JPH07100794A - Formation of sign work using plotter and plotter used therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a sign work forming method for recognizing the corner part position or the central part position of a film which is cut to the shape of a character, drawing, or symbol, easily and correctly. CONSTITUTION:On a sign work forming film on which the outer contour lines of characters, drawings or symbols cut, the outer contour line of a mark which shows the corner part position or central part position of a character, drawing or symbol is cut, and on the surface of a base paper sheet 10, the films 24 and 28 on which cut is performed in the shape of the character, drawing, or symbol and the mark shape. Then, a transparent sheet 30 is applied on the surfaces of these films 24 and 28, and these films 24 and 28 are exfoliated from the base paper sheet 10, in the state where these films are attached on the surface of the transparent sheet 30.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sign work producing method using a plotter for producing a film cut into a character, a figure or a symbol shape, and a plotter used therefor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When characters, figures, or symbols are written on signs, guide boards, doors, etc., a film cut into letters, figures, or signs is attached to the surface of those signs, guide boards, doors, etc. It is generally done.

A film 20 for making a signature work is attached to the surface of a thick mount 10 as shown in FIG. The surface of the mount 10 is made smooth and the film 2
0 is set so that it can be easily peeled from the surface of the mount 10 against the adhesive force of the adhesive applied to the back surface thereof. The operation of cutting the film 20 into a character, a figure, or a symbol shape (in the figure, a letter shape) is performed using a plotter. Specifically, the contour line 22 of characters, figures, or symbols is cut on the film 20 on the surface of the mount 10 by a cutter held by the carriage of the plotter. Then, the extra film portion 20 outside the outline 22 is formed.
A is peeled off from the surface of the mount 10 and removed, and as shown in FIG. 9, the film 24 that has been cut into a character, a figure or a symbol is left on the surface of the mount 10.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 10, the transparent sheet 30 is put on the surface of the film 24 cut into the character, figure or symbol shape, and the film 24 cut into the character, figure or symbol shape is placed on the back surface of the transparent sheet 30. The transparent sheet 30 is affixed to the back surface of the transparent sheet 30 using the adhesive having a weak adhesive force. Next, the film 24 cut in the shape of characters, figures or symbols is attached to the back surface of the transparent sheet 30 and peeled off from the front surface of the mount 10.

Here, the film 24 cut into the character, figure or symbol shape as described above is used as the transparent sheet 30.
The reason why it is peeled off from the surface of the mount 10 while being attached to the back surface is that the film 2 cut into letters, figures, or symbol shapes is used.
When 4 is peeled off from the surface of the mount 10 as it is, the mutual positional relationship of the films 24 cut into a plurality of characters, figures or symbol shapes is changed, and the films 24 are cut into predetermined characters or figures. Alternatively, it is not possible to arrange them neatly in a symbol shape and attach them to the surface of a signboard, a guide plate, a door, or the like.

Next, as shown in FIG. 11, the back surface of the transparent sheet 30 to which the film 24 cut in the shape of letters, figures or symbols is adhered, the front surface 40 of a signboard, a guide plate, a door, etc.
Then, the film 24 attached to the back surface of the transparent sheet 30 is attached to the front surface 40 of the signboard, the guide plate, the door, etc. by using the adhesive having a strong adhesive force applied to the back surface. After that, the transparent sheet 30 is peeled off from the surface of the film 24 against the adhesive force of the adhesive having a weak adhesive force applied to the back surface thereof. At that time, the film 24 cut into letters, figures, or symbols is left in a state of being adhered to the front surface 40 of a signboard, a guide plate, a door or the like by using an adhesive having a strong adhesive force applied to the back surface thereof. ing. Then, the film 24 cut into letters, figures, or symbols is arranged in order and attached to the surface 40 of a signboard, a guide plate, a door, or the like.

[0007]

However, as shown in FIG.
When the film 24 cut into the character shape of the president's office as shown in Fig. 4 is attached to the surface 40 such as the door through the above steps, it is the film 24 cut into the character shape of the president's office. Then, it is easy to determine the position of the corners of the film 24 attached to the back surface of the transparent sheet 30 such as the top, bottom, and sides of the film 24 and the center position from the front side of the transparent sheet 30 through the transparent sheet 30 by visual inspection or the like. There is no film 24 cut into the character shape of the president's office etc.
It was extremely difficult to orderly attach the sheet to a predetermined position on the surface 40 such as a door without unevenness or inclination.

This means that not only the film 24 cut into a plurality of character shapes in the president's office, etc., but also the film 24 cut into a single or plural character, figure or symbol shape or a combination thereof is a signboard or a guide. The same was true when it was attached to the surface 40 such as a plate or a door.

