EP0329539A1 - Structure and advertisement carriers with a plurality of turning faces for commercial localities - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to an advertising and information system of the type comprising a stand holding an advertising support with one or more revolving or pivoting powered non-coplanar faces for business premises and various kinds of buildings, characterised in that this system is fixed to a structure or other support by at least one movably mounted arm, for example sliding on a rail on the stand (1) which carries on its opposite face at least two arms at least one of which is movable, for example by sliding, and at the ends of which is/are placed the advertising support(s) (2) mounted on one end (10) of a shaft (4) directly held by the shaft of a drive motor (3) positioned on one of the parts of said arm with a friction coupling means (15) and on another end (9) of said shaft, at its remote end, supported by a point contact means, such as a ball (13) positioned in a receptacle (14) in the corresponding arm. <IMAGE>

Description

The present invention relates to the frame and animated advertising stands, rotating or pivoting for commercial premises and various buildings. Most advertising media are either fixed or equipped with complex systems. The latter, fixed to the ground or to poles or pylons, do not allow, by their constitution, easy adaptation to a wall, and do not lend themselves to disassembly or adjustment and good resistance to climatic conditions.

The present invention relates to an assembly for advertising and signaling use of the type comprising a frame supporting an advertising medium with one or more non-coplanar faces, animated, rotating or pivoting for commercial premises and various buildings. This assembly is fixed to a building or other support by at least one movable mounted arm, for example sliding on a slide on the frame which supports on its opposite surface at least two arms, at least one of which is movable, for example sliding, and at the ends of which is placed the advertising medium (s) mounted on a first end of an axis directly held by the axis of a drive motor disposed in the upper part of said arm with friction coupling means, and on a second end of said axis supported by contact means punctual such as a ball placed in a receptacle of the corresponding arm.

A motor supplied by conductor ensures the rotational movement of the support by driving the axis. This motor is protected from jolts due to a strong wind due to the rotation of the support causing changes of direction of the latter relative to the wind by any suitable friction coupling means between its axis and that of the advertising medium.

According to other characteristics:
- the frame has slides on at least two faces;
- The spacing between the arms on the slide is provided by locking tabs on which are fixed the tubes forming said arms, of the same dimension or of different dimensions;
- the variable distance between the building and the reinforcement, depending on the configuration of the building, is obtained through the use of pre-cut bars - short, medium, long - coming, at one end, to be fixed by legs on the slide , and to fixing lugs placed on the building, at the other end;
- the motor is fixed to the upper arm of the frame by fixing screws, and its axis passes through a recess of said arm with a diameter greater than the diameter support axis meter;
- motor protection is ensured by a casing held by two fixing lugs;
- on the support are affixed interchangeable panels sliding along said support. Said panels are held on the support by means of fixing lugs or hooks.

According to a particular embodiment, the two arms are interconnected and arranged at right angles to one another, the axis being arranged horizontally.

According to a particular variant of this latter embodiment, the advertising medium is connected to the axis by means of a frame. This frame is rotatably supported by the two ends of said axis coupled to the motor and itself provided with two support bearings for the ends of a vertical axis, around which said support is articulated, this support being driven by a motor by connection to friction giving a rotary movement crossed in two planes.

According to other details:
- If the shaft is vertical or inclined vertically, the lower end of the arm is in abutment on the point contact means arranged in the receptacle;
- if the shaft is horizontal, it is supported laterally by the point contact means arranged in the receptacle, for example by a ball bearing.

Furthermore, the friction coupling system of the motor on the axis can either consist of a spiral spring developing in the opposite direction to the rotation received in a bore of the support, or comprise an axis which can be provided at least partially along its length with a flat surface on which a spring element bears.

According to a first embodiment, the axis comprises a flat over its entire length, or over a part thereof, this flat cooperating with a spring and allowing it to uncoupling in both directions.

Depending on the need, several methods are provided.

