FR3073968A1 - URBAN SIGNAGE DEVICE - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device (1) of signage comprising two posts (2) vertical, one or more blade (s) (3) generally rectangular capable of being secured horizontally between and along said two posts 2, remarkable in that it comprises securing means (4) for releasably securing the ends of the lower longitudinal edge (31) of each blade (3) to the posts (2), and then allowing the blade (3) to be rotated globally around the lower longitudinal edge (31 for bringing said blade (3) into its "signaling" position in which it is arranged between the two posts (2) so that its frontal plane of symmetry F contains the longitudinal axes of said posts (2) and locking means (5) are used to releasably secure the upper longitudinal edge (32) of each blade (3) relative to the two posts (2) to block it in its "signaling" position.

Description

Technical area

The present invention relates to the field of permanent or temporary signage, and in particular urban signage intended mainly for commercial and local signs. The invention relates more particularly to an urban signage device comprising a plurality of panels and two posts.

Prior art

In the field of permanent or temporary signage, urban signage devices are well known, consisting of two posts supporting one or more advantageously metallic strip (s), the ends of which are inserted at least partially into the posts, the (the) blade (s) being conventionally rectangular in shape, providing a substrate receiving on the front face a decoration such as an arrow, a symbol, a pictogram or even a text indicating a direction to follow in order to reach a place or in a store, for example. In known manner, each post is a light alloy profile conventionally produced by extrusion and comprising at least one groove having a slot. Each blade is preferably a flattened parallelepiped of light alloy obtained by extrusion, the longitudinal ends of which are capable of fitting into the associated groove of each of the two posts. It is understood that the installation of these blades must be carried out, once the posts are anchored in the ground, by inserting the blades from the top of said posts one after the other. This imposition is not really compatible with a simple and rapid assembly on site and has the consequence of increasing the assembly time and the final cost of the urban signage devices of the prior art. Through

GIR001-FR-12_TEXTE DEPOSE_RG / AG elsewhere, a change of blades in isolation is not possible because it is then mandatory to remove the blades arranged above the blade that you want to change making this type of urban signage device difficult scalable.

Statement of the invention

The purpose of the present invention is therefore to overcome the drawbacks mentioned above and to propose a device for urban signage which is easily modular and quick to install without any particular tool.

The invention relates to a signage device comprising two vertical posts, one or more generally rectangular strip (s) capable of being secured horizontally between and along said two posts and parallel to each other, said device being remarkable in that it comprises securing means for removably securing the ends of the lower longitudinal edge of each blade to the posts, then authorizing the rotation of the blade generally around the lower longitudinal edge to bring said blade into its signaling position in which it is disposed between the two posts so that its front plane of symmetry F contains the longitudinal axes of said posts, and blocking means make it possible to removably secure the upper longitudinal edge of each strip relative to the two posts to block it in its signaling position.

The fastening means advantageously comprise a fastening member fixed or integrated at each end of the lower longitudinal edge of each blade and a complementary fastening member secured along each post and able to cooperate with the associated fastening member and the means of blocking include a

GIR001-FR-12_TEXTE DEPOSE_RG / AG blocking fixed or integrated at each end of the lower longitudinal edge of each blade and a complementary blocking member secured along each post and able to cooperate with the associated blocking member.

Preferably, each joining member comprises a generally cylindrical body provided on one of its bases with a radial groove extending on one side beyond the middle of said base and opening on the other side to the outside of the body and each complementary fastening member comprises a rod integral with the associated post and extending perpendicularly at least partly projecting from the external face of said post, the part of the rod external to said post being able to be inserted into the radial groove in the joining member associated by its end opening to the outside.

Furthermore, each blocking member comprises a body provided with at least one orifice passing through it right through and capable of receiving a blocking screw and each complementary blocking member comprises a tapping arranged on the post capable of cooperating with the screw. for blocking the blocking member.

According to a preferred embodiment, each post has a groove opening longitudinally at each end of said post and having a cross section in the general shape of C, each complementary fastening member comprises an anchoring member capable of sliding along said groove and comprises a through thread, the rod then being a threaded rod capable of being screwed into said thread, and the thread of the complementary locking member is arranged on an anchoring member capable of sliding along said groove.

