KR101955535B1 - Smoke Injection Effect Apparatus Having Light Apparatus And Fan For Theater, Screen Having The Same, Chair Having The Same, and Operating Method Therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

A smoke ejecting apparatus for a theater including a lighting apparatus and an air flow generating apparatus, a screen including the same, and a method of operating the same are disclosed. The smoke injection device for a theater according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed in a theater equipped with a screen screen 20 and generates smoke 10 and lighting and wind according to a predetermined control logic, An apparatus (100) for providing an effect, comprising: a smoke generating device (110) disposed adjacent to the screen (20) or a chair for a theater, for generating a smoke (10) and emitting it in a specific direction; A lighting device 120 installed adjacent to the smoke generating device 110 and irradiating light in the same direction as the direction in which the smoke 10 is injected; An air flow generating device 130 installed adjacent to the smoke generating device 110 and generating an air flow in a specific direction; And a control unit 140 for controlling the driving of the smoke generating device 110, the lighting device 120, and the airflow generating device 130.
According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a movie smoke ejecting apparatus for a theater in which a spectator can experience a smoke effect together with lighting and wind.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a smoke ejecting apparatus for a theater including a lighting device and an air flow generating device, a screen including the same, and a method for operating the same. [0002] and Operating Method Therefor}

The present invention relates to a smoke ejecting apparatus for a theater, a screen including the same, and a method of operating the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a smoke ejecting method for a theater, Device, a screen including the same, and a method of operating the same.

Generally, a movie theater can be broadly divided into general movie theaters that show general movies (two-dimensional images), special movie theaters in places where amusement is aimed such as theme parks, museums, public relations centers, exhibition theaters for educational purposes and publicity have.

Generally, the three-dimensional stereoscopic image which is generally seen by the human eye is a three-dimensional stereoscopic image. However, when an image shot by a camera or a camcorder is viewed through a screen of a general movie theater, do.

Conventional movie theaters, such as general cinemas, have simply displayed video contents to visitors.

In recent years, the spread of digital media capable of bidirectional communication of signals and the development of the movie industry have resulted in new types of movies being screened and providing various effects to the audience in addition to screening of the films. In other words, when shooting a movie, a three-dimensional stereoscopic movie which improves the sense of reality as well as the 2D D image is opened by utilizing a stereoscopic camera.

If a conventional general movie theater was simply a venue for audiovisual viewing, the recent movie theater is being developed as a place to directly experience various effects in addition to the visual observation of video contents.

In general, a movie theater that can visually sense the stereoscopic effect of a video by watching a specially photographed video object is generally referred to as a '3D theater'. In addition to this, it is also possible to stimulate the tactile senses and the smell, The movie theater is called '4D movie theater'.

The beginning of this 4D movie theater was Ripley's Moving Theater which opened in 1989 in the United States. In this auditorium, the 20 minute special production video is shown, and the viewer can experience rain, wind and snow as a special effect suited to the contents of the video.

A smoke generator is installed around the screen of a movie theater to control smoke generated by the 3D movie theater or the 4D movie theater or the theme movie theater. So that visitors can experience it personally.

However, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the smoke generating apparatus according to the related art has a problem that the shape of the smoke is not clearly visible when the smoke is injected in the dark, and the smoke is simply injected, Lt; / RTI > Also, if the smoke stays in the air, it may interfere with the viewing of the image.

Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a smoke spraying apparatus for a theater, a screen including the same, and a method for operating the same.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2004-00324653 (published April 17, 2004)

It is an object of the present invention to provide a smoke ejecting apparatus for a theater including a configuration in which a spectator can experience a smoke effect with illumination and wind, a screen including the same, and a method of operating the same.

To achieve these and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the present invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, there is provided a smoke spraying apparatus for a theater, which includes a screen provided with a screen and generates smoke, A smoke generating device disposed inside the theater for generating smoke and emitting the smoke in a specific direction; An illuminating device mounted adjacent to the smoke generating device and irradiating illumination in the same direction as the direction in which the smoke is injected; And an air flow generating device mounted adjacent to the smoke generating device and generating an air flow in a specific direction.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the smoke generating device may include a device for generating smoke by heating a specific heating body, spraying fog fluid, and forcibly vaporizing the fog fluid.

In this case, the smoke generating device may further include a flow pump capable of controlling the amount of smoke to be injected.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the smoke ejection apparatus for the theater may further include: an angle changing unit that is installed adjacent to the smoke generating apparatus so as to change the smoke ejecting direction of the smoke generating apparatus and changes the mounting angle of the smoke generating apparatus Device. ≪ / RTI >

In one embodiment of the present invention, the illuminating device includes at least one light emitting device that generates at least one color light, and at least one of the lights generated from each light emitting device in accordance with the predetermined control logic is combined So that illumination of the corresponding color can be generated.

