JPH07293137A - Neon tube built-in door - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make compact a neon tube built-in door while it has an illuminating function. CONSTITUTION:A through hole 16 is formed in a door main body, and a neon tube 28 is arranged in the through hole 16. Also a holding member 20 to hold the neon tube 28 is formed so that it cannot be unlocked from an outdoor side O by an E ring 22 fitted to the top end of a screw 21 for fixing the holding member to a front panel 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a door containing a neon tube.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a door equipped with a neon tube,
There has been a device in which a neon tube bent into a shape such as a store name logo is attached to the surface of a door of a store or the like, and is turned on or blinked at night or the like.

Various doors have been proposed in which the light emitter is mounted in the door body. For example, a fluorescent lamp is arranged in the door body, and a light-transmissive panel attached to the front surface of the door body by the fluorescent lamp is illuminated from the back surface side.

[0004]

However, in a door having a neon tube mounted on its surface, since the neon tube portion is projected from the door surface, the neon tube hits something or is damaged by opening or closing the door, for example. It was easy to be done.

Although various types of doors incorporating a light-emitting body have been proposed, those embodied as light-emitting bodies are all fluorescent lamps, and even if not specified as a fluorescent lamp, any Also, what is supposed as the light emitting body is a fluorescent lamp.

However, the fluorescent lamp has a larger diameter than a neon tube having the same ability, and it is necessary to widen the width of the door main body in order to arrange it in the door main body. Therefore, in order to install such a door, it is necessary to change the configuration of the mounting portion, and the handleability at the time of opening / closing the door is poor.

Further, in order to widely illuminate, for example, a panel on the door surface, it is necessary to arrange a plurality of fluorescent lamps side by side in the door body, and a plurality of fluorescent lamps and transformers for driving them must be installed in the door. It was not possible to place it in the main body considering the appropriate size and weight of the door in terms of handling such as opening and closing.

Further, it is practically impossible to blink the fluorescent lamp. Therefore, there was only a monotonous illumination effect. The present invention has been made in view of the problems existing in the above-mentioned conventional technology, and an object thereof is to provide a door with a built-in neon tube that has a compact structure while having an illumination function. .

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the invention of claim 1, a neon tube is mounted in the door body so as not to project from the surface of the door body, and at least the roof is provided by the neon tube. It is configured to illuminate the outside.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the drive device for driving the neon tube is housed in the door body. In the invention of claim 3, the neon tube is enclosed in a case made of a light-transmissive material, and a holding member provided in the door body holds the edge of the case to dispose the neon tube in the door body. It is a thing.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the case is a pair, and the neon tube is enclosed by opening the opening of the neon tube accommodating portion formed in at least one of the cases to the other.

In the invention of claim 5, the neon tube is held by a holding member that is separate from the door body, and the holding member cannot be unlocked from the outside of the door body. It is what is worn.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a fixing member for fixing the holding member to the door body is attached from the outdoor side,
The protruding portion of the fixing member to the inside of the door body is locked by a locking member so that the fixing member cannot be unlocked from the outdoor side.

[0014]

In the first aspect of the present invention having the above structure, since the neon tube is mounted within the width of the door body, for example, the neon tube is prevented from directly hitting something and being damaged when the door is opened and closed. it can. Further, since the neon tube has a smaller diameter than a fluorescent lamp having the same ability, it does not take up space in the door body, that is, it is possible to prevent the door from becoming large due to the addition of the illumination function. Further, since the neon tube can be easily bent and bent, the door surface can be widely illuminated by one neon tube, and a complicated shape can be illuminated along the same shape without waste. Moreover, since the neon tube can easily perform the blinking operation, the illumination does not become monotonous, and by arranging the neon tubes of each color, it is possible to illuminate a complicated pattern.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the drive device for the neon tube is arranged inside the door body, the wiring from the outside of the door is only the power supply line to the drive device. Therefore, it is possible to easily install the door with the built-in neon tube.

