Storage device

Abstract

Provided is a storage device capable of charging while storing a solar wristwatch. 【Solution means】The storage device 1 includes a storage body 2 in which the solar wristwatch W can be inserted and removed, and an LED type irradiator 3 that irradiates light to the solar wristwatch W in the storage body 2 so that the solar wristwatch W in the storage body 2 is charged. The LED type irradiator 3 irradiates light so that the illuminance of the irradiated surface of the solar wristwatch W in the storage body 2 is 10,000 to 15,000 lx.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] Embodiments of the present invention relate to a storage device for storing solar-chargeable articles.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, for example, a storage device described in Patent Document 1 below is known.

[0003] This conventional storage device is mainly a packaging box used for storing a wristwatch, and can also be used as a storage box for storing the wristwatch as it is. Also, an opening / closing lid can be fastened with a rubber strap appearing in the center of the box.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] However, in the above conventional storage device, for example, when a solar wristwatch, which is a solar-chargeable article, is stored inside and the opening / closing lid is closed with a rubber strap, there is a problem that it cannot be charged unless the solar wristwatch is taken out of the storage device.

[0006] Therefore, one of the problems of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a storage device that can be charged while storing a solar-chargeable article.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0007] The storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention is a storage device in which a solar-chargeable article is stored, and includes a storage body in which the article is removably stored, and an irradiator that irradiates light onto the article in the storage body so that the article in the storage body is charged.

Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to charge while storing a solar-chargeable article.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0010] An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0011] In FIGS. 1 to 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a storage device, and this storage device 1 is a watch storage case in which a solar watch W, which is a solar-chargeable article for example, is removably stored.

[0012] More specifically, the storage device 1 is an LED-equipped watch storage case that can be taken in and out of its interior together with a cushioning material K, which is an elastic and deformable elastic member with cushioning properties to which a solar-powered wristwatch W, which is a solar-powered wristwatch, is detachably attached, and has a charging function that allows the stored solar-powered wristwatch W to be charged while in the stored state.

[0013] Note that the dedicated cushioning material (mat) K used for the storage device 1 is, for example, substantially rectangular in plan view, and when the solar-powered wristwatch W is not in use, one solar-powered wristwatch W is detachably attached and held on the central side of this one cushioning material K.

[0014] The solar-powered wristwatch (solar clock) W is solar-chargeable, and for example, charges a secondary battery (rechargeable battery) with the electric power generated by a solar panel (solar cell) under a translucent dial, and is a wristwatch that is driven using this charged electric power.

[0015] And the solar-powered wristwatch W includes a watch body W1 incorporating a solar panel and a secondary battery, etc., and a band-shaped watch band W2 for attaching this watch body W1 to the wrist of a user (owner).

[0016] As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the storage device 1 includes a box-shaped storage body 2 that can be taken in and out of its interior together with a cushioning material K with a solar-powered wristwatch W detachably attached thereto, and an LED-type irradiator 3 that irradiates light onto the solar-powered wristwatch W in the storage body 2 so that the solar-powered wristwatch W in the storage body 2 is charged.

[0017] In other words, the storage device 1 includes a box-shaped storage body 2 in which a cushioning material (cushioning material with a watch) W with a solar-powered wristwatch W attached thereto can be taken in and out of its interior, and an LED-type irradiator 3 that can irradiate light toward the solar-powered wristwatch W attached to the cushioning material K in the storage body 2 to charge the solar-powered wristwatch W.

[0018] In addition, the LED type irradiator 3 irradiates light (white LED light) so that the illuminance of the irradiated surface (the surface of the dial facing upward) of the solar wristwatch W in the storage body 2 is 10000 - 15000 lx, so that the solar wristwatch W in the storage body 2 can be efficiently charged by the light from the irradiator 3.

