JPH05249900A - Production of character display body, such as grave-post and doorplate - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make displayed characters easily visible by the effect of light by engraving the recessed characters on the surface of a glass base plate, packing glass powder into the recessed part, solidifying the glass after melting, and welding a surface plate likewise made of glass by heating onto the glass base plate. CONSTITUTION:The recessed characters are engraved by sand blasting on the surface of the glass base plate 1. The glass powder 3 is then packed into the recessed part 2. This glass powder 3 is packed slightly less or more than the volume of the recessed part 2. Coloring materials, such as pigments, may be incorporated into the glass powder 3. The glass powder 3 packed into the recessed part 2 is thereafter melted by heating and is then solidified. The surface plate 4 made of the thin glass is finally imposed on the surface of the glass base plate 1 and the contact surface thereof is welded by heating. As a result, the grave-post internally sealed with the characters is completed. The characters are sealed into the transparent glass if the grave-post is formed in such a manner. In addition, the characters receive the effect of the reflection, etc., of light and, therefore, the characters are conspicuously and distinctly visible.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a character display body having characters such as a tombstone, a nameplate, and a signboard.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, gravestones are mostly made of stone, and the name plates are often made of metal, plastic, wood or the like.

[0003]

The characters engraved on a conventional gravestone or the like have the drawback that they are dark and difficult to see. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a method of manufacturing a character display body such as a tombstone or a nameplate that makes it easy to see the displayed characters by the action of light.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems] A method for manufacturing a tombstone, a nameplate, etc. of a character display of the present invention devised to achieve the above object is as follows. It is characterized in that the hollow is filled with glass powder, melted and then solidified, and then a glass surface plate is similarly heat-welded to the surface of the glass substrate.

[0005]

The characters enclosed by the glass substrate and the glass surface plate are lifted by the reflection of light or the like to be clearly visible.

[0006]

Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that this example shows the production of a tombstone.
First, as shown in FIG. 2, recessed characters are engraved on the surface of the glass substrate 1 by sandblasting. In the figure, 2 is a hollow of the character.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3, glass powder 3 is filled in the recess 2. The glass powder 3 is made slightly larger than the volume of the depression. A coloring material such as a pigment may be mixed in the glass powder 3.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the glass powder 3 filled in the depression 2 is heated and melted and then solidified. 5 in the figure
Shows a glass lump that solidified after melting. The glass powder 3 is melted so that voids due to the glass powder 3 do not remain inside the depression 2. This is because if the voids remain, they will become bubbles when the glass surface plate 4 is heated and welded to the glass substrate 1 as described later,
This is because it is necessary to prevent that.

Finally, as shown in FIG. 5, the glass substrate 1
A thin glass surface plate 4 is placed on the surface of the above and its contact surface is heat-welded. Through the above steps, the tombstone 7 having the letters 6 enclosed therein is completed as shown in FIG.

[0010]

As described above, the present invention is as described above. Since the characters are enclosed in the transparent glass and the characters are subjected to the action of reflection of light, the characters are conspicuous and the characters are clearly visible. It becomes possible to obtain character display objects such as gravestones and nameplates.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a completed state.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which recessed characters are engraved on a substrate.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where glass powder is filled in the recess of the substrate.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the glass powder filled in the depression is melted and then solidified.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a surface plate is welded on a substrate.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 substrate 2 dent 3 glass powder 4 surface plate 5 glass lump solidified after melting 6 letters 7 gravestone

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A surface of a glass substrate is engraved with a dented character by sandblasting or the like, and then glass powder is filled into the dent to melt and solidify, and thereafter, a glass surface is also formed on the surface of the glass substrate. A method of manufacturing a character display body such as a tombstone and a nameplate, which is characterized by heating and welding a face plate.