Anime Storyboard Assistant Positioning Tool

Abstract

The present invention provides a comic storyboard auxiliary positioning tool, which includes a binder, a plurality of page boards and a plurality of clips. One side of the page board is rotatably connected to the binder, and a plurality of the clips are inserted into a U-shaped through groove provided at the edge of the page board for clamping the storyboard draft. A detachable pressing belt is provided on the page board for fixing the edge of the storyboard draft that cannot be reached by the clips. This comic storyboard auxiliary positioning tool can attach the split storyboard drafts to the page boards according to the layout of the final comic manuscript, and can intuitively feel the narrative process when the comic work is finally completed. Each part of the storyboard draft is clamped on the page board with clips, and each part of the storyboard draft is detachable. If the order of the storyboards needs to be adjusted, just remove each part of the draft and reattach it to the page board, and the storyboard draft can be reused multiple times.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of animation design, and particularly relates to an animation storyboard auxiliary positioning tool. Background Art

[0002] In animation design and animation learning, before actual shooting or drawing, the composition of images is usually illustrated in the form of diagrams. The continuous pictures are decomposed with each camera movement as a unit, and the camera movement method, time length, dialogue, special effects, etc. are marked, that is, the animation storyboard. Animation editors grasp the story process and the speed of the story rhythm in the animation through the animation storyboard. The animation storyboard occupies a very important position in animation design. At present, animation editors often hand-draw storyboard sketches on special comic paper for storyboards. If there are places where the storyboard order needs to be changed, hand-drawn arrows are used to indicate. It is difficult to intuitively see the storyboard effect of the final draft of the modified storyboard. If it is modified by more than two editors, the storyboard is difficult to keep tidy and is prone to errors. Summary of the Invention

[0003] In view of this, the present invention aims to overcome the defects existing in the above-mentioned prior art and provides an animation storyboard auxiliary positioning tool.

[0004] To achieve the above object, the technical solution of the present invention is realized as follows:

[0005] An animation storyboard auxiliary positioning tool includes a binder, a plurality of page boards and a plurality of clips. One side of the page board is rotatably connected to the binder, and a plurality of the clips are clamped on the edge of the page board;

[0006] On the side surface of the page board connected to the binder, there is a U-shaped through groove. From the inner wall of the side of the U-shaped through groove far from the binder and the other three side surfaces of the page board, a C-shaped through groove extends towards the center of the page board. The inner end of the C-shaped through groove is connected to a columnar through groove. The diameter of the columnar through groove is greater than the height of the C-shaped through groove. A plurality of square notches are provided on the U-shaped through groove;

[0007] The clip includes an upper clip, a connecting plate and a lower clip connected in sequence. The upper clip is rotatably connected to the connecting plate, and a return spring is provided between the two. The lower clip is perpendicularly and fixedly connected to the connecting plate. The lower clip slides into the page board from the side surface and is inserted into the C-shaped through groove.

[0008] Further, the end of the lower clip at the opening is a bending structure that approaches the upper clip.

[0009] Further, a plurality of the clips are divided into clip A and clip B. Among them, the lower clip of clip A at the clamped end of the clip matches the C-shaped through groove and the columnar through groove, and the lower clip of clip B at the clamped end of the clip only matches the C-shaped through groove.

[0010] Furthermore, the square notch and the U-shaped through slot are of equal width.

[0011] Furthermore, the page plate is provided with a detachable pressing belt, the middle part of the pressing belt is an elastic belt, and positioning plates are provided at both ends of the elastic belt, and the positioning plates are inserted into the U-shaped through groove.

[0012] Furthermore, the pressing belt is divided into a pressing belt A and a pressing belt B, wherein a positioning plate on the pressing belt A is provided with a U-shaped notch at one end close to the elastic belt, and the positioning plate of the pressing belt B matches the U-shaped notch.

