JP4717262B2

JP4717262B2 - Illuminated display device at bus stop

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Publication number: JP4717262B2
Application number: JP2001156991A
Authority: JP
Inventors: 智之小島; 貴之今野
Original assignee: 東洋エクステリア株式会社; 株式会社ティーケーケー
Priority date: 2001-05-25
Filing date: 2001-05-25
Publication date: 2011-07-06
Anticipated expiration: 2021-05-25
Also published as: JP2002351364A

Description

【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は公共交通機関の停留所に関し，特にその照明付表示装置に関する。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
この種停留所の照明付表示装置は，例えばバスの停留所に見られるように，支柱に時刻表，路線図等をプリントして表示した表示板を設置し，その背面に複数の蛍光灯光源を配置することによって該表示板を背面照明するものとされている。
【０００３】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしこの場合，蛍光灯光源の配置によって表示板の背面照明に輝度ムラが生じ易いこと，蛍光灯の寿命が比較的短いために光源切れが生じ易く，頻繁なメンテナンスを必要とすること，消費電力が大きいために照明のランニングコストが高くなること等の問題点が残されている。
【０００４】
本発明はかかる事情に鑑みてなされたもので，その解決課題とするところは，表示板の照明が均一で，メンテナンスを可及的に減少し，照明のランニングコストを可及的に減少した停留所の照明付表示装置を提供するにある。
【０００５】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上記課題に沿って本発明は，導光板を用いて表示板の背面照明を行なうことによって表示板を可及的均一にして見易いように照明する一方，その光源をＬＥＤとすることによってその長寿命化を実現して，運行時刻の変更等の表示変更を除いて，メンテナンスを可及的に不要化し，更にＬＥＤ点灯の電源をソーラー使用のものとすることによって照明のランニングコストを可及的に不要化するようにする一方，停留所の照明付表示装置として，上記表示変更等に際して表示板（これに積層配置するフィルムを含む）の交換を可及的に容易化するとともに屋外設置の停留所が受ける直射光による影響等を可及的に解消するようにしたものであって，即ち請求項１に記載の発明を，複数の支柱上に屋根を載置して形成した公共交通機関の停留所における任意の支柱の正面乃至背面に設置し，導光板と，該導光板の入射端面に多数のＬＥＤを近接して並列するように該導光板の幅方向端部に設置したＬＥＤユニットと，上記導光板の正面側に配置した透光性の表示板と，該表示板の正面に配置した透明の保護板を備えて，上記屋根に設置のソーラーパネルによって充電するバッテリーを電源として上記導光板による表示板の背面照明を行うようにした時刻表，路線図等の表示装置であって，上記任意の支柱を，支柱フレームと，該支柱フレームの両側の側面に設置した側面化粧カバー及びその前後又はその一方の端部に回動不能又は回動自在に配置した開閉化粧カバーによる上下複数の化粧カバーと，該上下複数の化粧カバーにおける開閉化粧カバー間に配置した上下に対向する化粧横桟を備えて形成し，該上下に対向する化粧横桟に形成した突起又は溝によって上記導光板，表示板及び保護板を，これらの間に僅少空隙を介して保持するとともに上記開閉化粧カバーを開閉することによってこれら導光板，表示板及び保護板を横方向にスライド脱着自在としてなることを特徴とする停留所の照明付表示装置としたものである。
【０００６】
