EP0126670B1 - Sign post, in particular for public transport stopping-off points - Google Patents

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EP0126670B1
EP0126670B1 EP84400868A EP84400868A EP0126670B1 EP 0126670 B1 EP0126670 B1 EP 0126670B1 EP 84400868 A EP84400868 A EP 84400868A EP 84400868 A EP84400868 A EP 84400868A EP 0126670 B1 EP0126670 B1 EP 0126670B1
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  • the present invention relates to an indicator panel, in particular for stopping points of public transport means, for example of bus lines, of the type formed by a flat elongated vertical support, fixed by a base to the ground and intended to carry various indications.
  • an indicator panel in particular for stopping points of public transport means, for example of bus lines, of the type formed by a flat elongated vertical support, fixed by a base to the ground and intended to carry various indications.
  • public transport means for example of bus lines, of the type formed by a flat elongated vertical support, fixed by a base to the ground and intended to carry various indications.
  • indicator panels intended to allow the users to identify the different stopping points in the same city or in different cities, which serve for example one or more several bus lines, to recognize the routes of several lines, the line numbers and also to take note of the general conditions of transport.
  • this type of indicator panel has often been designed until now, either in the form of limited indications carried by one or more small flat panels fixed at the top of a support mast and therefore quite poorly visible and not very explicit, or in the form of fairly large closets affixed to the walls, for example shelters for passengers waiting for the bus, which in any case allows reading by these only users already arrived at such a point. 'stop and not, specifically, by potential users such as passers-by traveling further, for example on a sidewalk.
  • any person likely to use such a means of transport can only clearly identify the various indications displayed by being already in the immediate vicinity of a stopping point, especially in places of high traffic where the there is a large crowd, especially in the outskirts of urban centers or in cities, near shops, sales outlets, etc.
  • the object of the present invention is to produce an indicator panel which, while providing all the necessary information, allows an easy and safe reading, without risk of error, of the various indications displayed and this, also, at a certain distance from the stopping point, by means of a new, clear and well-ordered arrangement of the various information, in such a way that it allows a simple, safe and inexpensive modification and in a short period of time, of the displayed indications of all kind.
  • an indicator panel of the type indicated above characterized in that it comprises on the one hand, display members in the form of attached modular elements, removably attached to its upper end and locating, by suitable marking, said indications relating to the places and lines served and, on the other hand, a display window arranged in a central part of said panel, set back from its front face and used for the posting of the general conditions of use of means of transport.
  • the display members are constituted by elongated, parallelepipedic horizontal boxes which are mounted by being superposed on each other in an upper clearance, at the front of the panel and retained in position by a locking device secured to a vertical plate fixed on a vertical sheet delimiting the rear face of said panel.
  • the indicator panel according to the invention arranged at a bus stop point for example, consists of an elongated vertical support 1, of rectangular shape and of a certain thickness and fixed by a base 2 on the ground, the assembly being for example made of rigid plastic.
  • This panel with a total height close to 2 meters, has in its central part 3 in ren fundamentally, in a plane offset behind its front face, a display window 4 formed by a rectangular recess 5, in which can be fixed, by screws 6 received in holes 7 of the panel, a removable plate on which the general conditions of use of the means of transport are printed, for example.
  • the indicator panel In a clearance 8, provided at its upper part, the indicator panel carries modular and removable display means 9 formed of a number of small horizontal elongated boxes (here six) 10 to 15, held in an illustrated manner and described with reference to figs. 2 to 4, on a vertical bottom plate 16 delimiting said clearance 8.
  • Boxes 10 to 15 carry various information on the locations and directions of the bus lines served.
  • the box 10 bears the symbol of the bus company, the box 11 the name of a city and the box 121st name of the stop.
  • the box 13 can indicate the direction of the line on its front face and the number of the line on its side faces, the boxes 14 and 15 bear indications relating to other lines or the indications of an urban service and an interurban service.
  • the dimensions of the boxes are such that, in the state in which they are fixed and stacked on top of one another, they do not protrude beyond the contours of the clearance 8 of the panel and of the sheet metal. background 16.
  • the boxes 10 to 15 are in the form of parallelepipedic boxes open towards the rear and are retained in position by a locking device designated as a whole by the reference 17.
  • This device 17 essentially consists of a vertical rod 18, held with the possibility of sliding by two guides 19, 20 (fig. 2 and 3) in the form of rectangular metal sleeves connected by welding, respectively to the upper part and to the part bottom of a vertical U-shaped section 21 open towards the front and extending over the height of the bottom plate 16 while being fixed to a vertical plate 22 as well as to a horizontal metal plate 23, also by welding.
  • the plate 22 is itself made integral with a horizontally folded-down portion 24 of the bottom plate 16 by screws such as 25, while the plate 23 is fixed to the body of the panel 1 by screws 26.
  • the boxes 10 to 15 comprise, in their upper and lower faces, circular holes 27 able to receive the locking rod 18 in a manner described in more detail below.
  • Each hole 27 opens through a slot 28 of a width less than the diameter of the hole in the rear edge of the face of the box, the holes and the slots of the different boxes being respectively all aligned vertically.
  • the locking rod 18 consists of a cylindrical bar with a diameter slightly less than that of said holes 27 and provided with equidistant grooves 29 to 34 (fig. 2 and 3) of a height greater than the sum of the thicknesses of two superimposed faces of two neighboring boxes and of a diameter slightly less than the width of the slots 28 formed in the faces of the boxes.
  • the vertical U-shaped profile 21 comprises superimposed pairs of horizontal slots 35 (FIG. 2) formed in its wings 36 and the vertical reciprocal distance of which is equal to the vertical distance between the lower and upper faces of the various boxes 10 to 15.
  • the rod 18 comprises a cylindrical upper head 37 forming a gripping member and fixed by a pin (not shown) housed in a hole 38, to the rod 18.
  • the latter further comprises a cylindrical lower end 39, simply resting on the plate 23 and provided with a circular groove 40 in which is elastically fixed a circlip 41 projecting laterally beyond the outer periphery of the cylindrical elements of the rod 18, preventing any exit of the latter out of its lower guide 20 .
  • the arrangement of the grooves 29 to 34 on the rod 18 is such that - in the case of the six boxes 10 to 15 - the vertical distances a, b, c, d, e, f, counted in this state between the upper faces boxes 10 to 15 and the transverse median planes of the grooves 29 to 34, correspond respectively to 1 / ⁇ èrne, 2/6 th, 3 / sow, 4 / sow, 5 / sows and s / sow of the race must travel the rod 18, when raised, to perform the unlocking of the first box 10, the second box 11, etc ... and the last and sixth box 15.
  • the operation of the device is as follows: by lifting the rod 18 on one of the above strokes a, b, c, d, e or f, for example on the stroke b (to remove only the box 11) , this brings the groove 30 in front of the slot 28 formed in the upper face of the box 11, as well as the groove 31 at the level of the slot 28 on the underside of this box, which therefore makes it possible to remove this the latter whereas, thanks to a different and appropriate dimensioning of the other grooves 32, 33, 34, the latter are not found at the level of the upper and lower faces of the other boxes.
  • the values of heights a, b, c, etc. ... are respectively 1 / n th of the race, 2 / n th of the race, etc ...
  • the display window 4 comprises the recess 5, formed in the panel and in which a plate 42 provided with information is fixed by the screws 6, and a transparent glass 43 whose peripheral frame, of the enameled border type 44, is articulated by means of two hinges of the conventional type 45, located on one of its sides , at the panel.
  • the glass 43 for example made of tempered glass, is held in the closed position by two quarter-turn locks 46 of the conventional type.
  • a seal 47 is provided around the entire periphery of the recess 5.
  • the present invention provides an indicator panel having removable and modular display means allowing easy and rapid modification of information and service information, use and orientation for public transport such as buses, without requiring a replacement or dismantling of the entire panel, which also clearly and distinctly presents the different types of indications.

