JP2007108564A - Name holder or name plate - Google Patents

Abstract

【Task】
An object of the present invention is to provide a name holder that can brightly illuminate the name tag portion to easily identify who is the wearer, and can brighten the front direction and lighten the hands and feet.
Therefore, it is possible to freely use both hands in the state of brightening the front etc. for night patrol etc. at the site of nursing and nursing and remove psychological anxiety not only in the lighting but also in the dark at the time of disaster, for example, The challenge is to provide some kind of name holder that can give peace of mind to the people around you.
[Solution]
In order to solve such a problem, the name tag part is inserted and the cinema or the like is sandwiched. At least the front face is a transparent or semi-transparent name holder, and has a light emitting part on the back of the name tag part. By irradiating, it provides a name holder that brightly exposes the name tag and illuminates the front of the name tag.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an invention of a name holder having a light source, and more specifically to an invention of a name holder or name plate having a light source using a tracing paper or the like as a diffuser plate.

Conventionally, it has been frequently used to display one's name on a name holder to clarify his / her identity.
In this case, a name tag on which a name or the like is written or printed is inserted into a transparent casing, and is used by being locked to clothes with a clip or the like attached to the casing.

Further, there is an electronic name tag described in JP-A-8-258469 (Patent Document 1) for displaying information such as a name on a liquid crystal display.
The electronic name tag displays necessary information on the electronic name tag by data transfer. Moreover, although it is not a name holder, there exists a safety symbol emblem which has a light-emitting diode blinking sphere on the emblem and calls attention, as Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-337003 (Patent Document 2).
Therefore, the presence of the emblem can be clearly seen from the outside.

Further, there is a radio paging receiver having a name display unit and a call notification unit for notifying a call as Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-284824 (Patent Document 3).
The receiver is locked to clothes with a clip or a safety pin, and has a name tag housing having a name display portion and an LED for notifying reception.
There are various kinds of name holders having a name tag function as described above, and there is a technique having an issuing means such as an LED for attaching to clothes and notifying external information or clarifying the existence of the name holder.
JP-A-8-258469 JP-A-5-337003 JP-A-9-284824

As described above, there is a prior art having a name holder and a light emitting means, but in a nursing room or nursing care site, for example, in a hospital room where a plurality of people are present for night patrol or nursing care in a dim place, etc. Cannot turn on electricity, and is generally used for patrols and nursing care using a flashlight, but because it has a flashlight in one hand, it inevitably clogs that one hand and the workability is poor .
On the other hand, for example, a bedside desk lamp may be used in a hospital room, but this stand is oriented in a certain direction and reduces interference of light around it. It is not always possible to illuminate the hand etc. effectively.

In this case, for example, by having a light source on a member that can be locked to the chest or the like, both hands can be used and the hand can be brightened.
Therefore, although the light source disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-337003 (Patent Document 2) can be used, the emblem is simply a light source that is turned on to clearly indicate its existence, and is a light source that is directly irradiated to the outside. It is extremely dazzling and cannot be used at all in the above case.
Further, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-284824 (Patent Document 3) also has a light source, but it is turned on only in a specific case. Even if it is always turned on, the light source is a light source that is directly irradiated to the outside. It is dazzling and cannot be used at all in the above case.

In other words, if the chest is turned on and the patient moves inside the hospital room etc., all the light will be irradiated in the direction of travel, and the patient will be exposed to light. It lacks sex.
Therefore, it is a light source that can be locked to the front of the body such as the chest and can use both hands for work, and does not scatter unnecessary lights around in dark places or at night nursing or nursing care, and at the hands and feet. However, there is a demand for a name holder having some kind of light source capable of obtaining lighting that does not cause inconvenience.
In addition, for example, there is a demand for a method that can easily display the characters on the name holder and, if necessary, can make the characters on the name holder more readable in a dim place.

In this case, there is an electronic name tag described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-258469 (Patent Document 1). However, the electronic name tag requires cooperation with a server or the like, which is extremely large and expensive. is there.
Therefore, there is a demand for a name holder that can be used easily, inexpensively, and has high visibility, and in which a name tag or the like can be clearly seen even in a dark place.
Furthermore, the most convenient name holder among conventional name holders is to display a name on the outside by inserting a white paper on which the name is printed in a transparent resin casing, for example. In addition, it is desired to be a name holder that can be used by easily printing not only a name but also a face photograph or a special display with a home printer or the like.

