JP2000233691A - Car body dress-up system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To quickly perform the decoration of a car body at low cost and facilitate the peeling by determining the design to be applied to the car body, selecting a suitable decorative sheet, and affixing the decorative sheet cut after the determined design to the car body. SOLUTION: An input device such as a keyboard 2 or an image reader 3 is connected to a CPU 1. The information inputted from the input device is outputted and displayed on a display 4 connected to the CPU 1 to perform the selection and edition of a prescribed design. The determined cut design is outputted to a printer 5. A hard disc 6 as external memory device is connected to the CPU 1. The cut decorative sheet is affixed to a car body. This work is performed by preliminarily marking the car body and affixing the decorative sheet along the mark. In peeling, hot air is blown thereto by use of a portable dryer to perform the peeling work with heating, whereby the decorative sheet can be easily peeled.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a car body decorated with various kinds of decorative sheets, most of which are monotone or monochromatic, and are painted at most two-tone, so that they are very monotonous and easy to get tired of. Make your car body colorful and fashionable,
The present invention relates to a car body dress-up system that can be useful for a change of the atmosphere, can provide a sense of the season, and can be returned to the original paint color by being easily peeled off.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, the body of an automobile has been very monotonous because most of the body is coated with a monotone or monochromatic paint, or at most is painted with a two-tone color. To make the body of a car colorful and fashionable, most of the time it was necessary to paint and design the body of the car by hand in a painting method. Therefore, enthusiasts have commissioned a special contractor to apply makeup of a desired design to the body of the car. The fact is that it was not possible to easily return to the original paint color.

On the other hand, in order to give a car a sense of quality,
It is also practiced to partially install a decorative board such as a wood grain pattern on a side surface or a rear part of an automobile body in a belt shape, and usually, the decorative board is mechanically held by a frame or the like.

[0004]

However, in the above-described conventional vehicle body, a desired design of makeup is applied by painting using a painting method.
At present, it takes a lot of time to complete the work because it takes time, the trader is required to pay a very high price, and it is impossible to return to the original paint color.

In addition, in the case of painting, there is a fear that not only volatile components and the like in the paint may adversely affect the human body, but also disperse components known as environmental hormones in the air, which may adversely affect the environment. is there.

[0006] In addition, a method of attaching a decorative board such as a wood grain pattern to an automobile body not only does not provide a makeup of a desired design, but also has a complicated mechanism for mounting the decorative board, or temporarily selects a desired makeup. There is a drawback that even if it is desired to change clothes to a board, the decorative board cannot be easily replaced.

[0007] Printed colorful films are known as so-called stickers, which are used as one-point marks or pasted on the body of automobiles in racing cars and other special fields. However, it is not used as a car body design aimed at by the present invention, and is not endurable for such use.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned disadvantages of the prior art and to make it possible to quickly apply makeup to an automobile body at low cost and to make the automobile body colorful and fashionable. It is an object of the present invention to provide a car body dress-up system which can be returned to its original color by being easily peeled off.

[0009]

That is, a car body dress-up system according to the present invention comprises the steps of determining a design to be applied to a car body, selecting a decorative sheet suitable for the car body, The method includes a step of cutting the sheet into a determined design, and a step of attaching the cut decorative sheet to an automobile body.

The car body dress-up system according to the present invention is characterized in that a design to be applied to the body of the automobile can be selected and edited on a display of a computer system.

[0011] The car body dress-up system according to the present invention is configured such that the cut portion of the decorative sheet selected and edited on the display of the computer system and corresponding to the design to be applied to the body of the automobile is dressed through the computer system. It is characterized in that it can be displayed on a sheet.

A car body dress-up system according to the present invention is characterized in that a state in which a design is applied to an automobile body stored in advance can be confirmed on a display of the computer system.

