Lenticular image display and method for manufacturing the same

Abstract

The invention describes a method for manufacturing a lenticular, fly-eye, or other type of lens array-based image display using a configuration in which the print is superimposed by a lens array but is not adhered to the lens array, including configurations in which either the lens array or the image moves during operation, and a method for ensuring precise alignment between the printed image and the lens array during manufacturing and use of the device. These can take the form of an image display frame or handheld viewer, folding card, or other display display with interchangeable images, aligned by a manually and / or optically sensor-driven servo control mechanism, and can display three-dimensional images and / or animated images, and other types of images, and can also accommodate printouts from a standard computer printer created with compatible software. Such devices can be used as greeting cards and novelty cards, educational or informational books, toys, advertising premiums, various displays (including point-of-sale displays), or works of art, and can be wall-mounted or motor-driven.

Description

Technical Field

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[0001] The present invention relates to a lenticular image display, as well as a manufacturing method and a usage method for ensuring alignment between a lenticular lens and an image medium.

Background Art

[0002] Lenticular lens array technology is well-known. Since the 1950s when plastic technology became available for use as lenses, lenticular images have come to be laminated on plastic lens arrays. Thereafter, registration printing on a flexible lens array by a high-speed printing machine and printing / embossing of the transparent lens itself by registration on an interleaved image have also been considered.

[0003] Folding cards and books are well-known but have problems with alignment due to inaccurate guiding techniques.

[0004] It is also known to ultraviolet-cure and adhere a lenticular image to a lens array, but it is only used for permanently adhering the image medium to the lens and is not used to enable reciprocating movement between the image medium and the lens array.

[0005] Cylindrical lenticular arrays are also well-known, and both slits and lenses are used, sometimes appearing in a holographic form and called a "360-degree hologram". In this case, the lenticular array is holographically created with a very high resolution, giving the illusion that there is a three-dimensional object inside the cylinder. Although a certain degree of animation is possible, blurring occurs due to binocular vision caused by the vertical lenses.

[0006] U.S. Patent No. 6,277,232 relates to a lenticular folding card, but does not disclose a method for obtaining accurate alignment between the lenticular lens array and the image medium.

Summary of the Invention

[0007] The present invention provides a method for aligning a print with respect to a lens array in a display using a non-adhered, movable print and / or lens array. It also addresses the problem of wear on the print and lens array when they move relative to each other.

[0008] The present invention provides a method for positioning a servo device to align a printed material and / or a lenticular screen using alignment marks on the printed material. These marks can be optically detected through or outside the lens array, and the servo device can move the lens array or print to perform the alignment. These methods can be used in the manufacture of interchangeable image display frames, cards, books, or card cases, which, when opened, can move the print and / or screen to produce optical effects such as motion or three-dimensional images, and can also be used during user operation of the device, for example, in interchangeable image display frames.

[0009] The present invention provides a method for ensuring alignment between a print and a lens array, where the user observes registered marks on the print through the lens array and moves the lens array by a manual control for movement. Alternatively, the print may be moved instead of the lens array. An optical sensor can be used to determine the position of one or more registered marks on the print, and a servo-controlled motion device can adjust the position of the lens array to correspond to the print. Alternatively, the printed image may be adjusted instead of the lens array. The optical sensor may detect the registered marks through the lens array itself. The optical sensor may detect the registered marks outside the lens array or through a transparent area of ​​the lens array that does not have lens properties. The lens array may be rectangular, covering the print and extending beyond the print on opposing sides, with the extended area bonded to a support, sandwiching the print between the array and the support, but in the finished assembly, the print can be moved in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the bonded side. The adhesive may be cured with ultraviolet light or cured over time. The lens array may be a scroll moving in front of a stationary printed image. The printed image may be a scroll moving behind a stationary lens array.

[0010] The present invention provides an arrangement that reduces wear on the print and / or lens array during reciprocating motion by setting the focal length of the lenses away from the surface of the lens array so that the parallel surfaces of the print and the array do not come into contact. The parallel surfaces of the lens array rest on at least two equally raised regions adjacent to at least two opposing sides of the print and can move above the print. A thin, transparent layer of silicon or a scratch-resistant coating such as diamond-like carbon (DLC) may be applied to the sides of the lens array that normally come into contact with the print or to the print itself.

