WO2005046824A1

WO2005046824A1 - Balloon, cap structure of balloon, storing box of balloon and vending machine of bolloon

Info

Publication number: WO2005046824A1
Application number: PCT/JP2003/014480
Authority: WO
Inventors: Koichiro Handa
Original assignee: Handa Co., Ltd.
Priority date: 2003-11-13
Filing date: 2003-11-13
Publication date: 2005-05-26
Also published as: AU2003280784A1; AU2003280784A8; CA2545708A1; US20070084878A1; JPWO2005046824A1

Abstract

A cap structure of a balloon capable of injecting gas automatically, a balloon having the cap structure and capable of preventing dissipation of gas even when a floating force is imparted by injecting gas, a box for storing the balloon, and a vending machine of balloon capable of delivering or selling the balloons individually.

Description

Balloons, balloon cap structures, balloon storage boxes and balloon vending machines

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a balloon vending machine, a balloon made of, for example, aluminum, which is housed in the balloon vending machine, a bright base structure of the balloon, and a balloon storage box. Field background technology

As a conventional balloon, a rubber balloon having a color, pattern, character, or the like on its surface for the purpose of advertisement and publicity is known. Rubber balloons inflate more than helium and other gases by injecting them, so it does not take up space even if multiple balloons are held before injection, and is said to be excellent in space saving. Has advantages.

However, rubber balloons can be relatively easily broken by contact with protrusions. For this reason, when rubber balloons are used for advertising and publicity, there is a drawback that the effectiveness of the advertising and publicity is inferior because the lifetime of rubber balloons is short.

In contrast, balloons made of aluminum (for example, mylar), which are more difficult to break than rubber balloons, have been spotlighted in recent years. As an aluminum balloon, a substantially spherical aluminum main body formed by injecting gas such as helium, a pipe extending from a part of the main body and having an end closed, and an intermediate part of the pipe And a check valve provided in the pipe section between the gas inlet and the main body are known. In this balloon, after a predetermined amount of gas is injected into the gas inlet from the gas cylinder inlet, the check valve closes when the gas cylinder inlet is separated from the gas inlet. Since gas leakage is prevented, there is no need to take measures to close the gas inlet, making it easy to use.

In addition, in this aluminum balloon, a string body such as a thread or a wire attached to the tube portion of the balloon prevents the balloon which gained buoyancy by gas injection from dissipating. However, in such a balloon, even if the balloon is prevented from dissipating by the string, the gas injected into the balloon is usually lighter than air. There is a risk that the balloons will rise high and escape, reducing the advertising and advertising effectiveness given to the balloons.

Furthermore, since there are no vending machines that can individually take out aluminum metal balloons, gas balloons are manually distributed and sold individually one at a time.

The patent and non-patent documents relating to the balloon vending machine according to the present invention have been intensively searched by the inventor and the applicant of the present invention, but no related documents have been found at the application stage.

The problems to be solved by the present invention are as follows.

That is, a balloon base structure that can automatically perform gas injection, a balloon that has the base structure, and that can prevent dissipation even if a buoyancy force is obtained by gas injection, a balloon storage box for storing the balloon, and the balloon The point is to provide balloon vending machines that can be automatically distributed or sold individually. Disclosure of the invention

A base structure of a balloon according to the present invention includes: a metal balloon main body having a substantially spherical shape by gas injection; a tube extending from a part of the balloon main body and having a closed end; Balloon base structure including a gas inlet provided and a check valve provided in the pipe between the gas inlet and the balloon body. A gas inlet base removably mounted on the gas inlet, and a cord fixed at one end to the base and the other end to the tube. is there.

This makes it possible to efficiently inject gas from the base to the balloon, and to reliably prevent the balloon that has been lifted by the injected gas from the base and string removed from the balloon from dissipating. There is an effect that can be done.

In the above structure, the base structure of the balloon according to the present invention, in the base, a substantially cylindrical base body, a gas injection hole formed in a central portion of the base body, and an outer peripheral portion of the base body. Finger-holding means for holding a balloon via the cord body, wherein the gas injection hole of the mouthpiece is released from the cord body when the mouthpiece is separated from the gas inlet. It is what constituted.

As a result, the gas injection hole of the base removed from the balloon whose gas pressure has been held by the check valve after gas injection functions as a finger hooking means, whereby the balloon can be held through the cord. As a result, there is an effect that it is possible to surely prevent the balloon having the buoyant force from being dissipated from being dissipated.

The cap structure of a balloon according to the present invention, in the above-described configuration, includes a cap body of the cap having a planar one-side end face located on the tube portion side and a planar other-side end surface separated from the tube portion. It is a thing.

This has the effect that, when a plurality of balloons with a base are stacked at the base, many balloons stacked in a small space can be stored.

The cap structure of a balloon according to the present invention, in the above-described configuration, further includes a seal interposed between the cap and the pipe, wherein the cap is detachably attached to one surface of the seal with respect to the pipe. When the adhesive layer of 1 is formed In both cases, a second adhesive layer for fixing the other end of the cord body is formed between the other surface of the seal and the tube.

As a result, the adhesive used to bond the balloon tube to the base and the adhesive used to bond the balloon tube to the cord can be distinguished from each other to increase the required adhesive strength. There is an effect that a suitable adhesive can be selected.