Advantageously, each blade comprises a generally rectangular plate and two generally cylindrical lower and upper sections which determine

GIR001-FR-12_TEXTE DEPOSE_RG / AG respectively the lower longitudinal edge and the upper longitudinal edge of said blade and each provided with a longitudinal slot opening longitudinally at each end of the associated lower or upper profile and capable of receiving one of the longitudinal edges of the plate.

The lower and upper profiles are preferably longer than the plate so that their ends extend beyond the plate when the longitudinal edges of the latter are inserted in their slot.

Advantageously, the body of each fastening member comprises on its base opposite to its radial groove a recess capable of receiving one of the ends of the lower profile of the associated blade and the body of each blocking member comprises on one of its front faces a recess capable of receiving one of the ends of the upper profile of the associated blade.

According to an advantageous embodiment, each fastening member advantageously comprises an indexing member in the form of a tongue disposed inside the recess and able to cooperate with the slot of the lower profile of the blade to orient the radial groove so that its longitudinal axis is parallel to the lateral edge of the blade and its end opening to the outside is oriented on the side opposite the blade plate, and the body of each locking member comprises a member indexing device in the form of a tongue arranged inside the recess and able to cooperate with the slot in the upper section of the blade to orient the orifice so that it is in line with the blade and its longitudinal axis is contained in the frontal plane of symmetry F of the blade.

The posts and blades are advantageously made from extruded profiles of light alloy of the aluminum type, for example.

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Brief description of the figures

Other advantages and characteristics will emerge more clearly from the following description of an embodiment of an urban signage device according to the invention, with reference to the appended figures in which:

- Figure 1 is a perspective view of an urban signage device according to the invention;

- Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of a blade of the urban signage device of Figure 1;

- Figure 3 is a sectional view of a post of the urban signage device of Figure 1;

- Figure 4 is a perspective view of part of the locking means of the urban signage device of Figure 1;

- Figure 5 is a front view of part of the locking means of Figure 4;

- Figure 6 is a rear view of part of the locking means of Figure 4;

- Figure 7 is a perspective view of part of the connection means of the urban signage device of Figure 1;

- Figure 8 is a front view of part of the attachment means of Figure 7;

- Figure 9 is a rear view of part of the attachment means of Figure 7;

- the figure 10 is a view in perspective of an organ anchor means s of solidaris ation or s means of blocking; - the figure 11 is a view in perspective partial of device of urban signage of the figure 1; - the figure 12 is a view in perspective cut according to axis XII- XII 'of the Figure 11; - the figure 13 is a view in perspective cut according to

GIR001-FR-12_TEXTE DEPOSE_RG / AG the axis XIII-XIII 'of figure 11;

- Figures 14A to 14E are partial perspective views of the urban signage device of Figure 1 in which a blade is put in place.

Best way to realize the technical invention

Thus, with reference to Figures 1 to 13, the urban signage device 1 comprises;

- two vertical posts 2,

one or more generally rectangular strip (s) 3 capable of being secured horizontally between and along said two posts 2 and parallel to each other,

- Securing means 4 making it possible to removably secure the ends of the lower longitudinal edge 31 of each blade 3 to the posts 2, then to authorize the rotation of the blade 3 generally around the lower longitudinal edge 31 to bring said blade 3 into its signaling position in which it is disposed between the two posts 2, its front plane of symmetry F containing the longitudinal axes of said posts 2 and, in the embodiment shown, its lateral edges 33 then being substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis said associated post 2, and

- Locking means 5 make it possible to removably secure the upper longitudinal edge 32 of each blade 3 relative to the two posts 2 to block it in its signaling position.

There is shown in the figures a device 1 for urban signage according to the invention with two vertical posts 2 and one or more horizontal blades 3. However, the posts 2 and / or the blades 3 may be more or less inclined relative to the vertical and to the horizontal respectively, terms such as, for example, vertical, horizontal, perpendicular, parallel, upper

GIR001-FR-12_TEXTE DEPOSE_RG / AG or even lower will then be adapted if necessary.

In addition, in the embodiment described, the fastening means 4 are associated with the lower longitudinal edge of each blade 3 and the locking means 5 are associated with the upper longitudinal edge of said blade 3.