[0011] The present invention provides an arrangement that ensures a straight trajectory for the lens array and print during reciprocating motion by applying a slight spring force to the side of the movable lens array, pressing it against a straight edge, and further reducing friction by ensuring that the straight edge on the opposite side of the spring contacts each component with only a small contact area. The print may be carried and moved by a platen rather than the lens array. The lens array may be guided by grooves and ridges made of a low-friction material such as Teflon®, which interlock with each other without play or hysteresis. The platen that carries the print may also be guided instead of the lens array.

[0012] The present invention provides an arrangement for a folding card made of paper or plastic to ensure the straightness of the trajectory of a moving printed image superimposed by a lens array, comprising a main hinge between an upper flap and a bottom flap, a third smaller image flap hinged to the upper flap along a parallel axis just above the main hinge of the card, the flap being pulled in the direction in which the upper flap opens and positioned below the lens array fixed only to the bottom flaps on both sides of the image flap, allowing for movement perpendicular to them, and further, two smaller flaps being folded over the free end opposite the hinge of the image flap to guide the axis of the trajectory of the image flap so that it is always parallel to its direction of movement. The lens array on the image flap can be fixed to a rigid support below the image flap, made of, for example, cardboard, chipboard, or plastic, on the left and right horizontal sides of the image flap, which itself is bonded to the bottom flap, and a thin cushion made of a compressible material such as plastic foam or paper towel is interposed between the support and the image flap to ensure full contact between the print and the lens array superimposed on it.

[0013] The present invention provides a configuration for creating a horizontal lenticular display. In this configuration, a continuous array of lenses or slits, oriented horizontally but not perfectly horizontal, but not noticeably so, is housed within a perfectly horizontal horizontal frame, the lenses are displaced vertically by one or more lens widths over their entire length, the length of the continuous array is at least twice the width of a tilted lenticular image of the same pitch, and the lenticular image moves along the horizontal frame so as to maintain perfectly parallel horizontal motion, resulting in the image appearing to change or animate when relative horizontal motion occurs between the image and the lenses. The tilted and horizontally oriented continuous array of lenses or slits can be formed on a cylinder such that they are displaced vertically by one or more lens widths each time the cylinder rotates about its central z-axis, the inner cylinder holds the print corresponding to the array on the outer cylinder, and the reciprocating motion between the inner and outer cylinders causes the image to change or animate.

[0014] The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a lenticular lens array image display. The method includes providing a sheet of a certain width having a flap portion pre-cut along its length, comprising an image flap, an inner upper flap hinged to the image flap, an outer upper flap hinged to the inner upper flap, and a bottom flap hinged to the outer upper flap, wherein the image flap includes an image area and a registered trademark in a strip extending along the width of the image flap, and the bottom flap includes a lenticular lens array and has an adhesive strip area at its periphery, and the method includes folding the image flap onto the inner upper flap and folding the outer upper flap onto the inner upper flap. The process involves folding the bottom flap onto the outer upper flap so that the image flap overlaps the bottom flap, positioning the lenticular lens array on the bottom flap, aligning it with the registered mark on the image flap, and bonding the lenticular lens array along the edge corresponding to the adhesive strip area so that the lenticular lens array covers the image area, while the image flap slides beneath the lenticular lens array when the inner upper flap and the outer upper flap are hinged to the bottom flap, thereby achieving relative motion between the image area and the lenticular lens array.

