outdoors, the power supply is separately supplied from the outside is connected to the optical fiber lighting assembly 30.

When power is supplied from the outside, the driving motor 32, the lamp 35, and the fan 37 of the optical fiber lighting assembly 30 operate by the applied power.

In more detail, the driving motor 32 is axially rotated by the supplied electric power, and the color drum 33 fixed to the axis of the driving motor 32 is together by the rotation of the axial axis of the driving motor 32. As soon as it is rotated, the fan 37 installed adjacent to the lamp 35 is operated.

On the other hand, in the case of the lamp 35 requiring a low voltage, by connecting a transformer (not specifically shown) to the lamp 35, the external power can be applied to the lamp 35 by lowering the external power to a low voltage.

The light irradiated from the lamp 35 is irradiated toward the color drum 33 being driven, and at this time, the color drum 33 colored with various colors on the outer surface is colored while the light irradiated from the lamp 35 is transmitted. The light is converted into color to emit light, and the converted light of various colors is transmitted to one end of the optical fiber 36 press-fitted into the mounting hole 34-1 of the focusing part 34.

In particular, the focusing portion 34 is provided with one or more diaphragms 34-2 to prevent light of unnecessary color from being transmitted to one end of the optical fiber 36 press-fitted into the mounting hole 34-1. do.

Light of various colors transmitted to one end of the optical fiber 36 is moved along the optical fiber 36, respectively, and the other end of the optical fiber 36 which is press-fitted and fixed in the fixing hole (not specifically shown) of the opening / closing cover 12. It is emitted to the outside through the atmosphere to produce, as shown in Figure 6b.

In the present embodiment, the fixing hole (not specifically shown) of the opening and closing cover 12 in the shape of a crab, but can be produced in various ways, such as company logo, typeface, general city, gun office, etc. according to the user's purpose. .

Therefore, by applying this to the bench (Bench) as described above, by making the bench (Bench) that can be seemingly flat and harmonious with the surrounding atmosphere can cause the user the urge to stay more, With user's attention, we can expect various advertising effects by producing various logos, fonts, slogans of general city and county offices. Also, when installed in places such as parks, security lights or lights It can be used for the same purpose.

Referring to the operation of another embodiment of the bench using the optical fiber according to the present invention.

As shown in Figure 4, the overall configuration is the same, except that the illumination sensor 40 is embedded in the upper surface of the opening and closing cover 12, the illumination sensor 40 is connected to the control unit 50, the control unit 50 Is connected to the switch unit 60 to control the ON / OFF of the switch unit (60).

In more detail, when the bench is installed outside, the brightness of the ambient light sensor 40 continuously detects the brightness of natural light and is smaller than the value embedded in the illumination sensor 40 (for example, When the amount of light is smaller than the stored value) outputs a detection signal to the control unit 50, the control unit 50 receives the detection signal output from the illuminance sensor 40 to turn on the switch unit 60, thus, the switch While the unit 60 is turned on, the power supply from the outside is connected to the driving motor 32, the lamp 35, and the fan 37 to operate.

In this way, by installing the illumination sensor 40 on the upper surface of the bench (Bench) opening and closing cover 12 that is installed on the outside, in the case of a long winter, such as summer or vice versa in winter, power consumption through elastic power use Can be minimized, and the user does not have to turn the power on or off, thereby avoiding unnecessary waste of manpower.

In addition, even if the luminaire is not turned on, it can be operated through the illumination of natural light to illuminate the vicinity of the bench (Bench) can also be used for security lights and lighting.

Referring to the operation of another embodiment of the bench using the optical fiber according to the present invention.

As shown in Figure 6, the overall configuration is the same, except that the solar 70 is installed above the support member 10, the interior of the support member 10 to store the electrical energy converted from the solar 70 The storage battery 80 is further reinforced.

In more detail, when the bench is installed outside, the solar 70 installed on the outer surface of the opening / closing cover 12 absorbs light energy emitted from the sun and converts it into electric energy. Electrical energy is continuously charged in the storage battery 80, the storage battery 80 is electrically connected to the switch unit 60.

