JPH078424Y2 - box - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial application] The present invention is a reflective surface (so-called mirror).
Despite the fact that the mirror is used, it is related to boxes such as piggy banks and figurines that give the illusion that the mirror does not exist and can be visually enjoyed, especially if floating objects float in the hollow box. It gives the illusion of, and at first glance, it seems that there is no possibility that the floating matter moves, but the floating matter moves floating in the hollow box, and It's about boxes that you can enjoy visually.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As this type of box, there is a box previously filed by the present applicant (Japanese Patent Application No. 1-444016). This box has a window on the front plate of a box consisting of a hollow hexahedron,
In the box, a partition plate is arranged on a plane formed by one diagonal line of the diagonal lines of four plates adjacent to the front plate and a diagonal line parallel to the one diagonal line, The inside of the box is divided into a pseudo space portion on the front plate side and a storage space portion on the back plate side, and a reflecting surface is formed on the front plate side surface of the partition plate. With this configuration, when the inside of the box is viewed from the window with the above configuration, the inner surface that constitutes the pseudo space portion is reflected and projected on the reflective surface, so the inner surface projected on the reflective surface is also divided by the partition plate. It can be seen as the inner surface of the storage space that is partitioned. as a result,
At first glance inside the box through the window, it looks as if it is a hollow box without a partition plate and reflective surface.

[0003]

Despite the use of the reflecting surface (so-called mirror), the above-mentioned box is visually enjoyable by giving the illusion that the mirror does not exist. .

The present invention relates to an improvement of the above-mentioned box, the purpose of which is to create the illusion that the mirror of the above-mentioned box does not exist, and moreover, to float in a hollow box. Gives the illusion of floating, and at first glance it seems that there is no possibility that the floating thing moves, but the floating thing moves floating in the hollow box And to provide a box that is even more visually pleasing.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a fixed mirror portion in which the partition plate and a part of the reflecting surface are provided with an opening portion in the above-mentioned box, and the fixed mirror portion. In the opening of the fixed mirror portion, a movable mirror portion, which has a reflection surface substantially the same as the reflection surface of the fixed mirror portion on the front plate side, is movably disposed in the opening portion of the fixed mirror portion. A frame is fixed to the edge so as to cover the boundary between the fixed mirror section and the moving mirror section on the front plate side, the existence of the moving mirror section is camouflaged, and the reflecting surface side of the moving mirror section is decorated. A drive device that fixes an object and moves the movable mirror unit is housed in the storage space, and a switch device that drives and stops the drive device is connected to the drive device.

[0006]

According to the present invention, with the above structure, it is as if the ornament fixed to the reflecting surface side of the moving mirror portion is floating in the hollow box body which does not seem to have the partition plate and the reflecting surface. It can give the illusion. Moreover, when the moving mirror unit is moved by the driving device, the ornament is floatingly moved in the hollow box via the moving mirror unit. On the other hand, although the movable mirror unit is actually a separate unit from the fixed mirror unit and is moved by the drive device, the movable mirror unit does not move integrally with the fixed mirror unit due to the camouflaging action of the frame. looks like.
As a result, although it seems that there is no possibility that the floating matter will move at first glance, the floating matter floats and moves in the hollow box, so it is more visually enjoyable. You can

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of a box according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. This example is an example applied to a piggy bank. In the figure, 1 is a box body, and this box body 1 has a cubic hollow shape in which the height and depth of the inner dimension are substantially equal to each other.
A front plate 10 and a back plate 11 formed of opaque synthetic resin
A left side plate 12, a right side plate 13, a plane plate 14,
And a bottom plate 15. A square window portion 100 is opened in the front plate 10, and a square step portion 1 is larger than the window portion 100 by one at the inner edge of the window portion 100 of the front plate 10.
01 is set. Steps 120 and 130 are provided on the inner surfaces of the left and right side plates 12 and 13, and two parallel diagonal lines (the angle formed by the side on the front plate 10 side and the side on the plane plate 14 and the side and bottom on the rear plate 11 side). It is provided on a diagonal line connecting the angle formed by the sides of the face plate 15. An elongated coin slot 140 is provided at the center of the plane plate 14. Thus, the front plate 1
0, back plate 11, left and right side plates 12, 13, flat plate 1
4. The bottom plate 15 constitutes a cubic hollow box body 1. For example, the front plate 10 and the left and right side plates 12, 13
The bottom plate 15 and the bottom plate 15 are integrally molded by injection molding or the like, while the back plate 11 and the flat plate 14 are separately molded.
1 is fixed to the left and right side plates 12, 13 and the bottom plate 15 by fitting or welding, and the flat plate 14 is fixed to the front plate 1
0, back plate 11, left and right side plates 12, 13 are slidably mounted. Alternatively, the flat plate 14 may be fixed and the rear plate 11 may be slidably mounted, or the flat plate 14 and the rear plate 11 may be fixed. In any case, a cube (hexahedral) hollow box body 1 is formed by the six plates 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15.

