EP1470003A2 - Dispositif et procede permettant l'application de motifs et/ou d'inscriptions sur une surface sensiblement plane d'un objet - Google Patents

Dispositif et procede permettant l'application de motifs et/ou d'inscriptions sur une surface sensiblement plane d'un objet

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EP1470003A2
EP1470003A2 EP03704249A EP03704249A EP1470003A2 EP 1470003 A2 EP1470003 A2 EP 1470003A2 EP 03704249 A EP03704249 A EP 03704249A EP 03704249 A EP03704249 A EP 03704249A EP 1470003 A2 EP1470003 A2 EP 1470003A2
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template
stencil
holder
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Horst Mellis
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43L—ARTICLES FOR WRITING OR DRAWING UPON; WRITING OR DRAWING AIDS; ACCESSORIES FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
    • B43L13/00—Drawing instruments, or writing or drawing appliances or accessories not otherwise provided for
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43L—ARTICLES FOR WRITING OR DRAWING UPON; WRITING OR DRAWING AIDS; ACCESSORIES FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
    • B43L13/00—Drawing instruments, or writing or drawing appliances or accessories not otherwise provided for
    • B43L13/20—Curve rulers or templets
    • B43L13/201—Stencils for drawing figures, objects
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
    • B44C—PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK; PAPERHANGING
    • B44C1/00—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects
    • B44C1/24—Pressing or stamping ornamental designs on surfaces