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However, we understand well than the means of solidarity 4 and the means of blocking 5 will respectively to be associated at edge longitudinal higher 32 and at the longitudinal edge in férieur 31 of each blade 3 without spell ir of the scope of the present invention. Referring to Figure 3, the poles 2, which are advantageously made at least in part from extruded profile light alloy of aluminum type by

on a solid example, are fixed made, for example, of concrete. Each post has a groove 21 comprising at least one longitudinal slot 22 opening on one side into an internal cavity 23 and on the other outside of the post 2, said slot 22 and cavity 23 opening longitudinally at each end of said post 2 The slot 22 has a width strictly less than the width of the cavity 23 so as to have a groove 21 with a cross section in the general shape of C.

With reference to FIG. 2, each blade 3 comprises a generally rectangular plate 34 and comprising at least two substantially vertical front faces 35 of which at least one is capable of receiving signage, and two globally determining lower 36 and upper 37 profiles respectively the lower longitudinal edge 31 and the lower longitudinal edge 32 of said blade 3 and each provided with a longitudinal slot 38 opening longitudinally at each end of the associated lower or upper profile 36 and capable of receiving the longitudinal edge of the plate 34, the lateral edges of the plate 34 then determining the lateral edges 33 of said

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- 8 blade 3.

The terms “cylinder” or “cylindrical” are, in the present application, to be taken in the broad sense and are therefore not limited to the cylinder or cylindrical sense of revolution.

The lower and upper sections 36, 37 are preferably longer than the plate 34 so that their ends extend beyond the plate 34 when the longitudinal edges of the latter are inserted into their slot 38.

The plate 34 of each blade 3 defines a substrate receiving on one of its front faces 35 a decoration such as an arrow, a symbol, a pictogram or even a text indicating a direction to follow to go to a place or to a store, for example.

The plate 34 and the lower and upper sections 36,37 of each blade 3 are advantageously made of light alloy of aluminum type for example.

Referring to Figures 1 to 13, the fastening means 4 comprise a fastening member 41 fixed to each end of the lower section 36 of each blade 3 and a complementary fastening member 42 secured along each post 2 and able to cooperate with the joining member 41 associated for removably joining the ends of the lower longitudinal edge 31 of each blade 3 to the posts 2.

Each fastening member 41 comprises a generally cylindrical body 411 provided on a 412 with its bases 412, 413 with a recess 414 capable of receiving one of the ends of the lower profile 36 of the associated blade 3 and a radial groove 415 on the another base 413, said radial groove 415 extending on one side beyond the middle of the base 413 and opening on the other side outside the body 411, advantageously by flaring slightly.

The body 411 advantageously comprises a member

GIR001-FR-12_TEXTE DEPOSE_RG / AG indexing 416 in the form of a tongue disposed inside the recess 414 and able to cooperate with the slot 38 of the lower profile 36 to orient the radial groove 415 so as to that its longitudinal axis is parallel to the lateral edge of the blade 3 and that its end opening to the outside is oriented on the side opposite to the plate 34 of the blade 3.

Each complementary fastening member 42 comprises a rod 421 secured to the associated post 2 and extending perpendicularly at least partially projecting from the external face of said post 2. The part of the rod 421 external to said post 2 being able to come s' insert in the radial groove 415 in the joining member 41 associated by its end opening to the outside, as explained below.

The rod 421 can be secured to the post 2 by any suitable technique such as, for example, welding or bonding.

However, in the preferred embodiment described (see FIG. 13), the rod 421 is fixed, in a removable manner, on the associated post 2. For this, each complementary fastening member 42 further comprises an anchoring member 422 capable of being inserted into the cavity 23 of said post 2 so as to slide along its groove 21 and comprises a thread 423 passing through, the rod 421 being then a threaded rod capable of being screwed, through the slot 22 of said groove 21 of the associated post 2, in the thread 423 until it comes to bear on the bottom of said cavity 23 and tighten said anchor member 422 against the internal wall of said cavity 23 so as to be itself locked in position along said post 2. This configuration is particularly advantageous because it makes it possible to position or reposition very easily the rod 421 of each complementary fastening member 42

GIR001-FR-12_TEXTE DEPOSE_RG / AG at any position along the posts 2, without having to carry out new welding, bonding or drilling operations which would actually degrade the paint of the urban signage device 1 conforming to the 'invention.

Referring to Figures 1 to 13, the locking means 5 comprise a locking member 51 fixed to each end of the upper profile 37 of each blade 3 and a complementary locking member 52 secured along each post 2 and able to cooperate with the locking member 51 associated for removably securing the ends of the upper longitudinal edge 32 of each blade 3 to the posts 2.

