KR101048792B1 - Channel sign - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a channel sine, and relates to a channel sine capable of obtaining various lighting effects by making a frame representing a shape of a character, a figure, etc. made of polycarbonate (PC) material and emitting light to the entire outer surface of the frame. .

The channel sign according to the present invention includes an outer mold injection molded from a PC (polycarbonate, polycarbonate) material, a light emitting part installed inside the outer mold, and an inner space of the outer mold, and is emitted from the light emitting part. It includes a resin filler having a light transmittance of the light.

Channel sign, signage, sign board, resin

Description

Channel Sign {CHANNEL SIGN}

The present invention relates to a channel sine, and relates to a channel sine capable of obtaining various lighting effects by making a frame representing a shape of a character, a figure, etc. made of polycarbonate (PC) material and emitting light to the entire outer surface of the frame. .

In general, a channel sign refers to a gutter-shaped stereoscopic signboard.

Channel sign is a term originating from channel meaning channel, channel, etc. When characters are expressed in three dimensions, a space like a passage is created inside. This is named as a channel.

It is written in English as ‘Channel letter sign’, and it is also abbreviated as ‘Channel sign’ or ‘Channel’.

The conventional channel sign 10 shown in FIG. 1 includes an outline frame 2 formed through a process such as bending, cutting, welding, etc. to three-dimensionally express characters or figures.

Inside the frame 2, a light emitting unit such as a light emitting diode (LED) is installed, and the light emitting unit expresses a shape such as a letter or a figure to the outside so that the viewer obtains an illumination effect.

On the other hand, the channel sign 10 is the outer frame 2 is usually made of aluminum (Aluminium), stainless steel (Stainless Steel), galvanized steel (galvanized steel plate) material.

The outline frame 2 is manufactured to emit light into a front opening portion, a rear opening portion, or a double-sided opening portion formed according to a portion opened in the outline frame, for example, the design of the outline frame.

At this time, since the outline frame 2 has an opacity, the boundary between the light emitting surface and the outline frame is clearly distinguished when the light emitting unit emits light, thereby clearly recognizing characters or figures represented by the outline frame.

However, due to such opacity of the outline frame 2, there is a limit to the design that can be produced by the channel sign. That is, since the light emitting surface is formed only at the opened portion of the outer mold, and light cannot radiate outward from the outer surface of the outer mold, there is a limit to having various types of light emitting shapes.

In addition, since the outer mold 2 is formed by a work such as bending, cutting, or welding, the design that can be represented by the outer mold cannot be limited to letters or simple shapes, and the manufacturing process is accompanied by complicated work processes. , Disadvantages in manufacturing costs and the like.

The present invention devised to solve the above problems of the conventional channel sign, the outer frame is made of a polycarbonate material is formed to have a transparent or translucent colorless or color to provide a channel sign that the outer frame itself is also formed as a light emitting surface The purpose is.

In order to solve the above problems, the channel sign according to the present invention, the outer mold injection molded of PC (polycarbonate, Polycarbonate) material; A light emitting unit installed inside the outer frame; And a resin filler filled in an inner space of the outer mold and having a transparency of light emitted from the light emitting part.

The outer mold may have an open top or a closed shape.

When the upper portion of the outer frame is opened, a coating layer may be formed on the surface of the resin filling exposed to the opened upper portion.

In addition, a reflective layer may be formed on an inner lower surface of the outer frame.

The resin filling may include color pigments and at least two color resin layers having different colors.

In addition, the resin filling may be made of a foamed PC (polycarbonate, Polycarbonate) layer is filled so that the light emitting portion is buried.

The lower part of the outer frame is provided with a lower plate that is detachably coupled to open and close the inside of the outer frame, the light emitting portion is disposed on the lower surface of the inner frame while being installed on the upper surface of the lower plate, the resin filling is the light emitting It may be made of a foamed PC (polycarbonate, polycarbonate) layer spaced apart from the part.

A diffusion bead layer may be formed between the coating layer and the foamed PC layer, wherein the diffusion bead layer includes a plurality of beads formed of any one material selected from plastic, silicon, and glass powder. .

