JPH11254891A - Accessory manufacturing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an accessory manufacturing device which encloses a photograph taken by a camera in a transparent or a colored semitransparent resin material. SOLUTION: This device is integrally equipped with a camera 11, a frame ROM 14, a photograph extracting lower die 19, a photograph extracting upper die 18 or the like. A photograph 17 is formed by synthesizing an image which is picked up by the camera 11 with data in the frame ROM 14. The photograph 17 is placed on the photograph extracting lower die 19, and cut out by the photograph extracting upper die 18, and is formed. The formed photograph 17 is placed in a recess on a base material 23. A specified amount of a resin material 33 is injected into the recess from a nozzle 28 by using a dispenser 27.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an accessory manufacturing apparatus for processing an accessory such as a key ring on the spot where a photograph is taken.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an image data is synthesized around an object photographed by a camera and an adhesive is applied to the back side of the print sheet producing machine, that is, a place where many print clubs (trade names) are gathered. is set up. This print sheet production machine prints a photograph in which a subject is photographed and a desired image (frame) is synthesized around the subject on a sheet on the spot and outputs the photograph.

On the other hand, accessories such as brooches, earrings, and key chains in which flowers, character goods, and the like are sealed with resin are manufactured and sold by a resin molding apparatus.

[0004]

However, the resin molding apparatus is required to be provided with a resin injection machine temperature management device, an automatic control device, and the like, and to maintain a constant temperature in the entire room in which the resin molding device is installed. It was a very large device. For this reason. It occupies a large space, and there is a problem that it is difficult to set up a storefront, a room, or the like.

[0005] In addition, most of accessories such as brooches, earrings, and key holders in which flowers, character goods, and the like are sealed with resin are manufactured in a design that is determined in advance by a distributor. For this reason, there has been a demand for the development of an accessory manufacturing apparatus capable of immediately enclosing a photographed image in resin and processing it into an accessory.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art, and provides an accessory manufacturing apparatus in which a photograph taken by a camera is immediately enclosed in a transparent or colored translucent resin material. The purpose is to do.

[0007]

That is, an accessory manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention comprises a photographing means, a monitor for displaying an image photographed by the photographing means, and an image photographed by the photographing means printed on a mount. A photo-generating means for generating a photograph by applying the photo-forming means to a predetermined shape; and a resin for enclosing the photo molded by the photo-forming means in a resin material. And sealing means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the accessory manufacturing apparatus according to the first aspect, further comprising: means for holding a plurality of types of frames; and photograph synthesizing means for synthesizing an image photographed by the photographing means into the frame. The photograph generating means prints the composite image on a mount.

The accessory manufacturing apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first or second aspect, further comprises:
In a state where a photograph is placed on a resin base material, a flowable resin material is poured onto the photograph and dried.

Further, in the accessory manufacturing apparatus according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first or second aspect, the resin enclosing means holds the photograph between the resin materials and fits the two resin materials to each other. Things.

[0011]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an accessory manufacturing apparatus 10 according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of a photograph 17 before molding,
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a photo extracting upper die 18 and a photo extracting lower die 19 for molding the photo 17, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the photo 17 after molding, and FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional side view of the base material 23. I have. In the drawings, the components denoted by the same reference numerals are the same.

The accessory manufacturing apparatus 10 encloses a photograph 17 taken with a resin material and processes it into accessories 31 such as a pendant, a broach, an earring, and a key holder, and is composed of a photograph generating means, a photo molding means, and a resin enclosing means. In addition, the accessory manufacturing apparatus 10 is configured integrally with the photograph generating means, the photo molding means, and the resin enclosing means.

