WO2000027646A1 - Photograph album - Google Patents
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- WO2000027646A1 WO2000027646A1 PCT/EP1999/008607 EP9908607W WO0027646A1 WO 2000027646 A1 WO2000027646 A1 WO 2000027646A1 EP 9908607 W EP9908607 W EP 9908607W WO 0027646 A1 WO0027646 A1 WO 0027646A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
- B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
- B42D1/00—Books or other bound products
- B42D1/08—Albums
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- the present invention relates to a photos, photo arrangements and ceremony recordings album, said album being adapted to comprise a plurality of pages, which are usually made of cardboards, on each one of which photos, photo arrangements and ceremony recordings are alleged, which usually comprise a front and a rear cover and a back.
- a simple collection of photos, images and the like which are realized in the form of different colour and black- white shapes and sizes, doesn't satisfy any people requirements.
- new technologies are applied to the albums, also in order to make more simple and easier their consultation.
- the main problem, which the album according to the invention intends to solve is to conceive an album at the level of a book, which could be formed every time of a pages plurality, each one of which is made of a boardcard where a photo is printed. In addition it could be possible to printed just one photo or image on the sides of two adjacent pages.
- the structure of the album should be robust, original and no more repeatable if not by its manufacturer.
- the album according to the invention characterized in that it is made of a plurality of modules, each one of which being adapted to comprise a boardcard, which is glued on a selphadesive paper sheet or film, said boardcard being adapted to comprise two adjacent sides, on each one of which a photo or a photo composition could be printed, said modules being glued each one to the other in order to form a pre-album, said pre-album being covered by a front and a rear cover as well as a their connection, in order to conceive an album as a book both as a page collection and as compact and robust structure.
- a further problem, which the album according to the invention intends to solve, is given by the possibility, whenever the album is opened in correspondence of any page of the album, that the adjacent pages are coplanar, i.e. are lying on the same plane. Said problem is solved by the album according to the invention, which is characterized by substantially coplanar maintaining means of two opened sheets of the album, both during the album opening and closing operations.
- Fig.1 represents a perspective view of a opened boardcard, which is glued on a paper or selfadhesive film sheet
- FigJ represents a perspective view of a album modul
- FigJ represents a perspective view of a module pile up mask
- Fig.4 represents a section view, taken according to line A-A of FigJ
- Fig.5 represents a perspective view of a closed "pre-album”
- Fig.6 represents a perspective view of a boardcard to glue on the cover connection of the album according to the invention
- FigJ represents a section view of the opened album, taken according to a plane perpendicular to the album lengthwise development of the album according to the invention
- FIG. 8a, 8b represent two schematic views of the forces, which are acting on the album sheets during opening and closing operations of the album;
- Fig.9 represents a perspective view of an opened boardcard, which is partially glued on a selfadhesive paper or film;
- Fig.10 represents a perspective view of a further closed "pre-album”;
- the album according to the invention is manufactured by means of a gluing operation on a selfadhesive paper sheet or film 1 (FigJ) of a boardcard 2, which comprises two adjacent sides 3, on each one of which photos, photo compositions, images and the like are already printed thanks to the digital technology. It is in practise a boardcard, whose weight in grams is equal to about 160 gr.
- a boardcard represents the two sides of two adjacent pages, on which two distinct photos, or two images or just one photo or image, which occupies the entire surface of the two adjacent pages, could be printed.
- the rule is to realize a surmont 4 of about 0,5 cm., i.e. to overlap 0,5 cm.the left side ot the right photo on the right side ofl the left photo for the reasons, which will be explained later on.
- the boardcard which contains the single or double photo or image, the same boardcard is ribbed, i.e.
- a 2 mm.large groove 6 is obtained, which longitudinally crosses all the boardcard in correspondence of a line, which is parallel to the central line of the two photos and is arranged rightwards about 1 mm. with respect to the central line.