[0015] The width of the image flap may be smaller than the constant width of the inner upper flap. The width of the lenticular lens array may be approximately the same as the width of the image flap. The method may further include providing a punch-out flap on the edge of the bottom flap to overlap and align the image flap as the image flap slides under the lenticular lens array. The method may further include a wrap-around flap hinged to the bottom flap that covers the bottom flap but defines a central opening that allows viewing of the image area through the lenticular lens array. The step of positioning the lenticular lens array on the bottom flap may include lifting the lenticular lens array from a supply stack of lenticular lens arrays, applying adhesive to two opposing edges of the lenticular lens array, aligning the lenticular lens array on the bottom flap using the registered marks, attaching the lenticular lens array to the bottom flap, and curing the adhesive. The step of positioning the lenticular lens array on the bottom flap and aligning it with the register mark on the image flap may include using an optical sensor to detect the position of the lenticular lens array and move it to obtain the alignment. The step of positioning the lenticular lens array on the bottom flap may include lifting the lenticular lens array using a suction cup. The step of positioning the lenticular lens array on the bottom flap may include using an arm that can move from a first rotation position in which the lenticular lens array is lifted from the supply stack to a second position in which the lenticular lens array receives adhesive, to a third position in which the lenticular lens array is aligned with the bottom flap. The arm may rotate around a central axis to the first, second, and third positions. The curing step may include curing with an ultraviolet (UV) curing flash lamp.The first position, the second position, and the third position may be aligned along a straight path.

[0016] The present invention provides a lenticular lens array image display manufactured by the method described above.

[0017] The present invention provides a lenticular lens array image display. The lenticular lens array image display comprises a housing having a rear, bottom, front with a lenticular lens array, and a top hinged cover hinged to the upper part of the rear; and a platen attached to the top hinged cover and hinged to the rear, defining an image medium storage area between the platen and the front, wherein movement of the top hinged cover causes the platen to move toward and away from the front with the lenticular lens array. The image medium storage area may be sized to hold a plurality of image medium plates. The lenticular lens array image display may further include a manual adjustment knob that can be operated to shift the image medium plates within the image medium storage area and to align the images stored on the image medium plates with the lenticular lens array using a register mark on the periphery of the image medium plates. The lenticular lens array display may further include a servo adjustment mechanism and an optical cell, the servo adjustment mechanism and the optical cell using a register mark to detect the position of the image medium plate relative to the lenticular lens array, and the servo adjustment mechanism to shift the image medium plate so that it is aligned with the lenticular lens array.

[0018] The present invention provides a lenticular lens array image display. The lenticular lens array image display may comprise an inner cylinder containing a lenticular image around it, and an outer cylinder of a lenticular lens array, the lenses of which are formed generally horizontally but at an inclined angle and arranged to surround the inner cylinder, and an animated image can be displayed when viewed from outside the outer cylinder by the relative rotation of the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder. The lenticular lens array image display may further comprise a light source disposed inside the inner cylinder.

[0019] The present invention provides a lenticular lens array image display. The lenticular lens array image display may comprise a generally rectangular frame having a front, back, and bottom, and defining a slot for receiving an image plate containing a lenticular display image, and a lenticular lens array on the front of the frame, wherein the lens array has a lenticular lens array inclined with respect to the rectangular frame, and when the image plate is moved from side to side within the frame, a lenticular display image visible from the front of the frame is displayed. The lenticular lens array may have either a slot or a ridge, and the image plate may have the other of the slot or ridge for guiding the lenticular lens array to the image plate. At least one of the slot and the ridge of the lenticular lens array may be made of a low-friction material such as Teflon®.