Reference numeral 2 is a rectangular partition plate formed of an opaque synthetic resin. Reference numeral 20 denotes a rectangular reflecting surface plate having substantially the same size as that of the partition plate 2. The reflecting surface plate 20 is, for example, a flexible thin plate made of synthetic resin having aluminum foil adhered (or aluminum vapor deposited) on the surface thereof. . This reflective plate 2
0 is superposed on the front surface of the partition plate 2, and the reflection plate 20 and the partition plate 2 are hooked on the step portions 120 and 130 on the inner surfaces of the left and right side plates 12 and 13 of the box body 1 to fix the inside of the box body 1 straight. It is divided into a pseudo space portion 60 on the side of the face plate 10 and a storage space portion 61 on the side of the back plate 11.

In the figure, 3 is a pattern plate for camouflaging the edges of the partition plate 2 and the reflecting surface plate 20. The pattern plate 3 has a square bottom portion 30 having substantially the same size as the bottom plate 15 and the partition plate 2 (the step portion 1) of the left and right side plates 12, 13.
20, 130) and the left and right side parts 31, 32 of an isosceles right triangle having the same size as the front side part, and the left and right side parts 31, 32 are erected at right angles from the left and right sides of the bottom part 30. The bottom portion 30 and the left and right side portions 31, 32
For example, a pattern with innumerable stars scattered on a black background is applied to the inner surface of the. This pattern plate 3 is arranged in the box body 1 on the front side partitioned by the partition plate 2, the bottom portion 30 is placed on the inner surface of the bottom plate 15, and the left and right side plates are placed on the inner surfaces of the left and right side surface plates 12, 13. The parts 31, 32 are brought into contact with each other. In addition, the pattern board 3 is replaced with the bottom board 1.
It may be adhered to the inner surface of the side plate 5 or the left and right side plates 12, 13.
Reference numeral 4 denotes a square transparent plate made of a glass body, a synthetic resin plate, or the like. The transparent plate 4 is fitted to the step portion 101 of the front plate 10 and fixed by adhesion or the like.

A circular through hole (opening) 21 is provided in the center of the partition plate 2 and the reflecting surface plate 20, and the partition plate 2 and the reflecting surface plate 20 serve as a fixed mirror portion 22.

In the figure, reference numeral 23 is a moving mirror section.
The moving mirror portion 23 has an outer diameter of the fixed mirror portion 22.
The rotating disk 24 is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the opening 21, and the disk-shaped reflecting plate 25 has an outer diameter equal to the outer diameter of the rotating disk 24. The reflecting surface plate 25 is, for example, an aluminum foil adhered (or aluminum is vapor-deposited) to the surface of a flexible synthetic resin thin plate, and has a reflecting surface substantially equivalent to the reflecting surface plate 20 of the fixed mirror portion 22. is there. The moving mirror section 23 is configured by stacking the reflecting surface plate 25 on the front surface of the rotating disk 24. The moving mirror portion 23 is used as the opening 2 of the fixed mirror portion 22.
1 is rotatably arranged by the rotation shafts of a fourth spa gear 76 and a fifth spa gear 77 of the drive device 7 described later.

In the figure, reference numeral 26 is a frame body having an annular shape. The frame 26 has an inner diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the opening 21 of the fixed mirror portion 22 and the outer diameter of the movable mirror portion 23, and the outer diameter of the opening portion 21 of the fixed mirror portion 22.
The outer diameter of the movable mirror portion 23 is larger than the inner diameter of the movable mirror portion 23. That is, the frame 26 has a shape that covers the boundary between the opening 21 of the fixed mirror portion 22 and the movable mirror portion 23 on the front side, and cams the existence of the movable mirror portion 23. A plurality of, for example, four mounting boss portions 27 are integrally provided on the back side of the frame 26 so as to project. The mounting boss portion 27 of the frame 26 is attached to the edge of the opening 21 of the solid mirror portion 22 with a screw 28 or the like as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 4, and the frame body 26 is fixed. Fixed to.

In the figure, 5 is an ornament, and this ornament 5
Is made of, for example, a synthetic resin and has a shape resembling a meteor meteor or the like, and the ornament 5 is fixed to the front of the movable mirror 23.

