EP2847751B1 - Device for presenting information carriers - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a device for the presentation of information carriers such as posters, pictures, advertisements and the like, with at least one transparent carrier plate on which a preferably foil, film or sheet-shaped information carrier can be attached, a frame surrounding the carrier plate and one on the Illumination device attached to the frame for illuminating and / or backlighting the information carrier, the frame comprising a lateral frame opening through which the carrier plate with the information carrier attached can be pulled out / inserted into the frame in a direction parallel to the frame plane defined by the frame .

Such a presentation device with an illuminable frame according to the preamble of claim 1 shows the document US 2008/0285274 A1 , according to which one of four U-shaped frame legs can be removed in order to be able to remove or insert two carrier plates connected to an intermediate reflection plate. In the US 2010/0011638 an information carrier can be pushed into the side of the frame if a framed door has been opened beforehand. Further presentation devices with frames that can be illuminated are from the documents GB 1399145 , WO 2010/141381 or U.S. 4,951,406 known.

In order to present pictures, posters or other information carriers such as text or advertisements in a brilliant manner and with high contrast to the surroundings, thin information carriers such as foils, single or multi-layer film materials or sheet-like materials such as partially transparent paper can be printed or otherwise provided with the image or text data and illuminated by a suitable lighting device. The aforementioned foil, film or sheet-like information carriers can be arranged on a transparent carrier plate, for example made of glass or plastic such as Plexiglas, in order to create a smooth To achieve opening or to avoid curling or creasing of the information carrier, wherein the backlighting or illumination of the information carrier can take place through said carrier plate. If necessary, the image or text data can also be applied directly to the carrier plate mentioned in a suitable printing process, so that the printing then forms the information carrier attached to the carrier plate.

With such backlit displays or showcases, it is sometimes difficult to change the information carrier to be presented, since the information carrier and possibly the associated carrier plate are more or less complicated and expensive to remove from a frame enclosing the carrier plate and a new information carrier is opened, if necessary, with clamping the carrier plate has to be re-assembled and reinstalled in the frame. This exchangeability of the information carrier can be particularly difficult if the information carrier or the associated carrier plate has to be positioned relatively precisely to the lighting device in order to achieve an exact coupling of the light emitted by the lighting device or a uniform illumination of the information carrier. Said lighting device can be attached to the named surrounding frame and designed, for example, in such a way that the emitted light is coupled into the relatively narrow circumferential side of the carrier plate, so that even minor misalignments during reassembly noticeably impair the quality and efficiency of the backlighting of the information carrier can.

The font US 7,942,542 B1 shows an illuminable showcase of the type mentioned, in which the information carrier is inserted into a frame and the lighting device comprises a large number of LEDs, the light output of which is evened out by means of a light panel, which is covered on the back with a reflector film and behind the image or image to be x-rayed. Information slide is positioned. The mentioned information carrier is arranged between two frame parts, which are placed on top of one another in the manner of a sandwich together with a front glass panel and the mentioned light panel. To the to be screened In order to be able to exchange images, the said sandwich structure has to be broken down into a larger number of individual parts, with an exact alignment of the components with respect to one another and, in particular, a straight, not inclined insertion of the image film being quite difficult to achieve during reassembly.

From scripture WO 2010/141381 A2 an illuminable picture frame is known which is attached to the head end plate of a bed, the frame being designed to be open on an upper side or having a frame opening so that the picture carrier can be pulled up out of the frame. In order to hold the picture carrier in the frame, the lower frame limbs and the two side frame limbs, which together form a U, are provided on the inside with several spaced apart rail or web-shaped guide profiles between which the picture carrier can be inserted. However, due to the upper side of the frame that is open for changing images, dust and dirt penetrating into the interior of the frame can impair the lighting device and thus deteriorate the brilliance of the backlighting of the information carrier to be presented over time. In addition, the frame tends to be unstable, which can impair the precise coupling of light into the transparent carrier plate.

Furthermore, from the U.S. 5,987,794 a display system is known in which a display cassette in the form of an LED panel or the like can be pushed laterally into a frame which for this purpose has a laterally hinged frame door. However, this frame construction is relatively complex. On the other hand, each display cassette requires its own lighting system.

Proceeding from this, the present invention is based on the object of creating an improved illuminable device of the type mentioned at the outset which avoids at least one or the other disadvantage of the prior art and further develops the latter in an advantageous manner. In particular, a simple showcase construction that is inexpensive to manufacture is intended to enable the information carrier to be exchanged quickly and easily, without sacrificing a bright and technically efficient backlighting or lighting of the information carrier.

