JP2022177769A - Beverage glass reflecting mirror - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a beverage glass reflecting mirror for a beverage glass that allows a user to attach/detach the reflecting mirror inside a glass body without inserting a hand into a beverage inside a glass.SOLUTION: A beverage glass reflecting mirror according to the present invention is fixed inside a beverage glass that is a bottomed cylindrical body comprising an upper opening, and comprises a plate-like reflecting mirror body part, and a supporting rod. An end part of the reflecting mirror body part is joined to one tip of the supporting rod. The other tip of the supporting rod comprises a U-shaped frame so as to be connected to an end part of the upper opening. A surface of the reflecting mirror body part comprises a reflecting surface for reflecting light. The reflecting mirror body part is located below the U-shaped frame. Light or an image incident from a side surface of the beverage glass is reflected in the direction of the upper opening by the reflecting surface.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to reflectors for drinking glasses.

Glasses with various functions other than the function of putting in beverages have been developed.
For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a beverage presentation glass invented by the inventor of the present application. This production glass for drinking is equipped with an image display device fixed to the side of the glass and a reflecting mirror arranged inside the glass body, and the image of the image display device is simulated to be projected inside the glass. possible glass.
Patent Document 2 discloses a beverage presentation glass invented by the inventor of the present application. This production glass for drinking is equipped with a video display device fixed to the side of the glass and a beam splitter placed inside the glass body, and the video of the video display device is simulated to be projected inside the glass. possible glass.

Patent No. 6488049 Patent No. 6528162

However, in Patent Documents 1 and 2, it is not possible for the user to attach and detach the reflecting mirror inside the glass body without putting his or her hand into the drink inside the glass.

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a reflecting mirror for a drinking glass that allows the user to attach and detach the reflecting mirror inside the glass body without touching the drink inside the glass. is the subject.

The beverage glass reflector of the present invention is a beverage glass reflector fixed inside a beverage glass that is a bottomed cylindrical body having an upper opening, and includes a plate-like reflector main body and a support rod. The end of the reflecting mirror body is joined to one end of the support rod, and the other end of the support rod is connected to the end of the upper opening. A U-shaped frame having a U-shape is provided, and a reflecting surface for reflecting light is provided on the surface of the reflecting mirror main body, the reflecting mirror main body is positioned below the U-shaped frame, and the supporting rod is joined to either the left end or the right end of the reflecting mirror main body, and by inserting the end of the upper opening into the U-shaped frame, the reflecting surface moves to the bottom of the drinking glass. The reflective mirror main body is fixed inside the drinking glass in a state inclined with respect to the glass, and the reflective surface faces the upper opening by inserting the end of the upper opening into the U-shaped frame. The reflecting mirror main body is fixed inside the drinking glass in a state such that light or an image incident from the side surface of the drinking glass is reflected by the reflecting surface in the direction of the upper opening.
Also, the U-shaped frame is characterized by being covered with a layer made of a flexible material.
Also, the reflecting surface is detachable from the reflecting mirror main body.
Further, the reflecting mirror main body, the supporting rods and the U-shaped frame are made of metal integrally molded.
Further, by inserting the end of the upper opening into the U-shaped frame, a gap is formed between the end of the reflecting mirror body and the wall surface of the drinking glass. The reflecting mirror main body or the reflecting surface is fixed.
Also, the gap is located near the area on the side opposite to the support rod across the reflecting mirror main body.

In the drinking glass reflecting mirror of the present invention, the user can attach and detach the reflecting mirror body inside the drinking glass without getting his hands wet with the drink inside the drinking glass.
Since the reflecting mirror for a drinking glass of the present invention is fixed by inserting a U-shaped frame into the edge of the upper opening of the drinking glass, the reflecting mirror can be used as long as the drinking glass is not turned upside down. The main body does not come off from the drinking glass. Therefore, even when the drinking glass is tilted in a toasting motion or the like, the reflecting mirror does not come off from the drinking glass.
In the reflecting mirror for drinking glasses of the present invention, since the U-shaped frame is covered with a layer of flexible material, the reflecting mirror can be firmly fixed to drinking glasses of various thicknesses.
In the reflecting mirror for a drinking glass of the present invention, when the plate-shaped reflecting mirror main body is arranged in the glass, the wall surface (inner wall surface) of the glass and the end of the reflecting mirror main body (or the end of the reflecting mirror main body) A gap (or space) is provided to ensure the flow of the beverage L (inside the glass), so the beverage L flows smoothly in the glass when drinking or tilting the glass. .