[0020] The present invention provides a lenticular lens array and an image display. The lenticular lens array and image display comprises an image plate medium for containing a plurality of interleaved lenticular images, and a lenticular lens array overlapping the image plate medium, wherein the relative motion of the image plate medium and the lenticular lens array allows an animated image to be viewed through the lenticular lens array, and at least one of the image plate medium and the lenticular lens array includes registration marks that provide alignment between the image plate medium and the lenticular lens array. The registration marks may be in the form of registration strips on the image plate medium. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0021] [Figure 1] Figure 1 is a perspective view of a folding card according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] Figure 2 is a perspective view similar to Figure 1, but it has a bottom covering or cover that covers the bottom flap. [Figure 2A] Figure 2A is a plan view of the die-cut panels of the different flaps shown in Figures 1 and 2 before assembly. [Figure 3A] Figure 3A is a plan view of a rotatable servo-controlled mechanism that picks up a lens array card, moves it to a station for applying adhesive, then aligns it, and moves it to a station for attaching it to a folding card while curing the adhesive with ultraviolet (UV) light. [Figure 3B] Figure 3B is a plan view of a mechanism for mounting a lens array onto a folding card, similar to the arrangement in Figure 3, but the stations are aligned along a straight path. [Figure 4A] Figure 4A is a front view of the interchangeable picture display assembly for servo control shown in Figures 4 and 4A. [Figure 4B]Figure 4B is a front view of an assembly similar to Figure 4A, but with manual operation registration instead of servo operation registration. [Figure 4C] Figure 4C is a side view of a replaceable image picture assembly with a cushioned platen, showing the movement of the front print moving to the back side of the stack. [Figure 5A] Figure 5A is a front view of a flat or linear image display. [Figure 5B] Figure 5B is a top view of the image display shown in Figure 5A. [Figure 6A] Figure 6A is a front view of a cylindrical image display. [Figure 6B] Figure 6B is a top view of the image display of Figure 6A.

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[0022] Preferred embodiments will be described in detail, but the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

[0023] Figure 1 is a paper or plastic folding card with a main hinge between an upper flap and a bottom flap, and a third smaller image-bearing flap is hinge-connected to the upper flap along a parallel axis just above the main hinge of the card, such that the flap is pulled in the opening direction of the upper flap, and is fixed to the bottom flap only on both sides of the image flap, and is under a lens array that allows the image flap to move perpendicular to them. Further, two small flaps are folded up on the free end of the image flap opposite the hinge to guide the axis of the image flap's trajectory to always be parallel to the direction of its movement.

[0024] Figure 2 shows the embodiment of Figure 1, and further includes a bottom covering portion that covers all the mechanisms for the function of the folding card and exposes only the image area of the image flap.

[0025] Figure 2A shows the flap portion included in the die cut used to make the embodiments of Figures 1 and 2. The flap consists of a continuous piece made of paper, plastic, or other suitable material and has portions labeled A, B, C, D, E, and F for identification purposes. Section A is the inner flap portion in Figures 1 and 2. Section B is the inner upper flap in Figures 1 and 2, and is the flap shown in these figures. Section C is the outer upper flap panel layer, behind and glued to section B, which is the inner upper flap. Sections B and C may have window cutouts. The opening may be a transparent sheet. Section D is the bottom, and section E is the bottom covering portion in Figure 2, covering the bottom flap shown in Figure 1. Section F is the bottommost layer covering the bottom flap. The excess portion E1 of section E is wrapped around section F.

[0026] Figure 3A shows a rotating assembly (which may be linear) in which an arm equipped with a suction cup or other holding means for holding a rectangular lens array picks up the lens array from a supply stack or the like, aligns it so that the adhesive is received in the peripheral area that does not cover the image flap, and further aligns it over the image on the image flap, and rotates / moves it until an optical sensor determines that the lens array is perfectly aligned with the registered marks on the image. A ultraviolet (UV) light source then cures the adhesive.

[0027] Figure 3B is a plan view of a linear arrangement of a conveyor belt for positioning and mounting a lenticular screen on a folding strip at the periphery of an image area. In the first position, a folding card is placed on the conveyor belt. The folding card has an image area with a registered mark. In the second position, adhesive is applied to the lenticular screen. Although not shown in Figure 3B, a servo device similar to the one in Figure 3A positions the lenticular screen in the third position by controlling an arm that moves the lenticular screen to the appropriate position on the folding card using machine vision and the registered mark. An ultraviolet flash lamp cures the adhesive. Next, the completed folding card is transported to the left along the conveyor belt.