In the figure, 7 is a drive unit. The driving device 7 is a substrate 2 fixed on the back side of the partition plate 20.
9 and a cover 290 fixed to the substrate 29 thereof, and housed in the housing space 61. This drive device 7 includes a drive motor 70, a worm 71 attached to a rotation shaft of the drive motor 70, a worm wheel 72 meshing with the worm 71, a first spa gear 73 coaxial with the worm wheel 72, and a first spa gear 73 thereof. The second spa gear 74 meshing with the first spa gear 73, the third spa gear 75 coaxial with the second spa gear 74, the fourth spa gear 76 meshing with the third spa gear 75, and the fifth spa gear 77 coaxial with the fourth spa gear 76. And a sixth spa gear 78 that meshes with the fifth spa gear 77. The center of the moving mirror portion 23 is fixed to the rotating shafts of the fourth spa gear 76 and the fifth spa gear 77, as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG.

Reference numeral 79 is a dry battery box. The dry battery box 79 is fixed to the substrate 29 and the cover 290 of the drive device 7 and is housed in the housing space 61. A positive side terminal 790 and a negative side terminal 791 are attached to both ends of the battery box 79.
A dry battery 792 is detachably attached to the dry battery box 79.

Reference numeral 81 is a coin-side first switch device for driving the drive device 7. The first switch device 81 is housed in the housing space 61, a mounting member 810 is fixed to the cover 290 in association with the coin slot 140, and a movable member 811 is mounted on the mounting member 810. Rotatably, and the coin slot 140
And the two contacts 812 and 813 are attached to the cover 290. The two contacts 812 and 813 have elasticity and are normally in a separated state as shown in FIG. 3, while the coin C is inserted from the coin slot 140 into the storage space 61 of the box 1. As shown in FIG. 7, when the movable member 811 is turned on, the movable member 811 is rotated to be in contact with the movable member 811.

Reference numeral 82 is a second cam side switch device for driving and stopping the drive device 7. The second switch device 82 is housed in the housing space 61, has a cam 820 coaxial with the sixth spa gear 78, and has a switch 821 arranged on the substrate 29. The cam 820 is provided with a recess 822, while the movable contact 823 of the switch 821 is pressed against the edge of the cam 820. As a result, the second switch device 82 is
The movable contact 823 of the switch 821 is the concave portion 8 of the cam 820.
When it is located at 22, the switch 82 is
When the movable contact 823 of No. 1 and the fixed contact 824 are separated from each other, and the cam 820 is rotated to bring the movable contact 823 of the switch 821 into contact with the edge of the circle of the cam 820, as shown in FIG. , The movable contact 823 of the switch 821 and the fixed contact 824 are in contact with each other.

Thus, the positive terminal 790 of the battery box 79 and the one contact 8 of the first switching device 81
13 is the first lead wire 91, the positive side terminal 790 of the battery box 79 and one terminal of the switch 821 of the second switch device 82 are the second lead wire 92, and the other of the first switch device 81. Contact 812 and the positive side terminal of the drive motor 70 with a third lead wire 93, and the other terminal of the switch 821 of the second switch device 82 and the positive side terminal of the drive motor 70 with a fourth lead wire. Line 94
Then, the minus side terminal of the drive motor 70 and the minus side terminal 791 of the battery box 79 are electrically connected by a fifth lead wire 95, respectively, and the drive device 7, the first switch device 81 and the The two-switch device 82 is connected.

The box of the present invention in this embodiment (saving box)
Has a structure as described above, the window 10
At a glance from the inside of the box body from 0, as shown in FIG. 1, the inner surface of the box body 1 (the entire surface of the bottom plate 15 and the half surfaces of the left and right side plates 12, 13) forming the pseudo space portion 60 has the inner surface of the fixed mirror portion 22. Reflecting face plate 20 and reflecting face plate 2 of moving mirror unit 23
It is reflected and projected on the reflection surface of No. 5. For this reason, the box body 1 (the entire surface of the rear plate 11 and the left and right side plates 12, 1) forming the storage space 61 in which the inner surfaces projected on the reflecting surface plates 20 and 25 are partitioned by the partition plate 2 is used.
It is visible as the inner surface (half of 3). As a result, the front plate 10
Looking inside the box 1 from the window part 100 (transparent plate 4) of
The appearance also looks like a hollow box without the partition plate 2, the reflection surface plate 20, the rotating disk 24, and the reflection surface plate 25.