請求項２に記載の発明は，上記に加えて，車両通行による振動等によって導光板とＬＥＤ光源の位置関係を簡易且つ確実に確保するとともに該位置関係がずれることによって表示板の背面照明に輝度の不均一性が生じたりするのを解消し，屋外設置の照明装置として長期に亘り表示板を見易く照明するものとするように，これを，上記ＬＥＤユニットを，反射性のケースに多数のＬＥＤを設置しその導光板側に前後脚片を配置して構成するとともに該前後脚片によって導光板の幅方向端部を被嵌挟持し，その長手方向複数箇所においてネジ固定することによって上記導光板の幅方向端部に着脱自在に設置してなることを特徴とする請求項１に記載の停留所の照明付表示装置としたものである。
【０００７】
本発明はこれらをそれぞれ発明の要旨として上記課題解決の手段としたものである。
【０００８】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下図面の例に従って本発明を更に具体的に説明すれば，Ａは，複数の支柱１上に屋根２を載置して形成した公共交通機関，即ちバス，市電等の停留所，２０はその支柱１に設置した時刻表，路線図等の照明付表示装置であり，該照明付き表示装置２０は，停留所Ａにおける任意の支柱１の正面乃至背面に設置し，導光板２１と，該導光板２１の入射端面に多数のＬＥＤを近接して並列するように該導光板２１の幅方向端部に設置したＬＥＤユニット２２と，上記導光板２１の正面側に配置した透光性の表示板２６と，該表示板２６の正面に配置した透明の保護板２７を備えて，上記屋根２に設置のソーラーパネル２８によって充電するバッテリーを電源として上記導光板２１による表示板２６の背面照明を行うようにしたものとしてあり，このとき該照明付き表示装置２０は，上記任意の支柱１を，支柱フレーム３と，該支柱フレーム３の両側の側面に設置した側面化粧カバー８及びその前後又はその一方の端部に回動不能又は回動自在に配置した開閉化粧カバー１１による上下複数の化粧カバー７と，該上下複数の化粧カバー７における上記開閉化粧カバー１１間に配置した上下に対向する化粧横桟１８を備えて形成し，該上下に対向する化粧横桟１８に形成した突起又は溝によって上記導光板２１，表示板２６及び保護板２７を，これらの間に僅少空隙を介して保持するとともに上記開閉化粧カバー１１を開閉することによってこれら導光板２１，表示板２６及び保護板２７を横方向にスライド脱着自在としたものとしてある。
【０００９】
即ち本例の停留所Ａは，複数の支柱１上に屋根２を載置した独立構築物としての屋根付停留所としてあり，上記表示装置２０は，上記任意の支柱１，本例にあっては一方端部の支柱１の正面乃至背面に配置してある。
【００１０】
表示装置２０を備えた該支柱１は，上記のように，支柱フレーム３，化粧カバー７，化粧横桟１８を備えて構成したものとする一方，該表示装置２０を備えた以外の支柱は，これを，例えば外周４面をフラットな垂直面とするようにアルミ押出材製，鋼製等のものとしてある。
【００１１】
上記表示装置２０を備えた支柱１における本例の支柱フレーム３は幅方向両端に設置した，本例において片側を中空の矩形枠とし，他の片側をＣ字チャンネル枠９としたアルミ押出材又は鋼材による一対の縦枠４と，該一対の縦枠４を連結する上下の横枠５とを備えて構造躯体をなすように枠組みし，本例において縦枠４間に裏板６を配置してボックス状としたものとして構成してあり，上記化粧カバー７は，支柱１の側面に位置する縦枠４の外側面に設置して，該縦枠４を前後全面的に被覆するように配置してあり，本例の化粧カバー７は，支柱１の片側の側面において回動不能，即ち開閉不能に，他の片側の側面においてその前後一端を回動自在，即ち開閉自在とすることによってその部材の共通化を行なうようにしてある。
【００１２】
即ち本例にあって上記側面化粧カバー８は，上記支柱フレーム３の縦枠４に対接固定するＣ字チャンネル材９とその開口側端部にスナップイン係止する開口被覆用の被覆板材１０とによるアルミ押出材製のものとし，また上記開閉化粧カバー１１は，同じく上記支柱フレーム３の縦枠４に対接固定する取付基材１２と該取付基材１２に回動自在にヒンジ１４連結した中空化粧部材１３とによる同じくアルミ押出材製のものとし，上記回動不能のものとして用いる場合は中空化粧部材１３をそのまま，開閉化粧カバー１１として用いる場合は中空化粧部材１３にロック受孔１５，本例にあっては後述のロック１７の外形に応じた表面側の透孔と背面側のネジ用の透孔をそれぞれ透設する加工を施して使用するようにしてあり，このとき側面の被覆は，支柱１の片側において上記Ｃ字チャンネル材９及び中空化粧部材１３を取付基材１２に対して回動不能に固定，例えばネジ１６止めし，その上記取付基材１２をそれぞれ縦枠４に更にネジ１６止め固定した後，上記Ｃ字チャンネル材９に被覆板材１０を装着するように行なう一方，支柱１の他の片側においては同様にＣ字チャンネル材９及び中空化粧部材１３の回動自在性を維持した状態の開閉化粧カバー１１における同じく取付基材１２をそれぞれ縦枠４にネジ１６止め固定し，同様に上記Ｃ字チャンネル材９に被覆板材１０を装着するように行い，それぞれ支柱１の側面にこれを被覆した配置を行なうようにしてある。