[0028] Figure 4A shows an interchangeable picture frame that automatically aligns a print with a lens array superimposed on it, in which two optical bicells fixed at both ends of one side of a rectangular array detect corresponding register marks on the print image beneath them. These register marks are located outside the print image area, at a precise distance from it, and two servo-driven linear actuators are driven to rotate the planar array around the z-axis and move it along the x-axis so that the printed register marks are positioned exactly between the two halves of each bicell, ensuring perfect alignment of the print image with the y-axis of the lens array. Figure 4B also shows a user-operated frame in which the user can observe the register marks and adjust them via two manual adjustment knobs to achieve alignment.

[0029] Figure 4C is a side view of a rectangular box with a planar lens array on its exterior, behind which a flat, cushioned platen on a parallel plane presses the print. The top of the box is a flap hinged at the rear, which, when opened, allows the print to be swapped between the front and back. This top flap is also hinged to the top of the cushioned platen, and two or more flaps inside the box, parallel to the hinged top, form a hinged parallelogram that presses the cushioned platen against the lens array when the top flap is closed. When opened, the parallelogram-hinged platen retracts from the lens array, allowing the printed image to be changed. It is also possible to have a stack of prints inside the box, which can be changed by moving the currently displayed print to the back of the stack when the box is opened and displaying the next print in the stack when it is closed again (as shown in Figure 4A).

[0030] Figures 5A and 5B show a series of horizontally oriented lenses or slits positioned within a horizontal frame, substantially horizontal but with a slight inclination angle, where the lenses are vertically displaced by one or more lens widths along their entire length, and the width of the series is twice or more wider than an inclined lenticular image of the same pitch and inclination, and the lenticular image moves along the horizontal frame to maintain perfectly parallel horizontal motion, and when there is mutual horizontal motion between the image and the lenses, the image appears to change or animate.

[0031] Figures 6A and 6B show a cylindrical lenticular lens array surrounding a second inner cylinder, which has a printed image positioned at the focal point of the outer lens. The outer lens is substantially horizontal but has a slight inclination or tilt angle. The continuous lens is at the same slight tilt angle as the interleaved image lines of the image medium, so that when the outer cylinder is rotated, the image printed on the inner cylinder animates, and when the inner cylinder is rotated and the outer cylinder is stationary, the animated image appears to rotate inside.

[0032] The present invention provides a guide mechanism. In another preferred embodiment for maintaining the alignment of the print and the lens array even when relative motion occurs, the lens array is guided by grooves and ridges made of a low-friction material such as Teflon® that interlock and engage with each other without play or hysteresis. If the material is not low-friction, some clearance is required for free movement. In this case, to minimize hysteresis, a small spring force can be applied to the movable part from one side, lightly pressing it against the straight edge on the opposite side. The spring and the straight edge on the opposite side contact each part only with the smallest possible contact area to further reduce friction.

[0033] The present invention provides precise alignment between a lens array and a print. Embodiments for precise parallel alignment between a lenticular print and a lenticular lens array superimposed on it involve using an optical sensor or video camera to monitor registered marks on the lenticular print through the superimposed lenticular lens array. The sensor may be slid relative to the array to change its position, thereby detecting registered marks from different angles through the array and thus viewing different areas of the print beneath the lenses of the array, or the assembly of the print and the lens array superimposed on it may be moved relative to the sensor, thereby substantially changing the viewpoint. As the viewpoint changes, one or more lens-width registered marks that are outside the image area near the edge of the array are configured to appear to move uniformly along their entire length and / or appear to brighten or darken uniformly when precisely aligned with the array, and to appear to move from one side of their length to the other and / or appear to brighten or darken when not aligned.

[0034] The present invention provides an interchangeable picture frame that automatically aligns a lens array superimposed on a printed material with the printed material. The lens array has two bicell-type optical sensors fixed to both ends of one side of a rectangular array, which detect corresponding register marks on the printed image below. These register marks are positioned outside the printed image area, at a precise distance from it, and drive two servo-driven linear actuators, which rotate the planar array around its z-axis and move it along its x-axis, ensuring perfect alignment of the printed image with the y-axis of the lens array, so that the printed register marks are positioned exactly between the two halves of each bicell.

