EP0114454A1 - Lichtanzeigegerät - Google Patents

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EP0114454A1
EP0114454A1 EP83300377A EP83300377A EP0114454A1 EP 0114454 A1 EP0114454 A1 EP 0114454A1 EP 83300377 A EP83300377 A EP 83300377A EP 83300377 A EP83300377 A EP 83300377A EP 0114454 A1 EP0114454 A1 EP 0114454A1
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flange
wall
arm
shelf
lip
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James Gandy
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Signtech Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F13/00—Illuminated signs; Luminous advertising
    • G09F13/04—Signs, boards or panels, illuminated from behind the insignia

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  • This invention relates to illuminated sign assemblies which comprise a casing having at least one wall of translucent material and carrying a worded and/or pictorial message, with illuminating means being located within the casing.
  • One wall is usually hinged to the remainder of the casing to provide access to the interior of the casing when necessary, for example to repair or replace a component of the illuminating means.
  • One hinge arrangement is described in United States patent No. 4,267,657 issued May 19, 1981.
  • the hinged wall is removable from the remainder of the casing by continued pivotal. movement in the opening direction and in some installations this is not desirable.
  • an illuminated sign assembly comprises a casing having a top, a wall extending downwardly from the top, the top having a substantially horizontal shelf and a downwardly extending lip below the shelf, the wall having a flange with a free end portion resting on the shelf, a hinge member having a generally U-shaped section with upwardly extending spaced arms connected by a bight, the bight being located below the downwardly extending lip of the top with one arm extending upwardly on one side of the lip below the flange, means detachably securing the flange to said one arm of the hinge member, and the other arm of the hinge member extending upwardly on the opposite side of the lip to the said one arm to retain the wall in assembly with the top while permitting limited upward pivotal movement of the wall relative to the top by pivoting of the free end of the flange on the shelf.
  • the wall is retained in engagement with the top by the hinge member, although the wall can easily be attached to or removed from the top by installing or removing the detachable securing means.
  • the flange of the wall, the shelf and lip of the top and the hinge member are extrusions and the detachable securing means comprise screws passing through the flange into the said one arm of the hinge member'.
  • an illuminated sign assembly comprises a casing 10 with a hinged front wall 12, a hinged rear wall 14, side walls 16, 18, a top 20 and a bottom 22, all of which are aluminum extrusions.
  • the casing 10 contains a pair of fluorescent tubes 24 to enable the sign assembly to be illuminated from within.
  • the front wall and rear wall 14 are hinged to the top 20 in a similar manner in accordance with the invention, and therefore only the manner in which the front wall 12 is hinged to the top 22 will be described in detail.
  • the front wall 12 has a frame formed by four extruded aluminum frame members, namely an upper member 26, side members 28, 30 and a bottom member 32.
  • a translucent panel 34 carrying a worded and/or pictorial message is mounted in the frame in the manner described in United States patent 4,267,657.
  • the top 20 has a horizontal outwardly extending shelf 36 adjacent the front wall 12, the shelf 36 extending forwardly from a vertical web 37 of the top extrusion 22.
  • the top 20 also has a lip 40 extending downwardly from the shelf 36, the lip 40 having a T-shaped groove 42 in its front face in which a sealing strip 44 is mounted.
  • the upper frame member 26 has a vertical rear portion 46 from which a flange 48 projects rearwardly, with the free end portion of the flange 48 resting on the shelf 36 of the top 20.
  • a short skirt 50 extends downwardly from the flange 48 partway along its length and, in the closed position of the front wall 12, the skirt 50 engages the sealing strip 44.
  • a U-shaped hinge member 52 has two upwardly extending arms 54, 56 connected by a bight 58.
  • the bight 58 extends beneath the lip 40 of the top 22, with the arm 54 extending upwardly between the rear portion 46 and the skirt 50 of the upper frame member 26, and the arm 56 extending upwardly behind the lip 40 of the top 22.
  • a series of screws 60 spaced along the length of the upper frame member 26 extend through the flange 48 into threaded bores (not shown) in the arm 48 of the hinge member 52.
  • the hinge member 52 is first loosely attached to the upper frame member 56 by screws60, as indicated in Figure 3, and the flange 48 of the upper frame member 26 is positioned on the shelf 36 of the top 22.
  • the screws 60 are then tightened, as shown in Figure 4, to position the arm 54 of the hinge member 52 between the rear portion 46 and the skirt 50 of the upper frame member 26, and to position the arm 56 behind the lip 40 of the top 22, with the bight 58 of the hinge member 52 extending beneath the lip 4 0 .
  • the upper frame member 26 is therefore retained in engagement ment with the top 22 of the casing 10.
  • the front wall 12. can readily be opened by pivoting movement relative to the top 22 of the casing 10, as shown in Figure 5, -with the free end of the flange 48 of the upper frame member 26 pivoting on the shelf 36 of the top 22 at the junction of the shelf 36 and the vertical web 37.
  • the opening movement of the front wall 12 is limited by engagement of the arm 56 of the hinge member 52 with the rear of the lip 40 of the top 22, as indicated in Figure 5.
  • the front wall 12 of the described illuminated sign assembly can thus be easily positively attached to the remainder of the casing 10 in a manner which permits sufficient pivotal movement of the front wall 12 relative to the remainder of the casing 10 to enable access to the interior of the casing 10 to be obtained.

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EP83300377A 1983-01-25 1983-01-25 Lichtanzeigegerät Ceased EP0114454A1 (de)

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Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CA909506A (en) * 1969-05-23 1972-09-12 Stilling Johann Sign with hinged front panel
FR2173515A5 (de) * 1972-02-23 1973-10-05 Tanneberger Theodor
DE2453427A1 (de) * 1974-11-11 1976-05-13 Trilux Lenze Gmbh & Co Kg Drehriegelverschluss fuer leuchtengehaeuse
US4267657A (en) * 1979-06-20 1981-05-19 Prem Gandy Illuminated sign

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CA909506A (en) * 1969-05-23 1972-09-12 Stilling Johann Sign with hinged front panel
FR2173515A5 (de) * 1972-02-23 1973-10-05 Tanneberger Theodor
DE2453427A1 (de) * 1974-11-11 1976-05-13 Trilux Lenze Gmbh & Co Kg Drehriegelverschluss fuer leuchtengehaeuse
US4267657A (en) * 1979-06-20 1981-05-19 Prem Gandy Illuminated sign

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