The photograph generating means comprises a photographing means and a monitor 12, and a camera 11 called a video camera is provided as the photographing means, and the monitor 12 is connected to the camera 11. The monitor 12 is a well-known image output device that displays data such as characters, figures, and graphs on a cathode ray tube or the like, and displays an image captured by the camera 11. In addition, the technique of taking a photograph 17 with the camera 11,
A technique for displaying an image captured by the camera 11 on the monitor 12 is a known technique, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

A photograph synthesizing means is connected to the photograph generating means. The photograph synthesizing means is provided with a control board 13 and a frame ROM 14, and an image taken by the camera 11 is transferred to the frame 21 by the control board 13. It is configured to combine. The frame ROM 14 is formed of a semiconductor such as an IC. A plurality of types of frames 21 such as a bouquet ring, a heart, a diamond, a rectangle, an inverted triangle, a landscape, and a person are stored as data. I have. That is, the frame ROM 14 is provided as means for holding a plurality of types of frames 21.

Further, the control board 13 is configured to be able to combine the image photographed by the camera 11 and the frame 21 stored in the frame ROM 14. That is, the photo combining means is configured to be able to combine the frame 21 stored in the frame ROM 14 around the image captured by the camera 11 by the control board 13 or as a background.

The photo forming means prints a composite image of the image photographed by the camera 11 and the frame 21 on a mount (not shown), and comprises a printer (a so-called video printer) 15 and a mount cassette 16. The mount of the photograph 17 is stored in the mount cassette 16. The printer 15 is configured to generate an image synthesized by the control board 13 as a photograph 17 on a mount. A technique for combining the image captured by the camera 11 with the data in the frame ROM 14 by the control board 13 and the printer 1
The technique for generating the photograph 17 in 5 is a well-known technique, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The photograph forming means cuts out a photograph 17 generated by the printer 15 into a predetermined shape and forms the photograph. The photograph forming means comprises a photograph extracting upper mold 18 and a photograph extracting lower mold 19. The upper photo extracting die 18 is provided with a plurality of cutting blades (not shown), and the lower photo extracting die 19 is provided with a positioning tool (not shown) for positioning the photo 17. Then, after the photo 17 is placed and positioned on the photo extraction lower die 19, the photo 17 is pressed by the photo extraction upper die 18, so that the photo 17 has a predetermined shape, for example, a heart shape, a rhombus shape, a rectangular shape, and an inverted shape. Formed (cut) into a triangular shape
It is configured to be.

The resin enclosing means comprises a resin material storage tank 26, a dispenser 27, and a nozzle 28. The resin material storage tank 26 stores a fluid resin material 33 dissolved at a predetermined temperature, and the dispenser 27 can inject a predetermined amount of the fluid resin in the resin material storage tank 26 from the nozzle 28. It is configured as follows. The technique of injecting a predetermined amount of the fluid resin material 33 using the dispenser 27 is a well-known technique, and a description thereof will be omitted.

A conveyor 32 is provided below the nozzle 28.
A stocker 22 in which a predetermined number of base materials 23 are stored on one side of the conveyor 32 in the moving direction.
, And an infrared lamp 29 is provided on the other side in the moving direction of the conveyor 32. The base member 23 has a plurality of shapes such as a heart shape, a rhombus shape, a rectangular shape, and an inverted triangle shape, and is configured to be separately supplied by a supply device 24 described later.

The base member 23 is formed of a transparent or colored translucent resin such as acrylic resin into a predetermined shape. On one surface, a concave portion 23A slightly deeper than that of the photograph 17 is formed. Has a size substantially equal to that of the photograph 17 cut out and formed by the photograph cutting means (FIG. 5). Then, when the resin material 33 stored in the resin material storage tank 26 is injected into the recess 23A of the base material 23, the base material 23 and the resin material 33 are welded to each other.

A plurality of moving tables 25 are provided on the conveyor 32, and the moving tables 25.
2 is configured to move from one side to the other side. The stocker 22 is provided with a feeder 24,
The feeder 24 is configured so that the base material 23 stored in the stocker 22 can be placed on the moving table 25 on the conveyor 32. Thereby, the base material 23 is supplied to the moving table 25 one by one by the supply device 24.

A photographic suction tool 20 is provided between the stocker 22 and a nozzle 28 provided below the resin material storage tank 26. The photographic suction tool 20 has a vacuum pump or a negative pressure (not shown). The hose provided on the machine is connected. The photographing device 20 is configured to be able to adhere to the photograph 17.