【００１３】
このとき本例の上記ロック１７は，頭部にスパナ回転用の六角孔を備えるとともに上記縦枠４に設置した雌ネジ孔に螺合する雄ネジを先端に備えたネジ部材によるものとし，上記ロック受孔１５に該ロック１７を挿入してスパナにより回転することによって，開閉化粧カバー１１，特にその上記中空化粧部材１３を施開錠自在に固定するようにしてある。
【００１４】
本例の化粧横桟１８は，上下に突起乃至溝を形成して上記導光板等を嵌合受入れするようにした中空の桟材を用いて，上記回動不能又は回動自在の開閉化粧カバー１１間に架設配置してあり，該化粧横桟１８はこれを支柱１の前面において長手方向端部一方を，上記開閉不能とした開閉化粧カバー１１に，長手方向端部他方を縦枠４の前部にネジ１６止めし，支柱の背面においては長手方向端部をそれぞれ上記開閉不能とした開閉化粧カバー１１にネジ１６止めして，支柱１の前後対応位置に，上下端を含む多数本を水平に架設するように配置してあり，これによって任意の上下に対向する一対の化粧横桟１８を上記導光板２１，表示板２６及び保護板２７の保持用とし，その余の上下に対向する化粧横枠１８を表示板，化粧板等２９の保持用として構成してある。
【００１５】
本例の表示装置２０における導光板２１は，透明樹脂板の背面に密度変化によって入射光を導光する微小多数のドットを形成し，背面に図示省略の反射シートを，正面に同じく図示省略の拡散シートをそれぞれ積層配置したものとしてあり，またＬＥＤユニット２２は，これを，反射性のケース２３に多数のＬＥＤを設置しその導光板２１側に前後脚片２４を配置して構成するとともに該前後脚片２４によって導光板２１の幅方向端部を被嵌挟持し，その長手方向複数箇所においてネジ２５固定することによって上記導光板２１の幅方向端部に着脱自在に設置したものとしてある。
【００１６】
ＬＥＤユニット２２のケース２３は，その上部をＬＥＤ収納部とし，その前後下端から導光板２１の厚さに合せた前後脚片２４を垂下した樹脂製のものとし，その長手方向両端に透孔を設置したものとしてあり，一方上記透明樹脂板の導光板２１を縦長矩形とし，その幅方向両端部の上部にネジ２５用の貫通孔を透設し，上記ＬＥＤユニット２２の導光板２１への設置は，ケース２３の前後脚片を導光板２１の上部を被嵌するようにこれを挟持するとともに各ＬＥＤが入射端面をなす導光板２１の上端面に近接するように配置し，前後脚片２４の長手方向両端の透孔から導光板２１の貫通孔を介してネジ２５を正面側から後部脚片２４の透孔にタップを切るように螺装し，該ネジ２５によってＬＥＤユニット２２を導光板２１にネジ２５固定するようにこれを行なうものとしてある。
【００１７】
表示板２６は透明乃至半透明の透光性を有し，導光板２１と同じ形状，大きさの矩形の樹脂板によるものとし，また保護板２７は，表示装置２０の最表面にあって表示板２６乃至これに積層配置，例えば貼着した表示フィルムを透視し得るように透明にして同じく導光板２１及び表示板２６と同じ形状，大きさのものとしてある。
【００１８】
導光板２１，表示板２６及び保護板２７は，任意の上下一対の上記化粧横桟１８に形成した上下の突起乃至溝にそれぞれ嵌合することによって正面側から保護板２７，表示板２６及び導光板２１の順になるようにそれぞれ上下の化粧横桟１８間に設置し，上記幅方向端部の開閉化粧カバー１１，即ち回動自在の開閉化粧カバーを開閉することによってスライド着脱自在に保持するようにしてあり，このとき上記突起乃至溝の設置間隔を規制することによって導光板２１，表示板２６及び保護板２７の間にそれぞれ，例えば数ｍｍ程度乃至それ以下の僅少空隙を配置し，これによってスライド着脱に際して各板を指先で摘んで容易に引出し得るようにしてある。
【００１９】
本例にあってソーラーパネル２８は，屋根２上に向きを適宜に設定し，図示省略のバッテリーに昼間時に充電し得るように設置してあり，該バッテリーを電源としてＬＥＤユニット２２のＬＥＤを発光し，導光板２１を均一に面照明することによって表示板２６を背面照明するようにしてある。
【００２０】
このとき本例のＬＥＤユニット２２のＬＥＤ点灯及び消灯は，例えばソーラーパネル２８の所定の電圧以下への継続的降下を検知してスイッチを作動することによって点灯し，７時間程度の点灯後の時間を検知して同じくスイッチを作動して消灯するようにしてあり，これによって点灯及び消灯を自動的に行ない得るようにしてある。
