JP7170907B2 - Blower - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an electrical appliance and a blower on which information is displayed.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, electrical appliances are attached with stickers displaying information on the electrical appliances, information calling attention to their use, and the like. Characters, illustrations, etc. indicating the above information are printed on the sticker.

An example of the electrical appliance is an electric fan. For example, in Patent Document 1, a blade that generates wind, an electric motor section that incorporates a motor that rotates the blade, a support section that supports the electric motor section, and a gap that protects the blade and allows airflow to pass are formed. A fan with a guard is described. With such an electric fan, the user may accidentally insert his or her finger into the guard section through the gap in the guard section. For this reason, a sticker printed with an illustration prohibiting the insertion of fingers into the guard is attached to the blade. In the case of an electric fan, the blades are the part to which the sticker is attached.

As such a sticker, a sticker with an illustration printed on only one side is used. Therefore, if one sticker is attached to one of the front and back surfaces of the wing, the user cannot see the illustration when viewed from the other side.

Therefore, in general, one sticker is attached to each of the front surface and the back surface of the wing. If the wing is opaque, one sticker attached to the back surface of the wing cannot be seen when the wing is viewed from the front side, and the other sticker attached to the front surface of the wing cannot be seen when the wing is viewed from the back side. sticker is not visible. Therefore, when the wings are opaque, the appearance of the product is not spoiled even if the stickers are attached to different positions on the front and back surfaces of the wings. Therefore, it is not necessary to attach the sticker to the same position on the front surface and the back surface of the wing, which improves the workability when attaching the sticker to the wing.

JP 2015-42868 A

The blades provided in the electric fan are often transparent or translucent so that the user can feel coolness not only on the skin but also visually. When two stickers are attached to a transparent or translucent wing, one of the stickers attached to the back of the wing is visible when the wing is viewed from the front, and the other is visible when the wing is viewed from the back. The other sticker attached to the surface of the Therefore, there is a problem that the appearance of the product is spoiled if the stickers are stuck on the front surface and the back surface of the wing. In order not to spoil the appearance of the product, it is necessary to paste the sticker in the same position on the front and back of the wing. There is a problem that the workability at the time of sticking is bad.

Such a problem is not limited to electric fans, but is commonly applied to electrical appliances having transparent or translucent parts and having stickers attached to the front and back surfaces of the parts.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above, and is an electrical appliance in which information can be visually recognized from both the front and back sides of a part without the need to prepare two stickers for sticking on the front and back sides of the part. The purpose is to obtain

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the blower according to the present invention includes a transparent or translucent blade having a front surface and a back surface opposite to the front surface, and attached to the blade to display information. and a sticker. The sticker includes a first printed layer printed with information visible from the surface of the wing, a second printed layer laminated on the first printed layer and printed with information visible from the back surface of the wing, A surface of the second printed layer facing away from the first printed layer, or an adhesive layer laminated on a surface of the first printed layer facing away from the second printed layer. Information is information that calls attention to the user. The information printed on the first printed layer and the information printed on the second printed layer are illustrations of the same shape when viewed from the surface of the blade. The position of the illustration printed on the first print layer and the position of the illustration printed on the second print layer match when viewed along the front and back direction of the blade.

According to the present invention, there is no need to prepare two stickers to be attached to the front and back surfaces of a component, and information can be visually recognized from both the front and back surfaces of the component.

1 is a perspective view showing a sticker according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a part to which the sticker according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is attached; The perspective view which shows the whole electric fan concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention. The figure which shows the sticker concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention. FIG. 5 is a front view of the blade showing the sticker shown in FIG. 4 attached to the blade; FIG. 5 is a rear view of the wing showing the sticker shown in FIG. 4 attached to the wing; FIG. 5 is a front view of the electric fan showing a state in which the sticker shown in FIG. 4 is attached to the blades;

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Below, the electrical appliance and air blower concerning embodiment of this invention are demonstrated in detail based on drawing. In addition, this invention is not limited by this embodiment.

Embodiment 1.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a sticker 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The sticker 1 is a member that is attached to an object to be attached and displays information (not shown). FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the part 4 to which the sticker according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is attached. The sticking target is, for example, the part 4 having transparency or translucency. The component 4 has a front surface 4a and a back surface 4b facing away from the front surface 4a. Part 4 becomes part of the electrical appliance. Electrical appliances are, for example, blowers, fans, and circulators. The information is, for example, information on electrical appliances and information calling attention to use. In this specification, transparency and translucency mean that information displayed on the sticker 1 can be visually recognized when the sticker 1 attached to the component 4 is viewed from each of the front surface 4a and the back surface 4b of the component 4. It means that it should be transparent to some extent.

