JPH0987101A - Tool for producing pressed flower - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a press flower-producing tool not deforming the flower, capable of uniformly applying a load to a flower, uniformly absorbing water and drying the flower and substantially retaining the original color of the flower by employing a pair of porous bags having a reversibly water-absorbing and releasing substance sealed therein. SOLUTION: A pressed flower is produced by using a pair of porous bags 12, 13 filled each with silica gels 18, 19. The silica gels 18, 19 have fine pore diameters of 2-100Å and a reversibly water-absorbing or releasing property. The silica gels having a granular diameter of 5-100 meshes are preferable. The porous bags 12, 13 comprise a porous material such as a woven fabric or a cloth, and the covers 14, 15 of the openings can be closed with hook-and-loop fasteners 16, 17, etc. The length and width of the porous bag are generally approximately 100-500mm, respectively, and the tickness of the layers filled with the silica gels 18, 19 is approximately 2-5mm. A method for producing the pressed flower with the pressed flower-producing tool 11 comprises loading a flower 20 on the lower porous bag 13, loading the upper porous bag 12 on the flower 20, and further loading a weight 21 thereon. Therein, the silica gels 18, 19 are moved along the shape of the flower at a place contacting with the flower 20.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a pressed flower manufacturing tool.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 4, a flower (3) is sandwiched between paper (1,2) having a high water absorption property such as Japanese paper, and the flower (3) is placed on top of it.
(4) was used to make pressed flowers.

[0003]

In the conventional method, no weight is applied.
(4) is directly applied to the flower (3) through the paper (1, 2), and the load of the weight (4) concentrates on the thick parts such as buds and flower cores, and this part is crushed. , The original shape of the flower is not maintained, so it is difficult to make pressed flowers for flowers with large thick parts,
(3) The paper (1,2) does not come into contact with the whole, and it is difficult for the paper (1,2) to come into contact with the recessed part of the flower (3). There are problems such as unevenness and deformation, the drying of pressed flowers taking a long time of about 10 to 30 days, and the original color of the flowers being faded.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems] As a means for solving the above conventional problems, the present invention provides a pressed flower manufacturing tool (1) comprising a pair of porous bags (12, 13) filled with silica gel (18, 19).
1), the silica gel (18, 19) preferably has a pore size in the range of 2 to 100Å and a particle size in the range of 5 to 100 mesh, and further, the porous bag (12, 19).
The pressed flower producing tool (11) is provided with an openable / closable lid (14, 15) attached to the opening of (13).

[0005]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION As shown in FIG. 1, a pressed flower manufacturing tool (11) of the present invention comprises a porous bag (1) filled with silica gel (18, 19).
2, 13). The silica gel (18, 19) preferably has a pore size of 2 to 100 Å, has reversible water absorption and drainage properties, and a particle size of 5 to 100 mesh. Furthermore, the porous bag (12, 13) is made of a non-woven fabric, a porous material such as cloth, and the lids (14, 15) of the opening are sealed with surface fasteners (16, 17). Generally, the size is 100 to 5
The thickness of the silica gel (18,19) packing layer is about 2 to 5 mm.
It is about mm.

In order to make a pressed flower with the pressed flower producing tool (11) of the present invention, the flower (20) is placed on the lower porous bag (13), and the upper porous bag (12) is placed on it. Place the weight (21) on it. The weight (21) can be replaced with a thick book. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the silica gel (18, 19) migrates to the part of the upper and lower porous bags (12, 13) in contact with the flower (20), and
0), and the load of the weight (21) is dispersed and relaxed by the silica gel (18, 19), so that the porous bag (12, 13) is almost entirely covered by the flower (20). , The load is applied almost uniformly over the flower (20), the flower (20) is substantially evenly water-absorbed and dried, and the flower (20) is rapidly dried to form pressed flowers. When the silica gel (18, 19) has almost reached water absorption saturation, the lid (14, 15) is opened and the silica gel (18, 19) is taken out from the porous bag (12, 13) and heated for regeneration. In the present invention, the production time of pressed flowers is reduced to about 2-3 days.

Other than the above-mentioned embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, when a pressed flower is produced by the pressed flower manufacturing tool (11), the lower porous bag (13) is used.
Place the flower (20) on top, place the upper porous bag (12) on it, put it in a hermetic bag (22) such as polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene chloride, polyester, etc. A weight (21) may be placed from above. In this case, since the silica gel does not absorb moisture in the outside air, the silica gel (18, 19) in the porous bag (12, 13) is regenerated less frequently.

[0008]

Therefore, according to the present invention, the load is uniformly applied to the flower and the water is evenly absorbed and dried. As a result, the flower does not lose its shape and the original color is substantially maintained and an extremely beautiful pressed flower is produced in a short time. .

[Brief description of drawings]

1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view

[Figure 2] Pressed flower manufacturing state cross section

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a pressed flower manufacturing state of another embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a conventional pressed flower manufacturing state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Pressed flower manufacturing tool 12,13 Porous bag 14,15 Lid 18,19 Silica gel

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A pressed flower producing tool comprising a pair of porous bags filled with silica gel. 2. The pressed flower manufacturing tool according to claim 1, wherein the silica gel has a pore size in the range of 2 to 100Å and a particle size in the range of 5 to 100 mesh. 3. The pressed flower manufacturing tool according to claim 1, wherein an openable and closable lid is attached to the opening of the porous bag.