Particularly, in the box of the present invention, since the ornament 5 is fixed on the reflecting surface plate 25 of the moving mirror portion 23, the reflecting action of the reflecting surface plate 25 and the reflecting surface plate 20 of the fixed mirror portion 22 causes the above-mentioned reflection. There is an illusion that the face plates 20 and 25, the partition plate 2 and the rotary disk 24 are absent, and shooting stars and meteorites (that is, the real thing divided into two and the real thing are reflected on the reflective face plates 20 and 25 to be reflected. The image 5 is combined and looks like a cube.) The decoration 5 looks as if it were floating in the hollow box 1. Also,
Since the box of the present invention in this embodiment is constructed as described above, the movable mirror portion 23 can be rotated to rotate the ornament 5 fixed to the movable mirror portion 23. That is, the coin C is moved from the coin insertion slot 140 into the storage space 61 of the box 1. Then, when the coin C comes into contact with the movable member 811 of the first switch device 81 and the coin C is further pushed into the storage space 61, the movable member 811 has a two-dot chain line state as shown in FIG. To a solid line, and two contacts 812 and 8
13 contacts and the 1st switch apparatus 81 will be in an ON state. As a result, in the electric circuit diagram of FIG.
2, the first lead wire 91, and the first switch device 81 2
Since the circuits of the individual contacts 812 and 813, the third lead wire 93, the drive motor 70, and the fifth lead wire 95 are closed, the drive motor 70 is driven. Along with that, the moving mirror portion 23 rotates via the gear groups 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, and the ornament 5 rotates via the moving mirror portion 23. On the other hand, the cam 820 rotates from the gear group via the sixth spa gear 78, and the movable contact 823 and the fixed contact 824 of the switch 821 shown in FIG.
From the non-contact state with the switch 82, as shown in FIG.
The first movable contact 823 comes into contact with the fixed contact 824, and the second switch device 82 is turned on. As a result, in the electric circuit diagram of FIG. 6, the dry battery 792 and the second lead wire 9
2, the switch 821 of the second switch device 82, and the fourth
Lead wire 94, drive motor 70, and fifth lead wire 95
Since the circuit with and is closed, the two contacts 8 of the above-mentioned closed circuit
Even when 12 and 813 are in a non-contact state and the above-mentioned closed circuit is opened, the drive motor 70 continues to drive. That is, it is self-holding. Therefore, after the coin C is housed in the housing space 61 by rotating the movable member 811 of the first switch device 81, the movable member 811 is changed from the solid line state in FIG. 7 to the two-dot chain line state. Even if the two contacts 812 and 813 are automatically returned to the non-contact state from the contact state, the moving mirror portion 23 and the ornament 5 continue to rotate for a predetermined time. When the cam 820 makes one rotation and the recess 822 of the cam 820 is positioned at the movable contact 823 of the second switch device 82, the movable contact 823 enters the recess 822 and the switch 821 of the second switch device 82. Is turned off, the above-mentioned closed circuit is also opened, the drive motor 70 stops, and the rotation of the movable mirror portion 23 and the ornament 5 stops accordingly. At this time, in the box of the present invention, the fixed mirror portion 22
A frame 26 is attached to the edge of the opening 21 of the fixed mirror portion 22.
The movable mirror unit 23 is fixed so as to cover the boundary between the movable mirror unit 23 and the movable mirror unit 23 on the front plate side, and the movable mirror unit 23 is actually camouflaged with the fixed mirror unit 22. Although it is a separate one and is rotated by the drive device 7, it appears that the frame 26 does not move integrally with the fixed mirror portion 22 due to the camouflage action. As a result, although the decoration (floating matter) 5 does not seem to move at first glance, the decoration 5 floats and rotates in the hollow box body 1. So you can enjoy it even more visually.

When the coin C is inserted into the box 1 from the insertion slot 140 in the case where the coin C is applied as in this embodiment, the coin C is partitioned into the box 1 as shown in FIG. Since it is housed in the storage space 61 on the side of the rear plate 11 that is partitioned by the plate 2 and is hidden by the partition plate 2, it is possible to see the inside of the box 1 from the window 100 of the front plate 10. Regardless of the coin C from the insertion slot 140 1
At the moment when it is inserted inside, it looks as if the coin C had disappeared. In this way, not only the coins C can be accumulated, but the coins C can be enjoyed visually, and the coins C can be accumulated unknowingly and can be saved with playfulness.

