KR100954184B1 - Lighting assembly for signboard and signboard having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention frame frame 10, 12; A main positive support (14) and a main negative support (16) having a conductive line (24) embedded therein in the longitudinal direction and a pinhole (26) formed at an end thereof to be connected to the frame and connected to the conductive line; A subordinate positive support (14 ') and a subordinate negative support (16') having a pinhole formed at an end thereof to be connected to the frame and connected to the conductive line embedded in the longitudinal direction therein; A plurality of LED circuit boards 18 coupled between the positive support and the negative support, the plurality of LED circuit boards being installed such that the LED elements are electrically connected to the conductive lines; A current regulator 40 for controlling a current applied to the LED element; A main positive connector 42 for electrically connecting the current regulating device and the main positive support; A main negative connector 44 for electrically connecting the current regulating device and the main negative support; A subordinate positive connector 42 'connected to the subordinate positive support; And a subordinate negative support 44 'connected to the subordinate negative support, wherein the main positive and negative connectors are connected with the current regulating device by first positive and negative cables 52 and 54, respectively, The subordinate positive and negative connectors relate to a lighting assembly for an advertising signage, which is connected with the main positive and negative connectors by a second positive and negative cable 60, 62, respectively.

Description

Lighting assembly for signboard and advertising signboard employing the same {Lighting assembly for signboard and signboard having the same}

The present invention relates to a lighting assembly for an advertisement signage, and more particularly, to a lighting assembly for an advertising signage configured with a lighting unit to conveniently perform a power connection work for an LED module.

The invention also relates to an advertising signboard fabricated using such a lighting assembly.

Signboards are used day and night to convey and promote information such as business names, letters, and figures. Conventional light sources such as fluorescent lamps, neon lamps, incandescent lamps have been used to increase the discernment of the signboard and increase the advertising effect at night, but in recent years, the spread of LEDs (light emitting diodes) has been expanded.

LED has the advantage of long life and high efficiency, so the use range is very wide from various lighting devices to display devices.

Such LEDs are typically mounted on the surface of a PCB substrate by Surface Mount Devices (SMD) devices and used in the form of LED circuit boards.

When the advertisement signboard is manufactured using the LED circuit board as described above, the LED circuit board must be installed inside the signboard exterior frame and wires must be connected to each circuit board.

However, the LED circuit board is to be installed dozens to hundreds depending on the size of the advertising signboard, all of them connecting the wires requires a lot of work and time.

In particular, in order to prevent the application of over-current, so-called 'stabilizers' must be adopted in the advertising signboard, so connecting them together by wires is a more difficult task. There is no choice but to lead.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, it is to provide a lighting assembly for the advertising signage to be able to quickly and accurately perform the power connection work while at the same time assembling the LED circuit board.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a lighting assembly for advertising signage which can systematically distinguish the main support and the subordinate support and provide the expandability of the LED circuit board by using the main connector and the subordinate connector.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide an advertising signboard manufactured using the lighting assembly.

In order to achieve the above object, the advertising assembly lighting assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention, the frame forming a frame; A main positive support and a main negative support having a pinhole formed at an end thereof to be connected to the frame and connected to the conductive line embedded in the longitudinal direction and the conductive line; A slave positive support and a slave negative support coupled to the frame and having a pinhole formed at an end thereof to be connected to the conductive line embedded in the longitudinal direction and to the conductive line; A plurality of LED circuit boards coupled between the positive support and the negative support, the plurality of LED circuit boards being installed to electrically connect the LED elements to the conductive lines; A current regulation device for controlling a current applied to the LED element; A main positive connector for electrically connecting the current regulating device and the main positive support; A main negative connector electrically connecting the current regulating device and the main negative support; A subordinate positive connector connected to said subordinate positive support; And a subordinate negative support connected to the subordinate negative support, wherein the main positive and negative connectors are connected to the current regulating device by first positive and negative cables, respectively, and the subordinate positive and negative connectors are respectively connected to the second negative support. It is configured to connect with the main positive and negative connector by positive and negative cables.

Preferably, one side of the main positive and negative connector is formed with a receiving groove for receiving the end of the support, the connection pins provided inside the receiving groove to be electrically connected to the first positive and negative cable, respectively; And positive and negative ports electrically connected to the first positive and negative cables, respectively, and to which the second positive and negative cables are connected.