[0019] The storage body 2 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box-shaped storage main body 6 (a box shape with only the upper surface open) having a square upper surface opening 5 for taking in and out the solar wristwatch (cushion material with a wristwatch) W, and a substantially plate-shaped opening / closing lid 7 that closably closes the upper surface opening 5 of the storage main body 6.

[0020] And the opening / closing lid 7 is rotatably connected via a torque hinge 8, which is a connecting member, to the upper rear end of the storage main body 6, that is, it is connected so as to be rotatable, for example, by approximately 180 degrees.

[0021] Therefore, the opening / closing lid 7 is in an open state in which the upper surface opening 5 is opened by a rotation operation in the opening direction O around the rotation center axis X in the left-right direction, and is in a closed state in which the upper surface opening 5 is closed by a rotation operation in the closing direction C around the rotation center axis X in the left-right direction.

[0022] Also, the opening / closing lid 7 can be rotated up to approximately 180 degrees at most in the opening direction O from its closed state, and the opening state at that time is maintained at any intermediate position where the rotation operation is stopped.

[0023] In addition, since a gap 9 is formed between the opening / closing lid 7 and the storage main body 6, when the operator rotates the closed opening / closing lid 7 upward, the operator can easily perform the rotation operation by inserting the fingertips into the gap 9. In the illustrated example, the opening / closing lid 7 is configured to be rotatable with respect to the storage main body 6, but for example, the opening / closing lid 7 may be configured to be detachable with respect to the storage main body 6 or the like.

[0024] The storage body 6 has, for example, a hollow double structure having an outer body portion 11 and an inner body portion 12, and a space portion 13 is formed between the outer body portion 11 and the inner body portion 12.

[0025] The outer body portion 11 is formed in a substantially rectangular tube shape and has a front wall portion 14, a rear wall portion 15, a left wall portion 16, and a right wall portion 17. Note that cushion rubbers 18 are attached to four corner portions on the lower surface of the outer body portion 11.

[0026] The inner body portion 12 has a square plate-shaped bottom portion 21 located below the upper surface opening 5 of the storage body 6, and a square tube-shaped holding portion 22 erected on the outer peripheral side of the bottom portion 21 and having an inverted square pyramid-shaped inclined surface 23 that gradually narrows toward the bottom portion 21 side (lower side) on the inner peripheral surface.

[0027] In addition, the inverted square pyramid-shaped inclined surface 23 of the holding portion 22 is composed of four inclined surface portions 24 on the front, rear, left, and right that are inclined at a first inclination angle α with respect to the vertical direction. That is, the holding portion 22 has four inclined plates 20 on the front, rear, left, and right that form an inverted square pyramid shape and a cylindrical shape. Furthermore, the space inside the holding portion 22 is a storage space 25 of a predetermined size, and the solar wristwatch W is stored in this storage space 25 while being mounted on the cushion material K.

[0028] And when the cushion material K on which the solar wristwatch W is detachably mounted is placed on the bottom portion 21, the inclined surface 23 of the holding portion 22 holds and positions the cushion material K.

[0029] More specifically, when the cushion material K with the solar wristwatch W detachably mounted is stored in the storage space 25 inside the storage body 6 and placed on the upper surface of the bottom portion 21 by being pushed in through the upper surface opening 5, the cushion material K is held and positioned by the lower portions of the four inclined surface portions 24 on the front, rear, left, and right.

[0030] As a result, the circular watch body W1 of the solar wristwatch W attached to the cushioning material K is positioned at a predetermined position above the central portion of the bottom 21. Thereby, the light from the square-ring-shaped irradiator 3 is efficiently irradiated onto the surface of the dial of the watch body W1 of the solar wristwatch W positioned at the predetermined position (see Fig. 4).

[0031] The bottom 21 located on the bottom surface of the storage body 6 is made of, for example, MDF (medium density fiberboard) or the like. Further, the transparent portion 31 of the opening / closing lid 7 described later is made of, for example, a transparent acrylic plate or a glass plate or the like.

