JP2004117640A - Illuminator for standing signboard - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an illuminator for easily and surely illuminating a standing signboard installed at an optional desired place without the need for improving the structure of the standing signboard itself or the need for a commercial power source. <P>SOLUTION: The illuminator for a standing signboard is so constituted that a control section 3 for controlling an illuminating section 12 and a battery 2 serving as a power source are housed in a main body section 1 provided with a support groove 15 of an approximately box-shaped casing 11 of required width into which the edge of the standing signboard B is detachably inserted and the illuminating section 12 for illuminating the signboard face. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a lighting device for a signboard.
[0002]
[Prior art]
One of the information notices installed outdoors is a small standing signboard. The signboard is mainly used as an advertising medium to notify retailers for sale and the like, or as a notification medium to guide people to address speeches at the time of an election or a place to wake up. It is used to report information.
[0003]
As is well known, this signboard can be easily installed and removed, but on the other hand, there are large building-like signs that are not intended to be removed. This large standing signboard is used as a notice medium for advertising of retailers and various facilities, and is used as an impactful advertising medium, and many of them are equipped with lighting devices so that they can be visually recognized even at night ( For example, see Patent Document 1).
[0004]
This lighting device has a configuration in which a power source is a commercial power source, and an incandescent lamp or a fluorescent lamp for illuminating the signboard surface is attached to the large standing signboard via an arm formed of a steel frame or the like. The former lighting device for a standing signboard does not exist within a range that the present inventor can know, and there is no small standing signboard having a lighting function.
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-5-273926 (page 2, FIG. 1)
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Therefore, depending on the mode of use, serious inconvenience may occur.
For example, this is a case where it is used for guidance of a night-time venue. Due to the nature of the ceremony of passing through the night, it is often performed from evening to night. In city areas where street lamps are installed, it is possible to see the venue guide etc. drawn on the signboard, but in the suburbs where there are few streetlights, it is dark at night and it is easy to miss the signboard, There are many cases where you don't.
[0007]
Therefore, it is assumed that the above-described lighting device for a large standing signboard is employed. However, as is well known, many of these small signboards are made of a veneer plate and a light member such as a square member or an aluminum member, and the upper part of the signboard becomes extremely heavy when used as it is. In addition, a lighting device having a configuration in which continuous reuse is not considered has poor mounting properties. In addition, this kind of standing signboard is generally installed in a certain number of pieces, so that the above-mentioned lighting device is costly. However, if a commercial power supply is employed, it is practically impossible to supply power at an arbitrary installation location, and thus the lighting itself cannot be performed.
That is, the above-described lighting device cannot be directly applied to this small standing signboard.
[0008]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a lighting device for a signboard that can reliably illuminate the signboard at any place without improving the structure of the signboard itself, and further provide another object of the present invention. An object of the present invention is to provide a lighting device for a signboard that can be easily attached to and detached from a signboard.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problems, the lighting device for a signboard according to the present invention has the following technical means.
[0010]
That is, the invention according to claim 1 has a main unit including a holding unit detachably engaged with a vertical signboard and a lighting unit for illuminating the signboard surface, a control unit for controlling the lighting unit, and a battery serving as a power supply. Characterized by being decorated.
[0011]
The invention according to claim 2 is the device according to claim 1, wherein the main body portion includes a substantially box-shaped housing having a width substantially equal to or slightly wider than a width of the signboard, and the holding portion includes: The lighting device is provided with a holding groove provided on the lower surface of the housing and into which the edge of the signboard is inserted, and the illumination unit is configured to be recessed on the lower surface of the housing and illuminate the signboard surface. It is characterized by.
[0012]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the holding portion further includes a stopper for pressing the vertical signboard inserted into the holding groove to hold the device on the vertical signboard. .
[0013]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the main body portion includes a substantially box-shaped housing having a width slightly larger than a width of the vertical signboard, and the holding portion is provided on the housing. A communication hole into which the vertical signboard is inserted, and a stopper for pressing the vertical signboard inserted into the communication hole to hold the device on the vertical signboard; The present invention is characterized in that the signboard is recessed on the upper surface and / or lower surface of the body so that the signboard surface can be irradiated from an arbitrary position in the upright signboard.
[0014]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the figure, reference symbol A indicates a lighting device for a signboard.
[0015]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the vertical signboard lighting device A in the present embodiment includes a main body 1, a battery 2, and a controller 3.
[0016]
The main body 1 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 11 that is slightly wider than the width of the vertical sign B and is bent downward at a required angle in a substantially C-shape at an intermediate depth. A lighting unit 12 provided with a reflecting plate 13 and a fluorescent lamp 14 recessed in the longitudinal direction of the lower surface of the device and holding a required depth into which the upper edge of the signboard B is integrally formed with the housing 11 and inserted. The groove 15 is provided.
[0017]
The holding groove 15 has a square hole shape of a required size such that the holding groove 15 is supported on the upper part of the vertical sign B without being shaken. When it is supported on the upper part, it has a required angle such that the irradiation light of the fluorescent lamp 14 can be spread over the entire area of the signboard.
Further, the members constituting the housing 11 are not particularly limited, but are preferable because a synthetic resin member such as plastic is light in weight.
[0018]
The batteries 2 are general-purpose dry batteries for turning on the fluorescent lamps 14, and are stored in a state in which a plurality of batteries 2 are connected to a battery storage section 17 provided with a lid 16 and provided on the back of the housing 11.
The control unit 3 includes a ballast for controlling the current flowing through the fluorescent lamp 14 to a predetermined current value and a lighting tube, is housed in the housing 11, and mechanically turns on and off the fluorescent lamp 14. A simple power switch 18 is provided on the side of the housing.
[0019]
The upright signboard lighting device A according to the present embodiment configured as described above is carried into an installation location together with the upright signboard B, and after the upright signboard B is set at a desired position, the upright edge of the upright signboard B enters the holding groove 15. It is fixed and supported simply by inserting it. Then, when the power switch 18 is turned on, the fluorescent lamp 14 is turned on, and the signboard surface is illuminated from above the signboard B.
[0020]
In the present embodiment, the lighting device A is configured to be easily attached to the upper part of the signboard B, so that the signboard B can be illuminated easily and surely at any place. It is very suitable because it becomes a so-called "hisashi" that prevents the adhesion of dust and dirt on the signboard surface due to rainfall.
[0021]
The lighting device for a signboard according to the present embodiment has been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. , And may be electrically connected to the control unit so as to be turned on / off automatically according to the brightness of the surrounding area.
[0022]
In addition, instead of the fluorescent lamp 14, another light emitting member such as a light bulb, an LED, a neon tube, or the like may be used. Among them, an LED with low power consumption is preferable. It is preferable to secure a sufficient illuminance by arranging a plurality of LEDs.
[0023]
Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the holding groove 15 ′ whose both sides in the longitudinal direction are open may be used instead of the holding groove 15 having a square hole shape. In this case, a screw hole communicating with the inside of the groove from the back of the housing 11 ′ is provided, a bolt is screwed in from the back, and the stopper 4 is pressed from the back of the vertical sign B to clamp the device to the vertical sign B. It is preferable to provide them. With this configuration, it is possible to attach not only to the upper edge of the vertical sign B, but also to the side edge of the vertical sign B.
[0024]
Further, the housing is made slightly wider than the width of the vertical signboard, the rectangular communication hole 19 is replaced with the rectangular holding groove, and the stopper 4 similar to the above is provided, so that an arbitrary position in the vertical signboard is provided. May be configured to be fixable. Further, the lighting unit may be recessed on the upper surface and / or the lower surface of the housing. FIG. 4 illustrates an example in which the lighting unit is recessed in the upper and lower surfaces of the housing. Although not shown, for example, a key-shaped hook (fixing bracket) may be provided on the side surface of the housing (the side surface that comes into contact with the standing signboard), and the housing may be hung on the standing signboard by the fixing bracket. .
[0025]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention has the following advantageous effects because it is configured as described above.
According to claim 1, a main unit including a holding unit detachably engaged with an existing signboard and a lighting unit for illuminating the signboard surface, a control unit for controlling the lighting unit, and a battery serving as a power supply. Because of this, the standing signboard can be reliably illuminated at any place without requiring a commercial power supply.
[0026]
According to the second aspect, since the holding groove into which the edge of the upright signboard is inserted is provided on the lower surface of the substantially box-shaped housing, it can be easily attached to and detached from the upright signboard. Since the illuminating unit for irradiating the surface is recessed without protruding from the housing, it is possible to protect a light emitting member such as a fluorescent lamp, a light bulb, an LED, and a neon tube.
When the device is attached to the upper edge of the signboard, the housing can prevent snow from adhering to the signboard surface due to snowfall and prevent the signboard surface from being stained due to rainfall.
[0027]
According to the third aspect, by adding a stopper for pressing the standing sign inserted into the holding groove to hold the device on the standing sign, the sign can be firmly attached to the standing sign.
In addition, in the case where a holding groove having an opening on both sides in the longitudinal direction is adopted instead of the holding hole having a square hole shape, it is possible to firmly attach the holding groove to the side edge of the signboard by adding this stopper. Various lighting can be performed.
[0028]
According to the fourth aspect, since a square hole-shaped communication hole and a stopper through which the vertical sign is inserted are provided and can be fixed at an arbitrary position in the vertical sign, illumination from any midway portion of the vertical sign can be achieved. can do. Further, since the illumination unit is recessed on the upper surface and / or the lower surface of the housing, it is possible to perform various illuminations.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a bottom perspective view of a lighting device for a signboard according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken along line (A)-(A) of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view illustrating attachment of a photoelectric sensor.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of another modification attached to a vertical signboard. .
[Explanation of symbols]
A lighting device for standing signboard 1 main body 11 housing 12 lighting unit 15 holding groove 19 communication hole 2 battery 3 control unit B standing signboard

