JP2008149506A - Process and device for manufacturing braille label, and braille label - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a process for manufacturing a braille protrusion by printing colored UV ink on a material, irradiating the UV ink with UV rays and curing the UV ink in which a fully colored braille protrusion can be formed by repeating the step of laminating colored UV ink thinly and UV curing the UV ink. <P>SOLUTION: In the process for manufacturing a braille protrusion 4 by printing colored UV ink 7 on a material 3, irradiating the UV ink 7 with UV rays and curing the UV ink, the braille protrusion 4 is formed by repeating the step of piling up the UV ink 7 to be thinner than the height of the braille protrusion 4, and the step of irradiating the UV ink with UV rays and curing the UV ink. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a Braille label, a cash dispenser, and a Braille label manufacturing method, and more particularly to a Braille label in which Braille convex portions are colored with respect to the background color of the label, a cash dispenser, and a Braille label manufacturing method.

Traditionally, braille was considered not to be seen but to be manipulated by touch, so braille was only monochromatic.

However, in order to be able to understand Braille by touching it, it is necessary to receive specialized education from a young age. For those who have become visually impaired after a certain age, it is even more necessary to be able to understand Braille by touching it. Needed to receive professional education. For this reason, in order to provide an environment where people with low vision, such as weakly sighted people who account for 70% of visually impaired persons, can operate while looking at Braille without receiving specialized education. In recent years, there has been a demand for coloring the Braille protrusions.
As a technology related to this, in Patent Document 1, the ink 4 is caused to flow into the sheet material recess 6 on the back surface of the plastic sheet 1 formed by Braille processing, and the ink 4 in the sheet material recess 6 is dried to reduce the volume. The solidified material 5 is filled in the dent 7 whose surface is slightly recessed and the back surface is flattened, the sheet material concave portion 6 on the back surface of the plastic sheet 1 formed by braille processing is filled with the solidified material 5 coated with the solidified material, After that, printing is performed on the back surface of the plastic sheet 1 that has become smooth, and after printing on the back surface of the plastic sheet 1, braille processing is performed, and the sheet material recess 6 on the back surface of the plastic sheet 1 formed thereby is finally solidified. What is filled with 5 is disclosed.

JP, 11-129605, A As a method of forming a transparent Braille convex part simply without processing the shape of a plastic sheet beforehand, UV ink is printed thickly on the shape of a Braille convex part on a sheet material, A method of curing by irradiating with ultraviolet rays has been used.

  However, if UV ink is to be printed thickly on a sheet material in the shape of a Braille protrusion and cured, simply coloring the UV ink will make it difficult to pass ultraviolet light through the UV ink, so it will be sufficiently colored. UV ink could not be used, and only light-colored Braille protrusions could be formed. If the color of the UV ink is increased by increasing the contrast of the label material to make it easier to see, there is a problem that the UV ink is not sufficiently cured and the Braille protrusions are peeled off immediately.

  The object of the present invention is to print a colored UV ink on a material and cure the UV ink by irradiating ultraviolet rays to form a Braille convex portion. By repeating the process, it is possible to form a sufficiently colored Braille convex portion, thereby coloring the Braille convex portion in a high contrast color with respect to the label material, such as a partially sighted person who accounts for 70% of the visually impaired It is another object of the present invention to provide a Braille label, a device, and a Braille convex manufacturing method for guiding a user who can use visual acuity so that the user can operate the screen while viewing Braille without receiving specialized education.

The Braille convex manufacturing method of the present invention is the Braille convex manufacturing method in which a colored UV ink is printed on a material, and the UV ink is cured by irradiating ultraviolet rays to form the Braille convex. The Braille convex portion is formed by repeating the step of laminating UV ink thinner than the height of the Braille convex portion and the step of curing by irradiating ultraviolet rays.
The apparatus according to the present invention is different from the first color provided in the operation screen, the first colored portion provided around the operation screen and colored in the first color, and provided in the first colored portion. It has the Braille convex part colored in the 2nd color of high contrast, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.
The manufacturing method further includes a step of coloring the same color as the convex portion in advance in a Braille layout shape with respect to the material.
In addition, the Braille label of the present invention is characterized in that the Braille convex portions are colored in a high contrast color with respect to the color of the label material. In the above Braille label, the label material is preliminarily colored in the Braille layout shape in the same color as the Braille convex portion.

  According to the present invention, UV ink is printed on a sheet material and cured to form colored Braille protrusions, and the process of repeatedly laminating colored UV ink and UV curing is repeated. Can be used to form a sufficiently colored Braille convex portion, thereby coloring the Braille convex portion in a high-contrast color with respect to the label material, and partially using visual acuity such as a weakly sighted person who accounts for 70% of visually impaired persons. It is possible to guide a person so that the user can operate the screen of the device while watching Braille without receiving specialized education.

  Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
The apparatus of the present invention includes an operation screen 1 that is touch-operated by a user. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, a Braille label in which Braille convex portions are formed to represent Braille that explains the display content of the operation screen 1. 2 is pasted around the screen according to the display content of the operation screen. The apparatus of the present invention is, for example, a cash machine of a financial institution, but any apparatus having an operation screen may be used.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the first example of the braille label of FIG.