As a result, the photo attraction device 20 is configured to be able to suck the photo 17 by suction, and the photo attraction device 20 is to adsorb the photo 17 cut out into a predetermined shape so as to adsorb the photo 17. It is configured so that it can be inserted into 23A. The technique of sucking the photograph 17 by using a vacuum pump or a negative pressure machine is a well-known technique, and the description thereof is omitted. Reference numeral 30 denotes a product outlet of the accessory 31 that has been processed and completed.

With the above configuration, the accessory manufacturing apparatus 10
Will be described. Note that the accessory manufacturing apparatus 10 is configured to operate by inserting predetermined money into a money inlet (not shown). The resin material storage tank 26 stores a fluid resin material 33 (in this case, a quick-drying transparent or colored translucent resin material). The accessory manufacturing apparatus 10 is controlled by a control device (not shown).

First, when the user inserts a predetermined money into the cash slot, a plurality of frames 21 stored in the frame ROM 14 are displayed on the monitor 12, and an arbitrary one is selected from among the plurality of frames 21. , Accessories 3
1 (base material 23) shape is selected and determined. Next, the subject in front of the camera 11 is photographed, combined with the frame 21 selected by the control board 13 and displayed on the monitor 12.

The position of the subject and the position of the frame 21 projected on the monitor 12 are checked. If so, the composite image is printed by the printer 15 on one sheet supplied from the sheet cassette 16 and discharged as a photograph 17. Is done. The ejected photograph 17 is transferred to a photograph extracting lower mold 19 by a transport device (not shown).
After being placed and positioned on the, it is pressed by the photo extraction upper die 18 (arrow in FIG. 3). Thus, the photograph 17 is formed into a predetermined shape (in this case, a vertically long and substantially rectangular shape) (FIG. 4).

Then, the base material 23 having the selected shape is formed.
Is supplied from the stocker 22 to the moving table 25 on the conveyor 32 by the feeder 24, and the formed photograph 17 is adsorbed by the photo adsorbing tool 20, and then is placed in the recess 23A of the base material 23. Placed (FIG. 6).

Then, the base member 23 on the moving table 25 is moved by the conveyor 32 and reaches below the nozzle 28 provided below the resin material storage tank 26. Next, a predetermined amount of the resin material 33 in the resin material storage tank 26 is injected from the nozzle 28 into the recess 23 </ b> A of the base material 23 by the dispenser 27. Thereby, the photograph 17 is sealed between the base material 23 and the resin material 33. (FIG. 7).

Then, the base member 23 on the moving table 25 moves on the conveyor 32 and reaches below the infrared lamp 29. Then, the liquid resin material 33 is irradiated by the infrared lamp 29 and dried. Thereby, the resin material 33 is solidified and the accessory 31 is completed (FIG. 8). The completed accessory 31 is discharged to the product discharge port 30.

As described above, the accessory manufacturing apparatus 10
The photo generating means, the photo molding means, and the resin enclosing means are integrally formed. Then, the camera 11, the monitor 12, the means for holding a plurality of types of frames 21, the image captured by the camera 11 is combined with the frame 21, and the combined image is generated on the mount by the printer 15. doing. Thereby, the accessory manufacturing apparatus 10 can be significantly reduced in size.

Further, after the printed photograph 17 is cut out into a predetermined shape and formed, it is placed on a base material 23 and sealed with a resin material 33, and the resin material 33 is dried and solidified. As a result, the image taken by the camera 11 can be converted into the accessory 31 on the spot, and the photographed photograph 17 can be processed into the accessory 31 in a short time.

Next, FIG. 9 shows a block diagram of another accessory manufacturing apparatus 10A of the present invention. Also in this case, the photograph generating means, the photo molding means and the resin enclosing means are integrally formed. The photo generating means and the photo molding means are configured in the same manner as described above, and the resin enclosing means is the same as the stocker 22 and the pressure bonding mechanism 43, and the upper resin plate stocker 4 provided between the stocker 22 and the pressure bonding mechanism 43.
0.

