EP1029320B1 - Haltevorrichtung für eine fahne oder ein ähnlich flexibles schild - Google Patents

Haltevorrichtung für eine fahne oder ein ähnlich flexibles schild Download PDF

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EP1029320B1
EP1029320B1 EP98955686A EP98955686A EP1029320B1 EP 1029320 B1 EP1029320 B1 EP 1029320B1 EP 98955686 A EP98955686 A EP 98955686A EP 98955686 A EP98955686 A EP 98955686A EP 1029320 B1 EP1029320 B1 EP 1029320B1
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F17/00—Flags; Banners; Mountings therefor
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    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F7/00—Signs, name or number plates, letters, numerals, or symbols; Panels or boards
    • G09F7/18—Means for attaching signs, plates, panels, or boards to a supporting structure
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • the present invention relates to a device adapted to ensure the support in a vertical plane of a banner or a similar flexible panel, advertising or decorative purpose, realizing its power supply so that it remains always in flat, without wrinkling, and simultaneously conferring on it the possibility of resisting the influence of the wind, all the more sensitive as the panel is stretched and thus has a relatively rigid flat surface, this panel being permanently brought back in its vertical plane.
  • support devices for banners, pavilions or flexible panels of this kind which consist in having a vertical mast or the like carry at least one horizontal bracket on which the upper edge of the banner is attached, are already known. or “flapping”, for example by providing along this edge a sewn hem in which the stem is engaged, or by hooking this edge on the latter by eyelets or similar fasteners.
  • the panel is thus suspended under the bracket and, in the absence of wind, extends in a vertical plane, especially if it is expected to properly sink its opposite bottom edge.
  • a return halyard may also be attached to this lower edge and also attached to the mast, below the flexible panel, to limit the floating movements of the panel.
  • the present invention relates to a device for supporting a flexible panel of the kind mentioned above, which overcomes these disadvantages, not only by allowing to maintain the substantially vertical panel and properly tensioned between its upper and lower edges, but also resist the effects of the wind by means of return that bring the panel back to its original position, opposing the thrust forces exerted on it.
  • the support device considered, for a banner or a similar flexible panel, of generally rectangular shape, arranged and stretched in a vertical plane, this panel being secured along its upper and lower edges in this plane, respectively of two rods substantially horizontal, forming gallows, adapted to immobilize and rigidify these edges, these rods being carried by a vertical mast or similar element, is characterized in that each horizontal rod is provided, in the vicinity of the vertical mast, a support member on it, associated with a means of temporary immobilization on the mast, each rod and its support element being joined by a spring adapted to oppose a lateral torsion torque exerted on the rod, by permanently reducing this in the vertical plane of the panel, the spring being housed between the rod and the support element.
  • each support element on the mast of a horizontal rod is realized by means of a rigid and continuous wire, shaped to constitute a V-shaped stirrup, this stirrup being extended at its open ends by two branches supported on the lateral surface of the mast according to parallel generatrices thereof, one these branches having a connecting element with the return spring joined to the horizontal rod, the bisector plane of the V-shaped stirrup coinciding with the vertical plane of the panel.
  • each horizontal rod comprises, opposite its current portion joined to the return spring, an end portion which forms with this current portion a very open angle, adapted to stretch the corresponding edge of the panel.
  • the temporary immobilization means of the support member are constituted by adjustable straps, each comprising a closure loop of the strap on itself around the vertical mast.
  • the closure loop of each strap comprises a progressive tension mechanism, with blocking step by step.
  • each adjustable strap comprises two separate strands, adapted to be respectively joined to the two branches of the V-stirrup, in the vicinity of the two ends of these branches.
  • the return springs of the two horizontal rods respectively integral with the upper and lower edges of the panel are spiral springs, the V-stirrups of the support elements associated with the two rods being arranged symmetrically with the one with respect to the other, vis-à-vis a horizontal plane extending substantially in the middle of the height of the panel.
  • the reference 1 schematically denotes a banner or flag, more generally a flexible panel that can be used for advertising or decorative purposes, this flexible panel can be made of a suitable textile material, or in any other similar material suitably armed to give it mechanical strength adapted to the intended use.
  • This panel 1 has a generally rectangular shape and is arranged to be supported in a vertical plane by a mast 2 with the aid of a device 3 essentially comprising, according to its upper and lower edges respectively, two metal rods 4 and 5 forming stems , being substantially horizontally and provided to be secured each of the vertical mast 2 by a support member 6, each rod being joined to the corresponding support member by a spiral spring 7, the structure and implementation of the device 3 more clearly apparent from Figures 2 to 4.
  • rod 5 As can be seen in particular in Figures 2 and 3, which more particularly illustrate the structure of one of the rods horizontal, here the rod 5, being specified that the two rods are strictly identical, it consists of a rigid metal wire shaped to achieve in one piece, with the rod, the support element 6 and the return spring 7.
  • the support element 6 is in particular in the form of a V-shaped stirrup 8, whose ends on the side of its opening are extended by two rods, respectively 9 and 10, which are applied against the outer surface of the mast. vertical 2, in particular according to two parallel generatrices thereof.
  • One of these rods, here the rod 9, is folded at 90 ° to form a connecting element 11 with the return spring 7, which is thus slightly offset laterally vis-à-vis the mast 2.
  • the return spring 7 thus joins the support member 6 to the rod 5, which comprises a horizontal portion 12 horizontal, extending by a terminal portion 13, slightly bent and making this current part a very open angle.
  • the rods 4 and 5 are secured to the upper and lower edges of the flexible panel 1 by any suitable means.
  • this panel has in these edges, a sewn or otherwise formed hem in which can slide the corresponding rod, the end opposite the return spring 7 can be advantageously threaded to receive an end ball 14 to maintain the panel on its rods and to prevent it from slipping on them and does not escape unexpectedly.
  • the rods 4 and 5 of the support device of the panel 1 are also fixed on the mast 2 by means of an assembly which advantageously comprises two adjustable straps 15 and 16, as more particularly illustrated in FIG. 4.
  • each of these straps is secured to a connecting and reinforcing strip 17, provided with eyelets 18 for threading these strips on the branches 9 and 10 of the support element 6, in particular to arrange each of these straps near the ends of these branches before they surround the mast and are clamped thereon by means of a loop 19, preferably of the kind progressive tightening loop with step-by-step locking of the tension created.
  • the two rods 4 and 5 of the support device 3 are thus fixed on the vertical mast 2, and adjusted thereon so that the panel 1 is properly stretched between these rods in a vertical plane, which is substantially the bisecting plane V-stirrups 8 of each of the rods on the mast.
  • the support elements 6 and the return springs 7 of the two rods are arranged symmetrically on either side of the median vertical plane of the panel, so that the end portions 13 of these rods exert on the ends of the upper and lower edges of the panel 1, due to the angle they form with the common parts 12 of these rods, an increased tension force, keeping the panel perfectly flat in its vertical plane.
  • a very simple, efficient and inexpensive design device is thus realized, allowing optimal use of billboards or the like, even in a turbulent environment, with significant winds.