[0032] The inner part 12 of the main body has a square-ring-shaped and plate-shaped light leakage prevention portion 27 that protrudes inward on the upper inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 26 at the upper end of the holding portion 22.

[0033] The light leakage prevention portion 27 prevents the light (white light) from the square-ring-shaped irradiator 3 disposed near the lower side of the light leakage prevention portion 27 from leaking upward. Therefore, it is not dazzling even when looking at the solar wristwatch W in the storage body 2 from the upper side. The square-ring-shaped irradiator 3 is attached to the lower inner peripheral surface of the upwardly protruding cylindrical portion 26 located at the upper end of the holding portion 22.

[0034] The opening / closing lid 7 is configured to be able to visually observe the solar wristwatch W in the storage body 2 from outside the storage body 2, and includes a square and plate-shaped transparent portion 31 for visually observing the solar wristwatch W in the storage body 2 from the upper side outside the storage body 2, and a square cylindrical opaque portion 32 provided on the outer peripheral side of the transparent portion 31 and having an inclined surface 33 in the shape of an inverted quadrangular frustum that gradually narrows toward the transparent portion 31 on its inner peripheral surface.

[0035] The inclined surface 33 in the shape of an inverted quadrangular frustum that the opaque portion 32 has is composed of four inclined surface portions 34 on the front, rear, left, and right that are inclined at a second inclination angle (for example, approximately 60 degrees) β that is larger than the first inclination angle (for example, approximately 10 degrees) α with respect to the vertical direction. That is, the opaque portion 32 has four inclined plates 30 on the front, rear, left, and right that are in the shape of an inverted quadrangular frustum and cylindrical.

[0036] Therefore, while it appears as a thick and substantial opening / closing lid 7 with a sense of volume, the design is improved by giving a sharp impression depending on the viewing angle, and moreover, the solar wristwatch W inside the storage body 2 is easy to view from outside the storage body 2.

[0037] Note that, in the opening / closing lid 7, a rubber buffer member 37 is provided at a portion that contacts the lid receiving portion 36 of the storage main body 6 when the opening / closing lid 7 is in the closed state.

[0038] The irradiator (LED irradiator) 3 is composed of an LED light source unit having a square rectangular ring shape, and includes a strip-shaped LED substrate 41 arranged in a rectangular ring shape along the lower inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 26 at the upper end of the holding portion 22, and a plurality of LEDs (light sources) 42 mounted on the LED substrate 41 at intervals.

[0039] And the plurality of LEDs 42 in the irradiator 3 are lit by electric power obtained from a commercial power source (or a primary battery, etc.) via wiring such as a wire cord (not shown).

[0040] Note that, for example, an operation unit (which may be a remote control, etc.) may be provided in the middle of the wiring or at a predetermined portion of the storage body 2 so that the irradiator 3 can be switched on and off and dimmed by operating the operation unit. Also, for example, after detecting the closed state of the opening / closing lid 7, the irradiator 3 may be lit for a preset set time (timer time).

[0041] On the other hand, although not shown, a blue felt, which is a relatively soft sheet-like member, is pasted on at least the upper surface of the bottom portion 21, the inclined surface 23 of the holding portion 22, and the surface of the light leakage prevention portion 27 in the storage main body 6 for inner lining.

[0042] Further, the cushioning material K is formed by filling an elastic material such as cotton into a storage bag, and the storage bag is made of a relatively soft sheet-like member similar to the inner lining of the storage body 6, which is a blue felt. Therefore, the cushioning material K and the storage body 6 have a sense of unity and uniformity, and the design property is improved.

[0043] Note that the color of the felt used for these cushioning material K and storage body 6 is not limited to blue, and may be, for example, red, black, maple color, etc., and is arbitrary. Also, the transparent portion 31 of the opening / closing lid 7 may be configured to display characters indicating the owner of the solar wristwatch W.