In the invention of claim 3, the neon tube is enclosed in a case. Therefore, the neon tube is reinforced and the strength is improved. In the invention of claim 4,
Since the case is a pair, the neon tube can be easily enclosed and the case can be easily manufactured.

In the fifth aspect of the invention, the fixing of the holding member cannot be released from the outdoor side. Therefore, it is impossible to remove the neon tube from the outdoor side, and it is possible to prevent the neon tube from being stolen.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the neon tube can be prevented from being stolen or mischief only by locking the protruding portion of the fixing member for fixing the holding member to the inside of the door body with the locking member.

[0019]

[First Embodiment] A first embodiment of the door with a built-in neon tube according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the frame 1
Is configured by horizontally disposing a plurality of bent plate members 1b as reinforcing members in a rectangular frame 1a made of steel or the like. The door body 2 is constructed by attaching a front panel 3 and a back panel 4 made of steel or the like to both sides of the frame 1. The door body 2 is openably and closably attached to the frame W of the building by a hinge (not shown) attached to one side surface (right side in FIG. 1) of the door body 2.

The nameplate portion 5 is provided on the front panel 3 of the door body 2. That is, the through hole 6 is provided in the upper part of the front panel 3. The nameplate frame 7 includes a slanted surface portion 7a for attaching the nameplate 10 and locking portions 7b that are locked to the upper and lower edges of the through hole 6. In the nameplate frame 7, the slope portion 7a is located in the through hole 6, and the locking portion 7b is fixed to the front panel 3 with a screw 8. An E-ring 8a is fitted to the protruding portion of the screw 8 into the door body 2 to prevent the screw 8 from being pulled out from the outdoor side O.

The slope portion 7a is inclined inward as it goes below the through hole 6. The nameplate cover 9 made of transparent resin or the like is detachably attached to the slope portion 7a of the nameplate frame 7 with screws. The nameplate 10 is sandwiched between the slope portion 7a and the nameplate cover 9. The rod-shaped nameplate illumination neon tube 11 is horizontally provided below the nameplate portion 5 in the door body 2 and faces the inclined surface portion 7a. By driving the neon tube 11 for illuminating the nameplate, the nameplate 10 is illuminated at night or the like. In the nameplate frame 7, a through hole 7c is transparently provided in a portion located between the sloped portion 7a and the nameplate illumination neon tube 11, and a transparent acrylic material or the like is provided so as to cover the through hole 7c. The plate 23 is arranged.

A through hole is formed from the front panel 3 to the back panel 4 in the upper part of the center of the door body 2, and the door scope 12 is inserted into this through hole.
By looking into the door scope 12, the visitor can be confirmed even when the door is closed.

The mail receiving portion 13 is provided so as to extend through the front panel 3 to the back panel 4 and a not-shown projection from the inside of the door body 2 to the back panel 4 and is arranged below the receiving opening 13a. It consists of a mail storage section. A take-out port is formed so as to be openable and closable (not shown) on the protruding portion of the back panel 4 of the mail storage unit.
Further, a door knob portion 14 for opening and closing the door is provided at an appropriate position of the door body 2.

Next, the neon display section 15 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the through hole 16 is formed in a vertically long shape from the upper end portion to the lower end portion of the door body 2 and penetrates from the front panel 3 to the back panel 4. The support plates 17 and 18 are
It is fixed to the back surface side of each panel 3 and 4, and a part thereof is arranged so as to project into the through hole 16 along the opening of the through hole 16. The holding members 19 and 20 are the through holes 1 of the support plates 17 and 18.
The protrusions 6 are fixed to the protrusions 6 with screws and arranged so as to cover the openings of the through holes 16. An E-ring 22 as a locking member is attached to a protruding portion into the door body 2 to a screw 21 as a fixing member for fixing the holding member 19 fixed to the front panel 3, and the screw 21 has an outdoor side. Removal from O is locked.

