Hourglass and hourglass lamp

Abstract

The utility model discloses an hourglass and an hourglass lamp, and the hourglass comprises a first accommodating shell which is provided with a first cavity; the second accommodating shell is provided with a second cavity; the connecting body is divided into a first connecting cavity and a second connecting cavity by the partition plate, one part of the partition plate is sunken towards the direction of the second connecting cavity to form a through conical hole, and the other part of the partition plate is a circumferential horizontal plate; the circumferential horizontal plate is provided with a plurality of through columns, and plate through holes are formed in the portions, connected with the through columns, of the circumferential horizontal plate. The two ends of the connecting body are assembled to the first containing shell and the second containing shell respectively, the first cavity is communicated with the first connecting cavity, and the second cavity is communicated with the second connecting cavity; according to the technical scheme, the connecting body and the partition plate are arranged, so that the hourglass is rapid in assembly process, the number of parts is reduced, and the probability of faults is reduced.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of timing technology, especially to a sandglass and a sandglass lamp comprising the sandglass. BACKGROUND

[0002] The sandglass is an ancient time measuring device, also known as a sand clock. It is composed of two cavities and a connecting structure between them, and contains a certain amount of flowing medium. Its time measuring principle is to measure time by the process of flowing medium flowing from one cavity to another cavity through the connecting structure channel under the action of gravity.

[0003] In the traditional sandglass, the flowing medium reciprocally flows through the connecting structure between the two cavities. However, the traditional connecting structure often includes a separate sand flow switch, a connecting piece connected with the upper cavity, a connecting piece connected with the upper cavity, and so on. Such a large number of components will lead to a complex sandglass assembly process and are prone to failure. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] Therefore, the utility model provides a sandglass and a sandglass lamp, which are arranged by using a connecting body and a partition plate to reduce the number of parts and the probability of failure.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical scheme:

[0006] A sandglass, which is filled with a flowing medium, comprises:

[0007] a first containing shell having a first cavity;

[0008] a second containing shell having a second cavity;

[0009] a connecting body and a partition plate, wherein the connecting body is divided into a first connecting cavity and a second connecting cavity by the partition plate, a part of the partition plate is recessed in the direction of the second connecting cavity to form a through tapered hole, and another part of the partition plate is a circumferential horizontal plate; the circumferential horizontal plate is provided with a plurality of through columns, and the part of the circumferential horizontal plate connected with the through columns is a plate through hole;

[0010] both ends of the connecting body are assembled in the first containing shell and the second containing shell, the first cavity is in communication with the first connecting cavity, and the second cavity is in communication with the second connecting cavity;

[0011] when the sandglass is in a first state, the flowing medium in the first cavity flows to the second cavity through the tapered hole; when the sandglass is in a second state, part of the flowing medium in the second cavity flows to the first cavity from the tapered hole, and another part of the flowing medium flows to the first cavity from the plate through hole through the through columns.

[0012] In some embodiments, the sandglass further comprises a cover plate;

[0013] The first connecting cavity has a clamping position above the through column, and the cover plate is clamped on the clamping position. The cover plate is a hollow structure to allow the flow medium to flow through.

[0014] One side of the cover plate facing the through column is spaced apart from the through column.

[0015] In some embodiments, the projection of the hollow part of the cover plate in the vertical direction is arranged to be staggered with the through column.

[0016] In some embodiments, the sandglass further comprises a decoration, and one side of the cover plate facing the first cavity is detachably mounted with the decoration.

[0017] In some embodiments, the sandglass further comprises an acousto-optic system arranged in the first connecting cavity,

[0018] The acousto-optic system comprises a control chip, a battery, and a light emitting element.

[0019] The control chip can control the light emitting element, the battery is electrically connected with the light emitting element to supply power to the light emitting element to make the light emitting element emit light.

[0020] In some embodiments, the connecting body is a rotary body, and part of the peripheral wall of the connecting body is made of transparent material. The peripheral wall of the connecting body made of transparent material is configured in the shape of a character.

[0021] In some embodiments, the acousto-optic system further comprises a Bluetooth speaker, and the control chip can also control the Bluetooth speaker. The battery can supply power to the Bluetooth speaker.

[0022] In some embodiments, the first receiving shell is at least partially made of transparent material; and / or,

[0023] The second receiving shell is at least partially made of transparent material.

[0024] In some embodiments, the tapered hole is recessed from the middle part of the partition plate to the second receiving shell, and the circumferential horizontal plate is an edge part of the partition plate. The tapered hole has a large-diameter end and a small-diameter end. The large-diameter end faces the first receiving shell, and the small-diameter end faces the second receiving shell.