According to the invention, the stated object is achieved by a device according to claim 1. Preferred embodiments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims.

It is therefore proposed to make the frame in several parts and a side frame part removable, so that the carrier plate together with the information carrier can be pulled laterally out of the frame or another information carrier with the carrier plate can be pushed in, whereby a picture change or information change can be accomplished quickly is. According to the invention, the device is characterized in that the frame opening can be closed by a removable frame part which can be detachably connected to the remaining frame part so that the frame encompasses the information carrier on all sides when the frame opening is closed. Only the removable frame part needs to be removed in order to be able to change the information carrier together with the carrier plate, with only the removed frame part having to be reattached after the change has taken place. When the frame part is reassembled, the frame opening is closed again and the frame encompasses the information carrier on all sides so that it is caught in the frame and cannot fall out. At the same time, the information carrier and the lighting device inside the frame are protected against the ingress of dust, dirt and the like through the frame opening. In particular with a frame opening arranged on the top of the frame, it is helpful that the carrier plate with the information carrier is not only covered by a frame panel on the front side, but is also encompassed on the narrow peripheral side and covered from above so that dust cannot trickle in . In addition, when the frame part is reattached, the frame has the increased rigidity of a surrounding frame profile. The dismantling of a sandwich structure by loosening a large number of screws and the adjustment of a large number of components required during reassembly can be dispensed with. In particular, the lighting device can also remain in their intended, mounted place, whereby positional or misalignment errors during reassembly and thus an impairment of the backlighting can be avoided. At the same time, the frame is characterized by a simple structural design that can be manufactured inexpensively.

In an advantageous development of the invention, the removable side frame part consists of a whole frame leg, whereby the separation point to the remaining frame part can be in the area of the transition to the adjacent frame legs, for example in such a way that the ends of the removable frame part and the adjoining ends of the remaining frame parts each are mitred to fit. Alternatively, however, the removable frame part can also comprise more than just one frame limb, for example a section of an adjoining frame limb, so that a U-shaped frame part can be removed from a rectangular frame, for example. This can be advantageous, for example, to be able to grip the carrier plate to be pulled out from the side.

The frame part remaining when the frame part is removed can be designed in several pieces, in particular comprise several interconnected frame legs which, together with the removable frame part, can complement each other to form a circumferentially closed frame. The removable frame part can be releasably connected to at least one of the remaining frame parts in order to join the frame together or to close the frame opening, in particular to be releasably connected to end sections of the two adjacent frame parts that delimit the frame opening between them. The removable frame part is connected to a frame support, with which the frame part that remains when the frame part is removed is also mounted.

In order to give the frame sections remaining with the frame section removed sufficient structural rigidity and / or the fastening or positioning To facilitate the removable frame part, a plate-shaped frame support is provided according to the invention, for example in the form of a chipboard or a plywood panel, but possibly also in the form of a lattice-like plate profile or a plastic plate, to which frame support the frame parts are attached. The removable frame part is releasably fastened to the frame support mentioned, whereby suitable releasable fastening means, for example in the form of at least one screw or also releasable quick fastening means, for example in the form of form-fitting clamping levers, as they are known per se in the furniture sector, can be provided. For example, it may be sufficient to fasten the removable frame part, in particular if it consists of a frame leg, to the frame support only by means of a screw. If the ends of the frame legs are mitred, only one centrally located fastening screw pulls the frame parts together. As a result, only one screw needs to be loosened, the frame part removed, then the information carrier with the carrier plate changed and the frame part put back on and screwed on in order to change the motif to be presented.

In an advantageous development of the invention, a preferably concealed inner frame can be provided in the frame, which is formed separately from the frame and which on the one hand holds and / or positions the carrier plate with the information carrier connected to it and on the other hand carries the lighting device or at least its illuminant so that it is ensured that the carrier plate is positioned exactly relative to the lighting device. This is particularly helpful when the lighting device couples the light emitted by it into the carrier plate at the edge via the circumferential side, since even slight misalignments here would lead to a significantly deteriorated lighting performance.

