CH633382A5 - Advertising support with rotary movement - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an advertising medium with rotary movement with vertical axis.

Advertising is now part of our daily life, either by posting, inserting it into newspapers, radio or television programs, or by demonstrations.

Any surface clearly visible and seen by as many people as possible becomes a privileged advertising space. It therefore makes sense to create so-called privileged areas for advertising purposes.

We know, especially in big cities, advertising columns in the form of cylinders, carrying posters.

In stations, cylindrical drums placed on a stand and mobile are often used to apply timetables and other information. It suffices to turn these drums around their axis, constituted by said foot, to find the information sought.

Many city buildings carry metal constructions with several faces or of cylindrical shape, provided with luminous advertising. Often these constructions revolve around their axis, in order to make visible all surfaces, therefore all texts or advertising images for the spectators of a fixed place.

It is in fact very important to give the image or a text a dynamic rather than a static aspect, and above all a repetitive character, in order to better fix them in the public memory.

In restaurants, hotel halls, etc., there are stands for newspapers, menu cards, umbrella stands, etc., whose bodies are or may be fitted with advertising posters. It is obvious that, often, part of the surface of the bodies of these supports is hidden either by a wall, by a piece of furniture, etc. The advertising carried by this hidden surface is therefore not visible and therefore does not achieve its purpose.

Naturally, such a support could be made mobile by providing it with an electric gear motor. Unfortunately, the location chosen or available often does not allow this motor to be connected to the mains, not to mention the fact that an electric wire, if it is not well hidden or covered, can constitute a dangerous obstacle, especially for children and the elderly. In addition, such an installation is too expensive.

The present invention aims to eliminate the shortcomings mentioned above and is aimed at an advertising medium with rotary movement, the production of which is as economical as possible and the drive of which uses essentially, but not necessarily, mechanical energy sources, incorporated into said advertising medium.

According to the invention, this object is achieved by an advertising medium characterized in that it comprises a source of energy incorporated in said medium and means transforming this energy into rotary movements, as well as transmission means which make at least rotate part of said support about its axis.

Details concerning the advertising medium according to the invention and its applications appear from the detailed description which follows, relating to preferred, but nonlimiting, examples of execution, illustrated in the appended drawing. In this one :

fig. 1 is a perspective view of an advertising medium according to the invention, using a weight as an energy source,

fig. 2 is a sectional view thereof,

fig. 3 is a sectional view along line III-III of FIG. 2,

fig. 4 is a sectional view of a gearbox serving as a transmission for rotating the support carrying the advertisement,

fig. 5 shows a sectional view along the line V-V of FIG. 2, fig. 6 illustrates in a perspective view another embodiment of a support according to the invention,

fig. 7 is a sectional view showing a spring as a source of energy,

fig. 8 is a plan view of a spring, the axis of which is provided with a freewheel, such as a roadster,

fig. 9 shows a perspective view of another embodiment of the support according to the invention,

fig. 10 is a sectional view of the energy source in the form of a weight mounted using a pedal unit, and of the transmission system,

fig. 11 shows a perspective view of another embodiment of a support according to the invention,

fig. 12 is a sectional view of an energy source in the form of a rubber ring twisted,

fig. 13 illustrates another embodiment of a support according to the invention, having photoelectric cells as an energy source, FIG. 14 is a sectional view of the execution according to FIG. 13,

fig. 15 is a plan view of the rotary electrical friction contact, as used in the embodiment according to FIG. 13,

fig. 16 shows a sectional view of another embodiment of the support according to the invention having as source of energy compressed air, and FIG. 17 is a sectional view of the execution according to FIG. 16. The execution of the advertising medium according to figs. 1 to 5 is advantageously constituted by a base 1 which carries an enclosure 2,

the periphery of which may carry advertising posters 3, and a cover 4 may be provided with circular openings 5 and with a rectangular opening 6 which give access to tubes 7, in which can be wound up unwrapped newspapers, and

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in a box 8, intended to be able to receive illustrated and other folded newspapers. The bottom 9 of the box 8 can be provided with a breakthrough 10 through which a rod 11 can pass which ends in the form of a key 12. The rod 11, of a square section, is provided with a twisted part 13 which passes through a weight 14 by a square breakthrough 15. The weight 14, preferably of rectangular shape, can slide in a rectangular enclosure 16. In the base 1 is contained a gearbox 17 illustrated in detail in FIGS. 4 and 5 and described below. The rod 11 is inserted into a first bearing 18 of the gearbox 17, the last bearing of which drives an active wheel 19 which is in intimate contact with an inner wall of the enclosure 2. When the rod 11 is turned by the key 12, it turns empty in the freewheel 20,

torpedo system, and goes up using the twisted part 13 which, in the square breakthrough 15 of the weight 14, meshes the latter towards the bottom 9. As soon as we stop turning the rod 11, the weight 14 tends to go down.