In the above-described structure, the base structure of the balloon according to the present invention is configured such that the seal is formed in substantially the same shape as one end surface of the base body of the base, and the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer are formed on the seal. It has an annular seal body and a mouth portion extending from the seal body and having only the second adhesive layer formed thereon.

This makes it easier to remove the cap from the balloon tube by reducing the bonding area between the seal and the base, and increases the bonding area between the seal and the string body to increase the tube area of the balloon. This has the effect of making it difficult to remove the cord from the cable.

The base structure of a balloon according to the present invention, in the above configuration, further comprising: fixing the other end of the cord body to the pipe by a second adhesive layer formed on a seal body of the seal; The portion near the other end following the end is fixed to the tube by a second adhesive layer formed on the tongue portion.

Thus, the other end of the cord body can be firmly fixed to the balloon tube by the second adhesive layer of the tongue portion, thereby effectively preventing the balloon from being dissipated. In addition, since the other end of the cord body is configured to be fixed to the second adhesive layer formed on both the seal body and the tongue portion, the balloon obtained a buoyancy by the injected gas is in an upright posture. In the case where advertisements and advertisements are displayed on balloons, the effects of the planned advertisements and advertisements can be sufficiently exhibited.

In the balloon structure according to the present invention, in the above configuration, the base is provided with a base. The main body is provided with a positioning mark groove for attaching the seal body of the seal with the first adhesive layer.

As a result, the seal body of the seal can be accurately adhered to the mark groove, thereby reliably preventing partial blocking of the gas inlet of the balloon due to misalignment of the seal. This has the effect.

The base structure of a balloon according to the present invention, in the above structure, further includes a cutout portion formed by cutting out a part of the base body of the base, and a cord wound on a cord winding portion at a position facing the cutout portion. It has a string hole for connecting one end of the body.

This has the effect that one end of the cord can be easily connected to the cord hole at the manufacturing stage.

The base structure of a balloon according to the present invention, in the above-described configuration, includes, in the base, a shrinkage portion that holds the tip of the gas injection portion of the gas injection means in the gas injection hole.

By this, when the tip of the gas injection part of the gas injection means is inserted into the gas injection hole of the base, the gas injected from the gas injection part is guided into the gas inlet of the balloon to ensure gas leakage. This has the effect that it can be prevented.

A balloon according to the present invention includes the base structure having the above-described configuration. This makes it possible to inflate the gas by injecting gas efficiently from the base, and to reliably prevent dissipation even if the buoyancy is obtained by the injected gas using the base and the string. The effect is that balloons can be provided.

The balloon storage box according to the present invention is configured such that the bases are stacked and arranged in a state where the balloons are folded. As a result, the balloons can be individually taken out in the order in which they are stacked, and the stacked balloons can be stored compactly by folding the balloons, thereby increasing the amount of stored balloons. . A balloon vending machine according to the present invention comprises: a balloon arranging means for arranging a plurality of the bases of the balloons; and a balloon selecting means for selecting at least one balloon from the plurality of balloons arranged by the balloon arranging means. Means, a balloon transporting means for holding the base of the balloon selected by the balloon selecting means and transporting the balloon from the balloon arranging means to a predetermined position, and attaching the base to the balloon transported to the predetermined position by the balloon transporting means. Gas injecting means for injecting gas through the gas inlet, balloon receiving means for receiving a base of a balloon having a substantially spherical shape by gas injecting by the gas injecting means, and taking out the balloon held by the balloon receiving means A series of the balloon transporting means, the gas injecting means, the balloon receiving means and the balloon extracting means based on the selection by the balloon selecting means. And control means for controlling the operation of (1).

This has the effect of providing a balloon vending machine that can take out desired balloons in an inflated state. In the balloon vending machine according to the present invention, in the above configuration, the balloon arrangement means arranges the bases in a state where the balloons are stacked.

This has the effect that the balloons can be taken out individually in the order in which they are stacked.

In the balloon vending machine according to the present invention, in the above configuration, the balloon arranging means is provided with a storage section for stacking and arranging bases in a state where the balloons are folded.

As a result, the balloons can be individually taken out in the order in which they are stacked, and the stacked balloons can be stored compactly by folding the balloons, thereby increasing the amount of stored balloons. . In the balloon vending machine according to the present invention, in the above-described configuration, the balloon selecting means includes a display unit that displays display contents of the plurality of balloons arranged by the balloon arranging unit, and a selection operation unit corresponding to the display unit. It is provided with.

This has the effect that the balloon desired by the user can be reliably taken out.

In the balloon vending machine according to the present invention, in the above-described configuration, the balloon conveying means includes a base holding portion fitted into a base of the balloon, and the gas injection means is provided in the base holding section of the balloon conveying means. It includes a gas injection unit formed integrally, a gas storage unit for storing gas, and a gas supply unit for supplying gas from the gas storage unit to the gas injection unit.

As a result, the necessary gas can be reliably injected into the balloon transported by the balloon transport means, and the operation of transporting the balloon and the operation of injecting gas into the balloon can be performed smoothly and quickly. However, there is an effect that the waiting time of the user can be shortened.

In the balloon vending machine according to the present invention, in the above-described configuration, the balloon receiving means includes a holding portion for holding the outside of the base of the balloon.