The lighting device may be mounted adjacent to a smoke injection nozzle through which smoke is injected, and irradiate light toward the front and the bottom of the smoke generating device.

In one embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the smoke generating device, the illuminating device, and the air flow generating device may be equipped with a monitoring sensor to detect whether each of the smoke generating devices, the illuminating device and the air flow generating device is normally driven.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the theater smoke ejecting apparatus further includes a control unit for controlling driving of the smoke generating apparatus, the lighting apparatus, and the air flow generating apparatus, wherein the control unit controls the smoke injection amount, You can control the spray angle, lighting color, lighting brightness, air flow intensity and air flow rate.

The present invention also provides a method of controlling the smoke ejecting apparatus for a theater, wherein a method for operating a smoke ejecting apparatus for a theater according to an aspect of the present invention includes the steps of: a) An instruction recognition step of recognizing a light generation pattern command and an air flow generation pattern command; b) determining a smoke generation amount, an illumination, and an air flow control value of each smoke generating device in accordance with an instruction read from the command recognizing step; And d) a driving step of controlling the smoke generating device, the lighting device and the airflow generating device based on the determined control value.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the method for operating the smoke spraying apparatus for a theater comprises the steps of: (c) determining normal operation of the smoke generating device, the lighting device, and the air flow generating device, ; ≪ / RTI >

In one embodiment of the present invention, when the abnormal operation of the smoke generating device, the illuminating device and the air flow generating device is detected from the normal operation judging step, the control device controls the operation of the smoke generating device, Emergency stop.

As described above, according to the smoke firing effect device for a theater of the present invention, by providing the smoke generating device, the lighting device, the air flow generating device and the control portion having a specific structure, it is possible to allow the spectator to experience the smoke effect with lighting and wind It is possible to provide a smoke ejecting apparatus for a theater which can be used for a theater.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a smoke spraying apparatus for a theater, wherein the amount of smoke injected into a smoke generating device including a device for generating smoke by heating a specific heating body and then spraying a fog fluid, By further mounting a controllable flow pump, the amount of smoke generated from the smoke generating device can be easily controlled.

Further, according to the smoke application device for a theater of the present invention, there is further provided an angle changing device which is mounted adjacent to the smoke generating device so as to change the smoke injection direction of the smoke generating device and changes the mounting angle of the smoke generating device Thus, the smoke can be injected in a specific direction so as to harmonize with the scene represented in the scribble image, and a special effect of higher quality can be realized.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a smoke ejecting apparatus for a theater, comprising: a light emitting device for emitting red light, green light, blue light and white light, Various colors can be easily implemented according to the preset control logic by combining the lights of the corresponding colors by combining the lights of various colors such as explosion and fire expressed in the screen image, High-quality special effects can be realized.

Further, according to the smoke firing effect device for a theater of the present invention, by providing the air flow generating device having a specific structure, the generated smoke can be effectively sprayed in a specific direction and a specific range, and smoke It is possible to effectively remove it, thereby realizing a high-quality special effect and maintaining a pleasant environment.

Further, according to the smoke application device for a theater of the present invention, since the smoke generation device, the illumination device, and the monitoring sensor for detecting whether the airflow generation device is normally driven are provided, It is possible to prevent a problem in advance.

Further, according to the method for operating the smoke spraying apparatus for a theater of the present invention, by including the command recognition step, the control value determining step, the driving step and the normal operation determining step of the specific configuration, the smoke generating device can be effectively operated, So that it is possible to significantly increase the feeling of immersion of the movie in the spectator.

1 is a schematic view showing a state where the smoke generating apparatus according to the related art is applied to a theater and operated.
2 is a schematic view showing a state where the smoke generating apparatus according to the related art is applied to a theater and operated.
3 is a front schematic view showing a smoke ejecting apparatus for a theater according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for operating a smoke spraying apparatus for a theater according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Prior to the description, terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or dictionary meanings and should be construed in accordance with the technical concept of the present invention.

Throughout this specification, when a member is "on " another member, this includes not only when the member is in contact with another member, but also when there is another member between the two members. Throughout this specification, when an element is referred to as "including" an element, it is understood that it may include other elements as well, without departing from the other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

FIG. 3 is a front schematic view showing a smoke spraying device for a theater according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for operating the smoke spraying apparatus for a theater according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to these drawings, the smoke ejecting apparatus 100 for a theater according to the present embodiment is installed inside a theater provided with a screen 20, and controls the smoke 10, To provide a special effect.

