JPH0118061Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Field of industrial application) The present invention mainly relates to a prayer altar suitable for home use. Here, a prayer altar is a simpler version of a Buddhist altar, rather than a specific religious tool, and can be used for purposes other than Buddhism. For example, Shinto altars, Christian cross-shelters, etc. are objects of new faith that are not tied to the formality of traditional Buddhist altars.
Of course, inside are the Gohonzon (hanging scroll), Buddhist statues,
It houses crosses, divine mirrors, etc. Unlike a full-fledged Buddhist altar, this kind of altar has few storage items, must be compact and not bulky, and can be installed in an unspecified location, so it has a large volume and visual impact. Don't get too bulky. On the other hand, when performing a ritual, you want as much space as possible to place your utensils.

(Prior Art) A conventional prayer altar generally has a box-shaped main body consisting of a back plate, a top plate, a base plate, and left and right side plates, with a substantially flat door attached to it with hinges on both sides. The internal space remains constant regardless of whether the door is opened or closed.
Simply making it compact so that it can be hung on a wall is not practical because it cannot accommodate ritual utensils.

(Purpose of the invention) The purpose of this invention is to make it compact and bulky when the door is closed, and to make the interior more luxurious by approximately doubling the space inside where you can store things just by opening the door. .

(Structure of the invention) The invention consists of a fixed base plate 2, a spacer 28 at the center of the upper surface of the fixed base plate 2, a box-shaped base 4 supported on the spacer 28 and having a front cover 9 at the front end, and a box-shaped base 4 on the left and right sides of the upper surface of the base. A decorative pillar 13 standing up at an end, an inner ceiling 7 supported on the decorative pillar 13, an upper spacer 29 at the center of the upper surface of the inner ceiling 7, a top plate 6 supported on the upper spacer 29, and a fixed base. A prayer altar main body 1 consisting of a back plate 3 connecting the rear edges of a board 2, a base 4, an inner ceiling 7, and a top plate 6, and a door supported by hinges 15 on the left and right edges of the back plate 3. 16, and the door 16 has the above-mentioned hinge 1.
a first side plate 20 connected to 5 and used to close the side surface of the prayer altar main body 1; and a second side plate 19 fixed at right angles to the free end edge of the first side plate 20 and used to close the front side of the prayer altar main body 1.
and the top plate 6 is fixed to the upper edge of the first and second side plates.
and a rectangular movable top plate 18 that can freely move in and out of the gap 5 between the inner ceiling 7 and the inner ceiling 7; A movable base plate 17 is provided, and when the door 16 is opened so that the first side plate 20 is flush with the back plate 3, the leading edge of the movable base plate 17 is supported by the upper surface of the left and right side edges of the fixed base plate 2. It is a prayer altar designed to look like a shrine.

(Example) The prayer altar according to the present invention can be of a hanging type or a wall-mounted type, in addition to a top-standing type that is placed on furniture or a shelf. In the perspective view, the illustrated main body 1 has a fixed base plate 2 at the lower end,
The back plate 3 stands up from the rear edge of the fixed base plate 2, and the back plate 3
It consists of a base 4 fixed to the front of the lower end, a top plate 6 and an inner ceiling 7 fixed to the upper end of the back plate 3 with a gap 5 vertically separated, and the fixed base plate 2 and the base 4 A gap 8 is provided between them. Platform 4
is a box-shaped box with a bottom, and a front lid 9 that opens and closes with a lower hinge on the front.
has. 10 is a clue. An altar 12 is fixed to the upper rear part of the base 4, a pair of decorative pillars 13 stand from both left and right sides of the altar 12, and an inner ceiling 7 is fixed to the upper end of the decorative pillars 13.

In order to close the front and left and right sides of the main body 1 of the prayer altar, hinges 1 are provided on the left and right edges of the back plate 3, respectively.
A door 16 is attached symmetrically with the door 5 interposed therebetween. The illustrated door 16 has a movable base plate 17 and a movable top plate 18.
and side plates 19 and 20 having an L-shaped cross section,
A handle 21 is attached to the side plate 19. Base plate 1
7 and the top plate 18 face the left and right entrances of the gaps 8 and 5, respectively, and when the door 16 is rotated in the directions of arrows A and A' to close the prayer altar, the base plate 17 moves into the gap 8.
Further, the top plate 18 is designed to be stored within the gap 5. 22 is the doorstop.

In FIG. 2, which is a front view in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 1,
24 is the bottom plate of the base 4, 25 is the hinge connecting the front cover 9 to the front edge of the bottom plate 24, 26 is a hanging scroll hung on the front side of the back plate 3, and 27 is fixed to the upper front side of the back plate 3. Decorative roof, 28 and 29 have gaps 8 and 5 respectively
This is a spacer installed inside. 3 and 4 are respectively sectional views at - and - in FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is a front view showing a state in which the door 16 is closed, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view at - in FIG. 5.

