JP2001306003A - Light-emitting sticker - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a sticker which emits light without entailing upsizing and to prevent the shielding of a visual field by the sticker. SOLUTION: A transparent sticker body 2 is provided with EL elements 3 formed to the shapes of characters or graphics and has mounting parts 4 and 12 for mounting the sticker to a body to be mounted, in such a manner that the light emission surfaces 3a of the EL elements 3 face the body to be mounted. The EL elements 3 are disposed on the part of the sticker body 2 and the visibility through the front and rear of the sticker is assured in the remaining segments 3c of the sticker body not mounted with the EL elements 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a luminescent sticker, and more particularly to a luminescent sticker suitable for being mounted on a rear window of a car.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional sticker for a car, a body in which a message or the like for a car behind is printed is attached to a rear window of the car by a suction cup.

[0003]

However, what is simply printed with a message or the like is useless because it cannot be seen at night. For this reason, the message on the sticker
There has been proposed an LED which is lit by an ED or the like so that it can be seen at night. However, if an LED is provided, the sticker becomes unnecessarily large or heavy, and is not suitable for mounting on a rear window or the like. In particular, when the sticker is attached to the rear window of a car, if the size of the sticker is increased, the rear view is obstructed by that much, and the rear visibility of the car is undesirably reduced.

[0004] On the other hand, a user may want a large area sticker, but it is virtually impossible to attach a large area sticker to the rear window because the conventional sticker itself blocks the view. Met. In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to realize a thin light-emitting sticker and to prevent the sticker from blocking the view.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention employs the following technical means. That is,
A feature of the present invention is that an EL element formed in the shape of a character or a figure is provided on a transparent sticker body, and the sticker is attached to the object so that the light emitting surface of the EL element faces the object. It has a mounting portion, and the EL element is provided on a part of the sticker body, and the remaining part of the sticker body where the EL element is not provided ensures visibility through the front and back of the sticker.

In the present invention, the EL element (electroluminescence) element has the shape of a character or a figure, and the sticker is attached to the object by the attaching portion such that the light emitting surface of the EL element faces the object. Therefore, for example, when a sticker is attached to the rear window of a car, characters and the like represented by EL elements can be seen from the rear of the car. In addition, since the EL element itself is formed in the shape of a character or a figure and provided on the sticker body, the EL element itself functions as a character or a figure of the sticker, and the EL element emits light, so that the character or the figure can be used even at night. Can be recognized. Moreover, since the EL element is thin, the whole sticker becomes compact. Further, by forming the EL element in a required shape, various displays can be easily realized.

Further, since the EL element is provided on a part of the transparent sticker main body, the remaining area of the sticker main body where the EL element is not provided remains transparent.
In the remaining area, visibility through the front and back of the sticker is ensured. Therefore, for example, even when the sticker is attached to the rear glass of the car, the rear visibility from the driver's seat of the car is ensured. In another aspect of the present invention, an EL element formed in a character or graphic shape is provided on a transparent sticker body having an attaching surface provided with an attaching means for attaching to an attached body, The EL element is provided so that a light emitting surface thereof faces the attached body. Further, the EL element is provided on a part of the sticker main body, and the remaining of the sticker main body not provided with the EL element is provided. In the part, visibility through the front and back of the sticker can be ensured.

In this case, for example, a sticker can be attached to the inner surface (attached body) of the rear window of the car by an attaching means, and the light emitting surface of the EL element is attached facing the attached body. The characters and figures on the sticker can be seen from behind the car to which the sticker is attached, and the characters and figures appear to shine when the EL element is illuminated. Moreover,
Since the EL element is thin, a sufficient thickness as a sticker can be secured. Since the EL elements constituting the characters / graphics are provided in a part of the transparent sticker body, the remaining area of the sticker body where the EL elements are not provided remains transparent, and Visibility through the front and back of the sticker is ensured.

[0009] In still another aspect of the present invention,
A transparent sticker body having a sticking surface provided with sticking means for sticking to an attached body, a sticker provided with a release sheet covering the sticking means, wherein the sticker body has a shape of a character or a figure. E formed
An L element is provided, the EL element is provided on a part of the sticker body, and in the remaining part of the sticker body where the EL element is not provided, visibility through the front and back of the sticker is secured. The EL element is provided such that its light emitting surface and the affixing surface are on the same surface side, and the release sheet is formed through the release sheet.
It may be transparent so that the L element is visible.