A perspective view (a) and a cross-sectional view (b) showing a reflecting mirror for a drinking glass according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is an upper cross-sectional view showing the reflecting mirror for a drinking glass according to the first embodiment; Perspective view showing an example in which a U-shaped frame is covered with a layer of flexible material Cross-sectional view showing an example in which a gap is created between the glass wall surface and the edge of the reflector main body when the reflector for drinking glasses is inserted into the glass.

[First Embodiment of Reflector for Drinking Glass]
A first embodiment of a reflecting mirror for a drinking glass according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1(a), the reflecting mirror 1 for a drinking glass of the present embodiment has a U-shaped portion for inserting the reflecting mirror body 2 and the end of the upper opening 11 of the drinking glass 10. As shown in FIG. It is roughly composed of a U-shaped frame 3 and support rods 4 .
The reflecting mirror main body 2 is a plate-like member, and is supported or fixed inside the drinking glass 10 by the U-shaped frame 3 and the supporting rods 4 . As shown in FIG. 1B, the reflecting mirror main body 2 reflects light on the surface of the reflecting mirror main body 2 (that is, the surface facing the upper opening 11 when the reflecting mirror main body 2 is installed inside the glass). The reflection mirror main body 2 (more strictly, the reflection surface 8) inside the drinking glass 10 reflects the inside of the drinking glass 10 (or the beverage inside) around the drinking glass 10 ( A video display device) can project images, scenery, or light. As the material of the reflecting surface 8, there are metals such as stainless steel and aluminum which are suitable for mirrors, but translucent or transparent objects such as acrylic may also be used. If a transparent or translucent object is used for the reflecting mirror main body 2 and the reflecting surface 8, the reflecting mirror main body 2 functions as a beam splitter that divides light into reflected light and transmitted light. Images and scenery around the glass 10 can be projected inside the drinking glass 10 in a translucent state. The material of the reflecting mirror main body 2 is not particularly limited, but materials such as resins and metals that are insoluble in water at room temperature are preferable. Since the reflecting surface 8 may be damaged by the ice inside the drinking glass 10, the reflecting surface 8 is made detachable from the reflecting mirror body 2 so that only the reflecting surface 8 can be polished with sandpaper or a whetstone. can be
The support rod 4 is a rod-shaped member that supports the reflecting mirror body 2 and the U-shaped frame 3 . The end of the reflecting mirror body 2 is joined to one of the ends of the supporting rod 4 (more strictly speaking, the supporting rod 4 is located in the left end 20 area of the reflecting mirror body 2 as shown in FIG. 1(a). or near the right end 21 area), and on the other end of the support rod 4 is a U-shaped U-shaped so as to be connected to the end of the upper opening 11 A character frame 3 is provided. Examples of the material of the support rod 4 include materials such as metal, resin, glass, etc., which do not become wet with water (that is, materials which are difficult to deform with water). When the reflecting mirror main body 2 is inserted into the drinking glass 10 as shown in FIG. placed in
The U-shaped frame 3 is a U-shaped member so as to be connected to the end of the upper opening 11 (of the drinking glass 10). By inserting it into the U-shaped frame 3 , the reflecting mirror body 2 (or the reflecting surface 8 ) is fixed inside the drinking glass 10 . Materials for the U-shaped frame 3 include materials such as metal, resin, glass, etc., which do not become wet with water (that is, materials which do not easily deform with water).
As shown in FIG. 1(a), the reflecting mirror main body 2 (reflecting surface 8) is arranged below the U-shaped frame 3 (or in the lower area of the reflecting mirror 1 for drinking glasses) via the support rod 4. The drinking glass reflecting mirror 1 can be detached from the drinking glass 10 only by pinching the U-shaped frame 3 with the user's hand UH, fingers, or the like. Further, when the reflecting mirror 1 for a drinking glass is attached to or detached from the drinking glass 10, the user's hand UH will never get wet with the beverage L inside the drinking glass 10. - 特許庁

