AU2018200857B2 - Display assembly - Google Patents
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Abstract
An assembly for displaying information, the assembly comprising an outwardly facing
display surface;
an elongate support having an engagement part having a first profile;
a linear display member that has a substantially transparent face that in use defines the
outwardly facing display surface and is configured to receive and retain information
material behind the substantially transparent face, the display member having an
engagement part with a second profile; and
wherein the second profile is complimentary to the first profile such that the linear display
member and elongate support can be removeably engaged.
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The present disclosure relates to a display assembly for displaying information, and in particular advertising or promotional material.
In the field of merchandising, there is a continuing need to display information, and in particular advertising information in a manner that will attract the attention of a user or potential customer.
One example is merchandising refrigeration cabinets. The present disclosure includes discussion related to refrigeration cabinets. However, it will be appreciated that this description is by way of example only and no limitation is intended thereby. A person of skill in the art will appreciate that the disclosed assembly may be used to display information in a wide range of applications.
Merchandising refrigerator or freezer cabinets that have a glass door for displaying merchandise. It is well known to provide what is known in the art as a light box that is usually located at the top of the cabinet for displaying advertising material with a back light to illuminate the display.
From time to time, it is desirable to change advertising material, for example different types of promotions such as "Two cans for $5". Such advertising is generally placed on a shelf or sign next to the cabinet or placed on the cabinet with adhesive. These solutions are not always practical and in some cases, can detract from the visibility of the merchandise.
There are other examples where it may be desirable to display information about the contents of a refrigeration cabinet. In laboratories and hospitals, hazardous and/or labile substances and chemicals may be stored in refrigeration cabinets. Information relevant to the content of the refrigeration cabinets may be very important from a safety point of view. Still further, from time to time, it may be necessary or desirable to readily change or update the information.
The present disclosure relates to providing an alternative assembly and method for the display of information.
In the present description and claims, the term "comprising" shall be understood to have a broad meaning similar to the term "including" and will be understood to imply the inclusion of a stated integer or step or group of integers or steps but not the exclusion of any other integer or step or group of integers or steps. This definition also applies to variations on the term "comprising" such as "comprise" and "comprises".
According to a first aspect of the disclosure there is provided a door for a refrigeration cabinet comprising an assembly for displaying information. The assembly comprises an outwardly facing display surface; an elongate frame member having an engagement part having a first profile. The linear display member has a substantially transparent face that in use defines the outwardly facing display surface and is configured to receive and retain information material behind the substantially transparent face. The linear display member has an engagement part with a second profile. The second profile is complimentary to the first profile such that the linear display member and elongate support can be removeably engaged by sliding engagement and the frame member further comprises a channel for receiving an edge of the door body.
Also disclosed is an illuminated display or light box comprising an assembly for displaying information, the assembly comprising an outwardly facing display surface; an elongate frame member having an engagement part having a first profile; a linear display member that has a substantially transparent face that in use defines the outwardly facing display surface and is configured to receive and retain information material behind the substantially transparent face. The linear display member has an engagement part with a second profile and wherein the second profile is complimentary to the first profile such that the linear display member and elongate support can be removeably engaged by sliding engagement.
According to another aspect of the disclosure there is provided an assembly for displaying information, the assembly comprising an outwardly facing display surface;
an elongate support having an engagement part with a first profile;
a linear display member that has a substantially transparent face that in use defines the outwardly facing display surface and is configured to receive and retain information material behind the substantially transparent face, the display member having an engagement part with a second profile; and wherein the second profile is complimentary to the first profile such that the linear display member and elongate support can be releasably engaged.
The information that may be displayed, may be any type of desired information. The information may include text, symbols, pictures, colours or any combination of any one or more thereof.
The elongate support may be any suitable support upon which is desired for information to be supported and displayed. Suitably the support is a frame member. The frame member may be for a door of a refrigeration cabinet that may be a refrigerator or freezer cabinet. The frame member may also be for any other suitable substrate upon which it is desired to display information, such as illuminated displays or light boxes.