According to the present invention, the outer frame is made of a transparent or semi-transparent PC (polycarbonate, Polycarbonate) material, the light is emitted not only in one open direction of the outer frame but also outward of the outer surface of the outer frame, thereby various Design directing is possible.

In addition, there is an advantage that can easily produce a variety of shapes, including the complex shape in that the outer mold is injection molded from a PC material.

In addition, since the resin fillings filled in the inner space of the outer frame include color resin layers stacked to have two or more colors, various colors can be produced in which the layers are separated from the outer surface of the outer frame.

In addition, the resin filling is made of a foamed PC layer, there is an advantage that the light is effectively dispersed by a plurality of bubbles contained in the foamed PC layer.

In addition, since the lower plate is detachably coupled to the lower portion of the outer frame, it is easy to install and replace the light emitting unit.

In addition, since the diffusion bead layer is included in the resin filling, there is an advantage in that light diffusion is improved in the open direction of the outer mold.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals indicate like members having the same function.

2A is a flowchart illustrating a method of manufacturing a channel sign according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2B and 2C are schematic cross-sectional views of the channel sign according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of manufacturing a channel sign according to a second embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 3B and 3C are schematic cross-sectional views of a channel sign according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4A is a third diagram of the present invention. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a channel sine according to a third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5A is a flow chart showing a channel sine according to a third embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a channel sign according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

2B and 2C, the channel sign 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes an outer frame 100, a light emitting unit 200, and a resin filler 300.

The outline frame 100 is made of a character or figure or other desired shape to obtain the lighting effect.

The outer mold 100 is injection-molded using a transparent or semi-transparent polycarbonate (hereinafter referred to as 'PC') material, unlike the outer frame of a conventional channel sign, which is made of an opaque material such as aluminum, stainless steel, or galvan steel. Is produced through.

Since the PC material has excellent mechanical properties in terms of impact resistance, heat resistance, cold resistance, weather resistance, etc., the channel sign 1 of this embodiment is normally installed in a state exposed to a natural environment such as rain or wind on the exterior wall of a building. In view of the above, it becomes a material of the outer mold 100 suitable.

In addition, since the light emits light by the light emitting unit 200 to be described later, light may also be transmitted to the outer surface of the outer mold 100, thereby allowing the channel sign 1 according to the present embodiment. There is an advantage that can be produced by a variety of designs.

The outline frame 100 may have a color by including a color pigment, or may have a color by attaching a color sheet to an outer surface or an inner surface of the outline frame 100 although not shown.

In FIG. 2B, an example of a shape in which the upper part of the outer mold is closed is shown. In FIG. 2C, an example of a shape in which the upper part of the outer mold is opened is shown.

As can be seen in Figures 2b and 2c, the channel sign of the present embodiment has the advantage that the frame 100 is made of a PC material can be easily produced a variety of complex shapes.

The light emitting unit 200 is installed inside the outer mold 100 to perform a function as a light source. For example, a chip type light emitting diode (LED) installed on a printed circuit board may be used, and is illustrated in FIGS. 2A and 2B. As described above, a general LED having a cylindrical shape and a hemispherical shape on the head side may be used. Of course, other various light source members can be used.

The light emitting unit 200 may be installed to face in a desired direction so that light emission may be concentrated in a desired direction. In the drawing, an example in which the light emitting unit is installed to face downward to improve light dispersion by a reflective layer to be described later is illustrated. have.

The light emitting unit 200 is connected to the lead wire 201 to receive power from the outside, the lead wire 201 is one side of the outer frame 100, preferably the channel sign 1 of the present embodiment is to be installed When connected to the outside of the outer mold 100 through the lower side of the outer mold 100 facing the building outer wall.

The resin filler 300 is light-transmitting so as to disperse the light emitted from the light emitting unit 200 and is filled in the inner space of the outer mold 100.

The resin filler 300 may be made of various light-permeable synthetic resins such as epoxy resin, for example, and may be filled so that the light emitting part 200 is buried in the state in which the above-described light emitting part 200 is installed in the outer mold 100. .