A predetermined number of upper resin plates 41 are stored in the upper resin plate stocker 40. The upper resin plate 41 is made of the same transparent or colored translucent resin material such as acrylic as the base material 23. And has the same size as the base member 23. The upper resin plate 41 is configured to be fittable into a recess 23A formed in the base member 23, and has a plurality of shapes such as a heart shape, a rhombus, a rectangle, and an inverted triangle.

The recess 23A of the base member 23 is shown in Photo 1.
7 is formed slightly deeper than the thickness of FIG. 7 (FIG. 10). That is, the outer diameter of the upper resin plate 41 has a shape corresponding to that of the base member 23, and the projecting portion 41 </ b> A projecting downward is configured to fit into the recess 23 </ b> A of the base member 23. The upper resin plate stocker 40 has a second feeder 4.
2 are provided so that the stored upper resin plate 41 can be placed on the base member 23 one by one like the stocker 22.

The crimping mechanism 43 is provided with a crimping machine (not shown), which can crimp the upper resin plate 41 placed on the base member 23 and fit the upper resin plate 41 on the base member 23. It is configured as follows. Otherwise, the configuration is the same as that of the accessory manufacturing apparatus 10 described above.

When the user inserts a predetermined money into a cash slot (not shown), a plurality of frames 21 stored in the frame ROM 14 are displayed on the monitor 12 as described above. , The shape of the accessory 31 (base material 23) is selected and determined. Next, the subject in front of the camera 11 is photographed, combined with the frame 21 selected by the control board 13 and displayed on the monitor 12.

The position of the subject and the position of the frame 21 projected on the monitor 12 are confirmed. If so, the composite image is printed on the mount supplied from the mount cassette 16 by the printer 15 and discharged as a photograph 17. The discharged photo 17 is placed on a photo extraction lower mold 19 by a transport device (not shown) and positioned, and then pressed by a photo extraction upper die 18. As a result, the photograph 17 is formed into a predetermined shape (in this case, a vertically elongated substantially rectangular shape).

Then, the base member 23 having the selected shape is formed.
Is supplied from the stocker 22 to the moving table 25 on the conveyor 32 by the feeder 24, and the formed photograph 17 is adsorbed by the photo adsorbing tool 20, and then is placed in the recess 23A of the base material 23. It is placed (FIG. 11).

Then, the base member 23 on the moving table 25 is moved by the conveyor 32, and the upper resin plate stocker 40 is moved.
To the bottom. Then, one upper resin plate 41 corresponding to the base material 23 is placed on the base material 23 by the second feeder 42, and the lower protrusion of the upper resin plate 41 is formed in the recess 23 </ b> A of the base material 23. The part 41A is fitted. (FIG. 12). Thereafter, the base material 23 on the moving table 25 moves to the crimping mechanism 43, and the base material 23 and the upper resin plate 41 are crimped by the crimping mechanism 43 to complete the accessory 31.
The completed accessory 31 is discharged from the product discharge port 30.

As described above, the accessory manufacturing apparatus 10A places the photograph 17 in the recess 23A of the base member 23, and then places the projection 41 of the upper resin plate 41 in the recess 23A of the base member 23.
Only by fitting A, the accessory 31 can be manufactured. Thereby, the accessory manufacturing apparatus 10A
Can be greatly reduced in size.

In this embodiment, the photograph 17 produced by the camera 11 or the printer 15 is used.
Accessories 31 such as pendant heads, brooches, earrings, and key holders can be manufactured by using a picture taken in a computer by a scanner or a picture or image produced by a computer, a picture printed by a printer 15, or the like. .

Further, one photo 17 is placed in the accessory 31. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and two photos 17 may be placed so that the photo 17 can be viewed from both sides.

Also, a plurality of photographs 17 are taken at once by the accessory manufacturing apparatus 10 and a plurality of accessories 31 are taken at once.
Can be manufactured.

The base member 23 is made of a transparent or colored translucent resin material, but is not limited thereto.
Colors such as green, red, blue and black may be used.

Also, the accessory 31 may be a heart shape, a diamond shape,
Although a shape such as a rectangle or an inverted triangle has been described, the shape is not limited to this, and another shape may be used.