By inserting the end of the upper opening 11 into the U-shaped frame 3 as shown in FIG. (In other words, in the drinking glass reflecting mirror 1 of the present invention, the reflecting mirror body 2 is fixed with respect to the bottom of the drinking glass 10 when inserted into the drinking glass 10. The reflecting mirror main body 2 and the supporting rod 4 are joined so that the reflecting surface 8 is inclined). Therefore, it is possible to project an image, scenery or light around the drinking glass 10 inside (or onto the beverage inside) the drinking glass 10 .
Dotted arrows in FIGS. 1(a) and 1(b) represent an image of the optical path W of the light incident on the side of the drinking glass 10, and the optical path W in FIG. 1(a). The light of the image S on the side of the glass (that is, the scenery on the side of the glass) incident from the side of the glass is reflected (or projected) by the reflecting surface 8 in the direction of the upper opening 11 . Therefore, the user U can visually recognize the reflected image RS of the image S of the side of the drinking glass 10 (that is, the scenery of the side of the glass) from the side of the upper opening 11 of the drinking glass 10 as shown in FIG. 1(a).
There is one point to note: in the beverage glass reflector 1 of the present invention, the support rod 4 must be positioned at the left end 20 of the reflector main body 2 (as shown in FIGS. 1(a) and 2) so as not to block the light path W. It must be joined either in the vicinity of the area or in the vicinity of the right end 21 area. This is because if the support rod 4 were joined to a position that blocks the optical path W (for example, an area near the center of the reflecting mirror main body 2), depending on the position of the user U's viewpoint, the reflected image RS (scenery on the side of the glass) would be supported. This is because the image of the rod is synthesized (that is, if the support rod 4 is joined to the area near the center of the reflecting mirror main body 2, the user U cannot normally visually recognize the reflected image RS through the upper opening 11). because it would be extremely difficult).
The drinking glass 10 used in the reflecting mirror 1 for drinking glasses of the present invention is assumed to be a normal transparent glass (that is, a transparent glass, a glass made of resin, a cup, or the like).
As shown in FIG. 1(b), the reflecting mirror main body 2 has a surface (that is, the surface facing the upper opening 11 when the reflecting mirror main body 2 is installed inside the glass). (In other words, in the reflecting mirror 1 for a beverage glass of the present invention, the end of the upper opening 11 is inserted into the U-shaped frame 3 so that the reflecting surface 8 reflects the upper opening 11. The reflecting mirror main body 2 is fixed inside the drinking glass 10 in a facing state).
Further, according to the basic law of optics that the angle of incidence and the angle of reflection are equal, when the angle A between the bottom of the drinking glass 10 and the reflecting mirror body 2 (or the reflecting surface 8) is 45 degrees, the side surface of the drinking glass 10 Light or an image incident from (or just laterally) is projected (reflected) in the direction of the upper opening 11 without shape distortion.

The U-shaped frame 3 may be covered with a layer 5 made of flexible material as shown in FIG. 3(a) or 3(b).
A layer 5 of flexible material is used to cover the U-shaped frame 3 and to protect the joint 7 of the drinking glass 10 with the U-shaped frame 3 . Since the layer 5 made of a flexible material covers the U-shaped frame 3, the reflecting mirror body 2 can be firmly fixed to the drinking glass 10 having wall surfaces of various thicknesses. The layer 5 has the effect of increasing the friction of the joint 7 between the U-shaped frame 3 and the end of the upper opening 11). Therefore, even when the drinking glass 10 is tilted in a toasting motion, the reflecting mirror main body 2 does not shift from its fixed position inside the drinking glass 10 or fall off. Silicone rubber, natural rubber, cork material, etc. are suitable for the material of the layer 5 made of a material having flexibility.

When manufacturing the reflecting mirror 1 for a drinking glass, the reflecting mirror main body 2, the support rod 4, and the U-shaped frame 3 may be manufactured (more strictly by forging or casting) from a metal integrally formed. . Since metals such as stainless steel and aluminum have been used for tableware such as spoons for a long time, they are suitable as the reflecting mirror 1 for drinking glasses in terms of safety.