Therefore, the present inventor, after earnest research, cuts the outline of characters, figures, or symbols on the film 20 on the surface of the mount 10 by using a cutter that is held by the carriage of the plotter. A film that is cut into the mark shape by cutting the contour line of the mark indicating the position of the corner portion of the character, figure or symbol to be cut and the position of the center portion thereof on the same film 20 using the cutter held by the carriage of the plotter (Fig. (Not shown) together with the film 24 obtained by cutting the above character, figure or symbol into the mount 10
If left on the surface, then, when the film 24 cut into the character, figure, or symbol shape is attached to the back surface of the transparent sheet 30 and peeled off from the surface of the mount 10, the film cut into the mark shape is the same transparent. It was conceived that it can be peeled off from the surface of the mount 10 while being attached to the back surface of the sheet 30. Then, the corner portion position and the center portion position of the film 24 cut into the letters, figures, or symbol shapes attached to the back surface of the transparent sheet 30 are attached to the back surface of the same transparent sheet 30 from the front surface side of the transparent sheet 30 through the transparent sheet 30. It was conceived that the film cut into the mark shape can be easily identified.

That is, the present invention is a film cut into characters, figures, or symbols, and the corner position and the center position of the film attached to the back surface of the transparent sheet can be easily determined by visual inspection or the like. An object of the present invention is to provide a signwork creation method using a plotter (hereinafter referred to as a signwork creation method) and a plotter used for the signwork creation method.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the signature work making method of the present invention is characterized by including the following steps. a. While cutting the outline of letters, figures or symbols on the film for sign work affixed to the surface of the mount with a cutter that holds the plotter carriage on the carriage of the plotter, the corner position of the letters, figures or symbols on the film is cut. Alternatively, a step of cutting the outline of the mark indicating the center position using the cutter. b. A step of peeling and removing an extra film portion outside the outline of the characters, figures or symbols cut in the step a and the outline of the mark from the surface of the mount. c. A step of covering a film cut in the shape of characters, figures or symbols and marks left on the surface of the mount in step b with a transparent sheet, and peeling the film from the surface of the mount with the film attached to the back surface of the transparent sheet.

In the plotter of the present invention, a contour line of a mark, which indicates a corner position or a center position of a character, a figure or a symbol for cutting a contour line on a film for making a sign work adhered to a surface of a mount, is marked with the film. It is characterized in that the cutting means for cutting is provided in the drive control unit of the plotter body or the host computer for driving the plotter.

[0013]

In the aforesaid signwork making method, in the step a, the contour line of the character, figure or symbol is cut on the film for making the signwork, and the corner position of the letter, figure or symbol for cutting the contour line is cut. Alternatively, the contour line of the mark indicating the center position is cut on the same film for signwork production.

Then, in step b, the extra film portion outside the outline of the character, figure or symbol and the outline of the mark is peeled off from the surface of the mount. Then, the film cut in the shape of characters, figures or symbols and the film cut in the shape of marks are left on the surface of the mount.

Therefore, in the step c, when the film cut in the shape of characters, figures or symbols and the film cut in the shape of marks are attached to the back surface of the transparent sheet and peeled from the surface of the mount, the film is attached to the back surface of the transparent sheet. The corner or center position of the film cut into the attached characters, figures or symbols can be easily and accurately cut by the film cut into the mark shape pasted from the transparent sheet front side through the transparent sheet to the same transparent sheet back surface. You can determine.

In the plotter of the present invention, the contour line of the character, figure or symbol for cutting the contour line is the same as the contour line of the mark for cutting the contour line on the film for making a sign work attached to the surface of the mount. A cutting means for cutting into a film for making a sign work is provided in the drive control unit of the plotter body or the host computer for driving the plotter.

Therefore, according to the signwork making method of the present invention using the cutting means, in the step a, a character, a figure or a character for cutting the outline on the signwork making film by using the cutter held by the carriage of the plotter is used. The outline of the mark indicating the corner position or the center position of the symbol can be cut on the same signwork film. Then, by sequentially performing steps b and c of the signature work making method of the present invention, the film cut in the shape of characters, figures or symbols and the film cut in the shape of marks are attached to the back surface of the transparent sheet, and the surface of the mount is attached. Can be stripped from. Then, the corner position or center position of the film cut in the shape of letters, figures or symbols attached to the back surface of the transparent sheet is cut from the front side of the transparent sheet into the mark shape attached to the back surface of the same transparent sheet through the transparent sheet. The film can be easily and accurately identified.