[0025] In some embodiments, the connecting body and the partition plate are an integrated structure; and / or,

[0026] The flow medium is sand.

[0027] A sandglass lamp, comprising: a light source and a sandglass, the sandglass being the sandglass described above; wherein the light source is arranged in the sandglass.

[0028] From the technical solutions described above, it can be seen that the sandglass and the sandglass lamp provided by the present application are quick to assemble, have a reduced number of parts, and have a reduced probability of failure, thanks to the arrangement of the connecting body and the partition plate. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0029] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, a brief introduction will be given below to the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art description. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained from these drawings without creative labor.

[0030] Figure 1 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the sandglass;

[0031] Figure 2 is an exploded view of the sandglass (with the connecting body hidden);

[0032] Figure 3 is a structure view of the connecting body, the partition plate and the second accommodating shell in cooperation with a first perspective view of an embodiment of the sandglass;

[0033] Figure 4 is a structure view of the connecting body, the partition plate and the second accommodating shell in cooperation with a second perspective view of an embodiment of the sandglass;

[0034] Figure 5 is a structure view of the connecting body and the partition plate in cooperation;

[0035] Figure 6 is a structure view of the connecting body, the partition plate and the second accommodating shell in cooperation with another embodiment of the sandglass;

[0036] Figure 7 is a sectional view structure view of the sandglass;

[0037] Figure 8 is a partial enlarged view of Figure 7 ;

[0038] Figure 9 is a schematic view of the cooperation of the cover plate and the through column;

[0039] Figure 10 is a schematic view of the cooperation of the connecting body and the light source of the sandglass lamp;

[0040] Figure 11A schematic view of the first cavity and the light source of the sandglass lamp of the present application;

[0041] Figure 12 A schematic view of the second cavity and the light source of the sandglass lamp of the present application.

[0042] The meanings of the various reference numerals in the drawings are as follows:

[0043] 10 is a first receiving shell, and 11 is a first cavity;

[0044] 20 is a second receiving shell, and 21 is a second cavity;

[0045] 30 is a connecting body, 31 is a first connecting cavity, 32 is a second connecting cavity, 311 is a clamping position, 33 is a charging port, and 34 is a connecting rod;

[0046] 40 is a partition plate, 41 is a tapered hole, 411 is a large-diameter end, 412 is a small-diameter end, 42 is a circumferential horizontal plate, 421 is a plate through hole, and 43 is a through column;

[0047] 50 is a control chip, 60 is a battery, 70 is a cover plate, and 80 is a light source. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0048] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0049] The sandglass provided in the embodiments of the present application is filled with a flowing medium, and the sandglass comprises:

[0050] The first receiving shell 10 has the first cavity 11. The first receiving shell 10 is preferably a variable-diameter cylinder with an open end. The radius of the closed end of the cylinder is greater than the radius of the open end, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 Of course, the receiving shell 10 can also be a cylinder with an open end.

[0051] The second receiving shell 20 has the second cavity 21, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 The second receiving shell 20 is preferably a variable-diameter cylinder with an open end. The radius of the closed end of the cylinder is greater than the radius of the open end, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 Of course, the second receiving shell 20 can also be a cylinder with an open end.

[0052] The connector 30 is separated into a first connecting cavity 31 and a second connecting cavity 32 by the partition plate 40, the partition plate 40 is recessed in the direction of the second connecting cavity 32 to form a through tapered hole 41, and the other part of the partition plate 40 is a circumferential horizontal plate 42; the circumferential horizontal plate 42 is provided with a plurality of through columns 43, and the part of the circumferential horizontal plate 42 connected with the through columns 43 is a plate through hole 421, as shown in Figure 5 .

[0053] The two ends of the connector 30 are respectively assembled in the first containing shell 10 and the second containing shell 20, the first cavity 11 is communicated with the first connecting cavity 31, and the second cavity 21 is communicated with the second connecting cavity 32.

[0054] When the sandglass is in the first state, the flowing medium in the first cavity 11 flows to the second cavity 21 through the tapered hole 41; when the sandglass is in the second state, part of the flowing medium in the second cavity 21 flows to the first cavity 11 from the tapered hole 41, and the other part of the flowing medium flows to the first cavity 11 from the plate through hole 421 through the through column 43.

[0055] In the above technical solution, the sandglass assembly process is fast, the number of parts is reduced, and the probability of failure is reduced by using the connector 30 and the partition plate 40.

