FR2751460A1 - SUPPORT FOR SIGNALING AND / OR ADVERTISING INFORMATION - Google Patents

Abstract

The support according to the invention forming a cover (11) intended to cover a frame to which it is fixed, comprises a substantially sealed interior housing (4) forming an opening (5) in the front face (1) of the cover (11). . The outer size of the housing (4) is determined to coincide with at least one opening of the frame intended to receive the housing (4). The outer edges of the front face (1) fold towards the inside of the cover to form a rim of determined width; one of the edges corresponding to the upper edge of the cover extending by a flange projecting above the cover following the profile of the cover. The housing (4) is closed by a screen (14) supporting the information. Applications go to column type billboards.

Description

The invention relates to a signaling information medium and / or

  advertisement involved in the production of a display panel of the type comprising a base capable of receiving a fixed number of elements, or display modules, superimposed and assembled to each other to form a modular display column. The invention also relates to a modular display panel equipped with such supports and a method

  dismantling the panel supports.

  Generally, the display panels comprise a frame to which is attached a wall on which will be applied a poster, a window intended to press the poster against the wall, and a profile intended to fix the

window to the frame.

  In this case, the window is fixed to be opened or closed like a door, by means of hinges. This system therefore requires a complex implementation, during which it is necessary to open the window, to place the poster against the wall, to maintain the poster against the wall by auxiliary means before

to close the window.

  The invention aims to overcome this disadvantage.

  For this purpose, the invention relates to a signaling and / or advertising information carrier of the type comprising a front face having the information and side walls extending on either side of the front face. According to the invention, the information carrier forms a cover intended to cover a frame on which it is fixed. It comprises a substantially sealed inner housing forming an opening in the front face of the hood and having a bottom and a side wall surrounding the bottom; the side wall being connected to the front face of the hood. The external size of the housing is determined to coincide with at least one opening of the frame for receiving the housing. The outer edges of the front face and the side walls are folded towards the inside of the cover to form a rim of determined width; one of the flanges corresponding to the upper rim of the hood extending by a flange projecting above the hood along the profile of the hood. Finally, the case is closed by a screen allowing

to visualize the information.

  The housing may comprise a deflection device disposed on its bottom, and a lighting element

  disposed within the deflection device.

  In a particular embodiment, the side walls of the cover extend substantially perpendicular to the front face and substantially

  parallel to the side wall of the housing.

  The front face is substantially convex.

  The flange overlying the hood extends in a direction substantially parallel to the front face and follows the

  contour formed by the front face and the side walls.

  The present invention also relates to a modular display panel of the type comprising a base fixed to the ground and having a fixed number of superimposed modules and fixed to one another in a vertical direction, comprising at least one support according to the invention forming a cover of at least one of the modules; the housing of the support coming to fit inside the receptacle of the frame and the side walls of the support

coming to cover the panel.

  Each support is mounted independently of the others and is embedded with the other adjacent supports respectively lower and upper; the side walls cooperating with the side faces of the frame, and

  the collar cooperating with the base of the upper support.

  The panel thus equipped forms a column presenting information on one or both sides; the column comprising a determined number of independent modules as to the information it carries and superimposed on each other to reach a maximum height determined according to the height of the

base of the chassis.

  According to one embodiment, at least one of the modules comprises at least one device for presenting information relating to at least one parameter in relation

with the environment.

  The display panel according to the invention comprises, for example, an information presentation device indicating the level of atmospheric pollution, and / or an information presentation device indicating the

water level of a river.

  Finally, the present invention relates to a method of dismounting an information carrier for equipping a modular display panel according to the invention consisting in: - dislodging the bottom of the housing of the receptacle of the frame; - rotate the lower part of the support towards the outside of the panel; and - disengaging the upper part of the support of the immediately higher support; this movement to release the collar of the lower part of the support

immediately superior.

  An advantage of the present invention is that it is perfectly adapted to cover display modules forming a modular display column of variable height by the superposition of a fixed number of modules assembled to each other. Another advantage of the present invention is that it also makes it possible to easily change the information carried by each support according to the invention independently of the other supports and

  requiring for that little human intervention.

  Finally, every information can be visible by day as

by night.

  Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent to the

  reading of the description which follows, with reference to the figures

  attached which represent: - Figure 1, a perspective view of an embodiment of an information carrier according to the invention; - Figure 2, a top view of the embodiment of an information carrier according to the invention; FIG. 3, an exploded view relating to a display module equipped with an information carrier according to the invention; FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an information display column comprising a determined number of display modules equipped with supports according to the invention; and FIG. 5, a detail view making it possible to illustrate the mounting or dismounting of a support

information according to the invention.

  In these figures, the homologous elements are

designated by the same mark.

