WO1996026872A1 - Support et procede de realisation - Google Patents

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WO1996026872A1
WO1996026872A1 PCT/US1996/002876 US9602876W WO9626872A1 WO 1996026872 A1 WO1996026872 A1 WO 1996026872A1 US 9602876 W US9602876 W US 9602876W WO 9626872 A1 WO9626872 A1 WO 9626872A1
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container
lenticular
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lenticular image
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Reuben Hoppenstein
David G. Burder
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Burder David G
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
    • B44F—SPECIAL DESIGNS OR PICTURES
    • B44F7/00—Designs imitating three-dimensional effects
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C13/00—Details; Accessories
    • A45C13/08—Decorative devices for handbags or purses
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
    • B44F—SPECIAL DESIGNS OR PICTURES
    • B44F1/00—Designs or pictures characterised by special or unusual light effects
    • B44F1/08—Designs or pictures characterised by special or unusual light effects characterised by colour effects
    • B44F1/10—Changing, amusing, or secret pictures
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B30/00—Optical systems or apparatus for producing three-dimensional [3D] effects, e.g. stereoscopic images
    • G02B30/20—Optical systems or apparatus for producing three-dimensional [3D] effects, e.g. stereoscopic images by providing first and second parallax images to an observer's left and right eyes
    • G02B30/26—Optical systems or apparatus for producing three-dimensional [3D] effects, e.g. stereoscopic images by providing first and second parallax images to an observer's left and right eyes of the autostereoscopic type
    • G02B30/27—Optical systems or apparatus for producing three-dimensional [3D] effects, e.g. stereoscopic images by providing first and second parallax images to an observer's left and right eyes of the autostereoscopic type involving lenticular arrays

