CN1220023A

CN1220023A - Display means

Info

Publication number: CN1220023A
Application number: CN 97194966
Authority: CN
Inventors: 布伦丹·D·赖利
Original assignee: BRENDAN D REILLI
Current assignee: BRENDAN D REILLI
Priority date: 1996-05-28
Filing date: 1997-05-22
Publication date: 1999-06-16
Also published as: CA2254754A1; EP0902940A1; JP2001504597A; EP0902940A4; WO1997045824A1

Abstract

A window display means comprising a support (12) adapted to be mounted adjacent a window (11), said support (12) accommodating a first screen (16) which is extendable from a first position at which it is accommodated by the support (12) and an extended position at which it extends at least partially across the window (11) adjacent the inner face of the window (11), said support (12) accommodating a second screen (17) which is extendable from a first position at which it is accommodated by the support (12) and an extended position at which it extends at least partially across the window (11) to the rear of the first screen (16), a drive means (25) for causing the extension and retraction of said screens, said second screen (17) being substantially opaque and said first screen (16) being at least partially light transmissive.

Description

Display device

The present invention relates to display device, the particularly display device that can be used with a window is striden window and is shown so that can optionally provide.In this respect, can make display device vertical, level or diagonal line or other mode extend across window and stretch.

Described device specifically is applied in the window of multi-story structure, is used to carry out advertisement, the demonstration of decoration etc.

Therefore, the invention belongs to window display, comprise: one can adjacent windows the support installed of an edge, described support holds one first screen, it can be stretched to an extended position by a primary importance, and in primary importance, it is held by described support, in extended position, its adjacent windows inner face is striden window at least in part and is stretched; A drive unit make described screen stretch and withdrawal, and described first screen is printing opacity at least in part, after a lighting device is positioned at first screen, and when extended position, can be with the back of light directive first screen.

According to a preferred feature of the present invention, described support also comprises one second screen, it can stretch to an extended position from a primary importance, in primary importance, it is contained in the described support, in extended position, it is striden window at least in part and stretches to the back of first screen, and described second screen is opaque substantially.

According to another preferred feature of the present invention, described two screens can stretch and retrieving position between and move together between withdrawal and extended position.

According to another preferred feature of the present invention, screen supports between first group of roller and second group of roller, and first group of roller is contained on the described support, and second group of roller is contained on the part, described can be left and move towards described support from described support, screen is stretched and regain.

According to another preferred feature of the present invention, lighting device comprises a lamp device, after it is positioned at first screen.In one embodiment, the lamp device is positioned between first and second screens.In another embodiment, the lamp device is positioned at the indoor of window place.

According to a preferable feature of the present invention, described second screen has the plate of a printing opacity, and when extended position, described plate can be positioned at the back of first screen.In one embodiment, light-passing board is transparent.In addition, light-passing board also can be translucent.As another program, second screen also can have the pair of light-transmissive plate, and one is transparent, and another is translucent.According to another preferred feature of the present invention, lighting device comprises a projection arrangement, and it can be to image of the back of first screen projection.Described projection arrangement can be arranged between first and second screens.In addition, after projection arrangement can be positioned at second screen, the back of the visual projectable to the first or second screen.When image should project to the first screen back, first screen had a flat translucent plate, and it can stride the screen conversion position when needed.

According to another preferred feature of the present invention, first screen comprises a plurality of plates, and they can selectivity extend across the window setting.

According to another preferred feature of the present invention, described support is fit to the coboundary setting along window, and described drive unit comprises the motor that drives first and second groups of rollers.

According to another preferred feature of the present invention, drive unit can start the roller in support and other parts, and the plate that makes a screen and another screen be irrelevant to extend across window conversion.

According to a preferred feature of the present invention, support is supported by the coboundary of an extensile device from window, extensile device is arranged on every end of support, and one second drive unit wherein is set, and support is moved between primary importance and extended position by stretching of extensible device.According to an embodiment, second screen can and first screen irrespectively it primary importance and its extended position between move.