The sticker 1 is attached to the surface 4a of the component 4 in this embodiment. Although the shape of the sticker 1 is not particularly limited, it is rectangular in this embodiment. The sticker 1 includes a sticker body 2 and a release paper 3. The sticker body 2 has a protective layer 21 , a first printed layer 22 , a first adhesive layer 23 , a second printed layer 24 and a second adhesive layer 25 .

The protective layer 21 is a transparent layer for protecting the first printed layer 22 . The protective layer 21 is provided on the surface of the first printed layer 22 facing away from the first adhesive layer 23 . A synthetic resin, for example, is used for the protective layer 21 . Synthetic resins are, for example, polypropylene and polyethylene.

The first printed layer 22 is a layer on which information visible when the component 4 is viewed from the surface 4a of the component 4 is printed. On the first print layer 22, illustrations, characters, figures, symbols, etc. showing information can be printed. For example, a colored soft material is used for the first print layer 22 . A soft material is, for example, a rollable material such as paper or synthetic resin. Synthetic resins are, for example, polypropylene and polyethylene. A printing method for printing information on the first printing layer 22 is, for example, a known printing method such as an offset printing method or a silk screen printing method. The inks used in these printing methods are, for example, resin inks.

The first adhesive layer 23 is laminated on the surface of the first printed layer 22 facing the second printed layer 24 to bond the first printed layer 22 and the second printed layer 24 together. is. An acrylic emulsion adhesive, for example, is used for the first adhesive layer 23 .

The second printed layer 24 is laminated on the first printed layer 22 via the first adhesive layer 23, and printed with information that is visible when the component 4 is viewed from the back surface 4b of the component 4. is. The second print layer 24 can be printed with illustrations, characters, figures, symbols, etc. showing information. For example, a colorless and transparent soft material is used for the second print layer 24 . A soft material is, for example, a rollable material such as a synthetic resin. Synthetic resins are, for example, polypropylene and polyethylene. A printing method for printing information on the second printing layer 24 is, for example, a known printing method such as an offset printing method or a silk screen printing method. The inks used in these printing methods are, for example, resin inks. The information printed on the first printed layer 22 and the information printed on the second printed layer 24 may be the same or different. The information printed on the first printed layer 22 and the information printed on the second printed layer 24 are printed at positions that match each other in the front-back direction of the component 4 .

The second adhesive layer 25 is a layer laminated on the surface of the second printed layer 24 facing away from the first printed layer 22 to adhere the sticker body 2 to the component 4 . For example, an acrylic emulsion-based adhesive is used for the second adhesive layer 25 .

The release paper 3 is a member that covers the adhesive surface of the second adhesive layer 25 to the component 4 . The release paper 3 is releasably adhered to the second adhesive layer 25 . The release paper 3 serves to prevent dirt, dust, etc. from adhering to the second adhesive layer 25 and maintain the adhesive performance of the second adhesive layer 25 . For the substrate of the release paper 3, for example, glassine paper or paraffin paper is used. A release agent is applied to the surface of the base material of the release paper 3 that is in contact with the second adhesive layer 25 . As the release agent, for example, a silicon-based release agent or a fluorine-based release agent is used. The sticker body 2 can be attached to the component 4 by peeling off the release paper 3 from the second adhesive layer 25 and adhering the second adhesive layer 25 to the surface 4 a of the component 4 .

Next, the effects of sticker 1 will be described.

In this embodiment, a sticker 1 displaying information is attached to a transparent or translucent part 4 . The sticker 1 has a first printed layer 22 on which information visible from the front surface 4a of the component 4 is printed, and information that is laminated on the first printed layer 22 and printed on the back surface 4b of the component 4. and a second printed layer 24 . In this embodiment, by simply attaching one sticker 1 to the component 4, the information printed on the first printed layer 22 can be visually recognized when the component 4 is viewed from the surface 4a of the component 4. Information printed on the second printed layer 24 can be visually recognized when the component 4 is viewed from the rear surface 4b of the printed layer. That is, since the information printed on the sticker 1 can be visually recognized from each of the front surface 4a and the back surface 4b of the component 4, there is no need to prepare two stickers to be affixed to each of the front surface 4a and the back surface 4b of the component 4. As a result, two stickers 1 are not attached to different positions on the front surface 4a and the back surface 4b of the component 4, so the sticker 1 can be attached to the component 4 without impairing the appearance of the product. In addition, since it is not necessary to align the two stickers on the front surface 4a and the back surface 4b of the component 4, the workability of attaching the sticker 1 to the component 4 can be improved. Furthermore, the material cost of the sticker 1 can be reduced compared to the case of using two stickers.

