WO2014142366A1 - Stage apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A stage apparatus is disclosed. The stage apparatus comprises: a variable screen unit having elasticity; an actuator unit including at least one actuator which moves linearly relative to the surface of the variable screen unit; and a control unit for controlling the operation of each of the at least one actuator in sync with the timeline.

Description

Stage

The present invention relates to a stage device, and more particularly , to a stage device for producing a variety of stage effects on the stage, such as musical, theater, opera, broadcasting.

The stage equipment of the performance hall is called visual art as a visual language that delivers a dramatic environment to the audience. As modern musicals, plays, and operas change from hearing to sight, from story center to creativity, the role of stage equipment, a form of stage art, is becoming more important.

In general, the stage has side walls on the right and left sides, and this space is mainly used as a place to store stage equipment and props for the next scene in multiple devices. There is also a space on the stage called the fly loft, which is a place where you can hang the device of the next scene with a rope. Below the stage is a space called the deck, which is a space for traps and machinery for rotating stages.

On the stage, a two-dimensional or three-dimensional stage device is installed and replaced with scene changes to form the background of the stage. In addition, recently, a projector projects an image on such a stage device to produce a variety of colorful stage effects. However, such a stage device has only a problem of projecting an image onto a plane or a fixed three-dimensional object, and thus cannot produce a three-dimensional stage effect such as an object moving.

In addition, there is a problem that the stage device must be replaced frequently in accordance with the scene change.

Korean Patent No. 10-1022690 discloses a stage lighting device that can produce a realistic atmosphere by combining laser light and LED light, but it is difficult to produce three-dimensional effects because it is only for producing the stage effect by lighting. There is a problem in that various stage effects corresponding to scene transitions or act transitions cannot be produced.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to produce a stage effect such as musical, theatre, opera, broadcasting in three dimensions, and to provide a stage apparatus that can produce a variety of stage effects in response to the transition of scenes or acts (act) There is.

According to an aspect of the invention the variable screen portion having an elastic force; It provides a stage device comprising an actuator unit including at least one actuator for linear movement with respect to the surface of the variable screen unit and a control unit for controlling the operation of each of the actuators in conjunction with a timeline.

The timeline may be configured to correspond to a cue sheet.

The variable screen unit may be configured in the shape of a three-dimensional figure.

The at least one actuator may be installed inside the variable screen unit to linearly move with respect to different directions.

A stage accessory may be mounted at one end of the actuator in contact with the variable screen unit.

It may be configured to further include a light source for projecting the illumination on the surface of the variable screen portion.

The controller may control the light source unit in association with the timeline.

The controller may control at least one projector that projects an image source to the variable screen unit in association with the timeline.

The present stage apparatus can produce three-dimensional stage effects such as musicals, plays, operas, broadcasts, etc., and can produce various stage effects in response to a scene change or an act change.

1 is a cross-sectional view of a stage device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a partial cross-sectional view of a stage device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a block diagram of a stage device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a partial outline view of a variable screen unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a partial outline view of a variable screen unit according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As the invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated and described in the drawings. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Terms including ordinal numbers, such as second and first, may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the second component may be referred to as the first component, and similarly, the first component may also be referred to as the second component. The term and / or includes a combination of a plurality of related items or any item of a plurality of related items.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but it may be understood that other components may be present in between. Should be. On the other hand, when a component is said to be "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in between.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise" or "have" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features. It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, components, or a combination thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Terms such as those defined in the commonly used dictionaries should be construed as having meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art and shall not be construed in ideal or excessively formal meanings unless expressly defined in this application. Do not.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and the same or corresponding components will be given the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals, and redundant description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a cross-sectional view of a stage device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of a stage device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a stage device according to an embodiment of the present invention. to be.

1 to 3, a stage device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a variable screen unit 100 having elastic force and at least one actuator 110 performing linear movement with respect to the surface of the variable screen unit 100. An actuator unit 110 including (a) to 110 (f), a light source unit 140 for projecting illumination onto the surface of the variable screen unit 100, and a projector unit for projecting an image source onto the variable screen unit 100. The controller 120 may be configured to control an operation of the actuator unit, the light source unit, and the projector unit in association with the 130 and the timeline.

First, the variable screen unit 100 may be a screen device installed in a stage, a stage of a musical, a play, an opera, a broadcast, or the like.

The variable screen unit 100 may be manufactured in various shapes such as planar shape and three-dimensional shape. When the variable screen unit 100 is manufactured in a planar shape, the actuator unit 110 and the light source unit 140 are installed at the rear of the variable screen unit 100, and when the variable screen unit 100 is manufactured in a three-dimensional form, the actuator unit 110 and the light source unit ( 140 may be installed in an internal space of the variable screen unit 100.

In an embodiment of the present invention will be described as an example that the variable screen portion is made in a columnar shape having an internal space.

The variable screen unit 100 may be formed by wrapping the screen cloth along the frame and the frame of the column shape to be the outer frame. The variable screen unit 100 may be divided into regions by the frame, and one actuator may be disposed in each region.

The screen fabric forming the surface of the variable screen unit 100 may be made of spandex, for example, and may be elastically moved according to the linear movement of the actuator, and the light source and the image source may be projected onto the surface.

Next, the actuator unit 110 may be composed of a plurality of actuators (110 (a) ~ 110 (f)) installed in the variable screen unit, the variable screen unit 100 under the control of the control unit 120 Perform a linear motion on the surface of.