  Therefore, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is a name holder in which at least the front surface for inserting or sandwiching the name tag portion is transparent or translucent, and has a light emitting portion on the back surface of the name tag portion, By irradiating the part with the light emitting part on the back, the name tag part is brightly displayed and the name holder part is irradiated with the name holder, and the invention can be solved brilliantly by such an invention.

  Further, the invention according to claim 2 is a name holder in which the light emitting part emits light by a light emitting diode, the invention according to claim 3 is a name holder in which the light emitting part emits light by electroluminescence, and the invention according to claim 4 The light emitting unit is formed of a name holder that emits light by liquid crystal, and the above-described problems can be solved by the various light emitting units.

In this case, the efficiency of the illuminance of light emission can be increased by a name holder having a reflector in the back direction of the light emitting diode of the light emitting portion as in the invention described in claim 5.

Furthermore, like the invention of Claim 6, it may emit light as a backlight using a light guide plate.
In these cases, the invention described in claim 7 is not only capable of irradiating a faint light by a name holder whose name tag portion is made of tracing paper, but also can easily and cleanly print and design with a home printer. The name tag portion can be easily manufactured. Further, the use of the switch unit for controlling the turning on and off of light emission as in the eighth aspect of the invention improves usability.
Further, as in the ninth aspect of the invention, the name holder has a clip portion or a fastening pin that can be fixed at any position on the front surface of the body, so that the name holder can be stopped on the front surface of the body very easily. You can wear it.
Alternatively, as in the invention of claim 10, a hood or shade is provided on the upper portion of the name holder main body, and the hood or shade is projected at least forward from the front surface of the name holder main body, so that light is directed upward. Can prevent leakage.
Furthermore, instead of the name holder as in the invention described in claim 11, it can be used on a desk, for example, by using a name plate.

As described above, according to the first aspect of the invention, the name tag portion can be illuminated brightly, and the front direction of the name tag portion can be brightened.
Therefore, for example, if a name holder is put on the chest, the front of the self can be brightened, the wearer can be grasped from the outside, and the name tag portion can be read clearly.
Further, since the front direction can be illuminated brightly, the hands and feet can be brightened.
For example, it can be used for patrols at night, such as in nursing and nursing care, so that the patient's identity can be seen at a glance and the wearer can lighten the front, etc. Both hands can be used freely and work in subtle light is possible.

At the same time, it can also be used as emergency lighting in the event of a disaster, for example, and not only can the wearer be grasped in the event of a light loss in a hospital or public facility due to a fire, earthquake, typhoon, etc. You can brighten your surroundings.
Accordingly, since the hands and feet can be illuminated, the psychological anxiety in the darkness can be removed and the surrounding human beings can be given a sense of security.
Next, according to the second to sixth aspects of the invention, various light sources can be used, and it is possible to provide a faint light, to provide a low voltage light source, to irradiate the entire nameplate portion as a backlight, etc. Become.
Further, according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, light can be effectively irradiated forward with a small number of light sources.

Furthermore, according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, characters, photos, pictures, etc. can be easily displayed on the name tag portion, and further, for example, printing can be easily performed with a personal computer or the like.
Further, the light can be diffused with tracing paper, and a faint light can be irradiated forward.
Therefore, nursing can be performed in a hospital room at night without waking up the sleeping patient, which is very useful.
Furthermore, according to the eighth aspect of the invention, it is possible to control lighting on and off.
Further, according to the ninth aspect of the invention, it is possible to easily attach to the chest or the like, and according to the tenth aspect of the invention, it is possible to prevent light from the name holder from leaking upward.
Furthermore, according to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, a name plate that can be placed on a desk can be provided.

FIG. 1 shows an optimal state of implementation of the name holder according to the present invention.
At least the surface portion is transparent or semi-transparent name holder body 1 in which papers with name A and B, that is, name tag part 2 are inserted, and the name holder characters are clearly shown in the back direction of the paper A battery 35 and an LED (light emitting diode) 31 are provided.
In addition, it is wired by the printed circuit board 36 etc., Furthermore, it has a switch part which controls light emission and light extinction of LED, although it is not illustrated.
The name holder is provided with a clip portion 15 for locking to a breast pocket and the like, and further a fastening pin 16.
Accordingly, as a premise, light can be emitted from an LED (light emitting diode) 31 or the like installed on the back surface of a medium such as printable paper inserted in a transparent name holder 1.
This makes it possible to illuminate the letters and pictures of the name tag portion 2 clearly shown on a medium such as paper from the back, and illuminate the letters and pictures brightly. Because it is a name holder that can be attached to the front part of the body, etc., the front of the body can be illuminated brightly, the surroundings of the hands in work in dark places and dark places can be brightened, and work on the hands can be done efficiently It becomes.