  In addition, the thickness of the support will not be represented. FIG. 1 illustrates an embodiment of an information carrier according to the invention intended to equip modular columns allowing the display of advertising information or signaling information such as street names, monuments, schools. and capable of being visible day and night The information carrier according to the invention comprises a front face 1 intended to present the information, side walls 2 and 3 extending on either side of the the front face 1 and substantially perpendicular to the front face 1. The support further comprises a housing 4 forming an opening 5 in the front face 1 of the support and having a bottom 6 and a side wall 7 surrounding the bottom 6; the side wall 7 being connected to the front face 1 of the support. The external size of the casing 4 is determined to coincide with an opening of the frame, not shown, of the information column intended to

receive the information medium.

  The front face 1 is further preformed to present on the periphery of the opening 5, an inner rim 8 for receiving a screen 9 supporting the information. The screen 9, slightly convex to allow panoramic viewing of information, comes to marry the equally convex shape of the front face 1; the thickness of the screen 9 being included in the thickness of the inner rim 8 so that no part exceeds the entire support. This screen 9 is preferably screwed on the front face 1 of the support to allow the interchangeabilté information. The screen 9 is for example a removable screen in altuglas supporting a silkscreen text. Different types of screens can be mounted on this same support. For example, a luminous screen with or without a sign, or even more simply, the support according to the invention does not include signage, but is in the form of a dressing, pending a possible signage. The outer edges of the front face 1 and the side walls 2, 3 falling towards the inside of the support to form respectively an upper flange 101 and lower 102, of determined width, extending substantially perpendicular to the face

before 1 of the support.

  The upper edge o10i is extended by a vertical collar 11 of determined height, making

protruding above the support.

  The flange 11 extends in a direction substantially parallel to the front face 1, slightly convex, while following the profile of the front face 1 and

side walls 2 and 3.

  The support according to the invention can be realized in

  a polyester according to a molding process.

  FIG. 2 shows a view from above of the support

information according to the invention.

  The support according to the invention has a generally "U" shape according to its top view. This figure makes it possible to distinguish the substantially waterproof housing 4 which can contain, for example, a lighting device highlighting the information carried by the screen 9 fixed on the front face 1 of the support according to the invention, or any other device 4 ' dynamic information presentation device, delimited in FIG. 2 by a discontinuous line, that is to say periodically updated, such as a parameter relating to the environment, directly or at a distance from the device 4 ', for example, the air pollution index, the level and / or flow rate of a river's water, precipitation, temperature, etc. The various sensors sensitive to these parameters not shown being either directly disposed near the device 4 'or at a distance from the device 4' and

  connected to the device 4 'by wire and / or radio.

  FIG. 3 illustrates, in an exploded view, various elements that can be assembled on a support according to the invention as well as a display module of FIG.

  the column intended to receive this assembly.

  A support 12 according to the invention is equipped with a device for deflecting the light emitted 13, for example by a neon 14, fixed for example on the side wall 7 of the housing 4; the deflection device 13 being fixed on the

bottom 6 of the housing 4.

  The screen 9 can support a sign, for example by screen printing or a poster stuck on the inner face of the screen 9, is attached to the front face 1 of the support 12, and closes the opening 5 of the support 12 and therefore also the housing 4 equipped with the deflection device 13 and the neon 14. The screen 9 may also be simply a transparent anti-reflective screen 9 for viewing the information display device 4 '

  disposed within the housing; the waterproof case vis-

  from the outside protecting the device 4 'from bad weather. A frame 15 hubcap, for example stainless steel, can be reported on the screen 9 to hide all of

screw fixing the screen 9.

  The lighting of the housing 4 is made for example by one or more neons. The deflection device 13 is for example a folded aluminum sheet and is intended for

  spread the neon light on the screen 9.

  The support 12 according to the invention thus equipped is adjusted to fit around a display module 16 represented by its frame. The frame is for example a tubular frame in square sections; the housing 4 entering inside a receptacle 17 formed by the frame 16 on which it will be fixed, and the side walls

  2, 3 of the support 12 covering the outside of the frame 16.

  FIG. 4 illustrates a modular display column comprising a base 18 consisting for example of a tubular frame of square section of the same type as the

chassis 16 of the display module.

  A fixed number of display modules 16i can be stacked one on the other to form a column of specific height; the assembly of the modules 16i on each other and on the base 18 being provided by bolts. The base 18 of the column rests on two feet 191, 192 of fixing to the ground. The head 20 of the column is covered on both sides by two skins of

  structure identical to that of a support but without screen.

  Such a column is intended for example to be fixed on a sidewalk and is rather intended to equip

urbanized environments.

  Such a modular column structure equipped with superimposed modules 16i on each other is of interest only to the extent that can be reported on each front face of these modules 16i information of different type,

  without having to do this to disassemble all the modules 16i.

  To change the information, it is sufficient to change the screen 9 screen printing by removing the screws for fixing the screen 9 or in the case of a box 4 supporting a device 4 'presentation of information, delimited in the figure by a discontinuous line, to remove the complete support 12 to place another supporting a device 4 'of different information presentation. The distribution of the different information on the faces of the column is facilitated by the modular aspect on the one hand of the column and on the other hand

  because of the interchangeability of information media.