According to an application of the present invention, a plurality of described window displays can be striden the window of buildings or adjoining window is installed side by side, and a common demonstration is provided.

According to another preferred feature of the present invention, described support is suitable for the coboundary setting along window, and described drive unit comprises motor, and it drives first and second groups of rollers.If wish, but the roller in drive unit driving arm and the relevant part, and the plate that makes a screen and another screen have nothing to do and extend across window and move.

According to another preferred feature of the present invention, a side screen is arranged on every side of display device, stretches between first and second screens, seals the space between them, and described side screen can stretch and shrink with first and second screens.

The present invention also belongs to a buildings with display device, and the form of described display device is supporting with at least one window of buildings as mentioned above.

The present invention is more abundant to be understood by making the explanation of several specific embodiments below with reference to accompanying drawing, wherein

Fig. 1 is the constructed profile of the display device of first embodiment, and screen is in extended position;

Figure 1A is along the sectional view of Fig. 1 center line 1a in the distortion of first embodiment;

Fig. 2 is the constructed profile of first embodiment, and screen is at retrieving position;

Fig. 3 is the constructed profile of second embodiment, and screen is in extended position;

Fig. 4 is the constructed profile of the 4th embodiment, and screen is at retrieving position;

Fig. 5 is the constructed profile of the 4th embodiment, and screen is in extended position;

Fig. 6 is the constructed profile of the 5th embodiment, and screen is in extended position;

Fig. 7 is the constructed profile of the 6th embodiment, and first screen is in extended position.

First embodiment that is shown in Fig. 1 and 2 comprises a display device, it will with window 11 supporting uses, particularly with the supporting use of the window of tier building, thereby the display device of present embodiment can with the one or both sides of this window and/or above and/or under adjoining several windows match, thereby the demonstration that forms at each window can provide one jointly from remote visible demonstration.

With the supporting display device of each window 11, comprise a upper bracket 12, the coboundary of its adjacent windows 11, and can be installed in the ceiling space on the indoor ceiling 13 of the buildings of window 11.Support 12 is supporting with bottom parts 14, bottom parts 14 is supported by support 12, basic parallel with support 12, and can between the retrieving position of the extended position of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, move, in the extended position of Fig. 1, the windowsill 15 of its adjacent windows is at the retrieving position of Fig. 2, it forms the prolongation of the lower surface of ceiling 13 closely near support.Bottom parts 14 by one first screen 16 and second screen 17 from the support upper support.First screen 16 is partially transparent at least, or translucent, and has an appropriate display, and second screen is opaque.

Screen

16 and 17 at one end by one group of

first roller

18 and 19 from stent support, and the other end of

screen

16 and 17 engages with second group of

roller

20 and 21, second group of

roller

20 and 21 is arranged on the bottom parts 14.18,19,20 and 21 and drive motor of each roller are supporting, thereby the rotation of each roller makes each

screen

16 or 17 be wound up on that roller.

Drive motor and a control device (not shown) are supporting, and it can optionally make any one roller, or any two or more roller starts jointly.

For bottom parts 14 is moved retrieving position and the stretching out between the position of Fig. 1 of Fig. 2, control device can optionally start first group of

roller

18 and 19, or second group of

roller

20 and 21, screen is reeled on roller in each group together, realize that bottom parts 14 stretchs out moving of position from the retrieving position of Fig. 2 to Fig. 1.Similarly,, screen is wound up into respectively organizes on the roller, thereby bottom parts 14 can be from the retrieving position that the position moves to Fig. 2 of stretching out of Fig. 1 by common startup first or second group of roller.

In addition, first screen 16 has several plates, and plate has and set window corresponding structure and size along length of window, and each plate comprises a different demonstration.Control device can make first screen that the

roller

18 and 20 actions of first and second groups of rollers at place are installed, and it is mobile in proper order to make the plate of the screen of winning can stride across window, and when plate was positioned on the window, it can be held in place in desired time.Its result, several different demonstrations can stride across the window conversion in proper order and put in place, and transformable demonstration is provided.In addition, can make screen stride window at both direction moves.

