JPH083329Y2 - Simple altar - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an altar or other altar that can be hung on a wall, placed on a desk, and easily moved.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional altars are made of hard wood and have a width of 30 to 70 cm, a depth of 25 to 60 cm, and a height of 40 to 1.
The outer dimensions are about 00 cm, which makes it difficult to change the installation location by one person in terms of both weight and dimensions.

In the traditional Buddhist altar, the object of worship is the image of Buddha (Buddha statue) drawn on paper, the characters such as the Minami Muami Buddha, etc.
Or it was a statue of a Buddha, always in a certain form.

[0004]

Since the conventional Buddhist altar is large and heavy as described above, it requires a large space for installation, and once installed, it is not easy to move. Therefore, in the present living environment in urban areas such as condominiums, conventional Buddhist altars have had problems to be solved in terms of size and ease of movement.

Further, as described above, since the worship object in the conventional altar is always visually recognized in a certain manner, the worship object becomes accustomed to the worship object, and the worship object's power of visual appeal decreases with the passage of time. Even the existence of it is often forgotten. As described above, the conventional altar has a problem to be solved regarding the persistence of the power of the worship target display means to visually appeal to the worshipers.

Further, since the form of continuous calligraphy and sculpture is common, and since the power of inspiring people is not so strong from the beginning, the conventional Buddhist altar is related to the novelty of the expression form in the worship target display means. There was a problem to be solved. There were similar issues to be resolved regarding religions other than Buddhism, such as altars such as Shinto and Shinto in Christianity.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an altar which is small and lightweight, can be installed in a narrow place, and can be easily moved.

[0008] Another object of the present invention is to provide an altar excellent in the persistence of the power of the worship target display means to visually appeal to the worshipers.

[0009] Another object of the present invention is to provide an altar that expresses a worship object in a novel form.

[0010]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides the following means.

(1) Display means for planarly displaying Buddhist altars, sutras, and other graphic arts and objects to be worshiped in Buddhism; and a display surface of the display means positioned on a window to hold the display means. A forehead, a plate-shaped heater housed in the forehead and applying heat to the display means, and a candle holder fixed to the forehead and arranged below the forehead, the display means comprising: A film made of a temperature-sensitive material that changes at least one of transparency and color between a warmed state in which it is heated to a temperature equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature by heat and a normal temperature state lower than the predetermined temperature, Is composed of two film-like thin plates that narrow the membrane, and the one of the two film-like thin plates facing the window is transparent, and the worship object is placed on the back surface of the film, or On the film, Simple wherein the worship subject not represented when the temperature state is displayed on the display means when the heating condition altar.

(2) The temperature-sensitive material comprises an electron-donating color-forming organic compound, a compound having a phenolic hydroxyl group,
The simplified Buddhist altar according to (1) above, which contains three components, which are a compound having an alcoholic hydroxyl group, as essential components.

(3) The film becomes transparent in the warmed state and becomes opaque in the room temperature state, and the worship object is the first worship object arranged on the back surface of the previous term membrane. The second worship object is drawn on the film in the first half, and the second worship object is drawn by partially removing the worship object from above (2).
The simple Buddhist altar described in.

(4) The simple altar according to the above (1) to (3), wherein the lighting installation means is a candle stand.

(5) The simple altar according to the above (1) to (3), wherein the lighting installation means is a lamp socket, and the socket is connected in parallel to the heater.

(6) A double door that is opened to the left and right on the front of the forehead is installed, and the double door is swingably connected to the left edge by a hinge attached to the left edge of the forehead. A left door and a right door swingably connected to the right edge by a hinge attached to the right edge of the forehead, and at least one of the left door and the right door is open at a predetermined angle or more. The simplified altar according to the above (5), wherein a door opening / closing responsive switch that forms a current path of the heater and the socket only when being operated is provided in series with a parallel circuit of the heater and the socket.

[0017]

According to the present invention, the display means is composed of the film made of the temperature sensitive material and the two thin film plates, and the worship target is displayed by the display means. Further, a plate-shaped heater for heating the display means is provided so that a worship object is displayed only when the display means is heated by the heater.

Therefore, the Buddhist altar of the present invention can be made to have an extremely thin structure, and can be made small and lightweight so that it can be moved by one person, and yet the display means can be framed to retain the dignity of the altar. I am able to do it.

In addition, the display means is provided with a film made of a temperature-sensitive material, and the transparency or color of the film is different depending on whether the film is heated by a heater or at room temperature, and the worship target which does not appear at room temperature is in a heated state. Since the display means is configured so that it sometimes appears, the worship object can be displayed only when worshiping, or the worship object that is displayed at the time of worship can be different. Therefore, at the altar of the present invention,
The power of visually appealing to worshipers has not diminished over the years.

