JPH0255237B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a device for decorating a cosmetic container with a design of characters and figures desired by a cosmetic purchaser.

[Conventional technology]

Examples of methods for decorating the surface of a cosmetic container with designs such as letters and figures include printing methods such as block printing, silk printing, and transfer printing, and methods such as pasting a printed label on the surface of the container.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, although these methods are suitable for decorating many containers of the same type with the same design, it is not possible to individually decorate containers with the cosmetic purchaser's desired design at the store. I can't. In other words, with conventional decoration methods, the design determined by the cosmetic container manufacturer is
When manufacturing containers, the design is simply applied uniformly to a large number of containers, and it is not possible to individually apply the design desired by the cosmetic purchaser to the cosmetic containers at the time of purchasing the cosmetic.

An object of the present invention is to provide a device that can individually and three-dimensionally design characters and figures desired by a cosmetics purchaser on a cosmetics container when purchasing the cosmetics.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, this invention includes an XY plotter equipped with a decorative header that moves on the surface of a cosmetic container and engraves a design of characters and shapes on the surface, and a plurality of characters and designs of shapes. converting means for converting each into binary data, storage means for storing in a memory the design information for each of the plurality of designs converted into binary data, and calling means for calling the information stored in the storage means. , an image display means for displaying the called information as a design image, and binary data of an arbitrary design image among the design images displayed on the image display means is transmitted to the XY plotter to drive the decoration header. A fitting recess is provided on the top surface of the base of the XY plotter, and a mounting base having a recess for accommodating a cosmetic container is removably fitted into the fitting recess. The gist of this invention is a decoration device for cosmetic containers.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained in detail based on examples.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the invention. In the figure, 1 is a microcomputer, and 2 is a television camera for photographing designs of characters and figures. This TV camera 2 is connected to the computer 1 by a cable 3. The computer 1 has a built-in input device that converts the output signal of the TV camera 2 into binary data and inputs the binary data. That is, this input device
As shown in the figure, the output signal S of the TV camera 2 is
A signal processing circuit 51 that performs sampling processing in a matrix according to the raster scan of the TV camera 2
, a data conversion circuit 52 that converts the sampled output signal into binary data at an appropriate threshold, a data buffer 53 that temporarily stores the binary data, and an input/output interface 54 that transmits the stored data to the computer 1. It is configured. The computer 1 is a known one,
In addition to the input devices mentioned above, there is a memory consisting of a main storage device and an auxiliary storage device (floppy disk),
It has a built-in control device, calculation device, and output device.
4 is a CRT display device, 5 is a cable connecting the CRT display device 4 and the computer 1, 6 is a keyboard, and 7 is a cable connecting the keyboard 6 and the computer 1. 8 is an XY plotter connected to computer 1 by cable 9;
It is operated by an output signal from the computer 1. 10 is a known digitizer equipped with a digital pen 11, and 12 is a cable connecting the digitizer 10 and the computer 1. The above-mentioned digitizer 10 places a design base paper with a design of characters and figures on it, and inserts it into the digital pen 1.
The operation of tracing the design in step 1 converts the design into binary data and inputs it into the computer 1. Input of character and graphic designs is performed either via the TV camera 2 or via the digitizer 10.

Further, character designs other than graphic designs can also be input into the computer 1 using the keyboard 6. Note that 13 is a floppy disk insertion slot.

To explain the XY plotter 8 in more detail, as shown in FIG. It consists of a decorative header 17 that is detachably attached to a holder 16, and the movable arm 15 moves left and right in response to the output signal of the computer 1, and the decorative header 17 is decorated by the vertical and back-and-forth movement of the holder 16. The tip of the header 17 moves to draw letters and graphic designs three-dimensionally. What should be noted here is that firstly, the decorative header 17 is made of a motor-driven drill, high-frequency melting material, laser irradiation material, etc.
The cosmetic container (FIG. 4) is constructed of a material having the function of engraving a three-dimensional design of characters and figures on the surface of the container (FIG. 4). The second is the base 14
A rectangular fitting recess 18 is formed in the center of the upper surface, and a cosmetic container 21 is mounted here while being accommodated in the cosmetic container accommodating recess 20 of the mounting base 19, and the above-mentioned decorative header is attached to the upper surface. 17, characters and graphic designs are drawn. Specifically, the mounting base 19 is
As shown in FIG. 4, it has a rectangular shape, and a thin compact 21 can be accommodated in the recess 20 for accommodating a cosmetic container. In the installed state, the upper surface of the base 14, the upper surface of the mounting base 19, and the upper surface of the compact 21 form substantially the same plane. This square mounting base 19
A pair of finger insertion recesses 22 are formed at opposing positions on the outer circumferential surface of the mount 19, and by inserting fingers into the recesses 22 and pinching the mounting base 19, the mounting base 19 is inserted into the fitting recess 1.
It is designed to be attached or detached at 8. Similarly, a pair of finger insertion depressions 23 are formed at opposing positions on the inner circumferential wall of the cosmetic container storage recess 20, and these are used to attach or remove the compact 21 in the recess 20. I'm starting to do that. In addition, 24 is a positioning groove provided on the outer peripheral surface of the mounting base 19, and the fitting recess 1
The mounting base 19 is positioned and fixed by engaging with a protrusion 25 provided protrudingly on the inner circumferential surface of the mounting base 8 .