11 thereby rotates the rod 11 in the opposite direction to that which raised the weight 14. In this way, the rod 11 rotates the roadster system 20 which, by turning in another direction, cancels the effect of freewheel so that the disc 18, constituting the first bearing of the gearbox 17, is driven in a rotary movement, causing a pinion 21 which drives a disc 22 which, itself, drives a pinion 23, the latter setting rotation of a disc 24 which rotates a pinion 25, which rotates a disc 28 which drives a wheel 29 which, connected to it by the axis 30, rotates a wheel 19 which, ultimately, rotates the enclosure 2 around its axis. The ratios of the gearbox 17 will be chosen so that one revolution of the rod 11, and therefore of the disc 18, produces thousands of revolutions at the level of the wheel 19, it being understood that the mass of the weight 14 and the friction force of the different discs and pinions, and therefore the changes in direction of rotation of the enclosure 2, are determined by the rotational direction that one wishes to give to the enclosure 2. If the latter carries a text in Latin script, it will rotate clockwise, so that the text can be read from left to right; for an Arabic text, the speaker will rotate in the opposite direction, which allows reading from right to left. As fig. 1 shows, the advertising medium of the invention uses a key

12 oversized, in the sense of the game in order to encourage those who look at said support to want to turn the key 12 like that of a toy from their childhood, which brings up the weight 14, therefore what stores energy to produce the desired speaker 2 rotation.

Fig. 4 shows a sectional view of a gearbox 17 and FIG. 5 is a sectional view along the line Y-V. In this embodiment, the discs and pinions can be made of an inexpensive material, for example of agglomerated wood or of polyester reinforced with fiberglass, and will carry on their periphery rubber rings 31 which will ensure perfect contact between the various elements in rotary movement. These various discs and pinions are separated from each other by fixed discs 32 between which the spaces are determined with the aid of spacers 33, all of these elements also being able to be manufactured from a cheap material. The rod 11 is inserted into the freewheel 20, the rollers 34 of which bear, on the one hand, against a cage 35 of the disc 18 and, on the other hand, against a core 36. According to the direction of rotation of the core 36, integral with the rod 11, the rollers 34 rotate freely, either at the time of the ascent of the weight 14, or else the rollers 34 are wedged between the cage 35 and the core 36 and the rod 11, rotated by the descent weight 14, finally drives the gearbox 2 using the gearbox 17 in the desired rotary movement. A cover 37 can cover the freewheel 20 and carry a ball bearing 38 on which a housing 39 of the axis 40 of the enclosure 2 rests.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a support according to the invention, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view. In this embodiment, the rod 11 ends in a crank 41 and is used to wind a spiral spring 42 which is the source of energy for the autonomous rotary movement. The gearbox 17 uses the same elements as that described in FIG. 4, with the difference that the discs are provided in their center with a hole through which passes the rod 11 which is inserted with a core 36 in the freewheel 20, and the spring 42 is reassembled when one turns crank 41 clockwise. The spring 42 drives, through the transmission 17, by tightening the freewheel 20, the enclosure 2. 5 FIG. 9 shows a support according to the invention in the form of an octohedron, and FIG. 10 illustrates another embodiment of a drive means for the enclosure 2. The base 1 gives, through an opening 43, access to a crankset 44 which, by a set of connecting rods 45, is connected to a pulley-reel 46 on which is wound an io cable 47 to which is attached a weight 49 which slides in a tube 50, the cable 47 passing through a free pulley 51. The reel 46 is equipped with a freewheel described not shown , so that when the pedal 44 is actuated, the weight 49 rises; the latter, going down, sets in motion a pulley and belt transmission 53 which rotates the wheel 19 which drives the enclosure 2 in the desired direction of rotation.