According to the car body dress-up system of the present invention, the design can be quickly applied to the car body at a low cost, and the car body can be made colorful and fashionable without requiring a special contractor. It is possible to provide a car body dress-up system that can be returned to the original paint color by easily peeling off.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of a car body dress-up system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In the flowchart of FIG. 1, (a)
Is a new makeup system for car bodies,
(B) illustrates a system for peeling and remake of a decorative sheet applied to an automobile body. In the following description, the term “car” refers to not only passenger cars such as small cars, ordinary cars, and mini cars, but also recreational vehicles (RVs), commercial cars, trucks, buses, ambulances, police cars, etc., which have become widespread in recent years. Including emergency vehicles and other vehicles.

In the system for newly applying makeup to the body of an automobile shown in FIG. 1 (a), first, the automobile is designed in accordance with the type and use of the automobile to be designed or by taking in the request of the client. Decide which design you want to apply to your body. Note that such design decision work can be easily performed by storing a sample of the design to be applied to the body of the car in a storage device such as a hard disk of a computer system, calling it on a display and selecting it. It can be performed quickly. In addition, by providing the design selection system with an editing function, an appropriate design sample can be deformed, various design samples can be combined, and photographs and figures can be read and edited with an image reader. Can be.

The data is registered in advance in a storage device such as a hard disk of a computer system in accordance with the type of the vehicle, and the design is applied to the body of the vehicle registered in advance on the display of the computer system. It is desirable to be able to confirm the state of the operation.

Next, a decorative sheet suitable for the body of the automobile is selected according to the vehicle type, use, design and the like. As the decorative sheet, a decorative sheet made of a heat-resistant fiber-reinforced resin or the like used as an interior material or an exterior material of a building can be suitably used. For example, D made by Sumitomo 3M Limited
I-NOC (Dynock brand name made of vinyl chloride),
CBI Kasei Co., Ltd. Belbian (Belbian
Product name: Fluorine resin), Lintec Co., Ltd. Lu
midear (Lumidia brand name made of fluorine resin)
Can be suitably used.

The selection of a decorative sheet can be performed by storing data of a wood grain pattern, a marble pattern, and many other decorative sheets in a storage device such as a hard disk of a computer system, and calling and selecting the data on a display. Can be performed simply and quickly.

At the stage when the above-mentioned work is completed, it is possible to make an accurate estimate to a certain extent. Therefore, it is desirable to present this to the client and request confirmation of the budget estimate.

Further, a cut to be applied to the body of the automobile is determined. Of course, this kind of cut determination work can also be simplified by storing a cut sample to be applied to the body of the car in a storage device such as a hard disk of a computer system, and calling it on the display to select it. It can be performed quickly. In the same manner as described above, by providing the cut selection system with an editing function, an appropriate cut sample can be deformed, various cuts can be combined, and editing can be performed on a display.

Then, the obtained cut design is displayed on a decorative sheet. The display of the cut design can be performed by using the printer of the computer system used to determine the design, the decorative sheet, and the cut. In this case, the printer needs to be capable of conveying a decorative sheet having a predetermined thickness. Alternatively, it can be performed by separately transferring a print on another type of sheet to a decorative sheet.

Of course, the cut of the decorative sheet can be performed manually according to the above display. However, instead of the printer of the computer system, a cutting device for the decorative sheet is connected, and the cut design determined by the computer system is set. Can be applied to a decorative sheet as it is to make a cut. As such a cutting device, a device having a structure in which a knife is provided instead of a pen of a plotter, a device that melts by heat, a laser cutter, or the like can be used.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a computer system that can be used for the above operations. That is, input devices such as a keyboard 2 and an image reader 3 are connected to the CPU (central control device) 1. Then, information input from these input devices is output and displayed on a display 4 connected to the CPU 1, and selection and editing of a predetermined design are performed. The cut design determined similarly is output and displayed on the printer 5. It is desirable that a hard disk 6 or the like as an external storage device be connected to the CPU 1.