Case projecting holes 19a and 20a are formed in the central portions of the holding members 19 and 20 in the same direction as the through holes 16. The central portion of the holding members 19 and 20 has the through hole 16 at the center.
Of the case projecting holes 19a and 20a are further bent inward, and the case holding piece 19 is bent.
b, 20b.

A pair of cases 2 made of translucent acrylic material
5 has neon tube accommodating portions 25a each of which has a semicircular cross section and extends in the vertical direction, and an engaging portion 25b which is engaged with the case holding pieces 19b and 20b at the edge of the case 25. Are formed respectively. The case 25 holds the holding member 1 by engaging the case holding pieces 19b and 20b described above with the engaging grooves 25d of the engaging portion 25b.
It is held at 9, 20. The neon tube accommodating portion 25a is
It is configured so as not to project beyond the thickness of the door body 2. The neon tube 28 is housed and arranged in the neon tube housing portion 25a.

The procedure for assembling the neon display section 15 will be described. The holding member 19 is attached from the outdoor side O, and similarly fixed from the outdoor side O with the screw 21. And screw 2
The E-ring 22 is attached to the protruding portion of the No. 1 inside the door body 2. This makes it impossible to remove the screw 21 from the outdoor side O. Then, the holding member 20 on the back panel 4 side is attached from the indoor side and fixed with screws.

When removing the neon tube 28, the holding member 20 on the back panel 4 side is removed, and the E ring 22 for locking the screw 21 is removed. As a result, the screw 21 can be removed from the outdoor side O.

The opening on the indoor side of the through hole 16 is formed wider than the opening on the outdoor side O, so that the E-ring 22 can be easily attached to the screw 21. . That is, a hand or a tool can be linearly inserted through the opening on the indoor side, and the E-ring 22 can be attached / detached without being disturbed by the edge of the opening of the through hole 16 on the indoor side.

As shown in FIG. 3, a drive device 29 composed of a transformer or the like is disposed in the door body 2 and drives the neon tube 28 and the nameplate illumination neon tube 11. Although not shown, a power supply line from a commercial power source is connected to the drive unit 29. Then, the neon tube 2 is driven by the drive device 29.
8 is driven, and the neon tube 28 blinks or lights up. Similarly, the nameplate illumination neon tube 11 is driven, and the nameplate portion 5 is illuminated at night or the like.

As described above, in the embodiment having the above-mentioned structure, the neon tube 28 is built in as an illuminating function. The neon tube 28, including the driving device 29, can be configured as another light emitting body, which is more compact than a fluorescent lamp or the like. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the door from becoming large due to having the illumination function.

The neon tube 28 is mounted within the thickness of the door body 2. For this reason, since the neon tube 28 is not projected from the front surface or the back panel 3 or 4 surface, it is possible to prevent the neon tube 28 portion from being damaged when the door is opened or closed.

Further, the screws 8 and 21 cannot be removed from the outdoor side O by the E-rings 8a and 22 fitted to the tips thereof. For this reason, since the nameplate frame 7 and the holding member 19 cannot be removed from the outdoor side O, it is possible to prevent the nameplate illumination neon tube 11 and the neon tube 28 from being stolen.

Moreover, in the nameplate portion 5, the door body 2
The nameplate 10 attached to the slope 7a is illuminated by the neon tube 11 for illuminating the nameplate arranged inside. For this reason, the nameplate 10 is indirectly illuminated, and, for example, it is possible to create an atmosphere not obtained by directly illuminating the nameplate 10, such as giving a sense of luxury.

Moreover, the drive unit 29 enables the neon tube 28 to be controlled to blink in a complicated pattern. Therefore, the illumination does not become monotonous. The neon tube 28 is enclosed by a pair of cases 25. Therefore, the neon tube 28 is protected.

[0037]

[Second Embodiment] A second embodiment of the door with a built-in neon tube according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

In this embodiment, a character portion 35 is formed in the lower portion of the door body 2 instead of the neon display portion 15 of the first embodiment. The character portion 35 is illuminated by a neon tube (not shown) arranged on the back surface side (inside the door body 2).