In one aspect, the support is an extrusion that may form part or all of a door frame. The body of the door is suitably glass or other transparent material for displaying merchandise. The extrusion suitably has a channel for receiving an edge of the door body.
The support has an engagement part that has a first profile and the linear display member has an engagement part that has a second profile, complimentary to the first profile so as to allow for releasable engagement of the two parts.
In one aspect, the respective first and second profiles are configured for sliding engagement of the support and linear display member.
The first profile may have a longitudinal rib or recess that in use slidingly engages the other of a longitudinal recess or rib on or in the second profile.
In another aspect, the respective first and second profiles may be configured for a snap fit or friction engagement. However, a sliding engagement is considered more suitable as there is less wear and tear on the respective profiles after a number of engagements and disengagements.
Suitably, the support has a channel in which the linear display member can be slidingly inserted.
The linear display member has a substantially transparent face. By substantially transparent means that the face is capable of allowing at least some light therethrough so that the information behind the face may be at least partially seen. Substantially transparent also includes a translucent face.
Suitably the linear display member is a thermoplastic extrusion.
The linear display member is configured to receive and retain information material behind the substantially transparent face. It will be appreciated that the configuration may depend upon the nature of the information material.
In one aspect, the linear display member is configured to slidingly receive the information material. The linear display member may have a recess, slot or passage that is open at one end for receiving an end of the information material. The information material may be fully or partially enclosed within the slot or passage.
The information material suitably comprises a linear backing member that has information printed, adhered to or otherwise mounted thereon. Suitably, the information is a decal.
Suitably, the backing member has a degree of rigidity such that it can be inserted into the recess, slot or passage.
The backing member may be a cellulosic material. More suitably, the backing member is an extruded plastics material. In a preferred aspect, the assembly further includes a light source located behind the information material for backlighting thereof. A preferred light source is an LED strip. The LED strip may be mounted within the support.
Suitably, in this case, the backing member is transparent or translucent to accommodate the backlighting.
Also disclosed is a door for a refrigeration cabinet comprising the assembly as disclosed herein.
In an alternative aspect there is also disclosed an assembly for displaying information, the assembly comprising;
an elongate support having an engagement part with a first profile;
a linear display member that in use defines an outwardly facing display surface having information material thereon, the display member having an engagement part with a second profile; and wherein the second profile is complimentary to the first profile such that the linear display member and elongate support can be releasably engaged.
In this alternate aspect, the information material may be directly printed, adhered onto or otherwise mounted on the display surface.
Figure 1 is a schematic view of an assembly of one aspect of the disclosure mounted to a glass door;
Figure 2 is a schematic view of an assembly of one aspect of the disclosure amounted to solid door;
Figure 3 is a schematic view of an assembly of one aspect of the disclosure mounted to a light box for a merchandising refrigeration cabinet;
Figure 4 is a schematic view of another assembly of one aspect of the disclosure mounted to a light box for a merchandising refrigeration cabinet;
Figure 5 is a detail of the door shown in Figure 1;
Figure 6 is a schematic perspective view of a section of a support and engaged display member of part of the assembly as shown in Figure 1;
Figure 7 is an end view of the support as shown in Figure 6;
Figure 8 is a schematic perspective view of a section of the assembly that includes the handle part of the door as shown in Figure 1;
Figure 9 is an exploded end view of the support as shown in Figure 8, together with an end view of the display member;
Figure 10 is a detailed view of the display member and advertising material within the display member;
Figure 11 is an end view of an alternative linear display member; and
Figure 12 is an end view of an alternative linear display member.
Figure 1 is a schematic view of a glass door having one aspect of an assembly as disclosed herein mounted thereon. The door 10 has a glass body and the assembly forms the frame 12 of the door. The individual parts of the assembly cannot be seen in this Figure, and will be discussed below. The right side of the frame 14 has a handle portion for opening the door 10. The door 10 may be mounted to a merchandising refrigeration cabinet.
Advertising material 16 is inserted into the frame 12 as will be described below.