Second screen 17 also can have at least two plates with window basic size and profile, and the

other roller

19 and 21 that holds second screen in first group of roller and the second group of roller can move by control device, makes one or more plates can stride the window conversion and puts in place.One of these plates are opaque, make that at bottom parts 14 second screen will stop light to enter the indoor of window 11 during in its extended position, and stop at indoor any light by window 11.Support and/or bottom parts are supporting to have suitable lamp device 22 to carry out back lighting to first screen 16, so that can see the demonstration that first screen 16 carries at night by window 11.

Another plate of second screen 17 is transparent, makes light to pass through second screen and to throw light on first screen 16 from indoor.In addition, transparent panel can make present embodiment can with projection arrangement 24 adapteds, projection arrangement 24 is positioned at indoor, points to the back of first screen 16 by the transparent panel of second screen 17, projection arrangement can provide an image of observing by window herein.The image that projects to first screen, 16 back can be a still image, or active images, and can only comprise the part of whole image, and each contiguous window also is furnished with a projection arrangement, remaining image is provided, and each adjacent display device forms whole displayed image.When wishing, second screen can have a translucent plate, and image is projected to second screen, so that by first screen viewing.

When wishing, support 12 and/or bottom parts 14 can have a projection arrangement 24a with the lamp matched with devices, thus back that can be from the suitable image of the space inner projection between screen to first screen 16.At this moment, the opaque plate of second screen 17 will be positioned at and stride position of window.

In addition, the side of display device is contained in the recess on window 11 each side, so that form the sealing of a light, stop light from support 12, space in bottom parts 14 and screen 16 and 17 s' the display device enters into indoor, and stop light from indoor to support 12, in bottom parts 14 and screen 16 and 17 s' the space.In addition, shown in Figure 1A, each side of display device can be furnished with a folding side screen 26, and the sealing of 26 of screens supports 12, the effect of the side in the bottom 14 and first and second screens 16 and 17 s' space.Side screen 26 is made by folded fabric, is installed in 14 of support 12 and bottom parts, can be by the relative motion of bottom parts to support, and stretching, extension or folding.

The work of control device can be automatically, so that one day the schedule time, and bottom parts 14 drops to extended position from retracted position, and first screen 16 sequentially moves, and order extends across window 11 each display board of conversion.First screen can be striden window and not only be made progress but also change downwards.

Second embodiment that illustrates on Fig. 3 has similar in appearance to the form of first embodiment, identical among the number that uses in Fig. 3 and first embodiment Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.Main difference in a second embodiment is the feature of the roller support of first screen 16 and first screen 16.In a second embodiment, screen is supported in the middle of the roller 18, roller 18 is positioned at the ceiling space with support 12, another roller 20 is also in support 12 is located at the ceiling space, thereby 23 supports of a pair of deflector roll of screen on bottom parts 14, make from a roller 18 to another roller 20 and opposite from roller 20 to roller 18 the process that screen passes the face of window, and returns in its back abreast with first.As shown in the figure, lamp device 22 is located between two parts of first screen 16 that strides across window 11.

According to the 3rd embodiment, each bottom parts of the foregoing description is supported on the support by a bracing or strutting arrangement, bracing or strutting arrangement is vertically extensile, thereby makes by the mobile forcibly bottom parts of bracing or strutting arrangement, rather than resemble among first and second embodiment rely on gravity.Like this vertical extensible can comprise the extensile pillar of pneumatic or hydraulic pressure or cylinder etc.Its result, the 3rd embodiment can be used on the not position of responsible gravity, as support being arranged on window bottom, and make bottom parts stride window to move upward, stride the stretching, extension of window to realize screen.