- the groove 6 should brake off the continuity of the boardcard fibers, allowing in such a way the simple opening and the closing of the album pages. Consequently two adjacent pages could arrange on a substantially coplanar plane during the album consultation.
- the 1 mm. distance of the groove 6 allows no damage to the photo, which is placed rightwards, avoiding its coming out in correspondence of the surmont area, whereas it could be quite unuseful if just one photo was arranged on the two adjacent pages.
- the boardcard which is arranged on the selfadhesive sheet, is fold thanks to a folding machine, which folds the boardcards in correspondence of their rib, causing in such a way the overlap of the two adjacent parts of the boardcard.
- Each boardcard, which is fold into two sheets, represents a module 7 (FigJ), i.e. the starting element for the album page shapings. Indeed all the modules, which are duly folded, are arranged one on the other next, according to the prearranged sequence and to the right way for the composition of the album pages.
- each album page is the result of the two module overlapping, in such a way that the first part of a module, which comprises a boardcard covered with the selfadhesive paper or film, is overlapped by the second part of the adjacent module.
- a module which comprises a boardcard covered with the selfadhesive paper or film
- Such an adjacent module is covered itself with a selfadhesive sheet or film.
- the album is prearranged to comprise the choosen plurality of pages, each one of which comprises: a) the first boardcard, on which the photo or the image, which were obtained digi- tally or according to any other technology, are printed; b) the selfadhesive sheet or film of the first boardcard; c) the selfadhesive sheet or film of the second boardcard, which will be glued on the sheet or film of the first boardcard; d) the second boardcard, on which the photo or the image was digitally obtained, which is relating to the same album page opposite to the first one, on the same sheet; with the consequence that each album sheet is adapted to reach a weight in grams substantially greater than 320 gr/sm., i.e.
- a quality album which should contain some tens of photos, can reach 14 cm. thickness and some kilos weight, avoiding to contain hundreds and hundreds photos.
- the following process is observed: a) the modules which should represent the album are taken one by one, after folding them in such way that each one externally presents the selfadhesive film; b) the first module is arranged on the bottom of a mask 8 (Figs.3,4), which presents in correspondence of the module backs, a stop made of a C-shaped profile 9. In such a way the same curved profile is transferred to the back 10 of the album P.
- a longitudinally arranged stop 12 allows the same module to be correctly placed in correspondence of its longitudinal development.
- the first module to be arranged on the mask is actually the last album module; c) a jet of rubber solution is sprayed on the external side of the last module selfadhesive film; the rubber solution is made of a synthetic glue thinner for the reasons, which will be explained later on.
- the pre-album modules could't be glued after such an operation in a perfect way in the sense that, for instance, a structure was obtained, which represents something more similar to a concertina than a whole organic structure as far as the album back 10 is concerned. Therefore: - a gauze should be glued with rubber solution in correspondence of the
- the pre-album structure which was obtained up to now, is already substantially strong, as each sheet is made of two boardcards, to eachone of which a selfadhesive film is applied.
- a rubber solution is applied in order to glue on it a further film, which belongs to next module, which adheres to the previous module.
- the gauze applied on the back is therefore substantially soft in the sense that the structure is already substantially rigid.
- the structures of the traditional albums provide a substantially rigid gauze on their backs as the various boardcards, which represent the sheets on which photos are glued.
- the album according to the invention provides that gauze, which should be glued to the album back 10 of the glued modules, should be substantially rigid according to the transverse direction , whereas it should be slightly pliable according to the album longitudinal direction. Such a property is easily obtained with the medical gauze; a "flyleaf ", i.e.
- the first usually black paper is glued with rubber solution on the first module film;
- a "handband” is glued around the end of the top and of the bottom of the back 10, which is represented by a grained ribbon 14;
- a reinforcement cardboard 17,18 is arranged on the back 19 of the front cover 15 and of the back cover 16 before gluing the cover 15 and 16 on the "flyleaf according the following operations: a) a millboard is taken, which provides a substantial rigidity as well as a substantial elasticity; b) said millboard is folded giving in such a way to its transverse section a substantially L-shape profile, i.e.
