JPH07253758A - Display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To quickly show a desired display object in a display window with a simple operation by reducing the space required for housing and retrieving many kinds of display objects. CONSTITUTION:The page of a display object 40 to be shown in the display window is specified by a display panel and then a drum 2 is driven. When the display objects 40 are taken-up to the drum 2, specific information for every object 40 are read out by a read-out means consisting of an optical sensor. Respective drums 2 are provided with independent driving means and a set object 40 is shown in the display window by controlling the rotational direction and rotational amount for every drum based on the set information of the object 40 and read out specific information. Further, since and one-page transfer mode, a direct-page mode showing a specific page and a demomstration mode performing automatic-feeding with a constant interval are prepared as operation modes suitable to purposes of display objects 40, the available range for a merchandise sample display device and an interior device can be extended.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device that can be used as a display device for displaying various kinds of curtain fabrics, cloths and other product samples and as an interior device in a hotel, office or home.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, a product sample display device and an information transmission device applying computer technology have been developed. The same applies to interior devices. Especially in the former field, it is necessary to provide a lot of information, and in the latter field, for example, to satisfy the demands such as creating a comfortable space according to the season or creating a living environment that suits one's taste. First, various interior materials are prepared. For example, for fabric products such as curtain fabrics and cloths, it is common to select patterns, colors, patterns and the like from a large number of product samples and catalogs over time. There has been a demand for a device capable of accommodating a large number of these product samples in a small space and quickly and easily finding a desired product among them.

The object of the present invention is to reduce the space required for storing and searching for display objects when displaying a large number of types of product samples, and to display desired display objects on the display window easily and quickly. An object of the present invention is to provide a display device that can be exposed. Another object of the present invention is to provide a display device capable of preparing different display objects such as color tones and patterns in the interior field and selecting and using them.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention according to claim 1 incorporates a plurality of display objects in a continuous sheet, and a display window is provided for each display object. In a display device to be exposed, a pair of drums that are arranged to face each other with the display window interposed therebetween and wind the sheet-shaped display object, a drum driving unit that independently drives each of the drums, and the display object. Display object reading means for reading specific information attached to an object in advance, a user interface for designating a display object to be displayed in the display window, and the display object reading means based on setting information of the display object. The specific information of the display object obtained from the Certain play objects configured to include a control means for controlling the drum driving means to cause to appear on the display window.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the user interface has a first display mode in which the display object is continuously displayed on the display window at a predetermined speed. The control means has a second display mode in which only the designated display object appears in the display window, and the control means controls the drum driving means in accordance with the set display mode. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the second aspect, the user interface displays the display object in the display window and then sequentially displays the display objects before and after the display object. It is configured to have a one-page feed mode that appears in a window.

[0006]

According to the configuration of the present invention described in claim 1,
In the user interface, the display object to be displayed in the display window is designated and the drum is driven.
When the display object is wound on one of the drums, the display object reading means reads the specific information for each display object. The control means controls the drum driving means on the basis of the setting information of the display object and the read specific information, and causes the display object of the setting to appear in the display window. As a result, many kinds of display objects can be accommodated in a small space, and desired display objects can be displayed in the display window quickly with a simple operation. Further, according to the invention described in claim 2, since the operation mode suitable for the purpose of use of the display object can be selected, the range of use as the product sample display device or the interior device is expanded. According to the third aspect of the present invention, the one-page feed mode is added to the above-mentioned operation mode, so that it is possible to easily compare display objects and further improve usability.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an arrangement of functional parts of the display device of the present invention. The present embodiment is an apparatus for displaying curtain material. FIG. 2 shows the appearance of the display device. FIG. 3 shows the arrangement of the mechanical parts that drive the drum.

The machine frame 1 is provided with a pair of drums 2 and 3 around which curtain cloth 40 as a display object is wound. A casing 4 for accommodating the machine frame 1 is provided with a display window 4a for displaying a desired curtain material 40.
Drums 2 and 3 are arranged so as to face each other with a in between. In order to give tension to the cloth 40 stretched between the drums 2 and 3, a pair of sub-rollers 5 and 6 for drawing the cloth toward the display window side are arranged. The fabric between the sub rollers can be seen through the display window.

In FIG. 3, each of the drums 2 and 3 is connected to motors 9 and 10 via transmission mechanisms 7 and 8, and drives one of the drums based on a command from controllers 33 and 34 described later. , Do the winding operation of the dough. At this time, the electromagnetic brake is released from the drum on the side where the dough is fed out, and the drum is brought into a free state. Motors 9 and 10
A servo motor or pulse motor is used for the slow start and slow down speed control. For example, divide from O to maximum speed in 10 steps,
When the sensor detects a page change, it speeds up each page, and speeds down each page as it approaches the target page.