This makes it possible to hold the balloon while avoiding the inside of the base of the balloon held by the balloon transport means, and to smoothly and quickly transfer the balloon between the balloon transport means and the balloon receiving means. The waiting time of the user can be reduced.

In the balloon vending machine according to the present invention, in the above-mentioned configuration, the balloon taking-out means includes a chamber for accommodating a substantially spherical balloon held by the balloon receiving means, and an operation of gripping the mouthpiece of the balloon by the balloon receiving means. And a door that opens the chamber in conjunction with the door.

This informs the user that the balloon is ready to be taken out by opening the chamber, and the user takes out the balloon. This has the effect of making it easier. Brief Description of Drawings

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of a balloon according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the main body of the balloon shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a top view showing the base of the balloon shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view showing the base of the balloon shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a balloon vending machine suitable for individually extracting the balloons shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing the appearance of the balloon vending machine shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a front view showing the internal configuration of the balloon vending machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a top view showing the rotation range of the balloon transport arm of the balloon vending machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing the configuration of a plurality of balloon stacks housed in the balloon vending machine shown in FIG. .

FIG. 11 is an enlarged perspective view of a part of the balloon laminate shown in FIG.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing the operation of chucking the balloon to the base by the balloon transport arm in the balloon vending machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view showing the inside of the base and the balloon transfer arm during the chucking operation shown in FIG.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a rotation operation of the balloon transport arm and an operation of injecting gas into the balloon after the chucking operation shown in FIG. FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a balloon removal operation after the gas injection operation into the balloon shown in FIG.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing the state of use of the balloon after the balloon removal operation shown in FIG.

FIG. 17 is a plan view showing an overall configuration of a balloon according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a bottom view showing the bottom surface of the base attached to the balloon shown in FIG.

FIG. 19 is a plan view showing the configuration of a seal inserted between the tube of the balloon shown in FIG. 17 and the base.

FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing a first adhesive layer formed on the seal shown in FIG.

FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing a second adhesive layer formed on the seal shown in FIG.

FIG. 22 is a bottom view showing the bottom surface of the base to which the seal shown in FIG. 19 is attached.

FIG. 23 is an exploded perspective view showing the positional relationship between the base and the seal shown in FIG. 22 and how to attach a cord.

FIG. 24 is a front view showing the internal configuration of a balloon vending machine suitable for taking out the balloons shown in FIG. 17 individually.

FIG. 25 is a top view showing the rotation range of the balloon transport arm of the balloon vending machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 26 is a plan view showing the balloon stored in the balloon vending machine shown in FIG. 24 in a folded state.

FIG. 27 is a top view showing a balloon storage box in which the balloons in the folded state shown in FIG. 26 are stacked and stored. FIG. 28 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XXVI-XXVI of FIG. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, in order to explain this invention in greater detail, the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Embodiment 1

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of a balloon according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a main body of the balloon shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a bottom view showing the balloon base shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is a view shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a balloon vending machine suitable for taking out balloons individually, FIG. 7 is a front view showing the appearance of the balloon vending machine shown in FIG. 6, and FIG. FIG. 9 is a front view showing an internal configuration of a balloon vending machine suitable for individually taking out the balloons shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 9 is a top view showing a rotation range of a balloon transport arm of the balloon vending machine shown in FIG. Yes, Fig. 11 ◦ is a front view showing the configuration of a plurality of balloon laminates housed in the balloon vending machine shown in Fig. 8, and Fig. 11 is a diagram. FIG. 10 is an enlarged perspective view showing a part of the balloon stack shown in FIG. 10, and FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a chucking operation of the balloon to the base by the balloon transport arm in the balloon vending machine shown in FIG. 8. Fig. 13 is a sectional view showing the inside of the base and the balloon transfer arm during the chucking operation shown in Fig. 12. Fig. 14 is a sectional view of the balloon transfer arm after the chucking operation shown in Fig. 13. FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a rotating operation and an operation of injecting gas into the balloon. FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing an operation of removing the balloon after the operation of injecting gas into the balloon shown in FIG. 14, and FIG. FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing a use state of the balloon after the balloon take-out operation shown in 15. The balloon 1 according to the first embodiment is, for example, as shown in FIGS. For example, a metal balloon body 3 that is formed into a substantially spherical shape by injecting an inert gas such as a helium gas, a pipe portion 5 extending from a part of the balloon body 3, and a circular gas injection port formed in the pipe portion. 7 and a check valve provided in the pipe section 5 between the gas inlet 7 and the balloon body 3 to prevent the backflow of a certain amount of gas injected into the balloon body 3 from the gas inlet 7. And a gas inlet base 11 detachably mounted on the gas inlet 7 and a cord body 1 having one end fixed to the base 11 and the other end fixed to the tube 5. It is roughly composed of 3. Here, the end 5 a of the tube 5 located on the side opposite to the balloon body 3 side is closed. A well-known adhesive can be used as the adhesive between the cord body 13 and the base 11 and the pipe part 5. The use of an adhesive is preferred.

The base 11 has a substantially cylindrical base body 15, a gas injection hole 17 formed at the axial center of the base body 15, and a radially inward recess in the outer periphery of the base body 15. And a cord winding part 19 for accommodating the cord 13 in a wound state.