The cut decorative sheet is affixed to an appropriate position on a vehicle body. Before that, completely remove the wax on the surface of the car body with a compound etc.
It is necessary to keep a clean surface. If the wax is not removed, the decorative sheet will not be able to adhere well or air balls will remain, failing to provide a beautiful finish.

In this attaching operation, a mark is applied to the body of the automobile in advance, and a decorative sheet may be attached along the mark. In addition, in the case where the sticking position or the like is mistaken, the peeling can be easily performed by performing a peeling operation while applying heat by blowing hot air with a portable dryer or the like.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show an example of an automobile provided with makeup in this manner. In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes an automobile body, and reference numeral 12 denotes a decorative sheet provided on a hood of the automobile.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part, in which a decorative sheet 12 having a desired design is adhered to an automobile body 11 via an adhesive 13. 14 is a decorative sheet 1
This is the cut portion applied to No. 2.

After that, the completed state is inspected, and after confirmation, a fee is charged to complete the makeup work of the automobile.

Next, a description will be given of a system in which the decorative sheet applied to the body of the automobile shown in FIG. This system is different from the system (a) for newly applying a makeup sheet to the body of an automobile only in that an operation for removing and removing an old makeup sheet is required.

It is desirable that the work of removing the old decorative sheet be carefully performed so as not to damage the body of the automobile. By the way, the end of the decorative sheet is raised with a wooden spatula and the like, and the hot air is blown with the dryer or the like to apply heat, and the decorative sheet can be easily removed from the body of the automobile by peeling off the raised portion. . The subsequent steps are the same as those in the system (a) for newly applying makeup to the body of an automobile.

In the present invention, the body of the automobile to which makeup is applied usually has a curved surface. Therefore, it is desirable that the decorative sheet be attached after removing the curved surface of the body of the automobile. Of course, by devising a cut to be applied to the decorative sheet, the decorative sheet can be stuck exactly along the curved surface of the body of the automobile.

Of course, the decorative sheet can be used to display a company name, art, a photograph, and the like, so that the effect of not only dressing up the car body but also advertising can be provided.

In a place where a decorative sheet is allowed to be applied, such as a door glass at the rear of an automobile, it is possible to dress up the automobile by applying a decorative sheet in the same manner as the body of the automobile. it can.

[0035]

According to the car body dress-up system of the present invention, it is possible to quickly apply the design to the car body at low cost, and to make the car body colorful without requesting a special contractor. It has become possible to provide a car body dress-up system that can be fashionable and can be easily restored to its original paint color by peeling it off.

Also, since the coating of automobiles was entirely monochromatic at the time of the new car, there was a drawback that, for example, mud splashing and dust were conspicuous during use. If you put it on
The mud is no longer splashing or dusty.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing one embodiment of a car body dress-up system according to the present invention, in which (a) is a system for newly applying makeup to an automobile body, and (b) is a decorative sheet applied to the automobile body. 1 shows a system for peeling off and remake.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a computer system usable in the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an example of a car with makeup.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing an example of a car with makeup.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part thereof.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 CPU 2 Keyboard 3 Image reader 4 Display 5 Printer 6 Hard disk 11 Car body 12 Decorative sheet 13 Adhesive 14 Cut part

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A step of determining a design to be applied to an automobile body, a step of selecting a decorative sheet suitable for the automobile body, a step of cutting the decorative sheet into the determined design, and a step of cutting the decorative sheet. Affixing to the body of the car. 2. The car body dress-up system according to claim 1, wherein a design to be applied to a car body can be selected and edited on a display of a computer system. 3. A decorative sheet cut portion selected and edited on a display of a computer system and corresponding to a design to be applied to an automobile body can be displayed on the decorative sheet via the computer system. 3. The car body dress-up system according to 1 or 2. 4. The car body dress-up system according to claim 1, wherein a state in which the design has been applied to the body of the automobile stored in advance can be confirmed on a display of the computer system.