[0044] Furthermore, since the opaque portions 32 of the storage body 6 and the opening / closing lid 7 are mainly made of aluminum, the heat generated from the irradiator 3 easily escapes outside the storage body 2, and the storage body 2 does not become high temperature due to that heat.

[0045] Next, the operation etc. of the storage device 1 will be described.

[0046] For example, when using the storage device 1, the owner of the solar wristwatch W first firmly and fixedly attaches the solar wristwatch W removed from his / her wrist to the cushioning material K using the watch band W2 so that the dial (nameplate) of the watch body W1 faces upward.

[0047] Then, as shown in Fig. 5(a), the cushioning material K with the solar wristwatch W attached is moved downward toward the storage space 25 within the inverted quadrangular frustum-shaped inclined surface 23 of the holding portion 22 of the storage body 6.

[0048] At this time, while elastically deforming a part of the cushioning material K, it is pushed downward until the lower surface comes into planar contact with the upper surface of the bottom portion 21.

[0049] Then, as shown in FIG. 5(b), the cushioning material K with the solar wristwatch W mounted thereon has its lower surface placed on the upper surface of the bottom 21, and the four corner portions K1 are elastically deformed and closely adhered to and held at the four corner portions at the lower part of the inclined surface 23 in the shape of an inverted quadrangular frustum, and both end portions K2 in the left - right direction are elastically deformed and closely adhered to and held at the lower parts of the left - right inclined surface portions 24.

[0050] As a result, the watch body W1 of the solar wristwatch W mounted on the held cushioning material K is positioned and fixed at a predetermined position above the central portion of the bottom 21 in the storage body 6 while the dial faces upward (vertically upward).

[0051] Next, after the opening - closing lid 7 is rotated to the closed state to close the upper surface opening 5, when the irradiator 3 is lit, the light (white LED light) from the irradiator 3 irradiates the dial of the watch body W1 of the solar wristwatch W. The illuminance on the surface of the dial, which is the irradiated surface at this time, is a value within the range of, for example, 10000 - 15000 lx, and is, for example, about 12000 lx.

[0052] Then, the solar wristwatch W in the storage body 2 is efficiently charged by receiving the light from the irradiator 3 while being stored in the storage space 25 and positioned at a predetermined position. Therefore, the time required to change from the state of being out of charge to the fully - charged state is, for example, about 8 - 12 hours.

[0053] Therefore, according to the above - described storage device 1, for example, in an indoor place where sunlight does not shine, the solar wristwatch W can be charged by the light from the irradiator 3 while being stored in the storage body 2.

[0054] Also, not only can the solar wristwatch W be stored and protected in the storage body 2, but by making the shape, color, etc. of the solar wristwatch W vividly stand out with the light from the irradiator 3, the solar wristwatch W can be decorated as an interior with improved decorative properties by light.

[0055] Furthermore, the inverted frustum-shaped inclined surface 23 in the holding part 22 of the storage body 6 holds and positions the cushion material K when the cushion material K on which the solar wristwatch W is detachably mounted is placed on the bottom part 21, so that the wristwatch body W1 can be positioned at a predetermined position (the central position of the storage space) within the storage body 6. Thus, the solar wristwatch W can be efficiently charged by the light from the square-ring-shaped irradiator 3.

[0056] Also, the square-ring-shaped light leakage prevention part 27 of the storage body 6 prevents the light from the concentric square-ring-shaped irradiator 3 arranged near the lower part of the light leakage prevention part 27 from leaking upward, so that the solar wristwatch W in the storage body 2 is not dazzling even when viewed from above, and moreover, since a part of the light from the irradiator 3 is reflected by the lower surface of the light leakage prevention part 27 and irradiates the wristwatch body W1, it can be charged more efficiently.

[0057] Furthermore, since the opening / closing lid 7 has a transparent part 31 for visually observing the solar wristwatch W in the storage body 2 from outside the storage body 2, for example, in a room where sunlight hits, the solar wristwatch W can be charged while being stored by the sunlight.