[0010] In the sticker in which the release sheet is attached to the sticking means on the sticking surface of the sticker body as described above,
When the sticker is not used, the sticking means such as an adhesive on the sticking surface is protected by the release sheet, and at the time of sticking, the sticker can be stuck to the sticking object with the peeling sheet peeled off and the sticking surface exposed. The EL element is provided such that the light emitting surface and the sticking surface are on the same surface side. For example, when the EL element is stuck on the inner surface of the rear window of the car, the EL element is viewed from the rear of the car. You can see the characters formed by

The release sheet may be opaque, but here, the release sheet is transparent so that the EL element can be seen through the release sheet, and the light emitting surface is formed by the sticking surface and the light emitting surface being on the same side. Even if covered with a release sheet, the shape of the light emitting surface of the EL element under the release sheet,
That is, the character graphic shape of the sticker can be determined. Therefore, the buyer of the sticker can select which sticker to purchase by looking at the characters and the like of the sticker. In addition,
On the surface of the release sheet, the same character and figure as the character and figure by the EL element can be represented by printing or the like. In this case,
Even when an opaque release sheet is used, the selectivity at the time of purchase does not decrease.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show a light emitting sticker 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The sticker 1 is particularly suitable for being mounted on a transparent substrate such as a glass window of an automobile and viewed from the opposite side (outside of the rear window) from the mounting side (inside of the rear window) of the substrate. And a transparent plastic sheet 2a
An EL element 3 is provided inside a sticker body 2 composed of

Further, one surface 2b side of the sticker body 2 is
A sticking means by sticking is provided as a mounting portion for mounting the sticker 1 to the body to be mounted. The attaching means is specifically configured as an attaching layer made of the double-sided tape 3. One surface 2b side of the sticker main body 2 having the double-sided tape 3 is a sticking surface. A release sheet (release paper) 5 is provided on the upper surface of the double-sided tape 4. The sticker body 2 has a structure in which the EL element 3 is sandwiched between two oblong plastic sheets 2a from the front and back, and is obtained by laminating the front and back of the EL element 3 with the plastic sheet 2a. The plastic sheet 2a is preferably colorless and transparent, but may be colored and transparent. Also, a pattern may be provided by appropriately printing on the sticking surface 2 of the sticker body 2. In particular, E
By providing a pattern having the same shape as the L sheet so as to overlap the EL sheet, light can be emitted in a color other than the EL sheet emission color.

The EL element 3 is in the form of a sheet (hereinafter, referred to as "EL")
The “EL element” is also referred to as an “EL sheet”, and one surface thereof is a light emitting surface 3a. The light emitting surface 3a is arranged in the direction of the sticking surface 2b of the sticker body 2 and faces the attached body when the sticker is attached to the attached body. A plurality of EL sheets 3 are arranged on the sticker body 2, and each EL sheet 3 is formed in a character shape. In FIG. 1, the EL sheet 3 is formed in a shape of “P”, “O”, “L”, “I”, “C”, “E”, respectively, and constitutes a “POLICE” message. Note that the light emitting surface 3a (sticking surface 2b) side is the front surface as a sticker.

The EL element employed in the present invention is in the form of a sheet and can be easily processed into an arbitrary shape, so that it is suitable as a light-emitting body of a sticker. Also, EL
Since the element generates little heat, the sticker body 2 is less likely to be deformed. The EL sheets 3 are separately arranged at intervals, and the sticker body 2
Are arranged with an average distribution with little bias. Here, the portion where each EL sheet 3 is provided is opaque and has no visibility (light transmission), but the remaining portion 2c where the EL sheet 3 is not provided remains transparent, and the front and back of the sticker There is visibility through. The EL sheet 3 occupies only a part of the entire plane of the sticker body 2 and the sum of the areas of the respective EL sheets 3 is less than half of the total area of the sticker body 3. The side can be seen through.

The sticker body 2 is provided with a wiring portion 6 for electrically connecting the EL sheets 3 to each other.
The wiring portion 6 has a thin sheet shape, is sandwiched between the plastic sheets 2 a like the EL sheet 3, and is located inside the sticker body 2. In addition, the sticker body 2
It also serves as a protective layer for the EL sheet 3 and the wiring section 6. As described above, the EL sheets are dispersed and arranged on the sticker body 2, and the respective EL sheets are connected and wired by the wiring section 6 in the sticker body 2. It has a simple electric wiring structure.

A terminal 8 to which an electric wiring cord 7 for supplying electric power to the EL sheet 3 is connected is provided on a peripheral portion of the sticker body 2. The terminals 8 are connected to the EL sheets 3 (“P” EL sheets 3 in FIG. 1), and power is supplied to each EL sheet 3. An AC voltage is applied to each EL sheet 3 from a power supply (not shown) via an EL element driving circuit 10 including an inverter and the like. In order to obtain the power, it is preferable to use the electric system of the car to which the sticker 1 is attached. Specifically, the electric power supplied to the tail lamp of the car can be shared (the sticker is attached to the rear window). Case). In addition, a battery may be separately used to obtain power without using the electric wiring of the car.