In particular, the box of the present invention in this embodiment is
Since the moving mirror unit 23 performs a rotational movement,
The reflecting surface plate 25 of the moving mirror section 23 that performs the rotational movement.
Of these, since the contact portion with the annular frame body 26 is always hidden by the frame body 26, even if the contact portion of the reflecting surface plate 25 is damaged, the damage is hidden by the frame body 26 and cannot be seen. There is no concern that the moving mirror 23 is rotating due to scratches on the reflecting plate 25 of the moving mirror 23. Therefore, the mystery of rotating the ornament 5 is further promoted.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing a modified example of the box (saving box) according to the present invention. In this example, the pattern board 3 and the ornament 5 of the box (saving box) of the first embodiment described above are replaced with the pattern board 300 representing the outer space and the planet and the ornament 500 imitating a spacecraft. It is a thing. In the figure, the same symbols as those in FIGS. 1 to 9 indicate the same components.

In the above embodiment, the partition plate 2 and the reflecting surface plate 20 and the rotating disk 24 and the reflecting surface plate 25 are separately formed. You may provide a reflective surface directly in. Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the moving mirror portion 23 performs the rotational movement, but the moving mirror portion may perform the linear movement. Furthermore, in the above embodiment,
The number of the moving mirror 23 is one, but a plurality of moving mirrors may be provided. Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the driving and stopping of the drive device 7 for moving and stopping the moving mirror portion 23 is automatically performed by the operation of the first switch device 81 and the second switch device 82. However, the driving device 7 may be manually driven and stopped.

The box of the present invention is a box of the previous application (actual application 1
No. 44016), other application examples and the like apply correspondingly to those of the prior application.

[0026]

EFFECT OF THE INVENTION As is apparent from the above, the box of the present invention is a box that looks like a hollow box without a partition plate and a reflecting surface when the inside of the box is seen from the window. Since the ornament is fixed to the reflecting surface side of the movable mirror portion, it is possible to give the illusion that the ornament floats in the hollow box. Moreover, since the movable mirror portion is movably arranged with respect to the fixed mirror portion and the drive device is connected to the movable mirror portion,
When the moving mirror unit is moved by the driving device, the ornament floats and moves in the hollow box through the moving mirror unit. On the other hand, since the fixed mirror unit is provided with a frame for camouflaging the existence of the movable mirror unit, the movable mirror unit is actually a separate unit from the fixed mirror unit and is not moved by the drive device. However, due to the camouflage action of the frame, it seems that the frame does not move together with the fixed mirror part. As a result, although it seems that there is no possibility of floating matter moving at first glance, the floating matter floats in the hollow box and can be seen and enjoyed further. You can

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a box according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a fixed mirror portion, a moving mirror portion, a frame body, a drive device, and a switch device.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the drive device and the switch device.

FIG. 6 is an electric circuit diagram of a drive device and a switch device.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of ON / OFF operation of the first switch device on the coin side.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of an OFF operation of the second switch device on the cam side.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of ON operation of the second switch device on the cam side.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a modified example of the ornament and the pattern board.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Housing, 10 ... Front plate, 100 ... Window part, 11 ...
Back plate, 12 ... Left side plate, 13 ... Right side plate, 14 ... Plane plate, 15 ... Bottom plate, 2 ... Partition plate, 20 ... Reflection plate, 21
... Opening part, 22 ... Fixed mirror part, 23 ... Moving mirror part,
26 ..., Frame, 3 and 300 ... Pattern plate, 4 ... Transparent plate, 5
And 500 ... ornaments, 60 ... pseudo space part, 61 ... storage space part, 7 ... drive device, 81 ... first switch device, 8
2 ... Second switch device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A hollow hexahedral box body comprising a front plate, a back plate, a left side plate, a right side plate, a plane plate and a bottom plate, wherein a window is opened in the front plate, A partition plate is formed on a plane formed by one diagonal line of the left side plate, the right side plate, the plane plate, and the bottom plate in the box body, and a diagonal line parallel to the one diagonal line. A box formed by defining the interior of the box body into a pseudo space portion on the front plate side and a storage space portion on the back plate side, and forming a reflecting surface on the front plate side surface of the partition plate. In the above, a fixed mirror portion having an opening in the partition plate and a part of the reflecting surface, and a fixed mirror portion movably disposed in the opening of the fixed mirror portion and on the surface of the front plate side. A moving mirror portion formed by forming a reflecting surface substantially equal to the reflecting surface of the fixed mirror portion. A frame body that is fixed so as to cover the boundary between the fixed mirror section and the movable mirror section on the front plate side, and camouflages the existence of the movable mirror section; and an ornament fixed to the reflective surface side of the movable mirror section. A box comprising: a drive device that is housed in the storage space and that moves the moving mirror part; and a switch device that drives and stops the drive device.