Said inner frame can extend along several sides of the frame, for example form a U-shaped inner frame or also consist only of one or more support profile parts which are on one or more Frame sides can be arranged, for example in such a way that two support profiles are used on opposite sides of the frame parts remaining with the frame part removed, which hold the carrier plate with the information carrier attached to it on opposite sides and carry illuminants on opposite sides, around the carrier plate or the information carrier from to illuminate opposite sides. Alternatively or additionally, a carrier profile can also be provided on a third side, for example a frame side opposite the removable frame part.

The carrier profile formed separately from the frame can basically be configured differently, the carrier profile advantageously comprising, on the one hand, positioning means for positioning the transparent carrier plate and / or, on the other hand, a lamp bearing section for storing lamps of the lighting device, the said positioning means for the carrier plate and the lamp bearing section being integral with one another are designed to avoid misalignment of multi-part constructions. The lamps are positioned directly on the carrier plate without any positional tolerances. In particular, the named carrier profile attached to the frame can comprise an inwardly open towards the transparent carrier plate, in particular a groove-like receiving pocket for receiving the carrier plate. In order to be able to introduce light into said carrier plate via the circumferential side of the carrier plate sitting in said carrier pocket, said receiving pocket can comprise light entry recesses or floor recesses on its bottom or comprise an open, for example slotted floor, so that lighting means lying under the floor can radiate the peripheral side of the carrier plate.

Advantageously, the carrier profile can include a receiving space for the lamps of the lighting device under the said receiving pocket for the carrier plate, wherein said receiving space for the illuminants can be separated from the receiving pocket for the carrier plate by lateral guide or holding webs on which the carrier plate can stand up with its peripheral side.

In an advantageous development of the invention, said carrier profile for mounting the lighting means and positioning the carrier plate can be designed as an extruded profile, for example in the form of a light metal strip.

Said separate support profile or the inner frame formed by it can be rigidly attached to the frame, in particular its frame parts remaining with the frame part removed, but in particular also - alternatively or additionally - attached to the plate-shaped frame support, for example glued and / or screwed to it.

Depending on the design of the frame, said carrier profile can be positioned or attached at different points relative to the frame, whereby in an advantageous further development of the invention a recessed arrangement or an arrangement hidden behind the frame and not visible from the intended viewing position can be provided. In particular, the named carrier profile can be arranged in a frame pocket which is delimited on the one hand by an edge web encompassing the carrier plate on the front side and on the other hand by the aforementioned frame carrier plate or the frame carrier.

The frame advantageously including the removable frame part can, in an advantageous development of the invention, comprise a cross-section essentially U-shaped or three-legged cross-sectional profile, which comprises two edge webs protruding towards the inside of the frame or towards the carrier plate, which the inserted carrier plate on opposite sides, ie front side and Reach around the back or cover an edge-side strip of the carrier plate. The frame can thus have a U-shaped or groove-shaped recess between the two mentioned edge webs, into which the carrier plate extends with edge-side end sections. In order to achieve simple handling without the risk of creasing and separate assembly steps, but also to support uniform and efficient lighting, a further development of the invention provides that the preferably foil, film or sheet-like information carrier is connected over the entire surface with the transparent carrier plate, wherein the information carrier can advantageously be laminated onto the front side of the carrier plate. Such lamination can basically be achieved in various ways, in particular with the help of suitable lamination agents such as lacquer, glue, wax or adhesive, whereby, depending on the information carrier used, thermal lamination can also be provided, i.e. the information carrier with heat and / or pressure on the Carrier plate can be applied.

A so-called Duratrans film, such as that offered by Kodak, for example, can be used as the information carrier.

In order to achieve brilliant transillumination of the information carrier, the information carrier can advantageously be arranged on a front side of the carrier plate, while the carrier plate can be designed to be totally reflective and / or coated with a reflective coating on its rear side, so that light coupled into the carrier plate via a peripheral side of the carrier plate cannot escape via the back of the carrier plate, but can only exit through the front or the information carrier can pass through. As a result, a brilliant, luminous image of the information carrier can be generated with a relatively low lighting power.

The lighting device can basically be designed differently, in particular comprise a multiplicity of LEDs, which can be arranged on the frame in a distributed manner along the peripheral edge of the carrier plate. In particular, an LED strip can be inserted into or arranged on the aforementioned separate carrier profile.