In this case, light is emitted by an LED (light emitting diode) 31 or the like, and irradiation is performed with light transmitted through a medium such as paper or plastic, and a faintly bright light can be irradiated on the front surface.
Therefore, for example, by printing your name on a paper medium such as tracing paper and inserting it into the name holder, the tracing paper diffuses light from the LED (light emitting diode) and so on to make it soft light. It can be irradiated.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the name holder main body 1 according to FIG. 1, a name tag part 2 made of a printed paper medium, etc., and a light emitting part 3 inserted on the back surface thereof.
First, there is a name holder main body 1 having at least a transparent or translucent front portion, and a name tag portion 2 made of a printable medium such as paper or resin that is visually recognized from the outside is inserted into the insertion portion 10 of the name holder. It is.
In this case, a general name holder is made of transparent acrylic, resin such as PS, PET, etc., and is formed by various methods such as injection molding, vacuum forming, etc. Such a name holder is sufficient. Is.
In this case, it may be a soft case or a hard case.
Further, it may be matted in order to give the front surface a light diffusion performance.

Next, the name tag portion 2 is displayed from the outside by displaying a name or the like, and those made of a printable medium such as paper or resin are often used, and these various types may be used.
In this case, it is most suitable in connection with the point that it can be diffused with respect to the transmitted light by using tracing paper, and the fact that it can be easily printed or printed with a home printer. It may be a thin paper medium or resin sheet medium having
For example, it may be a transparent sheet material, a translucent sheet material, or a color sheet material.
Furthermore, for example, a sheet using a sheet on which a picture or name can be easily printed by a printer or the like may be used.

As described above, you can write your own name and title such as nurses and doctors, etc., and you will know who is wearing this name holder. Furthermore, not only this information but also other information It may be one that clearly indicates the kind or one that clearly indicates a picture or the like.
Furthermore, for example, a face photograph or the like may be clearly indicated.
As a result, it can also be used as identification.
For example, it is now possible to easily read a photograph or the like and print it clearly with an ink-jet printer or the like together with the name, and particularly when a printable tracing paper or the like is used, a name tag portion can be created easily and easily.

Next, the light emitting unit 3 is disposed on the back surface of the name tag unit 2 made of sheet material such as a paper medium, and functions as a so-called backlight.
The configuration shown in this figure is composed of a button battery 35, a printed circuit board 36, and two LEDs (light emitting diodes) 31, which are commonly used.
Further, a reflection plate 37 is provided in the back direction of the LED (light emitting diode) 31 so that the light emission of the LED 31 can be efficiently irradiated on the front surface.
For example, the reflection plate may be a plate made of a metal member such as aluminum, a reflective resin plate, or glass.
Further, it may have a curved shape or the like in order to diffuse light efficiently.
The reflecting plate 37 that can reflect at least light is used, and it may be a flat shape, a curved shape, or an uneven shape.

Note that the reflector 37 can be efficiently irradiated with light as necessary. For example, when the LED (light emitting diode) 31 is a flat type, it may not be used.
Next, although two are shown in this figure regarding LED (light emitting diode) 31, it is not restricted to this, One or three or more may be sufficient.
Further, a light guide plate may be used as a backlight to illuminate the whole surface brightly by irradiating the front, that is, the name tag portion 2 from behind.
That is, an LED (light emitting diode) 31 or the like as a light source is disposed in the end face direction of the light guide plate, and is used as a backlight by reflected light reflected in various directions by the light guide plate by irradiating from the end face direction.
For example, it is used as a backlight by providing unevenness in acrylic or the like by a printing method, a V-cut method, etc., and irradiating light from the lateral direction to hit the light guide plate scattering material and reflect in various directions.