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1. An information panel, in particular for public transport stops, for example on bus routes, of the type formed by a vertical elongated flat stand fixed by a support to the ground and intended for displaying various items of information such as the name of the stop and/or the name of a town, directions and notice of other stops served by one or more transport routes or similar, characterised in that it comprises, on the one hand, display elements (9) in the form of detachable modular elements (10 to 15) detachably secured to its upper end and identifying by means of suitable marking said items of information relative to the places and routes served and, on the other hand, a display window (3) disposed in a central part of said panel, which is recessed with respect to its front face, and serving to display the general conditions of use of the means of transport.

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La présente invention concerne un panneau indicateur, notamment pour points d'arrêt de moyens de transports publics, par exemple de lignes d'autobus, du type formé par un support plat allongé vertical, fixé par un piétement au sol et destiné à porter diverses indications telles que le nom de l'arrêt et/ou le nom d'une ville, des directions et la mention des autres points d'arrêt desservis par une ou plusieurs lignes de transport ou analogues.The present invention relates to an indicator panel, in particular for stopping points of public transport means, for example of bus lines, of the type formed by a flat elongated vertical support, fixed by a base to the ground and intended to carry various indications. such as the name of the stop and / or the name of a city, directions and the mention of other stop points served by one or more transport lines or the like.