Depending on the application, the device can only have one face, for example if it is a model that can be mounted on a wall. In an advantageous further development of the invention, however, the device can also be designed on both sides or have two visible sides, in particular arranged opposite one another, for example if it is a free-standing one Showcase trades. In an advantageous development of the invention, such a double-sided display case can comprise two carrier plates, each of which is provided with an information carrier on its front side and can be arranged with their rear sides facing one another. In particular, the two named carrier plates can be arranged on opposite sides of the aforementioned frame carrier, which can be designed as a plate, so that the named frame carrier lies between the two transparent carrier plates.

In this case, the frame is advantageously designed in such a way that the removable frame part extends over both carrier plates, so that both carrier plates can be exchanged in the aforementioned manner by removing said frame part.

The removable frame part can advantageously be completely removed from the remaining frame part, so that there is no longer any connection between the frame parts mentioned. Alternatively, the removable frame part can be connected to the remaining frame part and / or the aforementioned frame support by a pivot joint, which pivot joint allows the removable frame part to be pivoted between a position closing the frame opening and a position releasing the frame opening.

Advantageously, said swivel joint for the swiveling mounting of the removable frame part can have a swivel axis which can extend essentially perpendicular to the frame plane and / or essentially perpendicular to the longitudinal extent of the removable frame part, so that the removable frame part can be folded away to expose the frame opening. By folding away the removable frame part in this way, the frame opening can advantageously be essentially completely cleared, so that unimpeded access to the frame opening and thus easy changing of the information carrier is possible.

Fig. 1:

eine Draufsicht auf eine beleuchtbare Vorrichtung zum Präsentieren von Infomationsträgern einer vorteilhaften Ausführung der Erfindung, wobei die Teilansichten (a) und (b) die auf Vorder- und Rückseite der Vorrichtung unterschiedlichen Informationsträger zeigt,

Fig. 2:

eine Seitenansicht der Vorrichtung aus Fig. 1,

Fig. 3:

eine perspektivische Darstellung des Rahmens der Vorrichtung aus den vorhergehenden Figuren, wobei der abnehmbare Rahmenteil in Form des oberen Rahmenschenkels abgenommen gezeigt ist,

Fig. 4:

eine Schnittansicht durch die Vorrichtung aus den vorhergehenden Figuren im Bereich seines Rahmens, wobei der im Querschnitt U-förmige Rahmen, die die Rahmenteile zusammenhaltende Rahmenträgerplatte und die beidseits der genannten Rahmenträgerplatte eingesetzten transparenten Trägerplatten mit darauf aufkaschierten Informationsträgerfolien und die separaten Trägerprofile zur Positionierung der transparenten Trägerplatten und der Beleuchtungseinrichtung gezeigt sind, und

Fig. 5:

eine perspektivische Darstellung des Rahmens der Vorrichtung ähnlich Fig. 3 nach einer weiteren Ausführung der Erfindung, gemäß der der abnehmbare Rahmenteil in Form des oberen Rahmenschenkels wegklappbar ist.

The present invention is explained in more detail below on the basis of preferred exemplary embodiments and associated drawings. In the drawings show:

Fig. 1:

a plan view of an illuminable device for presenting information carriers of an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the partial views (a) and (b) showing the different information carriers on the front and back of the device,

Fig. 2:

a side view of the device Fig. 1 ,

Fig. 3:

a perspective view of the frame of the device from the preceding figures, wherein the removable frame part in the form of the upper frame leg is shown removed,

Fig. 4:

a sectional view through the device from the previous figures in the area of its frame, wherein the cross-sectionally U-shaped frame, the frame support plate holding the frame parts together and the transparent support plates inserted on both sides of said frame support plate with information carrier foils laminated thereon and the separate support profiles for positioning the transparent support plates and the lighting device are shown, and

Fig. 5:

a perspective view of the frame of the device similar Fig. 3 according to a further embodiment of the invention, according to which the removable frame part in the form of the upper frame leg can be folded away.

As the Figures 1 to 3 show, has a device for presenting information carriers, which can be designed as a showcase 1, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a circumferentially closed frame 2, which is polygonal, in particular rectangular and several frame legs that form the different sides of the frame, includes.

Instead of the rectangular shape shown, the frame 2 can also have other shapes, for example hexagonal or also rounded, for example contoured in the manner of an oval or a coat of arms.