[0020]

EXAMPLES The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to examples.

FIG. 1 (a) is a front view showing a Buddhist altar of an embodiment of the present invention with the door opened, and FIG. 1 (b) is a right side view of the embodiment (the cable 13 in FIG. 1 (b)). , The slide switch 11 and the plug 12 are omitted.),
Fig. 2 (a) is a front view of the embodiment with the door closed, Fig. 2 (b) is a plan view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of the embodiment in Fig. 2 (a). FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an electric circuit in this embodiment, FIG. 5 (a) is a front view of a metamo 5 in the embodiment, and FIG. 5 (b) is a side view thereof.

The Buddhist altar in this embodiment has a forehead 1, hinges 2a, 2
b, left door 3a, right door 3b, metamo 5, heat transfer plate 6, heater 7, thermostat switch 8, back cover 9, pedestal 1
0, slide switch 11, plug 12, and cable 1
It consists of three.

The forehead 1 is made of aluminum die casting and is formed integrally with the pedestal 10. Left and right doors 3a and 3b are connected to the left and right edges 1a of the forehead 1 by hinges 2a and 2b, respectively. The foot portion 1d of the forehead 1 integrally connects the forehead 1 and the pedestal 10.

In the metamo accommodating portion 1c of the forehead 1, from the front window 4 side, a memorandum 5, a heat transfer plate 6 made of aluminum, and a heater 7 are layered and fixed by an adhesive agent and accommodated. The thermostat switch 8 is fixed to the left end of the heat transfer plate 6 with an adhesive. The rear opening of the metamo accommodating portion 1c is covered with a rear lid 9. The back lid 9 is fixed to the forehead 1 with an adhesive.

METAMO 5 (registered trademark) is a film made of a material patented under the name of temperature-indicating material, a white mount on the back of which a Buddhist image is drawn, and a transparent film which sandwiches the film and the mount from the front and back. It is made of plastic film and is sold in cash card size by Pilot Ink Co., Ltd. Regarding the temperature indicating material (temperature sensitive material), Japanese Patent Publication No. 51-
44706 and changes color depending on temperature or reversibly changes from opaque to transparent. In this example, CVL was used as the electron-donating color-forming organic compound.
(Crystal violet lactone) 1 and nonylphenol 1 as a compound having a phenolic hydroxyl group
0, a temperature indicating material obtained by mixing n-myristyl alcohol as a compound having an alcoholic hydroxyl group in a ratio of 20 (Example No. 9 in Japanese Patent Publication No. 51-44706).
7) was used. This temperature indicating material is blue at room temperature and
It becomes colorless and transparent above 0 ° C.

Such a temperature indicating material is applied in a film form on the first transparent plastic film, a mount with a Buddhist image is placed on the temperature indicating material film, and a second transparent plastic film is placed on the mount. Put. The contours of the first and second plastic films are the contours of Metamo 5 in FIG. 5, and the contours of the temperature indicating material film and the mount are smaller than the contours of the first and second plastic films by about 3 mm. Thus, there is obtained a meta card in which the first and second plastic films are adhered to each other in a region (edge) protruding to the outside of the temperature-indicating material film and the mount and molded into a cash card size.

In the temperature-indicating material film, the name "Nanashi Amida Buddha" is drawn in white in portions indicated by a, b, ... F in FIG. The character of this name is drawn by forming the temperature indicating material film on the first plastic film and then removing (making white) the temperature indicating material film by etching in the shape of the character.

The cable 13 is connected to the heater 7 and the thermostat switch 8 through a through hole 1e penetrating the side surface of the metamo accommodating portion 1c of the forehead 1. When the slide switch 11 is turned on, 100V is output from the plug 12
Is introduced into the heater 7, the heater 7 generates heat, and the thermostat switch 8 interrupts the current path for energizing the heater 7 according to the temperature of the heat transfer plate 6.
Maintain the temperature of 45 ± 3 ° C.