- the FigJ shows a leather tract 20, which extends from the back 19 so that it can follow upwards the rounded profile of the cover 15, on which it leans without any glue; c) the tract 17 of the cardboard is glued by means of a rubber solution with solvent and not with water (for reasons, which will be explained later on) on the back 19 of the cover, whereas the tract 18 is glued to the tract of the back 19, which is connected to the cover 16; d) at last the cover is glued on the pre-album visually making sure that the front and the back are centred with regard of the "flyleaf. the whole (covers 15,16 as well as the back 19 on the pre-album so that a real album 21 is ready) is closed with the advantage that using rubber solution with solvent and not with water, make substantially reduce the time necessary for glue
- FigJ shows the album opened in correspondence of about half of its pages and how the album sheets are behaving during the progressive opening or closing operations of the album pages. Indeed the album is leaning on a plane 22 and whenever a sheet 26 of the album is opened (i.e. whenever a sheet 26 is turned from right to left of the album), it arrives to lean on all the sheets, which are weighing on the cover 15. Consequently an action is substantially applied in correspondence of half of its width and is added to the weight of the already opened sheets.
- the problem is to arrive to maintain coplanar the arrangement of the opened sheets whenever a further sheet is opened (or closed, as it will explained later on).
- the new sheet exerts on all the opened sheets and theferore on the cover 15 an action, which could be distributed along all the width of the same cover.
- Such an action could be seen as the resultant of a horizontal component Hi and of a vertical component Vi.
- FigJ schematically shows what happens just when a further sheet 26 is turned from right to left and arrives to weigh on the other sheets, which lean on the cover 15.
- the horizontal component Hi slightly slides leftwards in the new position 15' the cover 15 on the plane 22, whereas the vertical component Vi substantially acts in correspondence of the point the leather tract 20, which is connected to the cardboard tract 17.
- the component Vi produces by means of an arm bi a moment Mi (Fig. ⁇ a), which causes an upward action Fi by means of the tract 18 of the L-shaped boardcard.
- a moment Mi Fig. ⁇ a
- Such an upward action Fi allows the upward sheet, which is rightwards arranged on the cover 16, to substantially maintain the coplanar position with the last sheet, which is leftwards arranged on the cover 15.
- a sheet is closed, (i.e. whenever a sheet turns from left to right of the album), it arrives to lean on all the sheets, which are weighing on the cover 16. Consequently an action is substantially applied in correspondence of half of its width and is added to the weight of the already closed sheets.
- the problem is to arrive also in such a case to maintain coplanar the arrangement of the closed sheets whenever a further sheet is closed.
- the new sheet exerts on all the opened sheets and theferore on the cover 16 an action, which could be distributed along all the width of the same cover. Such an action could be seen as the resultant of a horizontal component H2 and of a vertical component V2.
- FigJ schematically shows what happens just when a sheet 26 is turned from left to right and arrives to weigh on the other sheets, which lean on the cover 16.
- the horizontal component H2 makes slightly slide leftwards in the new position 16' the cover 16 on the plane 22, whereas the vertical component V2 substantially acts in correspondence of the end point the L-shaped tract of the cardboard 18, and causes a moment M2 (Fig. ⁇ a), which causes thanks to the rigid property of the boardcard 17 an upward action F2 in correspondence of the point X, which maintains the substantially coplanar position with the last sheet, which is rightwards arranged on the cover 16.
- the value of the action which a cardboard sheet exerts on one or on another side of the album, can be easily evaluated taking into account that the weight in grams of a sheet is equal at least to 500-600 gr/sm.
- the album behaviour is adapted to maintain the substantially coplanar arrangement of the opened sheets, as the lighter weight, which acts on the cover 15, makes raise the left side of the album with respect to the right one. Therefore the action of each album sheet 26, the tracts 17,18 of the cardboard, the back 19 of the album 21, the action F2 represent the substantially coplanar maintaining means of two opened sheets of the album 21 during its progressive closing operations.