The base body 15 of the base 1 1 has a flat bottom surface (one side end surface) 15 a that is in contact with the outer surface of the tube portion 5 surrounding the gas inlet 7, and a flat top surface separated from the tube portion 5. (The other end face) 15 b, and the base body 15 is formed with a cutout portion 21 which is partially cut out, and can be viewed from the cutout portion 21. The string winding portion 19 at the position is provided with a string hole 23 for connecting one end 13 a of the string 13. Further, in the gas injection hole 17, there is formed a warped portion 17 a for holding the tip of the gas injection portion of the gas injection means described later. A well-known adhesive can be used to bond the pipe section 5 to the base 11, but it is preferable to use an adhesive having a relatively low adhesive strength in consideration of removal after gas injection. is there.

As described above, the base 11 having the above-described structure It is removably adhered on the inlet 7, and when the base 11 is removed from the gas inlet 7 and separated after gas injection, the string wound on the string winding part 19 By unwinding 13 and extending it long, the user grips the entire mouthpiece 1 1 in his hand through this string 13 to prevent the balloon 1 with buoyancy from gas injection from rising more than necessary. It is possible to prevent. At this time, the gas injection hole 17 of the base 11 is formed in a circular shape which is particularly convenient for hanging on the user's finger, and constitutes a finger hanging means.

Next, the configuration of the balloon vending machine 31 suitable for taking out the balloons 1 individually will be described.

As shown in FIG. 6, the balloon vending machine 31 according to the first embodiment includes balloon selecting means 40, balloon arranging means 50, balloon conveying means 60, gas injection means 70, and balloon receiving means 8, 0, balloon take-out means 90, control means 100, and power supply 110. Hereinafter, each means will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 7, the balloon selection means 40 is provided on the front surface of the housing 33 constituting the external shape of the balloon vending machine 31 and displayed on the balloon 33 stored in the housing 33. And a plurality of balloon selection buttons (selection operation units) 43 corresponding to the display unit 41. Each balloon selection button 4 3 is provided corresponding to the type of balloon accommodated in the balloon vending machine 31, and corresponds to the balloon selection button 43 near the balloon selection button 43. The type of balloon to be displayed is displayed. When a coin of a predetermined amount is inserted from a coin slot 45 also provided on the front of the housing 33, the balloon selection button 43 lights up in conjunction with the coin insertion. Thus, the user can select all the balloons housed in the balloon vending machine 31. When one of the balloon selection buttons 43 is pressed by the user, a series of operations described below for the balloon corresponding to the pressed balloon selection button 43 are performed. Is started.

The balloon arrangement means 50 is composed of a plurality of balloon laminates 51 arranged in the housing 33. As shown in FIG. 11, each balloon laminated body 51 has a balloon enclosed in a space surrounded by four bar rods 53 standing upright on a substantially L-shaped substrate 52. The balloon 3 is configured by stacking a plurality of bases 11 of the balloon 1 in a state in which gas is not injected into the main body 3 and which is not folded, in a vertical direction.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the balloon carrier means 60 has a base 61 such as a base holder 61 fitted into the gas injection hole 17 of the base 11 of the balloon 1, and And a transfer arm 63. The transport arm 63 is slidably supported in a vertical direction (the downward direction is the arrow A direction shown in FIG. 12) on a support shaft 65 provided upright on a part of the housing 33. At the same time, it is configured to be rotatable horizontally within a predetermined rotation angle range. The base holding section 61 has a gas injection section 71 for injecting gas into the balloon body 3 through the gas injection hole 17 of the base 11 inside the base, and has a nozzle shape as a whole. . The gas injection section 71 is connected to the gas storage section 75 via a tubular gas supply section 3 formed in the transfer arm 63. The gas storage unit 75 is a gas cylinder that is disposed in the housing 33 and stores an inert gas such as helium. The gas injection section 1, the gas supply path 73 and the gas storage section 75 constitute a gas injection means 70. In addition, a 0-ring 67 for improving the airtightness between the gas injection portion 71 and the gas injection hole 1 配 is provided outside the tip of the base holding portion 61. Further, the gas supply unit 73 is provided with an open / close automatic control valve (not shown) which is controlled by the control means 100.

Here, the balloon laminated body 51 as the above-mentioned balloon arrangement means 50 is provided with the balloon 1 in the stick rod 53 on the rotation circumference of the transfer arm 63 as shown in FIG. The base 11 is arranged so as to be located. In this Embodiment 1, As shown in FIG. 1 ◦, three balloon housing portions 37 are arranged at predetermined intervals on the rotation circumference of the transfer arm 63, and are further stacked in three stages. In addition, the transfer arm 63 descends from above the stacking rod 53 and sequentially grips the bases 11 of the stacked balloons 1, while holding the uppermost base 11, and then ascends and raises the base 1. It is configured to take out one balloon 1 with 1. For this reason, the four stacking rods 53 are divided into two pairs, both pairs are arranged in parallel to the rotation center of the transfer arm 63, The interval of 3 is set based on the dimensions and shape of a gas injection section 71 described later located at the tip of the transfer arm 63.