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  • the invention relates to a device and a method for applying patterns and / or inscriptions on an essentially flat surface of an object, in particular a postcard or greeting card, an insert sheet for photo albums, a certificate or the like, using templates.
  • postcard or greeting card is understood here to mean all conceivable types of greeting, invitation, notification, congratulation letters and the like.
  • cards since devices and methods of the type in question are mostly used in the production of handmade greeting cards, only the term “card” is often used in the following, without the device and the method being restricted to cards in the actual sense.
  • certificates and insert sheets for photo albums may be mentioned, which can be processed equally by means of the device according to the invention or by means of the method according to the invention.
  • DE 1 954 970 A1 discloses a device by means of which multilayer stencils and in particular a stencil on which several elements of a pattern to be applied one after the other are provided in certain positions relative to a frame can be set.
  • this does not release the user from his freedom of choice with regard to the arrangement of the pattern relative to a card, unless holes are punched Cards used that can be fixed to the frame.
  • the device is therefore not suitable for producing high-quality greeting cards that should not have any perforations.
  • the object of the invention is to use a device and a method for applying patterns and / or inscriptions to an essentially flat surface of an object, in particular a postcard or greeting card, an insert sheet for photo albums, a certificate or the like
  • Specify stencils that not only allow exact alignment of each stencil, by means of which a pattern and / or lettering is to be transferred to a surface, relative to the surface to which the pattern or the lettering is to be transferred, but not only in the case of multi-layer stencils, but rather which also allow the user to be removed from practically any freedom of choice with regard to the orientation of the pattern relative to the surface if required.
  • FIG. 1 shows a template holder for holding a template and for receiving a card to be processed in a first card format
  • Fig. 2 shows a template for producing two different basic patterns, namely a basic pattern with twenty and a basic pattern with nine heart motifs
  • Fig. 3 shows an adapter for adapting the stencil holder shown in Fig. 1 to another card format and
  • FIG. 4 shows a template for use with a template according to FIG. 2 for producing two different embossed patterns.
  • Fig. 1 is a stencil holder designated in its entirety with 10 for holding a stencil, e.g. a template like that shown in FIG. 2
  • the object with the surface to be processed will usually be a card.
  • the template holder 10 consists in this embodiment of a
  • Base or worktop 12 in which seven receiving openings 14 are introduced in this embodiment, of which only three have been provided with reference numerals in FIG. 1, since short retaining pins 16 are inserted in the four other receiving openings, so that these four receiving openings in the Fig. 1 shown top view appear to be filled.
  • the holding pins 16 can e.g. are short pieces of a cylindrical rod or double conical shelf supports, as they are known from the furniture industry. These purely exemplary forms of retaining pins each have a round cross section, so that the
  • Receiving openings 14 have a round cross section.
  • the receiving openings 14 can of course also have any other cross-sectional shapes, e.g. triangular or rectangular. In these cases, of course, the
  • Retaining pins 16 have corresponding cross-sectional shapes, so that they can be positively held in the receiving openings 14.
  • the holding pins 16 project from the template holder 10, so that a template that has corresponding perforations, so on Template holder can be placed so that the template is in a precisely predetermined position relative to the template holder.
  • the exact method of working with the template holder and template will be discussed in the following.
  • the template holder 12 can be made of any suitable materials.
  • Visually appealing stencil holders can be made of hard plastics such as Manufacture acrylic glass.
  • Receiving openings 14 for short holding pins for holding stencils allow the holding pins 16 to be inserted in different positions on the stencil holder, with which two functions can be performed:
  • stencils from different countries generally have different perforations, these perforations originally not being used to fix the stencil on a stencil holder, but rather to archive the stencil.
  • the invention can therefore advantageously make use of perforations which are in any case in the templates. If the templates have no perforations, appropriate perforations can easily be made.
  • Stencils made in Germany usually have double or four holes with a hole spacing of 8 cm. In contrast, stencils from the USA often have triple perforations.
  • the arrangement of the receiving openings 14 on the template holder 10 can take these different perforations of the templates into account.
  • the holding pins 16 are of course also firmly connected to the stencil holder and cannot be moved into different positions.
  • the holding pins can also be integral components of the template holder, which are molded directly onto the template holder.
  • the holding pins 16 form means for fixing a predetermined position of a template relative to the template holder. Such means can also be provided in other ways, e.g. by appropriate stops for the template.
  • the template holder 10 also has a first depression 18 and a second depression 20.
  • the first recess 18 is adapted to the size of the stencils usually used with the stencil holder, both in terms of their length and width and in terms of their depth, so that an inserted stencil advantageously forms a flush work surface with the top of the stencil holder, of which only the retaining pins 16 protrude.
  • the peripheral edges of the first recess 18 form a stop for the
  • Edges of a template If the template is advantageously dimensioned such that the length of its outer edges corresponds exactly to the length of the inner edges of the recess 18, the template can be positively held in the template holder.
  • the edges of the first depressions 18 thus also form means for fixing a predetermined position of a template relative to the template holder.
  • Retaining pins 16 can thus theoretically also be dispensed with in this exemplary embodiment.
  • the retaining pins ensure that a template such as the template shown in FIG. 2 is only ever in certain positions relative to the template holder can be placed so that, for example, the template shown in FIG. 2 can only be placed here with the tips of the heart motifs pointing downwards in the drawing. This makes the device practically “foolproof" in use.
  • the width, height and depth of the second depression 20 are adapted to the size of the objects which are usually to be processed. Since the objects to be processed will usually be so-called double cards, which consist of a sheet of stronger paper or thinner cardboard that has been folded once and in Germany, when folded, often have the format DIN A5, one is trained for German use
  • the recess 20 generally have the format A4, so that a card can be inserted into the recess 20 in the opened state. In other countries with other customary dimensions of cards, the recess 20 will be dimensioned differently accordingly.
  • the recess 20 it has proven to be expedient to design the recess 20 so that it can hold cards, insert sheets, certificates etc. in the largest format typically used in the country and then provide one or more adapters by means of which the size of the recess can be adapted to smaller formats , Such adapters will be discussed in the following.
  • the edges of the recess 20 form a stop for the edges of the object to be processed, so that the recess 20 is a means for fixing a predetermined position of the surface to be processed, that is, that
  • the position of a stencil relative to the stencil holder can also be precisely determined by means of the holding pins 16 or, if necessary, solely through the recess 18, the stencil holder allows the position of a stencil to be precisely defined relative to the surface to be processed.
  • the recess 20 can of course also be a recess, so that the stencil holder only has one Frame, but not a support surface for the object to be processed. This is readily possible, since devices of the type in question are generally used anyway on a flat worktop. The object to be processed, for example the postcard, would then be placed directly on such a worktop and only covered laterally by the frame-like template holder.
  • a stencil holder designed as a frame is considerably lighter and, because of the material savings, is generally also more cost-effective than a stencil holder with a support surface for the object to be processed.
  • a stencil holder with a support surface for the object to be processed is generally more stable than a mere frame.
  • a thin card or a thin sheet of paper in particular can easily slip if the frame is not pressed firmly onto the worktop. Also protects one
  • Stencil holder in which the bottom of the recess itself forms a worktop for the object to be processed, a table or the like on which the stencil holder is placed, from contamination and damage when working with the device.
  • Another variant provides elevations instead of recesses or depressions, which, like the two solutions just described, also enable a form-fitting holding of a card or paper in the stencil holder without damaging the card or the paper, e.g. without kinking or punching the card or the paper.
  • the template holder 10 has a continuous opening 22, by means of which an inserted template and / or a. inserted object to be processed, e.g. a card can be pushed forward from the back of the stencil holder so that the stencil and / or object can be easily removed from the stencil holder.
  • an inserted template and / or a. inserted object to be processed e.g. a card
  • a card can be pushed forward from the back of the stencil holder so that the stencil and / or object can be easily removed from the stencil holder.
  • FIG. 2 shows a template designated in its entirety with 30 for applying patterns, for example on greeting cards.
  • the template 30 consists of a base element 32, which can be rigid or flexible and, depending on the type and purpose of the template, can be designed for single use as well as for multiple use.
  • a template can be made of paper, cardboard or cardboard for single use.
  • the template will be made of a plastic film or a thin plastic plate.
  • a number of perforations 34 are made in the base element 32, the size, number and shape of which are adapted to the holding pins 16 of the template holder 10.
  • different pattern recesses 36 and 38 are made in the base element 32, only a few of which have been provided with reference numerals for reasons of clarity. It should be noted at this point that the pattern recesses 36 and 38 have been filled in black only for the purpose of illustration in FIG. 2 and that these pattern recesses 36 and 38 are actually e.g. punched out or e.g. cut out by laser
  • Openings in the base element 32 is.
  • the template 30 is designed such that a conventional double card, the format of which is indicated by the broken line 40 in the opened state, can be provided with two different basic patterns, one of which consists of twenty heart motifs, the other of nine heart motifs consists.
  • a double card is usually only provided with such a basic pattern on the front side when folded.
  • a text is then entered on the inside of the card.
  • the front of the card which in the unfolded state has the format indicated by the dashed line 40, the front of the card, if the dashed line 40 indicated the card, would be below the pattern recesses 36 arranged in the left area in FIG. 2.
  • the procedure can be such that the card is inserted into the recess 20 in the stencil holder 10 in the opened state, whereupon the stencil 30 is inserted into the recess 18 of the stencil holder 10. Then, for example, by means of a brush or a pen of color applied through the pattern recesses 36 to the front of the card.
  • twenty heart motifs can be created on the front of the card. If the other basic pattern provided on the stencil 30 with the nine heart motifs is to be applied to the front of the card, one only had to turn the stencil around an axis running from top to bottom in the plane of the drawing.
  • FIG. 3 shows an adapter, designated in its entirety by 50, which serves to connect the recess 20 in the template holder 10 to a further format of an object to be processed, e.g. a smaller paper size to adjust.
  • the adapter 50 consists of a peripheral frame 52 which forms a receiving opening 54.
  • the frame 52 is adapted to the recess 20 in its width, height and thickness.
  • the receiving opening 54 corresponds to the format to which the recess 20 in the stencil holder 10 is to be reduced.
  • a corresponding adapter can consist of a flat bar of corresponding width.
  • a reduction in width and height can also be done by angular
  • a circumferential adapter such as that shown in Fig. 3, on the other hand, allows the card surface to be processed e.g. Align to the template so that the center of a basic pattern is always above the center of the map area to be processed.
  • the rectangular opening 54 in the adapter shown in the example can of course have any shape, e.g. circular or oval. Instead of a continuous opening, only a recess for receiving the object to be processed can be provided in the adapter. Ultimately, it is only important that the adapter is advantageously a purely form-fitting one
  • Fixing an object to be processed e.g. a card allowed without damaging the item in any way, e.g. to have to bend.
  • FIG. 4 shows a template, designated in its entirety by 60, which, in interaction with a template such as the template shown in FIG. 4
  • the template 60 consists of a base element 62, which can be rigid or flexible and, depending on the type and intended use of the template, can be designed both for single use and for multiple use.
  • a template can be made of paper, cardboard or cardboard for single use.
  • the template will be made of a plastic film or a thin plastic plate.
  • the pattern recesses 66 and 68 are filled in black only for the purpose of illustration in FIG. 4. In fact, these pattern recesses 66 and 68 are, for example, punched out or, for example, laser-cut openings in the base element 62.
  • the template 60 is placed in front of a card to be processed in a template holder, whereupon the card and another template with an appropriate pattern are placed. With a blunt pin, the pattern can then be "embossed" into the card by moving the pin along the recesses.
  • projections can also be formed on the template holder, which then form corresponding stops for the object to be processed.
  • Clamping devices can be provided on the template holder for clamping a template and / or an object to be processed.
  • adapters for adapting the stencil holder to different formats of the objects to be processed can also be provided.
  • essential to the invention is the basic idea of providing a template holder, by means of which a position of the object and template to be processed can be predetermined in such a way that a user is largely freed from his freedom of choice with regard to the orientation of the pattern relative to the surface to be processed.
  • a corresponding device can thus also be used in the disabled area and for therapeutic purposes in debilitated people.

