Shinto altar

Abstract

To propose a Shinto altar suitable for both wall-hanging installation and installation placed on the top surface of a table or the like. [Solution] The Shinto altar 1 has a frame 2 formed of left and right vertical plate parts 21, 22 and upper and lower horizontal plate parts 23, 24, and vertical uneven end parts 31, 32 with multiple continuous upper and lower unevenness in the plate width direction are provided at the upper and lower ends of each vertical plate part 21, 22, and horizontal uneven end parts 41, 42 with multiple continuous left and right unevenness in the plate width direction are provided at the left and right ends of each horizontal plate part 23, 24. The horizontal convex parts 43, 45 of the horizontal uneven end parts 41, 42 protrude outward to the left and right beyond the left and right vertical plate parts 21, 22, and the vertical convex parts 33, 35 of the vertical uneven end parts 31, 32 protrude outward to the top and bottom beyond the upper and lower horizontal plate parts 23, 24.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a shrine that can enshrine amulets and the like.

Background Art

[0002] In recent years, due to changes in housing conditions, a compact shrine has been demanded. For example, Patent Document 1 proposes a shrine in the form of a picture frame. This conventionally configured shrine can be installed by hanging it on the wall.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] Here, conventionally, a shrine needs to be installed facing south or east. However, in reality, it is often impossible to install it in that direction due to the situation of the room wall. Specifically, there may be a tall chest of drawers that prevents wall mounting, or conversely, there may be no chest of drawers or chest and the only option is to wall mount it. Or, it may be difficult to install the shelf board for the shrine, or it may be impossible to drive a wall - hanging hook due to a concrete wall.

[0005] The present invention is suitable for both wall - hanging installation and placing on the upper surface of a table or the like. Even if the place for enshrining the shrine changes due to moving, renovation, or changing the room layout, etc., the object of the present invention is to provide a shrine that can be easily and stably installed in various places.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The present invention provides a frame body having a rectangular shape when viewed from the front, which is composed of a pair of left and right vertical plate portions arranged side by side at intervals in the left-right direction with their plate surfaces facing each other, and a pair of upper and lower horizontal plate portions with their plate surfaces facing each other and respectively spanning the upper and lower ends of the left and right vertical plate portions. The left and right vertical plate portions are each provided at their upper and lower ends with vertical uneven end portions in which a plurality of upper and lower unevennesses are continuously arranged alternately in the plate width direction. The upper and lower horizontal plate portions are each provided at their left and right ends with horizontal uneven end portions in which a plurality of left and right unevennesses are continuously arranged alternately in the plate width direction and are orthogonally combined with the vertical uneven end portions of the vertical plate portions. A shrine characterized in that a plurality of horizontal convex portions constituting the horizontal uneven end portions of the horizontal plate portions respectively protrude outward in the left and right directions from the left and right vertical plate portions, and a plurality of vertical convex portions constituting the vertical uneven end portions of the vertical plate portions respectively protrude outward in the upper and lower directions from the upper and lower horizontal plate portions.

[0007] In such a configuration, the frame body can be directly hung on a hook or the like attached to a wall or a string or the like can be used, so that it can be installed by hanging on a wall and can be stably placed on the upper surface of a table, a chest of drawers, or the like. Here, when hanging on a wall with a hook or the like, since the left and right horizontal convex portions of the upper horizontal plate portion protrude more than the vertical plate portion, it can be stably hung on the wall by hanging the left and right horizontal convex portions on two hooks respectively. On the other hand, when placing it on the upper surface of a table or the like, since the vertical convex portion of the vertical plate portion protruding downward from the lower horizontal plate portion is placed on the upper surface, a gap is formed between the upper surface and the lower horizontal plate portion. For this reason, there are excellent advantages that moisture or the like can be prevented from accumulating on the lower horizontal plate portion and that the upper surface can be cleaned in the placed state.

[0008] In the shrine of the present invention described above, there is provided a suspension string that spans the left and right ends of the upper horizontal plate portion and suspends the frame body. Hanging portions that can be detachably hung on one horizontal convex portion of the upper horizontal plate portion that protrudes more than the vertical plate portion are respectively provided at the left and right ends of the suspension string.

[0009] In such a configuration, it can be installed by hanging it with a suspension string. Here, it is possible to appropriately select a horizontal convex portion on which the hanging portion is to be hung as the suspension string. Thereby, the horizontal convex portion can be selected according to the wall to be installed so that the hanging portion can be hung with the rear portion of the frame body in contact with the wall surface, and the hanging portion can be hung. Therefore, according to this configuration, the state of being hung on the wall can be further stabilized.

Effect of the Invention

[0010] According to the shrine of the present invention, as described above, it can be stably installed whether it is hung on the wall or placed on the upper surface of a table or the like.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0012] The embodiment of the present invention will be described according to the following examples. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the shrine 1 of this embodiment includes a frame body 2 having a rectangular shape in a front view, and a plurality of support members 11 to 14 provided inside the frame body 2, and further has a suspension string 3 for hanging that can be attached and detached. In addition, in this state viewed from the front (FIG. 1(A)), the vertical and horizontal directions are defined, and the horizontal direction in FIG. 1(B) is defined as the front-rear direction, which will be described below.