The drive circuit 10 can be switched between a state in which the EL sheet 3 is constantly turned on and a state in which the EL sheet is blinked, and has a manual switch (not shown) for switching the state. When the light is not turned on, the switch can be operated so as to cut off the power supply. Instead of the double-sided tape 4, an adhesive can be used as the attaching means. In this case, an adhesive may be applied to the application surface 2b to form an adhesive layer, and the release sheet 5 may be provided thereon. Further, as a sticking means, a removable adhesive can be adopted. Also in this case, an adhesive layer may be formed on the application surface 2b, and the release sheet 5 may be provided thereon.

Regardless of the type of attaching means used, when attaching to an object to be attached, the release sheet 5 may be peeled off and the attaching surface 2b may be attached to the object to be attached. When the sticking means is a removable adhesive layer, it can be repeatedly attached to and detached from the attached body. The sticking means is preferably transparent. As the release sheet 5, a transparent and thin plastic sheet is used, and the EL sheet 3 can be seen from above the release sheet 5 without peeling the release sheet. Therefore, even if the release sheet 5 is present, the purchaser of the sticker 1 can know what characters and figures are drawn.

FIG. 3 shows a luminescent sticker 1 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the EL sheet 3 is formed in a figure shape of “△”, “○”, “□”, but the configurations of the EL sheet 3 and the sticker body 2 are the same as those in the first embodiment. . In the second embodiment, a suction cup 12 is provided on the sticker body 2 instead of providing the sticking means 4 as an attachment portion to the attached body. The suction surface 12a of the sucker 12 faces the front of the sticker body 2 such that the front surface (light emitting surface 3a) of the sticker body 2 faces the attached body.

The suction cup 12 is connected to a connecting member 13 such as a wire.
The wire 13 extends downward from the two suction cups 12, and the lower end of the wire 13 is connected to the upper edge of the sticker body 2. The wire 13 is made of a conductive material, and the wiring portion 6 of the sticker body 2 is electrically connected to the wire 3, and the wire to the EL element drive circuit 10 extends from the wire 3. As described above, since the wire also serves as a part of the electric wiring, a simple configuration can be realized. Note that the suction cup 12 and the like may be made detachable from the sticker body 2 and may be assembled by the purchaser.

The mounting portion to the mounting portion is a first mounting portion.
Sticking means of the sticker body 2 itself as in the embodiment;
It is also possible to provide both a member (sucker 12) for attachment other than the sticker body 2 as in the second embodiment. In this case, the purchaser selects one of them, and according to his / her preference. You can attach the stickers in any way. Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. In particular, the shape of the EL sheet can be any shape. Further, the emission color of the EL sheet can be appropriately selected.

[0023]

According to the present invention, since characters and figures are formed using EL elements, a thin light-emitting sticker can be realized. Further, an EL element is provided in a part of a transparent sticker body. Since visibility is ensured in the remaining portion, a decrease in visibility can be suppressed even when the sticker is attached to glass of a car or the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a sticker according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a sticker.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a sticker according to a second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Luminous sticker 2 Sticker main body 3 EL element (EL sheet) 4 Affixing means (double-sided tape): Mounting part 5 Release sheet 12 Sucker: Mounting part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A transparent sticker body (2) is provided with an EL element (3) formed in the shape of a character or a figure, and a light emitting surface (3a) of the EL element (3) faces a body to be mounted. The EL element (3) is provided in a part of the sticker body (2), and the EL element (2) is provided with an attaching portion (4, 12) for attaching the sticker to the object to be attached. A luminescent sticker characterized in that visibility is secured through the front and back of the sticker in the remaining part (2c) of the sticker body not provided. 2. A transparent sticker body (2) having a sticking surface (2b) provided with a sticking means (4) for sticking to a body to be attached, an E formed in the shape of a character or a figure.
An L element (3) is provided. The EL element (3) is provided such that a light emitting surface (3a) thereof faces the attached body. Further, the EL element (3) is provided on the sticker body ( 2), and the remaining part (2) of the sticker body (2) not provided with the EL element (3).
c) A luminescent sticker characterized in that visibility through the front and back of the sticker is secured. 3. A transparent sheet (5) covering said sticking means (4) on a transparent sticker body (2) having an sticking surface (2c) provided with sticking means (4) for sticking to said body. ), The sticker body (2) is provided with an EL element (3) formed in the shape of a character or a graphic, and the EL element (3) is provided on the sticker body (2). In the remaining part (2c) of the sticker body (2) provided partially and not provided with the EL element (3), visibility through the front and back of the sticker is secured. The light emitting surface (3a) and the attaching surface (2b) are provided on the same surface side, and the release sheet (5) allows the EL element (3) to be seen through the release sheet (5). To be transparent Emission sticker and butterflies.