WO2004075695A1

WO2004075695A1 - Moving panel display device for ceramic paving and coating parts and method of controlling the movement of said panels

Info

Publication number: WO2004075695A1
Application number: PCT/ES2004/000066
Authority: WO
Inventors: Vicente Montesinos Alonso
Original assignee: C.A.S. Locks, S.L.
Priority date: 2003-02-19
Filing date: 2004-02-17
Publication date: 2004-09-10
Also published as: EP1602305A1; RU2005127962A; US20060151411A1; MXPA05008809A; BRPI0407515A; CN1774193A

Abstract

The invention relates to a moving panel display device for ceramic paving and coating parts and to a method of controlling the movement of said panels. According to the invention, an assembly, which forms the connecting means, is disposed between the drive element of the belt or equivalent and the panel. Said assembly comprises a part which is connected to the panel, which can temporarily house a spring-pressed ball and which is disposed between two elastic end stop assemblies. In this way, when the motor is stopped, the panel can move by means of a manual force which separates the ball from the above-mentioned housing thereof. The invention can be used in the production of display devices, particularly with ceramic panels.

Description

Exhibitor of mobile panels for ceramic floor and wall tiles and control method of the movement of said panels.

The sector of the technique of this invention is 5 of the exhibitors and particularly those devices equipped with automatisms to carry out said action.

Indication of the prior art.

Patent No. ES P2000200519 for exhibitor of mobile panels for ceramic floor tiles and 0 cladding and movement control method of said panels of the same applicant and inventor.

The cited patent consists of the base whose essence develops and substantially improves the present invention. The practice developed by the exhibitor motive of the invention that is improved demonstrates that it is not enough that the panels are sliding, and that they carry out said work by means of the synchronized action of various motors that allow a diverse and varied programming. The 0 market requires alternative and selective operation manually and automatically. It also requires safety criteria for people when establishing the movement of the panels. It also requires simplified means to move from manual to motorized mode and 5 vice versa.

Therefore, the object of the present invention, contains each of said characteristics so that with an essence basically derived from the previous one, and with highly innovative characteristics, it obtains in a way Simple the intended result.

The present invention aims at improvements in said display, set forth in the preceding paragraphs.

In order to make clearer the explanation that will follow, seven sheets of drawings are attached which in nine figures represent the essence of the present invention.

Figure 1 shows a view of the display in manual operation. Figure 2 shows a detail of the exhibitor in motorized operation.

Figure 3 shows a detail of the interlocking and releasing system that allows to move from motorized mode to manual mode. Figure 4 shows a detail of the system in manual operation, in the phase of moving to motorized mode.

Figure 5 shows a schematic image of the application in fan arrangement.

Figure β shows a schematic image of the application in panel comparison arrangement.

Figure 7 shows a schematic image of an example of customization in the position of the panels.

Figure 8 shows a view of an example of the arrangement in the cyclic exposure, ie the total output of a panel and the total return thereof. It is the function of a shop window.

Figure 9 shows a schematic side view of the showcase assembly.

In these figures it is represented indicated by: 1, the sliding display panel

2, the panel's rolling stands

3, the union between display panel and drive belt

4, the drive belt, chain, cable or equivalent drive / transmission medium

5, the outer frame

6, the drive belt pulleys

7, the attachment of the driving part to the panel

8, the rubber stop 9, the rubber stop

10, the device attached to the belt

11, the rack of the exhibitor

12, the exhibitor's support

13, the bumper support 14, the bumper support

15, the fixing set between the belt and the panel

16, the ball

17, the regulation of ball pressure

18, the pressure spring on the ball 19, the gap made in the body 10 that houses the ball and prevents its exit except for a force greater than or other than that provided

20, the showcase where it is displayed

21, the display arranged in the window 22, the drive control sensor

23, the information next to the keypad, even with a claim by voice and by luminous means.

Explanation of an embodiment.

The arrangement of the panel set and its movement is derived from the preceding patent. This document describes the panel unlinking system with respect to the drive belt. Also the application of the exhibition system and its form of application for use in shop window, exhibition, fair, and manual, automatic, etc. use. The movement of the machine takes place by means of the motor that moves one of the pulleys 6, which in turn moves the belt 4 that has a device 10 at a point of its length. Said device 10 has mutual linking means with a connection 7 to the panel. Said means are formed by a housing in the device 10 which has a tapered shape, so that in a part of its center, preferably at the bottom, it has a hollow in the form of a circular cap, coinciding with a movable ball 19 pressed by a spring 18 so that the pressure of said spring determines a temporary union of the joint 7 linked to the panel, with the device 10. Thus, an effort little greater than that necessary to overcome the inertia at start or stop, releases the panel of belt movement. Such release can be both accidental, in the event that a small child inserts a hand into the guide, for example, as a volunteer, when a power outage occurs. In the latter case it is possible to move the panel by a small effort that releases the ball joint with the device 10.