Figure 2 shows a schematic view of a solid door 20, with the assembly mounted on the door 20 as a frame around the perimeter of the door. Advertising material 16 in the frame 12.
Figure 3 shows a light box 22 of the type for a merchandising refrigeration cabinet. It will be appreciated that the light box is not necessarily limited to such a use. The light box 22 is conventional to the extent that it has a back lit advertisement. However, the light box 22 further has an assembly as disclosed herein mounted thereto so as to provide additional advertising material 16 in all four sides of the frame 12.
The light box 23 of Figure 4 is similar to that shown in Figure 3 except that an assembly as disclosed herein is mounted to each end of the light box 23. Thus advertising material 16 in the frame 12 is only displayed at each end of the light box 22. At one end of the light box, the linear display member 24 is shown disengaged from the support.
Figure 5 shows the lower section of the door 10 with the support 26 and linear display member 24 parts of the assembly 19 separated. It can be seen that the support 26 forms the main body of the frame 12. The linear display member 24 has been slidingly removed from the support 26. Advertising material 16 is received within the linear display member 24.
Figure 6 is a schematic perspective view of one part of the assembly 19 that is mounted as a frame around the top and bottom edges and hinge side edge of the door as shown in Figure 1. Figure 7 is an end view of the support 26 shown in Figure 6 that more clearly shows the overall profile of the support 26.
The support 26 is an aluminium extrusion with an engagement part that has a profile with a channel 28. The channel 28 has side walls 30, 32 and an inwardly facing longitudinal recess 34, 36 runs along each side wall 30, 32.
The linear display member has an engagement part with a profile comprising ribs 38, 40 that are of substantially circular cross section that extend along each side of the linear display member 24 (more clearly seen in Figure 9). The recesses 34, 36 and ribs 38, 40 are configured to be complimentary to other. This allows the engagement part of linear display member 24 to slide within recesses 34, 36 of the engagement part of the support 26.
The support 26 also includes lower channels 8, 9 for receiving the edge of the glass door panel and for providing electrical conduits as is known in the art of refrigeration cabinets.
Figure 6 also shows LED lights 42 located on the base of the channel 28 for backlighting the advertising material 16.
Figure 8 shows a section 44 of that part of the assembly that forms the right hand side part of the frame 12 of the door 10 in Figure 1 that comprises the handle part. The linear display member 24 is identical to that shown in Figure 6. The support 24a has a different overall profile to the support 24 shown in Figure 6. The end view of the support 44 is shown in Figure 9.
Support 44 has an upper channel 46 that has opposing side walls 46, 48. Walls 46, 48 have inwardly facing longitudinal recesses 50, 52 that have the same configuration as the recesses 34, 36 of the support 26 as shown in Figure 6. Thus the same linear display member 24 may be used with either support.
The support 44 has a finger grip recess 54 for operation of the support 44 handle to open the door 10. The upper wall 56 of the finger grip recess 54 provides an internal wall within the channel 46 that can support a LED light strip as shown in Figure 8.
Figure 9 also shows an end view of the linear display member 24. The linear display member is made from an extruded thermoplastics material and is substantially transparent.
The linear display member 24 has opposed ribs 38, 40 running along opposed sides thereof as discussed above. The linear display member 24 has a curved body 60 from which ribs 38, 40 project. Each rib 38, 40 has an inwardly facing projection 72, 74. An elongate recess 76, 78 is defined between each projection 72, 74 and the lower surface of the body 60.
The curvature of the body 60 allows the information to be forward of the substrate upon which the support is mounted.
Figure 10 shows a detail of the linear display member 24 and the advertising material 16. The advertising material 16 is in the form of a plastics insert 66 that is retained in place by means of the opposed edges of the insert 66 being retained within recesses 76, 78 of the linear display member. A decal 68 has been applied to the insert. The plastics insert 68 is suitably translucent or transparent so as to allow for backlighting.
The plastics insert 68 is suitably substantially rigid and curved with an outwardly facing convex contour complimentary to that of the body 60 of the linear display member. The rigidity of the plastics insert allows the insert to be easily fed into an end of the linear display member and to slide therealong. The underside of the insert 68 between the projections 72, 74 is exposed that allows a user to contact the underside for sliding the inert 68 along the linear display member 24.
