JP2011150012A - Compact digital signage - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact digital signage being installable in accordance with size of a column, allowing even a non-skilled worker to install or dismantle it in a short time, and capable of changing a height of a liquid crystal monitor. <P>SOLUTION: The compact digital signage is installed by holding the column installed in the station yard, commercial facilities, or the like. The signage is composed of four support column parts 20 erected around the column, eight beam parts 30 connecting upper end parts and lower end parts of the four support column parts 20, respectively, an intermediate beam 40 stretched over between the support column parts 20 to support the liquid crystal monitor and the intermediate beam 40 being mountable at optional height of the support column parts 20, four panels being mountable on four faces between the support column parts 20 and having an opening facing the liquid crystal monitor each, and a corner cover fixing the four panels on the support column parts 20. The beam part 30 and the intermediate beam 40 each have a configuration extending and contracting in accordance with size of column. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a simplified digital signage, and more particularly, to a simplified digital signage that is installed in such a manner as to hold a pillar provided in a station premises, a commercial facility, or the like.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a door panel is provided with a display device attached to at least one surface of a box-shaped frame having a quadrangular section surrounding a pillar, and covers the surface side of the display device, and a transparent polycarbonate plate is attached to the center of the door panel. Has been proposed that can be opened and closed on a frame body so that an image of the display device can be visually recognized through a transparent polycarbonate plate of a door panel (Patent Document 1).

JP 2009-301009 A

  In order to use this type of digital signage, if the same digital signage is installed on a large number of pillars in a station for a short period of time in response to an advertiser's request, the initial appeal effect to station users is achieved. There is a way to remove from.

  In this case, the digital signage needs to be able to flexibly cope with the size of the pillars in the station premises, and a large number of digital signage is required to be installed and removed in a short time from the last train to the first train.

  In addition, it is desirable that the monitor height, orientation (vertical orientation, landscape orientation), etc. can be changed according to the advertiser's request.

  The box-type display device described in Patent Document 1 has a fixed size, so there is no problem when it is permanently installed on a column, but it is not suitable for installation on a column of various sizes, especially a box. It cannot be installed on a pillar larger than the type display device, and for a column sufficiently smaller than the box type display device, it occupies the space around the pillar uselessly, There is a problem that the use permission of the pillar cannot be obtained.

  The box-type display device described in Patent Document 1 has a door panel that can be opened and closed on a frame body, has a large number of parts, has a complicated structure, requires skill and time for assembly, and the display device. The position of can not be changed.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and can be installed according to the size of the pillar, and can be installed and disassembled in a short time without being an expert. An object is to provide a simplified digital signage that can be arbitrarily changed.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a simplified digital signage that is installed in such a manner as to hold a pillar provided in a station premises, a commercial facility, etc. The intermediate beam supporting the thin monitor and spanning between the supporting column, the eight supporting beam portions connecting the upper end portions and the lower end portions of the four supporting column portions, respectively. An intermediate beam that can be attached to any height except for the upper end and the lower end of the support column, and four panels that are attached between the support columns, with an opening facing the thin monitor. And four beams, wherein the beam portion and the intermediate beam each have a configuration that can expand and contract in accordance with the size of the column.

  The simplified digital signage with the above configuration will be installed on the pillars in the station for a short period of time upon request from the advertiser, etc., and will be removed from the pillars when the initial appeal effect to the station users is achieved. However, by extending and contracting the beam portion and the intermediate beam, it is possible to flexibly cope with columns of various sizes and shapes in the station premises.

  As a result, except for the four panels, the components of the simplified digital signage can be used in common, and the thin monitor can be installed at an arbitrary height. For the four panels, a plurality of panels having different widths and different positions of openings facing the thin monitor are prepared in advance, or are produced each time according to the pillar of the installation location. In addition, the four panels can be given arbitrary print decorations in response to a request from an advertiser or the like.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the simplified digital signage according to the first aspect, an adjuster for preventing shaking is provided at the center of the beam portion, which has a pad that comes into contact with the pillar. . The adjusters may be provided only on the four beam portions that connect the upper ends of the four column portions, or may be provided on all eight beam portions.

  The simplified digital signage according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the beam portion is adjacent to a hollow first beam extending laterally from an upper end portion and a lower end portion of the support column portion. It is comprised from the 2nd beam slidably inserted in the outer side or the inner side of the said 1st beam of a support | pillar part, and the fixing screw which fixes the said 1st beam and a 2nd beam mutually. It is characterized by that.