The reverse operation, that is, the collection of the joint by the device 10, preferably occurs at the end of the path, without prejudice that can occur at a different point by means of a sufficient resistance exerted manually for example.

It also has supports and stops 8, 13 and 9, 14 in both parts of the device 10, which facilitate the damping of the possible blow that the panel may give at the end of its travel. Said stops also detach from the body 10 remaining at the ends, so that once the body 10 is captured by the joint 7, they are reintegrated together with this, fulfilling the function of a stop attached to the body 10 in its electrical operation, and a united stop at the ends of the path when u occurs. manual operation

This exhibitor, as explained, has a set of rails, each of them being a guide for an exhibition panel of ceramic pieces. Each of said panels includes the possibility of being arranged in any position. The different positions you acquire are compatible with different selections.

An example of the above may be that the first panel remains still. The second and subsequent adopt a fan position. It is represented in figure 5. The display in this case allows to show all the exposed models. The selection allows in a time of about 10 seconds, to reach the chosen distribution.

One option available is the showcase function, which shows according to pre-set criteria all, some, or certain panels in time series that may vary according to a preset selection. It is represented in figure 8. This system prevents the shop window from closing for a change of models, as It is only possible to stop the panels that are to be changed, as fans of a selected number of panels can also be shown according to figure 6 by criteria chosen by the interested party. The automatic cycles can comprise the complete extension of each panel and the return to the original position, showing an active and attractive set of panels for the view of the interested consumer. This is represented according to figure 8.

It is also possible following the previous example, that the exhibitor shows some of the models according to pre-selection criteria or fixed by direct selection. That is, if a range of ocher colors is sought, only ocher colors appear, as well as any other selection criteria. Those that are not selected, are hidden behind the panel that occupies the first place. An example of this is shown in Figure 6, in which only one of the panels is exposed, while the others remain hidden. Figure 7 also has a similar form of presentation, allowing for pre-selection, irregular distribution, in groups or uniform of the chosen panels.

In the previous case, one half of the panels can be distributed throughout the available space. Alternatively, the other half can be exposed. It can also be done by selectively eligible groups according to a preset menu, or by arbitrary or capricious selection.

The showcase use function can be accessed for use by the public outside the establishment, according to figure 9, generating a large attractive to the public, and making it possible to visit the establishment on any day and at any time. Thus, in a showcase 20 the display can be arranged as shown in 21, so that by means of a claim by voice or by means of luminous or blinking signals, without any limit as to how to draw attention, it allows the user to request that acting on a sensor, preferably arranged inside the separation glass, can obtain different distributions. Said sensor 22 enables the selection of preset or capricious positions.

The sensor 22 can be, for example in the case of being located in a shopping center, an external keypad. However, it is preferred that it is an internal sensor that acts when a finger is placed on top of the corresponding function, by electronic sensitivity. It is possible to have an information display on the sensor itself, with a menu for indicating prices, characteristics or other information. Thus, the public participates and is interested in the mode of exposure, in selecting panels, in eliminating those that are discarded because they are not appropriate to their tastes or the place where the object is to be located, and also as a consequence of making commercial activity simpler. , because the interested party chooses for himself the product he wants.

The action of the sensor 22 or of the corresponding keypad can be transmitted to the panel by means of an encoded radio frequency signal, by means of a cable or by any other type of communication. Obviously, this system is not limited exclusively - even if preferred - to ceramic panels, and is extensive to any product that can be exposed sequentially, or selectively. The exhibition is possible in fourth parts, so that it is a quarter of the panels that are distributed in the space, selectively, or successively. An example is in figure 6. Also in any of the indicated cases, each of the panels can be completely removed for a time according to figure 8; After this, the following is withdrawn and extended, successively with the others. This function allows them to be extracted one by one, two by two, three by three, and successively according to this rule. In any case, each of the distributions does not take more than 10 seconds.

It is also possible to deliberately hide one or more of one of the panels. In this case, once its use has been canceled, the exhibitor works with the remaining panels. In case the fan arrangement is requested, it will divide the total space by the number of panels available. The function of recovering the vision of the remaining panel determines its integration in the set of the exposed panels.

It is usual that in a selection, models less in line with the taste of the interested party are rejected. Thus, therefore, during the selection, each of those that do not interest can be eliminated. This can be carried out both in the exhibition itself inside the establishment, and in the external actionable exhibition via sensor 22. The assembly has a function by which it distributes the space in all the panels. Once one of the panels has been removed, the space is distributed evenly among the remaining panels according to the fan distribution of Figure 5.