[0046]

As described above in detail, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a photographing means, a monitor for displaying an image photographed by the photographing means, and an image photographed by the photographing means are printed on a mount. A photo-generating means for generating a photograph by applying the photo-forming means to a predetermined shape; and a resin for enclosing the photo molded by the photo-forming means in a resin material. Because of the provision of the enclosing means, for example, a photograph taken with a camera and a frame can be synthesized, and after confirmation on a monitor, a photograph can be generated and then sealed with a resin material. This makes it possible to process the photographed photograph into an accessory in a short time. Therefore, you can immediately turn your photos into accessories on the spot,
The original accessory can be manufactured quickly.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect, there is provided a means for holding a plurality of types of frames, and a photograph combining means for combining an image photographed by the photographing means into a frame, Since the photograph generating means generates the photograph on the mount using the composite image, it is possible to greatly improve the effect of producing the photograph enclosed in the resin material. This makes it possible to further enhance the effect by the original accessory. Therefore, the practical effect of the accessory manufacturing apparatus can be increased.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect or the second aspect, the resin enclosing means is provided such that when a photograph is placed on a resin base material, a flowable resin is placed on the photograph. Since only the material is poured and dried, an accessory manufacturing apparatus can be manufactured with a simple structure. Thereby, the accessory manufacturing apparatus can be reduced in size and can be easily installed in a storefront, a room, or the like. Therefore,
The accessory manufacturing apparatus can be installed at a place where people gather, and the practical effect can be greatly increased.

In particular, since the accessory manufacturing device can be installed in a storefront or a room by downsizing the accessory manufacturing device, the accessory manufacturing device can be easily installed in a place where people gather, and the photograph taken by the photograph production means can be easily obtained. An accessory can be made on the spot, and the practical effect can be greatly increased.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first or second aspect, the resin enclosing means holds the photograph between the resin materials and fits the two resin materials to each other. So
An accessory manufacturing device can be manufactured without using a device into which a fluid resin material is poured. This allows
Furthermore, the size of the accessory manufacturing apparatus can be reduced, and the occupied area can be reduced even when the accessory manufacturing apparatus is installed in a storefront or indoors. Therefore, the convenience of the accessory manufacturing apparatus can be greatly improved, and the practical effect can be greatly increased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an accessory manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a photograph before molding.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a photo extraction upper die and a photo extraction lower die for forming a photo.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a photograph after molding.

FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional side view of a base material.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional side view of a base material having a photograph placed in a recess.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a state in which the photograph in the recess is sealed with a resin material.

FIG. 8 is a vertical side view of the completed accessory.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram of another accessory manufacturing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional side view of another base material of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a base material having a photograph mounted in another recess of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing a state in which an upper resin is fitted to a photograph in a recess according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a longitudinal side view of another completed accessory of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Accessory manufacturing apparatus 11 Camera 12 Monitor 13 Control board 14 Frame ROM 15 Printer 16 Mount cassette 17 Photograph 18 Photo extraction upper type 19 Photo extraction lower type 20 Photo adsorbent 21 Frame 22 Stocker 23 Base material 23A Depression 24 Feeder 25 Transfer Table 26 Resin material storage tank 29 Infrared lamp 30 Product outlet 31 Accessories 32 Conveyor 33 Resin material

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A photographing means, a monitor for displaying an image photographed by the photographing means, a photograph generating means for printing an image photographed by the photographing means on a mount and generating a photograph, Accessory manufacturing, comprising: a photo molding unit for molding a photo generated by the generation unit into a predetermined shape; and a resin enclosing unit for enclosing the photo molded by the photo molding unit in a resin material. apparatus. 2. A system comprising: means for holding a plurality of types of frames; and photograph synthesizing means for synthesizing an image photographed by the photographing means with the frame, wherein the photograph generating means prints the synthesized image on a mount. The accessory manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the resin enclosing means pours a fluid resin material onto the photograph while the photograph is placed on the resin base material, and dries the photograph. Accessory manufacturing equipment. 4. The accessory manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the resin enclosing means holds the photograph between the resin materials and presses the two resin materials together.