【００２１】
一方上記照明付表示装置２０を設置する以外の上下に対向する化粧横枠１８には，照明なしの表示板と保護板又は化粧板２９を保持することによって，支柱１を化粧してあり，このとき上記と同様に幅方向端部にして回動自在の開閉化粧カバー１１を有する部位に設置したこれら表示板，化粧板等２９は該開閉化粧カバー１１を開閉することによってスライド着脱自在のものとすることができる。
【００２２】
従って本例の停留所Ａの照明付表示装置２０は，導光板２１を用いて表示板２６の背面照明を行なうことによって表示板２６を可及的均一にして見易いように照明する一方，その光源をＬＥＤとすることによってその長寿命化を実現して，運行時刻の変更等の表示変更を除いて，メンテナンスを可及的に不要化し，更にＬＥＤ点灯の電源をソーラー使用のものとすることによって照明のランニングコストを可及的に不要化するようにし，上記表示変更等に際して表示板２６の交換を可及的に容易化するとともに屋外設置の停留所Ａが受ける直射光による樹脂板の変形等の影響等を可及的に解消するようにすることによって，表示板２６の照明が均一で，メンテナンスを可及的に減少し，照明のランニングコストを可及的に減少したものとすることができ，更に点灯及び消灯を自動化したものとすることができる。
【００２３】
図示した例は以上のとおりとしたが，停留所を屋根を付することなく支柱によって構成すること，この場合を含めてソーラーパネルを支柱に設置すること，停留所を市電等バス以外の公共交通機関用のものとして構成すること，ＬＥＤユニットを導光板の下端又は側端に設置し，上下端又は両側端に対向して配置すること，化粧カバーを支柱の側面においてその側面全部を開閉し得るように構成することすること等を含めて，本発明の実施に当って，停留所，その支柱，表示装置，その導光板，表示板，保護板，ＬＥＤユニット，ソーラーパネル，バッテリー等の各具体的形状，構造，材質，数，これらの関係，これらに対する付加等は，上記発明の要旨に反しない限り様々な形態のものとすることができる。
【００２４】
【発明の効果】
本発明は以上のとおりに構成したから，請求項１に記載の発明は，導光板を用いて表示板の背面照明を行なうことによって表示板を可及的均一にして見易いように照明する一方，その光源をＬＥＤとすることによってその長寿命化を実現して，運行時刻の変更等の表示変更を除いて，メンテナンスを可及的に不要化し，更にＬＥＤ点灯の電源をソーラー使用のものとすることによって照明のランニングコストを可及的に不要化するようにする一方，停留所の照明付表示装置として，上記表示変更等に際して表示板（これに積層配置するフィルムを含む）の交換を可及的に容易化するとともに屋外設置の停留所が受ける直射光による影響等を可及的に解消するようにして，表示板の照明が均一で，メンテナンスを可及的に減少し，照明のランニングコストを可及的に減少した停留所の照明付表示装置を提供することができる。
【００２５】
請求項２に記載の発明は，上記に加えて，車両通行による振動等によって導光板とＬＥＤ光源の位置関係を簡易且つ確実に確保するとともに該位置関係がずれることによって表示板の背面照明に輝度の不均一性が生じたりするのを解消し，屋外設置の照明装置として長期に亘り表示板を見易く照明するものとすることができる。
【００２６】
請求項３に記載の発明は，同じく上記に加えて，停留所の支柱を部材を共通化しながら外観の良いものとするとともにその照明装置の設置を簡易且つ確実に安定して行ない得るものとすることができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】停留所の斜視図である。
【図２】表示装置を備えた支柱の縦断面図である。
【図３】図２の上方部分の部分拡大縦断面図である。
【図４】図２の支柱における上方部分の拡大横断面図である。
【図５】導光板とＬＥＤユニットの関係を示す側面図である。
【符号の説明】
Ａ停留所
１支柱
２屋根
７化粧カバー
８側面化粧カバー
１１開閉化粧カバー
２０表示装置
２１導光板
２２ＬＥＤユニット
２３ケース
２６表示板
２７保護板
２８ソーラーパネル[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a stop for public transportation, and more particularly to a display device with illumination.