[0018]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 or 2 shows a preferred embodiment of the plotter of the present invention, and its block diagram is shown in detail. less than,
This plotter will be described.

In the plotter shown in the figure, the carriage 20 of the plotter receives a command from the host computer 100.
The plotter main body is provided with a drive control unit 220 that relatively moves 0 on the film 20 for creating a sign work on the surface of the mount 10 on which the recording surface 210 is mounted.
The drive control unit 220 moves the carriage 200 to the recording surface 210.
An X-direction drive unit 240 of an X-axis drive motor 230 that moves the film in the X direction and a Y-axis drive motor 25 that moves the film 20 together with the mount 10 on the recording surface 210 in the Y direction.
And the Y direction drive means 260 of 0.

The above construction is similar to that of the conventional paper moving type plotter, but in the plotter of FIG. 1, the drive control section 220 of the plotter body cuts the contour line on the film 20 for making the sign work. A cutting means 300 including an electronic control device for cutting the outline of a mark indicating the corner position or center position of a character, a figure, or a symbol on the same film 20 for making a sign work is provided. In the plotter shown in FIG. 2, the host computer 100 for driving the plotter is provided with the same sign as the contour line of the mark, which indicates the corner position or the center position of the character, figure, or symbol for cutting the contour line on the film 20 for creating the sign work. Film 20 for work creation
The cutting means 110 is composed of software for cutting into pieces, electronic control equipment, and the like.

The plotter shown in FIG. 1 or 2 is configured as described above.

Next, a preferred embodiment of a method for producing a film which is cut into letters, figures or symbols by the signwork producing method of the present invention using these plotters will be described.

The cutter 2 is attached to the carriage 200 of the plotter.
Hold 70. Then, the mount 10 to which the film 20 for making a signature work is attached is mounted on the recording surface 210.

Next, the drive control unit 220 of the plotter body
X-axis drive motor 230 and Y-axis drive motor 250
Are driven to move the carriage 200 relatively on the film 20 for making a sign work in the XY directions.
Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the film 2 on the surface of the mount 10 is cut using the cutter 270 held by the carriage 200.
An outer line 22 of a character, a figure or a symbol (in the figure, the outer line of a character in the president's office) is cut to 0.

At that time, the above-mentioned characters are formed on the film 20 on the surface of the same mount 10 by using the cutting means 300 or 110.
An outer contour line 26 of a mark having a triangular shape, a hook shape, a circular shape or the like indicating the position of the corner portion or the position of the center portion of the figure or the symbol or both of them is cut.

Then, the extra film portion 20a outside the outline 22 of the characters, figures or symbols cut on the film 20 and the outline 26 of the mark is attached to the mount 10 by the following steps.
It is peeled from the front surface against the adhesive force of the adhesive applied to the back surface of the film 20, and is removed from the front surface of the mount 10. And
As shown in FIG. 4, the film 24 cut in the shape of characters, figures or symbols and the film 28 cut in the shape of marks are left on the surface of the mount 10.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the transparent sheet 30 is put on the film 24 cut into the shape of letters, figures or symbols and the film 28 cut into the shape of marks,
These films 24 and 28 are applied to the transparent sheet 30 by using an adhesive having a weak adhesive force applied to the back surface of the transparent sheet 30.
0 Paste on the back side.

Next, the films 24 and 28 are peeled off from the front surface of the mount 10 while being adhered to the rear surface of the transparent sheet 30.

Then, the film 24 cut in the shape of characters, figures or symbols and the film 28 cut in the shape of marks are attached to the back surface of the transparent sheet 30 and the mount 10 is attached.
It is peeled from the surface.

After that, the back surface of the transparent sheet 30 to which the film 24 cut in the shape of letters, figures or symbols and the film 28 cut in the shape of marks are adhered is pressed against the front surface 40 of a signboard, a guide plate, a door or the like. Then, the film 24 that is cut into the shape of letters, figures or symbols and the film 28 that is cut into the shape of a mark that are attached to the back surface of the transparent sheet 30 are applied to the signboards and guides using the adhesive with strong adhesive force applied to their back surfaces. It is attached to the surface 40 such as a plate or a door.

At that time, the position of the film 28 cut in the mark shape attached to the back surface of the transparent sheet 30 is visually confirmed from the front side of the transparent sheet 30 through the transparent sheet 30 to cut the mark shape. The film 2 cut from the position of the film 28 cut into the shape of letters, figures or symbols attached to the back surface of the same transparent sheet 30.
Determine the corner position or center position of 4. Then, the film 24 cut in the shape of letters, figures or symbols and the film 28 cut in the shape of marks are formed on the front surface 40 of a signboard, a guide plate, a door, etc. by using an adhesive having a strong adhesive force applied to the back surface thereof. Adhere horizontally and orderly to a prescribed area.