Each locking member 51 comprises a body 511 provided on one of its front faces 512 with at least one recess 513 capable of receiving one of the ends of the upper profile 37 of the associated blade 3 and an orifice 514 passing through the body 511 right through and able to receive a locking screw 515.

The body 511 advantageously comprises an indexing member 516 in the form of a tongue disposed inside the recess 513 and able to cooperate with the slot 38 of the upper profile 37, when the recess 513 receives one of the ends of the upper profile 37, to orient the orifice 514 so that it is in the extension of the blade 3 and that its longitudinal axis is contained in the frontal plane of symmetry F of the blade 3.

Each complementary locking member 52 comprises a thread 521 arranged on the post 2 able to cooperate with the locking screw 515 of the locking member 51.

In the preferred embodiment described, the internal thread 521 is arranged on an anchoring member 522 able to be inserted into the cavity 23 of said post 2 so as to slide along its groove 21. This configuration is particularly advantageous because it allows to position

GIR001-FR-12_TEXTE DEPOSE_RG / AG or very easily reposition the tapping 521 of each complementary fastening member 52 at any position along the posts 2, without having to perform new welding, gluing or drilling operations which would actually degrade the paint of the urban signage device 1 according to the invention.

Said body 511 preferably comprises a counterbore 517 in line with the orifice 514 making it possible to drown the head of the locking screw 515 when the latter is screwed into the thread 521 of the associated complementary locking member 52.

With this configuration, with reference to FIGS. 1, 12, 13 and 14A to 14E, in order to install a blade 3 on the posts 2 of the urban signage device 1 according to the invention, the procedure is as follows:

setting up of attachment means 4 and locking means 5 on the blade 3 and along each post 2,

- Positioning of the blade 3 between the posts 2 so as to have its substantially horizontal frontal plane of symmetry F and its lower longitudinal edge opposite the complementary fastening members 42, engagement of the fastening members 41 of blade 3 in the bodies of additional joining by inserting the rod

421 of these in the radial groove

415 in fastening members 41 until it abuts against the end of said radial groove

415, rotation of the blade 3 to bring it into its signaling position,

- blocking of the blade 3 by inserting a blocking screw 515 in the orifice 514 of and by screwing in the tapping each blocking member 51

521 of the blocking member

GIR001-FR-12_TEXTE DEPOSE_RG / AG additional 52 associated.

The man of Business will have no difficulty for sizing the different elements constituent of device 1 of if urban genetics according to 1'invention for

allow easy and lasting installation.

It is easy to understand that this configuration makes it easy, using a simple tool, of the wrench or screwdriver type, to make the urban signage device 1 according to the invention quickly modular by putting in place, changing or moving one of its blade 3.

Description of other embodiments of the invention

According to a first alternative embodiment not shown, the device 1 for urban signage comprises two vertical posts, one or more blades, means for securing, and blocking means, all being similar to those previously described. However, this first alternative embodiment differs in that;

the fastening member of the fastening means does not include a radial groove but a retractable rod or ball and their complementary fastening member does not include a rod but an orifice capable of cooperating with said rod or ball, and / or

the blocking member of the blocking means does not include a through hole receiving a blocking screw but a retractable rod or ball and their complementary blocking member does not comprise a rod but an orifice capable of cooperating with said rod or ball.

According to a second embodiment not shown, the device 1 for urban signage is similar to the preferred embodiment described above. However, this second embodiment differs in that the fastening member of the fastening means and the blocking member of the blocking means

GIR001-FR-12_TEXTE DEPOSE_RG / AG are integrated respectively in the lower profile and the upper profile of the blade.

Finally, according to a last variant embodiment not shown, the device 1 for urban signage is also similar to the preferred embodiment described above. However, in this latter variant, the blades are a flattened parallelepiped and do not have lower and upper profiles, and the fastening member of the fastening means and the blocking member of the blocking means are added or integrated respectively. at the lower longitudinal edge and at the upper longitudinal edge of each blade.

Industrial application possibilities

The device 1 according to the invention applies more particularly to urban signage, but it can also be used for other types of signage such as road signs.

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It is understood that the examples of the particular illustrations and described in no way limit the invention and its fields of application.