More preferably, the main positive and negative connectors are formed with terminal inserts connected to the connecting pins, and the terminal inserts have connection terminals coupled to ends of the first positive and negative cables.

According to another aspect of the invention, the signboard exterior frame; And installed inside the signboard exterior frame, an advertising signboard is provided comprising a; advertising signage lighting assembly having the configuration as described above.

According to the present invention, since the operator only needs to connect the supports for supporting each LED circuit board by using a connector, the work is very simple and the reliability of the product can be secured by improving the accuracy of the work.

In addition, since the lighting assembly for advertising signboard of the present invention is divided into a lighting unit and proceeds to work, the work efficiency is high, and there is an advantage of increasing additional expandability of the LED circuit board by using the subordinate support and the subordinate connector. .

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to this, terms or words used in the specification and claims should not be construed as having a conventional or dictionary meaning, and the inventors should properly explain the concept of terms in order to best explain their own invention. Based on the principle that can be defined, it should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in the specification and the drawings shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention and do not represent all of the technical idea of the present invention, various modifications that can be replaced at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

1 is a schematic configuration of a lighting assembly for an advertisement signboard according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown in plan view. In the figure, the cables connecting the parts are shown schematically for visual convenience.

The lighting assembly for the advertisement signboard according to the present invention may be assembled in the field after being manufactured in a factory and transported to a vehicle according to the size and design of the signboard to be manufactured. Such lighting assemblies may also be produced as standardized products.

Referring to FIG. 1, a lighting assembly for an advertisement signboard according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a frame 10 and 12 constituting a basic skeleton, and a support 14 coupled to the frame 10 and 12. 16 and a plurality of LED circuit boards 18 coupled to the supports 14, 16.

The frames 10 and 12 may be configured in various sizes according to the shape of the signboard, and are basically configured to connect the horizontal frame 10 and the vertical frame 12 to correspond to the square signboard.

The frames 10 and 12 may be made of metal or plastic with strength, and are fixed to the inner bottom of the signboard exterior frame as described below.

Also on the horizontal frame 10 a pair of supports 14, 16 are coupled, the detailed configuration of which is shown in FIG. As shown, a pair of locking protrusions 20 are formed on the horizontal frame 10, and the supports 14 and 16 are configured to be received and coupled therebetween.

That is, the locking grooves 22 are formed on the side surfaces of the supports 14 and 16, and the support protrusions 20 can be elastically deformed by pushing the supports 14 and 16 between the locking protrusions 20. The support protrusions 14 and 16 are accommodated while opening to both sides, and the locking protrusion 20 is fixed by being engaged in the locking groove 22.

In addition, the support 14, 16 may be coupled to the frame 10 in various ways, for example, by forming a seating groove in the upper surface of the frame 10 and inserting the supports 14, 16 therein. It may be combined or may be fixed directly with screws or pieces.

As such, the method of coupling the supports 14 and 16 to the frame 10 is not limited to the embodiment of the present invention, and it should be understood that various methods applicable in the art may be employed.

In addition, although the support 14, 16 is illustrated here as being coupled on the horizontal frame 10, the support 14, 16 may be coupled on the vertical frame 12 without being limited thereto. have.

Furthermore, in the present invention, the division of the vertical frame 12 and the horizontal frame 10 is relative, and they may vary from one another depending on the shape of the signboard and the arrangement direction of the LED circuit board. Therefore, it is sufficient if the LED circuit board is configured to be coupled on the frame.

According to the present invention, the support includes a positive support 14 connected to a positive connector, which will be described later, and a negative support 16 connected to a negative connector.

The supports 14 and 16 have a rod shape extending in the longitudinal direction, and as shown in FIG. 3, the conductive lines 24 are embedded in the longitudinal direction.

The conductive line 24 is made of a common copper wire or a conductive metal, and is preferably embedded along the center of the support 14, 16 that can be connected using a conductive fastening member as described below.

Moreover, in order to connect a connector, the pinhole 26 which consists of copper or a metal piece is formed in the edge part of the support 14 and 16 which becomes the edge part of the conductive line 24. As shown in FIG.

The upper surface of the positive support 14 and the negative support 16 is coupled to the LED circuit board 18, the LED circuit board 18 is a plurality of LED elements on a printed circuit board (PCB) of the strip form (19) has a surface mounted configuration, and is equipped with various resistance elements and lead wires.