Dans le domaine des transports publics urbains et interurbains, il est bien connu d'utiliser des panneaux indicateurs destinés à permettre aux usagers d'identifier les différents points d'arrêt dans une même ville ou dans des villes différentes, que desservent par exemple une ou plusieurs lignes d'autobus, de reconnaître les itinéraires de plusieurs lignes, les numéros des lignes et également de prendre connaissance des conditions générales de transport.In the field of urban and interurban public transport, it is well known to use indicator panels intended to allow the users to identify the different stopping points in the same city or in different cities, which serve for example one or more several bus lines, to recognize the routes of several lines, the line numbers and also to take note of the general conditions of transport.

Toutefois, ce type de panneau indicateur a été conçu souvent jusqu'alors, soit sous la forme d'indications limitées portées par un ou plusieurs petits panneaux plats fixés en haut d'un mât de support et donc assez mal visibles et peu explicites, soit sous la forme de placards d'assez grande taille apposés sur les parois, par exemple d'abris pour les passagers attendant l'autobus, ce qui en tout état de cause en permet la lecture par ces seuls usagers déjà arrivés à un tel point d'arrêt et non, précisément, par des usagers potentiels tels que des passants circulant plus loin, par exemple sur un trottoir.However, this type of indicator panel has often been designed until now, either in the form of limited indications carried by one or more small flat panels fixed at the top of a support mast and therefore quite poorly visible and not very explicit, or in the form of fairly large closets affixed to the walls, for example shelters for passengers waiting for the bus, which in any case allows reading by these only users already arrived at such a point. 'stop and not, specifically, by potential users such as passers-by traveling further, for example on a sidewalk.

Dans les deux cas, toute personne susceptible d'emprunter un tel moyen de transport ne peut identifier clairement les différentes indications affichées qu'en se trouvant déjà à proximité directe d'un point d'arrêt, surtout dans des endroits de grande fréquentation où la foule est importante, notamment aux abords de centres urbains ou dans les villes, à proximité des magasins, boutiques de vente, etc....In both cases, any person likely to use such a means of transport can only clearly identify the various indications displayed by being already in the immediate vicinity of a stopping point, especially in places of high traffic where the there is a large crowd, especially in the outskirts of urban centers or in cities, near shops, sales outlets, etc.

Par ailleurs, un autre inconvénient des panneaux indicateurs classiques tient au fait qu'ils portent des indications trop abrégées ou trop peu nombreuses ou, au contraire, des informations, certes très complètes, mais selon une disposition souvent «touffue» et, en tout cas, peu claire et qui nécessite une observation attentive et même parfois minutieuse qui prend du temps et entraîne parfois des risques de confusion ou d'interprétation erronée.Another drawback of conventional signposts is that they carry too abbreviated or too few indications or, on the contrary, information, certainly very complete, but according to an often "bushy" arrangement and, in any case , unclear and which requires careful and even sometimes meticulous observation which takes time and sometimes involves the risk of confusion or misinterpretation.

D'après le brevet français FR-A-2 172 517 (BON EL), on connaît un panneau indicateur qui permet une lecture à distance des indications affichées; toutefois, les dispositifs de ce type présentent un inconvénient notable en ce que les informations qu'ils portent sont, en général, fixées une fois pour toutes et que le changement d'itinéraire ou la mise en circulation de nouvelles lignes de transport, ou encore l'arrivée de nouvelles compagnies de transport requiert nécessairement un démontage du ou des panneaux existants en vue de les modifier de façon correspondante, ou tout au moins l'enlèvement, la suppression ou le remplacement des supports d'affichage proprement dits, ce qui est non seulement peu pratique, mais prend beaucoup de temps et entraîne des dépenses relativement importantes.According to French patent FR-A-2 172 517 (BON EL), an indicator panel is known which allows remote reading of the indications displayed; however, devices of this type have a notable disadvantage in that the information they carry is, in general, fixed once and for all and that the change of route or the circulation of new transport lines, or even the arrival of new transport companies necessarily requires dismantling of the existing sign (s) with a view to modifying them correspondingly, or at least the removal, deletion or replacement of the actual display media, which is not only impractical, but time-consuming and relatively expensive.