In this embodiment, the first printed layer 22 is colored and the second printed layer 24 is colorless. not intended to do so. For example, the first printed layer 22 may be colorless and the second printed layer 24 may be colored. Alternatively, both the first printed layer 22 and the second printed layer 24 may be colored. Even if the first printed layer 22 and the second printed layer 24 are colored, the information printed on the sticker 1 can be visually recognized from the front surface 4a and the back surface 4b of the component 4, respectively. The degree of freedom in selecting the material used for the second printed layer 24 is high. Further, in the present embodiment, the second adhesive layer 25 is laminated on the surface of the second printed layer 24 facing away from the first printed layer 22 , but the second adhesive layer 25 of the first printed layer 22 may be laminated on the side facing away from the printed layer 24 of the . When laminating in this way, the protective layer 21 is provided on the surface of the second printed layer 24 facing away from the first printed layer 22, and the first printed layer 22 of the second adhesive layer 25 is provided. A release paper 3 is provided on the surface facing away from . By peeling off the release paper 3 from the second adhesive layer 25 and adhering the second adhesive layer 25 to the back surface 4 b of the component 4 , the sticker body 2 can be attached to the component 4 .

Embodiment 2.
Next, the electric fan 5 provided with the sticker 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7. FIG. In Embodiment 2, the case where the object to which the sticker 1 is attached is the electric fan 5 is exemplified, but the purpose of use of the sticker 1 is not limited. First, the configuration of the electric fan 5 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the entire electric fan 5 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. In addition, in Embodiment 2, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected about the part which overlaps with above-mentioned Embodiment 1, and description is abbreviate|omitted.

The fan 5 is provided with a blower section 6 that generates wind, a guard section 7 that protects the blower section 6 , and a support section 8 that supports the blower section 6 . In the following description, the blowing direction of the air generated by the air blower 6 is defined as the front and the front, and the reverse direction is defined as the rear and the rear.

The blower section 6 has blades 61 and an electric motor section 62 . The blade 61 is a component that generates wind by rotating. The vanes 61 are transparent or translucent. The electric motor unit 62 incorporates a motor (not shown) that rotates the blades 61 . A blade 61 is attached to the output shaft of the motor.

The guard portion 7 is a portion that covers the blades 61 . The guard part 7 plays a role of suppressing contact with the blade 61 by a user's hand, a foreign object, or the like. The guard portion 7 is divided into a front guard portion 71 and a rear guard portion 72 .

The front guard portion 71 covers the blades 61 from the front. The front view shape of the front guard portion 71 is circular. The front guard portion 71 has a plurality of wires 71 a radially extending from the center of the front guard portion 71 . A gap is formed between adjacent wires 71a. The wind generated by the rotation of the blades 61 is blown forward through the gap formed in the front guard portion 71 .

The rear guard portion 72 covers the blades 61 from the rear and sides. The rear view shape of the rear guard portion 72 is circular. The rear guard portion 72 has a plurality of wires 72a radially extending from the center of the rear guard portion 72. As shown in FIG. A gap is formed between adjacent wires 72a. Although not shown, a hole is formed in the central portion of the rear guard portion 72 . The rear guard portion 72 and the electric motor are arranged so that the front surface of the electric motor portion 62 and the central portion of the rear guard portion 72 are in contact with each other, and the output shaft of the motor protrudes forward from the hole formed in the central portion of the rear guard portion 72 . 62 are assembled.

The support portion 8 has a support portion 81 and a pedestal portion 82 . The column portion 81 extends vertically and supports the blower portion 6 . An upper end portion of the strut portion 81 is connected to the electric motor portion 62 . The strut portion 81 is formed in a cylindrical shape. The pedestal portion 82 supports the lower end portion of the support portion 81 . The pedestal part 82 is arranged on the floor surface. The pedestal portion 82 plays a role of making the electric fan 5 stand by itself on the floor surface. The planar view shape of the pedestal portion 82 is circular. An operation switch 83 is provided on the upper surface of the pedestal 82 to operate the electric fan 5 such as operation, stop, air volume, and the like.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a sticker 1 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. Although the shape of the sticker 1 is not particularly limited, it is circular in this embodiment. Information 9 is printed on the sticker 1 to call attention to the user. Specifically, the sticker 1 is printed with an illustration to the effect that putting the finger into the guard portion 7 is prohibited, that is, an illustration to the effect that it is dangerous if the user touches the blade 61 . The method of expressing the information 9 is not limited to illustrations, and may be, for example, characters or a combination of characters and illustrations. Although illustration is omitted, information 9 is printed on each of the first printed layer 22 and the second printed layer 24 of the sticker 1 .

