Decoration Article With an Automatic Flaking Device

The present invention relates to a decoration article with an automatic flaking device which can create a continual snowing scene with additional sound and light effects accompanying therewith.

In general, most conventional decoration articles sold in the markets are designed in a static manner; and some of them are only provided with flickering effect in addition. However, those prior art decoration articles are not vividly appealing to the customers.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a decoration article with an automatic flaking device which can create a continual snowing scene with additional sound and light effects accompanying therewith so as to make the decoration article operate in a more appealing and fascinating manner.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a decoration article with an automatic flaking device which is provided with a flake circulating tube with a screw conveyer disposed therein so as to deliver the flakes piled at the bottom of the circulating tube to the top thereof and evenly disperse the flakes via an oblique plate in a continual, and circulating manner.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of the decoration article with an automatic flaking device of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a pespective view of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1, 2, the present invention comprises a bottom basin 10 having a declined surface 11 disposed on the top thereof; and a motor 12 having a drive gear 121 secured to the output shaft thereof, and an internal circuit 13, and a battery power source 14 that are electrically connected to each other. Moreover, the internal circuit 13 is comprised of a sound actuating device and a relay circuit and etc., so that the present invention can remain in operation for from a few seconds to a few minutes.

The flakes B are made of light material and are in a circular shape and are piled up at the declined surface 11 on top of the bottom basin 10. The flake circulating tube 20 having a bottom inlet and a top outlet is disposed with the bottom inlet thereof in contact with the lowermost point of the declined surface 11, and a screw conveyor 21 is disposed inside the flake circulating tube 20 with the bottom end thereof going through the declined surface 11 and a gear 211 is secured at the end thereof and is in engagement with the drive gear 121 of the motor 12 so that the screw conveyor 21 can be rotated thereby. The opposite end of the screw conveyor 21 is provided with a multi-blade dispersing device 212 having a number of equally distanced blades A disposed thereon and located at the outlet of the flake circulating tube 20 and rotated in synchronism with the screw conveyor 21 so as to permit the flake particles B to be evenly dispersed to an obliquely disposed guide plate 22 from which the particles begin to flake, creating a continual snowing scene with the flakes B circulating between the top and the bottom of the decoration article as long as the motor is rotated without stop. A decoration object 30 can be located on the declined surface 11 of the bottom basin 10 at a proper position. A light means (not shown) can be disposed somewhere in the decoration article. A transparent cover 40 disposed on top of the bottom basin is employed to encompass the decoration article.

After the proceeding description of the present invention it becomes apparent that the decoration article is first actuated by external sound to start the motor 12 and the screw conveyor 21 so as to deliver the flake particles B from the bottom inlet of the flake circulating tube 20 to the top outlet thereof and a dispersing device 212 is used to evenly disperse the flake particles B unto the oblique guide plate 22 from where the flake particles flake down naturally as a result of gravity in company with sound and light effects, making the decoration article more appealing and fascinating.