Those skilled in the art will be able to make adjustments in size, shape, layout and material to the particular embodiments without going beyond the ambit of the present invention.

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Claims (8)

1. Signage device (1) comprising two vertical posts (2), one or more generally rectangular strip (s) (3) capable of being joined horizontally between and along said two posts (2) and parallel to each other, said device (1) being characterized in that it comprises securing means (4) making it possible to removably secure the ends of the lower longitudinal edge (31) of each blade (3) to the posts (2), then to authorize the rotation of the blade (3) generally around the lower longitudinal edge (31) to bring said blade (3) into its signaling position in which it is disposed between the two posts (2) so that its frontal plane of symmetry F contains the longitudinal axes of said posts (2), and locking means (5) make it possible to removably secure the upper longitudinal edge (32) of each blade (3) relative to the two posts (2) to block it in its sign position realization. 2. Device (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the fastening means (4) comprise a fastening member (41) fixed or integrated at each end of the lower longitudinal edge (31) of each blade (3) and a complementary fastening member (42) integral along each associated post (2) and in that the locking means (5) comprise a locking member (51) fixed or integrated at each end of the lower longitudinal edge (32 ) of each blade (3) and a complementary blocking member (52) integral along each post (2) and able to cooperate with the associated blocking member (51). GIR001-FR-12_TEXTE DEPOSE_RG / AG 3. Device (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that each fixing member (41) comprises a body (411) generally cylindrical provided on one (413) of its bases (412,413) with a radial groove (415) extending on one side beyond the middle of said base (413) and opening on the other side to the outside of the body (411) and in that each complementary attachment member (42) comprises a rod (421) integral with the associated post (2) and extending perpendicularly at least partly projecting from the external face of said post (2), the part of the rod (421) external to said post (2) being able to come s 'Insert into the radial groove (415) in the joining member (41) associated by its end opening to the outside. 4. Device (1) according to any one of claims 2 or 3, characterized in that each locking member (51) comprises a body (511) provided with at least one orifice (514) passing right through it and able to receive a locking screw (515) and in that each complementary locking member (52) comprises a thread (521) arranged on the post (2) able to cooperate with the locking screw (515) of the blocking member (51). according to any one of claims 3 and 4, characterized in that each has a groove opening longitudinally at each end of said having a cross section in the general shape of C, in that each complementary fastening member comprises one to slide along said groove and has a through thread, the rod then being a threaded rod capable of being screwed into said GIR001-FR-12_TEXTE DEPOSE_RG / AG internal thread (521) of the complementary locking member (52) is arranged on an anchoring member (522) able to slide along said groove (21). 6. Device (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that each blade (3) comprises a plate (34) generally rectangular and two lower profiles (36) and upper (37) generally cylindrical determining respectively the lower longitudinal edge (31) and the upper longitudinal edge (32) of said blade (3) and each provided with a longitudinal slot (38) opening longitudinally at each end of the associated lower (36) or upper (37) profile and able to receive one of the longitudinal edges of the plate (34). 7. Device (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that the lower and upper sections (36,37) are longer than the plate (34) so that their ends extend beyond the plate (34 ) when the longitudinal edges of the latter are inserted according to 1 any one of claims 5 or 3 and 4 in combination with claim 7, characterized in that of each member comprises on its opposite its groove one to receive 1 'one of the ends of the lower section of the blade and in that each member comprises on one of its faces receiving one of the ends of the upper section (37) of the associated blade (3). GIR001-FR-12_TEXTE DEPOSE_RG / AG 9. Device (1) according to claim 8, characterized in that the body (411) of each fastening member (41) advantageously comprises an indexing member (416) in the form of a tongue arranged inside of the recess (414) and able to cooperate with the slot (38) of the lower profile (36) of the blade (3) to orient the radial groove (415) so that its longitudinal axis is parallel to the lateral edge of the blade (3) and that its end opening to the outside is oriented on the opposite side to the plate (34) of the blade (3) and in that the body (511) of each locking member (51) comprises an indexing member (516) in the form of a tongue disposed inside the recess (513) and able to cooperate with the slot (38) of the upper profile (37) of the blade (3) for orient the orifice (514) so that it is in the extension of the blade (3) and that its longitudinal axis is contained in the plane of symmetry frontal line F of the blade (3). 10. Device (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the posts (2) and blades (3) are made from extruded profiles in light alloy of the aluminum type, for example.