As shown in FIG. 14, the balloon receiving means 80 is used for a base catch for holding the string winding part 19 of the base 11 of the balloon 1 carried by the carrying arm 63 rotated in the direction of arrow B as shown in FIG. Arm (grip) 8 1 The base catching arm 81 is disposed in a cylindrical chamber 91 provided in the housing 33. The chamber 91 can be opened in two directions by a counter-rotating revolving door (door part) 93. That is, when the cap catching arm 81 of the balloon receiving means 80 grasps the cap 11 of the balloon 1 held by the cap holding part 61 of the transfer arm 63, the balloon transfer means 60 side Is opened to close the substantially rectangular opening 95 formed in the front part of the housing 33, and when the reception of the balloon is completed, the balloon conveying means 60 side is closed and the outside is opened through the opening 95. It is constituted so that it may be opened. Counter-rotating door 93 is composed of two doors smaller in diameter than chamber 91.The inner and outer doors can be rotated in the direction of arrow C or arrow D shown in Fig. 15 in reverse. It is. The chamber 91 and the opening 95 are set to have a size sufficient to accommodate or discharge the balloon 1 expanded by gas injection. Also, the chamber 91, the counter-rotating revolving door 93 and the opening 95 are It constitutes balloon take-out means 90.

The control means 100 is provided at the upper part in the housing 33 and has a storage unit 101 for storing the correspondence between the balloon selection means 40 and the balloon arrangement means 50. . Further, the control means 100 controls the driving of the balloon conveying means 60, the gas injection means 70, the balloon receiving means 80, and the balloon taking out means 90 based on the selection signal from the balloon selecting means 40. It is a microcomputer and performs a series of operations related to the selected balloon 1, that is, the transport, the gas injection, the receiving and the extracting operations of the balloon 1.

The power supply 110 supplies power to the balloon conveying means 60, gas injection means 70, balloon receiving means 80, balloon extracting means 90, and control means 100. Is located outside. When the balloon vending machine 31 is used outdoors, a movable private power generator may be used as the power supply 11 ◦.

Next, the operation will be described.

First, a plurality of balloon laminates 51 shown in FIG. 11 are housed in the casing 33 of the balloon vending machine 31 as shown in FIG. Next, after inserting necessary coins into a coin slot 45 provided on the front of the balloon vending machine 31, a selection button (not shown) for selecting the type of the balloon 1 is pressed. At this time, in the case 33, the transfer arm 63 rotates or moves up and down as shown in FIG. 9, and the balloon stack 5 corresponding to the pressed selection button (not shown) is moved. Move up one.

Next, as shown in FIG. 12, the transfer arm 63 descends in the direction of the arrow A toward the base 11 of the desired balloon 1 so that the gas injection section 71 of the transfer arm 63 is closed. The tip of the gas injection portion 71 is inserted into the gas injection hole 17 by the O-ring 67 outside the tip of the gas injection portion 71 (charging operation). At this stage, the gas has not yet been injected Yes.

Next, when the transfer arm 63 rotates in the direction of arrow B shown in FIG. 14 by a predetermined rotation angle and the balloon 1 enters the chamber 91, the base 11 transferred by the transfer arm 63 changes the balloon 11 to the balloon. It is gripped by the base catching arm 8 1 in the removing means 90. In this state, a gas such as helium is sent from the gas storage section 75 to the tip of the gas injection section Ί1 via the gas supply path 73 in the transfer arm 63, and further to the bottom of the gas injection hole 17 The balloon 1 is sent from the gas inlet 7 of the balloon 1 via the check valve 9 into the balloon main body 3 of the balloon 1, and the balloon main body 3 expands into a predetermined substantially spherical shape (gas injection operation). During this gas injection operation, the counter-rotating revolving door 93 of the balloon take-out means 90 is closed and protrudes out of the housing 33 as shown in FIG.

Next, the counter-rotating revolving door 93 is rotated in the direction of arrow C shown in FIG. 15 to open the opening 95, and the inflated balloon 1 is taken out from the opening 95 of the chamber 91. Next, with the balloon 1 taken out, the base 11 is removed from the tube part 5 by the user, and the string 13 is released from the string winding part 19 as shown in FIG. The user's finger is hung on the gas injection hole 17 of the base 11 fixed to the lower end of the base 11 for use.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the balloon body 3 having a substantially spherical shape by gas injection, and the tube portion 5 extending from a part of the balloon body 3 and closing the end 5a are provided. A gas injection lower formed in the pipe 5, a check valve 9 provided in the pipe 5 between the gas inlet 7 and the balloon main body 3, and a gas inlet 7 And a string body 13 having one end fixed to the base 11 and the other end fixed to the pipe section 5. After the gas is injected, the entire base 11 removed from the balloon whose gas pressure is maintained by the check valve 9 can hold the balloon 1 through the string 13, thereby floating the balloon 1 by the injected gas. This has the effect of reliably preventing the balloon 1 that has gained lift from dissipating.

According to the first embodiment, the base 11 has a substantially cylindrical base body 15, a gas injection hole 17 formed in the center of the base body 15, and an outer periphery of the base body 15. When the base 11 is separated from the gas inlet 7, the gas injection hole 1 の of the base 11 is moved from the string winding part 19 when the base 11 is separated from the gas inlet 7. A finger-holding means for holding the balloon 1 via the unraveled string body 13 was constructed, so that the base removed from the balloon 1 whose gas pressure was maintained by the check valve 9 after gas injection. 11 The gas injection hole 17 of 1 functions as a finger hanging means, which allows the balloon 1 to be held through the string 13 and ensures that the balloon 1 that has gained buoyancy by the injected gas is dissipated. This has the effect that it can be prevented.