[0013] In the shrine 1 of this embodiment, the frame body 2 and the support members 11 to 14 are made of wood, and each of the support members 11 to 14 is fixed to the frame body 2. The frame body 2 is formed by combining four flat plates having a predetermined width (width in the front-rear direction) as will be described later, and the support members 11 to 14 are installed inside this.

[0014] The first support member 11 is an octagonal cylindrical body formed by folding, and it is possible to place an amulet or the like inside. The second support member 12 is in the shape of a torii and is installed on the right side of the first support member 11. The third support member 13 is in the shape of a cloud and is provided at a predetermined interval behind the first support member 11. And the third support member 13 is located above the first support member 11. The fourth support member 14 is in the shape of a cloud and is provided at a predetermined interval behind the second support member 12. And the fourth support member 14 is located above the second support member 12.

[0015] With these support members 11 to 14, the amulet 9 can be placed and enshrined between the first support member 11 and the third support member 13, and between the second support member 12 and the fourth support member 14 (see Fig. 1(A)).

[0016] As shown in Fig. 3, the frame body 2 is composed of a pair of left and right vertical plate portions 21, 22 and a pair of upper and lower horizontal plate portions 23, 24, and the vertical plate portions 21, 22 and the horizontal plate portions 23, 24 are formed from the flat plate materials with the aforementioned predetermined width. And the vertical plate portions 21, 22 and the horizontal plate portions 23, 24 of this embodiment have the same plate thickness. At the upper and lower ends of each of the vertical plate portions 21, 22, vertical concavo-convex end portions 31, 32 are respectively provided, and at the left and right ends of each of the horizontal plate portions 23, 24, horizontal concavo-convex end portions 41, 42 are respectively provided.

[0017] The upper vertical concavo-convex end portion 31 of the vertical plate portions 21, 22 is formed by a plurality of vertical convex portions 33 protruding upward and vertical concave portions 34 recessing downward continuously in the plate width direction (front-rear direction). And the vertical length from the lower end of the vertical concave portion 34 to the upper end of the vertical convex portion 33 is longer than the plate thickness of the horizontal plate portions 23, 24. Similarly, the lower vertical concavo-convex end portion 32 of the vertical plate portions 21, 22 is formed by a plurality of vertical convex portions 35 protruding downward and vertical concave portions 36 recessing upward continuously in the plate width direction, and the vertical length from the upper end of the vertical concave portion 36 to the lower end of the vertical convex portion 35 is longer than the plate thickness of the horizontal plate portions 23, 24.

[0018] On the right side of the horizontal plate portions 23 and 24, a plurality of horizontal concavo-convex end portions 41 are formed such that horizontal convex portions 43 protruding to the right and horizontal concave portions 44 recessing to the left are continuously arranged alternately in the plate width direction (front-rear direction). And the left-right length from the left end of the horizontal concave portion 44 to the right end of the horizontal convex portion 43 is longer than the plate thickness of the vertical plate portions 21 and 22. Similarly, on the left side of the horizontal plate portions 23 and 24, a plurality of horizontal concavo-convex end portions 42 are formed such that horizontal convex portions 45 protruding to the left and horizontal concave portions 46 recessing to the right are continuously arranged alternately in the plate width direction (front-rear direction), and the left-right length from the right end of the horizontal concave portion 46 to the left end of the horizontal convex portion 45 is longer than the plate thickness of the vertical plate portions 21 and 22.

[0019] By combining the upper and lower vertical concavo-convex end portions 31 and 32 of the vertical plate portions 21 and 22 with the left and right horizontal concavo-convex end portions 41 and 42 of the horizontal plate portions 23 and 24 in an orthogonal manner, the frame body 2 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is formed. Here, the upper vertical concavo-convex end portion 31 and the right horizontal concavo-convex end portion 41 are combined by inserting each vertical convex portion 33 perpendicularly into each horizontal concave portion 44 and inserting each horizontal convex portion 43 orthogonally into each vertical concave portion 34. Similarly, the upper vertical concavo-convex end portion 31 and the left horizontal concavo-convex end portion 42 are combined. Similarly, the lower vertical concavo-convex end portion 32 and the left and right horizontal concavo-convex end portions 41 and 42 are combined. In this way, the left and right vertical plate portions 21 and 22 and the upper and lower horizontal plate portions 23 and 24 are combined in a so-called are-ni combination to form the frame body 2.