• - Fig. 1 : Vue de profil de l'ensemble armature / sup­port publicitaire;
• - Fig. 2 : Système de fixation de l'armature à l'édifi­ce. Vue en éclaté;
• - Fig. 3 : Système de désaccouplement du moteur avec l'axe du support;
• - Fig. 4 : Désaccouplement du moteur, le ressort en spi­rale serrant le méplat de l'axe du moteur;
• - Fig. 5 : Désaccouplement du moteur, le ressort en spi­rale avec une lumière venant se bloquer ou s'effacer sur l'axe du moteur;
• - Fig. 6 : Désaccouplement du moteur par deux lamelles à ressort serrant le méplat de l'axe du moteur;
• - Fig. 7 : Désaccouplement du moteur, une bille poussée par un ressort vient en pression serrer le méplat de l'axe du moteur;
• - Fig. 8 : Glissement du panneau amovible sur le support publicitaire;
• - Fig. 9 à 13 : Vues de profil de diverses formes de supports publicitaires : rectangulaire, circulaire, ovale, triangulaire, carrée; l'axe du support étant vertical dans tous ces cas;
• - Fig.14 : Vue de profil d'une variante du support pu­blicitaire de forme carrée à axe horizontal où les bras sont reliés entre eux en équerre;
• - Fig.15 : Représente une vue du système de la Fig. 10 supportant un deuxième système d'entraînement avec moteur, autour d'un axe vertical, du support publicitaire;
• - Fig.16 : Support publicitaire avec axe oblique par rapport à la verticale;
• - Fig.17 à 20 : Vues du dessus de variantes de supports à 2, 3 ou 4 faces de section plane, triangulaire, carrée et à une seule face continue, cylin­drique;
• - Fig.21 : Composition de plusieurs ensembles sur une même armature, chaque support étant relié à deux bras avec moteur sur l'armature;
• - Fig.22 : Composition de plusieurs ensembles sur un même ensemble de bras avec un moteur par arbre porte-support publicitaire.

By way of illustration, the attached drawings represent:

• - Fig. 1: Profile view of the frame / advertising support assembly;
• - Fig. 2: System for fixing the frame to the building. Exploded view;
• - Fig. 3: Motor decoupling system with the support axis;
• - Fig. 4: Uncoupling of the motor, the spiral spring tightening the flat part of the motor axis;
• - Fig. 5: Uncoupling of the motor, the spiral spring with a light coming to block or disappear on the axis of the motor;
• - Fig. 6: Uncoupling of the motor by two spring blades tightening the flat part of the motor axis;
• - Fig. 7: Uncoupling of the motor, a ball pushed by a spring presses tighten the flat part of the motor axis;
• - Fig. 8: Sliding of the removable panel on the advertising medium;
• - Fig. 9 to 13: Profile views of various forms of advertising media: rectangular, circular, oval, triangular, square; the axis of the support being vertical in all these cases;
• - Fig. 14: Profile view of a variant of the square-shaped advertising medium with a horizontal axis where the arms are connected together at right angles;
• - Fig.15: Represent a view of the system in Fig. 10 supporting a second drive system with motor, around a vertical axis, of the advertising medium;
• - Fig. 16: Advertising medium with axis oblique to the vertical;
• - Fig. 17 to 20: Top views of alternative supports with 2, 3 or 4 faces of flat, triangular, square section and with a single continuous, cylindrical face;
• - Fig.21: Composition of several assemblies on the same frame, each support being connected to two arms with motor on the frame;
• - Fig. 22: Composition of several sets on the same set of arms with one motor per advertising support shaft.

With reference to these drawings, the present invention constitutes an assembly (Fig 1) composed of a frame (1) provided with two arms in the interval of which is placed an advertising medium (2) with one or more non-coplanar faces.

The rotational movement of the support is provided by a motor (3) powered by a conductor and placed on the arm of the frame (1) or possibly of the tubes of the frame. It directly drives the axis of the support (4) in a rotational movement.

Compared to the attachment to the building (Fig. 2), the frame is characterized by a sliding system which allows:
- adjustment by simple sliding and blocking of the adjustment tabs (6), high and low, by a screw passing through the tab to take support at the bottom of the slide;
- a depth adjustment by the use of pre-dimensioned bars (7) - short, medium, long.

