Performance glass for beverage

Abstract

To provide a performance glass for beverages capable of projecting a space with an infinite depth inside the glass.SOLUTION: A presentation glass for beverages includes a glass body, a fixing mechanism for fixing an image display device to a side surface of the glass body, a first reflecting mirror, a second reflecting mirror, and a light transmission tunnel. The presentation glass for beverages is characterized in that the first reflecting mirror and the second reflecting mirror are disposed so as to face each other inside the light transmission tunnel.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a beverage presentation glass. [Background technology]

[0002] Glasses with various functions other than just for holding beverages have been developed. For example, Patent Documents 1 to 3 disclose a beverage presentation glass invented by the present inventor. This beverage presentation glass comprises a glass body, a storage section extending from the bottom of the glass body to the inside for storing a mobile phone or smartphone, and a waveguide section extending from the side of the glass body to the inside for passing mobile phone radio waves. This beverage presentation glass can transmit mobile phone radio waves to the outside through the waveguide section for wireless communication even when the glass body is filled with a beverage. Patent Document 4 discloses a beverage presentation glass invented by the present inventor. This beverage presentation glass is equipped with an image display device fixed to the side of the glass and a reflecting mirror arranged inside the glass body, and is a glass that can project an image from the image display device into the inside of the glass in a simulated manner. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 6337256 [Patent Document 2] Patent No. 6406742 [Patent Document 3] Patent No. 6432960 [Patent Document 4] Patent No. 6488049 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, the beverage presentation glasses of Patent Documents 1 to 4 mentioned above are unable to project a space with infinite depth within the glass.

[0005] In consideration of the above problems, the present invention has an objective of providing a beverage presentation glass that can project an infinitely deep space inside the glass. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The beverage presentation glass of the present invention comprises a glass body which is a bottomed cylindrical body having an upper opening, a fixing mechanism for fixing an image display device to the side of the glass body, a first reflecting mirror, a second reflecting mirror, and a light-transmitting tunnel made of a colorless and transparent material, the side of the glass body is made of a transparent material, the side of the glass body is curved in the horizontal direction, the light-transmitting tunnel is fixed inside the glass body, and the side of the light-transmitting tunnel and the inner wall surface of the glass body are close enough to each other to allow light to pass through when the glass body is filled with a beverage. the light-transmitting tunnel has a hollow structure and is hollow inside, the first reflecting mirror and the second reflecting mirror are arranged facing each other inside the light-transmitting tunnel, the image of the image display device passes through a side surface of the glass body and the light-transmitting tunnel to reach the first reflecting mirror or the second reflecting mirror, the image reflected by the first reflecting mirror reaches the second reflecting mirror, the image reflected by the second reflecting mirror reaches the first reflecting mirror, and the image reflected by the first reflecting mirror or the second reflecting mirror reaches the outside of the glass body. The first reflecting mirror and the second reflecting mirror are arranged side by side in the vertical or horizontal direction. Effect of the Invention

[0007] The beverage presentation glass (or beverage presentation glass system) of the present invention arranges a first reflecting mirror and a second reflecting mirror facing each other on the inner wall surface of a light-transmitting tunnel provided within the glass, using the principle of a double mirror or a kaleidoscope to create the illusion of an infinite space within the glass (as viewed by a user outside the glass). [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1]1A is a perspective view showing a beverage presentation glass according to a first embodiment; FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view showing the beverage presentation glass according to a first embodiment; DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] [First embodiment of beverage presentation glass] A first embodiment of the beverage presentation glass of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1(a), the beverage presentation glass 1 of this embodiment is roughly composed of a glass body 10, a fixing mechanism 15 for fixing an image display device 80, a light-transmitting tunnel 20, a first reflecting mirror 21, and a second reflecting mirror 22. The glass body 10 is a cylindrical body with a bottom and an upper opening 11, and is a beverage container into which a beverage can be filled. The glass body 10 is made of a transparent material such as glass or acrylic resin. The glass body 10 is a cylindrical body with the sides curved horizontally (i.e., cylindrical), just like a normal cup or beer mug. The sides of the glass body 10 are made of a transparent material, just like a normal cup or beer mug. The fixing mechanism 15 is a fixing mechanism for fixing an image display device 80, such as a smartphone or a small display device, to the side surface of or near the glass body 10. In the example of Fig. 1, a pocket mechanism is used as the fixing mechanism 15 to fix the image display device 80 to the side surface of the glass body 10. As the fixing mechanism 15, a magnet mechanism, a screw, or the like may be used instead of the pocket mechanism. The light-transmitting tunnel 20 is a tunnel (transparent part) fixed inside the glass body 10 to transmit the image 90 of the image display device 80 to the outside of the glass body 10. Normally, when a glass is filled with a beverage with low light transmittance (or a dark-colored beverage) such as coffee or red wine, the light (of the image 90) incident from the side of the glass is blocked by the beverage, and cannot penetrate or pass through the glass in the direction of the side. Therefore, in the beverage presentation glass 1 of the present invention, the light of the image 90 is forcibly transmitted to the outside of the glass body 10 by providing the light-transmitting tunnel 20 inside the glass body 10. The light-transmitting tunnel 20 has a hollow structure and its inside is hollow (this allows two pairs of reflecting mirrors arranged opposite each other to function as a kaleidoscope to be installed inside). The first reflecting mirror 21 and the second reflecting mirror 22 are arranged facing each other inside the light-transmitting tunnel 20, and a radially projected (diffused) image 90 (more precisely, the light of the image 90) projected from the image display device 80 (more precisely, the image display surface 81) is multiple-reflected between the first reflecting mirror 21 and the second reflecting mirror 22, creating reflected images 91 and 92 with infinite depth on the inner wall surface of the light-transmitting tunnel 20 using the principle of a composite mirror or a kaleidoscope.