[0020] In this frame body 2, each horizontal convex portion 43 on the right side of the horizontal plate portions 23 and 24 protrudes to the right of the right vertical plate portion 21, and each horizontal convex portion 45 on the left side of the horizontal plate portions 23 and 24 protrudes to the left of the left vertical plate portion 22. And each vertical convex portion 33 on the upper side of the vertical plate portions 21 and 22 protrudes above the upper horizontal plate portion 23, and each vertical convex portion 35 on the lower side of the vertical plate portions 21 and 22 protrudes below the lower horizontal plate portion 24.

[0021] Such a kami-dana 1 can be placed and installed on the upper surface of a table, a chest of drawers, or the like. In this case, since it is placed on the upper surface by each vertical convex portion 35 protruding downward from the lower horizontal plate portion 24 of the frame body 2, a gap is formed between the upper surface and the horizontal plate portion 24.

[0022] On one hand, when mounting on the wall, the suspension string 3 is used. As shown in Fig. 1, the suspension string 3 includes a button-shaped hook portion 51 for attaching to the wall, a string portion 52 made of cushion rubber extending from the hook portion 51 to both left and right sides, and ring-shaped hanging portions 53 respectively provided at both left and right ends of the string portion 52. By hooking the left and right hanging portions 53, 53 onto the upper horizontal convex portions 43, 45 protruding outward from the left and right vertical plate portions 21, 22 of the frame body 2 and attaching the hook portion 51 to the wall, the shrine 1 can be mounted on the wall. Here, the right hanging portion 53 can be selectively hooked onto any one of the horizontal convex portions 43 protruding to the right of the upper horizontal plate portion 23, and the left hanging portion 53 can be selectively hooked onto any one of the horizontal convex portions 45 protruding to the left of the horizontal plate portion 23. Thus, according to the wall to be installed, since the horizontal convex portions 43, 45 for hooking the left and right hanging portions 53, 53 can be selected, the shrine 1 can be mounted on the wall with the rear portion of the frame body 2 in contact with the wall surface. Also, since the string portion 52 of the suspension string 3 is made of cushion rubber, there is an advantage that the main body does not fall during daily vibrations or small earthquakes.

[0023] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and design changes can be made as appropriate. For example, the dimensional shapes of each part can be changed as appropriate.

[0024] In the above-described embodiments, the shapes of each support member can be changed as appropriate. For example, the cloud-shaped support member can be of other shapes (such as character shapes like "east"). Also, as other shapes, those having the silhouettes of Mount Fuji or the Chinese zodiac, or having design features, are proposed. Also, it may be made into a small size dedicated to amulets or a size with depth dedicated to "gospel books for official seals". Also, the number of support members can be changed as appropriate.

[0025] Also, in the above-described embodiment, when the suspension string is suspended by a button-type wall hook, the hanging portion of the suspension string may be hooked on the predetermined upper horizontal convex portion, and it can be stably suspended without selecting the horizontal convex portion. For example, by hanging the hanging portion on the fifth horizontal convex portion from the front (the foremost position) and suspending it, the posture of the shrine 1 can be stabilized. On the other hand, when suspending using a hook other than a button-type wall hook, by appropriately selecting the upper horizontal convex portion, the shrine can be stably brought into contact with the wall surface. This is suitable for cases such as suspending the shrine using an existing hook attached to the wall.

Explanation of Signs

[0026] 1 Shrine 2 Frame 3 Suspension string 21, 22 Vertical plate portions 23, 24 Horizontal plate portions 31, 32 Vertical concavo-convex end portions 33, 35 Vertical convex portions 41, 42 Horizontal concavo-convex portions 43, 45 Horizontal convex portions 51 Suspension string 53 Hanging portion

Claims

1. A pair of left and right vertical plate portions arranged side by side at a distance in the left-right direction with their plate surfaces facing each other; A pair of upper and lower horizontal plate portions are respectively disposed across the upper and lower ends of the left and right vertical plate portions with their plate surfaces facing each other. The present invention is provided with a frame body having a rectangular shape when viewed from the front, The left and right vertical plate portions each have a vertical uneven end portion at both upper and lower ends, in which upper and lower unevennesses are alternately arranged in a plate width direction, The upper and lower horizontal plate portions each have a horizontal uneven end portion at the left and right ends thereof, the horizontal uneven end portion being orthogonal to the vertical uneven end portion of the vertical plate portion, and the left and right uneven portions are alternately arranged in a plate width direction, This Shinto altar is characterized in that a plurality of horizontal convex portions constituting the horizontal uneven end portion of the horizontal board portion protrude outward to the left and right beyond the left and right vertical board portions, respectively, and a plurality of vertical convex portions constituting the vertical uneven end portion of the vertical board portion protrude outward to the top and bottom beyond the top and bottom horizontal board portions, respectively.

2. A hanging cord is provided between both the left and right ends of the upper horizontal plate portion to hang the frame body, At both the left and right ends of the hanging string, 2. The Shinto altar according to claim 1, characterized in that a hanging portion that can be detachably hung is provided on each of the horizontal protrusions of the upper horizontal plate portion that protrude beyond the vertical plate portion.

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