In the present case, the frame legs are formed by frame sections 2a, 2b, 2c and 2d of the frame 2. The frame sections 2a-2b are fastened, for example screwed, to a plate-shaped frame support 9, for example in the form of a chipboard or plywood board or glued wood board or a plastic board. The frame support 9 extends in the plane defined by the frame 2 and is approximately centrally aligned in cross section to the frame sections 2a, 2b, 2c and 2d mentioned, so that the frame sections 2a to 2d mentioned extend on both flat sides of the frame support 9. For example, a symmetrical arrangement of the frame support 9 in the cross section of the frame sections 2a to 2d mentioned can prove to be advantageous.

A carrier plate 4 made of transparent material such as, for example, Plexiglas is provided on both sides of said frame carrier 9, each of which extends essentially over the entire area enclosed by frame 2 and is encompassed or encompassed in an area at the edge by edge webs 2r of frame 2. are covered. As Fig. 4 shows, the frame 2 can have a U-shaped cross-sectional contour in which two edge webs 2r protrude from a circumferential web 2u inwards, ie towards the spatial area enclosed by the frame 2, so that the frame 2 as a whole defines a circumferential inner groove 11, which according to is open on the inside (ie to the inside of the frame). The aforementioned frame support 9 and the two support plates 4 are received in the aforementioned inner groove 11.

As Fig. 4 furthermore shows, each of the aforementioned carrier plates 4 is provided on its front side, ie the side facing away from the frame carrier 9, with an information carrier 3, for example in the form of a translucent or transparent film, on which information carrier 3 the image or text data to be displayed are printed, as is the case with the Partial views (a) and (b) of Fig. 1 demonstrate.

Said sheet-like or film-like information carrier 3 is advantageously connected over the entire surface to the respective carrier plate 4, in particular laminated thereon.

In order to backlight or illuminate the information carrier 3, a lighting device 5 is integrated into the frame 2, which can be arranged at the bottom of the U-shaped cross-sectional contour of the frame 2, as is the case Fig. 4 shows. Said lighting device 5 can in this case comprise a multiplicity of lighting means 7, for example in the form of light-emitting diodes LEDs, which can be arranged distributed along the frame 2. The LEDs mentioned can be in the form of an LED strip, for example, which is laid along the inner groove 11 of the frame 2. It should be mentioned that the lighting means 7 can be formed by other known light sources.

As Fig. 4 shows, an inner frame in the form of a separate carrier profile 6 can be provided for positioning the lighting device 5 and also for positioning the carrier plates 4 with the information carriers 3 laminated thereon, which can extend partially or completely along the circumferential contour of the frame 2, in particular in the mentioned frame 2 is used. As Fig. 4 shows, the named carrier profile 6 can be inserted into the frame pocket 14, which is formed on both sides of the frame carrier 9 between the named frame carrier 9 and the spaced-apart edge web 2r of the frame 2, the named carrier profile 6 advantageously sitting on the circumferential web 2u of the frame 2 can, cf. Fig. 4 .

Said carrier profile 6 can advantageously be designed as an extruded profile, for example made of aluminum, but if necessary also be manufactured in a different way. To position the transparent carrier plate 4, said carrier profile 6 comprises positioning means 12, which can in particular comprise a groove-shaped receiving pocket 15 open to the inside, ie towards the carrier plate 4, into which the carrier plate 4 can be inserted with its edge. The said receiving pocket 15 is designed to be open at its bottom or has a slot-shaped bottom recess 16, so that the receiving space 17 located under the receiving pocket 15 is connected to said receiving pocket 15. The lighting means 7 arranged in the receiving space 17 can thereby irradiate the circumferential side of the carrier plate 4 in order to couple light into the end face (s) of the carrier plate 4, for example. The bottom of the above-mentioned receiving space 17 forms a holding section 13 for the lighting means 7, in particular the LED strip can be arranged or held on it.

In order to be able to easily change or exchange the carrier plates 4, the carrier plates 4 are only plugged into the associated carrier profiles 6 or are slidably guided in the receiving pocket 15 or are arranged so that they can be pulled out and inserted.

In order to enable the carrier plates 4 to be pulled out or inserted in a direction parallel to the frame plane defined by the frame 2, the frame 2 is constructed in several parts. In the embodiment shown, the frame 2 is designed in two parts and comprises a removable frame part in the form of the removable frame leg 2a. According to Fig. 3 this is the upper frame leg 2a, although a side or lower frame leg could also be designed to be removable.