Shown in Figure 4 and 5, the 4th embodiment is the second embodiment similar form substantially, i.e. 23 supports of a pair of isolated deflector roll of establishing in a pair of driven roller 18 in main support 11, established of

first screen

16 and 20 and the bottom parts 14, make in driven roller 18 and 20 s' its stroke, first screen in first driven

roller

18 and 23 motions of the most preceding deflector roll, and turns back to second driven roller 20 in the display device back across the front of display device.

Essence between the 3rd and second embodiment is not both from the device of upper bracket 12 support base parts 14.This is to realize that by a web member of cultrating 30 web member 30 is in

upper bracket

12 and 14 stretching, extensions of bottom parts.One of the arm that is installed in the web member of cultrating on upper bracket 12 and the bottom parts 14 is installed on upper bracket 12 and bottom parts 14 slidably by being supported respectively on a horizontal rail guide piece 31 and 32.The web member 30 of cultrating cooperates with a drive unit, and drive unit comprises the chain or the similar flexible part 33 of a bottom that is installed to the web member 30 of cultrating and be located at chain drive mechanism 33 on the upper bracket 12 that it is driven by a drive motor 35.Start chain drive mechanisms 34 by drive motor 35, the part that allows to cultrate stretches under the effect of gravity, otherwise or regain, make bottom parts 14 align with ceiling 13.The effect that the web member of cultrating in the 3rd embodiment exists is stable base part when bottom parts is supported by upper bracket 12.

According to another scheme of the 4th embodiment, chain drive mechanism can be replaced by the driving mechanism with the lifting supporting realization bottom parts 14 of the web member of cultrating and decline any appropriate format.

The 5th embodiment shown in Figure 6 is similar to the 4th embodiment, but different is, it has a projection arrangement 36, and its effect is the transparent plate that is located on second screen 17 by, projection image on first screen 16.According to the scheme of the 5th embodiment, second screen also can with bottom parts 14 location independent ground withdrawals support in.

Fig. 7 illustrates the 6th embodiment, and it has and the 5th embodiment similar forms, but it does not have second screen.

According to another embodiment of the invention, by every side a side screen is set to the display device of the form shown in Figure 1A, can be to above-mentioned second, the 3rd, the 4th, among the 5th and the 6th embodiment each made amendment, and wherein the side screen extends between first screen and second screen, and can stretch and regain with first and second screens.The side screen is made by folding fabric, is installed in 14 of support 12 and bottom parts, along with the relative motion of the relative support of bottom parts is stretched or folding.The effect of side screen is the space that is enclosed between first and second screens, stops the light that disperses to enter described space, also stops from described spatial light and misses indoor that display device matches.When display device is used in the indoor situation that may just be occupied or be used, and/or when for example display device was not furnished with other similar devices, this feature can be a particular importance.

Although understand the embodiment that can be used in the tier building window, but they also can be used for the front window in shop, thus the time outside business hours, screen can be striden window and be stretched, and stops the inside of seeing buildings.At this moment, it perhaps is more suitable providing a plurality of display device with striding front, shop headtotail.Consequently, display device not only provides the device of the advertising information of an items of business that shows the shop, and can work to prevent to see the safety feature of the inside in shop.

Should be understood that scope of the present invention is not limited to the particular range of the above embodiments.

Claims

1. window display, comprise: a support that is suitable for the edge installation of adjacent windows, described support holds one first screen, first screen can be stretched to an extended position by a primary importance, in primary importance, it is contained in the described support, and in extended position, its adjacent windows inner face is striden window at least in part and stretched; A drive unit make described screen stretch and withdrawal, and described first screen is printing opacity at least in part, after a lighting device is positioned at first screen, when extended position, light can be guided into the back of first screen.

2. window display according to claim 1, wherein said support also comprises one second screen, second screen can stretch to an extended position from a primary importance, in primary importance, it is contained in the described support, in extended position, it is striden window at least in part and stretches in the back of first screen, and described second screen is opaque substantially.

3. window display according to claim 1 and 2, wherein each screen can move between stretching, extension and retrieving position and between withdrawal and extended position simultaneously.