The character portion 35 will be described in detail. The through groove 36 is a character (three rabbits) on the front panel 3.
It is formed by punching according to the lines (including patterns etc.) that make up. The transmission panel (not shown, for example, a translucent acrylic material or the like) made of a translucent material having a size enough to cover all the transmissive grooves 36 is used as the character portion 35.
Corresponding to the above, it is attached to the back surface side of the front panel 3.

Although not shown, the neon tube is formed by bending along the outline of the character and the through groove 36.
Is arranged in the door body 2 in correspondence with. Then, when the neon tube is driven, the character portion 35 is illuminated according to its shape through the transmissive panel.

In this embodiment, a neon tube is used to illuminate the character portion 35. For this reason, even when illuminating the complicated shape shown in the figure, the neon tube may be bent and arranged, and even unnecessary portions (portions where through holes are not formed) such as fluorescent lamps. Since it is not necessary to arrange the light emitters, the minimum arrangement required for illuminating the character is sufficient, and the door can be made compact.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, but can be carried out in the following modes without departing from the spirit of the present invention. (1) In the first embodiment, the locking member is the E ring 2
However, it is not limited to this, and the screw 2
Even if 1 is rotated, any member may be used as long as it does not disengage from the screw 21. (2) In the first embodiment, the neon tube 28 is bent in a complicated shape (for example, a logo of a store name) and the neon tube 2 is formed.
The neon tube 28 is provided in the through hole 16 that is formed in accordance with the number 8.
To place. In this case, the neon tube 28 may be enclosed in a case matching the shape, or the neon tube 2
8 may be arranged in a bare state. If it is housed in a case, the mounting strength of the neon tube display portion is improved. (3) In the first embodiment, the outdoor side O and the indoor side are illuminated by the neon tube 28, but the invention is not limited to this. For example, the case projecting hole 20a portion of the holding member 20 on the indoor side. Shall be configured to be covered with a light blocking plate. In other words, make sure that the indoor side is not illuminated. (4) Arranging a plurality of neon tubes 28 in the through hole 16. A through hole may be further formed at a position different from the through hole 16 in the door body 2, and a neon tube may be arranged in the through hole.
Then, if the plurality of neon tubes are controlled to blink by the driving device 29, the illumination effect is further improved. (5) In the first embodiment, the pair of cases 25 have the same shape, but they should be different shapes. For example, one case 25 may be configured to be flat. Then, the separated portion of one case 25 is abutted against the flat surface of the other case 25 to form the neon tube accommodating portion 25a. (6) In the first embodiment, the frame 1 is made of steel and the panels 3 and 4 are made of steel, but the present invention is not limited to this.
May be changed to aluminum (including alloy), steel, wood, etc., and the panels 3 and 4 may be made of the same material. (7) The case 25 is made of a translucent acrylic material. However, the case 25 is not limited to this and may be any translucent material that can form the neon tube accommodating portion 25a. (8) The drive device 29 is arranged to be exposed on the surface of the door body 2. By doing so, maintenance can be easily performed, and when the neon tube 28 is controlled to blink, the blinking program can be easily changed. In the first embodiment, the back panel 4 corresponding to the driving device 29 may be provided with an openable / closable door. Further, the drive device 29 may be arranged separately from the door body 2. For example, it is attached to the wall surface near the door. (9) In the first embodiment, the neon tube 1 for illuminating the nameplate
Provide an openable door on the back panel 4 corresponding to 1.
With this configuration, maintenance of the neon tube 11 can be easily performed. (10) Embodying the neon tube built-in door of the above embodiment as a sliding door. According to the present invention, since the neon tube does not project from the surface of the door body, it can be easily embodied in a sliding door.

The technical ideas other than the claims which can be understood from the above-described embodiments will be described below together with their effects. (1) The nameplate 10 attached to the sloped portion 7a that is immersively arranged in the door body 2 is illuminated by a nameplate illumination neon tube 11 that is arranged to face the nameplate 10 in the door body 2. The door with a built-in neon tube according to any one of 6.

