Designed structural components made from leaf materials

Abstract

To provide a technique capable of imparting a design expressed by a combination of a large number of leaf materials and tastes of plants to an article.SOLUTION: A designable structural member using a leaf material is a designable member 1 formed by laminating predetermined leaf materials 11. The designable member 1 has decorative layers 10 constituted of the leaf materials 11, and structural layers 20 constituted of predetermined members, and the decorative layers 10 are laminated on the structural layers 20 so as to cover at least one surface of the member. The decorative layer 10 can be constituted of the leaf materials 11 compressed in a leaf thickness direction and an adhesive 12, and the decorative layer 10 can have a laminate structure such that compressed bodies 110 are repeatedly formed on the compressed body 110 formed by heating and compressing the planarly arranged leaf material 11 together with a thermosetting resin.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an aesthetic structural member formed by laminating specified leaf materials. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, diversifying consumer needs have led to the demand for products with various designs. In response, design sheets are used as the skin material for various products to impart design features to these products.

[0003] Known examples of such decorative sheets include those using paper, plastic film, metal foil, artificial leather, suede-like fabric, and those using natural fibers.

[0004] For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a design sheet in which an abstract pattern (design) is formed by building up fine powder particles. In this design sheet, the abstract pattern can be expressed by an assembly composed of a powder fiber carrier in which powder is supported by fibers. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] JP 2016-113706 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] Conventionally, leaves that fall from plants tend to be left piled up on the ground without being used. However, plant leaves have the potential to express excellent design due to their shape, surface pattern, color, texture, etc. Also, plant leaves have a special appeal.

[0007] The technology described in Patent Document 1 involves creating a decorative sheet using materials that would otherwise be disposed of as waste, such as natural stone cuttings. However, the fine powder that expresses the abstract pattern in this decorative sheet has already lost the texture of the original material.

[0008] An object of the present disclosure is to provide a technique capable of imparting designs and botanical appeal that can be expressed by combining a large number of leaf materials to articles. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] The decorative structural component using leaf materials of the present disclosure is a decorative structural component formed by laminating predetermined leaf materials. The decorative structural component using leaf materials has a decorative layer formed by the leaf materials and a structural layer formed by predetermined members, and the decorative layer is laminated on the structural layer so as to cover at least one surface of the members.

[0010] Here, the leaf material is, for example, fallen leaves from plants that have not been crushed and retain their leaf shape, pattern, color, texture, etc. By forming a decorative layer using such leaf material, it becomes possible to impart a design to an article that can be expressed by combining a large number of leaf materials. Also, the member that forms the structural layer is, for example, plywood, which makes it possible to use it as a structural member.

[0011] Here, in the above-mentioned decorative structural member using leaf material, the decorative layer may be composed of the leaf material compressed in the leaf thickness direction and an adhesive. Furthermore, the decorative layer may have a layered structure in which the leaf material arranged in a planar shape is heated and compressed together with a thermosetting resin to form a compressed body, and the compressed body is repeatedly formed on top of the compressed body. This can further emphasize the soft texture of the leaf material, as if fallen leaves were piled up on the ground.

[0012] In addition, in the decorative structural member using the leaf material of the present disclosure, a predetermined identification part may be provided on the decorative layer. In this case, for example, the identification part may be a predetermined identification code arranged on the decorative layer, and the identification code may have information on the attribute of the leaf material.

[0013] Alternatively, the identification unit may include an information recording medium arranged in contact with the decorative layer, configured to enable information recorded therein to be acquired in a non-contact manner using a predetermined information terminal, and the information recording medium may be arranged by being sandwiched between the decorative layer and the structural layer. Note that the information recording medium may be arranged in the vicinity of a predetermined symbol leaf material among the leaf materials constituting the decorative layer.

[0014] In this case, the information recording medium may also record link information to a digital photo album in which a plurality of digital images relating to the growing location of the leaf material are stored.

[0015] In addition, the information recording medium may record transaction management data including non-fungible tokens that can be traded on a blockchain. Effect of the Invention

[0016] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to impart designs and botanical appeal to articles that can be expressed by combining multiple leaf materials. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0017] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the schematic configuration of an aesthetic structural member using leaf material in the first embodiment. [Diagram 2] 1 is a diagram for explaining the layered structure of a decorative layer made of multiple layers of leaf material in the first embodiment. FIG. [Diagram 3] 1 is a diagram illustrating a table using the design member of the first embodiment as a top plate. FIG. [Figure 4] 13A to 13C are diagrams illustrating examples of bags in which a decorative member according to a modified example of the first embodiment is used for the main body. [Diagram 5] 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of an identification code arranged on a decorative layer in the second embodiment. FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the arrangement of information recording media in the third embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an aspect in which digital information expressing the taste of a plant is obtained using a decorative member according to the third embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0018] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. The configurations of the following embodiments are merely examples, and the present disclosure is not limited to the configurations of the embodiments.