Compared to the fixing arm consisting of a tube (8) of the support (2), the frame (1) is characterized by a slide system (5) which allows the fixing of the upper arm (8) and the lower arm (8 ′) by simply sliding and blocking the adjustment tabs (6), this device allowing the replacement of the support leaves another support port of different shape and size.

The particularity of the advertising medium resides in the fact that this support mounted on an axis (4) rests for one of its ends (9), that which is in the lower part, at a single point: for example a point or a ball (13 ) housed in an attached receptacle (14).

The second end of the axis (10), that which is in the upper part, fits directly with the axis of the motor (3) whose end is pointed. This system ensures with minimum friction the rotation of the support (4), and the use of a low power motor is sufficient.

The motor is fixed by screws to the upper arm (8), its axis having passed through a recess (17) of said arm with a diameter greater than the diameter of the upper axis (4), so that said axis is guided only by the motor axis, which facilitates disassembly and interchangeability. Motor protection is ensured by a casing held on the arm by two fixing lugs.

According to Figure 3, said motor, by a decoupling system due to the presence of a spiral spring (15), can be detached from the upper axis of the support provided with a bore (16) driven by friction by tension of the spring (15). This device prevents overheating and engine failure, which can thus resist frost, snow, storm, etc.

According to Figure 4, the friction spring (15 ′) held on the flat (23) by its very strong pressure on the axis of the motor (24) without being blocked can, by friction, be uncoupled in both directions.

According to Figure 5, a light (25) (hole) on the inner end of the spring (15˝) is blocked on the stud (26) which is fixed on the axis (24) of the motor (3).

According to Figure 6, the spring (15 ‴) comprises a system with two parallel blades (27) which clamp the flat face (s) (23) of the axis (24) of the motor (3), and allow said motor a uncoupling in both directions of rotation. Said axis (24) and said spring blades (27) are guided by a cap (28).

According to Figure 7, a ball (29) comes to press on the flat (23) of the axis (24) of the motor (3) by pressure of the spring (15˝˝) adjusted by a screw (30), the assembly is guided by a bore (31) in the axis of the support.

The friction coupling on the axis (24) of the motor (3), on which a spring (15 ′, 15˝, 15 ‴, 15˝˝) comes into pressure directly or indirectly, ensures uncoupling in both directions .

The advertising medium (2) can receive, on one or more of its faces, by sliding from the top to the bottom, one or more removable panels (11), flat or in relief and retained by lateral and lower hooks (12), according to Figure 8.

The device can accept different materials and systems of movement and lighting (rotation at speed variable) while respecting the operating principle of the present invention.

The advertising medium can be used in all areas of advertising and information.

The device, object of the invention, can be used in the field of public information to indicate a site, report an event, etc.

The advertising support can be fixed on commercial premises, but also on any other building or part of building which lends itself to it (bridges, various facades), as well as on pillars, posts, vehicles. This advertising medium made up of several moving faces gives the illusion of animation by changing views. It thus offers a better advertising impact.

It is understood that the present invention does not limit the shape or the size of the support. It is simply an example of application to which numerous modifications can be made, without departing from the principle of the present invention, see FIGS. 9 to 22.

As examples:
- the two arms can be connected together (Fig. 15) in the form of a square, the first arm itself being provided with slides for receiving the tab (6) of the second arm (8) perpendicular;
- on the same assembly, two motors (3 and 21) can ensure different rotational movements (Fig.16);
from the system of Figure 10 is mounted on the shaft (4) a frame (19) vertically supporting in its plane an axis (20) driven by motor (21) and coupling and supporting the panel (2) thus forming a cross movement assembly;
- several sets made up of the same elements, of identical or different dimensions, and animated by identical or different movements, can be used for a composition (Fig. 21).

These assemblies can be on the same slide (5) of the frame (Figure 21), or on the same arms (8) (Figure 22).