C'est pourquoi le but de la présente invention est de réaliser un panneau indicateur qui, tout en fournissant toutes les informations nécessaires, permette une lecture aisée et sûre, sans risque d'erreur, des diverses indications affichées et ce, également, à une certaine distance du point d'arrêt, moyennant une disposition nouvelle, claire et bien ordonnancée des différentes informations, et ce de telle manière qu'il permette une modification simple, sûre et peu coûteuse et en un bref laps de temps, des indications affichées de toute nature.This is why the object of the present invention is to produce an indicator panel which, while providing all the necessary information, allows an easy and safe reading, without risk of error, of the various indications displayed and this, also, at a certain distance from the stopping point, by means of a new, clear and well-ordered arrangement of the various information, in such a way that it allows a simple, safe and inexpensive modification and in a short period of time, of the displayed indications of all kind.

Ce problème est résolu à l'aide d'un panneau indicateur du type indiqué plus haut, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte d'une part, des organes d'affichage en forme d'éléments modulaires rapportés, fixés de façon amovible à son extrémité supérieure et repérant, par un marquage adapté, lesdites indications relatives aux lieux et lignes desservis et, d'autre part, une fenêtre d'affichage disposée dans une partie centrale dudit panneau, en retrait par rapport à sa face avant et servant à l'affichage des conditions générales d'utilisation des moyens de transport.This problem is solved using an indicator panel of the type indicated above, characterized in that it comprises on the one hand, display members in the form of attached modular elements, removably attached to its upper end and locating, by suitable marking, said indications relating to the places and lines served and, on the other hand, a display window arranged in a central part of said panel, set back from its front face and used for the posting of the general conditions of use of means of transport.

Avantageusement, les organes d'affichage sont constitués par des caissons parallélépipédiques allongés, horizontaux qui sont montés en étant superposés les uns aux autres dans un dégagement supérieur, à l'avant du panneau et retenus en position par un dispositif de verrouillage solidaire d'une plaque verticale fixée sur une tôle verticale délimitant la face arrière dudit panneau.Advantageously, the display members are constituted by elongated, parallelepipedic horizontal boxes which are mounted by being superposed on each other in an upper clearance, at the front of the panel and retained in position by a locking device secured to a vertical plate fixed on a vertical sheet delimiting the rear face of said panel.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention ressortiront de la description donnée ci-après, prise en référence aux dessins annexés, sur lesquels:

  • - la fig. 1 est une vue en perspective schématique générale du panneau indicateur selon l'invention;
  • - la fig. 2 est une vue en perspective, partiellement arrachée, de la partie supérieure du panneau de la fig. 1;
  • - les fig. 3 et 4 sont des vues en coupe, respectivement en élévation latérale et en plan du dispositif de la fig. 2;
  • - la fig. 5 est une vue schématique générale de face du panneau indicateur des fig. 1 à 4; et
  • - la fig. 6 est une coupe transversale du panneau des fig. 1 à 5, prise suivant la ligne VI-VI de la fig. 5.
Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will emerge from the description given below, taken with reference to the appended drawings, in which:
  • - fig. 1 is a general schematic perspective view of the indicator panel according to the invention;
  • - fig. 2 is a perspective view, partially broken away, of the upper part of the panel of FIG. 1;
  • - figs. 3 and 4 are sectional views, respectively in side elevation and in plan of the device of FIG. 2;
  • - fig. 5 is a general schematic front view of the indicator panel of FIGS. 1 to 4; and
  • - fig. 6 is a cross section of the panel of FIGS. 1 to 5, taken along line VI-VI of fig. 5.

Sur la fig. 1, on voit que le panneau indicateur selon l'invention, disposé en un point d'arrêt d'autobus par exemple, se compose d'un support allongé vertical 1, de forme rectangulaire et d'une certaine épaisseur et fixé par un piétement 2 au sol, l'ensemble étant par exemple en matière plastique rigide.In fig. 1, it can be seen that the indicator panel according to the invention, arranged at a bus stop point for example, consists of an elongated vertical support 1, of rectangular shape and of a certain thickness and fixed by a base 2 on the ground, the assembly being for example made of rigid plastic.