The set of this exhibitor also allows selective exposure or cadential exposure, for example through the provision of color ranges, application to floors, coatings, in its form, if rustic, if smooth, if gloss, if rectified, and so on, automatically

Both automatic and manual exposure allows the assignment of different times to each of the panels. Thus, when one of the panels is removed, an exposure time can be previously set, after which it is hidden. In this case it is possible that the following one appears and in his case the successive ones, or that the exhibitor is at rest. The exhibition set has functions for single exposure, as well as for shared exposure with groups of models according to the selection of the interested party.

It is also possible to have after the space through which the panels slide, a fixed panel, capable of containing institutional identifications of the company, such as generic, characteristic, or product information, mode of placement or any recommendations, photographs, etc.

The activity through a remote control allows the immediate selection of any of the previously designed selections, or any other that are Apply on the spot. This function has a great relevance, because in the commercial activity, the loss of contact with the customer, if the seller is dedicated to extending and hiding panels manually, hinders the continuity of the commercial operation.

And in this way it is possible to obtain personalized functions, so that by selecting specific panels, the exposure is carried out, in an automated way, that is, with extraction and with timed introduction of each panel or group of panels, or by extracting just waiting for a new instruction so that each panel returns to its place.

One of the advantages of this exhibitor is the function "boardroom" or showroom. In these places, there is usually an employee of the house who, following the instructions of the commercial or manager, moves the panels indicated by the latter. The drawback is that said person is present in a conversation that can be secret; on the other hand, its absence leads to the manager or seller, to show a different panel must move to the place and move it manually, which has two effects; a first, of breakage of a favorable business climate, and a second, whereby the customer by deference to the seller, does not ask to be shown any product because it can be inconvenient for the seller who must move back to the panel to manually move it , with the effect of limiting purchases due to insecurity in the buyer, unable to verify exactly all the characteristics. The great advantage of this panel is therefore, in the immediate vicinity of the execution and the versatility of the preselection of the models to be shown. An example of this is that in a panel of 1.66 meters movable about two meters, the distribution of the panels, exact and proportional to the available space, takes place between 6 and 11 seconds, time that elapses before the curiosity of the interested party, which determines Greater interest in the product shown. The whole of the exhibitor is likely to be arranged in a showcase for actuation through the selection of the public. Also preferred is the arrangement of the exhibitor in a room, fair, establishment, trade or any other intended for the offer for the selection of products.

It is susceptible of industrial application, in the manufacture of exhibitors, especially ceramic panels.

Claims

CLAIMS 1.- Exhibitor of mobile panels for ceramic pavement and cladding pieces and method of controlling the movement of said panels, characterized in that the motorized device transmits its movement through a belt that is jointly and severally connected to a device (10), so that the movement of the belt is transmitted to said device (10), said device, releasing means with respect to the connection (7) to the panel to which it is temporarily linked, providing means to recover the linkage to said panel when it has separated from it.

2. Display according to claim 1 characterized in that the means for releasing and linking the device (10) to the joint (7) consist of a set of a ball arranged under the pressure of a spring, so that said ball remains locked in a corresponding hole made in a corresponding part of the device (10).

3.- Exhibitor according to claims 1 and

2 characterized in that the spring (18) is calibrated according to the weight of the panel.

4. Exhibitor according to claims 1 and

2 characterized in that the spring (18) has a clamping device (17) determining a variable pressure depending on the pressure that said device exerts on the spring.

5. Exhibitor, according to the preceding claims, characterized in that on both sides of the device (10) has two stop brackets (13, 14).

6. Display according to any of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that on both sides of the stop brackets (13, 14) there are two rubber stops (8, 9).

7. Exhibitor, according to any of the preceding claims characterized by the fact that once the joint (7) is separated from the device (10), said support (7) pulls the stop support (13 or 14) and the corresponding stop rubber (8 or 9).

8. Exhibitor according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the rubber stop and the stop support (8, 13) or (9, 14) retain and the belt-attached device (10) at the end of the route.

9. Display according to any of claims 5 to 8, characterized in that the stops (13, 14) and (8, 9) are independent from each other, and have a complementary configuration, the stop (8) with the stop (13) , and the stop (9) with the stop (14), so that the stops (13 and 14) are complementary and insertable and detachable from the device (10).

10. - Use of the display, according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the set of rails corresponding to two panels, together with a drive control, determines the selective or non-selective programmed exposure of different presentation models, occupying proportionally (figure 5) the available space, both through an exhibition timed of all the panels, such as by the timed exposure of a selection of panels, and the alternation with periods of time in which the panels are removed showing in this case a fixed informative panel arranged behind the display.

11. Use of the display, according to claim 10 in such a way that it is shown on the inner side of a shop window, characterized in that it has a sensor 22, of electronic sensitivity, capable of commanding from outside the establishment and through the glass of this, any of the exhibitor's movement or exposure provisions.