If the above-mentioned removable frame leg 2a is dismantled, a frame opening 2o is created on the frame 2, through which the carrier plate 4 can be pulled out of the frame 2 together with the information carrier 3 located on it. Said frame opening 2o advantageously extends over an entire side of the frame 2, so that the remaining frame part with the frame legs 2b, c and d define at least approximately a U-shaped frame skeleton. The length of the frame opening 2o corresponds at least to the maximum dimension of the information carrier 3 and / or the carrier plate 4 transversely to the pull-out or insertion direction in which the information carrier 3 or the Carrier plate 4 can be removed from the frame or inserted into the frame.

As Fig. 3 further shows, the frame parts can be made with a miter in the corner areas in which they adjoin one another, so that they can be attached to one another with an accurate fit. The removable frame part 2a can be fastened to the frame support 9, for example, with detachable fastening means, so that it can be easily removed after the fastening means mentioned have been loosened. This creates an open side of the frame through which the carrier plate 4 can be pulled out of the frame 2 together with the information carrier 3 applied to it (cf. Fig. 4 , Direction of movement 41). After inserting another desired carrier plate 4 or another desired information carrier 3, the frame part 2 can simply be put back on. In an advantageous embodiment, only a single screw can be provided for the removable frame leg 2a, so that the information carrier can be changed comparatively quickly and easily.

As Fig. 5 shows, the removable frame part 2a can also be pivotably mounted so that it can be folded away from the frame opening 2o. Said removable frame part 2a can be supported by means of a swivel joint 50 which has a pivot axis 51 which extends perpendicular to the frame plane and / or at an end section of the removable frame part 2a, in particular between the named end section of the removable frame part 2a and a - at attached frame part 2a - adjacent end portion of the remaining frame part 2b can be provided. The detachable frame part 2a can be connected directly to the remaining frame part 2b and / or the frame support 9 by means of the swivel joint 50 mentioned, for example in the form of a hinge.

The foldable or pivotable mounting of the removable frame part 2a is advantageously designed in such a way that the frame opening 2o is essentially released by folding away the removable frame part 2a, so that unimpeded access to the frame opening 2o and thus a simple change of the information carrier 3 together with the carrier plate 4 is possible. Furthermore, a hinged mounting of the removable frame part 2a, as for example Fig. 5 shows, a simple closing or opening of the frame 2. For example, a detachable fastening of the foldable frame part 2a at only one point can be sufficient to close the frame in a stable manner, for example at an end portion of the frame part 2a opposite the pivot joint 50, which is connected to the remaining Frame part 2d can be connected, or to another section of the frame part 2a, which can be firmly connected to the frame support 9. The mentioned releasable connection with the remaining frame part 2d and / or the frame support 9 can be made, for example, by means of a screw, or also by means of a bolt or a locking part, for example in the form of a clip lock, which is connected to the frame part 2a on the one hand and the frame part 2d and / or the Frame support 9, on the other hand, can be brought into holding engagement when the frame part 2a is in its position closing the frame opening 2o and prevents a folding movement of the frame part 2a and thus holds the frame part 2a in the closed position. For example, a sliding or swivel bolt or a resilient snap clip can catch the frame part 2a when it is in the closed position in order to prevent it from being opened unintentionally.

Furthermore, the entire device can also be attached to the suspension in the open state - for example, such as Fig. 5 shows, can be attached to the removable frame part 2a - be held via the mentioned swivel joint 50, so that an exchange process of the information carrier 3 can take place particularly easily without the suspension having to be removed or the frame 2 parked or held by a second person would have to be.

Claims (14)

