Balloon doll

Abstract

To provide a balloon doll that is reliably viewed by vehicle drivers and the like even in a dark place.SOLUTION: A balloon doll includes: a body 11 that is light-transmissive and inflated in a standing posture by being filled with air; and a light emitter 3 installed inside the body 11. The light emitter 3 is of a belt-like one. A bottom surface 11b of the body 11 is molded into a dome shape swelled downward. A weight member 4 is installed in a central part of the bottom surface 11b.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a balloon doll, and more particularly to a balloon doll that has excellent visibility in a dark place. [Background technology]

[0002] At nighttime road construction sites, traffic guides are dressed in fluorescent clothing and carry guide lights to protect workers from passing vehicles, or traffic guide dolls are placed to draw the attention of drivers. Patent Document 1 proposes a balloon doll resembling a police officer that is filled with air and inflated to be installed at accident processing sites, and a balloon doll equipped with a light reflector. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2000-342859 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in dark places such as at night, it is difficult for a vehicle driver to reliably see even a fairly large doll, and there is a problem that visibility cannot be sufficiently improved even if the doll is illuminated or equipped with light reflectors, etc.

[0005] SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT EMBODIMENT The present invention is intended to solve such problems, and has an object to provide a balloon doll that can be reliably seen by vehicle drivers and the like even in dark places. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the first invention provides a light-transmitting body (11) that is inflated into an upright position by filling it with air, and a light-emitting body (3) installed in the body (11). A light-transmitting cylindrical wall (12) extending in the vertical direction is formed inside the main body (11) expanded in an upright position, the upper end of the cylindrical wall (12) is closed by the top surface (11a) of the main body (11) and the lower end is open to the outside, an airtight space (S) inside the main body (11) filled with air is formed around the cylindrical wall (12), and the belt-like light-emitting body (3) is disposed in the cylindrical space of the cylindrical wall (12) from the upper end to the lower end. .

[0007] According to the first invention, since a light emitting body is provided inside the main body, visibility in dark places can be significantly improved compared to when illumination is applied or a light reflector or the like is provided. In addition, the strip-shaped light emitter can emit sufficient light freely from the required places within the main body, further improving visibility.

[0008] In the second invention, The main body (11) becomes flat when inflated, and a flat cover body (5) with an image (F) drawn on it is placed over it from above.

[0010] In the third aspect of the present invention, the bottom surface (11b) of the main body (3) is formed in a shape that bulges downward like a dome, and , in the airtight space (S) around the cylindrical wall (12) A weight member (4) is provided.

[0011] According to the third aspect of the invention, the bottom surface of the main body bulges downward in a dome shape, so that the main body swings from side to side when caught by the wind, thereby further attracting the viewer's attention.

[0012] The reference characters in parentheses indicate, for reference, the correspondence with specific means described in the embodiments described later. Effect of the Invention

[0013] As described above, the balloon doll of the present invention can be reliably seen by vehicle drivers and the like even in dark places. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] FIG. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is an overall side view of the balloon doll body. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a plan view of the upper end of the balloon doll body. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of the balloon doll body taken along line IV-IV in FIG. [Diagram 5] FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0015] It should be noted that the embodiment described below is merely an example, and various design improvements made by those skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention are also included in the scope of the present invention.

[0016] (First embodiment) Fig. 1 shows a front view of the entire balloon doll. The balloon doll 1 is inflated by filling it with air and takes an upright posture, and its overall shape is a circular truncated shape that gradually shrinks in diameter upward. If it is intended for a road construction site, a character image F wearing a work cap as shown in Fig. 1 is attached to the outer periphery. The bottom surface of the balloon doll 1 is provided with a rectangular base cloth part 2 in this embodiment that spreads outward horizontally.

[0017] 2 shows a side view of the body 11 of the balloon doll 1. The body 11 is an airtight bag made by bonding three layers of light-transmitting film, for example, a nylon resin film with a urethane vinyl resin film bonded to both sides, and can be easily stored in a portable container box when not filled with air.

[0018] Body 11 is provided with an air inlet (not shown), and when the air inlet is connected to the outlet of a commercially available portable blower to supply air into body 11, body 11 filled with air expands into an upright position as shown in Fig. 2, with peripheral surface 11c becoming a sloping truncated circular truncated shape, and top surface 11a bulging upward like a dome. Bottom surface 11b of body 11 bulges downward like a dome when no load is applied, and when it assumes an upright position, its own load causes it to deform so that the contact surface with the floor becomes wider, as shown by the chain line in Fig. 2.