[0056] It should be noted that when the sandglass is in different states, the paths of the flowing medium are different, so that the reciprocating flow time of the flowing medium between the two cavities is different; the time required for the flowing medium in the first cavity 11 to flow into the second cavity 21 is the first time, and the time required for the flowing medium in the second cavity 21 to flow into the first cavity 11 is the second time. In actual production process, the radius size of the tapered hole 41, the plate through hole 421 and the through column 43 can be designed according to the demand to adjust the first time and the second time, so as to meet the daily production customization demand and improve the versatility of the sandglass.

[0057] It should be further noted that since the tapered hole 41 can play a role in gathering sand, when the sandglass is in the first state, the flowing medium in the first cavity 11 will gather in the tapered hole 41, and then the gathered flowing medium will slowly flow to the second cavity 21; it should be noted that when the sandglass is turned over to be in the first state, a small part of the flowing medium may flow to the second cavity 21 from the through column 43 through the plate through hole 421, but this part of the flowing medium can be ignored due to too small quantity.

[0058] In an optional technical solution, the sandglass further comprises: a cover plate 70, as shown in Figure 7 and Figure 8 .

[0059] The first connecting cavity 31 has a clamping position 311 above the through column 43, and the clamping position 311 is used for clamping the cover plate 70. The cover plate 70 is a hollow structure, and the flowing medium can pass through the cover plate 70. Specifically, the clamping position 311 is arranged on the inner side edge of the first connecting cavity 31, and the cover plate 70 is clamped with the clamping position 311 by the edge.

[0060] The cover plate 70 is arranged away from the through column 43 on one side of the cover plate 70, so as to avoid blocking the port of the through column 43, and the flowing medium can flow from the plate through hole 421 to the first cavity 11 through the through column 43 and the port.

[0061] The above technical solutions are optimized as follows. Figure 9 As shown in the figure, the projection of the hollow part of the cover plate 70 in the vertical direction is arranged away from the through column 43. The vertical direction of the hollow part of the cover plate 70 in the scheme can be understood as the thickness direction of the cover plate 70. Specifically, the middle position of the cover plate 70 is the hollow part, and the edge of the cover plate 70 is the non-hollow part (i.e. cannot pass through the flowing medium). In use, when the sandglass is in the first state, the flowing medium in the first cavity 11 flows from the cover plate 70 in sequence through the middle position and the tapered hole 41 to the second cavity 21, and the edge of the cover plate 70 is the non-hollow part, which plays a role in blocking the flowing medium from passing through the through column 43; when the sandglass is in the second state, the flowing medium flows from the plate through hole 421 to the medium space (the medium space is the space between the cover plate 70 and the through column 43) through the through column 43, and then flows to the first cavity 11 through the middle position of the cover plate 70. In another embodiment, the edge of the cover plate 70 is also a hollow structure, and when the sandglass is in the first state, the through column 43 only flows away a small amount of flowing medium, which can be ignored, and most of the flowing medium flows away through the tapered hole 41.

[0062] In an optional embodiment, the sandglass further comprises a decoration, and the cover plate 70 is detachably mounted with the decoration on the side of the cover plate 70 facing the first cavity 11. Specifically, the detachable mounting between the cover plate 70 and the decoration is at least one of clamping or magnetism.

[0063] In an optional embodiment, the sandglass further comprises an acousto-optic system arranged in the first connecting cavity 31. The acousto-optic system comprises a control chip 50, a battery 60 and a light emitting piece, as shown in Figure 6 and Figure 7

[0064] ​The control chip 50 can control the light-emitting piece. The battery 60 is electrically connected with the light-emitting piece, and is used for supplying power to the light-emitting piece to make the light-emitting piece emit light. Specifically, the light-emitting piece can be arranged in at least one of the first cavity 11, the second cavity 21, the first connecting cavity 31 or the second connecting cavity 32. The light-emitting piece is at least one of an incandescent lamp, a fluorescent lamp, an LED, an OLED or a neon lamp. If the light-emitting piece is an incandescent lamp, an LED or an OLED, the sandglass can have a lighting function. If the light-emitting piece is a neon lamp or a fluorescent lamp, the sandglass can create an atmosphere, thereby expanding the use scene of the sandglass (for example, in an entertainment place). It should be noted that the connecting body 30 is provided with a connecting rod 34. The connecting rod 34 is located in the first connecting cavity 31, and the connecting rod 34 is used for fixing the control chip 50, as shown in Figure 8 .

[0065] To optimize the above technical solution, the connecting body 30 is a rotary body. Part of the peripheral wall of the connecting body 30 is made of a transparent material. The peripheral wall of the connecting body 30 made of the transparent material is configured in a character shape. Specifically, the character shape can be customized according to needs. When the light-emitting piece emits light, the character shape part transmits light to present a character effect, thereby enhancing the ornamental value.