[0013] Preferably, in order to prevent the content on the storyboard from being obstructed, the clips and the pressure tape are both made of transparent materials.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows:

[0015] (1) This animation storyboard auxiliary positioning tool can attach the split storyboards to the page according to the layout of the final animation, so that you can intuitively feel the narrative process of the animation work when it is finally completed;

[0016] (2) This animation storyboard auxiliary positioning tool uses clips to clamp each part of the storyboard on the page. Each part of the storyboard can be removed. If the order of the storyboard needs to be adjusted, just remove each part of the draft and reattach it to the page. The storyboard can be reused many times. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] The accompanying drawings constituting a part of the present invention are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention. The exemplary embodiments of the present invention and their descriptions are used to explain the present invention and do not constitute an improper limitation of the present invention. In the accompanying drawings:

[0018] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an animation storyboard auxiliary positioning tool of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of a page plate with a clip clamped on the front side of an animation storyboard auxiliary positioning tool of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of a page plate with a clip clamped on the back of an animation storyboard auxiliary positioning tool of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of a page plate of an animation storyboard auxiliary positioning tool of the present invention without clamps;

[0022] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of a clip A of an animation storyboard auxiliary positioning tool of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 6It is a schematic structural diagram of clip B of an animation storyboard auxiliary positioning tool of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 7 It is a schematic structural diagram of the installation structure of the pressure belt of an animation storyboard auxiliary positioning tool of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 8 It is a schematic structural diagram of pressure belt A of an animation storyboard auxiliary positioning tool of the present invention;

[0026] Fig. 9 It is a schematic structural diagram of pressure belt B of an animation storyboard auxiliary positioning tool of the present invention;

[0027] Fig.10 It is a sectional view when pressure belt A and pressure belt B of an animation storyboard auxiliary positioning tool of the present invention are used in an overlapping manner.

[0028] Explanation of reference numerals:

[0029] 1 - loose-leaf binder; coil - 11; 2 - page board; 21 - U-shaped through groove; 211 - square notch; 22 - C-shaped through groove; 23 - columnar through groove; 24 - arc-shaped hole; 3 - clip; 301 - upper clip A; 302 - connecting plate A; 303 - lower clip A; 304 - bending structure; 31 - clip A; 32 - clip B; 4 - pressure belt; 401 - elastic belt A; 402 - positioning plate A; 403 - U-shaped notch; 41 - pressure belt A; 42 - pressure belt B. Detailed implementation manners

[0030] It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments in the present invention and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other.

[0031] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the positioning tool or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation to the present invention. In addition, the terms "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined with "first", "second", etc. may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features. In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more.

[0032] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that unless otherwise clearly specified and defined, the terms "installation", "connection", and "coupling" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, and it can be the communication inside two components. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood through specific circumstances.

[0033] The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in conjunction with embodiments:

[0034] An animation storyboard auxiliary positioning tool includes a binder 1, a plurality of page boards 2, and a plurality of clips 3. The binder 1 is provided with a rigid coil 11, and the page board 2 is provided with an arc-shaped hole 24. The rigid coil 11 passes through the arc-shaped hole 24, and the binder and the page board 2 are rotationally connected through the matching of the rigid coil 11 and the arc-shaped round hole 24.

[0035] On one side of the page board 2 adjacent to the binder 1, a U-shaped through groove 21 is provided. From the inner wall of the side of the U-shaped through groove 21 far from the binder 1 and the other three side surfaces of the page board 2, a C-shaped through groove 22 extends towards the center of the page board 2. The inner end of the C-shaped through groove 22 is connected to a columnar through groove 23, and the diameter of the columnar through groove 23 is greater than the height of the C-shaped through groove 22;

[0036] The U-shaped through groove 21 is provided with a plurality of square notches 211, and the square notches 211 are of the same width as the U-shaped through groove 21;

[0037] A plurality of the clips 3 are clamped on the edge of the page board 2 for clamping the storyboard drafts;

[0038] The clip 3 includes an upper clip 301, a connecting plate 302, and a lower clip 303 connected in sequence. The upper clip 301 is rotationally connected to the connecting plate 302, and a return spring is provided between them. The lower clip 303 is perpendicularly and fixedly connected to the connecting plate 302, and the lower clip 303 slides into the page board 2 from the side and is inserted into the C-shaped through groove 22.

[0039] The lower clip 303 of the clip 3 is inserted into the C-shaped through groove 22, and the upper clip 301 clamps the edge of the storyboard draft placed on the page board 2. Since the clips 3 can be assembled around the page board 2, storyboard drafts of different sizes can be fixed on the page board 2. If the back of the storyboard draft also needs to be clamped, the clip 3 needs to be placed from the square notch 211 on the side of the page board 2 close to the binder 1.

[0040] For the convenience of finger force application and for facilitating movement in the C-shaped through groove 22, the end of the lower clip 303 at the opening is a bent structure 304 that approaches the upper clip 301.