[0035] Such interchangeable picture frames can be configured as rectangular boxes with a planar lens array on their exterior, behind which a flat, cushioned platen on a parallel plane presses the print against the lens array. The top of the box is a flap hinged at the back, which opens from front to back to allow for print changes. This top flap is also hinged to the top of the cushioned platen, and two or more flaps inside the box, parallel to the hinged top, form a hinged parallelogram that presses the cushioned platen against the lens array when the top flap is closed. When opened, the parallelogram-hinged platen moves backward from the lens array, allowing for a change of printed image. Prints can also be stacked inside the box, and when the box is opened, the currently displayed print is moved to the back of the stack, and when it is closed again, the next print in the stack is displayed. Such a switchable picture display can also be used as a calendar in addition to other applications.

[0036] The present invention provides a user-operated interchangeable picture frame. In one embodiment of the interchangeable picture frame, a register mark can be printed as a line parallel to one side of the print, and one side of the front of the frame can be a hinged flap which can be opened so that the viewer can see the register line through the lens array, and can also be hidden under part of the frame. By moving the lens array or the printed image using one or two manually operated moving devices, the register line can be made to indicate alignment between the array and the print.

[0037] The present invention provides a cylindrical animation display with little to no blurring. Here, a cylindrical lenticular lens array surrounds a second inner cylinder, which is slightly smaller in diameter, and the inner cylinder has an image printed on it so that it is at the focal point of the outer lens array. The outer lens array is nearly horizontal but slightly tilted, unlike displays in which the lens cylinder is vertical. The continuous lenses are at the same slight inclination as the interleaved image line, and when the outer cylinder is rotated while the inner cylinder is stationary, the lenses slowly shift vertically, and because the tilt of the lenses is not sufficient to enable binocular viewing, animation of the image on the inner cylinder occurs without producing substantial blurring. Thus, the printed image on the inner cylinder is displayed as an animation when the outer cylinder is rotated, and when the inner cylinder is rotated and the outer cylinder is stationary, the animated image appears to be rotating.

[0038] This invention provides a method for alignment in the manufacture of a folding card. Here, a sensor-driven servo device is employed in the manufacture of the folding card, causing an image support flap, narrower than the card's bottom flap, to slide between an overlaid lens array and the card's bottom flap. The lens array is wider than the image flap but not wider than the bottom flap, and ultraviolet (UV) adhesive is applied to the area of ​​the lens array located outside the image flap. An optical sensor detects a registered mark adjacent to the image area through a portion of the lens array, and once a robotic assembly positions the lens array on the image so that the mark indicates perfect alignment, an ultraviolet (UV) light source cures the adhesive. Subsequently, the bottom flap is covered with a cover that encloses all operating mechanisms, with only the image area visible through a window.

[0039] Although several embodiments have been described, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and the scope of the present invention is determined solely by the following claims.

Claims

1. The present invention provides a sheet of a certain width having a flap portion that is pre-cut along its length, which includes an image flap, an inner upper flap hinged to the image flap, an outer upper flap hinged to the inner upper flap, and a bottom flap hinged to the outer upper flap. The image flap includes an image area and a register mark in a strip that extends along the width of the image flap. The bottom flap includes a lenticular lens array and has an adhesive strip area at its periphery. Folding the aforementioned image flap onto the aforementioned inner upper flap, Folding the outer upper flap onto the inner upper flap, The bottom flap is folded onto the outer upper flap so that the image flap overlaps the bottom flap, A method for manufacturing a lenticular lens array image display, comprising: positioning a lenticular lens array on the bottom flap; aligning it with the registered marks on the image flap; bonding the lenticular lens array along the edges corresponding to the adhesive strip area, thereby covering the image area; and enabling relative motion between the image area and the lenticular lens array when the inner upper flap and the outer upper flap are hinged to the bottom flap.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the width of the image flap is smaller than the constant width of the inner upper flap.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the width of the lenticular lens array is approximately the same as the width of the image flap.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising providing a punch-out flap on the edge of the bottom flap to overlap and align the image flap as the image flap slides under the lenticular lens array.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising a wrap-around flap hinged to the bottom flap, which covers the bottom flap but defines a central opening that allows the image area to be viewed through the lenticular lens array.