[0019] Inside the main body 11, which is inflated to an upright position, a circular cylindrical wall 12 is formed on the axis of the main body 11, and the upper end of this cylindrical wall 12 is closed by the top surface 11a of the main body, and the lower end is open to the outside. Therefore, an airtight space S inside the main body 11 is formed around the cylindrical wall 12. A strip-shaped light emitter 3 is disposed in the cylindrical space inside the cylindrical wall 12 from its upper end to its lower end (Fig. 3). The light emitter 3 is a strip-shaped substrate 31 made of resin film on which a plurality of LED light-emitting elements 32 (Fig. 2) are provided at intervals in the longitudinal direction, and is powered from an external battery by extending a power supply line 33 from an opening at the lower end of the cylindrical wall 12.

[0020] As shown in FIG. 4, in the airtight space S in the main body 11 around the lower end of the cylindrical wall 12, weight members 4 are arranged at four positions at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. These weight members 4 are formed by sealing iron sand in a bag that is approximately fan-shaped in a plan view. As a result, when the main body 11 expands and takes an upright position, sufficient weight is concentrated in the center of the bottom surface 11b of the main body 11, and the upright position is stable without tipping over. In addition, when the main body 11 is exposed to wind in this state, the downwardly bulging bottom surface 11b swings from side to side, attracting the viewer's attention. In addition, in strong winds, the main body 11 can be prevented from being blown away by placing an appropriate weight on the base fabric part 2, the center of which is fixed to the bottom surface of the main body 11.

[0021] The outer periphery of such a main body 11 is covered with a translucent cover body 5 on which a character image F is drawn as shown in Fig. 5. The cover body is made of polyester satin, and is a cylindrical body having a trapezoidal shape (Fig. 5) in side view that fits along the side surface 11c of the main body 11. The inflated main body 11 is covered with such a cover body 5 from above to make a balloon doll 1 as shown in Fig. 1.

[0022] According to the balloon doll of this embodiment, the main body is made of a translucent resin material and is expanded into a cylindrical shape. Inside the body, a strip-shaped light-emitting element is provided in the vertical direction along the axis. Therefore, even in dark places such as road construction sites at night, the entire doll glows brightly from the inside and can be easily seen by vehicle drivers, etc., ensuring the safety of workers.

[0023] (Other embodiments) In the above embodiment, the main body is expanded into a stable truncated circular shape, but it does not have to be truncated circularly, and it may be, for example, a parallel cylinder. The light emitter provided in the main body does not have to be provided along an axis, and furthermore, it does not have to be strip-shaped.

[0024] The structure of the weight members and the number of weight members to be provided are not limited to those in the above embodiment, and weight members do not have to be provided in particular. Furthermore, a base fabric portion on which to place the weights is not essential.

[0025] In the above embodiment, the bottom surface of the main body is bulged downward in a dome shape to make the balloon doll sway in the wind, but the bottom surface may of course be flat.

[0026] In the above embodiment, the main body is covered with a cover body on which a character image is drawn, but the character image may be drawn directly on the surface of the main body, and the design is not limited to characters.

[0027] In the above embodiment, the balloon doll is installed at a road construction site, but the location is not limited to road construction sites. [Explanation of symbols]

[0028] 1...balloon doll, 11...main body, 11b...bottom surface, 3...light-emitting body, 31...belt-shaped substrate, 32...LED light-emitting element, 4...weight member.

Claims

1. A balloon doll comprising a translucent body which expands into an upright position when filled with air, and an illuminant installed within said body, wherein a translucent cylindrical wall extending in the vertical direction is formed within said body when expanded into an upright position, said cylindrical wall having an upper end closed by the top surface of said body and a lower end open to the outside, an airtight space within said body which is filled with air is formed around said cylindrical wall, and said illuminant is arranged in a band-like manner from the upper end to the lower end within the cylindrical space of the cylindrical wall.

2. A balloon doll as described in claim 1, wherein the main body becomes truncated when inflated, and a truncated cover body with an image painted on it is placed over the main body from above.

3. 3. The balloon doll according to claim 1, wherein the bottom surface of said main body is formed into a shape that bulges downward like a dome, and a weight member is provided in said airtight space around said cylindrical wall of said bottom surface.

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