Therefore, it irradiates with LED (light emitting diode) 31 and other light sources, and uses this reflected light as a backlight.
Furthermore, instead of the LED (light emitting diode) 31 and the light guide plate 32 such as these, an EL (electroluminescence) 33 or a liquid crystal 34 may be used.
It suffices that at least a sheet of printed tracing paper or the like can be irradiated from the back side.
In these cases, the color of the light source may be arbitrarily selected and used.
It is also possible to improve the design by changing the color.

In addition, in addition to aiming at the diffusion of light by tracing paper, or in place of this, a mat film file glass may be used to diffuse the light.
Next, with respect to the printed circuit board 36, the present configuration optimizes the printed circuit board 36 in order to improve planarity, but the present invention is not limited to this.
The printed circuit board 36 can be made thin by using paper phenol having a thickness of about 0.5 to 1.6 mm.
If the name holder is thick, the printed board may be manufactured with a thick one, and may also be one using glass phenol or another substrate.
The above configuration is an optimal example for a thinner and lighter user-friendly low-priced name holder.

Next, when emitting light using LED (light emitting diode) 31, EL (electroluminescence), liquid crystal or the like, it may be possible to control lighting and extinction by a switch unit such as a slide switch or a button switch. Is not shown.
For example, it may be applied to a portion of the switch unit that is touched by a phosphorescent paint such as a luminescent paint.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1, and the name tag portion 2 made of sheet material, which is a printable medium such as paper, etc. The state where the printed circuit board 36 and the light emitting unit 3 provided with the button battery 35 as a power source are inserted is shown.
In this case, a clip portion 15 and a fastening pin 16 are provided on the back side of the name holder 1.
In addition, this figure is an example and may have a structure which has a long string and is hung from a neck, or may be fastened to clothes by a hook-and-loop fastener or the like.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example in which an EL (electroluminescence) 33 or a liquid crystal 34 is used instead of the LED (light emitting diode) 31, and in this figure, the light emitting unit 3 using the EL (electroluminescence) 33 is shown. FIG.
Since the entire light emitting portion on the front surface is composed of a thin film EL element, no reflector or the like is required.
Even in this case, it is only necessary to have a power source 35 sufficient for light emission. For example, it is sufficient to have a necessary power source such as a button battery or a lithium battery having a necessary voltage.
Of course, this is the same when the liquid crystal is changed.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example used for a name plate that can be placed on a desk instead of a name holder.
Similar to the above, the front plate is made of a transparent or translucent name plate, and has a name tag portion 2 and a light emitting portion 3 in that order from the front portion.
The name tag unit 2 displays prints, figures, photographs, etc. on a printable medium such as paper or resin, such as a tracing paper on a sheet, and further displays the LED (light emitting diode) 31 or EL (electroluminescence) from the back. 33 or the liquid crystal 34, etc., and brightly prints and displays a figure or the like with soft light.
In this case, the printed circuit board 36 and the switch unit 38 are provided in the same manner as described above, and a general household power source is used in addition to a necessary small power source 35 such as a button battery, a lithium battery, or a dry battery as a power source. It may be a thing.

FIG. 6 is a view showing an example in which a hood 12 and a shade are provided on the upper portion in order to prevent light leaking upward from the insertion portion 10 when the name holder 1 according to the present invention is hung with the string 17 at the chest position. Yes, this figure shows an example having a hood 12.
This prevents light from leaking upward and prevents glare from the upper gap light.
In this case, in order to prevent the light from the front surface of the name holder 1 from being inadvertently seen, a hood 12 as shown in the figure formed so as to protrude at least on the front surface of the name holder body 1 is optimal.
Further, for example, the hood 12 can be moved in conjunction with a switch, and when it is in the form shown in the figure, it is turned on, and the hood 12 is pushed up to turn off the light when the gap of the insertion portion is exposed. It may be.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example using the light guide plate 32, which is constructed by attaching the light emitting unit 3 and the name tag unit 2 to the name holder main body 1, and an example in which OOO is printed as a face photograph and a name. Show.
In this case, with respect to the light-emitting unit 3, a light guide plate 32 is disposed behind the name tag unit 2, and three LEDs (light-emitting diodes) 31 serving as light sources are arranged at one end of the light-emitting plate 3 so that light is emitted from the lateral direction. The light plate 32 irradiates light in the forward direction and functions as a backlight.
Therefore, the back of the name tag part 2 becomes bright, and the name tag part 2 becomes bright and soft light is emitted in the forward direction to provide a faint brightness.
Of course, the light source as the illumination is an example in which three LEDs (light emitting diodes) 31 are used. However, the light source is not limited to this, and may be one, two, or four or more. Various light sources generally used for the light source, that is, the light guide plate 32 may be used.