Claims (4)

A main body portion including a holding portion detachably engaged with a vertical signboard and a lighting portion for illuminating the signboard surface, a control portion for controlling the lighting portion, and a battery serving as a power supply are housed therein. Lighting equipment for signboards. The main body portion includes a substantially box-shaped housing having a width substantially the same as or slightly wider than the width of the vertical signboard, and the holding portion is provided on a lower surface of the housing and includes a vertical edge portion of the vertical signboard. 2. The vertical signboard according to claim 1, further comprising a holding groove into which the signboard is inserted, and wherein the illuminating portion is formed to be recessed in the lower surface of the housing so as to irradiate the signboard surface. Lighting equipment. The lighting device for a signboard according to claim 2, wherein the holding portion includes a stopper for pressing the signboard inserted into the holding groove to hold the apparatus on the signboard. The main body portion includes a substantially box-shaped housing having a width slightly larger than a width of the vertical signboard, and the holding portion is provided in the housing and a communication hole into which the vertical signboard is inserted. And a stopper that presses the upright signboard inserted into the communication hole to hold the device on the upright signboard, and that the illumination unit is concavely provided on the upper surface and / or lower surface of the housing. The lighting device for a signboard according to claim 1, wherein the signboard surface is illuminated from an arbitrary position in the signboard.

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