Specifically, the smoke application device for a theater 100 according to the present embodiment includes the smoke generating device 110, the lighting device 120, the airflow generating device 130 and the control part 140 having a specific structure , It is possible to provide a smoke spraying effect device for a theater in which a spectator can experience a smoke effect together with lighting and wind.

Hereinafter, referring to the drawings, each constitution of the smoke ejecting apparatus for a theater according to the present embodiment will be described in detail.

The smoke generating device 110 according to the present embodiment is disposed inside the theater and can generate the smoke 10 and can inject it in a specific direction.

Specifically, the smoke generating apparatus 110 according to the present embodiment is not particularly limited as long as it is an apparatus capable of generating smoke by a control signal. For example, when a specific heating body is heated and fog fluid ) May be sprayed and forcedly vaporized to generate smoke.

Optionally, the smoke generating device 110 may further include a flow pump capable of controlling the amount of smoke to be injected.

The illumination device 120 according to the present embodiment is mounted adjacent to the smoke generating device 110 and can illuminate the illumination in the same direction as the direction in which the smoke 10 is injected.

Specifically, the lighting device 120 includes at least one light emitting device that generates at least one color light, and at least one of the lights generated from each light emitting device according to a predetermined control logic is combined to generate a corresponding color Illumination can be generated. For example, the lighting device 120 may include a respective light emitting device that generates red light, green light, blue light, and white light.

At this time, the control unit can control the smoke injection amount, smoke injection angle, illumination color, illumination brightness, air flow intensity, and air flow rate.

Further, various effects suitable for the image can be realized as the smoke injection amount, the smoke injection angle, the illumination color, the brightness of illumination, the air flow intensity, and the air flow rate are controlled in proportion or in inverse proportion under the control of this control section.

For example, in the case of a large-sized fire image, smoke and red light are adjusted from "drug" to "river" in the early stage of fire to realize fire effect. After the fire is suppressed to some extent, It is possible to realize various effects suitable to the image by adjusting only the smoke to remain.

The lighting apparatus 120 according to the present embodiment is mounted adjacent to a smoke injection nozzle through which smoke is injected and can irradiate light toward the front and the bottom of the smoke generating apparatus.

In some cases, the theater-use smoke injection device 100 according to the present embodiment is mounted adjacent to the smoke generating device so as to change the direction of smoke injection of the smoke generating device, and is changed to a mounting angle of the smoke generating device And may further include an angle changing device (not shown).

A monitoring smoke sensor (not shown) is mounted on the smoke generating device 110, the lighting device 120, and the air flow generating device 130, respectively, , It is possible to detect whether or not each of them is normally driven.

As described above, according to the smoke firing effect device for a theater of the present invention, by providing the smoke generating device, the lighting device, the air flow generating device and the control portion having a specific structure, it is possible to allow the spectator to experience the smoke effect with lighting and wind It is possible to provide a smoke ejecting apparatus for a theater which can be used for a theater.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a smoke spraying apparatus for a theater, wherein the amount of smoke injected into a smoke generating device including a device for generating smoke by heating a specific heating body and then spraying a fog fluid, By further mounting a controllable flow pump, the amount of smoke generated from the smoke generating device can be easily controlled.

Further, according to the smoke application device for a theater of the present invention, there is further provided an angle changing device which is mounted adjacent to the smoke generating device so as to change the smoke injection direction of the smoke generating device and changes the mounting angle of the smoke generating device Thus, the smoke can be injected in a specific direction so as to harmonize with the scene displayed on the screen image, and a special effect of higher quality can be realized.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a smoke ejecting apparatus for a theater, comprising: a light emitting device for emitting red light, green light, blue light and white light, Various colors can be easily implemented according to the preset control logic by combining the lights of the corresponding colors by combining the lights of various colors such as explosion and fire expressed in the screen image, High-quality special effects can be realized.

Further, according to the smoke firing effect device for a theater of the present invention, by providing the air flow generating device having a specific structure, the generated smoke can be effectively sprayed in a specific direction and a specific range, and smoke It is possible to effectively remove it, thereby realizing a high-quality special effect and maintaining a pleasant environment.

Also, according to the present embodiment, at least one of the smoke generating device 110, the lighting device 120, and the air flow generating device 130 may be equipped with a monitoring sensor. In this case, by detecting whether the smoke generating device, the lighting device, and the air flow generating device are normally driven, it is possible to prevent problems that may occur due to malfunction of the theater smoke ejecting device.

The method for operating a theater smoke ejecting apparatus (S100) according to the present embodiment includes a command recognizing step S110, a control value determining step S120, a finishing operation determining step S130, and a driving step S140 May be included.