[0066] In an optional embodiment, in order to increase the use scene of the sandglass, the sound and light system further includes a Bluetooth speaker. The control chip 50 can further control the Bluetooth speaker. The battery 60 can supply power to the Bluetooth speaker. The Bluetooth speaker can increase the human-computer interaction (for example, the Bluetooth speaker can play the music to be listened to through voice control). In another optional embodiment, the sandglass is further provided with a timer. In another implementation, the peripheral wall of the connecting body 30 is provided with a charging port 33, as shown in Figure 4 .

[0067] In an optional embodiment, the first containing shell 10 is at least partially made of a transparent material. Specifically, the peripheral wall of the first containing shell 10 is made of a transparent material, and the transparent material is glass. In addition, the second containing shell 20 is at least partially made of a transparent material. Specifically, the peripheral wall of the second containing shell 20 is made of a transparent material, and the transparent material is glass.

[0068] In an optional embodiment, as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4 , the conical hole 41 is formed by recessing the middle part of the partition plate 40 towards the second containing shell 20. The circumferential horizontal plate 42 is the edge part of the partition plate 40. The conical hole 41 has a large-diameter end 411 and a small-diameter end 412. The large-diameter end 411 faces the first containing shell 10, and the small-diameter end 412 faces the second containing shell 20.

[0069] In the technical solution, when the sandglass is in the first state, the flowing medium in the first cavity 11 flows from the large-diameter end 411 to the small-diameter end 412 and then to the second cavity 21; when the sandglass is in the second state, part of the flowing medium in the second cavity 21 flows from the small-diameter end 412 to the first cavity 11, and the other part of the flowing medium flows from the plate through hole 421 to the first cavity 11 through the through column 43. It should be noted that, due to the function of the tapered hole 41, when the sandglass is in the first state, the flowing medium in the first cavity 11 will gather between the large-diameter end 411 and the small-diameter end 412 of the tapered hole 41, and then the gathered flowing medium will slowly flow from the small-diameter end 412 to the second cavity 21.

[0070] In an embodiment, in order to improve the structural strength of the sandglass and thus improve the service life of the sandglass, the connecting body 30 and the separation plate 40 are in an integrated structure. Of course, the integrated structure of the connecting body 30 and the separation plate 40 can also improve the assembly speed of the sandglass.

[0071] The flowing medium can be sand. The sand material is easy to obtain, which is conducive to reducing the cost. The flowing medium can also be other particulate substances with fluidity according to needs.

[0072] The utility model example further provides a sandglass lamp, include: light source 80 and sandglass, this sandglass is as above described sandglass. Because this scheme adopted above described sandglass, therefore it also has corresponding beneficial effect, can refer to the preceding explanation specifically, here will not repeat.

[0073] In an optional embodiment, a sandglass lamp, as shown in Figure 10 、 Figure 11 and Figure 12 , the light source 80 can be arranged in the connecting body 30, the first cavity 11 and / or the second cavity 21. When the light source 80 is arranged in the connecting body 30, the light emitted by the light source 80 can pass through the hollow structure (which can be arranged in any pattern according to needs) of the cover plate 70 and the peripheral wall of the first receiving shell 10 in sequence, playing a lighting role, wherein the peripheral wall of the first receiving shell 10 is made of transparent material or semi-transparent material (the semi-transparent material can emit soft light); it should be noted that the connecting body 30 can be made of transparent material, semi-transparent material or provided with a hollow light-transmitting part. As Figure 11 and Figure 12As shown, when the light source 80 is arranged in the first cavity 11 and / or the second cavity 21, the light emitted by the light source 80 can pass through the peripheral wall of the first housing 10 and / or the second housing 20, which can be made of transparent material or translucent material, to serve as illumination. The transparent material includes, but is not limited to, transparent acrylic, transparent glass, etc. The translucent material includes, but is not limited to, translucent or frosted acrylic, frosted glass, etc.

[0074] In an optional embodiment, the light source 80 includes an illumination device and a power module. The illumination device serves as illumination, and the power module can be used to provide power for the illumination device. The power module can be any one of a sodium battery, a lithium iron phosphate battery, and a graphene battery. In another embodiment, the power module is the battery 60 in the sandglass, thus reducing the cost of the sandglass lamp. In yet another embodiment, the power module includes a charging module, which can be arranged in the connecting body 30, the first cavity 11, and / or the second cavity 21. The charging module is electrically connected to an external power source to charge the power module or provide power for the illumination device.