According to this structure, the nameplate 10 is indirectly illuminated when viewed from the outdoor side O, and various atmospheres which cannot be obtained by directly illuminating the nameplate 10 (for example, the nameplate 10).
Can create a fantastic atmosphere such as the fact that it appears in the dark). (2) The fixing member 8 for fixing the nameplate frame 7 having the sloped surface 7a to the door body 2 is described in (1) above, in which the locking member 8a is attached to the protruding portion in the door body 2. Door with built-in neon tube.

With this structure, it is possible to prevent the nameplate illumination neon tube 11 from being stolen. (3) A through groove 36 is formed on the surface of the door body 2 on the outdoor side O according to the shape of the character, and at a position in the door body 2 corresponding to the character portion 35, substantially along the shape of the character. The neon tube built-in door according to claim 1, wherein the bent neon tube is arranged.

According to this structure, it is possible to illuminate the character portion 35 having a complicated shape with the minimum neon tube arrangement. Outdoor ... In this specification, the term “outdoor” is not limited to the outside of the building, but means the outside of the room with respect to the inside of the room.

[0047]

As described in detail above, according to the invention of claim 1, it is possible to prevent the neon tube from directly hitting something and being damaged. Further, it is possible to prevent the door from becoming large due to the addition of the illumination function. Further, the door surface can be widely illuminated by one neon tube, and even complex shapes can be illuminated without waste along the same shape.
Moreover, the illumination is not monotonous, and if neon tubes of each color are arranged, it is possible to illuminate a complicated pattern.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the door with the built-in neon tube can be easily installed. According to the invention of claim 3, the neon tube is protected and the strength of the neon tube portion is improved.

According to the invention of claim 4, the neon tube can be easily enclosed and the case can be easily manufactured. According to the invention of claim 5, the neon tube cannot be removed from the outdoor side, and theft or the like of the neon tube can be prevented.

According to the sixth aspect of the invention, the neon tube can be prevented from being stolen by merely locking the protruding portion of the fixing member for fixing the holding member to the inside of the door body with the locking member.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a first embodiment embodying the present invention and is a perspective view of a door with a built-in neon tube.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a mounted state of a neon tube, which is a cross-sectional view of a neon display portion.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a structure of a nameplate part, which is a vertical cross-sectional view of the nameplate part in the door body.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a second embodiment of the present invention and is a front view of a door with a built-in neon tube.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ... Door body, 19 ... Holding member, 20 ... Holding member, 21
... screws as fixing members, 22 ... E-rings as locking members, 25 ... case, 25a ... neon tube accommodating portion, 25b
... Engagement part as case edge, 28 ... Neon tube, 29 ...
Drive device, O ... Outdoor side.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A door with a built-in neon tube configured to mount a neon tube in the door body so as not to project from the surface of the door body, and to illuminate at least the outdoor side by the neon tube. 2. The door with a built-in neon tube according to claim 1, wherein a drive device for driving the neon tube is housed in the door body. 3. The neon tube is enclosed in a case made of a light-transmissive material, and a holding member provided in the door body holds the edge of the case to arrange the neon tube in the door body. The door with a built-in neon tube according to 1 or 2. 4. The case is a pair, and the neon tube is enclosed by an opening of a neon tube accommodating portion formed in at least one of the cases butting against the other.
Door with built-in neon tube described in. 5. The neon tube is held by a holding member that is separate from the door body, and the holding member is attached to the door body such that its fixing cannot be released from the outdoor side. The door with a built-in neon tube according to any one of to 4. 6. A fixing member for fixing the holding member to the door body is attached from an outdoor side, and a protruding portion of the fixing member to the inside of the door body is locked by a locking member to fix the fixing member. The door with a built-in neon tube according to claim 5, wherein the door cannot be unlocked from the outdoor side.