Ce panneau, d'une hauteur totale voisine de 2 mètres, comporte dans sa partie centrale 3 en renfoncement, dans un plan décalé en arrière de sa face avant, une fenêtre d'affichage 4 formée d'un évidement rectangulaire 5, dans lequel peut être fixée, par des vis 6 reçues dans des trous 7 du panneau, une plaque amovible sur laquelle sont imprimées, par exemple, les conditions générales d'utilisation du moyen de transport.This panel, with a total height close to 2 meters, has in its central part 3 in ren fundamentally, in a plane offset behind its front face, a display window 4 formed by a rectangular recess 5, in which can be fixed, by screws 6 received in holes 7 of the panel, a removable plate on which the general conditions of use of the means of transport are printed, for example.

Dans un dégagement 8, prévu à sa partie supérieure, le panneau indicateur porte des moyens modulaires et amovibles d'affichage 9 formés d'un certain nombre de petits caissons allongés horizontaux (ici six) 10 à 15, maintenus d'une manière illustrée et décrite en référence aux fig. 2 à 4, sur une tôle de fond verticale 16 délimitant ledit dégagement 8.In a clearance 8, provided at its upper part, the indicator panel carries modular and removable display means 9 formed of a number of small horizontal elongated boxes (here six) 10 to 15, held in an illustrated manner and described with reference to figs. 2 to 4, on a vertical bottom plate 16 delimiting said clearance 8.

Les caissons 10 à 15 portent diverses informations de lieux et de directions de lignes d'autobus desservies.Boxes 10 to 15 carry various information on the locations and directions of the bus lines served.

Par exemple, parmi les caissons 10 à 12 d'une même couleur, le caisson 10 porte le symbole de la compagnie d'autobus, le caisson 11 le nom d'une ville et le caisson 121e nom de l'arrêt.For example, among the boxes 10 to 12 of the same color, the box 10 bears the symbol of the bus company, the box 11 the name of a city and the box 121st name of the stop.

Parmi les caissons 13 à 15, marqués d'une ou de plusieurs autres couleurs, le caisson 13 peut indiquer la direction de la ligne sur sa face avant et le numéro de la ligne sur ses faces latérales, les caissons 14 et 15 portent des indications relatives à d'autres lignes ou bien les indications d'un service urbain et d'un service interurbain.Among the boxes 13 to 15, marked with one or more other colors, the box 13 can indicate the direction of the line on its front face and the number of the line on its side faces, the boxes 14 and 15 bear indications relating to other lines or the indications of an urban service and an interurban service.

Comme cela est visible, les dimensions des caissons sont telles, qu'à l'état où ils sont fixés et empilés les uns sur les autres, ils ne font pas saillants au-delà des contours du dégagement 8 du panneau et de la tôle de fond 16.As can be seen, the dimensions of the boxes are such that, in the state in which they are fixed and stacked on top of one another, they do not protrude beyond the contours of the clearance 8 of the panel and of the sheet metal. background 16.

Comme cela est mieux visible sur les fig. 2 à 4, les caissons 10 à 15 sont en forme de boîtes parallélépipédiques ouvertes vers l'arrière et sont retenus en position par un dispositif de verrouillage désigné dans son ensemble par la référence 17.As is best seen in Figs. 2 to 4, the boxes 10 to 15 are in the form of parallelepipedic boxes open towards the rear and are retained in position by a locking device designated as a whole by the reference 17.

Ce dispositif 17 se compose essentiellement d'une tige 18 verticale, maintenue avec possibilité de glissement par deux guides 19, 20 (fig. 2 et 3) en forme de manchons métalliques rectangulaires reliés par soudage, respectivement à la partie supérieure et à la partie inférieure d'un profilé en U vertical 21 ouvert vers l'avant et s'étendant sur la hauteur de la tôle de fond 16 en étant fixé à une plaque verticale 22 ainsi qu'à une plaque horizontale métallique 23, également par soudage.This device 17 essentially consists of a vertical rod 18, held with the possibility of sliding by two guides 19, 20 (fig. 2 and 3) in the form of rectangular metal sleeves connected by welding, respectively to the upper part and to the part bottom of a vertical U-shaped section 21 open towards the front and extending over the height of the bottom plate 16 while being fixed to a vertical plate 22 as well as to a horizontal metal plate 23, also by welding.

La plaque 22 est elle-même rendue solidaire d'une partie rabattue horizontalement 24 de la tôle de fond 16 par des vis telles que 25, tandis que la plaque 23 est fixée au corps du panneau 1 par des vis 26.The plate 22 is itself made integral with a horizontally folded-down portion 24 of the bottom plate 16 by screws such as 25, while the plate 23 is fixed to the body of the panel 1 by screws 26.