The plurality of actuators 110 (a) to 110 (f) may be installed to face different directions from the inside of the variable screen unit 100 toward the surface, and the heights of the plurality of actuators 110 may be different from each other. The installation direction and height of the actuator may be determined according to the stage effect to be produced.

The actuator unit 110 may be composed of a plurality of linear actuators. The actuator part 110 may include, for example, a guide part 121, a contact part 122, a sliding means 123, a support 124, and a driving driver 125. The control unit 120 controls the driving driver 125 in association with the timeline, and the contact unit 122 performs linear movement with respect to the surface of the variable screen unit 100 by the movement of the sliding means 123. Support 124 may be configured to adjust the height.

The stage prop 200 may be mounted on the contact portion 122 of the actuator contacting the surface of the variable screen unit 100. The stage props 200 (a) to 200 (f) mounted on the respective actuators may be different, and the shape of the stage props 200 is variable as the linear movement toward the surface of the variable screen unit 100 occurs. It may be expressed toward the outside of the 100.

The light source unit 140 may be installed inside the variable screen unit 100 to irradiate the light source toward the variable screen unit 100. The light source unit 140 may include, for example, a plurality of LEDs 140 (a) to 140 (f), and may be installed along the inner surface of the variable screen unit 100. A plurality of LEDs (140 (a) ~ 140 (f)) may be installed at equal intervals to maintain uniform illuminance over the entire variable screen portion 100, but any interval depending on the stage effect to produce It can also be installed.

The projector unit 130 may include a plurality of projectors 130 (a) to 130 (f) installed outside the variable screen unit 100. The plurality of projectors 130 (a) to 130 (f) may be installed on a ceiling or a wall of a stage or a stage to project an image source onto an outer surface of the variable screen unit 100.

The controller 120 may control operations of the actuator unit 110, the light source unit 140, and the projector unit 130 in association with the timeline.

Here, the timeline may mean a time axis variable that is arbitrarily set, and may be, for example, a cue sheet used for a musical, a play, an opera, a broadcast, or the like.

That is, the control unit 120, the actuator unit 110, the light source unit 140 and the projector unit 130 to compose the stage effect to be produced according to the scene change, act (act), such as musical, theater, opera, broadcast Each can be controlled.

The controller 120 may control the plurality of actuators 110 (a) to 110 (f) constituting the actuator unit 110 in association with the timeline. For example, by controlling the plurality of actuators 110 (a) to 110 (f), the stage effect such as the surface of the variable screen unit 100 is moved can be produced.

The controller 120 may control the plurality of LEDs 140 (a) to 140 (f) constituting the light source unit 140 in association with the timeline. For example, the controller 120 may control only the LED installed around the operating actuator to irradiate the light source to the variable screen unit 100.

The controller 120 may control the plurality of projectors 130 (a) to 130 (f) constituting the projector 130 in association with the timeline. For example, the controller 120 may control another image source to be projected onto the variable screen unit 100 whenever there is a scene change according to the cue sheet.

4 is a partial outline view of a variable screen unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a partial outline view of a variable screen unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, as a plurality of actuators equipped with a skeleton-shaped stage accessory are linearly moved, a skeleton shape is displayed on the surface of the variable screen unit 100. Since the respective actuators are linearly moved independently under the control of the controller, the heights that are externally displayed at the same time may be different.

Therefore, the skeleton shape can produce a stage effect such as moving along the surface of the variable screen unit 100.

Referring to FIG. 5, a plurality of LEDs illuminate a light source inside the variable screen unit 100, and a plurality of projectors project an image source from the outside. The difference from FIG. 4 is that a light is seen in the skull-shaped eyes by the LED, and a stage effect like the inside of the cave can be produced by the image source projected by the projector around the skeleton.

The term '~ part' used in the present embodiment refers to software or a hardware component such as a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) or an ASIC, and '~ part' performs certain roles. However, '~' is not meant to be limited to software or hardware. '~ Portion' may be configured to be in an addressable storage medium or may be configured to play one or more processors. Thus, as an example, '~' means components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, and processes, functions, properties, procedures, and the like. Subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuits, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables. The functionality provided within the components and the 'parts' may be combined into a smaller number of components and the 'parts' or further separated into additional components and the 'parts'. In addition, the components and '~' may be implemented to play one or more CPUs in the device or secure multimedia card.

Although described above with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be variously modified and changed within the scope of the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below I can understand that you can.

Claims (8)

Variable screen unit having an elastic force; An actuator unit including at least one actuator linearly moving with respect to a surface of the variable screen unit; And a control unit controlling an operation of each of the actuators in association with a timeline. The method of claim 1, The timeline is a stage device configured to correspond to the cue sheet (cue sheet). The method of claim 1, The variable screen unit is a stage device consisting of a three-dimensional figure shape. The method of claim 3, The at least one actuator is installed in the variable screen portion stage device for linear movement with respect to each other direction. The method of claim 1, Stage apparatus is mounted on one end of the actuator in contact with the variable screen unit. The method of claim 1, And a light source unit for projecting illumination onto the surface of the variable screen unit. The method of claim 6, The control unit controls the light source unit in conjunction with the timeline. The method of claim 1, The control unit controls the at least one projector for projecting the image source to the variable screen unit in conjunction with the timeline.

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