[0019] First Embodiment The outline of the design structural member using leaf material in the first embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the schematic configuration of the design structural member using leaf material in this embodiment. The design structural member 1 in this embodiment is a design structural member formed by laminating leaf materials 11.

[0020] Here, the leaf material 11 is, for example, fallen leaves that have fallen from plants, and which have not been crushed, so that the leaf shape, leaf pattern, color, texture, and the like are retained.

[0021] Such leaf materials 11 constitute the decorative layer 10 of the design component 1. This decorative layer 10 imparts a design that can be expressed by combining a large number of leaf materials 11 to the article.

[0022] The decorative member 1 also has a structural layer 20 made of a specific material. Here, the specific material is, for example, plywood. This allows the decorative member 1 to be used as a structural member.

[0023] In the decorative component 1 of this embodiment, as shown in Fig. 1(a), decorative layers 10 and structural layers 20 are alternately laminated in the thickness direction of the component. At this time, by laminating the decorative layers 10 on the front and back surfaces of the decorative component 1, a decorative component 1 having a design made up of a combination of multiple leaf materials 11 can be realized.

[0024] Moreover, by alternately laminating the decorative layers 10 and the structural layers 20 in the thickness direction of the component, it is possible to express a design with gradation in the thickness direction. Furthermore, the component constituting one structural layer 20 is made into a relatively thin plate material, and this is sandwiched between the soft decorative layers 10, resulting in the design component 1 being able to express a soft texture.

[0025] Here, the decorative layer 10 may have a laminated structure in which compressed bodies 110 are repeatedly formed on top of compressed bodies 110 formed by heating and compressing leaf material 11 arranged in a plane together with a thermosetting resin as an adhesive, as shown in Figure 1(b).

[0026] FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the layered structure of the decorative layer 10 made of multiple leaf materials 11 in this embodiment. When forming the decorative layer 10 in this embodiment, first, as shown in FIG. 2(a), the leaf materials 11 are arranged in a planar shape and heated and compressed together with the adhesive 12. This results in the formation of a single layer of compressed body 110. Then, as shown in FIG. 2(b), the compressed bodies 110 of the leaf materials 11 arranged in a planar shape are layered one by one in order to realize the decorative layer 10 having multiple leaf materials 11 in the thickness direction. In this decorative layer 10, the soft texture of the leaf materials 11 can be further emphasized, as if fallen leaves were piled up on the ground.

[0027] By constructing an article using such an aesthetically pleasing member 1, it is possible to express excellent aesthetic appeal through the shape of the leaf material 11 and the pattern, color, texture, and other characteristics of its surface.

[0028] 3 is a diagram illustrating a table using the decorative member 1 of this embodiment as a top plate. As shown in FIG. 3, the leaf material 11 can impart excellent decorativeness to the table.

[0029] According to the decorative member 1 described above, it is possible to impart designs that can be expressed by combining a large number of leaf materials 11 and plant appeal to an article.

[0030] <Modification of the first embodiment> A modified example of the first embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a diagram illustrating a bag using the decorative member 1 of this modified example in the main body.

[0031] In the decorative member 1 according to this modified example, the structural layer 20 is made of, for example, a fabric. Then, the decorative layer 10 is laminated so as to cover the surface of this structural layer 20.

[0032] In the above description of the first embodiment, an example was described in which decorative layers 10 and structural layers 20 are alternately stacked in the thickness direction of the component, and the decorative layer 10 is formed by multi-layered leaf material 11, but in the decorative component 1 of this modified example, one layer each of decorative layer 10 and structural layer 20 may be formed.

[0033] The decorative member 1 described above can also impart designs that can be expressed by combining a large number of leaf materials 11 and plant appeal to an article.

[0034] <Second embodiment> The second embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 5. In the design member 1 according to this embodiment, a predetermined identification portion is provided on the decorative layer 10. The identification portion is an identification code placed on the decorative layer 10.

[0035] Fig. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an identification code placed on the decorative layer 10 in this embodiment. The identification code has information related to the attributes of the leaf material 11, and in this embodiment, as shown in Fig. 5, the time and place when the leaf material 11 was collected are written on the decorative layer 10 as an identification code 31. This identification code may be a QR code (registered trademark) or the like.

[0036] <Third embodiment> The third embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7. In the design component 1 according to this embodiment, a predetermined identification part is provided on the decorative layer 10. The identification part is an information recording medium arranged in contact with the decorative layer 10.

[0037] Here, the information recording medium 32 is configured so that the information recorded therein can be obtained in a non-contact manner using a predetermined information terminal, and is an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag that transmits information using wireless communication. Note that the information recording medium 32 in this embodiment is an NFC (Near Field Communication) tag that performs short-distance wireless communication.

[0038] Such an information recording medium 32 is disposed by being sandwiched between the decorative layer 10 and the structure layer 20. This will be described with reference to FIG.

[0039] Fig. 6 is a diagram for explaining the arrangement of the information recording medium 32 in this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 6(a), when the decorative layer 10 is laminated so as to cover the structural layer 20, the information recording medium 32 can be arranged in contact with the decorative layer 10 and sandwiched therebetween.

[0040] As shown in FIG. 6(b), the information recording medium 32 may be disposed near a predetermined symbol leaf material 11a among the leaf materials 11 constituting the decorative layer 10. Here, the symbol leaf material 11a may be, for example, the leaf material having the largest shape among the leaf materials 11 constituting the decorative layer 10. Alternatively, the symbol leaf material 11a may be, for example, the leaf material having the most vivid color among the leaf materials 11 constituting the decorative layer 10. This makes it possible to store information, which will be described later, near the symbol leaf material 11a that particularly strongly expresses the taste of the leaf material 11, and in the design member 1, the taste of the plant can be expressed by combining the analog taste of the leaf material 11 and the digital taste stored in the information recording medium 32.

[0041] In the decorative component 1 of this embodiment, link information to a digital photo album containing multiple digital images related to the growing location of the leaf material 11 is recorded on the information recording medium 32 provided in the decorative layer 10 in this manner.

[0042] 7 is a diagram for explaining an aspect of acquiring digital information expressing the taste of a plant using the decorative member 1 according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7(a), a user can wirelessly communicate with an NFC tag (information recording medium 32) by holding a user terminal 400 over the decorative layer 10. The user terminal 400 is an electronic device owned by a user who uses an article using the decorative member 1, and may be any electronic device as long as it is a computer device with processing capabilities for arithmetic processing and processing such as data acquisition, generation, and updating, for example, a mobile terminal, a tablet terminal, a smartphone, a wearable terminal, etc.

[0043] The user terminal 400 is connected to the server 300 via the network 200, as shown in FIG. 7(b).

[0044] The network 200 is, for example, an IP network, and connects the server 300 and the user terminal 400 so that they can communicate with each other. If the network 200 is an IP network, it may be wireless, wired, or a combination of wireless and wired. For example, in the case of wireless communication, the user terminal 400 may access a wireless LAN access point (not shown) and communicate with the server 300 via a LAN or WAN. Furthermore, the network 200 is not limited to these examples, and may be, for example, a public switched telephone network, an optical fiber line, an ADSL line, a satellite communication network, or the like.

[0045] Furthermore, the server 300 may be any electronic device that has the processing capability for arithmetic processing and processing such as data acquisition, generation, and updating, and may be, for example, a personal computer, a server, a mainframe, or other electronic device. That is, the server 300 may be configured as a computer having a processor such as a CPU or GPU, a main storage device such as a RAM or ROM, and an auxiliary storage device such as an EPROM, a hard disk drive, or a removable medium. The removable medium may be, for example, a USB memory or a disk recording medium such as a CD or DVD. The auxiliary storage device stores an operating system (OS), various programs, various tables, and the like.

[0046] Then, the user can use the user terminal 400 to access the digital photo album stored in the server 300 based on the link information recorded in the NFC tag (information recording medium 32). Note that the above link information is link information (e.g., a web address) to a site where the digital photo album is stored in the server 300, and when wireless communication is performed between the user terminal 400 and the NFC tag (information recording medium 32), the user terminal 400 automatically accesses the above site.

[0047] When the above site is accessed on the user terminal 400, a digital photo album containing multiple digital images related to the growing place of the leaf material 11 is displayed on the user terminal 400. For example, as shown in Fig. 7(b), the user terminal 400 may display digital data showing images of trees and forests growing on the land where the leaf material 11 is collected. This makes it possible to suitably impart a plant theme to the design component 1 having a design that can be expressed by combining multiple leaf materials 11.

[0048] Furthermore, in such a design member 1, when wireless communication is performed between the user terminal 400 and the NFC tag (information recording medium 32), the location information of the user terminal 400 at this time (in this case, the user terminal 400 has a GPS (Global Positioning System) device that receives GPS satellite signals to obtain location information) may be transmitted to the server 300. The server 300 may then obtain the current locations of multiple items in which the design member 1 is used by obtaining location information from multiple users, and display information on the relationship between these current locations and the growing areas of the leaf material 11, for example, on a map, so that it can be viewed on the above site. This allows the life cycle of the leaf material 11 to be suitably imparted to the item as a plant theme.

[0049] The decorative member 1 described above can also impart designs that can be expressed by combining a large number of leaf materials 11 and plant appeal to an article.

[0050] <Modification of the third embodiment> A modified example of the third embodiment will now be described. In the design component 1 according to this modified example, transaction management data including non-fungible tokens that can be traded in a blockchain is recorded on an information recording medium 32 provided on the decorative layer 10.

[0051] Here, the above-mentioned non-fungible token (Non-Fungible Token: NFT) is, for example, a token issued in accordance with the Ethereum Request for Comments (ERC) 721 standard, and is issued by a blockchain capable of executing smart contracts. Note that NFTs are tradeable on the Ethereum network, similar to Ether, a cryptocurrency traded on the Ethereum network. Ethereum is a blockchain network on a Peer to Peer (P2P) network.

[0052] Then, when an item constructed using the design member 1 is bought and sold, the transaction management data can be recorded on the information recording medium 32. At this time, when the management server receives network access from the user terminal of the selling user, it executes a process to call the smart contract, and the smart contract operates to send the NFT from the selling user to the smart contract. As a result, the selling user's NFT is deposited in the smart contract. Then, when the smart contract holds the above-mentioned NFT, if the management server receives network access from the user terminal of the purchasing user, the operation of the NFT by the smart contract is to send the NFT from the smart contract to the purchasing user. As a result, the NFT attached to the item is bought and sold. [Explanation of symbols]

[0053] 1. Design elements 10. Decorative layer 11...Leaf material 12... Adhesive 110...Compressed body 20...structural layer

Claims

1. A design structural member formed by laminating predetermined leaf materials, A decorative layer made of the leaf material and a structural layer made of a predetermined material, The decorative layer is A laminate is laminated on the structural layer so as to cover at least one surface of the member, The leaf material is compressed in the leaf thickness direction, and an adhesive is used. The leaf material is arranged in a planar shape, and the compressed body is formed by heating and compressing the leaf material together with a thermosetting resin. The compressed body is repeatedly formed on the compressed body, and the laminated structure is formed. An aesthetic structural component made from leaf material.

2. A design structural member formed by laminating predetermined leaf materials, A decorative layer made of the leaf material and a structural layer made of a predetermined material, The decorative layer is laminated on the structural layer so as to cover at least one surface of the component, The decorative layer is provided with a predetermined identification portion, The identification portion is a predetermined identification code arranged on the decorative layer, The identification code includes information regarding attributes of the leaf material. An aesthetic structural component made from leaf material.

3. A design structural member formed by laminating predetermined leaf materials, A decorative layer made of the leaf material and a structural layer made of a predetermined material, The decorative layer is laminated on the structural layer so as to cover at least one surface of the component, The decorative layer is provided with a predetermined identification portion, the identification unit includes an information recording medium arranged in contact with the decorative layer, the information recorded therein being configured to be accessible in a non-contact manner using a predetermined information terminal, The information recording medium is disposed by being sandwiched between the decorative layer and the structural layer. An aesthetic structural component made from leaf material.

4. Link information to a digital photo album storing a plurality of digital images related to the growing location of the leaf material is recorded on the information recording medium. A decorative structural member using the leaf material according to claim 3.

5. The information recording medium records transaction management data including non-fungible tokens that can be traded in a blockchain. A decorative structural member using the leaf material according to claim 3.

6. the information recording medium is disposed in the vicinity of a predetermined symbol leaf material among the leaf materials constituting the decorative layer; A decorative structural member using the leaf material according to any one of claims 3 to 5.

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