A guide member 11 arranged at an interval substantially equal to the cloth width is attached to the drum shaft in order to prevent the cloth from being displaced in the axial direction, and a shaft portion outside the guide member 11 is attached to the guide member 11. Is provided with a tension mechanism 20 that applies a load to the drum on the side for feeding the dough so that the slack of the dough does not occur, while not applying a load on the drum on the side for winding the dough. The tension mechanism 20 includes the belt member 2
1 and a spring member 22, one end of each member is connected, and the other end of each member is fixed to the machine frame 1. The belt member 21 is arranged so that the tension is loosened by the spring member 22 with respect to the winding side drum, and at this time, the tension is applied by the belt member 21 with respect to the feeding side drum.

FIG. 4 shows a mode in which tension is applied to the drum itself. When the upper drum shown in FIG. 4 (1) is on the winding side and the lower drum is on the payout side, or the upper drum shown in FIG. 4 (2) is on the payout side and below When the drum is on the winding side, when the drum shaft rotates in the direction of the arrow, the tension is loosened by the spring member 22 on the winding side, while the tension is applied by the belt member 21 on the payout side. With this configuration, it is possible to wind the material on the winding drum without loosening the material feeding from the feeding side drum in the free state, that is, with the material having a certain amount of tension.

Inside the main body, a transparent plate 12, for example, a white acrylic plate is arranged so as to face the back side of the cloth 40, and light emitted from a light source 13 such as a fluorescent lamp is diffusely reflected through the transparent plate 12 to make the entire cloth. A uniform light is applied. A reflector 14 is arranged behind the light source. In order to display a desired cloth on the display window, information corresponding to the kind of cloth, for example, a page is attached for each cloth, and an optical sensor 15 for reading this page number and one page and the last page are detected. The optical sensors 16 are arranged at both ends of the cloth in the width direction. In this embodiment, the light emitting element and the light receiving element are arranged so as to face each other with the cloth interposed therebetween, and the light emitted from the light emitting element that has passed through the hole for page detection provided at the side end portion of the cloth is input to the light receiving element. An optical sensor is used that extracts an electric signal according to the amount of light.

A plurality of pages, for example, 50 pages, can be used for the cloth, with the size viewed from the display window as a page unit. For example, it is selected from various designs on the assumption that the atmosphere changes depending on the season, month, week, day, etc. The paged material is wound around a drum as a continuous strip (sheet). Then, as a user interface, by specifying a page of cloth by the display panel 50 shown in FIG. 2, the drum is rotated and the cloth of the specified page is displayed on the display window.

In order to perform page control of the cloth, as shown in FIG. 5, a shielding tape 41 that does not allow light to pass is attached to the widthwise edge portion of the cloth, and a portion corresponding to the paged cloth is provided. The tape is provided with a light transmitting hole 42 that allows light to pass through. Further, the tape 41 on the other side is provided with a light transmitting hole 43 for detecting the first page and a light transmitting hole 44 for detecting the last page.

When the optical sensor 15 detects the light passing through the light transmitting hole 42, the page processing of the cloth is performed based on the sensor signal. That is, the sensor signal is counted,
When the count value matches the count value corresponding to the designated page, the rotation of the drum is stopped. On the other hand, when the optical sensor 16 detects the light passing through the light transmitting hole 43 in the operation of returning the apparatus to the first page for putting it in the standby state, the driving of the motor is stopped based on this sensor signal. Thereby, the initial value of the count and the first page of the cloth can be associated with each other, and the cloth of the page corresponding to the count value can be displayed in the display window.

FIG. 5 shows the hardware configuration of the display device. The CPU board 30 sends an operation signal to each mechanism unit to the IO board 31, and also performs page count processing of the cloth. The IO board 31 interfaces the operation signals of the CPU board 30 with each mechanical unit. The analog board 32 converts the operation signal from the IO board 30 to control the driving of the motors 9 and 10 and the lighting of the fluorescent lamp 13, and at the same time, the page is detected by the page detection signal of the page count sensor 35 including the optical sensor 15. Sensor input processing to determine whether or not has changed. In addition, one page detected by the BOT / EOT sensor 16 (B
Input processing of one page and the last page is performed by the OT) detection signal or the last page (EOT) detection signal.

The display / input board 37 constitutes a user interface together with the display panel 50.
The set fabric number is displayed and a switch input signal is sent to the IO board 31. It includes a DIP switch circuit for designating operating conditions. An operation signal sent via the IO board is converted by the analog board 32 to generate a control signal, which is input to the first drum motor control pack 33 and the second drum motor control pack 34. Each control pack operates the motor M and the electromagnetic brake B for each drum based on the control signal.

FIG. 7 shows a specific example of the display panel. The display panel 50 includes a display unit 51 and an operation unit 54, and each unit is controlled by the display input board 37. The display unit 51 has a current page display unit 52 that displays the currently displayed fabric page on the upper stage, and a setting page display unit that displays an instruction page at the time of direct page designation operation for inputting pages from the numeric keypad 55 of the operation unit 54 on the lower stage. It consists of 53. The operation unit 54 includes an auxiliary power ON / OFF switch 56 for operating the display panel, a Δ button and ▽ button 57 for performing forward / backward operation for each page, a clear (CLEAR) button 58 for canceling an input designated page, and a direct page. A start (START) button 59 for starting the designated operation and a stop (STO) for stopping the operation
P) button 60 is provided.