[0041] Some of the clips 3 are divided into clip A31 and clip B32. The lower clip 303 of clip A31 is located at the clamping end of clip 3 and is matched with the U-shaped through groove 22 and the columnar through groove 23, and the lower clip 303 of clip B32 is located at the clamping end of clip 3 and is only matched with the U-shaped through groove 22.

[0042] The diameter of the columnar through groove 23 is greater than the height of the U-shaped through groove 22. The lower clip 303 of clip A31 can only be inserted into the page board 2 by sliding from both ends of the U-shaped through groove 22, and it is difficult to drop due to ordinary bumps. Also because of this characteristic, when it is necessary to place another clip 3 between two clips A31, for the convenience of operation, clip B32 can be used. Clips A31 and B32 are used in cooperation with each other, which can not only achieve the firmness of holding the storyboard draft, but also have a certain degree of flexibility.

[0043] A detachable pressure belt 4 is provided on the page board 2. The middle part of the pressure belt 4 is an elastic belt 401, and positioning plates 402 are provided at both ends of the elastic belt 401. The positioning plates 402 are inserted into the U-shaped through groove 22.

[0044] Because the clips 3 are only distributed around the page board 2, the edge of the storyboard draft located in the middle of the page board 2 cannot be fixed by the clips 3. The design of the pressure belt 4 is to solve this problem. When in use, the positioning plates 402 at both ends of the pressure belt 4 are inserted into the U-shaped through groove 22, and the elastic belt 401 is tightly attached to the page board 2 under the action of elastic force, and at the same time, the storyboard draft is tightly pressed on the page board 2.

[0045] The pressure belt 4 is divided into pressure belt A41 and pressure belt B42. A U-shaped notch 403 is provided at one end of the positioning plate 402 on the pressure belt A41 close to the elastic belt 401, and the positioning plate 402 of the pressure belt B42 is matched with the U-shaped notch 403.

[0046] The above design enables the positioning plates 402 of the pressure belt A41 and the pressure belt B42 to be joined together. That is, if the front and back of the page board 2 need to use the pressure belt 4 at the same position, after inserting the positioning plate 402 of the pressure belt A41 or the pressure belt B42, only the positioning plate 402 of the other pressure belt 4 and the previous positioning plate 402 need to be inserted into the U-shaped through groove 22 at the same position in the joining manner.

[0047] To prevent blocking the content on the storyboard draft, both the clips and the pressure belt are made of transparent materials.

[0048] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An animation storyboard auxiliary positioning tool, It is characterized in that It comprises a binder, a plurality of page plates and a plurality of clips, one side of the page plate is rotatably connected to the binder, and a plurality of clips are clamped on the edge of the page plate; A U-shaped through groove is provided on one side of the page plate connected to the binder, and a U-shaped through groove extends from the inner wall of the U-shaped through groove away from the binder and the other three side surfaces of the page plate toward the center of the page plate, and a columnar through groove is connected to the inner end of the U-shaped through groove, and the diameter of the columnar through groove is greater than the height of the U-shaped through groove; The U-shaped through groove is provided with a plurality of square notches; The clamp comprises an upper clamp, a connecting plate and a lower clamp which are connected in sequence, the upper clamp is rotatably connected to the connecting plate, a spring is arranged between the upper clamp and the connecting plate, the lower clamp is vertically fixedly connected to the connecting plate, and the lower clamp slides into and is inserted into the U-shaped through groove from the side of the page plate; The lower clamp is located at one end of the opening of the U-shaped through slot and is a bending structure that is close to the upper clamp; The plurality of clips are divided into clip A and clip B, wherein the lower clip of clip A is located at the clamped end of clip A and matches with the U-shaped through slot and the columnar through slot, and the lower clip of clip B is located at the clamped end of clip B and matches only with the U-shaped through slot; The square notch is as wide as the U-shaped through slot; The page plate is provided with a detachable pressing belt, the middle part of which is an elastic belt, and both ends of the elastic belt are provided with positioning plates, which are inserted into the U-shaped through groove; The pressing belt is divided into a pressing belt A and a pressing belt B, wherein a positioning plate on the pressing belt A is provided with a U-shaped notch at one end close to the elastic belt, and the positioning plate of the pressing belt B matches the U-shaped notch.

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