[0002]
[Prior art]
This kind of illuminated display device is equipped with a display board that displays timetables, route maps, etc. on a column, as seen at bus stops, for example. By doing so, the display panel is back illuminated.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In this case, however, the luminance of the backlight of the display panel is likely to be uneven due to the arrangement of the fluorescent light source, the light source is likely to run out due to the relatively short life of the fluorescent lamp, frequent maintenance is required, and power consumption However, there is still a problem that the running cost of lighting becomes high due to the large size.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and the problem to be solved is a stop where the illumination of the display panel is uniform, the maintenance is reduced as much as possible, and the running cost of the illumination is reduced as much as possible. It is in providing a display with illumination.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In accordance with the above-described problems, the present invention illuminates the display plate as uniform as possible by illuminating the display plate with a light guide plate to make it easy to see, while using a light source as an LED to achieve a long life. To reduce the maintenance cost as much as possible, except for display changes such as changes in operation time, etc. Furthermore, the use of solar-powered LED lighting as much as possible will reduce the running cost of lighting While making it unnecessary, as a display device with lighting at the bus stop, it is possible to replace the display board (including the film laminated on it) as much as possible when changing the display, etc., and receive the bus stop installed outdoors An effect of direct light is eliminated as much as possible, that is, the invention according to claim 1 is applied to a public transportation stop formed by placing a roof on a plurality of columns. An LED unit that is installed on the front or back of an arbitrary supporting column, and that is installed at the widthwise end of the light guide plate so that a large number of LEDs are juxtaposed in close proximity to the incident end surface of the light guide plate; A light-transmitting display plate disposed on the front side of the light guide plate and a transparent protective plate disposed on the front side of the display plate, and a battery charged by a solar panel installed on the roof as a power source. A display device for timetables, route maps, and the like that performs backlighting of the display board, wherein the optional support column is a support frame, a side decorative cover that is installed on both sides of the support frame, and before and after or A plurality of upper and lower decorative covers made up of an open / close decorative cover that is non-rotatable or freely rotatable at one end thereof, and a vertically-facing makeup crosspiece disposed between the open / close decorative covers of the plurality of upper and lower decorative covers The light guide plate, the display plate, and the protective plate are held by a protrusion or groove formed on the upper and lower facing side rails, and the opening / closing decorative cover is opened and closed. Accordingly, the light guide plate, the display plate, and the protection plate can be slidably attached to and detached from each other in the lateral direction to provide an illuminated display device for a stop.
[0006]
In addition to the above, the invention according to claim 2 ensures the positional relationship between the light guide plate and the LED light source simply and reliably by vibrations caused by vehicle traffic and the luminance of the backlight on the display plate by shifting the positional relationship. In order to eliminate the non-uniformity of the display and to make the display board illuminate easily for a long time as an illuminating device installed outdoors, this LED unit is used as a large number of LEDs in a reflective case. And the front and rear leg pieces are arranged on the light guide plate side, the width direction end portions of the light guide plate are fitted and sandwiched by the front and rear leg pieces, and the light guide plate is fixed by screws at a plurality of positions in the longitudinal direction. It is set as the display apparatus with illumination of the stop of Claim 1 characterized by being installed in the edge part of the width direction of this.
[0007]
The present invention uses each of these as the gist of the invention as means for solving the above problems.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the example of the drawings. A is a public transportation system formed by placing a roof 2 on a plurality of columns 1, that is, a bus, a streetcar or the like, and 20 is a column. 1 is a display device with illumination such as a timetable, route map, etc. The display device 20 with illumination is installed on the front or back of an arbitrary column 1 at a stop A, and a light guide plate 21 and the light guide plate 21 An LED unit 22 installed at the end in the width direction of the light guide plate 21 so that a large number of LEDs are juxtaposed in close proximity to the incident end surface of the light guide plate, and a translucent display plate 26 arranged on the front side of the light guide plate 21. The light guide plate 21 is used to illuminate the back surface of the display plate 26 with a transparent protection plate 27 disposed in front of the display plate 26 as a power source using a battery charged by the solar panel 28 installed on the roof 2. As At this time, the display device with illumination 20 cannot rotate the arbitrary column 1 to the column frame 3, the side decorative cover 8 installed on both sides of the column frame 3, and its front and rear or one end thereof. Alternatively, a plurality of upper and lower decorative covers 7 made up of openable and closable decorative covers 11 arranged in a rotatable manner, and a vertically-facing cosmetic crosspiece 18 disposed between the openable and closable decorative covers 11 in the upper and lower decorative covers 7 are formed. The light guide plate 21, the display plate 26, and the protective plate 27 are held by a projection or groove formed on the upper and lower facing crosspieces 18 with a slight gap therebetween, and the opening / closing decorative cover 11 is opened / closed. As a result, the light guide plate 21, the display plate 26, and the protective plate 27 can be slidably detached from each other in the lateral direction.