A positive through hole 28 and a negative through hole 30 are formed in the LED circuit board 18, respectively. The conductive fastening member 32 is inserted into the through holes 28 and 30, and the support 14 is provided. The LED circuit board 18 can be assembled by coupling to 16.

Preferably, an alignment groove 34 may be further formed on the upper surface of the support 14, 16 to facilitate positioning when the LED circuit board 18 is coupled to the upper surface of the support 14, 16. .

The supports 14 and 16 are preferably made of an insulating synthetic resin or the like so as to be suitable for joining the conductive fastening member 32 together with electrical insulation.

In addition, a positive terminal portion 36 and a negative terminal portion 38 are formed around the positive and negative through holes 28 and 30 on the upper surface of the LED circuit board 18, respectively. Specifically, the positive terminal portion 36 is formed on the outer circumference of the positive through hole 28 and electrically connected to the LED circuit, and the negative terminal portion 38 is formed on the outer circumference of the negative through hole 30 to the LED circuit. Electrically connected.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, when the conductive fastening member 32 is inserted into the positive through hole 28 of the LED circuit board 18 and fastened to the positive support 14, the conductive line of the positive support 14 is connected. 24 is electrically connected to the positive terminal portion 36 of the LED circuit board 18.

Similarly, when the conductive fastening member 32 is inserted into the negative through hole 30 of the LED circuit board 18 and fastened to the negative support 16, the conductive line 24 of the negative support 16 is connected to the LED circuit board ( 18 is electrically connected to the negative terminal portion 38 of FIG.

So far, the configuration and coupling method of the frame, the support, and the LED circuit board have been described with specific drawings and embodiments, but their configurations are not limited by the present embodiment, and all the various configurations disclosed in Korean Patent Registration No. 0831048 are available. It should be understood to include.

Referring back to FIG. 1, the lighting assembly according to the present invention is composed of a plurality of lighting units (U), the lighting unit (U), one current control for controlling the current applied to the LED element 19 Subordinate positive support connected in parallel with the device 40, the main positive support 14 and the main negative support 16, which are electrically connected to the current regulation device 40, and the main positive and negative support 14, 16. 14 'and the subordinate negative support 16', the main positive connector which electrically connects the current regulating device 40 and the main positive support 14 to the subordinate positive support 14 '. 42) a main negative connector 44 which electrically connects the current regulating device 40 and the main negative support 16 and supplies power to the subordinate negative support 16 ', and the A subordinate positive connector 42 '(black-marked portion in FIG. 1) connected to a positive connector 42 and connected to the subordinate positive support 14', and the main negative connector 44 and connected to the subordinate negative A subordinate negative connector 44 '(dot display portion in Fig. 1) connected to the support 16' is included.

In the following description, both positive and negative are used as representative names in the description applied to both positive and negative for convenience of understanding.

A schematic configuration of the main connectors 42 and 44 is shown in FIGS. 5 to 7.

Referring to the drawings, the main connector 42, 44 is formed with a receiving groove 46 on one side, the center of the receiving groove 46 is inserted into the pin hole 26 of the support 14, 16 The connection pin 48 which is electrically connected is formed.

Accordingly, when the main connectors 42 and 44 are inserted into the ends of the supports 14 and 16, the ends of the supports 14 and 16 are accommodated in the receiving groove 46, whereby the connecting pins 48 The electrical connection can be made by inserting into the pinhole 26.

However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described configuration, and as another alternative, a connecting pin is formed at the end of the support instead of the pinhole, and the main connector may be configured to have a pinhole instead of the connecting pin.

In addition, the other side of the main connector 42, 44 is formed with a terminal insertion hole 50 connected to the connecting pin 48, the terminal insertion hole 50 is the first positive / connected to the current control device 40 Negative cables 52 and 54 are electrically connected. Preferably, the end of the first cable 52, 54 is provided with a connection terminal 56, is configured to be inserted into the terminal insertion hole 50 is connected.

In the present exemplary embodiment, the connecting pins 48 and the first cables 52 and 54 are illustrated as being connected by the terminal insertion holes 50 and the connecting terminals 56, but they may be connected by various methods. It should be understood that.

According to the present invention, a positive / negative port is electrically connected to the main connectors 42 and 44 and electrically connected to the first cables 52 and 54, respectively, to supply power to the subordinate supports 14 'and 16'. 58 is provided.