Comme on le voit sur les figures, les caissons 10 à 15 comportent, dans leurs faces supérieures et inférieures, des trous circulaires 27 aptes à recevoir la tige de verrouillage 18 d'une façon décrite plus en détail ci-après. Chaque trou 27 débouche par une fente 28 d'une largeur inférieure au diamètre du trou dans le bord arrière de la face du caisson, les trous et les fentes des différents caissons étant respectivement tous alignés verticalement.As can be seen in the figures, the boxes 10 to 15 comprise, in their upper and lower faces, circular holes 27 able to receive the locking rod 18 in a manner described in more detail below. Each hole 27 opens through a slot 28 of a width less than the diameter of the hole in the rear edge of the face of the box, the holes and the slots of the different boxes being respectively all aligned vertically.

La tige de verrouillage 18 est constituée d'une barre cylindrique d'un diamètre légèrement inférieur à celui desdits trous 27 et munie de gorges équidistantes 29 à 34 (fig. 2 et 3) d'une hauteur supérieure à la somme des épaisseurs de deux faces superposées de deux caissons voisins et d'un diamètre légèrement inférieur à la largeur des fentes 28 ménagées dans les faces des caissons.The locking rod 18 consists of a cylindrical bar with a diameter slightly less than that of said holes 27 and provided with equidistant grooves 29 to 34 (fig. 2 and 3) of a height greater than the sum of the thicknesses of two superimposed faces of two neighboring boxes and of a diameter slightly less than the width of the slots 28 formed in the faces of the boxes.

Par ailleurs, le profilé en U vertical 21 comporte des couples superposés de fentes horizontales 35 (fig. 2) ménagées dans ses ailes 36 et dont la distance réciproque verticale est égale à la distance verticale entre les faces inférieures et supérieures des divers caissons 10 à 15.Furthermore, the vertical U-shaped profile 21 comprises superimposed pairs of horizontal slots 35 (FIG. 2) formed in its wings 36 and the vertical reciprocal distance of which is equal to the vertical distance between the lower and upper faces of the various boxes 10 to 15.

Ainsi, dans l'état verrouillé (fig. 3), les éléments cylindriques de la tige 18 délimités par les gorges 29 à 34 sont engagés dans les trous 27 et retiennent donc les caissons 10 à 15 qui, par ailleurs, sont supportés par leurs faces supérieures et inférieures engagées dans les fentes 35 du profilé 21.Thus, in the locked state (fig. 3), the cylindrical elements of the rod 18 delimited by the grooves 29 to 34 are engaged in the holes 27 and therefore retain the boxes 10 to 15 which, moreover, are supported by their upper and lower faces engaged in the slots 35 of the profile 21.

Par ailleurs, la tige 18 comporte une tête supérieure cylindrique 37 formant organe de préhension et fixée par une goupille (non représentée) logée dans un trou 38, à la tige 18. Cette dernière comporte en outre une extrémité inférieure cylindrique 39, reposant simplement sur la plaque 23 et munie d'une gorge circulaire 40 dans laquelle est fixé élastiquement un circlip 41 faisant saillie latéralement au-delà du pourtour extérieur des éléments cylindriques de la tige 18, en empêchant toute sortie de celle-ci hors de son guide inférieur 20.Furthermore, the rod 18 comprises a cylindrical upper head 37 forming a gripping member and fixed by a pin (not shown) housed in a hole 38, to the rod 18. The latter further comprises a cylindrical lower end 39, simply resting on the plate 23 and provided with a circular groove 40 in which is elastically fixed a circlip 41 projecting laterally beyond the outer periphery of the cylindrical elements of the rod 18, preventing any exit of the latter out of its lower guide 20 .

On notera que - comme cela est visible sur la fig. 3 - les différents caissons amovibles 10 à 15 peuvent être déverrouillés et retirés individuellement du panneau 1, comme indiqué ci-après.Note that - as can be seen in fig. 3 - the various removable boxes 10 to 15 can be unlocked and removed individually from the panel 1, as indicated below.