4. according to the described window display of above-mentioned any one claim, wherein first screen comprises a plurality of plates, and wherein removable described first screen makes plate selectivity to extend across the window setting by window.

5. window display according to claim 4, wherein screen is supported between first group of roller and second group of roller, first group of roller is contained on the described support, second group of roller is contained on the part, described can be left and move towards described support from described support, screen is stretched and regain.

6. window display according to claim 5, wherein said support are suitable for the coboundary setting along window.

7. according to claim 5 or 6 described window displays, wherein said drive unit comprises the motor that drives described first and second groups of rollers.

8. according to any one described window display among the claim 4-7, but the roller among drive unit driving arm and described wherein makes that the plate of first screen and second screen are irrelevant to extend across the window conversion.

9. any one described window display in requiring according to aforesaid right, wherein lighting device comprises a lamp device, after it is positioned at first screen.

10. window display according to claim 9, wherein the lamp device is positioned between first and second screens.

11. window display according to claim 9, wherein the lamp device is positioned at the indoor of window place.

12. according to claim 2, and be subordinated to any one described window display among the claim 3-11 of claim 2, wherein said second screen has the plate of a printing opacity, in extended position, described plate can be positioned at the back of first screen.

13. window display according to claim 12.Wherein light-passing board is transparent, and light-passing board can be switched to and strides position of window when needed.

14. window display according to claim 12.Wherein light-passing board is translucent, and light-passing board can be switched to and strides position of window when needed.

15. according to claim 2, and be subordinated to any one described window display among the claim 3-11 of claim 2, and wherein second screen has the pair of light-transmissive plate, and one is transparent, another is translucent, and alternative extends across window conversion light-passing board and puts in place when needed.

16. according to any one described window display among the claim 12-15 that is subordinated to claim 5, but the roller among drive unit driving arm and described wherein makes that the light-passing board of second screen and first screen are irrelevant to extend across the window conversion.

17. according to claim 4 be subordinated to any one described window display among the claim 5-16 of claim 4, wherein first screen has at least one translucent flat board, when needed, described flat board can be striden the window conversion and be put in place.

18. according to claim 4 be subordinated to any one described window display among the claim 5-16 of claim 4, wherein first screen has at least one transparent flat board, when needed, described flat board can be striden the window conversion and be put in place.

19. window display according to claim 17, wherein lighting device comprises a projection arrangement, and it is suitable for to image of the back of first screen projection.

20. window display according to claim 19, wherein said projection arrangement is positioned between first and second screens.

21. according to the described window display of the claim 19 that is subordinated to claim 13 or 15, after wherein projection arrangement is positioned at second screen.

22. window display according to claim 18, wherein lighting device comprises a projection arrangement, and it is suitable for projection image on second screen.

23. window display according to claim 22, wherein said projection arrangement are positioned between first screen and second screen.

24. according to the described window display of the claim 22 that is subordinated to claim 14 or 15, after wherein projection arrangement is positioned at second screen.

25. according to claim 5 be subordinated to any one described window display among the claim 6-24 of claim 5, wherein said is supported on the support by an extensible device, described extensile device is arranged on the every end of support, and wherein said drive unit makes described to move between primary importance and extended position by the stretching, extension and the contraction of described extensible device.

26. window display according to claim 25, wherein extensible device comprises a web member of cultrating, and it is arranged on the every end of support between support and described.

27. according to claim 25 or 26 described window displays, wherein can make second screen between its primary importance and extended position, irrespectively move with first screen.

28. according to any one described window display in the aforesaid right requirement, wherein can stride window or adjacent each window of buildings a plurality of described window displays are installed abreast, a common demonstration is provided.

29. according to any one described window display in the aforesaid right requirement, wherein the every side in display device is provided with a side screen, the side screen extends between first and second screens, seals the space between them, and described side screen can stretch and shrink with first and second screens.

30. window display substantially as described here.

31. a buildings has the display device that matches according at least one window any one described form and buildings in the aforesaid right requirement.