FIG. 5 is a front view of the blade 61, showing the sticker 1 shown in FIG. 4 attached to the blade 61. FIG. FIG. 6 is a rear view of the blade 61 showing the sticker 1 shown in FIG. 5 and 6, the guard portion 7 is omitted for convenience of explanation. As shown in FIG. 5, the sticker 1 is attached to the front surface 61a of the blade 61 in this embodiment, but may be attached to the back surface 61b of the blade 61. FIG. When the blade 61 is viewed from the surface 61a of the blade 61, the information 9 printed on the first printed layer 22 (not shown) of the sticker 1 can be visually recognized. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, when the blade 61 is viewed from the rear surface 61b of the blade 61, the information 9 printed on the second printed layer 24 (not shown) of the sticker 1 can be visually recognized. That is, the information 9 printed on the sticker 1 can be visually recognized from each of the front surface 61a and the rear surface 61b of the wing 61. As shown in FIG. The information 9 visible from the front surface 61a of the blade 61 and the information 9 visible from the rear surface 61b of the blade 61 have the same content in this embodiment, but may have different content. The information 9 visible from the front surface 61a of the blade 61 and the information 9 visible from the rear surface 61b of the blade 61 are printed at the same position on the blade 61 in the front and back directions.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the electric fan 5 showing a state where the sticker 1 shown in FIG. 4 is attached to the blades 61. FIG. The information 9 printed on the sticker 1 can be visually recognized through the gap of the front guard portion 71. - 特許庁Although not shown, the information 9 printed on the sticker 1 can be visually recognized through the gap of the rear guard portion 72 . Therefore, by simply attaching one sticker 1 to the front surface 61a of the transparent blade 61, the user can visually recognize the information 9 printed on the sticker 1 from both the front surface 61a and the back surface 61b of the blade 61. There is no need to prepare two stickers for sticking on each of the front surface 61a and the back surface 61b. As a result, two stickers are not attached to different positions on the front surface 61a and the rear surface 61b of the blade 61, so that the sticker 1 can be attached to the blade 61 without impairing the appearance of the fan 5.例文帳に追加In addition, since it is not necessary to align the two stickers with the front surface 61a and the rear surface 61b of the blade 61, the workability of attaching the sticker 1 to the blade 61 can be improved. Furthermore, the material cost of the sticker 1 can be reduced compared to the case of using two stickers.

In this embodiment, the sticker 1 having a simple structure including the first printed layer 22 and the second printed layer 24 allows the user to visually recognize the information 9 from the front surface 61a and the rear surface 61b of the wing 61 respectively. Therefore, it becomes easy to secure the material used for the sticker 1 and to process the material used for the sticker 1 . In addition, since the material used for the sticker 1 has high substitutability, the material used for the sticker 1 has a high degree of freedom in selection. In addition, a wide variety of stickers 1 can be obtained by appropriately changing the size, shape, and color of the sticker 1, as well as the content of the information 9 printed on the sticker 1 and the design of illustrations and characters showing the information 9. can.

In addition, although the case where the sticker 1 is attached to the electric fan 5 is illustrated in this embodiment, the sticker 1 may be attached to an air blower other than the electric fan 5 . For example, the sticker 1 may be attached to a ventilation fan.

The configuration shown in the above embodiment shows an example of the content of the present invention, and it is possible to combine it with another known technology, and one configuration can be used without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is also possible to omit or change the part.

1 sticker, 2 sticker body, 3 release paper, 4 parts, 4a, 61a front surface, 4b, 61b back surface, 5 electric fan, 6 air blower, 7 guard section, 8 support section, 9 information, 21 protective layer, 22 first Printed layer 23 First adhesive layer 24 Second printed layer 25 Second adhesive layer 61 Blade 62 Electric motor section 71 Front guard section 71a, 72a Wire 72 Rear guard section 81 Post section 82 pedestal, 83 operation switch.

Claims (5)

a transparent or translucent vane having a surface and a back surface facing away from said surface;
a sticker attached to the wing to display information;
with
The sticker is
a first printed layer printed with the information visible from the surface of the blade;
a second printed layer laminated on the first printed layer and printed with the information visible from the back surface of the blade;
an adhesive layer laminated on a surface of the second printed layer facing away from the first printed layer, or on a surface of the first printed layer facing away from the second printed layer;
with
The information is information that calls attention to the user ,
The information printed on the first printing layer and the information printed on the second printing layer are illustrations of the same shape when viewed from the surface of the blade,
The position of the illustration printed on the first print layer and the position of the illustration printed on the second print layer match when viewed along the front and back direction of the blade. air blower. The blower is
a blowing unit that generates wind by rotating the blades;
a guard section that protects the blower section;
with
2. The blower according to claim 1, wherein said information is information prohibiting insertion of a finger into said guard portion. 3. The blower according to claim 1, wherein the information is information to the effect that it is dangerous if the user touches the blades. 4. The fan according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the information includes x marks. The fan according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the information visible from each of the front surface and the back surface of the blade has the same content.

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