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Abstract

Les pochoirs mono- et multicouche permettant l'application de motifs sont des dispositifs connus. Cependant, l'orientation d'un pochoir monocouche par rapport à une surface, sur laquelle un motif doit être appliqué, constitue déjà un problème pour plusieurs utilisateurs. Dans le cas de pochoirs multicouche devant être utilisés successivement, l'orientation d'un pochoir utilisé ultérieurement par rapport au motif produit à l'aide du premier pochoir n'est pas triviale. L'invention concerne un dispositif comprenant au moins un pochoir et un support (10) de pochoir, équipé de moyens (16, 18) servant à déterminer une position prédéfinie dudit pochoir par rapport au support de pochoir et de moyens (20) servant à déterminer une position prédéfinie de la surface, sur laquelle un motif et/ou une inscription doit être appliqué à l'aide du pochoir, par rapport au support de pochoir.
EP03704249A 2002-01-25 2003-01-27 Dispositif permettant l'application de motifs et/ou d'inscriptions sur une surface sensiblement plane d'un objet Expired - Lifetime EP1470003B1 (fr)

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DE10203127 2002-01-25
DE10203127 2002-01-25
DE10213028A DE10213028A1 (de) 2002-01-25 2002-03-22 Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Aufbringen von Mustern und/oder Beschriftungen auf eine im wesentlichen plane Oberfläche eines Gegenstandes
DE10213028 2002-03-22
PCT/DE2003/000204 WO2003061986A2 (fr) 2002-01-25 2003-01-27 Dispositif et procede permettant l'application de motifs et/ou d'inscriptions sur une surface sensiblement plane d'un objet

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