JPH0720699Y2 - Panel and display device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a panel used for decoration or advertisement and an optical display device using the panel.

[Conventional technology]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a display device having a structure in which a transparent substrate is provided with a colored display such as a desired pattern and characters, and diffused illumination light is applied to the display panel from behind to display the colored patterns and characters.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

However, in the display device having the above structure, since it is displayed to the observer only by the color tone or shape of the colored pattern or the colored character, it is technically difficult to greatly change the display state of the pattern, the character, etc. Therefore, there is a problem that the change is scarce and a high eye-catcher effect as a medium for decoration or advertisement cannot be expected.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to develop a medium for decoration or advertisement in which the display state changes greatly and a high eye-catching effect is obtained.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and an opaque colored layer is applied to one surface of a plate-shaped transparent substrate in a fine net-like, dot-shaped, or linear shape, and the opaque colored layer is transparent or translucent. Provided is a panel characterized by being covered with a translucent colored layer, and in a case such as a box, a panel facing an opening window part of the case and a back part facing the opening window part of the panel. A main illumination light source located, and a side illumination light source that irradiates light into the panel from the end face relative to the end face of the panel, the panel, one side of the main illumination light source side fine mesh, dot-shaped, It consists of a plate-shaped transparent base material that has a linear opaque colored layer and covers this opaque colored layer with a transparent or semitransparent translucent colored layer, and turns on and off the main illumination light source and the side illumination light source, respectively. Display device characterized by being switchable Provides, it is to solve the above problems.

[Action]

In the present invention, the opaque colored layer is applied to one side of the transparent base material of the panel in the form of fine net, dot, line, etc. having fine blank portions, that is, the opaque colored layer is divided. The opaque colored layer forms a colored pattern or a colored character, and the translucent colored layer forms a background color to make the pattern or character stand out or conversely conceal.

When the main illumination light source of the display device is turned on, a colored pattern or colored characters formed by an opaque colored layer that does not receive light, with the color of the transparent colored layer that transmits light as the background, is displayed. Further, when the side illumination power supply is turned on, a colored pattern or a colored character of the opaque colored layer that receives light is displayed with the color of the translucent colored layer that does not receive light as the background. Further, when the main illumination light source and the side illumination light source are turned on, a colored pattern or a colored character of the opaque colored layer that receives light with the color of the light-transmitting colored layer that transmits light as a background comes to be displayed. The display state changes depending on the combination of turning on and off the main illumination light source and the side illumination light source.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be described in detail based on the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 6.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a panel used for decoration or advertisement. As shown in FIG. 1, the panel 1 has an opaque colored layer 3 on one surface of a plate-shaped transparent substrate 2 in the form of fine mesh or dots. The light-transmitting colored layer 4 is formed in a linear shape with a fine blank portion 3a, and the transparent or semitransparent light-transmitting colored layer 4 is provided so as to cover the opaque colored layer 3. The desired colored picture and colored characters are formed from the opaque colored layer 3 with the color of the above as the background. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the opaque colored layer 3 has a two-layer structure, and the transparent substrate 2
A pattern layer 3a is formed on the side and a shielding layer 3b is laid on it (the pattern layer 3a constitutes a solid or multicolor solid image, line drawing or gradation reproduction). Further, the opaque adhesive layer 3 may be provided with a reflective paint. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the transparent substrate 2 side is used as a reflective layer 3c, and a shield layer
You may stack 3b.

As shown in panel 5 of FIG. 4, an opaque colored layer 6 is formed on the other side of the transparent substrate 2 in the same manner as the opaque colored layer 3 to have fine net-like, dot-shaped, linear, etc. fine void portions 6a. May be applied in the state of having an opaque colored layer 6 and other colored patterns and colored characters may be formed by the opaque colored layer 6. Specifically, as shown in FIG.
From the transparent substrate 2 side to have a two-layer structure of a shielding layer 6b and a pattern layer 6a (a monochromatic or multicolor solid image, a line drawing or a gradation reproduction image is constituted by the pattern layer 6a). The area of the blank portion 6a itself of the opaque colored layer 6 is
It does not hinder the understanding of the display of colored patterns and colored characters by. Incidentally, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, only the opaque colored layer 6 may be provided with a reflective paint. Further, the shielding layer 6b can be formed as a reflection layer by providing white ink, silver ink, and aluminum vapor deposition.

FIG. 6 shows a display device 7 using the panel 1 shown in FIG.
The panel 1 is arranged in parallel with the open window portion 9 at a constant distance (for example, 10 mm), and the main illumination light source 10 is further arranged in the back. A diffuser plate 11 is provided between the panel 1 and the main illumination light source 10 so that the light emitted from the main illumination light source 10 toward the opening window portion 9 is diffused so that the light uniformly strikes the panel 1.
Are arranged.

The panel 1 is arranged so that the one surface provided with the opaque colored layer 3 faces the main illumination light source 10. Further, the side irradiation light source 12 is arranged so as to face the upper and lower end surfaces of the panel 1,
The side illumination light source 12 is provided so that light is incident on the transparent base material 2, and a pattern or the like formed by the opaque colored layer 3 is displayed on the opening window 9 side due to diffused reflection within the transparent base material 2. . Reference numeral 13 indicates a light shielding plate.