As shown in FIG. 4, by inserting the end of the upper opening 11 of the plate-shaped reflecting mirror main body 2 into the U-shaped frame 3, the end of the reflecting mirror main body 2 and the wall surface (or inner wall surface) of the drinking glass 10 are formed. ), the reflecting mirror main body 2 or the reflecting surface 8 may be fixed inside the drinking glass 10 with a gap 22 formed between them. The shape and size of the reflecting mirror body may be designed or created such that a gap 22, which is an area that does not come into contact with the wall surface of the drinking glass 10, is created between the reflecting mirror body 2 and the wall surface of the drinking glass 10). The gap 22 is a space between the wall surface (or the inner wall surface) of the drinking glass 10 and the reflecting mirror body 2 for ensuring the stream of the beverage L in the drinking glass 10 as shown in FIG. Another great advantage is that the gap 22 provides a space for inserting a drinking straw. The gap 22 may exist at any position. It may be located in the vicinity of the area opposite to the support rod 4 with the reflecting mirror body 2 interposed therebetween (in other words, the gap 22 and the support rod 4 face each other with the reflecting mirror body 2 interposed therebetween. (You can pretend that you are doing this). As shown in FIG. 4, the reflecting mirror 1 for a drinking glass of the present invention has a gap 22 (physical space) between the wall surface of the drinking glass 10 and the reflecting mirror main body 2. ) The stream of the beverage L in the glass is not hindered by the reflecting mirror main body 2 . The user U can enjoy comfortable drinking and drinking when tilting the drinking glass 10 or inserting a straw. The design of the (plate-like) reflecting mirror main body 2 is not particularly limited as long as it is designed to create a gap 22. However, as shown in FIG. The gap 22 may be formed by processing (cutting) the end of the mirror main body 2 into a straight shape. Further, the inclination angle of the reflecting mirror main body 2 (reflecting surface 8) with respect to the bottom surface of the drinking glass 10 may be intentionally increased to such an extent that the gap 22 is generated.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is a reflecting mirror for a drinking glass that can be easily attached to and detached from the inside of the drinking glass, and the user can attach and detach the reflecting mirror inside the drinking glass without getting his hands wet with the beverage inside the drinking glass. . The user can place the reflecting surface of the reflecting mirror main body in an inclined state inside the drinking glass without getting his hands wet with the beverage inside the drinking glass. Since the U-shaped frame is covered with a layer of flexible material, the reflector can be firmly fixed to drinking glasses of various thicknesses. In addition, since the design intentionally creates a gap (space) between the inner wall surface of the drinking glass and the edge of the reflector body to secure the flow rate of the beverage, the flow of the beverage inside the drinking glass is prevented by the reflecting mirror body. There is no obstruction by the department. As described above, the present invention has industrial applicability.

U User UH User's hand L Beverage A Angle W Light path S Image on the side of the glass (Landscape on the side of the glass)
Reflected image of RS (Landscape on the side of the glass)
1 Reflector for drinking glass 2 Reflector main body 3 U-shaped frame 4 Support rod 5 Layer made of flexible material 7 Joint 8 Reflective surface 10 Drinking glass 11 Upper opening 20 Left end (reflector main body)
21 right end (reflector main body)
22 gap (space)

Claims (6)

A drinking glass reflecting mirror fixed inside a drinking glass, which is a bottomed tubular body having an upper opening,
a plate-like reflecting mirror main body;
and a support bar;
An end of the reflecting mirror body is joined to one end of the support rod,
The other end of the support rod is provided with a U-shaped frame that is U-shaped so as to be coupled to the end of the upper opening,
A reflecting surface that reflects light on the surface of the reflecting mirror main body,
the reflecting mirror main body is located below the U-shaped frame,
The support rod is joined to a position near the left end or near the right end of the reflecting mirror main body,
By inserting the end of the upper opening into the U-shaped frame, the reflecting mirror body is fixed inside the drinking glass in a state in which the reflecting surface is inclined with respect to the bottom surface of the drinking glass,
By inserting the end of the upper opening into the U-shaped frame, the reflecting mirror body is fixed inside the drinking glass with the reflecting surface facing the upper opening,
A reflecting mirror for a drinking glass, wherein light or an image incident from a side surface of the drinking glass is reflected by the reflecting surface toward the upper opening. 2. The drinking glass reflector according to claim 1, wherein said U-shaped frame is covered with a layer of flexible material. 3. The reflecting mirror for a beverage glass according to claim 1, wherein said reflecting surface is detachable from said reflecting mirror main body. 3. The reflecting mirror for a beverage glass according to claim 1, wherein said reflecting mirror main body, said supporting rods and said U-shaped frame are made of integrally molded metal. By inserting the end of the upper opening into the U-shaped frame, the reflection is made inside the drinking glass in a state in which a gap is created between the end of the reflecting mirror main body and the wall surface of the drinking glass. The reflecting mirror for a drinking glass according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the mirror main body or the reflecting surface is fixed. 6. The reflecting mirror for a beverage glass according to claim 5, wherein said gap is positioned near an area opposite said supporting rod across said reflecting mirror main body.

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