In FIG. 2, Braille convex portions 4 are formed on the material 3 of the Braille label 2. The shape of the Braille protrusion 4 is, for example, a circular truncated cone having a height of 0.3 to 0.5 mm, a bottom surface of a circle having a diameter of 1.4 to 1.5 mm, and a top surface of a diameter of 0.6 to 1.0 mm. Shape. The Braille protrusion 4 is formed by irradiating a colored UV ink with ultraviolet rays and curing it. The color of the Braille convex part 4 is a color having a high contrast relationship with the color of the part 5 other than the Braille convex part of the label.
Next, the manufacturing method of the braille label of this invention is demonstrated in detail.

  FIG. 3 is a view showing a method of manufacturing the Braille convex portion of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, for example, the ground color is first printed on the surface of the label material 3. Next, a UV ink 7 is printed on the portion 6 where the convex portion is to be formed. The UV ink 7 is thinly colored with a high-contrast color with the ground color of the surface of the label material. Next, the UV ink 7 is cured by irradiating ultraviolet rays. When the UV ink is cured, the UV ink 7 is further printed on the cured UV ink, and the UV ink 7 printed this time is cured by irradiating ultraviolet rays. The Braille protrusion 4 is formed by repeating the UV ink printing and ultraviolet irradiation processes until the desired height is reached.
The present invention has the following effects.

  The first effect is that a visually impaired person can perform an operation while looking at Braille so that an accurate and quick operation can be performed.

  The second effect is that when a sighted person operates this device, it can appeal that the device has Braille.

  The third effect is that the blind person can operate while touching Braille without changing from the conventional one.

  Next, the configuration of the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of the second embodiment of the braille label of the apparatus of FIG.

  In FIG. 4, Braille convex portions 11 are formed on the Braille label material 10 as in FIG. 2, and the shape of the Braille convex portions 11 is, for example, a height of 0.3 to 0.5 mm, as in FIG. The bottom surface has a circular shape with a diameter of 1.4 to 1.5 mm, and the top surface has a truncated cone shape with a diameter of 0.6 to 1.0 mm. The Braille protrusion 11 is obtained by irradiating a colored UV ink with ultraviolet rays and curing it. The color of the Braille convex portion 11 is a color having a high contrast relationship with the color of the portion 12 other than the Braille convex portion of the label.

  In the present embodiment, the first implementation is that the material 10 is colored in the same color as the Braille protrusions 11 on the circular part having a diameter of 1.4 to 1.5 mm where the Braille protrusions 11 are formed. Different from the example. Thereby, it appears to the user that the UV ink is sufficiently colored even if the color of the UV ink is reduced. By thinning the coloring of the UV ink, the ink layer that can be cured by one ultraviolet irradiation can be thickened.

  FIG. 5 is a view showing a method of manufacturing the Braille convex portion of FIG.

  In this embodiment, first, when printing the ground color on the surface of the label material 10, the portion 13 forming the Braille convex portion 11 is colored with a color colored in high contrast with the ground color. After this step, as in the first embodiment, it is lightly colored in the same color as the color of the convex portion forming portion 12 of the label material, that is, the color colored with a high contrast with the ground color other than the convex portion forming portion. The UV ink 14 is printed thinly, and the UV ink 14 is cured by irradiating with ultraviolet rays. When the UV ink 14 is cured, the UV ink 14 is printed on the cured UV ink, and the UV ink 14 is irradiated and printed this time. The cured UV ink 14 is cured. The steps of UV ink printing and ultraviolet irradiation are repeated until the desired height is reached, thereby forming Braille protrusions.

  In addition, although the Example demonstrated above demonstrated as what the braille label in which the braille convex part was formed was affixed on the periphery of the operation screen, it is not restricted to this, The operation screen bezel part side When braille is provided as a part of the molded product, the braille may be high contrast due to the difference in resin material color by two-color molding.

It is a figure which shows the structure of one Example of the apparatus of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the 1st Example of the braille label of FIG. It is a figure which shows the manufacturing method of the braille label of FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the 2nd Example of the braille label of FIG. It is a figure which shows the manufacturing method of the braille label of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Operation screen 2 Braille label 3, 10 Label raw material 4, 11 Braille convex part 5, 12 Parts 6 other than Braille convex part 13, 13 Forming convex part 7, 14 UV ink

Claims (5)

In the manufacturing method of the Braille convex part which prints the colored UV ink on the material and cures the UV ink by irradiating ultraviolet rays to form the Braille convex part, the UV ink is thinner than the height of the Braille convex part A method of manufacturing a Braille convex portion, wherein the Braille convex portion is formed by repeating a step of laminating and a step of curing by irradiating ultraviolet rays. The method for manufacturing a Braille convex portion according to claim 1, further comprising a step of coloring the same color as the convex portion in advance in a Braille layout shape with respect to the material. An operation screen, a first coloring portion provided around the operation screen and colored in a first color, and a high contrast second color provided in the first coloring portion and different from the first color An apparatus having colored Braille protrusions. A Braille label, comprising: a label material; and Braille convex portions colored in a high contrast color with respect to the color of the label material. The Braille label according to claim 4, wherein the label material is colored in advance with the Braille layout shape in the same color as the Braille convex portion.

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