JP2001101589A - Bus stop pole - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bus stop pole with waterproof and a destruction preventing property provided with a means for making a person going to take a bus able to request the display of relating information as needed. SOLUTION: On the position at appropriate height of this bus stop pole, a housing provided with two display surfaces is provided. One of the surfaces is for supporting an advertising object. On the other surface, an LED panel 2 and a touch screen liquid crystal display panel 3 for displaying various information corresponding to the operation of a touch screen are used.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention is of a generally upright type which allows a bus or other public transportation vehicle to indicate to passengers and drivers where they are going to stop for getting on and off passengers. The bus stop means pole equipment.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION British Patent Publication No. 2214691 discloses a bus stop in the form of a vertical member carrying a cylindrical drum rotatable about an axis. Inside the drum, a fluorescent lamp for irradiating from behind an information sheet or an advertisement attached to a curved panel forming a part of the cylindrical portion of the drum is arranged. This conventional device has the disadvantage that the displayed information is fixed.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a bus stop pole which has a waterproof property and a destruction preventing property and has means for allowing a prospective passenger to request display of related information when necessary. I have.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention provides
A bus stop pole as claimed in the appended claims is provided.

[0005]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG.

The bus stop shown in FIG. 1 is as viewed from the road. It has a vertical member 8, preferably in the form of a pole made of stainless steel. The vertical member 8 (in the drawing) can be embedded at its lower end in cement or other means to hold it in place even if a breaker attempts to remove or twist it. At an appropriate height from the ground 10, a housing 7 is fixed to the vertical member 8. The housing has two back-to-back major surfaces 12 and 14, of which only one surface 12 is shown in FIG. This surface is intended to be facing the road, and is therefore easier to see for a moving vehicle or a sidewalk opposite the road.
A major area of the surface 12 is occupied by a display panel on which the poster 6 can be mounted, and the poster can be illuminated by a light source arranged in the housing 7. The manner in which the poster is mounted to the housing does not form part of the subject matter of the present invention and is therefore not described in detail here. Another part of the surface 12 may be provided with a panel indicating the name or location of the bus stop, which can likewise be illuminated from inside the housing.

A plate 1 having two main surfaces is mounted on a vertical member 8 above the housing 7. FIG. 1 shows the plate 1 placed in an orientation parallel to the curb, and thus parallel to the surfaces 12 and 14, but with it oriented perpendicular to the curb as shown in FIG. It is also within the scope of the present invention to make prospective passengers approaching the bus stop from any direction visible from a distance. In another embodiment (not shown), the cross-section of the plate 1 is cross-shaped so that a viewer can have a similar appearance at any position. Both or all of the major surfaces of the plate are marked to indicate the route through the bus stop. Preferably, the route confirmation information is backlit transparent or translucent member (not shown)
Displayed above.

[0008] As shown in FIG.
Is significantly different from that of FIG. It is divided into at least one large panel 2 covered by a row of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and another panel 3 forming a touch screen liquid crystal display. In one embodiment of the invention, panel 2 is divided into two incremental panels. One of these subpanels is used to display non-transport information controlled by the remote center, while the other is to display bus route information and operational messages. From time to time, the display on both sub-panels can be changed from the center to display the advertisement.

The panel 3 can be used to display information desired by the bus company, for example, a web page or the address of the bus company, together with route information such as a route map and a fare table.

A speaker is located near the lower end of the housing (in the drawing). This can be activated arbitrarily or permanently when the prospective passenger makes a selection and verbally tells what the display is showing.
When the display operates in more than one language, the language of the audio announcement is changed appropriately.

By means that are well known and do not form part of the subject of the present invention, all motorized and data display devices which form part of the bus stop poles have power and data lines via the embedded ends of the vertical members. It is connected to the.

It can be seen that the present invention provides a bus stop pole which displays and announces various information required by prospective passengers together with general stationary information and advertisements while being controlled by the bus company. Would.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear view of a pole according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the pole shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a pole according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Plate, 2 ... LED panel, 3 ... Touch screen liquid crystal display panel, 7 ... Housing, 8 ... Vertical member.

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Claims (7)

[Claims] The invention comprises a stainless steel vertical member and a housing disposed midway between its ends, the housing having two display surfaces back to back, one of which is a part of its area. Is a light emitting diode (L
ED), another part is formed by a touch screen liquid crystal display panel, and furthermore, a line display panel is provided at one end of the vertical member, and an electric and electronic component is connected to the other end of the vertical member. Bus stop pole adapted to be connected to power and data supply means at the unit. 2. The other of the two display surfaces faces an adjacent road and the one display surface faces a prospective passenger, and the other display surface displays a backlit poster. 2. The bus stop pole according to claim 1, wherein the bus stop pole is operated. 3. The bus stop pole according to claim 2, wherein said one display surface has two adjacent LED panels. 4. The touch screen panel is provided on the surface at a position away from the route display panel, and when in an operating position, the touch screen panel is located below the LED panel. The bus stop pole according to any one of items 1 to 3. 5. The route display panel is for displaying one or more sets of displays for confirming the route on which each bus stop is located, and illuminates the display with a light source as a component. The bus stop pole according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which is capable of: 6. The bus stop pole according to claim 1, wherein the LED panel is capable of displaying route information in addition to non-transport information. 7. The touch screen panel includes a voice-
Bus stop pole according to any of the preceding claims, wherein audible information for visually impaired persons can be displayed together with visual and / or interactive route and / or fare information.