[0009]
That is, the stop A of this example is a stop with a roof as an independent structure in which the roof 2 is placed on a plurality of supports 1, and the display device 20 is an arbitrary support 1, one end in this example. It arrange | positions in the front thru | or back of the support | pillar 1 of a part.
[0010]
As described above, the support column 1 including the display device 20 is configured to include the support frame 3, the decorative cover 7, and the decorative side rail 18. On the other hand, the support columns other than the display device 20 include: This is made of, for example, an aluminum extruded material or steel so that the outer peripheral surface is a flat vertical surface.
[0011]
The column frame 3 of this example in the column 1 provided with the display device 20 is installed at both ends in the width direction. In this example, an aluminum extruded material having a hollow rectangular frame on one side and a C-shaped channel frame 9 on the other side. A pair of vertical frames 4 made of steel and upper and lower horizontal frames 5 connecting the pair of vertical frames 4 are provided to form a structural frame. In this example, a back plate 6 is disposed between the vertical frames 4. The decorative cover 7 is installed on the outer surface of the vertical frame 4 located on the side surface of the support column 1 so as to cover the entire vertical frame 4 in the front and rear direction. The decorative cover 7 of this example is configured so that it cannot be rotated on one side of the support column 1, that is, cannot be opened and closed, and its front and rear ends can be rotated, that is, opened and closed on the other side. The members are shared.
[0012]
That is, in the present example, the side decorative cover 8 includes a C-shaped channel member 9 that is fixed to the vertical frame 4 of the support frame 3 and a covering plate member 10 for covering the opening that snaps into the opening side end portion. Further, the opening / closing decorative cover 11 is connected to a vertical base 4 of the support frame 3 and fixed to a vertical frame 4 and a hinge 14 is connected to the mounting base 12 so as to be rotatable. When the hollow decorative member 13 is made of the same aluminum extruded material and is used as a non-rotatable member, the hollow decorative member 13 is used as it is, and when the open decorative cover 11 is used, the hollow decorative member 13 has a lock receiving hole 15. In this example, the front side through-hole and the back side screw through-hole according to the outer shape of the lock 17 to be described later are processed and used. Covered The C-shaped channel member 9 and the hollow decorative member 13 are non-rotatably fixed to the mounting base 12 on one side of the support column 1, for example, fixed with screws 16, and the mounting base 12 is attached to the vertical frame 4. Further, after fixing with screws 16, the cover plate material 10 is attached to the C-shaped channel material 9, while the C-shaped channel material 9 and the hollow decorative member 13 are similarly rotatable on the other side of the column 1. Similarly, the attachment base 12 in the open / close decorative cover 11 in the state of maintaining the property is fixed to the vertical frame 4 with screws 16, and the covering plate material 10 is similarly attached to the C-shaped channel material 9. The side surface is covered with this.
[0013]
At this time, the lock 17 of this example is a screw member having a hexagonal hole for rotating a spanner at the head and a male screw screwed into a female screw hole installed in the vertical frame 4 at the tip. By inserting the lock 17 into the lock receiving hole 15 and rotating it with a spanner, the openable / closable decorative cover 11, particularly the hollow decorative member 13 thereof, is fixed in a lockable manner.
[0014]
The decorative side rail 18 of the present example uses the above-described hollow rail material in which protrusions or grooves are formed on the upper and lower sides to fit and receive the light guide plate and the like, and the above-mentioned non-rotatable or pivotable open / close decorative cover 11 is installed on the opening / closing decorative cover 11 in which one end in the longitudinal direction on the front surface of the support column 1 cannot be opened and closed, and the other end in the longitudinal direction is formed on the vertical frame 4. Screws 16 are fixed to the front part, and the rear ends of the columns are fixed to the opening / closing decorative cover 11 whose longitudinal ends cannot be opened and closed. A pair of decorative side rails 18 which are arranged so as to be installed horizontally and are vertically opposed to each other are used for holding the light guide plate 21, the display plate 26 and the protective plate 27, and are opposed to the other upper and lower sides. Holding the decorative frame 18 on the display board, decorative board 29, etc. It is configured as.
