Boards and transparent resin stands for transparent resin stands

Abstract

This invention provides a board for transparent resin stands and a transparent resin stand that eliminates or reduces the amount of waste remaining in the user's possession after the transparent resin stand has been assembled. [Solution] This is a board for a transparent resin stand, consisting of multiple parts that make up the transparent resin stand. At least one of the multiple parts is a frame that is detachably connected to the other parts.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a board for a transparent resin stand and a transparent resin stand.

Background Art

[0002] In recent years, an acrylic stand has attracted attention, in which an image of a person, a character, etc. is printed on a transparent acrylic plate, the acrylic plate is cut out along the image, and the cut-out image of the character, etc. is inserted into a pedestal to stand on its own. Patent Document 1 discloses a board for an acrylic stand having a plurality of printed parts that are cut out from a single rectangular plate-shaped acrylic resin material by laser cutting and are removably fitted back into the cut-out holes.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] However, in Patent Document 1, when assembling the acrylic stand, there is a problem that the board after the parts are removed remains as an unnecessary item, that is, garbage, in the user's hand, which is not preferable.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. An object of the present invention is to provide a board for a transparent resin stand and a transparent resin stand that can eliminate or reduce the garbage remaining in the user's hand after assembling the transparent resin stand (acrylic stand).

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The above object of the present invention is achieved by the following means.

[0007] (1) A board for a transparent resin stand, consisting of multiple parts that make up the transparent resin stand, A board for a transparent resin stand, wherein at least one of the aforementioned multiple parts is a frame portion that is detachably connected to the other parts.

[0008] (2) The board for the transparent resin stand described in (1) above, wherein the board for the transparent resin stand consists only of the plurality of parts that constitute the transparent resin stand.

[0009] (3) The frame portion is the frame portion of the transparent resin stand, and is a board for the transparent resin stand as described in (1) or (2) above.

[0010] (4) The frame portion is the base portion of the transparent resin stand, and is a board for the transparent resin stand as described in (1) or (2) above.

[0011] (5) A transparent resin stand assembled using the plurality of parts included in the board for the transparent resin stand described in (1) or (2) above. [Effects of the Invention]

[0012] According to this invention, it is possible to eliminate or reduce the amount of waste remaining in the user's possession after assembling the transparent resin stand. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0013] [Figure 1] This is a schematic diagram illustrating the configuration of a board for an acrylic stand according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of the acrylic stand board along line AA. [Figure 3] This is a schematic diagram showing an example of a board for an acrylic stand according to the second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4]Figure 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an acrylic stand assembled using multiple parts included in the acrylic stand board shown in Figure 3. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0014] The embodiments of this invention will be described below with reference to the attached drawings. In the description of the drawings, the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant explanations are omitted. Also, the dimensional ratios in the drawings are exaggerated for illustrative purposes and may differ from the actual ratios.

[0015] (First Embodiment) <Configuration of the board for the acrylic stand> Figure 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating the configuration of a board for an acrylic stand according to the first embodiment. An acrylic stand (transparent resin stand) is made by printing an image of a person or character on a transparent resin, such as an acrylic sheet, cutting out the acrylic sheet along the image, and inserting the cut-out image of the character, etc., into a base to make it self-standing.

[0016] While boards for acrylic stands typically consist of multiple parts that make up the acrylic stand, the acrylic stand board 100 of this embodiment is characterized by consisting only of the multiple parts that make up the acrylic stand. That is, the acrylic stand board 100 does not include any parts other than the multiple parts that make up the acrylic stand that would become unnecessary after the acrylic stand is assembled, and all the parts that make up the acrylic stand are used in the assembly of the acrylic stand. Figure 1 illustrates the case where the acrylic stand board 100 consists only of a first part 11, a second part 12, and a third part 13. Although the figure illustrates the case where the number of parts of the acrylic stand board 100 is three, it is not limited to this case, and the number of parts may be four or more.

[0017] The first part 11 has a main body portion 11a, a first convex portion 11b, and a second convex portion 11c. The first convex portion 11b and the second convex portion 11c are formed so as to protrude from the main body portion 11a in a plane (X-Y plane) including the X direction in FIG. 1 and the Y direction orthogonal to the X direction. The first part 11 is removably connected to the third part 13 at the first convex portion 11b and the second convex portion 11c. A user assembling the acrylic stand can easily remove the first part 11 from the third part 13 using their hands or tools. At this time, no unnecessary objects such as acrylic plate fragments are generated from the first part 11 and the third part 13.