Fig. 11 shows a support according to the invention in square form, and FIG. 12 is a sectional view illustrating another, very inexpensive embodiment of a rubber energy accumulator. The rod 11, provided with a ratchet system 54, can only rotate in one direction, that which produces the torsion of a rubber ring 55 attached, on the one hand, to the rod 11 and, on the other hand, to a disc 56 of the gearbox 17 which sets the wheel 19 in motion, in contact with a ring 57 which is located inside the square enclosure 2. As soon as a crank 58 is turned, the rubber ring 55 is twisted. The rubber 55 is then unwound and, as the rod 11 is fixed in its position by the pawl 54, the rubber drives the disc 56 of the gearbox 17 which sets in rotary movement the enclosure 2 thanks to the wheel 19, which is in contact with a ring 57 of the enclosure 2.

Fig. 13 shows a support according to the invention in the form of an umbrella stand, and FIG. 14 is a sectional view thereof, FIG. 15 showing a plan view of an electrical friction contact. In this embodiment, the energy source consists of a ring of photoelectric cells 59, cables 60 and 61 of which terminate in a disc with two rings of the enclosure 2, where it is in contact. movable with the base 1, either at a ball bearing 64, and where the two rings not shown are in contact with rings 62 and 63 which, themselves, are connected to an electric motor 65 io which drives the using a gearbox 66 the wheel 19 which, for its part, drives an axis 67 of the enclosure 2. As soon as this support is exposed to light, the photoelectric cells 59 supply electricity for the drive of motor 65 and finally of enclosure 2.

Fig. 16 is a sectional view of another embodiment 45 of a support according to the invention using compressed air as an energy source and a rubber enclosure as an energy accumulator. The base 1 contains a rubber enclosure 68, for example a thick-walled rubber hose, closed on both sides by a suitable plug, each provided with a tube, the tube 69 of which is connected to a pump 70 and to the tubing 71. The enclosure 2 carries a crown on the inner wall in the form of a Pelton 72 turbine, but adapted to a gaseous fluid. The tubing 71 is directed against the turbine 72 so that the angle of projection of the compressed air obtains the highest efficiency. In this embodiment, it suffices to fill the enclosure 68 with air 73 which inflates the enclosure 68 and thus stores, in the rubber wall, the energy which is released by the contraction of the rubber which, from this fact expels air through the tubing on the turbine 72.

It is obvious that the energy sources and the gearboxes 60 described can be used for other installations, just as the execution and the use of the supports according to the invention are not limited to the forms illustrated and described. For example, the support of fig. 13 could serve as a simple advertising medium in display cases, since its rotary movement is autonomous.

65 One could also connect a small dynamo to one of the drive elements of the gearbox, which would supply enough electricity to power a turn signal, an effective means of attracting the attention of the public.

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Claims (12)

633382 1. Advertising medium with rotary movement with vertical axis, characterized in that it comprises a source of energy incorporated in said support and means transforming this energy into rotary movements, as well as transmission means which rotate at least part of said support around its axis. 2. Support according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a base which contains the transmission means and at least part of the energy source. 2 3. Support according to claim 1, characterized in that the transmission means act by means of a drive wheel on a cylindrical inner wall of the support. 4. Support according to claim 1, characterized in that the transmission means act, by the application of a wheel, on an axis of the support. 5. Support according to claim 1, characterized in that the energy source is constituted either by a weight sliding along an endless screw, either by a spiral spring, or by a weight provided with a cable s 'wrapping around a pulley, either by an elastic material twisted, or by compressed air stored in an elastic enclosure expanded, or by photoelectric cells. 6. Support according to claim 1, characterized in that, between the energy source and the transmission means, there is a freewheel gear. 7. Support according to claim 1, characterized in that the transmission means are located in a gearbox and are constituted by discs and pinions, carrying on their periphery a non-slip material. 8. Support according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises an electric dynamo driven by a rotary element. 9. Support according to claim 1, characterized in that it is provided with a light element. 10. Support according to claim 9, characterized in that the light means is flashing. 11. Support according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises means for activating the energy source in the form of a key or a crank, or an air pump. 12. Support according to claim 1, characterized in that the means for transforming energy into rotary movements consist of an electric motor.