[0015]
The light guide plate 21 in the display device 20 of this example has a large number of dots that guide incident light by density change on the back surface of the transparent resin plate, a reflection sheet (not shown) on the back surface, and a not shown illustration on the front surface. Each of the LED sheets 22 is constructed by arranging a plurality of LEDs in a reflective case 23 and arranging front and rear leg pieces 24 on the light guide plate 21 side. The end portions in the width direction of the light guide plate 21 are fitted and sandwiched by the front and rear leg pieces 24, and are fixed to the end portions in the width direction of the light guide plate 21 by fixing screws 25 at a plurality of positions in the longitudinal direction.
[0016]
The case 23 of the LED unit 22 is made of resin in which the upper part is an LED storage portion, and the front and rear leg pieces 24 are suspended from the front and rear lower ends according to the thickness of the light guide plate 21, and through holes are provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction. On the other hand, the light guide plate 21 of the transparent resin plate is formed into a vertically long rectangle, and through holes for screws 25 are formed in the upper part of both ends in the width direction so that the LED unit 22 is installed on the light guide plate 21. The front and rear leg pieces of the case 23 are sandwiched so that the upper part of the light guide plate 21 is fitted, and the LEDs are arranged so as to be close to the upper end surface of the light guide plate 21 forming the incident end face. Screws 25 are threaded from the front side through the through holes of the light guide plate 21 through the through holes of the light guide plate 21 so as to cut taps from the front side to the through holes of the rear leg piece 24, and the LED unit 22 is connected to the light guide plate by the screws 25. 21 screw 25 fixed There as to do this so that.
[0017]
The display plate 26 is transparent or translucent, and is made of a rectangular resin plate having the same shape and size as the light guide plate 21, and the protective plate 27 is on the outermost surface of the display device 20. The plate 26 or a laminated arrangement thereof, for example, is transparent so that the display film adhered thereto can be seen through, and the same shape and size as the light guide plate 21 and the display plate 26.
[0018]
The light guide plate 21, the display plate 26, and the protective plate 27 are fitted into upper and lower protrusions or grooves formed on an arbitrary pair of upper and lower decorative crosspieces 18, respectively, so that the protective plate 27, the display plate 26 and the guide plate 27 are guided from the front side. It is installed between the upper and lower decorative crosspieces 18 so as to be in the order of the optical plates 21, and is opened and closed by opening and closing the open / close decorative cover 11 at the end in the width direction, that is, the rotatable open / close decorative cover. At this time, a narrow gap of about several millimeters or less, for example, is disposed between the light guide plate 21, the display plate 26, and the protective plate 27 by restricting the installation interval of the projections or grooves. Each plate can be easily pulled out by picking it with a fingertip when attaching and detaching the slide.
[0019]
In this example, the solar panel 28 is set on the roof 2 appropriately so that it can be charged in a daytime on a battery (not shown), and the LED of the LED unit 22 emits light using the battery as a power source. The display plate 26 is illuminated on the back surface by uniformly illuminating the light guide plate 21.
[0020]
At this time, the LED unit 22 of the present example is turned on and off by, for example, detecting a continuous drop of the solar panel 28 below a predetermined voltage and operating the switch to turn on the light for a period of about 7 hours. In the same manner, the switch is operated to turn off the light, so that the light can be turned on and off automatically.
[0021]
On the other hand, the support frame 1 is made up by holding a display plate and a protective plate or a decorative plate 29 without illumination in the decorative horizontal frame 18 that is vertically opposed to the display device 20 with the illumination. In the same manner as described above, the display plate, the decorative plate, etc. 29 installed at the portion having the rotatable opening / closing decorative cover 11 at the end in the width direction are slidably removable by opening / closing the opening / closing decorative cover 11. can do.