[0010] 1(b), the dashed arrow represents an image of the light path W of the image 90 projected from the image display device 80 (or the image display surface 81) for the purpose of explanation. The light transmission tunnel 20 is made of a transparent material to transmit the image 90, and the side of the light transmission tunnel 20 and the inner wall surface of the glass body 10 (the surface on the side in contact with the beverage L) are close or in close contact to an extent that light can transmit when the beverage L is filled in the glass body 10, and the image 90 (more strictly, the light of the image 90) transmits (passes) through the side of the glass body 10 and the side of the light transmission tunnel 20, and the image 90 reflected by the first reflecting mirror 21 reaches the second reflecting mirror 22, and the image 90 reflected by the second reflecting mirror 22 reaches the first reflecting mirror 21. Due to the repetition of this reflection, a reflected image 91 or a reflected image 92 with infinite depth is generated or projected on the inner wall surface of the light transmission tunnel 20 according to the principle of a double mirror, and the reflected image 91 or the reflected image 92 is visually recognized by the user U from outside the glass body 10. The dashed arrow extending from the user U illustrates an image of the line of sight P of the user U. The user U can visually recognize a reflected image 91 or 92 with infinite depth, which is generated by multiple reflection of an image 90 from the image display device 80 by the first reflecting mirror 21 and the second reflecting mirror 22, through the glass body 10 and the beverage L therein. In the example of Fig. 1(a), a fixture 23 consisting of a U-shaped frame is used to fix the light-transmitting tunnel 20 inside the glass body 10, but any fixing method is acceptable as long as the light-transmitting tunnel 20 is fixed inside the glass body 10. In the example of FIG. 1(a), the first reflecting mirror 21 and the second reflecting mirror 22 are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, but the first reflecting mirror 21 and the second reflecting mirror 22 may be arranged side by side in the vertical direction. In an extreme example, the reflecting mirrors may be arranged facing each other on the upper end surface and the lower end surface of FIG. 1(a) (in this case, the user can see a reflected image with infinite depth on all surfaces, top, bottom, left and right). In addition, the first reflecting mirror 21 and the second reflecting mirror 22 do not need to be arranged completely parallel, and may be arranged in a V-shape. In addition, the angle between the first reflecting mirror 21, the second reflecting mirror 22, and the image display device 80 (more precisely, the image display surface 81) does not need to be 90 degrees as in the example of FIG. 1(b), and may be adjusted to an angle that makes it easy for the image 90 to be projected onto the first reflecting mirror 21 (or the second reflecting mirror 22). [Industrial Applicability]

[0011] The present invention provides a hollow light-transmitting tunnel inside a drinking glass and two reflecting mirrors arranged facing each other inside the tunnel, which reflect the light of the image on the side of the drinking glass multiple times by the two reflecting mirrors, allowing the user to see a reflected image with infinite depth inside the glass. As described above, the present invention has industrial applicability. [Explanation of symbols]

[0012] U User P User's perspective W optical path (projection path of image light) L Beverage 1. Drinking glass 10 Glass body 11 Top opening 15 Fixing mechanism (pocket mechanism) 20 Light-transmitting tunnel 21 First reflector 22 Second reflector 23 Fixtures 80 Image display device 81 Image display surface 90 Image (Image of a video display device) 91 Reflection (reflection of image 90) 92 Reflection (reflection of image 90)

Claims

1. A glass body which is a cylindrical body having a bottom and an upper opening; A fixing mechanism for fixing the image display device to a side surface of the glass body; A first reflecting mirror and a second reflecting mirror, A light-transmitting tunnel made of colorless and transparent material Equipped with The side of the glass body is made of a transparent material; The side surface of the glass body is curved horizontally, The light transmission tunnel is fixed inside the glass body, The side of the light transmission tunnel and the inner wall surface of the glass body are close enough to each other to allow light to pass through when the glass body is filled with a beverage, The light transmission tunnel has a hollow structure and its inside is hollow, the first reflecting mirror and the second reflecting mirror are disposed opposite each other inside the light transmission tunnel, The image of the image display device passes through the side surface of the glass body and the light transmission tunnel to reach the first reflecting mirror or the second reflecting mirror, The image reflected by the first reflecting mirror reaches the second reflecting mirror, The image reflected by the second reflecting mirror reaches the first reflecting mirror, A beverage presentation glass, characterized in that the image reflected by the first reflecting mirror or the second reflecting mirror reaches the outside of the glass body.

2. 2. The beverage presentation glass according to claim 1, wherein the first reflecting mirror and the second reflecting mirror are arranged side by side in a vertical or horizontal direction.

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