[0018] The second part 12 has a main body portion 12a, a connecting portion 12b, and a convex portion 12c. The connecting portion 12b and the convex portion 12c are formed so as to protrude from the main body portion 12a in the X-Y plane. The connecting portion 12b and the convex portion 12c are removably connected to the third part 13. A user can easily remove the second part 12 from the third part 13 using their hands or tools. At this time, no unnecessary objects such as acrylic plate fragments are generated from the second part 12 and the third part 13.

[0019] The third part 13 has a main body portion 13a, a first concave portion 13b, a second concave portion 13c, and a third concave portion 13d. The first concave portion 13b, the second concave portion 13c, and the third concave portion 13d are through holes or non-through holes (depressions) formed in the Z direction (depth direction in FIG. 1) orthogonal to the X direction and the Y direction. The third part 13 is a frame portion removably connected to the first part 11 and the second part 12. The first part 11 and the second part 12 are also referred to as "other parts" with respect to the third part 13. In the present embodiment, the frame portion corresponds to the pedestal portion of the acrylic stand. When the user assembles it as an acrylic stand, the first concave portion 13b is fitted with the convex portion 12c of the second part 12, and the second concave portion 13c and the third concave portion 13d are respectively fitted with the first convex portion 11b and the second convex portion 11c of the first part 11.

[0020] As shown in FIG. 2, in a cross-sectional view of the board 100 for an acrylic stand along the line A-A in FIG. 1, the third part 13 of the board 100 for an acrylic stand has a transparent member 131 and a background part 132. The transparent member 131 constitutes the first layer and can be, for example, a member made of a resin having translucency. That the transparent member 131 has translucency means that the transparent member 131 is transparent or translucent. As such a transparent resin having translucency, for example, acrylic, polycarbonate, polyethylene terephthalate, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, etc. can be used. In the present embodiment, the case where the transparent member 131 is acrylic will be mainly described.

[0021] The transparent member 131 has one surface parallel to the X-Y plane (hereinafter also referred to as the "first surface") and the other surface facing the one surface (hereinafter also referred to as the "second surface"), and has a thickness in the Z direction (the depth direction in FIG. 1). The first surface S1 and the second surface S2 of the transparent member 131 can be formed, for example, in parallel, but do not necessarily have to be formed in parallel. That is, the first surface S1 may be gently inclined with respect to the second surface S2.

[0022] When viewed in plan in FIG. 1, the transparent member 131 can have an arbitrary shape (two-dimensional shape). In the figure, the case where the transparent member 131 has the shape of a house or a tree is illustrated.

[0023] It is preferable that the first surface S1 and the second surface S2 of the transparent member 131 are flat, but do not necessarily have to be flat over the entire surface, and may have a concave surface or a convex surface in part.

[0024] The background portion 132 serves as a second layer and includes a printed layer, painted layer, or film-covered layer formed on the second surface S2 of the transparent member 131. The design displayed on the second surface S2 by the printed layer, painted layer, or film-covered layer may be of any shape as long as it is visible to the viewer of the acrylic stand through the first surface S1 of the transparent member 131. The design displayed on the second surface S2 may be, for example, a color or monochrome pattern, image, or photograph formed by colored toner or paint. Figure 1 illustrates a case where the background portion 132 includes a design of a house or tree.

[0025] The above describes the cross-sectional structure of the third part 13, but the cross-sectional structures of the first part 11 and the second part 12 also include a printed layer, painted layer, or film-laminated layer formed on the second surface of the transparent member, similar to the cross-sectional structure of the third part 13.

[0026] <How to make a board 100 for acrylic stands> A transparent acrylic sheet is prepared by the manufacturer, and for example, a design of a house or tree is printed on one side of the transparent acrylic sheet using a printing press. Subsequently, the acrylic sheet with the printed design is cut into the desired shape along the design to produce the board 100 for the acrylic stand. The cutting of the acrylic sheet may be done using equipment such as a laser processing machine based on the shape data of the transparent component 131, or it may be done manually by the manufacturer using a laser cutter. For joining the parts together, for example, a spot fastening method may be used.

[0027] The acrylic stand board 100 of the first embodiment described above provides the following effects.

[0028] The board 100 for the acrylic stand consists only of the first to third parts 11 to 13 that make up the acrylic stand, and all of the first to third parts 11 to 13 are used in the assembly of the acrylic stand. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate waste remaining in the user's possession after the acrylic stand has been assembled.