  The first beam and the second beam are slidably engaged with each other, whereby the length of the beam portion can be adjusted. Moreover, it functions as a beam by fixing the first beam and the second beam so as not to slide with the fixing screw. A wing screw can be used as the fixing screw.

  As shown in claim 4, in the simplified digital signage according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the support column is configured such that two square tubes are adjacent to each other. A plurality of mounting holes for hooking the hooks formed at both ends of the intermediate beam are formed in the longitudinal direction, and hooks for hooking the mounting holes formed in the square tube are formed at both ends of the intermediate beam. It is characterized by having.

  Thereby, the height of the intermediate beam (the height of the thin monitor fixed to the intermediate beam) can be arbitrarily adjusted.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the simplified digital signage according to the fourth aspect, a thin monitor having a thickness equal to or smaller than an outer dimension of a rectangular tube of the support column is used. That is, by using a thin monitor having a thickness equal to or less than the outer dimensions of the square tube of the support column, it is not necessary to increase the thickness of the simple digital signage due to the thickness of the thin monitor. Can be made thinner.

  6. The simplified digital signage according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the intermediate beam has a hollow first rectangular tube with the hook provided at the left end, and the hook provided at the right end. A hollow second rectangular tube, a third rectangular tube slidably inserted outside or inside the first and second rectangular tubes, the first rectangular tube and the third rectangular tube And it is comprised from the fixing screw which fixes a 1st square tube and a 3rd square tube mutually.

  The first square tube and the third square tube, and the second square tube and the third square tube are slidably engaged with each other, whereby the length of the intermediate beam can be adjusted. It is like that. Moreover, it functions as a beam by fixing the first square tube and the third square tube and the second square tube and the third square tube so as not to slide with the fixing screw. A wing screw can be used as the fixing screw.

  The simplified digital signage according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a corner cover for fixing the four panels to the support column, and an upper end of the support column, A cover mounting bracket having a female screw for screwing the corner cover is attached to the lower end portion.

  As shown in claim 8, in the simplified digital signage according to claim 7, a screw mounting portion is formed at a position of the corner cover facing the cover mounting bracket, and the corner cover is formed by a male screw. When the screw mounting portion of the cover is fixed to the cover mounting bracket, both ends of the panel are sandwiched and fixed between the support column and the corner cover.

  As shown in claim 9, in the simplified digital signage according to claim 8, a tape for concealing the male screw for fixing the corner cover is pasted over the longitudinal direction of the corner cover. Yes. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the corner cover from being removed due to mischief or the like, and to improve the appearance.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a thin and simple digital signage that fits columns of various sizes and shapes such as in a station premises, and a thin monitor facing the panel surface is installed at an arbitrary height. be able to.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a simplified digital signage according to the present invention. 2 is a perspective view showing a frame of a simplified digital signage. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing details of a column part and a beam part of the simplified digital signage. 4 is a perspective view of the cover mounting bracket. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the main part showing the relationship between the cover mounting bracket, the corner cover, and the square tube constituting the column. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the main part showing the relationship between the cover mounting bracket, the corner cover, and the square tube constituting the column. Fig. 7 is a side view showing the upper part of the column. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the back side of the liquid crystal monitor attached to the intermediate beam. 9 is a side sectional view of the liquid crystal monitor attached to the intermediate beam.

  Embodiments of simplified digital signage according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a simplified digital signage according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a frame thereof.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, this simplified digital signage 10 is installed in such a way as to hold a column (column) 12 provided in a station premises, a commercial facility, etc., and mainly has four columns. Part 20, eight beam parts 30 respectively connecting the upper end parts and lower end parts of each support part 20, eight intermediate beams 40 spanned between each support part 20, and each support part 20 And four thin panels (liquid crystal monitors) 60 fixed to the intermediate beam 40.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing details of the column 20 and the beam 30.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the column portion 20 is arranged so that two U-shaped hollow rectangular tubes 22 are orthogonal to each other, and rod pins (not shown) are planted on the upper and lower ends of the two rectangular tubes 22. The provided upper plate material 24 and lower plate material 26 are attached. A height adjuster 28 is attached to the lower plate member 26.

  The rectangular tube 22 </ b> A extending in the lateral direction from the upper end and the lower end of the U-shaped square tube 22 functions as a beam (first beam) constituting a part of the beam portion 30.

  The beam portion 30 is configured to be extendable and contractible by the square tube 22A (first beam) and a square tube (second beam) 32 that is slidably inserted outside the square tube 22A. In the vicinity of both ends of the rectangular tube 32, a thumb screw 34 is attached, and the rectangular tube 22A and the rectangular tube 32 can be fixed to each other by the thumb screw 34.