[0058] Note that the storage device is not limited to those provided with a cushion material on which a solar wristwatch is detachably mounted. For example, it may be configured without a cushion material and with the solar wristwatch stored as it is. For example, it may also be configured to be able to store a plurality of solar wristwatches side by side.

[0059] Also, the solar-chargeable article stored in the storage body may be, for example, a solar radio-controlled wristwatch or the like, and any solar-chargeable article is acceptable.

[0060] Furthermore, in addition to the storage part in which a solar-chargeable article is stored in and taken out of the storage body, the storage body may have a configuration having a storage part for jewelry such as rings, earrings, necklaces, etc. that can be stored in and taken out, or a configuration having a storage part for ornaments that can be stored in and taken out ornaments, etc.

[0061] In addition, the holding part of the storage body and the opaque part of the opening / closing lid are not limited to those having inclined surfaces in the shape of a concentric inverted frustum (such as an inverted square frustum) on the inner peripheral surface, and those having inclined surfaces in the shape of an inverted circular frustum on the inner peripheral surface may also be used. In this case, the shapes of the light leakage prevention part and the irradiator are concentric circular rings corresponding thereto.

[0062] Furthermore, the light source of the irradiator is preferably an LED, but is not limited thereto, and other light emitters may be used.

Explanation of Reference Signs

[0063] 1 Storage device 2 Storage body 3 Irradiator 5 Upper surface opening 6 Storage main body 7 Opening / closing lid 21 Bottom 22 Holding part 23, 33 Inclined surface 24, 34 Inclined surface part 27 Light leakage prevention part 31 Transparent part 32 Opaque part W Solar-powered wristwatch which is a solar-chargeable article K Cushion material which is an elastic member α First inclination angle β Second inclination angle

Claims

1. A storage device for storing a solar-chargeable article, comprising: a storage body for removably storing the article; and an irradiator for irradiating light onto the article within the storage body so that the article within the storage body is charged. The storage device is characterized by the above.

2. The irradiator irradiates light such that the illuminance of the irradiated surface of the article within the storage body is 10,000 to 15,000 lx. The storage device according to claim 1, characterized by the above.

3. The storage body includes: a box-shaped storage main body having an upper surface opening for inserting and removing the article; and an opening / closing lid for opening and closing the upper surface opening in a closable manner. The storage main body includes: a bottom portion located below the upper surface opening; and a holding portion having an inclined surface in the shape of an inverted frustum of a pyramid or an inverted frustum of a cone that narrows toward the bottom side. When an elastic member, on which the article is detachably mounted, is placed on the bottom portion, the inclined surface of the holding portion holds and positions the elastic member. The storage device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by the above.

4. The storage main body has a light leakage prevention portion protruding inwardly at the upper end portion of the holding portion. The light leakage prevention portion prevents light from the irradiator disposed in the vicinity below the light leakage prevention portion from leaking upward. The storage device according to claim 3, characterized by the above.

5. Both the light leakage prevention portion and the irradiator are formed in an annular shape. The storage device according to claim 4, characterized by the above.

6. The opening / closing lid includes: a transparent portion for visually observing the article within the storage body from outside the storage body; and an opaque portion having an inclined surface in the shape of an inverted frustum of a pyramid or an inverted frustum of a cone that narrows toward the transparent portion side. The storage device according to claim 3, characterized by the above.

7. The inclined surface of the holding portion of the storage main body in the shape of an inverted frustum of a square pyramid is composed of four inclined surface portions inclined at a first inclination angle with respect to the vertical direction. The inclined surface of the opaque portion of the opening / closing lid in the shape of an inverted frustum of a square pyramid is composed of four inclined surface portions inclined at a second inclination angle greater than the first inclination angle with respect to the vertical direction. The storage device according to claim 6, characterized by the above.

8. The solar-chargeable article is a solar wristwatch. The storage device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by the above.

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