FIG. 8 is a view showing an example of using a soft case as a name holder. A transparent sheet is folded to form a front part 13 and a back part 14 of the case, and a light emitting part 3 and a name tag part 2 are sandwiched between them. An example having a clip and a fastening pin for securing to the chest and further comprising a switch part for controlling turning on and off of light emission and a board for connecting a power supply part in the same manner. Show.
In this configuration, the front portion 13 and the back portion 14 are fitted with fasteners 11 on both side portions of the name holder.
An example in which OOO is printed as a face photo and name is also shown on the name tag portion 2 shown in the figure.
In this way, it is possible to check whether or not the name holder wearer is the person himself / herself, and can be used as more detailed identification.

First, the experiment was conducted by inserting the light emitting part and the name tag part into a plastic transparent name holder.
As for the light emitting part, two bullet-type LED lamps are positioned in a cavity inside a plastic light emitting part casing having a length of 80 mm, a width of 100 mm, and a thickness of 8 mm, and an aluminum foil is arranged as a reflector on the back side. Further, two button type CR-2032s were arranged as power sources in the light emitting unit housing, and a light emitting unit wired using a printed board was used.
In this case, one LED was white and the other LED was orange.
The name tag portion used was a name tag portion that was created by printing characters created on a personal computer on an inkjet-compatible tracing paper using a home inkjet printer.
This was inserted into a name holder and turned on and moved in a dark room.

In this case, the illuminance was 5 LXm at a distance of 20 cm from the light.
On the other hand, under the same illuminance, the lower case letters of newspapers could be read at a distance of 15 cm.
In this state, the illuminance was slightly insufficient to search for blood vessels when performing the injection, but the illuminance was sufficient to perform general nursing and nursing care.
Furthermore, it was possible to illuminate the hand in a dark room and not to irradiate unnecessary light around the room where there were many patients.
Also, there was enough illuminance to illuminate the feet in the dark.
The continuous lighting time in this state was about 100 hours for the white LED and about 120 hours for the orange LED.

The figure which shows an example of the name holder which concerns on this invention The figure which shows the light emission part of the name holder shown in FIG. 1, a name tag part, and a name holder main body. AA line sectional view of FIG. The figure which shows the other one state of implementation of the name holder which concerns on this invention The figure which shows an example of the nameplate which concerns on this invention The figure which shows the other one state of implementation of the name holder which concerns on this invention The figure which shows the other one state of implementation of the name holder which concerns on this invention The figure which shows the other one state of implementation of the name holder which concerns on this invention

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Name holder main body 10 Insertion part 11 Fastener 12 Hood 13 Front part 14 Back part 15 Clip part 16 Fastening pin 17 String 2 Name tag part 3 Light emission part 31 Light emitting diode 32 Light guide plate 33 EL
34 Liquid crystal 35 Power supply 36 Printed circuit board 37 Reflector 38 Switch 4 Name plate body

Claims (11)

A name plate 2 is inserted or sandwiched, and at least the front surface is a transparent or translucent name plate, has a light emitting portion 3 on the back of the name tag portion 2, and illuminates the name tag portion 2 with the light emitting portion 3 on the back A name holder characterized by illuminating the name tag part 2 and illuminating the front face of the name tag part 2.   The name holder according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting unit 3 emits light by a light emitting diode.   The name holder according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting unit 3 emits light by electroluminescence. The name holder according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting unit 3 emits light by liquid crystal. The name holder according to claim 2, further comprising a reflective plate in a back direction of the light emitting diode of the light emitting unit. The name holder according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting unit 3 emits light using a light guide plate. The name holder according to claim 1, wherein the name tag part 2 is made of tracing paper.   The name holder according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a switch unit (38) for controlling on / off of light emission. The name holder according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the name holder main body (1) has a clip part (15) or a fastening pin (16) that can be fixed at any place on the front surface of the body. A hood or shade is provided on the upper portion of the name holder main body 1 to prevent the hood or shade from projecting forward at least from the front surface of the name holder and leaking light from the name holder upward. 9. Name holder according to any one of 9. A name plate, wherein a name plate 4 is used instead of the name holder according to claim 1.

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