En effet, dans l'état de verrouillage des caissons, représenté sur la fig. 3, la disposition des gorges 29 à 34 sur la tige 18 est telle que - dans le cas des six caissons 10 à 15 - les distances verticales a, b, c, d, e, f, comptées dans cet état entre les faces supérieures des caissons 10 à 15 et les plans médians transversaux des gorges 29 à 34, correspondent respectivement à 1/εèrne, 2/6ème, 3/sème, 4/sème, 5/sème et s/sème de la course que doit parcourir la tige 18, lorsqu'on la soulève, pour effectuer le déverrouillage du premier caisson 10, du deuxième caisson 11, etc.... et du dernier et sixième caisson 15.Indeed, in the lock state of the boxes, shown in FIG. 3, the arrangement of the grooves 29 to 34 on the rod 18 is such that - in the case of the six boxes 10 to 15 - the vertical distances a, b, c, d, e, f, counted in this state between the upper faces boxes 10 to 15 and the transverse median planes of the grooves 29 to 34, correspond respectively to 1 / εèrne, 2/6 th, 3 / sow, 4 / sow, 5 / sows and s / sow of the race must travel the rod 18, when raised, to perform the unlocking of the first box 10, the second box 11, etc ... and the last and sixth box 15.

Ainsi, le fonctionnement du dispositif est le suivant: en soulevant la tige 18 sur l'une des courses ci-dessus a, b, c, d, e ou f, par exemple sur la course b (pour retirer uniquement le caisson 11 ), on amène de ce fait la gorge 30 en face de la fente 28 ménagée dans la face supérieure du caisson 11, ainsi que la gorge 31 au niveau de la fente 28 de la face inférieure de ce caisson, ce qui permet donc de retirer ce dernier alors que, grâce à un dimensionnement différent et approprié des autres gorges 32, 33, 34, ces dernières ne se trouvent pas au niveau des faces supérieures et inférieures des autres caissons.Thus, the operation of the device is as follows: by lifting the rod 18 on one of the above strokes a, b, c, d, e or f, for example on the stroke b (to remove only the box 11) , this brings the groove 30 in front of the slot 28 formed in the upper face of the box 11, as well as the groove 31 at the level of the slot 28 on the underside of this box, which therefore makes it possible to remove this the latter whereas, thanks to a different and appropriate dimensioning of the other grooves 32, 33, 34, the latter are not found at the level of the upper and lower faces of the other boxes.

Donc, en relevant plus ou moins la tige 18, on déverrouille le caisson que l'on désire retirer.So, by more or less raising the rod 18, we unlock the box that we want to remove.

Naturellement, dans le cas plus général de n caissons, les valeurs des hauteurs a, b, c, etc. ... sont respectivement 1 /n ème de la course, 2/n ième de la course, etc....Of course, in the more general case of n boxes, the values of heights a, b, c, etc. ... are respectively 1 / n th of the race, 2 / n th of the race, etc ...

Sur la fig. 5, qui montre une vue générale de face du panneau 1 selon l'invention (sans son piétement) et une vue en coupe transversale, on voit que la fenêtre d'affichage 4 comprend l'évidement 5, ménagé dans le panneau et dans lequel une plaque 42 munie d'informations est fixée par les vis 6, et une glace transparente 43 dont le cadre périphérique, du type bordure émaillée 44, est articulé au moyen de deux charnières du type classique 45, situées sur l'un de ses côtés, au panneau.In fig. 5, which shows a general front view of the panel 1 according to the invention (without its base) and a cross-sectional view, it can be seen that the display window 4 comprises the recess 5, formed in the panel and in which a plate 42 provided with information is fixed by the screws 6, and a transparent glass 43 whose peripheral frame, of the enameled border type 44, is articulated by means of two hinges of the conventional type 45, located on one of its sides , at the panel.

La glace 43, par exemple en verre trempé, est maintenue en position fermée par deux verrous quart-de-tour 46 de type classique.The glass 43, for example made of tempered glass, is held in the closed position by two quarter-turn locks 46 of the conventional type.

En outre, comme cela est visible sur la fig. 6, il est prévu un joint d'étanchéité 47 sur tout le pourtour de l'évidement 5.Furthermore, as can be seen in FIG. 6, a seal 47 is provided around the entire periphery of the recess 5.

Ainsi, la présente invention fournit un panneau indicateur possédant des moyens d'affichage amovibles et modulaires permettant une modification aisée et rapide des informations et renseignements de service, d'utilisation et d'orientation pour des transports publics tels que des autobus, sans nécessiter un remplacement ou un démontage de tout le panneau, qui présente en outre de façon claire et distincte les différents types d'indications.Thus, the present invention provides an indicator panel having removable and modular display means allowing easy and rapid modification of information and service information, use and orientation for public transport such as buses, without requiring a replacement or dismantling of the entire panel, which also clearly and distinctly presents the different types of indications.