In addition, the illuminance sensor 40 continuously detects the brightness of natural light, and when the brightness of the natural light becomes dark, the illuminance sensor 40 detects this and outputs a detection signal to the control unit 50. Receiving the detection signal output from the illuminance sensor 40 to turn on the switch unit (60).

Therefore, while the switch unit 60 is turned on, power from the battery 80 is supplied to the driving motor 32, the lamp 35, and the fan 37 to operate, respectively, as illustrated in FIG. 7.

In this way, by installing the solar 70 and the storage battery 80 on the outer surface of the support member 10, since the supply of external power is not required separately, it can be installed regardless of the installation limitation, as well as solar ( 70) can produce and supply electricity, dramatically reducing the cost of using electricity.

Although the present invention has been described in detail only with respect to the specific embodiments described, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various modifications and changes can be made within the technical scope of the present invention, and such modifications and modifications belong to the appended claims.

1 and 2 are a perspective view and an exploded perspective view of the bench using the optical fiber according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is an enlarged view showing an enlarged excerpt of the coupling section of the bench using the optical fiber according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is an enlarged view showing another embodiment of a bench using an optical fiber according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating interconnections between components in FIG. 4. FIG.

Figure 6 is an enlarged view showing another embodiment of a bench using an optical fiber according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating interconnections between components in FIG. 6. FIG.

8a to 8b is a relationship diagram of the bench using the optical fiber according to the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10: support member 11: enclosure 12: opening and closing cover

20: seating member 30: optical fiber lighting assembly 31: color conversion means

32: drive motor 33: color drum 34: focusing unit

35: lamp 36: optical fiber 37: fan

40: illuminance sensor 50: control unit 60: switch unit

70: solar 80: battery

Claims (4)

On a conventional bench consisting of a pair of support members 10 disposed to be spaced apart from each other, and a seating member 20 disposed between the pair of support members 10 and fixedly installed through a fastening bolt B. In The support member 10 includes an enclosure 11 in which an inlet is opened and a fitting dolthe 11-1 is formed on an upper surface of the opened inlet, and a fitting groove 12-1 corresponding to the fitting dolthe 11-1. Equipped with an opening and closing cover 12, which closes the opened portion seated in the enclosure 11, Inside the enclosure 11, a color conversion means 31 composed of a drive motor 32 and a semi-transparent color drum 33 fixed to the drive motor 32 so as to be rotatably axially colored with various colors on the outer surface thereof. ), A focusing part 34 disposed between the driving motor 32 and the color drum 33 and fixed to one end of the optical fiber 36, and disposed adjacent to the color drum 33 so as to be adjacent to the color drum 33. Is further provided with an optical fiber lighting assembly 30 including a lamp 35 for irradiating the light, On the exposed surface of the support member 10, the other end of the optical fiber 36 is press-fit and fixed to the exposed surface so that the illumination from the lamp 35 can be emitted to the outside through the other end of the optical fiber 36 Bench using fiber optics. The method of claim 1, It is disposed adjacent to the lamp 35 to cool the heat generated from the lamp 35 and at the same time the fan 37 for the forced circulation of the heat is further provided with an optical fiber, characterized in that Bench. The method of claim 1, An illumination sensor 40 embedded in an upper surface of the cover 12 to detect brightness of natural light and output a detection signal; A control unit 50 which receives the detection signal from the illuminance sensor 40 and controls ON / OFF of the switch unit 60; The operation control by the control unit 50, the bench using the optical fiber, characterized in that it further comprises a switch unit 60 for connecting or disconnecting the power supply to the drive motor (32) and the lamp (35). The method of claim 1, A solar 70 installed on the cover 12 of the support member 10 to absorb light energy emitted from the sun and convert the light energy into electrical energy; Installed in the housing 11 of the support member 10, using the optical fiber, characterized in that the storage battery 80 is further provided with a reinforcement to store the electrical energy converted by the solar 70 to supply power Bench.

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