[0029] (Second embodiment) In the first embodiment, the case in which the frame portion of the board 100 for the acrylic stand is used as the base portion of the acrylic stand was described. In the second embodiment, the case in which the frame portion of the board 100 for the acrylic stand is used as the frame portion will be described. In order to avoid duplication of explanation, the same configuration as in the first embodiment will be omitted or simplified in its description.

[0030] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating the configuration of a board for an acrylic stand according to the second embodiment.

[0031] As shown in Figure 3, the board 200 for the acrylic stand has a first part 21, a second part 22, and a third part 23.

[0032] The first part 21 has a main body 21a, a first connecting part 21b, a second connecting part 21c, and a protrusion 21d. The first connecting part 21b, the second connecting part 21c, and the protrusion 21d are formed to protrude from the main body 21a in the XY plane in Figure 3. The first part 21 is removably connected to the second part 22 by point fastening (for example, about 0.5 mm) at the first connecting part 21b and the second connecting part 21c. The user can cut the first part 21 from the second part 22 using tools such as scissors or wire cutters. Alternatively, the user can remove the first part 21 from the second part 22 by breaking off the point-fastened portion by hand. In this case, small unwanted materials such as fragments of acrylic sheet may be generated from the first part 21 or the second part 22.

[0033] The second part 22 has a main body 22a, a first protrusion 22b, and a second protrusion 22c. The first protrusion 22b and the second protrusion 22c are formed to protrude from the main body 22a in the XY plane. The first protrusion 22b and the second protrusion 22c are detachably connected to the third part 23. The second part 22 is a frame portion that is detachably connected to the first part 21 and the third part 23. The first part 21 and the third part 23 are also referred to as "other parts" in relation to the second part 22. In this embodiment, the second part 22 corresponds to the frame portion of the acrylic stand.

[0034] The third part 23 has a main body 23a, a first recess 23b, a second recess 23c, and a third recess 23d. The first recess 23b, the second recess 23c, and the third recess 23d are through holes or non-through holes (recesses) formed in the Z direction (depth direction in Figure 1) perpendicular to the X and Y directions. When the user assembles it as an acrylic stand, the first recess 23b is fitted into the first protrusion 22b of the second part 22, the second recess 23c is fitted into the protrusion 21d of the first part 21, and the third recess 23d is fitted into the second protrusion 22c of the second part 22.

[0035] The cross-sectional structure of the board 200 for the acrylic stand along the XZ plane is the same as that of the board 100 for the acrylic stand in the first embodiment, so a detailed explanation is omitted.

[0036] Thus, the board 200 for the acrylic stand in this embodiment, although an acrylic product, can be assembled by removing and reassembling parts like a plastic model kit to create an acrylic stand.

[0037] The board 200 for the acrylic stand according to the second embodiment described above provides the following effects.

[0038] The board 200 for the acrylic stand consists of the first to third parts 21 to 23 that make up the acrylic stand, and all of the first to third parts 21 to 23 are used when assembling the acrylic stand. Therefore, the only waste left in the user's possession after assembling the acrylic stand is the small acrylic fragments generated when cutting the first part 21 from the second part 22 (frame part). Thus, the amount of waste left in the user's possession after assembling the acrylic stand can be significantly reduced.

[0039] As described above, the embodiments have described the acrylic stand board 100 and 200 according to the acrylic stand board 200. However, it goes without saying that the present invention can be appropriately added to, modified, and omitted by those skilled in the art within the scope of its technical concept.

[0040] For example, the first and second embodiments described a case in which other parts are detachably connected to one frame section (the third part 13 in the first embodiment, and the second part 22 in the second embodiment). However, the present invention is not limited to such a case, and may be configured so that other parts are detachably connected to two or more frame sections. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0041] 11,21 First part, 12,22 Second part, 13,23 The third part, Boards for acrylic stands, priced at 100,200 yen.

Claims

1. A board for a transparent resin stand, consisting of multiple parts that make up the transparent resin stand, A board for a transparent resin stand, wherein at least one of the aforementioned multiple parts is a frame portion that is detachably connected to the other parts.

2. The board for the transparent resin stand according to claim 1, wherein the board for the transparent resin stand consists only of the plurality of parts that constitute the transparent resin stand.

3. The frame portion is the frame portion of the transparent resin stand, as described in claim 1 or 2, for a transparent resin stand board.

4. The frame portion is the base portion of the transparent resin stand, as described in claim 1 or 2, for a transparent resin stand.

5. A transparent resin stand assembled using the plurality of parts included in the board for a transparent resin stand according to claim 1 or 2.

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