According to the first embodiment, the base body 15 of the base 11 has a flat one-side end face 15 a located on the tube portion side, and a flat-side other end surface separated from the tube portion 5. Since it is configured to have 15 b,-When multiple balloons 1 with base 11 are stacked at the base of 11, it is necessary to store many balloons 1 stacked in a small space. There is an effect that can be.

According to the first embodiment, the base 11 is provided with the cutout portion 21 formed by cutting out a part of the base body 15, and the cord body at a position facing the cutout 21. Since the winding portion 19 is provided with a string hole 23 for connecting one end of the string body 13, it is possible to easily connect one end of the string body 13 to the string hole 23 at the manufacturing stage. There is an effect that can be.

According to the first embodiment, the gas injection hole 17 of the base 11 is provided with the warping portion 17a for holding the tip of the gas injection portion 71 of the gas injection means. 11 The cap holder 61 of the balloon conveying means 60 can be securely mounted in the gas injection hole 17 of 1, so that the cap holder 6 1 There is an effect that the gas injected from the existing gas injection section 71 can be reliably guided into the gas inlet 7 of the balloon 1 without leakage.

According to the first embodiment, a balloon arrangement means 50 for arranging a plurality of bases 11 of the balloon 1 in a line, and one balloon 1 is selected from the plurality of balloons 1 arranged by the balloon arrangement means 50 Balloon selection means 40 for carrying out, and balloon transport means 60 for holding the base 11 of the balloon 1 selected by the balloon selection means 40 and transporting it from the balloon arrangement means 50 to a predetermined position. A gas injection means 70 for injecting gas through the base 11 into the balloon 1 conveyed to the predetermined position by the balloon conveyance means 60, and a substantially spherical shape is obtained by gas injection by the gas injection means 70. Based on the selection by the balloon receiving means 80 for receiving the base 11 of the balloon 1, the balloon extracting means 90 for extracting the balloon 1 held by the balloon receiving means 80, and the balloon selecting means 40 Balloon transport means 50, the above gas injection means 70, Since it is configured to include the balloon receiving means 80 and the control means 100 for controlling a series of operations of the balloon taking out means 90, it is possible to take out a desired balloon 1 in an inflated state. There is an effect that a balloon vending machine can be provided.

According to the first embodiment, since the balloon laminated body 51 in which the bases 11 are arranged in a state where the balloons 1 are stacked is provided, the balloons 1 can be individually taken out from the top in the order in which the balloons 1 are stacked. This has the effect. According to the first embodiment, the balloon selecting means 40 corresponds to the display part 41 showing the display contents of the plurality of balloons 1 arranged by the balloon arranging means 50, and the display part 41. Since the configuration is provided with the selection buttons 43, there is an effect that the balloon 1 desired by the user can be reliably taken out.

According to the first embodiment, the balloon conveying means 60 includes the base holding part 61 fitted into the base 11 of the balloon 1, and the gas injection means 70 A gas injection unit 71 integrally formed in the base holding unit 61 of the balloon conveying means 60; a gas storage unit 75 for storing gas; and the gas injection unit 7 1 from the gas storage unit 75. And the gas supply unit 73 for supplying gas to the balloon 1, so that the necessary gas can be reliably injected into the balloon 1 transported by the balloon transport means 60, and the transport operation of the balloon 1 is performed. The operation of injecting gas into the balloon 1 can be performed smoothly and quickly, and the waiting time of the user can be reduced.

According to the first embodiment, the balloon receiving means 80 is configured to include the mouthpiece arm 81 for gripping the outside of the mouthpiece 11 of the balloon 1. The balloon 1 can be grasped while avoiding the inside of the base 1 1 of the held balloon 1, and the delivery of the balloon between the balloon transport means 60 and the balloon receiving means 80 is performed smoothly and promptly. This has the effect that the waiting time of the user can be reduced.

According to the first embodiment, the balloon taking-out means 90 includes a chamber 91 for accommodating the substantially spherical balloon 1 held by the balloon receiving means 80, and the balloon 1 by the balloon receiving means 80. And the counter-rotating revolving door 93 that opens the chamber 91 in conjunction with the gripping operation of the base 11 so that the balloon 1 can be taken out by opening the chamber 91. In addition to notifying the user that the state has been changed, the balloon 1 can be easily taken out by the user. Embodiment 2

FIG. 17 is a plan view showing an overall configuration of a balloon according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. FIG. 18 is a bottom view showing a bottom surface of a base mounted on the balloon shown in FIG. FIG. 19 is a plan view showing the configuration of a seal inserted between the tube portion of the balloon and the base shown in FIG. 17, and FIG. 20 is a seal diagram shown in FIG. FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing a first adhesive layer formed on the seal shown in FIG. 21, FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing a second adhesive layer formed on the seal shown in FIG. 19, and FIG. FIG. 23 is a bottom view showing the bottom surface of the base to which the seal shown in FIG. 19 is attached, and FIG. 23 is an exploded perspective view showing the positional relationship between the base and the seal shown in FIG. Fig. 24 is a front view showing the internal configuration of the balloon vending machine suitable for taking out the balloons shown in Fig. 17 individually, and Fig. 25 is the front view of the balloon vending machine shown in Fig. 24. FIG. 26 is a top view showing the range of rotation of the balloon transport arm. FIG. 26 is a plan view showing the balloon stored in the balloon vending machine shown in FIG. 24 in a folded state. FIG. 26 is a top view showing a balloon storage box in which the balloons in the folded state shown in FIG. 26 are stacked and stored, and FIG. 28 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XXVI—XXVI of FIG. 27. That. Note that, of the components of the second embodiment, the same reference numerals are given to the same components as those of the first embodiment, and the description of those portions will be omitted.