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  1. Stützvorrichtung für eine Fahne oder eine ähnliche flexible Tafel (1) mit im allgemeinen rechteckiger Form, die in einer vertikalen Ebene angeordnet und gespannt ist, wobei die Tafel entlang ihres oberen und unteren Randes in dieser Ebene jeweils mit zwei im wesentlichen horizontalen Stangen (4 und 5) fest verbunden ist, die Träger bilden und zum Festlegen und Versteifen der Ränder geeignet sind, wobei die Stangen von einem vertikalen Mast oder einem ähnlichen Element (2) getragen sind, wobei jede horizontale Stange nahe dem vertikalen Mast mit einem Element (6) zum Abstützen an diesem versehen ist, das mit einer Einrichtung (15, 16) zum temporären Befestigen an dem Mast zusammenwirkt,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jede Stange und deren Stützelement durch eine Feder (7) verbunden sind, die dem auf die Stange aufgebrachten seitlichen Drehmoment entgegenwirkt, in dem sie diese bleibend in die vertikale Ebene der Tafel zurückstellt, wobei die Feder zwischen der Stange und dem Stützelement angeordnet ist.
  2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jedes zum Abstützen an dem Mast (2) vorgesehene Element (6) einer horizontalen Stange (4, 5) aus einem starren und durchgehenden Metalldraht gebildet ist, der zu einem V-förmigen Bügel (8) geformt ist, wobei dieser Bügel an seinen offenen Enden durch zwei Schenkel (9, 10) verlängert ist, die sich an der Seitenfläche des Masts entlang von parallelen Erzeugenden desselben abstützen, wobei einer der Schenkel ein Element (11) zum Verbinden mit der mit der horizontalen Stange verbundenen Rückstellfeder (7) aufweist, wobei die Winkelhalbierende des V-förmigen Bügels mit der vertikalen Ebene der Tafel (1) zusammenfällt.
  3. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jede horizontale Stange (4, 5) gegenüber ihrem mit der Rückstellfeder (7) verbundenen oberen Teil (12) einen Endteil (13) aufweist, der mit dem oberen Teil einen sehr stumpfen Winkel bildet, der geeignet ist, den entsprechenden Rand der Tafel (1) zu spannen.
  4. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Einrichtungen (15, 16) zum temporären Befestigen des Stützelements (6) durch verstellbare Bänder gebildet sind, die jeweils eine Schnalle (19) zum Verschluss des Bandes um den vertikalen Mast (2) herum mit sich selbst aufweist.
  5. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Schnalle (19) zum Verschließen jedes Bandes einen progressiven Spannmechanismus mit schrittweiser Blockierung aufweist.
  6. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 4 oder 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jedes verstellbare Band zwei separate Stränge aufweist, die jeweils mit den beiden Schenkeln (9, 10) des V-förmigen Bügels (8) in der Nähe der beiden Enden der Schenkel verbunden sind.
  7. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Rückstellfedern (7) der beiden horizontalen Stangen (4, 5), die jeweils fest mit dem oberen und dem unteren Rand der Tafel verbunden sind, Spiralfedern sind, wobei die V-förmigen Bügel (8) der Stützelemente (6), welche den beiden Stangen zugeordnet sind, zueinander symmetrisch gegenüber einer horizontalen Ebene angeordnet sind, die sich im wesentlichen in der Mitte der Höhe der Tafel (1) erstreckt.
EP98955686A 1997-11-26 1998-11-18 Haltevorrichtung für eine fahne oder ein ähnlich flexibles schild Expired - Lifetime EP1029320B1 (de)

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FR9714863A FR2771539B1 (fr) 1997-11-26 1997-11-26 Dispositif de support d'une banniere ou panneau souple analogue
PCT/FR1998/002460 WO1999027514A1 (fr) 1997-11-26 1998-11-18 Dispositif de support d'une banniere ou panneau souple analogue

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