Claims (18)

1. An assembly for advertising and signaling use of the type comprising a frame supporting an advertising medium with one or more non-coplanar faces, animated, rotating or pivoting for commercial premises and various buildings, characterized in that this assembly is fixed to a building or other support by at least one arm (7) mounted to be displaced, for example sliding on a slide on the frame (1) which supports on its opposite face at least two arms (8), at least one of which is movable, for example sliding , and at the ends of which is placed the advertising medium (s) mounted on a first end (10) of an axis (4) directly held by the axis of a motor (3 ) drive arranged at one of the two arms with a friction coupling means (15), and on a second end (9) of said axis, opposite end, guided by means of point contact such as ball (13) arranged in a receptacle (14) of the corresponding arm.
A motor (3) supplied by conductor ensures the rotational movement of the support by driving the axis. 2. Assembly according to claim 1 characterized in that the point contact means (13) can be constituted by a ball. 3. An assembly according to claim 1 characterized by the fact that the frame has slides on at least two faces. 4. An assembly according to claims 1 and 2 characterized in that the spacing between the arms on the slide is ensured by locking tabs (6), on which are fixed tubes (8) forming said arms, of the same dimension or of different dimensions. 5. The assembly of claim 1 characterized in that the variable distance between the building and the frame, depending on the configuration of the building, is obtained through the use of bars (7) precut - short, medium, long - coming at one end to be fixed by lugs (6) on the slide (5), and to fixing lugs placed on the building, at the other end. 6. The assembly of claim 1 characterized in that the motor (3) is fixed to the upper arm (8) of the frame (1) by fixing screws and in that its axis passes through a recess (17) of said arm of diameter greater than the diameter of the axis of the support (4). 7. An assembly according to claim 5 characterized in that the protection of the motor is ensured by a housing held by two fixing lugs. 8. An assembly according to claim 1 characterized in that the friction coupling system of the motor on the axis (4) consists of a spiral spring (15) developing in the opposite direction to the rotation which is received in a bore (16) of the support (4) provided with a conical bottom on which the tip-shaped end of the end of the motor shaft bears. 9. An assembly according to claim 1 characterized in that the friction coupling is produced by an axis (24) of the motor (3) comprising at least partially along its length a flat surface on which a spring comes directly or indirectly ( 15 ′, 15˝, 15 ‴, 15˝˝) which ensures the decoupling in both directions. 10. The assembly of claim 1 characterized in that the axis (24) of the motor (3) has a flat (23) over its entire length, or on a part thereof, cooperating with a spring (15 ′) frictionally maintained on said flat (23) by its very high pressure. 11. The assembly of claim 1 characterized by a friction spring (15˝) pierced by a light (25) (hole) on the inner end of the spring which comes to lock on the stud (26) which is fixed on the axis (24) of the motor (3). 12. The assembly of claim 1 according to which the spring (15 ‴) is characterized by its dual system the parallel melles (27) which clamp the flat face (s) (23) of the axis (24) of the motor (3), and allow uncoupling of said motor (3) in both directions of rotation. Said axis (24) and said spring blades (27) are guided by a cap (28). 13. The assembly of claim 1 characterized by a ball (29) which presses on the flat (23) of the axis (24) of the motor (3) by pressure of the spring (15˝˝) adjusted by a screw (30 ). The assembly is guided by a bore (31) in the axis of the support. 14. The assembly of claim 1 characterized in that on the support (2) are affixed interchangeable panels (11) sliding along said support. Said panels (11) are held on the support by means of fixing lugs or hooks (12). 15. The assembly of claim 1 characterized in that the two arms (8) are interconnected and arranged at right angles to one another, the axis (4) being arranged horizontally. 16. An assembly according to claims 1 and 14 characterized in that the advertising medium (2) is connected to the axis (4) via a frame (19) supported in rotation by the two ends of said axis (4 ) coupled to the motor (3) and itself provided with two support bearings for ends of a vertical axis (20), around which said support (2) is articulated, this support being driven by a motor (21) by friction connection (22) giving a rotary rotary movement crossed in two planes. 17. The assembly of claim 1 characterized in that the shaft (4) is vertical or tilted vertically and in that the lower end of the arm (4) is in abutment on the ball disposed in the receptacle (14) . 18. The assembly of claim 14 characterized in that the horizontal shaft (4) is supported laterally by the ball disposed in the receptacle (14).

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