The feature of the second embodiment resides in that a seal 171, which is interposed between the base 11 and the pipe 5, is included in the balloon 1. As shown in FIG. 19, the seal 171 is roughly constituted by an annular seal body 173 and a tongue portion 175 extending from the seal body 173. In the center of the seal body 173, a central hole 173a is formed to avoid the gas injection hole Ί of the base 11. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 18 and 22, a circular mark groove 1 77 7 for positioning the seal body 1 7 3 of the seal 1 には 1 is formed on the bottom surface 15 a of the base 1 1. Have been.

As shown in FIG. 20, a first adhesive layer 179 is formed on one surface of the seal main body 173 of the seal 1-1. Further, as shown in FIG. 21, a second adhesive layer 18 1 is formed on the other surfaces of the seal body 1 73 and the solid mouth 1 75. Well-known adhesives can be used for the first adhesive layer 17 9 and the second adhesive layer 18 1, and both adhesive layers are the same. Although it may be formed of one adhesive, it is preferable to use an adhesive having a relatively low adhesive strength as the first adhesive layer 179 in consideration of the detachment of the base 11 and the pipe portion 5. Yes, it is preferable to use an adhesive with relatively high adhesive strength for the second adhesive layer 18 1 because it can be expected to prevent the balloon 1 from dissipating by firmly fixing the string 13 and the pipe 5. It is.

This balloon vending machine 31 is different from the first embodiment in the method of arranging balloons. That is, as shown in FIG. 26, the balloon storage section (balloon storage box) 18 3 of the balloon vending machine 31 is a balloon 1 in which the balloon body 3 is folded into a substantially rectangular shape. This is stored in a stacked state in a paper box 185 shown in FIG. 28, for example. The box 1 8 5 has a cover 1 8 7. At the distribution stage, the cover 1 8 7 is closed to be packed, and when stored in the balloon vending machine 3 1, the cover 1 8 7 is It is configured so that it can be used separately from 85. As shown in Fig. 24, the balloon storage section 183 is stored in a balloon vending machine 31 in a five-tiered, four-row arrangement. The base 11 of the balloon 1 accommodated in the transfer arm 63 is arranged so as to be positioned on the rotation circumference of the transfer arm 63. The operation of the balloon vending machine 31 is the same as that of the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

According to the second embodiment, the seal 17 1 further includes a seal 17 1 interposed between the base 11 and the pipe portion 5, and the base 11 is attached to one surface of the seal 17 1. Forming a first adhesive layer 179 that is detachably attached to the part 5 and fixing the other end of the cord body 13 between the other surface of the seal 171 and the pipe part 5 Since the second adhesive layer 1 8 1 is formed, an adhesive used for bonding the tube portion 5 of the balloon 1 to the base 11 1 and the tube portion 5 of the balloon 1 By distinguishing between the adhesive and the adhesive used for bonding to the cord body 13, the effect is obtained that an adhesive can be selected according to the adhesive strength required for the adhesive.

According to the second embodiment, the seal 17 1 is formed in substantially the same shape as one end face of the base body 15 of the base 11, and the first adhesive layer 1 79 and the second adhesive It is configured to include an annular seal body 17 3 having a layer 18 1 and a mouth portion 17 5 extending from the seal body 17 3 and having only the second adhesive layer 18 1 formed thereon. As a result, by reducing the bonding area between the seal 17 1 and the base 11, the base 11 can be easily removed from the tube 5 of the balloon 1, and the seal 17 1 and the string 13 By increasing the bonding area of the cord, it is possible to make it difficult to remove the string 13 from the tube 5 of the balloon 1.

According to the second embodiment, the other end of the cord body 13 is fixed to the pipe part 5 by the second adhesive layer 18 1 formed on the seal body 17 3 of the seal 17 1. At the same time, the portion near the other end following the other end of the cord body 13 is fixed to the pipe portion 5 by the second adhesive layer 18 1 formed on the tongue portion 17 5. The other end portion of the string body 13 can be firmly fixed to the tube portion 5 of the balloon 1 by the second adhesive layer 18 1 of the tongue portion 1Ί5, thereby reliably preventing the balloon 1 from dissipating. There is an effect that can be. In addition, since the other end of the cord body 13 is fixed to the second adhesive layer 18 1 formed on both the seal body 17 3 and the mouth part 17 5, it floats by the injected gas. The balloon that has gained power can be held in an upright position, and when the balloon 1 is provided with an advertisement / advertising display, the effect that the intended advertisement / advertising effect can be sufficiently exerted is obtained. .

According to the second embodiment, the position for attaching the seal body 173 of the seal 17 1 to the base 11 by the first adhesive layer 17 9 is attached to the base 11. Is provided so that the seal body 1 1 3 of the seal 1 Ί 1 can be accurately bonded to the mark groove 1 7 7, thereby providing the seal 1 7 There is an effect that partial blockage of the gas inlet Ί of the balloon 1 due to the positional deviation of 1 can be reliably prevented.