Next, the transparent sheet 30 is peeled off from the surface of the film 24 cut in the shape of characters, figures or symbols and the film 28 cut in the shape of marks against the adhesive force of the adhesive having a weak adhesive force applied to the back surface thereof. take.

Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the film 24 cut in the shape of characters, figures or symbols and the film 28 cut in the shape of marks are formed into those films 24, 2.
8 It remains in a state of being adhered to the front surface 40 of a signboard, a guide plate, a door, etc. by an adhesive having a strong adhesive force applied to the back surface.

After that, the film 28 cut in the shape of a mark adhered to the surface 40 of the signboard, the guide plate, the door, etc. resists the adhesive force of the adhesive applied to the back surface of the signboard, the guide plate, the door, etc. From the surface 40 of the.

Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the film 24 that has been cut in the shape of characters, figures, or symbols remains attached to the surface 40 of the signboard, the guide plate, the door, etc., and the signboard is made by the film 24. , Letters on the surface 40 of the guide plate, door, etc.,
A figure or symbol can be entered.

The signwork making method and plotter of the present invention are the cutters which are held on the carriage by moving the carriage in the XY directions on the film for making the signwork on the surface of the mount mounted on the flat recording surface. It can also be used for a flat bed type plotter that cuts outlines of characters, figures or symbols on a film for making a sign work by using.

[0037]

As described above, according to the signwork making method of the present invention, the film is a film cut into characters, figures, or symbols, and the corner position of the film attached to the back surface of the transparent sheet or Easily and clearly confirm the center position from the transparent sheet front surface side through the transparent sheet with the film cut into the mark shape attached to the same transparent sheet back surface, and the film cut into those letters, figures or symbol shapes is the signboard , It can be attached to a predetermined part of the surface such as a guide plate or a door without any bias or inclination.

Further, according to the plotter of the present invention, a film cut into a character, a figure or a symbol shape by the sign work producing method of the present invention, which is a corner position or center of the film attached to the back surface of the transparent sheet. A film cut into a mark shape indicating the position of a part can be easily and accurately attached to the back surface of the same transparent sheet.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a plotter of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a plotter of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a process explanatory diagram of a signwork creation method of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a process explanatory diagram of the signwork creation method of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a process explanatory diagram of the signwork creation method of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a process explanatory diagram of the signwork creation method of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a process explanatory diagram of the signwork creation method of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a process explanatory diagram of a conventional signwork creation method.

FIG. 9 is a process explanatory diagram of a conventional signwork creation method.

FIG. 10 is a process explanatory diagram of a conventional signwork creation method.

FIG. 11 is a process explanatory diagram of a conventional signwork creation method.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a film cut into a letter shape in the president's office is attached to the door surface.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Mount 20 Film for signature work 20a Extra film part 22 Character, figure or symbol outline 24 Film cut into character, figure or symbol 26 Mark outline 28 Mark cut 30 Transparent sheet 40 Surfaces of signboards, guide plates, doors, etc. 100 Host computer 110 Cutting means 200 Carriage 210 Recording surface 220 Drive control section 230 X-axis drive motor 240 X-direction drive means 250 Y-axis drive motor 260 Y-direction drive means 270 Cutter 300 Cutting means

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A method for creating a sign work using a plotter, which comprises the following steps. a. While cutting the outline of letters, figures or symbols on the film for sign work affixed to the surface of the mount using a cutter that grips the plotter carriage, the corner position of the letters, figures or symbols on the film Alternatively, a step of cutting the outline of the mark indicating the center position using the cutter. b. A step of peeling and removing an extra film portion outside the outline of the characters, figures or symbols cut in the step a and the outline of the mark from the surface of the mount. c. A step of covering a film cut in the shape of characters, figures or symbols and marks left on the surface of the mount in step b with a transparent sheet, and peeling the film from the surface of the mount with the film attached to the back surface of the transparent sheet. 2. A cut for cutting an outline of a mark indicating a corner position or a center position of a character, a figure or a symbol for cutting an outline on a film for making a sign work attached to a surface of a mount on the film. A plotter comprising means for driving a drive unit of the plotter body. 3. A cut for cutting an outer line of a mark indicating a corner position or a center position of a character, a figure or a symbol for cutting an outer line on a film for making a sign work adhered to a surface of a mount on the film. A plotter having means provided in a host computer for driving the plotter.