  Further, an attachment hole (long hole) 22 </ b> B for attaching the intermediate beam 40 is formed on the inner surface of the two rectangular tubes 22 of the support column 20.

  Incidentally, the height of the square tube 22 of this embodiment is 1900 mm, the outer shape of the cross section is 25 mm × 25 mm, and the length of the square tube 22A serving as the first beam is 300 mm. The length of the square tube 32 serving as the second beam is 500 mm, and the outer shape of the cross section is 25 mm × 25 mm.

  The simple digital signage 10 can be attached to a column having a diameter of 500Φ to 800Φ by the telescopic beam 30.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the cover mounting brackets 70 and 72 attached to the upper and lower ends of the two rectangular tubes 22 constituting the support column 20.

  As shown in FIG. 5, two cover mounting brackets 70 and 72 are provided by sandwiching the two rectangular tubes 22 and screwing the male screw 64 with the female screw 62 </ b> A of the cover mounting bracket 72 via the cover mounting bracket 70. It is possible to fix the two rectangular tubes 22 to each other.

  When the panel 50 (FIG. 1) is attached to the four side surfaces of the quadrangular prism frame shown in FIG. 2, both ends of the panel 50 are brought into contact with the square tube 22 as shown in FIG. Put it on top. Subsequently, the corner cover 80 is pressed from the top of the panel 50 and placed on the lower plate member 26.

  Here, the corner cover 80 has the same length as the panel 50 (the support | pillar part 20), as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, screw mounting brackets 72 are fixed inside the upper and lower portions of the corner cover 80, and the corner cover 80 facing the screw mounting brackets 72 has a position shown in FIG. 6. An opening (not shown) for receiving the screw head of the male screw 76 is formed. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the male cover 76 is screwed into the female thread 70 </ b> A of the cover mounting bracket 70 through the opening of the corner cover 80 and the screw mounting bracket 72, so that the corner cover 80 is covered with the cover mounting bracket 70 (the column portion 20. Thus, both ends of the panel 50 can be sandwiched between the square tube 22 of the support column 20 and the corner cover 80.

  Further, after the corner cover 80 is attached, a tape for hiding the male screw 76 is pasted over the longitudinal direction of the corner cover 80. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the corner cover 80 from being removed due to mischief or the like, and to improve the appearance.

  FIG. 7 is a side view showing the upper part of the column 20. FIG. 7 shows a state in which the cover mounting bracket 70 inside the two rectangular tubes 22 constituting the support column 20 is fixed with a male screw 74.

  As shown in FIG. 7, at the center of the rectangular tube (second beam) 32 that constitutes the beam portion 30, an adjuster 90 for preventing shaking is provided that has a pad that contacts the column 12. Then, the adjusters 90 are adjusted so that the pads of the adjusters 90 provided on the four beam portions 30 on the upper end side of the support column 20 are in contact with the columns 12 respectively. Thereby, the beam part 30 of the upper end part of the simple digital signage 10 is fixed to the pillar 12, and even if an external force is applied to the simple digital signage 10, it can be prevented from shaking.

  Next, details of the intermediate beam 40 that supports the liquid crystal monitor 60 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 8, one intermediate beam 40 is a hollow square tube (first square tube) 42 in which a hook 42 </ b> A that is hung on the mounting hole 22 </ b> B of the square tube 22 that constitutes the column 20 is provided at the left end. And a hollow square tube (second square tube) 44 having a similar hook 44A provided at the right end, and a hollow square tube (third tube) slidably inserted outside these square tubes 42, 44. And a rectangular tube 46). In the vicinity of both ends of the square tube 46, a thumbscrew 48 is attached, and the square tube 42 and the square tube 46, and the square tube 44 and the square tube 46 can be fixed to each other by the thumbscrew 48. Yes.

  The length of the intermediate beam 40 configured as described above is adjusted according to the length of the beam portion 30, and an arbitrary mounting hole 22 </ b> B is selected from the plurality of mounting holes 22 </ b> B provided in the square tube 22. The liquid crystal monitor 60 can be adjusted to an arbitrary position by hooking the hooks 42A and 44A.