According to the second embodiment, since the balloon 1 is configured to include the balloon storage section (balloon storage box) 18 3 in which the bases 11 are stacked and arranged in a folded state, the balloons 1 are stacked. The balloons 1 can be individually taken out in the order in which they are placed, and the balloons 1 can be folded to store the stacked balloons 1 in a compact manner, thereby increasing the storage capacity of the balloons 1. In the second embodiment, the balloon 1 provided with the seal 17 1 is folded and housed in the balloon vending machine 31 shown in FIG. 24, but the balloon vending shown in FIG. Alternatively, the balloon 1 according to Embodiment 1 may be folded and stored in the balloon vending machine 31 shown in FIG. 24. Industrial applicability

As described above, the automatic balloon vending machine according to the present invention can automatically and individually inject gas into aluminum balloons, for example, and distribute or sell the balloon into which the gas has been injected. It is.

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The scope of the claims

1. A metal balloon main body having a substantially spherical shape by gas injection, a tube extending from a part of the balloon main body, communicating with the inside of the balloon main body, and having an end closed, and formed in the tube portion. A gas inlet, and a check valve provided in the pipe portion between the gas inlet and the balloon main body, wherein the check valve is detachably mounted on the gas inlet. And a string body having one end fixed to the base and the other end fixed to the pipe portion.

2. The base includes a substantially cylindrical base body, a gas injection hole formed at the center of the base body, and a cord winding part formed at the outer periphery of the base body. The gas injection hole of the mouthpiece constitutes finger-holding means for holding a balloon via a cord unwrapped from the cord winding part when is separated from the gas inlet. Balloon base structure.

3. The base is characterized in that the base has a planar one-side end face located on the tube portion side and a planar other-side end surface remote from the tube portion on the base body. Balloon base structure as described.

4. It further includes a seal interposed between the base and the tube, and a first adhesive layer for detachably attaching the base to the tube is formed on one surface of the seal. 4. The base structure for a balloon according to claim 3, wherein a second adhesive layer for fixing the other end of the string body is formed between the other surface of the seal and the tube.

5. The seal has an annular seal body formed substantially in the same shape as one end face of the base body of the base and having a first adhesive layer and a second adhesive layer; 5. The base structure for a balloon according to claim 4, wherein the base structure includes a pot portion on which only the adhesive layer is formed.

6. The other end of the cord is fixed to the tube by a second adhesive layer formed on the seal body of the seal, and the other end near the other end of the cord is connected to the mouth. 6. The balloon cap structure according to claim 5, wherein the balloon structure is fixed to the tube by the formed second adhesive layer.

7. The balloon base structure according to claim 5, wherein the base has a positioning mark groove for attaching the seal body of the seal to the base body with the first adhesive layer.

8. The base has a cutout portion formed by cutting out a part of the base body, and a string hole for connecting one end of the cord body to the cord winding portion at a position facing the notch portion. The balloon cap structure according to claim 5, characterized in that the balloon base structure has:

9. The base structure for a balloon according to claim 1, wherein the base has a shrinkage portion for holding a tip of a gas injection portion of the gas injection device in the gas injection hole.

10. A balloon comprising the base structure according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

11. A balloon storage box, wherein a base is stacked and arranged in a state where the balloon according to claim 10 is folded.

12. A balloon arranging means for arranging a plurality of caps of the balloon according to claim 10, and a balloon selecting means for selecting at least one balloon from the plurality of balloons arranged by the balloon arranging means. A balloon conveying means for holding a base of the balloon selected by the balloon selecting means and conveying the balloon from the balloon arrangement means to a predetermined position; and a balloon conveyed to the predetermined position by the balloon conveying means via the base. Gas injecting means for injecting gas, balloon receiving means for receiving a base of a balloon having a substantially spherical shape by gas injection by the gas injecting means, and balloon extracting means for taking out the balloon held by the balloon receiving means; Control means for controlling a series of operations of the balloon transport means, the gas injection means, the balloon receiving means and the balloon take-out means based on the selection by the balloon selection means. A balloon vending machine comprising:

13. The balloon vending machine according to claim 12, wherein the balloon arrangement means arranges the bases in a state where the balloons are stacked.

14. The balloon vending machine according to claim 12, wherein the balloon arranging means includes a storage portion in which the bases are stacked and arranged in a state where the balloons are folded.

15. The balloon selection means according to claim 12, wherein the balloon selection means includes a display part for displaying the display contents of the plurality of balloons arranged by the balloon arrangement means, and a selection operation part corresponding to the display part. Balloon vending machine.

16. The balloon carrying means includes a base holding part fitted into the base of the balloon, and the gas injection means includes a gas injection part integrally formed in the base holding part of the balloon conveying means; The balloon vending machine according to claim 12, further comprising: a gas storage unit that stores gas, and a gas supply unit that supplies gas from the gas storage unit to the gas injection unit.

17. The balloon vending machine according to claim 16, wherein the ship receiving means includes a grip for gripping the outside of the base of the balloon.

18. The balloon taking-out means includes a chamber for accommodating a substantially spherical balloon held by the balloon receiving means, and a door opening the chamber in conjunction with the operation of holding the base of the balloon by the balloon receiving means. 18. The balloon vending machine according to claim 17, wherein the vending machine includes: