Translucent Projection Screen for Luxury Signage

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing light-emitting advertisement systems fail to effectively convey a sense of luxury due to the distinct display functions of their components.

Innovation Solution

A designed sign system incorporating an image projector, a projection screen with a translucent layer that diffusively reflects and transmits light, and a design part formed to display characters or patterns, creating a rich and luxurious visual experience.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a light-emitting advertisement apparatus uses multiple display parts with different display functions (such as LED matrices and diffused light panels), then the advertisement function is improved, but the sense of luxury is lost

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadvertisement functionVSAvoidsense of luxury
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the image projector and projection screen into an integrated display system that merges advertising information display with luxury visual presentation. The projection screen body with design parts creates a unified luxurious appearance while the projector provides versatile advertising content, resolving the contradiction between functional versatility and aesthetic luxury.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The projection screen body serves multiple functions: it acts as a luxurious decorative element with design parts, a projection surface for advertising images, and a light-diffusing medium. This multi-functionality allows the system to maintain luxury appearance while providing versatile advertisement display capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Illumination intensity

If a design part uses a translucent layer to diffusively reflect light, then the sense of luxury is enhanced, but the brightness of displayed characters may be reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesense of luxuryVSAvoidcharacter visibility
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The projection screen body has different local properties: the design parts use translucent layers for luxurious light diffusion, while other areas provide high-contrast backgrounds for clear character display. This local differentiation allows simultaneous achievement of luxury appearance and character visibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The design parts are pre-formed with translucent layers during manufacturing, establishing the luxurious light-diffusing property before the projection process. This preliminary preparation ensures that when the projector displays images, the luxury effect is already in place without compromising character visibility through proper material selection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The system enhances design properties and conveys a sense of luxury by projecting images onto a translucent surface that diffusively reflects part of the light while transmitting the rest, creating a visually appealing and attention-catching advertisement.

Implementation Method 1

a translucent layer that diffusively reflects a part of light received onto a surface side and transmits the rest of the light

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectDiffuse reflection: Reflection

Data Source

PatentUS11462137B2Designed sign system
Publication Date: 2022.10.04 DAIKAN
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AI summary

A designed sign system 101 including: an image projector 2 for projecting an image constituted of a still image and/or a dynamic video; a projection screen body 1a for displaying recognizably by reflecting a projected image from the image projector 2; and a design part 10 formed into a shape displaying a character, a figure, or a pattern by partially providing on a projection surface side of the projection screen body 1a; wherein the design part 10 has a translucent layer 10a that diffuse reflecting a part of light received on a front surface side and transmits a remaining part, and has an opaque layer 10b that reflects remaining light transmitted on the back surface side. Thus, a designed sign system that can produce luxury feeling and has high designability may be provided.