After the insert 68 is in place within the linear display member 24, the member 24 is then slid into place on the support.
Figure 11 shows an alternate linear display member 24a in which there is an enclosed space 80 for receiving an insert 68.
Figure 12 shows a still further alternate linear display member 24b that does not receive any insert and information material may be printed, adhered to or otherwise mounted on the front surface of the body 60.
It may be appreciated that when the support is mounted to a substrate, the linear display member can easily be removed allowing the insert to be replaced.
It will be appreciated that the assembly of the present invention allows information to be readily replaced in an easy and efficient manner. It also allows the advertising footprint to be increased.
The assembly also allows for a user to personalise a refrigeration cabinet or any other suitable substrate. In another aspect, the information can convey information regarding contents of a refrigeration cabinet.
It will be appreciated that various changes and/or modifications may be made to the invention as disclosed and claimed herein without parting from the spirit and scope thereof.
Claims (20)
1. A door for a refrigeration cabinet comprising an assembly for displaying information, the assembly comprising an outwardly facing display surface; an elongate frame member having an engagement part having a first profile; a linear display member that has a substantially transparent face that in use defines the outwardly facing display surface and is configured to receive and retain information material behind the substantially transparent face, the display member having an engagement part with a second profile; and wherein the second profile is complimentary to the first profile such that the linear display member and elongate frame member can be removeably engaged by sliding engagement and the elongate frame member further comprises a channel for receiving an edge of the door body.
2. The door of claim 1, wherein the frame member comprises a further channel for electrical conduits.
3. The door of claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the frame member is an aluminium extrusion.
4. The door of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the linear display member is a thermoplastic extrusion.
5. The door of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the first profile includes at least one longitudinal rib or recess that in use slidingly engages the other of at least one longitudinal recess or rib on or in the second profile.
6. The door of claim 5, wherein the linear display member is configured to slidingly receive the information material.
7. The door of claim 6, wherein the linear display member includes a passage that is open at one end for receiving an end of the information material.
8. The door of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the information material comprises a backing member that has information printed, adhered to or otherwise mounted thereon.
9. The door of claim 8, wherein the backing member is an extruded plastics material.
10. The door of any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the assembly further includes a light source located behind the information material for backlighting thereof.
11. The door of claim 10, wherein the light source is an LED strip.
12. The door of any one of claims 1 to 11, comprising a frame member mounted to each the top and bottom edges and hinge side edge and a further frame member mounted on the handle side edge, wherein the fame member mounted on the handle side edge has a finger grip recess for operation as a handle to open the door.
13. A refrigeration cabinet comprising the door of any one of claims 1 to 12.
14. An illuminated display or light box comprising an assembly for displaying information, the assembly comprising an outwardly facing display surface; an elongate frame member having an engagement part having a first profile; a linear display member that has a substantially transparent face that in use defines the outwardly facing display surface and is configured to receive and retain information material behind the substantially transparent face, the display member having an engagement part with a second profile; and wherein the second profile is complimentary to the first profile such that the linear display member and elongate support can be removeably engaged by sliding engagement.
15. The illuminated display or light box of claim 14, wherein the frame member is an aluminium extrusion and .the linear display member is a thermoplastic extrusion.
16. The illuminated display or light box of claim 14 or claim 15, wherein the first profile includes at least one longitudinal rib or recess that in use slidingly engages the other of at least one longitudinal recess or rib on or in the second profile.
17. The illuminated display or light box of claim 16, wherein the linear display member is configured to slidingly receive the information material.
18. The illuminated display or light box of claim 17, wherein the linear display member includes a passage that is open at one end for receiving an end of the information material.
19. The illuminated display or light box of any one of claims 14 to 18, wherein the information material comprises a backing member that has information printed, adhered to or otherwise mounted thereon.
20. The door of any one of claims 14 to 19, wherein the assembly further includes a light source located behind the information material for backlighting thereof.
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