Specifically, the command recognition step S110 is a step of recognizing a preset smoke injection operation pattern command, an illumination generation pattern command, and an airflow generation pattern command.

The control value determination step (S120) is a step of determining the smoke generation amount, illumination, and air flow control value of each smoke generating device in accordance with the command read from the command recognition step (S110).

The normal operation determination step (S130) is a step of determining whether or not the smoke generating device, the lighting device, and the air flow generating device operate normally using the monitoring sensor.

Further, the driving step (S140) can control the smoke generating device, the lighting device and the air flow generating device based on the determined control value.

In some cases, the control unit according to the present embodiment controls the operation of the smoke generating device, the lighting device, and the air flow generating device when detecting abnormal operation of the smoke generating device, the illuminating device and the air flow generating device from the normal operation determining step Emergency stop can be done.

As described above, according to the method for operating the smoke spraying apparatus for the theater of the present invention, by including the command recognition step, the control value determining step, the driving step and the normal operation determining step of the specific configuration, And as a result, it is possible to significantly increase the feeling of immersing the movie in the spectator.

In the foregoing detailed description of the present invention, only specific embodiments thereof have been described. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific forms thereof, which are to be considered as being limited to the specific embodiments, but on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. .

That is, the present invention is not limited to the above-described specific embodiment and description, and various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. And such variations are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

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S100: Operation method of smoke ejection effect for theater
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Claims (11)

An apparatus (100) mounted inside a theater provided with a screen screen (20) to generate smoke (10), lighting and wind according to predetermined control logic to provide a special effect,
A smoke generator 110 disposed inside the theater and generating smoke 10 and emitting the smoke 10 in a specific direction;
A lighting device 120 installed adjacent to the smoke generating device 110 and irradiating light in the same direction as the direction in which the smoke 10 is injected to increase the visibility of the smoke 10;
An air flow generating device 130 installed adjacent to the smoke generating device 110 and generating an air flow in a specific direction; And
A control unit for controlling driving of the smoke generating device 110, the lighting device 120, and the air flow generating device 130;
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Wherein the control unit controls the smoke injection quantity, the illumination color, the brightness of illumination, and the air flow intensity in association with the scene represented on the screen.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the smoke generating device (110) includes a device for generating smoke by heating a specific heating body, spraying a fog fluid, and forcibly vaporizing the fog fluid.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the smoke generating device (110) further comprises a flow rate pump capable of controlling an amount of smoke to be injected.
The method according to claim 1,
The theater smoke ejecting apparatus (100)
Further comprising an angle changing device mounted adjacent to the smoke generating device so as to change the smoke injecting direction of the smoke generating device to a mounting angle of the smoke generating device.
The method according to claim 1,
The illuminating device 120 includes:
Each light emitting device generating at least one or more color lights,
Wherein at least one of the lights generated from each light emitting device is combined according to a predetermined control logic to generate illumination of the corresponding color.
6. The method of claim 5,
The illuminating device 120 includes:
A smoke injection nozzle mounted adjacent to the smoke injection nozzle,
And the light is irradiated toward the front and the bottom of the smoke generating device.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein at least one of the smoke generating device (110), the lighting device (120), and the air flow generating device (130) is equipped with a monitoring sensor to detect whether each of the smoke detecting devices .
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit further controls the smoke injection angle and the air flow rate.
A method (S100) for controlling a smoke ejecting apparatus for a theater according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
a) recognizing an instruction to recognize a predetermined smoke injection operation pattern instruction, an illumination generation pattern instruction and an airflow generation pattern instruction (S110);
b) a control value determination step (S120) of determining smoke generation amount, illumination, and air flow control value of each smoke generating device in accordance with an instruction read from the command recognition step (S110); And
d) a driving step (S140) for controlling the smoke generating device, the lighting device and the air flow generating device based on the determined control value;
Wherein the smoke spraying device is disposed in the vicinity of the front of the vehicle.
10. The method of claim 9,
The method for operating the theater smoke ejecting apparatus (S100)
c) a normal operation determining step (S130) of determining whether or not normal operation of the smoke generating device, the lighting device, and the air flow generating device is performed using the monitoring sensor;
Further comprising the steps of: determining whether or not the at least one of the plurality of smoke ejecting apparatuses is operating in the atmospheric air.
11. The method of claim 10,
Characterized in that when the abnormal operation of the smoke generating device, the illuminating device and the air flow generating device is detected from the normal operation judging step, the control section stops the driving of the smoke generating device, the lighting device and the air flow generating device in an emergency A method of operating a device for spraying smoke.

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