When praying, open the prayer altar as shown in Figure 2.
The front lid 9 is opened and the ritual utensils stored in the base 4 are taken out and displayed on the base plate 17 or the base plate 2. When the ritual is completed, the ritual utensils on the base plates 2 and 17 are stored in the base platform 4, and the door 16 is turned in the directions of arrows A and A' to close the front and left and right sides of the prayer platform.

(Effects of the invention) As explained above, according to the present invention, the following special effects can be obtained. That is, when the door 16 is opened so that the first side plate 20 is flush with the back plate 3 (the first
2), the space inside the main body 1 of the prayer altar is fully opened not only from the front but also from the left and right sides, forming a complete space (room) in which items can be placed on the movable base plate 17 at the lower end of the door 16. Therefore, just by opening the door 16, the interior space where items can be placed is approximately doubled, and the interior space is doubled.
By doubling the size, you can have more space to install Buddhist utensils, etc., and the inner wall surface can also be used as twice as much space, expanding the range of use and making it look more luxurious. When the door 16 is fully opened, the leading edge of the movable base plate 17 is supported by the upper surfaces of the left and right edges of the fixed base plate 2.
Even if Buddhist utensils, etc. are placed on the movable base plate 17, the base plate 17 will not hang downward; rather, the movable base plate 17
Since the lower surface of the door 16 comes into pressure contact with the base plate 17, there is no fear that the door 16 will wobble, and the Buddhist altar fittings on the base plate 17 can be supported reliably. Also, the base plate 17 and the top plate 18
Since it is square in shape, when the door 16 is fully opened, the space inside the door 16 is completely covered by the base plate 17 at the bottom and the top plate 18 at the top, and there is a risk that dust may get on the Buddhist utensils etc. on the base plate 17. Therefore, the inside of the door 16 can be used as a complete room (semi-closed space).
Further, according to the present invention, since the position of the hinge 15 is fixed to the left and right side edges of the back plate 3, the position of the hinge 15 remains unchanged when the door 16 is opened and closed, and the door 16 can be opened and closed easily. This has the advantage of ensuring the durability of the hinge 15 and its attachment parts. Spacer 28,2
9 is provided in the center, and the base 4 and the inner ceiling 7 are connected by the left and right decorative pillars 13, 13, so the back plate 3 and the entire member in front of it are rigidly connected, and the main body 1 of the prayer altar
Since the rigidity of the door 16 is increased and the dimensional accuracy of the gaps 8 and 5 can be maintained stably for a long period of time, the door 16 can be opened and closed smoothly at all times. Since the base 4 is box-shaped, Buddhist utensils, etc. can be stored inside by attaching the front cover 9, etc., and when the door 16 is closed, the Buddhist utensils on the base plate 17 can be stored on the base 4 without having to be moved to the upper part of the altar 12. It is convenient to be able to store it inside. Furthermore, since the interior space is open only at the front, the door 16 serves as a windshield, and there is no fear that the lights on the altar 12 will be shaken or blown out.

The material can be wood, resin, aluminum or other light metals, and in the fully opened state shown in Figure 2, the left and right width can be 440 mm and the overall height can be 380 mm.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the upper-mounted prayer altar according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a front view in the direction of the arrow in Figure 1, Figures 3 and 4 are - and - sectional views of Figure 2, respectively, and Figure 5 is a front view of Figure 1.
The figure is a front view with the door closed, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken from FIG. 5. 1... Prayer altar body, 4...
Base, 15... hinge, 16... door, 17... movable base plate, 19, 20... side plate.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A fixed base plate 2, a spacer 28 at the center of the upper surface of the fixed base plate 2, a box-shaped base 4 supported on the spacer 28 and having a front cover 9 at the front end, and decorative pillars 13 standing at the left and right ends of the upper surface of the base. , the inner ceiling 7 supported on the decorative pillar 13 , the upper spacer 29 at the center of the upper surface of the inner ceiling 7 , and the top plate 6 supported on the upper spacer 29
A prayer altar main body 1 consisting of a fixed base plate 2, a base plate 4, an inner ceiling 7, and a back plate 3 that connects the rear edges of the top plate 6.
and a door 16 supported on the left and right side edges of the back plate 3 via a hinge 15, the door 16 being connected to the hinge 15 and a first side plate 20 for closing the side of the prayer altar main body 1.
, a second side plate 19 fixed at right angles to the free edge of the first side plate 20 for closing the front half of the prayer altar main body 1; a top plate 6 and an inner ceiling 7 fixed to the upper edges of the first and second side plates; A rectangular movable top plate 18 that can freely move in and out of the gap 5 between them; and a rectangular movable table plate that is fixed to the lower edges of the first and second side plates and that can freely move in and out of the gap 8 between the base 4 and the fixed base plate 2. 17, and the first side plate 20 is the back plate 3.
A prayer altar in which the leading edge of a movable base plate 17 is supported by the upper surface of the right and left edges of a fixed base plate 2 when a door 16 is opened so as to be flush with the surface of the table.