Next, the operation of the display device will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG. After the main power is turned on, the state of the DIP switch set as the operating environment in advance is read, and the initial setting is performed to initialize the semiconductor. After that, it is judged whether or not the maintenance mode is selected. In the maintenance mode, the motor is driven in order to facilitate the test operation in which each mechanism such as the motor and the optical sensor is independently operated and the attachment / detachment of the cloth. Execute the dough setting operation. If it is not in the maintenance mode, the motors and brakes of the drums are operated under the condition that the auxiliary power supply is turned on, and the preset page is returned. Next, specify the operation mode for how to display the fabric.

This operation mode is a one-page feed mode in which the previous page or the next page is forwarded one page forward or backward with respect to the current page displayed on the display unit, and the designated page is skipped except for the designated page. There is a direct page mode that directly outputs, and a demonstration mode that automatically page forwards at set intervals. Here, in the demonstration mode, the display object is continuously exposed to the display window at a predetermined speed.
The direct page mode is the second display mode in which only the designated display object is displayed in the display window.

Explaining the operation of each mode, first, in the one-page feed mode, by pressing the Δ button or the ▽ button, the page currently displayed in the display window is moved to the previous or next page. In the direct page mode, the fabric number (page) is designated by the ten keys on the operation unit, and the fabric of the designated page is output by pressing the start button. Demonstration mode automatically feeds the page at a set speed interval by inputting a key number promised in advance and pressing the start button, that is, it keeps the appearance state for a set period of time and then moves to the next page. It automatically moves forward and sends it one after another. When it reaches the final page, it is reversed, and the same operation is performed toward one page.
Note that the reversing operation can be configured to be automatically started or to be started by an operator's instruction. The page may be a page code for the fabric, or a corresponding number code having a plurality of digits, for example, four digits or less may be used for each page.

As an embodiment of the present invention, the movement of the cloth can be applied in either the vertical direction or the horizontal direction. As an application of the present invention, it can be used for an information transmission device such as a road map and a large number of product menus.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, the space required for storing and retrieving various types of display objects can be reduced, and desired display objects can be quickly displayed on the display window by a simple operation. Can be made. In addition, in the interior field, various kinds of display objects such as color tone and patterns are prepared, and by selecting and using them, you can enjoy seasonally and create a fresh interior space.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a display device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a display device.

FIG. 3 is an arrangement configuration diagram of a mechanism unit of the display device.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a tension mechanism section.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the fabric to which a configuration for reading the fabric page is added.

FIG. 6 is a control block diagram.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of a display panel.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a flow of operations.

[Explanation of Codes] 1 ... Frame of this machine, 2, 3 ... Drum, 4 ... Casing,
5, 6 ... Sub roller, 9, 10 ... Motor, 12 ... White acrylic plate, 13 ... Fluorescent lamp, 14 ... Reflector, 15, 16 ...
Optical sensor, 20 ... Tension mechanism section, 30 ... CPU board, 31 ... IO board, 32 ... Analog board, 33,
34 ... Motor control pack, 35 ... Page count sensor, 36 ... BOT / EOT sensor, 40 ... Display window, 41 ... Shielding tape, 42 ... Page detecting translucent hole, 43 ... 1 page / final page detecting translucent hole

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Nobumitsu Takahashi 2374 Kosaka-cho, Ushiku-shi, Ibaraki Atom Engineering Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Akira Tachikawa 1-1-11 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo Tachikawa Blood India Co., Ltd. Incorporated (72) Inventor Eiichi Suzuki 3-11 Aragane, Ishioka-shi, Ibaraki Betel Co., Ltd.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A display device in which a plurality of display objects are built into a continuous sheet and are made to appear in a display window for each interior display object, wherein the display windows are opposed to each other and the sheet shape is provided. A pair of drums around which the display object is wound, a drum driving unit that independently drives each of the drums, a display object reading unit that reads specific information attached to the display object in advance, and the display window A user interface for designating a display target to be displayed, and processing the specific information of the display target obtained from the display target reading means based on the setting information of the display target, and the set display target. To show up in the display window Display apparatus characterized by comprising control means for controlling the ram drive means. 2. The user interface has a first display mode in which a display object is continuously exposed to a display window at a predetermined speed, and a second display in which only a specified display object is exposed to the display window. The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a mode, wherein the control means controls the drum driving means according to a set display mode. 3. The user interface comprises a page feed mode in which a display object is made to appear in the display window and then display objects succeeding and succeeding the display object are made to sequentially appear in the display window. The display device according to claim 2, wherein the display device is a display device.