The port 58 is connected to a second positive / negative cable 60 and 62 connected to the slave connectors 42 'and 44' coupled to the slave supports 14 'and 16'. As shown in FIG. 7, the terminal insertion hole 50 and the port 58 are electrically connected to each other by a metal piece 64, and the second cable 60 and 62 are held in the port 58. The connection method of the port 58 and the second cable 60, 62 is not limited to the present embodiment and may be configured in various ways such as the terminal insertion hole and the connection terminal method as described above.

Preferably, the number of the ports 58 is plural, and the number corresponding to the number of the subordinate supports 14 'and 16' to be connected should be provided.

As described above, when a plurality of ports 58 are provided and the slave connectors 42 'and 44' are connected by the terminal method, the operation is very simple and quick, and the slave connectors 42 '( 44 ') can be arbitrarily adjusted to increase the expandability of the circuit.

FIG. 8 schematically shows the configuration of slave positive / negative connectors 42 'and 44' coupled to the slave supports 14 'and 16' to apply power.

Referring to the drawings, the subordinate connectors 42 'and 44' are provided with receiving grooves 46 'at one side thereof, and the subordinate supports 14' and 16 'are formed at the center of the receiving grooves 46'. A connecting pin 48 'is inserted into the pin hole (see 26 in FIG. 3) and electrically connected thereto.

In addition, second cables 60 and 62 electrically connected to the pinholes 26 'extend on the other side of the slave connectors 42' and 44 '.

Then, look at the process of manufacturing a lighting assembly according to the invention having the configuration as described above.

The lighting assembly for the advertisement signboard according to the present invention may be directly assembled to the signboard, or may be manufactured in a module form in advance in the factory and subsequently attached to the signboard. Hereinafter, a case of manufacturing in advance in the factory will be described.

First, the vertical frame 12 and the horizontal frame 10 serving as the skeleton of the lighting assembly are manufactured. The overall size of the frame is appropriately set according to the size of the signboard.

Subsequently, the lighting unit U is configured in the frame, and the size and number of the lighting units U are determined in consideration of the brightness of the signboard.

For the lighting unit (U) configuration, several pairs of positive and negative supports (14) (16) are installed on the horizontal frame (10). At this time, the coupling of the supports 14 and 16 to the frame may be performed by using the locking protrusion 20 and the locking groove 22 as described above, or may be performed using other suitable means.

After arranging the plurality of LED circuit boards 18 on the support 58, as shown in FIG. 4, the conductive fastening members 32 are inserted and fastened into the positive and negative through holes 28 and 30, respectively. The positive and negative terminal portions 36, 38 of the LED circuit board 18 are electrically connected to the conductive lines 24 of the positive and negative supports 14, 16, respectively.

As another alternative, the support 14, 16 and the LED circuit board 18 may be assembled first to form a module and then coupled to the frame.

In the above process, the number and arrangement intervals of the LED circuit boards 18 are appropriately set in consideration of the lighting of the signboard.

Then, after fixing the current regulation device 40 on the frame, for example, the first positive cable 52 is connected with the main positive connector 42. In the present embodiment, such a connection is illustrated by the terminal insertion port 50 and the connection terminal 56.

Similarly, the first negative cable 54 and the main negative connector 44 of the current regulating device 40 are also connected.

In addition, the port 58 of the main positive connector 42 and the subordinate positive connector 42 'are connected using the second positive cable 60. Such a connection may include the terminal connection method described above. Equally, the port 58 of the main negative connector 44 and the subordinate negative connector 44 ′ are interconnected with a second negative cable 62.

As described above, when the main connectors 42 and 44 and the subordinate connectors 42 'and 44' are completed, the connector and the support are then connected.

Specifically, the connecting pin 48 of the main positive connector 42 is inserted into the pinhole 26 of the main positive support 14, and the connecting pin 48 ′ of the subordinate positive connector 42 'is connected to the subordinate positive support ( And inserted into the pinholes 26 of 14 ').

Similarly, the connecting pin 48 of the main negative connector 44 is inserted into the pinhole 26 of the main negative support 16, and the connecting pin 48 ′ of the slave negative connector 44 'is connected to the dependent negative support 16. Are inserted into the pinholes 26 of "

The slave connectors 42 'and 44' are connected to all slave supports 58 belonging to the same unit.

