Abstract:
The tree-shaped decoration apparatus of this Invention is provided with a strut vertically arranged on base substrate; a plurality of floor member; and a translucent member. A plurality of floor member is placed in a multistage along the strut, in such a manner that the entire outline is nearly cone-shaped. Furthermore, an inlet part to the floor member is provided to each floor member. And at least a part of the exterior surface of the tree-shaped decoration apparatus is formed of a translucent member.

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
       [0001]    The present invention relates to a decoration apparatus, and, in particular to a tree-shaped decoration apparatus which is installed in the case of events such as Christmas. 
       BACKGROUND ART 
       [0002]    Conventionally, as shown in following patent document 1, for the outdoor and the indoor decoration apparatus, the tree-shaped decoration apparatus which decorated the neighborhood by light, etc have been used. In these conventional tree-shaped decoration apparatus, a fir tree of the natural trees, or the fir tree which formed form of optical fiber into an artificial flower are disposed to circumference of the decoration apparatus as illuminations. 
         [0003]    Patent Document 1: Japanese Unexamined Pat. App. Pub. No. H11-299635 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Problem Invention is to Solve 
       [0004]    The conventional tree-shaped decoration apparatus was decorated in an object to see from the outside, however it was not considered about the inside of the decoration apparatus. 
         [0005]    This is because installing decoration apparatus is necessary while considering the whole load including an internal person to use the inner spatial area (for example the space where a person enters inside) of the Christmas tree. On the other hand, because if the decoration apparatus which can use the inside is used in events, the mood of the event enhances, it is thought that there are many installation personnel who want to use the decoration apparatus. An object of the present invention, brought about in view of the circumstance described above, is to make available the decoration apparatus which can use the inside. 
       Means for Resolving the Problem 
       [0006]    This Invention to achieve the object is predicated on a tree-shaped decoration apparatus for rendering visually, and the tree-shaped decoration apparatus of this Invention is provided with a strut vertically arranged on base substrate; a plurality of floor member; and a translucent member. A plurality of floor member is placed in a multistage along the strut , in such a manner that the entire outline is nearly cone-shaped. Furthermore, an inlet part to the floor member is provided to each floor member. And at least a part of the exterior surface of the tree-shaped decoration apparatus is formed of a translucent member. 
         [0007]    Because the floor member comprising the inlet is placed to the multistage in tree-shaped decoration apparatus for rendering visually, user can move to floor member placed above via an above inlet part. Therefore, a user becomes able to enter the decoration apparatus inside, and the mood of the event enhances. As for the top view configuration of the floor member, any shape is preferably used, such as a circle, a rectangle. In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a base substrate is provided with a rotating plate for standing the strut, a drive motor, a torque limiter, and collector ring standing. The drive motor rotationally drives the rotating plate, a torque limiter is mounted in a rotating shaft of the drive motor, the torque limiter prevent rotary power of the drive motor from being transmitted to the rotating plate, when a driving torque of the rotating shaft becomes equal to or larger than a predetermined value. A collector ring supplies electricity to an illuminations member of the tree-shaped decoration apparatus 
         [0008]    The torque limiter prevent rotary power of the drive motor from increasing driving torque more than required, when tree-shaped decoration apparatus rotates, a collector ring can supply electric power to the illuminations member of the tree-shaped decoration apparatus. In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a floor member is provided with a plurality of beams supported by a strut, and a circular ring supported on a tip of the each beam . The circular ring is supported from near the upper end of the strut. In this case a plurality of floor member is placed in a multistage along the strut, in such a manner that the entire outline is nearly cone-shaped. 
         [0009]    In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, That a shock absorber is coated in a part of the tree-shaped decoration apparatus, and that a gum resin is applied to a surface of the shock absorber, as a result of that a surface of the shock absorber have a water repellency. By using urethane for the shock absorber, the work becomes more easier. 