When worshiping the Buddhist altar of this embodiment, the plug 12 is inserted into a 100V outlet, and then the slide switch 11 is operated to fix the contacts 11a and 11b of the slider 11e as shown in FIG. By making contact with the contacts 11c and 11d, the slide switch 11 is turned on and the heater 7 is energized. The thermostat switch 8 turns from ON to OFF when the temperature rises from room temperature to 47 ° C., and turns from OFF to ON when the temperature drops to 43 ° C., so that the temperature of the heat transfer plate 6 is kept at 45 ± 3 ° C. Keep in range. Therefore, when the slide switch 11 is turned on, the heater 7 generates heat, and the heat of the heater 7 is transferred to the metamo 5 via the heat transfer plate 6, and the metamo 5 is kept at room temperature to 40 ° C within a few minutes after the slide switch 11 is turned on. When heated to a temperature of ℃ or more, the temperature indicating material film changes color from blue at room temperature to transparent.

As mentioned above, since the name of the metamorphic film 5 is marked with a white color, the name is displayed by the contrast between the white of the mount and the blue of the temperature indicating film at room temperature. The film of this metamo 5 is 40 by the heat of the heater 7.
When heated to ℃, the color suddenly changes from blue to transparent when the temperature rises, the name disappears, and the Buddhist image on the mount appears. The heater 7 has a temperature of the heat transfer plate 6 of 40
Even when the temperature reaches ℃, the current continues to flow, the heat transfer plate 6 maintains a temperature of about 45 ± 3 ℃ by the action of the thermostat switch 8, the metamo 5 also becomes substantially the same temperature, and continues to display the Buddhist image. In addition, when the position of the Buddhist image on the mount and the position of the name a, b, ... f on the temperature-indicating material film overlap, the color of the name is drawn on the mount at room temperature, not on the white of the mount. It is the color of the specified part of the painted Buddha image.

In this embodiment, only the name of Nanashi Amida Buddha appears during normal times when the slide switch 11 is off or the plug 12 is removed from the outlet.
When you pray with the plug 12 plugged into the outlet and the slide switch 11 turned on and heated, the name disappears and the image of the Buddha appears, so the worshiper only sees the Buddha during worship. , Give a fresh impression every time you worship. Therefore, the present embodiment is less likely to get tired of being used to it even if it is used for many years, and is excellent in the sustainability of the power to visually appeal to a worshiper.

Recesses are provided at three positions on the front upper surface of the pedestal 10, and these recesses form candle stands 10a, 10b and 10c.

In this embodiment having such a structure, the worship target is displayed in a novel format and on the ultra-thin medium called metamo 5.

The Buddhist altar of this embodiment is small and light enough to be easily moved by one person, has excellent sustainability of visual appeal, can express worship objects in a novel form, and has a forehead of 1 By providing the worshipers, it is possible to make the worshipers feel dignity.

In the above, the embodiment has been specifically described to facilitate understanding of the invention, but the invention is not limited to this embodiment. Therefore, a transparent plastic plate may be fitted to the window 4, and the heat transfer plate 6
A thin iron plate may be used, and the temperature indicating material can be selected from various materials disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 51-44706. Further, various names can be selected for each of the denominations and denominations as the names a, b, ... F, and the name may not be marked at all. The worship object drawn on the mount can be arbitrarily selected for each sect and denomination. further,
A material that not only changes from a colored color to a colorless color at a color change temperature but also changes from a first color to a second color by selecting a temperature indicating material (Example N in JP-B-51-44706).
o. 366 to 369), the impression may be changed by changing the color of the temperature indicating material film. By making a large number of small holes in the back cover 9 to facilitate the circulation of air inside and outside, when the slide switch 11 is turned off, the slide switch 11 is returned to the normal temperature state in a short time and drawn on the mount of the metamo 5. The worship object can disappear quickly. The heat transfer plate 6 and the back cover 9 may be fixed to the forehead 1 by using screws instead of the adhesive. Further, by attaching an annular ring to the center of the upper end of the metamo accommodating portion 1c of the forehead 1 so that this embodiment can be hung on a wall hook or the like, the degree of freedom of the installation location of this embodiment can be further increased. it can.

FIG. 6 (a) is a front view showing another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 (b) is a right side view thereof, and FIG. 7 is a view showing an electric circuit in the embodiment of FIG. The pedestal 10 around the socket in FIG. 6A is shown partially broken. This embodiment is provided with lamp sockets 17a and 17b, lamps 14a and 14b for lighting, and a door opening / closing response switch 18 including a micro switch. The socket 17a has a female screw, and a terminal 17a ₁ screwed to the male screw plug 15a of the lamp 14a and the female screw terminal 17a ₁ form an electrode pair via an insulator and are provided at the bottom of the female screw. It has become in the terminal 17a ₂ that is. The outside of the terminal 17a ₂ is covered with an insulator. The socket 17b also has terminals 17b ₁ and 17b ₂ and has exactly the same structure as the socket 17a.