1. Device for presenting information carriers such as posters, images, advertisements and the like, comprising at least one transparent carrier plate (4), to which a preferably foil-like, film-like or sheet-like information carrier (3) can be attached, a frame (2) surrounding the carrier plate (4), and an illumination device (5) attached to the frame (2) for illuminating and/or backlighting the information carrier (3), wherein the frame (2) comprises a lateral frame opening (2o), through which the carrier plate (4) with the information carrier (3) attached thereto can be pulled out of/inserted into the frame (2) in a direction (41) parallel to the frame plane defined by the frame (2), wherein the frame opening (2o) can be closed by a removable frame part (2a) which can be detachably connected to the remaining frame part (2b, c, d) such that the frame (2) encompasses the information carrier (3) on all sides when the frame opening (2o) is closed, characterised in that the plurality of frame parts (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d) of the multi-part frame (2) are mounted on a planar frame carrier (9), which frame carrier (9) holds the frame parts (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d) together and is arranged on a rear side of the at least one carrier plate (4), wherein at least the one removable frame part (2a) is detachably fastened to the frame carrier (9) and the frame part (2b, c, d) remaining when the frame part (2a) is removed is retained on the frame carrier (9).
2. Device according to the preceding claim, wherein the removable frame part (2a) is formed by a frame leg.
3. Device according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the frame part (2b, c, d) remaining when the frame part (2a) is removed is formed in multiple parts and/or comprises a plurality of interconnected frame legs, wherein the removable frame part (2a) can be detachably connected to at least one framepart section of the remaining frame part (2b, d).
4. Device according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the frame parts (2a, b, c, d) are formed as frame-profile sections that are substantially U-shaped in cross section and overlap the transparent carrier plate (4) on the front and rear side by means of edge fins (2r), such that said carrier plate (4) is encompassed by the frame (2) on three sides, namely on the front side, the rear side and over the periphery, wherein said edge fins (2r) preferably are formed peripherally and define a frame groove (11) on said periphery, in which said carrier plate (4) is received by an edge.
5. Device according to any of the preceding claims, wherein a carrier profile (6) formed separately from the frame (2) is inserted into the frame (2), which carrier profile (6) comprises positioning means (12) for positioning the transparent carrier plate (4) as well as a lighting-means holding portion (13) for holding lighting means (7) of the illumination device (5).
6. Device according to the preceding claim, wherein the separate carrier profile (6) is received in a frame pocket (14), which is delimited on one side by an edge fin (2r) of the frame (2) and on the other side by the frame carrier (9), and is fastened to the frame (2) and/or the frame carrier (9).
7. Device according to any of the two preceding claims, wherein the separate carrier profile (6) comprises a preferably groove-like receiving pocket (15) for receiving the carrier plate (4) which is open inwards towards the transparent carrier plate (4), which receiving pocket (15) comprises an open base and/or a base comprising base cut-outs (16), under which base a receiving space (17) for receiving the lighting means (7) of the illumination device (5) is provided such that the lighting means (7) are positioned along the peripheral side of the carrier plate (4) and/or the peripheral side of the carrier plate (4) can be irradiated by the lighting means (7) such that light emitted by the lighting means (7) can be coupled into said carrier plate (4) through the peripheral side of the carrier plate (4).
8. Device according to any of the preceding claims 5-7, wherein the carrier profile (6) is designed as an extruded profile.
9. Device according to any of the preceding claims 5-8, wherein the carrier profile (6) forms a U-shaped inner frame and/or a plurality of carrier profiles (6) are provided on at least two opposite frame sides, in particular on the frame part (2b, c, d) remaining when the frame part (2a) is removed, the inner frame and/or the plurality of carrier profiles (6) form a sliding guide for inserting the carrier plate (4) together with the information carrier (3) attached thereto.
10. Device according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the preferably foil-like, film-like or sheet-like information carrier (3) is connected to the carrier plate (4) over its entire surface, in particular is mounted on a front side of the carrier plate (4).
11. Device according to the preceding claim, wherein the information carrier (3) is arranged on a front side of the carrier plate (4) and the carrier plate (4) is designed to be totally reflective and/or is coated so as to be mirrored on its rear side, wherein light coming from the illumination device (5) is coupled into the carrier plate (4) through the peripheral side of the carrier plate (4).
12. Device according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the illumination device (5) comprises an LED strip as the lighting means (7).
13. Device according to any of the preceding claims, wherein two transparent carrier plates (4), to each of which a preferably foil-like, film-like or sheet-like information carrier (3) can be attached, can be inserted into the frame (2) with their rear sides facing one another, wherein the planar frame carrier (9), on which the frame parts (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d) are mounted, is arranged between the transparent carrier plates (4) and is peripherally encompassed by edge fins (2r) of the frame parts (2a, b, c, d), which are U-shaped in cross section, on three sides, namely on the front side, the rear side and over the periphery, together with the carrier plates (4).
14. Device according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the removable frame part (2a) is mounted about a pivot axis (51) between a position that closes the frame opening (2o) and a position that opens the frame opening (2o), wherein said pivot axis (51) preferably extends approximately perpendicularly to the frame plane defined by the frame (2) and/or approximately perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the removable frame part (2a) and/or is arranged on an end portion of the removable frame part (2a), wherein the removable frame part (2a) is connected to the remaining frame part (2b) and/or the planar frame carrier (9) by a pivot joint (50) that defines said pivot axis (51).

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