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1. An information panel, in particular for public transport stops, for example on bus routes, of the type formed by a vertical elongated flat stand fixed by a support to the ground and intended for displaying various items of information such as the name of the stop and/or the name of a town, directions and notice of other stops served by one or more transport routes or similar, characterised in that it comprises, on the one hand, display elements (9) in the form of detachable modular elements (10 to 15) detachably secured to its upper end and identifying by means of suitable marking said items of information relative to the places and routes served and, on the other hand, a display window (3) disposed in a central part of said panel, which is recessed with respect to its front face, and serving to display the general conditions of use of the means of transport.
2. A panel as claimed in Claim 1, characterised in that said display elements (9) comprise horizontal elongated parallelepipedal boxes (10 to 15) which are mounted in such a way that they are superimposed on one another in an upper release section (8) at the front of the panel and are held in position by a locking device (17) which is integral with a vertical plate (22) fixed on a vertical sheet (16) defining the rear face of said panel..
3. A panel as claimed in Claim 2, characterised in that the boxes (10-15) are in the form of hollow boxes open towards the back, whose upper and lower faces each have a circular hole (27) opening into the rear side of said faces by way of a slot (28); which has a width which is smaller than the diameter of the hole (27), the holes (27) of the upper and lower faces of all the boxes having the same dimensions and being mutually vertically aligned.
4. A panel as claimed in Claims 2 and 3 taken as a whole, characterised in that the locking device (17) comprises a vertical locking rod (18) which can slide between two guides (19, 20), which are integral with said plate (22), and which is formed by a cylindrical rod having a diameter which is slightly smaller than the diameter of the holes (27) and provided with equidistant grooves (29-34) whose depth is greater than the thickness of two superimposed faces of two adjacent boxes, and whose diameter is slightly smaller than the width of the slots (28) provided in the faces of the boxes, said rod (18) being movable from a locking position, in which the cylindrical elements defined by the grooves (29-34) are engaged in the holes (27), and a release position allowing one box (10 to 15) to be released at a time, and in which the grooves in the rod associated with said box are at the height of the slots (28) in the upper and lower faces of said box.
5. A panel as claimed in Claim 4, characterised in that the guides (19,20) of the locking rod (18) are formed by sleeves having a rectangular external shape and being rigidly secured to the plate (22) and to the lower and upper parts of a vertical channel bar (21) having a rectangular transverse section, whose concavity is facing the front of the panel and which is mounted in the upper release section (8) of the latter.
6. A panel as claimed in Claims 4 and 5 taken as a whole, characterised in that the channel bar (21) comprises equidistant pairs of horizontal slots (35) provided in the side arms (36) of the channel bar and forming support elements for the upper and lower faces of the superimposed boxes (10 to 15).
7. A panel as claimed in Claims 4 to 6, taken as a whole, characterised in that, when all the boxes (10-15) are locked, the locking rod (18) rests on a horizontal plate (23) integral with the plate (22) secured, for example by screws (26), to the panel, and that the grooves (29-34) are disposed in the rod such that the vertical distances (a, b, c, d, e, f), which are computed between the upper faces of the boxes and the transverse median planes of the grooves, are equal to 1/6, 2/6, 3/6, 4/6, 5/s and 6/6 respectively of the length of travel of the rod (18) to the top in its guides in order to release the associated box (10 to 15), which allows various boxes to be removed independently of the others.
8. A panel as claimed in Claims 4 to 7, taken as a whole, characterised in that the lower end of the rod (18) comprises a cylindrical end (39) provided with a circular groove (40) in which a circlip (41) is mounted with elastic locking, which circlip projects laterally beyond the outer circumference of the rod (18) and prevents the latter from leaving its lower guide (20).
9. A panel as claimed in Claims 4 to 8, taken as a whole, characterised in that the upper end of the rod (18) carries a cylindrical head (37) which forms a gripping element and which is fixed by a pin to said rod.
10. A panel as claimed in any of Claims 1 to 7, characterised in that the boxes (10-15) have different marking colours in keeping with the different items of information disposed on their front vertical faces and/or their sides.
11. A panel as claimed in any of Claims 1 to 10, characterised in that the display window (4) comprises a rectangular recess (5) disposed in the panel and in which a display plate (42) is fixed by screws (7), and a transparent sheet of glass (43) whose frame (44) is articulated by two lateral hinges (45), said glass being held in the closed position in front of the plate (42) by means of two quarter-turn bolts (46).
12. A panel as claimed in Claim 11, characterised in that a sealing ring (47) is fixed on the periphery of said recess (3) accommodating the display plate (42).
EP84400868A 1983-05-03 1984-04-27 Sign post, in particular for public transport stopping-off points Expired EP0126670B1 (en)

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