The plug 15a (so-called base) of the lamp 14a is screwed into the socket 17a, receives 100 VAC voltage from the terminals 17a ₁ and 17a _{2 of} the socket 17a, and lights the lamp 14a. Similarly, the lamp 14b receives the 100 VAC voltage from the socket 17b and lights up. These lamps play the role of candles used in the embodiment of FIG. 1 and are provided as lamps.

The sockets 17a and 17b and the heater 7 are connected in parallel to each other to form a parallel circuit, and the door opening / closing response switch 18 is connected in series to the parallel circuit. The switch 18 is fixed to the foot 1d of the forehead and is a micro switch. When the right door 3b is opened, the push button of the micro switch is gradually pushed down, and the right door 3b is opened.
When is opened at an angle of 120 degrees or more with respect to the window 4 of the forehead 1, the movable contact 18c comes into contact with the fixed contact 18a, the lamps 14a and 14b are turned on, and a current flows through the heater 7.

In this embodiment, the lamps are the lamps 14a, 1
4b, lighting and extinguishing are easier than in the embodiment of FIG. 1 in which a candle is used as the light, and there is less risk of fire due to the light. Further, since the switch 18 is turned on or off in response to the opening / closing of the right door 3b, no special operation is required to turn on / off the lamps 14a and 14b. Therefore, worship at the altar can be performed easily. Since the lights turn on only when the door is open, power consumption is extremely small.

[0040]

[Effects of the Invention] As described above in detail with reference to the embodiments, according to the present invention, it is small and light enough to be moved by one person, can be installed in a narrow place, and has a dignity suitable for worship. It is possible to provide an altar that is equipped with an excellent persistence of power that appeals to worshipers visually and that expresses worship objects in a novel form.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view (a) and a right side view (b) showing an embodiment of the present invention with a door opened.

2 is a front view (a) and a plan view (b) of the embodiment of FIG. 1 with a door closed.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an electric circuit in the embodiment of FIG.

5 is a front view (a) and a side view (b) of the metamo in the embodiment of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a front view (a) and a side view (b) showing another embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a diagram showing an electric circuit in the embodiment of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Forehead 2a, 2b Hinge 3a Left door 3b Right door 4 Forehead window 5 Metamo 6 Heat transfer plate 7 Heater 8 Thermostat switch 9 Rear lid 10 Pedestal 10a, 10b, 10c Candle stand 11 Slide switch 12 Plug 13 Cable 14a, 14b Lamp 15a, 15b Lamp plug 17a, 17b Lamp socket 18 Door opening / closing response switch A Right door 3b swinging direction B Switch 18 moving contact moving direction

Claims (6)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A display means for displaying a Buddhist image, a sutra, or any other drawing or textual word that is a subject of worship in religion in a plane, and a display surface of the display means is positioned at a window to hold the display means. The frame includes a forehead, a plate-shaped heater that is contained in the frame and applies heat to the display unit, and a light setting unit that is fixed to the frame and is disposed below the frame. A film made of a temperature-sensitive material that changes at least one of transparency and color between a warmed state in which it is heated to a temperature equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature and a normal temperature state lower than the predetermined temperature. It is composed of two film-like thin plates that narrow the membrane, and one of the two film-like thin plates that faces the window is transparent, and the worship object is arranged on the back surface of the film, or It is drawn on the film and is at room temperature The simple altar is characterized in that the worship target, which is not displayed at the time of, is displayed on the display means when in the heated state. 2. The temperature-sensitive material contains three components, an electron-donating color-developing organic compound, a compound having a phenolic hydroxyl group, and a compound having an alcoholic hydroxyl group, as essential components. The simple altar described in item 1. 3. The film becomes transparent in the warmed state and becomes opaque in the room temperature state, and the worship object is a first worship object arranged on the back surface of the first term membrane and the first worship object. 3. A second worship object drawn on the film, wherein the second worship object is drawn by partially cutting out the film.
The simple altar described in. 4. The simple altar according to claim 1, wherein the light setting means is a candle stand. 5. The simple altar according to claim 1, wherein the light setting means is a lamp socket, and the socket is connected in parallel to the heater. 6. A double door that is opened to the left and right on the front of the forehead is installed, and the double door is swingably connected to the left edge by a hinge attached to the left edge of the forehead. A door and a right door swingably connected to the right edge by a hinge attached to the right edge of the forehead, and at least one of the left door and the right door is opened at a predetermined angle or more. The simple altar according to claim 5, wherein a door opening / closing responsive switch that forms a current path of the heater and the socket is provided in series with the parallel circuit of the heater and the socket only when the heater and the socket are open.