In the display device 7 having this structure, the main illumination light source 10
When only the light is turned on, the light is emitted forward through the blank portion 3a, and at the same time, the opaque colored layer 3 that blocks the light displays a picture, a character, and the like. When only the side illumination light source 12 is turned on, the opaque colored layer 3 receives light due to diffused reflection in the transparent substrate 2, and the pattern, characters, etc. are displayed. Then, when both light sources are turned on, light is emitted forward from the blank portion 3a, and the opaque colored layer 3 also receives light and displays a pattern or a character.

When the main illumination light source 10 and the side illumination light source 12 of the display device 7 are turned on or off, the color of the opaque colored layer or the translucent colored layer is changed, and the pattern and the character are displayed by repeating the turning on and off at a predetermined timing. The display form of will change variously. FIG. 7 shows a display device using the panel 5 shown in FIG. 4, and the display device 14 is parallel to the opening window 9 inside the case 8 with a certain distance, like the display device 7. The panel 5 is arranged, the main illumination light source 10 is arranged in the back, and the panel 5
A diffusion plate 11 is disposed between the main illumination light source 10 and the main illumination light source 10. Similar to the panel 1 of the display device 7, the panel 5 has one surface on which the opaque colored layer 3 is provided facing the main illumination light source 10 side, and the lateral illumination light source 12 is arranged on the upper and lower end surfaces. A front illumination light source 15 for irradiating light toward one surface of the panel 5 provided with the opaque colored layer 6 is arranged on the side of the opening window portion 9, and the opaque colored layer 6 is turned on by turning on the front illumination light source 15. The patterns, characters, etc. that are composed of will be illuminated.

In the display device 13, when the main illumination light source 10 and the side illumination light source 12 are turned on and off, the same change as the display change on the display device 7 is caused through the blank portion 6a of the opaque colored layer 6. Will be displayed. Then, the change in the color tone of the opaque colored layer 6 due to the switching on / off of the front illumination light source 15 is added, and the change in the display form is further increased. Reference numeral 16 in the figure denotes a light shielding plate of the front illumination light source.

In the present invention, a smoke sheet may be used as the transparent base material, or a smoke sheet may be arranged on the back of the panel, and the change can be made within a range that does not impair the display effect in terms of light quantity. The case of the display device body is not limited to the box type, and the design can be changed to a cylindrical type.

[Effect of device]

As described above, according to the present invention, a panel has a plate-like transparent substrate on one side of which fine reticular, dot-like, or linear opaque colored layers are applied, and the opaque colored layers are transparent or semitransparent. Since the light-transmitting colored layer covers the light-transmitting colored layer, it is possible to obtain a panel in which the display form changes a lot due to the change in the hue of the light-transmitting colored layer when the light is transmitted and when the light is not transmitted. A display device is provided in a case such as a box, a panel facing the opening window of the case, a main illumination light source located on the back of the panel facing the opening window, and facing the end surface of the panel. And a side illumination light source for irradiating light into the panel from the end face, the panel is provided with an opaque colored layer in the form of a fine net, dots, or lines on one side of the main illumination light source side. It consists of a plate-shaped transparent base material covered with a transparent or semitransparent translucent colored layer, and the main illumination light source and the side illumination light source are provided so that they can be turned on and off, respectively. By combining and switching on and off of the light source, it becomes possible to obtain a variety of displays with many display forms, and the effect as a medium for decoration and advertisement is greatly improved. Excellent It is intended to achieve the results.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of a panel according to the present invention in cross section, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing an enlarged main part of the embodiment,
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an enlarged view of a state in which a reflective layer is formed,
FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing another embodiment of the panel, FIG. 5 is an enlarged view showing another embodiment of the panel, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing one embodiment of the display device according to the present invention. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing another embodiment of the display device. 1,5 ...... Panel 2 …… Transparent substrate 3,6 …… Opaque colored layer 4 …… Transparent colored layer 7,14 …… Display device 10 …… Main illumination light source 12 …… Side illumination light source 15… … Front illumination light source

Claims (4)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A plate-like transparent substrate, on one or both sides of which fine reticular, dot-like or linear opaque colored layers are applied, and the opaque colored layers are covered with a transparent or semitransparent translucent colored layer. Panel characterized by. 2. An opaque colored layer formed on at least one surface of the transparent substrate is composed of two or more layers, and one of the opaque colored layers has a reflective layer on the transparent substrate side. The panel according to 1. 3. A case, such as a box, in which a panel facing the opening window of the case, a main illumination light source located in the back of the panel facing the opening window, and facing the end face of the panel. And a side illumination light source for irradiating light into the panel from the end face, and the panel is provided with an opaque coloring layer in the form of fine mesh, dots, or lines on one or both sides of the main illumination light source side. A display device comprising a plate-shaped transparent base material whose layers are covered with a transparent or semitransparent translucent coloring layer, and the main illumination light source and the lateral illumination light source are provided so that they can be turned on and off respectively. . 4. The opaque colored layer formed on at least one surface of the transparent substrate is composed of two or more layers, and one of the opaque colored layers has a reflective layer on the transparent substrate side. 3. The display device according to item 3.