[0022]
Accordingly, the illuminated display device 20 of the stop A in this example illuminates the display plate 26 as uniformly as possible by illuminating the display plate 26 by using the light guide plate 21 while making the light source easy to see. By using LEDs, the service life is extended, maintenance is eliminated as much as possible except display changes such as changes in operation time, etc., and the LED lighting power supply is solar-powered. The running cost is made unnecessary as much as possible, the exchange of the display plate 26 is made as easy as possible when the display is changed, and the influence of the deformation of the resin plate due to the direct light received by the stop A installed outdoors It is assumed that the lighting of the display panel 26 is uniform, the maintenance is reduced as much as possible, and the running cost of the lighting is reduced as much as possible by eliminating as much as possible. Bets can be, can be obtained by further automate the on and off.
[0023]
The example shown in the figure is as described above, however, the bus stop should be constructed with pillars without a roof, solar panels should be installed on the poles including this case, and bus stops for public transportation other than city buses. The LED unit is installed at the lower end or side end of the light guide plate, and is placed opposite to the upper and lower ends or both side ends, so that the decorative cover can be opened and closed on the side of the column. In implementing the present invention, including configuring, etc., each specific shape such as a stop, its column, display device, its light guide plate, display plate, protection plate, LED unit, solar panel, battery, The structure, material, number, relationship between these, addition to these, and the like can be in various forms without departing from the spirit of the invention.
[0024]
【The invention's effect】
Since the present invention is configured as described above, the invention according to claim 1 illuminates the display plate as uniform as possible by illuminating the display plate using a light guide plate so as to be easy to see. By using LED as the light source, the service life is extended, maintenance is eliminated as much as possible, except for display changes such as changes in operation time, etc., and the LED lighting power supply is solar-powered. As a result, it is possible to eliminate the running cost of lighting as much as possible, and as a display device with lighting at the bus stop, it is possible to replace the display board (including the film placed on it) when changing the display. The display panel lighting is uniform, maintenance is reduced as much as possible, and the effects of direct light received at outdoor stops are reduced as much as possible. It is possible to provide a reduced stop an illuminated display device as much as possible Gukosuto.
[0025]
In addition to the above, the invention according to claim 2 ensures the positional relationship between the light guide plate and the LED light source simply and reliably by vibrations caused by vehicle traffic and the luminance of the backlight on the display plate by shifting the positional relationship. It is possible to eliminate the occurrence of non-uniformity and to illuminate the display board in an easy-to-see manner for a long time as an illumination device installed outdoors.
[0026]
In addition to the above, the invention described in claim 3 should have a good appearance while using a common column for the bus stop, and the lighting device can be installed easily and reliably in a stable manner. Can do.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bus stop.
FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a support column provided with a display device.
FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged longitudinal sectional view of an upper part of FIG. 2;
4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an upper portion of the support column in FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is a side view showing the relationship between the light guide plate and the LED unit.
[Explanation of symbols]
A stop 1 support 2 roof 7 decorative cover 8 side decorative cover 11 open / close decorative cover 20 display device 21 light guide plate 22 LED unit 23 case 26 display plate 27 protective plate 28 solar panel

Claims

Installed on the front or back of an arbitrary support in a public transportation stop formed by placing a roof on a plurality of supports. A light guide plate and a large number of LEDs are placed in close proximity to the incident end face of the light guide plate. The LED unit installed at the width direction end of the light guide plate, a translucent display plate arranged on the front side of the light guide plate, and a transparent protective plate arranged on the front side of the display plate, A display device such as a timetable, a route map, etc., which uses a battery charged by a solar panel installed on the roof as a power source to perform backlighting of the display panel by the light guide plate, and the arbitrary column is a column frame A plurality of upper and lower decorative covers by a side decorative cover installed on both sides of the support frame and an open / close decorative cover arranged in a non-rotatable or freely rotatable manner at the front and rear or at one end thereof; Hippopotamus The light guide plate, the display plate, and the protective plate are provided between the upper and lower decorative side rails disposed between the opening and closing decorative covers, and the projections or grooves formed on the upper and lower facing side rails. And a light guide plate, a display plate, and a protective plate that can be slidably attached to and detached from each other by opening and closing the opening / closing decorative cover.

The LED unit is configured by installing a large number of LEDs in a reflective case and arranging front and rear leg pieces on the light guide plate side, and sandwiching and sandwiching the width direction end of the light guide plate by the front and rear leg pieces, 2. The illuminated display device for a bus stop according to claim 1, wherein the display device is detachably installed at an end in a width direction of the light guide plate by fixing with screws at a plurality of locations in the longitudinal direction.