As described above, when the connection between the main connectors 42 and 44 and the subordinate connectors 42 'and 44' is completed, the circuit is electrically closed. That is, the current regulator 40-the first cable 52, 54-the main positive / negative connector 42, 44-the main positive / negative support 14, 16-the conductive line 24-the conductive A circuit composed of the fastening member 32-positive / negative terminal portions 36 and 38-LED element 19 is constructed.

Similarly for the slave support, the main positive / negative connector (42) (44)-the second cable (60) (62)-the slave positive / negative connector (42 ') (44')-the slave positive / negative support (14 ') 16 ')-a conductive line 24-a conductive fastening member 32-a positive / negative terminal portion 36, 38-a closed circuit, such as an LED element 19.

Through the above process, the lighting assembly including the plurality of lighting units U may be completed.

The completed lighting assembly may be transported to a desired place and installed in the exterior frame 100 of the advertisement signboard prepared in advance as shown in FIG. 1.

Although the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the following drawings, these drawings illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the technical concept of the present invention is not limited to the drawings and should not be interpreted.

1 is a plan view schematically showing the configuration of a lighting assembly for an advertising signboard according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a partial perspective view showing the assembly of the support and the LED circuit board in the lighting assembly for the advertising signboard according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the configuration of the support in the lighting assembly for the advertising signboard according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the assembly state of the support and the LED circuit board in the lighting assembly for the advertising signboard according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the main connector in the lighting assembly for the advertising signboard according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a front sectional view showing the configuration of the main connector in the lighting assembly for the advertising signboard according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a plan sectional view showing the configuration of the main connector in the lighting assembly for the advertising signboard according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the subordinate connector in the advertising assembly lighting assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of Major Reference Numbers in Drawing>

10: horizontal frame 12: vertical frame

14: Main Positive Support 16: Main Negative Support

14 ': dependent negative support 16': dependent negative support

18: LED circuit board 20: locking projection

24: conductive line 26: pinhole

28: positive through hole 30: negative through hole

40: current regulator 42: main positive connector

42 ': slave positive connector 44: main negative connector

44 ': Subordinate negative connector 50: Terminal insert

52, 54: first cable 58: port

60, 62: second cable 100: signboard exterior frame

Claims (6)

Frames 10 and 12 forming a skeleton; A main positive support (14) and a main negative support (16) having a conductive line (24) embedded therein in the longitudinal direction and a pinhole (26) formed at an end thereof to be connected to the frame and connected to the conductive line; A subordinate positive support (14 ') and a subordinate negative support (16') having a pinhole formed at an end thereof to be connected to the frame and connected to the conductive line embedded in the longitudinal direction therein; A plurality of LED circuit boards 18 coupled between the positive support and the negative support, the plurality of LED circuit boards being installed such that the LED elements are electrically connected to the conductive lines; A current regulator 40 for controlling a current applied to the LED element; A main positive connector 42 for electrically connecting the current regulating device and the main positive support; A main negative connector 44 for electrically connecting the current regulating device and the main negative support; A subordinate positive connector 42 'connected to the subordinate positive support; And Includes; subordinate negative support 44 'is connected to the subordinate negative support, The main positive and negative connectors are connected to the current regulating device by first positive and negative cables 52 and 54, respectively, And the subordinate positive and negative connectors are connected to the main positive and negative connectors by a second positive and negative cable (60) (62), respectively. The method of claim 1, On one side of the main positive and negative connector is formed with a receiving groove 46, the end of the support is received, Connecting pins 48 provided in the accommodation grooves to be electrically connected to the first positive and negative cables, respectively; And And a positive and negative port (58) electrically connected to the first positive and negative cable, respectively, and to which the second positive and negative cable are connected. The method of claim 2, The main positive and negative connector is formed with a terminal insertion hole 50 connected to the connecting pin, The terminal insertion hole is a lighting assembly for advertising signage, characterized in that the connection terminal 56 is inserted into the end of the first positive and negative cable is inserted. The method of claim 3, The terminal insertion hole and the port is a lighting assembly for advertising sign, characterized in that electrically connected by a metal piece (64). The method of claim 2, On one side of the subordinate positive and negative connector is provided with a receiving groove 46 ′, the end of the support is received, And a connecting pin (48 ') provided in the receiving groove so as to be electrically connected to the second positive and negative cable, respectively. Signage exterior frame 100; And As installed inside the signboard exterior frame, advertising signage having a configuration as described in any one of claims 1 to 5; Advertising signage comprising a.

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