The resin filler 300 may be made of a transparent or translucent colorless resin layer or may be made of a colored resin layer while containing color pigments.

In FIG. 2C, the upper part of the outer mold 100 is opened, thereby inducing light emission more brightly than the outer surface of the outer mold 100.

Therefore, the shape three-dimensionally by the outer mold 100 is clearly recognized by the brighter light emitted toward the upper opening of the outer mold 100, so that the subtle light is emitted toward the outside of the outer mold 100 Various lighting can be produced.

In addition, in this case, the color of the outer mold 100 is different from the color of the resin filling 300 so that light of different colors may be emitted in the opened upper direction of the outer mold 100 and the outer direction of the outer mold 100. By doing so, it is possible to produce lighting by color contrast. As described above, the channel sine 1 according to the present invention can produce various lights that could not be produced in the conventional channel sine.

On the other hand, when the upper portion of the outer mold 100 is opened as shown in Figure 2b, one side of the resin filler 300 is exposed above the outer mold 100, in this case the resin filler 300 is in contact with the outside air Sulfurization may occur due to chemical reactions. Therefore, a coating layer 400 may be formed on the surface of the resin filling 300 to block contact of the resin filling 300 with air, and the coating layer 400 may also be transparent or translucent like the resin filling 300. Of, it may be made of a colorless or colored synthetic resin material.

As illustrated in FIGS. 2B and 2C, a reflective layer 500 may be formed on an inner lower surface of the outer mold 100.

The reflective layer 500 reflects the light emitted from the light emitting unit 200 to increase the light dispersion efficiency so that light is dispersed in the entire range of the resin filler 300.

The reflective layer 500 is made of a material having a very high reflectance of light, and the reflective layer 500 may be formed by applying, for example, a reflective paint, or by forming a metal material (for example, aluminum) that is well reflected by vacuum deposition or the like. It may be deposited on the lower surface inside the mold (100). In addition, a method of attaching a reflector or the like may also be used.

When the reflective layer 500 is formed, the light emitting unit 200 is preferably provided in a direction facing the reflective layer 500 as shown in order to efficiently reflect light by the reflective layer 500.

FIG. 2A is a flowchart of a method of manufacturing a channel sign according to the first embodiment described above, and the final step of forming a coating layer is a step included in the case of the first embodiment referring to FIG. 2C, and referring to FIG. 2B. In the case of the first embodiment, it may be omitted.

3B and 3C are schematic cross-sectional views of the channel sign 1 'according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the drawing, an example in which the resin filler 300 of the first embodiment described above is laminated with at least two or more color resin layers 310 having different colors is shown.

As such, by forming the color resin layers 310 having various colors, light of various colors in which layers are divided outwardly of the outline frame 100 may be emitted.

In addition, the color resin layer 310 may be formed by including a fluorescent dye to ensure good dispersion of light. In addition, an example in which the color resin layers 310 are horizontally stacked is illustrated in the bar. Alternatively, the color resin layers 310 may be stacked obliquely.

3A is a flowchart illustrating a method of manufacturing a channel sign according to the second embodiment described above, and the forming of the coating layer, which is the last step, is a step included in the case of the second embodiment referring to FIG. 3C, and referring to FIG. 3B. In the case of the second embodiment, it may be omitted.

In Fig. 4b, the channel sign 1 " according to the third embodiment of the present invention is shown.

In FIG. 4B, an example is shown in which the resin filler 300 of the first embodiment referred to in FIG. 2C is formed of the foamed PC layer 320 filled so that the light emitting part 200 is buried in the inner space of the outer mold 100.

The foamed PC layer 320 has a plurality of bubbles 321 formed therein to help scatter light emitted by the light emitting unit 200 to uniformly light the entire range of the resin filler 300. To be distributed.

The coating layer 400 may be formed on the surface of the foamed PC layer 320 similarly to the first and second embodiments referred to in FIGS. 2C and 3C.

Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, the diffusion bead layer 330 may be interposed between the foamed PC layer 320 and the coating layer 400.