In this configuration, a large number of character and graphic designs are stored in advance in the memory of the computer 10 using the TV camera 2, digitizer 10, or keyboard 6. On the other hand, a cosmetic container 21 such as a compact on which letters and figures are designed is mounted on the mounting base 1.
9 into the cosmetic container storage recess 20 and attach it to the mounting base 1.
9, and attach it to the fitting recess 18 of the base 14 of the XY plotter. In this case, the mounting base 19 is
In order to accommodate a plurality of different types of cosmetic containers, the mounting base is appropriately selected and used from a plurality of mounts each having several types of cosmetic container storage recesses with different shapes and dimensions. Ru. Next, by operating the keyboard 6, a large number of design data stored in the memory of the computer 1 are sequentially called up as design images on the screen of the CRT display device 4.
To allow a cosmetics purchaser to select a desired design. If the desired design is not available, the cosmetic purchaser's desired design is captured using TV camera 2 and digitizer 10.
etc., immediately enter it into computer 1,
The image is displayed on the screen of the CRT display device 4. By operating the keyboard 6, not only can a selected design image be enlarged or reduced, but also a plurality of design images can be combined into a single design image. Next, operate the keyboard 6 to convert the binary data of the selected design image to XY
The data is transmitted to the plotter 8, and the decoration header 17 of the XY plotter 8 is driven based on the binary data. As a result, the surface of the cosmetic container 21, such as a compact, is decorated with the design desired by the cosmetic purchaser. That is, when the decorative header 17 is an electric drill, the engraved design is three-dimensionally applied by scraping, and when it is a high-frequency melted body or a laser irradiated body, it is melted. After this engraving, the engraved portion is traced with indelible ink if necessary. The tracing may be done by hand, or may be done under computer control in the same manner as described above by replacing the decorative header 17 with a pen (not shown).

Incidentally, in place of the above-mentioned mount 19, a mount 26 as shown in FIG. 5 may be used. This mounting base 26 corresponds to a cylindrical cosmetic container 27, and fixing springs 30 each having a semicircular gripping portion 29 are provided in the cosmetic container accommodating recess 28. By this action, the cylindrical cosmetic container 27 is pressed and fixed against the corner of the cosmetic storage recess 28. According to this mounting base 26, it becomes possible to accommodate several kinds of cylindrical cosmetic containers 27 having different sizes by itself.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the present invention stores a large amount of design information in a memory in advance, calls this information as a design image to an image display device as needed, and
The desired design image is selected from the called-up design images, and the XY plotter is driven based on the selected design image to engrave the above design on the cosmetic container. It can be applied individually and three-dimensionally to the cosmetic container. Also,
A fitting recess is formed on the top surface of the base of the XY PROTTER, and a mounting base with a cosmetic container storage recess is removably fitted into the fitting recess. The container can be easily and properly installed by simply inserting the cosmetic container and attaching the mounting base to the fitting recess. In addition, the cosmetic container can be attached by fitting the mounting base into the fitting recess like this.
Since it is attached to the XY PROTTER,
Several types of mounts with different shapes and dimensions of the recesses for accommodating cosmetic containers are prepared, and an appropriate mount can be selected from among the above-mentioned types according to the type of cosmetic container. . Therefore, it becomes possible to decorate a plurality of types of cosmetic containers having different shapes and dimensions in an appropriate manner.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of converting the output signal of the TV camera into binary data, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the XY plotter, FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the mount, and FIG. 5 is another explanatory diagram of the mount. 1...Computer, 4...CRT display device, 8...
XY plotter, 14... Base, 17... Decorative header, 18... Recess for fitting, 19... Mounting stand, 20... Recess for storing cosmetic container, 22, 23... Recess for finger insertion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. An XY plotter equipped with a decorative header that moves on the surface of a cosmetic container and engraves a design of characters and graphics on the surface, and a plurality of designs of characters and graphics that are individually binary-valued. a converting means for converting into data; a storage means for storing in a memory the design information of each of the plurality of designs converted into binary data; a calling means for calling the information stored in the storage means; An image display means for displaying information as a design image, and an arbitrary design image among the design images displayed on the image display means.
a selection drive means for transmitting value data to the XY plotter and driving the plotter to the decoration;
A cosmetic container characterized in that a fitting recess is provided on the top surface of the base of the XY plotter, and a mounting base having a recess for accommodating a cosmetic container is removably fitted into the fitting recess. decoration device. 2. The cosmetic container decoration device according to claim 1, wherein the decoration header is an electric drill. 3. The decoration device for a cosmetic container according to claim 1, wherein the decoration header is a high-frequency melt. 4. The cosmetic container decoration device according to claim 1, wherein the decoration header is a laser irradiation body. 5. The cosmetic container decoration device according to claim 1, wherein a recess for inserting a finger is formed in the outer circumferential wall of the mount. 6. The cosmetic container decoration device according to claim 5, wherein a recess for inserting a finger is formed in the inner circumferential wall of the cosmetic container recess of the mount.