[0075] In an optional embodiment, a switch for controlling the illumination device is arranged on the peripheral wall of the connecting body 30, the first housing 10, and / or the second housing 20. The arrangement of the switch facilitates the control of the opening and closing of the illumination device. In another optional embodiment, the switch is an adjustment switch with multiple gears to adjust the brightness of the illumination device according to needs. In another embodiment, the switch is an angle-sensing switch, a vibration-sensing switch, a centrifugal force-sensing switch, or a photoelectric roller switch. When the switch is an angle-sensing switch, a vibration-sensing switch, a centrifugal force-sensing switch, or a photoelectric roller switch, the switch will form a circuit or an open circuit due to the arrangement angle, so that the sandglass lamp can be turned on or off the illumination device due to the upright or inverted arrangement. In yet another embodiment, the light source 80 can be an LED or an OLED.

[0076] The various embodiments in the specification are described in a progressive manner, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments. The same or similar parts between the various embodiments can be referred to each other.

[0077] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables a person skilled in the art to implement or use the present application. Various modifications to these embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein can be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present application. Therefore, the present application will not be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but will conform to the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A sandglass filled with a flowing medium, characterized in that, The sandglass comprises: a first accommodating shell (10) having a first cavity (11); a second accommodating shell (20) having a second cavity (21); a connecting body (30) and a partition plate (40), the connecting body (30) is divided into a first connecting cavity (31) and a second connecting cavity (32) by the partition plate (40), a part of the partition plate (40) is recessed towards the direction of the second connecting cavity (32) to form a through tapered hole (41), and another part of the partition plate (40) is a circumferential horizontal plate (42); the circumferential horizontal plate (42) is provided with a plurality of through columns (43), and the circumferential horizontal plate (42) and the through columns (43) are connected at plate through holes (421); two ends of the connecting body (30) are respectively assembled in the first accommodating shell (10) and the second accommodating shell (20), the first cavity (11) is communicated with the first connecting cavity (31), and the second cavity (21) is communicated with the second connecting cavity (32); when the sandglass is in a first state, the flowing medium in the first cavity (11) flows to the second cavity (21) through the tapered hole; when the sandglass is in a second state, a part of the flowing medium in the second cavity (21) flows to the first cavity (11) from the tapered hole (41), and another part of the flowing medium flows to the first cavity (11) from the plate through hole (421) through the through column (43).

2. The hourglass of claim 1, wherein, The sandglass further comprises a cover plate (70); the first connecting cavity (31) has a clamping position (311) above the through column (43), the clamping position (311) is used for clamping the cover plate (70), and the cover plate (70) is a hollow structure to allow the flowing medium to flow through; one side of the cover plate (70) facing the through column (43) is arranged to be spaced apart from the through column (43).

3. The hourglass of claim 2, wherein, The projection of the hollow part of the cover plate (70) in the vertical direction is arranged to be staggered with the through column (43).

4. The hourglass of claim 2, wherein, The sandglass further comprises a decoration, and one side of the cover plate (70) facing the first cavity (11) can be mounted with the decoration.

5. The hourglass of claim 1, wherein, The sandglass further comprises an acousto-optic system arranged in the first connecting cavity (31), the acousto-optic system comprises a control chip (50), a battery (60) and a light emitting element; the control chip (50) can control the light emitting element, the battery (60) is electrically connected with the light emitting element to supply power to the light emitting element to make the light emitting element emit light.

6. The hourglass of claim 5, wherein, The connecting body (30) is a rotary body, and part of the peripheral wall of the connecting body (30) is made of transparent material, and the peripheral wall of the connecting body (30) made of transparent material is configured in a character shape.

7. The hourglass of claim 5, wherein, The acousto-optic system further comprises a Bluetooth speaker, and the control chip can also control the Bluetooth speaker, and the battery can supply power to the Bluetooth speaker.

8. The hourglass of claim 1, wherein, The first accommodating shell (10) is at least partially made of transparent material; and / or, the second accommodating shell (20) is at least partially made of transparent material.

9. The hourglass of claim 1, wherein, The conical hole (41) is formed by recessing a middle part of the partition plate (40) towards the second containing shell (20), and the circumferential horizontal plate (42) is an edge part of the partition plate (40); wherein the conical hole (41) has a large-diameter end (411) and a small-diameter end (412), the large-diameter end (411) faces the first containing shell (10), and the small-diameter end (412) faces the second containing shell (20).

10. The hourglass of any one of claims 1-9, wherein, The connecting body (30) and the partition plate (40) are in an integrated structure; and / or, The flowing medium is sand.

11. An hourglass lamp, characterized in that Comprising: a light source (80) and an hourglass, the hourglass being according to any one of claims 1 to 10; wherein the light source (80) is arranged in the hourglass.

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