6. The step of placing the lenticular lens array on the bottom flap is: Lifting the lenticular lens array from the supply stack for the lenticular lens array, Applying adhesive to the edges of the lenticular lens array, Using the aforementioned registration mark, the lenticular lens array is aligned onto the bottom flap, and the lenticular lens array is attached to the bottom flap. The method according to claim 1, comprising curing the adhesive.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of placing the lenticular lens array on the bottom flap and aligning it with the register mark on the image flap includes using an optical sensor to detect the position of the lenticular lens array and move it to obtain the alignment.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the step of placing the lenticular lens array on the bottom flap includes lifting the lenticular lens array using an adsorption cup.

9. The method according to claim 6, wherein the step of positioning the lenticular lens array on the bottom flap includes using an arm that is movable from a first rotational position in which the lenticular lens array is lifted from a supply stack to a second position in which the lenticular lens array receives adhesive, and to a third position in which the lenticular lens array is aligned with the bottom flap.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the arm rotates around a central axis to the first position, the second position, and the third position.

11. The method according to claim 6, wherein the curing step includes curing with an ultraviolet (UV) curing flash lamp.

12. The method according to claim 9, wherein the first position, the second position, and the third position are along a straight path.

13. A lenticular lens array image display manufactured by the method described in claim 1.

14. A housing having a rear, bottom, front with a lenticular lens array, and a top hinged cover hinged to the upper part of the rear; and a platen attached to the top hinged cover and connected to the rear, which defines an image medium storage area between the platen and the front. A lenticular lens array image display wherein the movement of the upper hinge connecting cover causes the platen to move toward and away from the front surface having the lenticular lens array.

15. The lenticular lens array image display according to claim 14, wherein the image media storage area has a size that allows it to hold a plurality of image media plates.

16. The lenticular lens array image display according to claim 14, further comprising a manual adjustment knob that can be operated to shift an image media plate within the image media storage area and to align the image stored on the image media plate with the lenticular lens array using a register mark on the periphery of the image media plate.

17. The lenticular lens array display according to claim 16, further comprising a servo adjustment mechanism and an optical cell, wherein the servo adjustment mechanism and the optical cell detect the position of the image medium plate relative to the lenticular lens array using a register mark, and shift the image medium plate using the servo adjustment mechanism so as to be aligned with the lenticular lens array.

18. Surrounding it is an inner cylinder containing a lenticular image, The device comprises an outer cylinder of a lenticular lens array, the lenses of which are formed generally horizontally but at an angle of inclination, and which are arranged to surround the inner cylinder. A lenticular lens array image display in which an animated image can be displayed when viewed from the outside of the outer cylinder by the relative rotation of the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder.

19. The lenticular lens array image display according to claim 18, further comprising a light source disposed inside the inner cylinder.

20. A roughly rectangular frame having a front, back, and bottom, and defining a slot for receiving an image plate containing a lenticular display image, The frame comprises a lenticular lens array on the front surface, The lens array has a lenticular lens array that is inclined with respect to the rectangular frame, A lenticular lens array image display in which, when the image plate is moved from side to side within the frame, an animated image visible from the front of the frame is displayed.

21. The lenticular lens array image display according to claim 20, wherein the lenticular lens array has either a slot or a ridge, and the image plate has the other of the slot or the ridge for guiding the lenticular lens array relative to the image plate.

22. The lenticular lens array according to claim 21, wherein at least one of the slots and the ridges is made of a low-friction material.

23. An image plate medium for containing multiple interleaved lenticular images, A lenticular lens array that overlaps with the image plate medium, wherein the relative motion between the image plate medium and the lenticular lens array allows an animated image to be viewed through the lenticular lens array, A lenticular lens array and an image display, wherein at least one of the image plate medium and the lenticular lens array includes registration marks that provide alignment between the image plate medium and the lenticular lens array.

24. The lenticular lens array and image display according to claim 23, wherein the registration marks are in the form of registration strips on the image plate medium.

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