       Effects of the Invention 
       [0010]    Because a tree-shaped decoration apparatus of this Invention is provided with a plurality of floor member placed in a multistage along the strut, in such a manner that the entire outline is nearly cone-shaped; and an Inlet part to the floor member provided in each floor member. It can move to the floor member placed above from the inlet part provided with the floor member. Therefore, this invention can provide the decoration apparatus the inside of which can be climbed 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         [0011]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view illustrating an outlined configuration of an tree-shaped decoration apparatus in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0012]      FIG. 2  is a front view and a top view of the tree-shaped decoration apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0013]      FIG. 3  it is a top view showing an example of the floor member of the tree-shaped decoration apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0014]      FIG. 4  is a schematic view showing an example of rotary base of the tree-shaped decoration apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0015]      FIG. 5  is a perspective view showing an example of a usage state of the tree-shaped decoration apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0016]      FIG. 6  is a perspective view showing an example of a usage state of the tree-shaped decoration apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 
       
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
       [0017]    specified embodiment of a tree-shaped decoration apparatus  100  is explained hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings.  FIG. 1  is an outline schematic view of a tree-shaped decoration apparatus  100  of the present invention,  FIG. 2  is a front view and a top view and  FIG. 3  is detail view of after-mentioned circular ring  130 . However, the details of the all parts which do not directly-relate to the present invention will be omitted. A tree-shaped decoration apparatus  100  of the present invention can climb the inside of a tree with a decorative effect. That is to say, as shown in  FIG. 1 , tree-shaped decoration apparatus  100  of the present invention is provided with a strut  120  placed to a base substrate  110  and a floor member  130  provided around the strut  120 . 
         [0018]    At first, a strut  120  of tree-shaped decoration apparatus  100  of the present invention is vertically arranged to a strut  120 . A variety of shapes of this base substrate  110  can be used and it may be rotatable base substrate  110 . Because it is characterized by that a person (mean children) can be climbed, tree-shaped decoration apparatus  100  of the present invention stands above base substrate  110  and strut  120  in consideration of the load of the said child as well as the main body of tree. Because a tree-shaped decoration apparatus  100  of the present invention is characterized by person&#39;s climb (suppose children), the base substrate  110  and the strut  120  is stood in consideration of the load of the said child as well as the main body of tree. 
         [0019]    A floor member  120  is assembled as follows around the strut  120  vertically arranged as above. 
         [0020]    In the present embodiment, a floor member  120  is assembled to three places of a upper part, an intermediate part, and a lower part of the strut  120 . A one end of a beam  131  is horizontally attached to the appointed point of the strut. On this occasion, a beam  131  is attached to the top-view symmetry position, if the strut  120  is watched from the top. In the present embodiment, as shown in  FIG. 2  (B), four beams  131  are attached to the strut  131  so that each beam  131  is attached at angle of 90 degrees from adjacent beams. And another end of beam  131  attached to the strut  120  is connected to circular ring  135 , thereby a frame for the floor member  130  is formed. 
         [0021]    A frame of floor member  130  formed as above will be installed in the appointed point (at three places of upper part, intermediate part, and lower part in accordance with the present example) of strut  120 . In this case, so that as a whole, a frame for the plural floor member  130  attached to strut  120  is approximately conically-shaped, the size of each beam  131  and each circular ring  135  is determined. In this embodiment, floor member  130  was formed using circular ring  135 . It is not limited into a circle firm, or rectangular, and of course even star form or other configurations are preferably used. As a whole, the configuration when floor member  130  was stacked in multi-layer should be cone form. 
         [0022]    As described above, the floor member  130  be attached to strut  120 , then the circular ring  135  of bottommost floor member  130  is connected from the neighborhood of upper end of the strut  120  by a slant crosspiece  140 . In this embodiment, a eight slant crosspiece  140  is attached to the top-view symmetry position, if the strut  120  is watched from the top. Floor plate  137  is fitted in the frame of the floor member as shown in  FIG. 3 .  FIG. 3  (A) is a floor member  130  of the top,  FIG. 3  (B) is a floor member  120  of the intermediate part, and  FIG. 3  (C) is a bottommost floor member  130 . 
         [0023]    The number of the floor plate  137  fitted in to the circular ring  135  will determine the number of the beam  131  attached to strut  120 . In the present embodiment, as shown in  FIG. 3 , four beams  131  will be attached to strut  120 , therefore four of the floor plate  137  are able to attach to circular ring  135 . In the present invention, of four places in circular ring  135 , floor plate  137  is attached to only three places. That is to say, a part not to attach floor plate  137  will be a inlet part  138  to each floor of the tree-shaped decoration apparatus  100 . 
         [0024]      FIG. 3  is a top view of floor member  130 , so that any inlet part  138  does not overlap other stacking inlet part  138 , each inlet part  138  to each floor is placed. That is, inlet part  128  of bottommost floor member  130  and inlet part  128  of intermediate floor member  130  should not overlap when they are viewed from a top. The relationship between each inlet parts  128  of the top and intermediate floor member  130  is same too. Floor plate  137  fitted in to floor member  130  may be any board. In the present embodiment the member which stacked urethane on the top of the stacked plural veneer (plywood) is used. A urethane moiety protects the user in the tree-shaped decoration apparatus  100 . 