  Indeed, the information carrier 12 according to the invention behaving like a cover vis-à-vis these modules 16i, allows to change the distribution of information on the column by simply disengagement / nesting of the cover 12 on the frame chassis 16, the hood also coming to fit under the next top cover and the corresponding lower cover respectively respectively

  adjacent upper and lower modules.

  The first interlocking function in the frame 16 is carried out via the inner housing 4 of the support 12, and the recessing of the cover 12 with respect to the upper cover is mainly due to the collar 11

overcoming the hood.

  FIG. 5 shows, in a profile view of the panel, the mounting or dismounting of a support 12 according to the invention. The assembly and disassembly of such a cover 12 can be done easily and independently of the other modules 16i and requires only a limited number

operations.

  At first, the cover 12 is disengaged from its housing, which corresponds to disengage the bottom 6 of the housing 4 of the frame 16, and in a second step, the lower part of the cover 12 is pivoted towards the front of the panel then to disengage the upper part of the hood immediately higher; this movement allowing

  release the flange 11 of the next top cover.

  To reassemble the cover 12 on the panel, reverse operations must be performed. In the case where the cover 12 supports light information, that is to say o the housing 4 comprises an electrical equipment connected to the panel, an extension is provided between an electrical connection box, not shown, disposed in the frame 16 and the housing 4 having the device

lighting 13, 14.

  The display panel may be single-sided or double-sided, that is to say carrying information on only one of its faces, or on both sides. It can also be mixed, that is to say include modules that, on one side, present information, and on the other side, do not present information, but

just an opaque dressing.

  Finally, the various informational covers and hoods forming the display panel, are shaped not to have vis-à-vis the outside, no protruding shape, each cover information carrier and dressing s integrating respectively to the structure of the base frame of the panel by not showing any

  protruding ridge on the outside of the panel.

Claims (13)

  1. A signaling and / or advertising information carrier of the type comprising a front face (1) presenting the information and side walls (2, 3) extending on either side of the front face (1). , characterized in that it forms a cover intended to cover a frame on which it is fixed, and in that it comprises a substantially sealed inner housing (4) forming an opening (5) in the front face (1) of the cover and having a bottom (6) and a side wall (7) surrounding the bottom (6), the side wall (7) being connected to the front face (1) of the cover, and the external dimensions of the housing (4). being determined to coincide with at least one opening of the frame for receiving the housing (4), and in that the outer edges of the front face (1) and the side walls (2, 3) are folded towards the inside of the cover for forming a flange (101, 102) of determined width, one of the flanges (101, 102) corresponding to the upper flange (101) the hood extending by a flange (11) protruding above the hood in the profile of the hood, and in that the housing (4) is closed by a screen   (9) for viewing the information.   2. Support according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing (4) comprises a deflection device (13) disposed on its bottom (6), and a lighting element   (14) disposed within the deflection device (13).   3. Support according to any one of   Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the walls   sides (2, 3) of the hood extend substantially   perpendicular to the front face (1).   4. Support according to claim 3, characterized in that the side walls (2, 3) of the cover extend substantially parallel to the side wall of the housing (4). 5. Information medium according to any one of   Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the front face (1) is substantially convex.   6. Information medium according to any one of   Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the flange   (11) extends in a direction substantially parallel to the front face (1) and follows the contour formed by the front face   (1) and the side walls (2, 3).   7. Modular display panel of the type comprising a base (18) fixed to the ground and comprising a determined number of display modules (16i) superimposed and fixed on each other in a vertical direction, characterized in that it comprises at least one information carrier (12) according to any one of   claims 1 to 6 forming a cover of at least one of   modules (16i); the housing (4) of the support (12) coming to fit inside the receptacle (17) of the frame (16) and the side walls (2, 3) of the support coming to cover the panel.   8. Modular display panel according to claim 7, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of modules (16i) fixed on each other, and in that each support (12) is mounted independently of the others and is embedded with the other adjacent supports respectively lower and upper; the side walls (2, 3) cooperating with the lateral faces of the frame, and the flange (11) cooperating with the base of the frame; upper support (12).   9. Modular display panel according to one   any of claims 7 and 8, characterized in that   that it forms a column presenting information on one or both sides; the column comprising a determined number of independent modules (16i) as to the information it carries and superimposed on each other to reach a maximum height determined in   depending on the height of the base (18).   10. Display panel according to claim 9, characterized in that at least one of the modules (16i) comprises at least one device (4 ') for presenting information relating to at least one parameter related to the environment. . 11. Billboard according to claim 10, characterized in that it comprises a device (4 ') for presenting information indicating the level of air pollution. 12. Display panel according to claim 10, characterized in that it comprises a presentation device (4 ') information indicating the level of waters of a river.   13. A method of disassembling an information carrier intended to equip a modular display panel according to   any of claims 7 to 12, characterized in that   what it consists of: - dislodging the bottom (6) of the housing (4) of the receptacle (17) of the frame (16); - rotate the lower part of the support (12) towards the outside of the panel; and - disengaging the upper part of the support (12) from the immediately higher support; this movement to release the collar (11) of the part   bottom of the next higher support.