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  • the subject invention provides a transparent container, in which an outer surface is partially covered with a lenticulating material and an inner surface, arranged beneath said outer surface, accepts an inserted piece of printed material. Viewing the image through the lenticular surface of the container gives the printed material (image) the illusion of depth, partial opacity or animation.
  • Lenticular pictures are well known and typically consist of a lenticular surface permanently bonded, by lamination, or by integral printing, to an image which, when viewed, produces a stereoscopic, partially opaque or animation effect.
  • the lenticular surface is plastic with a total thickness that approximates the focal length of a lens which is permanently attached to the surface of the printed image.
  • manufacturing these types of pictures is often difficult because the process of registering and laminating the lenticular screen to the printed surface requires a high degree of accuracy.
  • pre-production test runs which increase the cost of creating lenticular images substantially above those produced by conventional printing. ?n"HnTirY nf **** invention
  • a conventional container for example in the form of a Compact Laser Disk storage container, with additional features including a partially lenticulated surface on the outside of the container and a separate piece of printed matter arranged beneath said partially lenticulated surface, whereby the printed matter is a specially multiplexed image rather than a conventional image.
  • the combination of the lenticulated surface on the container and the specially printed insert provides a simple and cost effective method for producing lenticulated images. The special effects are created with minimal additional production requirements and their associated costs.
  • Figure l is an elevation view of the portion of the container on which the lenticular image is created.
  • Figure 2 is a top view of the container displaying a partially lenticulated outer surface.
  • Figures 3A-3C illustrate a top view of the corner of the container displaying alternate means for securing the printed images.
  • the subject invention provides a container, in which an outer surface is partially covered with a lenticulating material and an inner surface accepts an inserted piece of printed material.
  • the container material between the inner and outer surface is transparent.
  • the lenticulating material is applied to the outer surface of the container to create a lenticular surface which acts as a lens for viewing the printed material (image) on the inner surface of the container. Because of the unique characteristics of the newly formed lenticular surface, an image viewed through it appears to have a stereoscopic, three dimensional, or animated effect.
  • the image is secured to the inner surface of the container in such a manner so as to easily and positively orient the image to the lenticular surface to maximize the visual illusion or animation effect.
  • a lenticulating material l ideally plastic, is applied to the container 10 as a laminate, or encapsulated, or formed as part of the manufacturing process of the container, typically by embossing, molding, casting, forming or extrusion to create a grooved lenticular surface.
  • the grooved profile of the lenticular surface is determined by the thickness of the wall of the container which in this embodiment is transparent 2.
  • the wall of the container acts as a focusing medium. To be effective, the thickness should preferably be equal to the focal length of the lenticular lens (surface) with a tolerance of ⁇ 20%.
  • the printed surface 3 is formed by interlacing or multiplexing two or more base images.
  • the number of base images used to create the printed surface will be between 5 and 65. Because of the spacing and positioning of these base images interlaced on the same printed surface, the lenticular image will have a smooth, continuous animated sequence or three dimensional image when viewed through the lenticular lens 1.
  • the printed surface itself may be folded so as to securely position it once inside the container.
  • An optional backing card 4, or folded paper, may be applied behind the printed surface in order to keep the printed surface flat against the inner surface of the container.
  • Figure 2 shows a top view of the container wherein the outer surface of the container 8 (at the open edge of the container cover) acts as a preformed guide along side the inside edge of the container top 5.
  • the left side wall 6 is slightly tapered to allow the printed surface to be in direct contact with the inner surface of the container cover.
  • the side wall acts as a wedge, wedging the opposite edge of the printed surface against the right side wall 7.
  • the printed surface is also cut to conform to the wedge of the left side wall 6, further ensuring correct orientation of the image with the lenticular surface.
  • the outer surface of the container is a grooved lenticular lens sheet 1.
  • the grooves 9 run vertically along the container top 8 to create a stereoscopic or three dimensional image.
  • the grooves may also run horizontally across the container top to create an animation sequence.
  • a printed image surface 3 is prepared with corresponding vertical or horizontal interlacing of two or more base images.
  • the printed surface 3 is mounted inside the box for proper viewing.
  • the flat printed surface must be held in correct orientation with the direction of the grooves on the container. Accurate trimming of the printed surface in relation to the inside width of the box is normally sufficient to achieve the desired result.
  • the printed surface must be oriented and fitted to the inner surface so as to prevent angular shifting between the image and the lenticular surface of the container since even minor rotational movement of the image significantly degrades the visual illusion of depth or animation.
  • Various positioning guides within the container may also be used to achieve adequate orientation.
  • Figure 3 shows three such types of positioning guides which include notched corners in Figure 3A, rounded corners in Figure 3B, and pegs for hole-punched images in Figure 3C.
  • the lenticular lens will be out of focus and the quality of the visual illusion will be greatly diminished.
  • One possible method for keeping the printed image flat is by inserting cardboard or creased paper 4 behind the image (see Figure 1) thereby pressing the image against the inner surface of the container.
  • Another method is to sandwich the printed image between the components already in the container (i.e., the mounting boss for the compact disc) .
  • the advantage of this second method is that no additional elements are required thereby eliminating additional manufacturing costs and variables affecting image quality.
  • the resulting assembly acts as a conventional lenticular image but without the expense of having conventional laminated lenticular prints.

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Abstract

Support (10) pourvu d'une partie (8) extérieure transparente, une face extérieure de ladite partie transparente étant recouverte d'un matériau lenticulaire (1), ce qui crée une lentille par laquelle on peut voir une image stéréoscopique, animée ou en 3D. L'image imprimée (3) est une matrice spécialement créée ou un entrelacement de plusieurs images de base qui est ensuite inséré et aligné et aplati avec précision contre une surface intérieure de la partie transparente (2) du support, sans qu'il soit besoin de plastifier ou de protéger davantage l'image imprimée. Celle-ci (3) est ensuite visionnée à travers la lentille pour produire l'effet visuel souhaité.
PCT/US1996/002876 1995-02-27 1996-02-27 Support et procede de realisation WO1996026872A1 (fr)

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AU51802/96A AU5180296A (en) 1995-02-27 1996-02-27 Container and method of making same

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GB9503911A GB2298188B (en) 1995-02-27 1995-02-27 Lenticulated transparent box
GB9503911.1 1995-02-27

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