The diffusion bead layer 330 includes a plurality of fine bead-shaped beads 331 to assist in the diffusion of light to the outside of the coating layer 400. The bead 331 may be made of any one material selected from plastic, silicon, and glass powder.

Although not shown, the expanded PC layer of the present embodiment may be formed by laminating two or more color resin layers having different colors including color pigments.

4A is a flowchart of a method of manufacturing a channel sign according to the third embodiment described above.

)의 개략적 단면도가 도시된다.In FIG. 5B, the channel sine according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention (

A schematic cross-sectional view of is shown.

In the present embodiment, a lower plate 110 is detachably coupled to open and close the inside of the outer mold 100 at the lower portion of the outer mold 100.

In addition, the light emitting unit 200 is a chip-shaped LED is used to fix the LED on the printed circuit board, such as by soldering, the light emitting unit 200 is installed on the upper surface of the lower plate 110, the lower plate 110 is the outline frame ( It is disposed on the inner lower surface of the outer mold 100 in a state coupled to the lower portion of the (100).

And, the resin filling 300 is made of a foamed PC layer 320, as in the third embodiment shown in Figure 4b, wherein the foamed PC layer 320 is a light emitting portion installed on the inner bottom of the outer mold 100 ( The battery 200 is charged to be spaced apart from the light emitting unit 200 so as not to be buried.

Therefore, according to this embodiment, by separating the lower plate 110 provided in the lower portion of the outer mold 100, it is possible to install and replace the light emitting unit 200 installed on the lower plate 110.

In the present embodiment, the coating layer 400 described above may be formed on the surface of the resin filling 300, and the diffusion bead layer 330 is formed between the foamed PC layer 320 and the coating layer 400 as in the third embodiment. This can be formed.

FIG. 5A is a flowchart illustrating a method of manufacturing a channel sign according to the fourth exemplary embodiment. Unlike the third exemplary embodiment, a coupling step of the lower plate 110 is further included, and the light emitting direction of the chip LED is upward. As a result, a separate reflective layer forming step of forming the reflective layer 500 on the upper surface of the lower plate 110 is not included.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It is not limited.

1 is a use state diagram showing a conventional channel sign,

2A is a flowchart illustrating a method of manufacturing a channel sign according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

2b and 2c are schematic cross-sectional views of the channel sine according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

3A is a flowchart illustrating a method of manufacturing a channel sign according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

3B and 3C are schematic cross-sectional views of channel signs according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

4A is a flowchart illustrating a method of manufacturing a channel sign according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

4b is a schematic cross-sectional view of a channel sine according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

5A is a flowchart showing a method of manufacturing a channel sign according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

5B is a schematic cross-sectional view of a channel sign according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings

; 채널 사인 100; 외형틀1, 1 ′, 1 ″,

; Channel sign 100; Outline

110; Bottom plate 200; Light emitting part

201; Lead wire 300; Resin filling

310; Color resin layer 320; Foam PC layer

321; Bubble 330; Diffusion Bead Layer

331; Bead 400; Coating layer

500; Reflective layer

Claims (9)

Bottom plate; A light emitting unit coupled to the lower plate and configured to be connected to a lead wire to receive power from the outside, the light emitting unit having the light source member facing the lower plate; A transparent or translucent polycarbonate material, the outer frame coupled to the bottom plate and having a space therein; It is filled in the space of the outer frame and a resin filler having a light transmittance so that the light emitted from the light emitting portion can be dispersed; includes; The outer frame is opened or closed, the inner surface is formed with a reflective layer to be located on the upper surface of the lower plate, A coating layer is formed on the surface of the resin filling exposed to the opened upper portion of the outer frame, The resin filling is a channel sign, characterized in that consisting of a foamed PC layer spaced apart from the light emitting portion so that the light emitting portion is not buried. delete delete delete The method according to claim 1, The resin filling is a channel sign, characterized in that it comprises a color pigment and at least two or more color resin layers having different colors. delete delete The method according to claim 1, Channel sign characterized in that the diffusion bead layer is formed between the resin filling and the coating layer. The method according to claim 8, The diffusion bead layer is a channel sign, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of beads formed of any one material selected from plastic, silicon and glass powder.

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