         [0025]    In the present embodiment, an aid  150  as shown in  FIG. 1  may be attached between each floor member  130 , to make it easy to climb each floor member  130  of tree-shaped decoration apparatus  100 . Hanging a hand or a foot on the aid, the user can be gradually climbed to floor member  130  of the upper stage. The outside of tree-shaped decoration apparatus  100  is covered with an outer packaging member having translucency. Aperture of the predetermined size is opened in the appointed point of the outer packaging member. For example, a rectangular aperture of around  10  centimeters in width and height is formed. A user (means a child) who entered in can stick user&#39;s head out of the aperture The configuration of the aperture may be any shape such as star types. 
         [0026]    A strut  120 , a floor member  130 , and a slant crosspiece  140  of tree-shaped decoration apparatus  100  of the present invention, are decorated as follows. At first, each member is coated in predetermined shock absorber. Foams such as urethane are coated to the strut  120  like as this shock absorber. For example, the one side of the side of the shock absorber of the hollow cylinder is cut, as the shape that can be coated on the stick face. And the shock absorber been coated on a part of tree-shaped decoration apparatus  100  (even all surface of the apparatus is preferable and may be the part that it is expected that a user comes in contact with strut), and, a gum resin been painted on the surface of the shock absorber, as a result of that a surface of the shock absorber have a water repellency. Of course the side (cut part) of the shock absorber will be closed when gum resin is painted. The shock absorber may be composition except urethane, and shock absorber like foams such as polyethylene is preferably used. 
         [0027]    A tool for decoration such as the LED will be attached on the shock absorber painted by gum resin as above. For example, the LED ribbon having plural LED coiled or sandwiched around the shock absorber will decorate the tree-shaped decoration apparatus  100 . The inside of tree-shaped decoration apparatus  100  can be decorated in the same way, too. In the tree-shaped decoration apparatus  100  of the present invention, because it is assumed that a user climbs internal floor member  130 , a tool for decoration will be attached to the inside as well as the outside. 
         [0028]    In tree-shaped decoration apparatus  100 , a base substrate  110  may rotate. Referring now to  FIG. 4 , a configuration of base substrate  110  is explained. A rolling mechanism of base substrate  110  is configured as a drive motor  112  supported on a support member  111 . The drive motor  112  rotates a rotating plate  117  via after-mentioned torque limiter  113  and collector ring  116 . 
         [0029]    A torque limiter  113  protecting drive motor  112  from a surplus torque and torque sensor  115  detecting running torque are provided between output shaft (mean rotating shaft) and rotating plate  117  of drive motor  112 . As the torque sensor  115 , a contact-type torque sensor  115  may be used; alternatively a noncontact torque sensor  115  may be used too. If a torque detected by torque sensor  115  is beyond an expected limit, the rotative power from the drive motor  112  is not transmitted to the rotating plate  117  by the torque limiter  113 . 
         [0030]    Furthermore, a collector ring  116  is provided near base substrate  110 , and this collector ring  116  supplies electric power to illuminations member (e.g., LED ribbon which the apparatus outside was provided with) of tree-shaped decoration apparatus  100 . Number of revolutions of drive motor  112  may be controlled by a control unit not shown in the figure. A control unit stores the most suitable number of revolutions beforehand, and a rotating plate  117  is rotationally driven via drive motor  112  based on said number of revolutions. 
       (Others) 
       [0031]      FIG. 5 and 6  is a perspective view showing a use state of tree-shaped decoration apparatus  100  of this Invention.  FIG. 5  shows the users such as children playing inside. Thus, the mood of the event will be able to enhance by using tree-shaped decoration apparatus  100  of this Invention. 
       INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY 
       [0032]    The tree-shaped decoration apparatus can be climbed from the inlet part provided to the main body of apparatus This Invention have a Industrial applicability because the events using the tree-shaped decoration apparatus of this Invention are attractiveness very much, and the mood of the event enhances gorgeously, and the development of the service industry is established and contributes it. 
         [0033]    The embodiments and implementations that have been disclosed here are illustrative by nature are should not be regarded as limiting. The scope of the invention is defined by its claims rather than the foregoing description, and should be understood to include the features of the claims of the invention and equivalents thereof, in addition to all changes falling within the scope of the claims. 
       LEGEND 
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           100 : tree-shaped decoration apparatus 
           110 : base substrate 
           111 : support member 
           112  drive motor 
           113 : torque limiter 
           115 : torque sensor 
           116 : collector ring 
           117 : rotating plate 
           120 : strut 
           130 : floor member 
           131  beam 
           135 : circular ring 
           140 : slant crosspiece 
           150 : aid