  The liquid crystal monitor 60 is a 32-inch liquid crystal monitor having a thickness of 20 mm, which is thinner than the thickness (25 mm) of the square tube 22, and can be accommodated within the thickness range of the support column 20 (square tube 22). The screen size of the liquid crystal monitor 60 is not limited to that of this embodiment, and can be changed as appropriate. Further, instead of the liquid crystal monitor 60, another thin display such as a plasma display or an organic EL display may be applied.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a metal fitting 62 for attaching the liquid crystal monitor 60 to the intermediate beam 40 is attached to the back surface of the liquid crystal monitor 60 by using a screw hole for wall hanging of VESA standard. The bracket 62 is attached to the intermediate beam 40 by being hung on the intermediate beam 40.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 9, the protrusion amount of the metal fitting 62 from the back surface of the liquid crystal monitor 60 is 25 mm. As a result, the simplified digital signage 10 has an outer dimension that is about 100 mm larger than the diameter of the column, but is made thinner.

  Two screws 64 are attached to the metal fitting 62, and the height position and inclination of the liquid crystal monitor 60 can be finely adjusted by the screws 64. Further, 66 shown in FIG. 8 is a stopper for fixing the metal fitting 62 (liquid crystal monitor 60) so as not to move in the left-right direction of the intermediate beam 40.

  As described above, the frame of the simplified digital signage 10 and the liquid crystal monitor 60 can be used in common for pillars having a diameter of 500Φ to 800Φ, but the four panels 50 are different in width and liquid crystal in advance. A plurality of ones with different positions of the opening 50A where the monitor 60 faces are prepared or produced each time according to the pillar of the installation place. In addition, the four panels 50 can be given any print decoration in response to a request from an advertiser or the like, and an appealing effect can be achieved by images displayed on the panel 50 and the liquid crystal monitor 60.

  The simplified digital signage 10 is not limited to the case where the liquid crystal monitors 60 are provided on all four surfaces, and the liquid crystal monitor 60 may be provided on at least one surface. Further, the liquid crystal monitor 60 is not limited to the vertical arrangement as in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, but can also be arranged horizontally when installing on a thick pillar.

  Moreover, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Simplified digital signage, 12 ... Column (column), 20 ... Column, 22, 22A, 32, 42, 44, 46 ... Square tube, 22B ... Mounting hole, 30 ... Beam, 34, 48 ... Thumbscrew 40 ... Intermediate beam, 50 ... Panel, 60 ... Thin monitor (LCD monitor), 70, 72 ... Cover mounting bracket, 80 ... Corner cover

Claims (9)

In simple digital signage installed in the form of holding the pillars provided in the station premises, commercial facilities, etc.
Four struts standing around the pillar;
8 beam portions respectively connecting the upper end portions and the lower end portions of the four support columns;
An intermediate beam that spans between the support columns and supports a thin monitor, and can be attached to any height except for the upper end and the lower end of the support column, and
Four panels mounted between the support columns, and four panels formed with openings facing the thin monitor, and
The simplified digital signage, wherein the beam portion and the intermediate beam have a configuration that can be expanded and contracted according to the size of the column.   2. The simplified digital signage according to claim 1, wherein an adjuster for preventing shaking is provided at a center of the beam portion and has a pad that contacts the column. 3.   The beam portion is slidably inserted into a hollow first beam extending in a lateral direction from an upper end portion and a lower end portion of the support column portion, and outside or inside the first beam of an adjacent support column portion. 3. The simplified digital signage according to claim 1 or 2, comprising two beams and a fixing screw for fixing the first beam and the second beam to each other.   The column portion is configured by connecting two square tubes adjacent to each other, and each square tube has a plurality of attachment holes in the longitudinal direction for hooking hooks formed at both ends of the intermediate beam. The simplified digital signage according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein hooks are formed at both ends of the intermediate beam so as to be hooked to attachment holes formed in the square tube.   5. The simplified digital signage according to claim 4, wherein the thin monitor has a thickness equal to or less than an outer dimension of a square tube of the support column.   The intermediate beam includes a hollow first square tube with the hook provided at the left end, a hollow second square tube with the hook provided at the right end, and an outer side of the first and second square tubes. Or a third square tube slidably inserted inside, the first square tube and the third square tube, and a fixing screw for mutually fixing the first square tube and the third square tube 6. The simplified digital signage according to claim 4 or 5, wherein A corner cover for fixing the four panels to the support column;
The cover mounting bracket in which a female screw for screwing the corner cover is attached to an upper end portion and a lower end portion of the support column is attached to any one of claims 1 to 6. Simple digital signage.   A screw mounting portion is formed at a position facing the cover mounting bracket of the corner cover. When the corner cover is fixed to the cover mounting bracket by a male screw, the column portion The simplified digital signage according to claim 7, wherein both ends of the panel are fixed between a corner cover and a corner cover.   9. The simplified digital signage according to claim 8, wherein a tape for concealing the male screw for fixing the corner cover is stuck over the longitudinal direction of the corner cover.

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