- Fig.9 A further embodiment of the album according to the invention is represented in Fig.9, which shows a more simple and economical solution with respect to what represented in FigJ. Indeed, whenever time and material costs should be saved, it is possible to provide a sheet 27, which could be made of a selfadhesive paper sheet or film (FigJ).
- Such a paper or sheet is adapted to cover not all a boardcard 28, but just its right side 29 (therefore about substantially 50% of its whole surface of the boardcard) by exploiting the substantially stronger adhesivity of this paper or sheet with respect to the sheet or film 1, as it will be explained later on.
- the module 7 becomes now a module where just one side, i.e. the right one, is adapted to be selfadhesive and therefore to glue the left side of the next boardcard assuring in such a way a lower cost of material as well as a lower cost of a new pre-
- album 32 (Fig.10).
- the modules 31, which should represent the album are taken one by one after folding them in such a way that each one externally presents the selfadhesive film just in correspondence of the external part of the side 29;
- the first module is arranged on the bottom of a mask 8 (Figs.3,4), which presents in correspondence of the module backs arranged one on one, a stop made of a metal curved profile 9. In such a way the same curved profile is transferred to the album back 10.
- a longitudinally arranged stop 12 allows the same module to be correctly placed in correspondence of its longitudinal development.
- the first module to be arranged on the mask is really the last album module; c) the last module 31 of the album is put on the mask 8, which presents the upward sheet with no selfadhesive paper or film; d) on such last module 31 the last but one module 31 is put, which thanks to the stronger adhesivity of the new paper or film doesn't require any spray of rubber solution with the double advantage: to save time and to avoid all the drawbacks of drying such a syntetic solution; e) all the operations are repeated as long as the first album module is placed on the mask, obtaining in such a way the new closed pre-album 32 (FigJO); f) the pre-album 32 is cutted by a cutter, which is not represented in the drawings and which is adapted to cut every module 31.
- a further advantage of the second embodiment of the album according to the invention is represented by the fact that the weight in grams of each page of the album could arrive now to about 400 gr/sm allowing in such a way that the album could contain more pages and therefore more photos with respect to the first embodiment, the whole weight of the album being practically the same as before.
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Priority Applications (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP99971763A EP1156932B1 (en) | 1998-11-11 | 1999-11-10 | Photograph album |
AT99971763T ATE226149T1 (en) | 1998-11-11 | 1999-11-10 | PHOTO ALBUM |
AU11618/00A AU1161800A (en) | 1998-11-11 | 1999-11-10 | Photograph album |
DE69903584T DE69903584T2 (en) | 1998-11-11 | 1999-11-10 | PHOTO ALBUM |
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ITPN98A000082 | 1998-11-11 | ||
IT1998PN000082A ITPN980082A1 (en) | 1998-11-11 | 1998-11-11 | PHOTO ALBUM, ETC. |
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WO2000027646A1 true WO2000027646A1 (en) | 2000-05-18 |
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PCT/EP1999/008607 WO2000027646A1 (en) | 1998-11-11 | 1999-11-10 | Photograph album |
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AT (1) | ATE226149T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU1161800A (en) |
DE (1) | DE69903584T2 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2186441T3 (en) |
IT (1) | ITPN980082A1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2000027646A1 (en) |
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US5403138A (en) * | 1991-10-09 | 1995-04-04 | Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. | Booklet album including a double-sided photograph and a method of making the same |
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- 1999-11-10 WO PCT/EP1999/008607 patent/WO2000027646A1/en active IP Right Grant
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US5403138A (en) * | 1991-10-09 | 1995-04-04 | Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. | Booklet album including a double-sided photograph and a method of making the same |
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EP1156932B1 (en) | 2002-10-16 |
ATE226149T1 (en) | 2002-11-15 |
DE69903584D1 (en) | 2002-11-21 |
ES2186441T3 (en) | 2003-05-01 |
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DE69903584T2 (en) | 2003-06-18 |
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