EP0643379B1 - Vorrichtung zum Anzeigen multipel Abbildungen - Google Patents

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EP0643379B1
EP0643379B1 EP19940202607 EP94202607A EP0643379B1 EP 0643379 B1 EP0643379 B1 EP 0643379B1 EP 19940202607 EP19940202607 EP 19940202607 EP 94202607 A EP94202607 A EP 94202607A EP 0643379 B1 EP0643379 B1 EP 0643379B1
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Giuseppe Casati
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F11/00—Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the complete information is permanently attached to a movable support which brings it to the display position
    • G09F11/30—Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the complete information is permanently attached to a movable support which brings it to the display position the display elements being fed one by one from storage place to a display position
    • G09F11/32—Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the complete information is permanently attached to a movable support which brings it to the display position the display elements being fed one by one from storage place to a display position the feeding means comprising belts or chains, e.g. endless belts or chains

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  • This invention is concerned with an image display device, particularly for advertising images, such as bills for newspapers and magazines in newsstands, product publicity in supermarkets and stores, advertising messages and program information in banks, sports grounds, airports and railways stations, open-air events and similar situations.
  • advertising images such as bills for newspapers and magazines in newsstands, product publicity in supermarkets and stores, advertising messages and program information in banks, sports grounds, airports and railways stations, open-air events and similar situations.
  • an image display device In order to display several bills or posters in one area, in an image display device, known from DE-U-1 939 947, a plurality of image-bearing panels hang from respective rods, having free-running rollers at opposite ends, which rollers run on parallel, inclined tracks, which are arranged within a cabinet, so that the outermost panels are visible from outside through windows in the cabinet.
  • a pair of motor-driven, vertical, parallel chain loops have spaced hooks for grasping opposite ends of the rod attached to the panel which hangs at the lowermost end of said tracks and for carrying the panel over to the opposite end of the tracks.
  • the panels run down from the upper to the lower end of the tracks under the action of gravity.
  • a similar display device disclosed in FR-A-421 088, has two pairs of oppositely inclined tracks arranged one above the other, and a number of vertical chains having means for lifting a panel from the lowermost end of the lower tracks to the uppermost end of the upper tracks, and for lowering a panel from the lowermost end of the upper tracks to the uppermost end of the lower tracks. Again, the device depends on gravity for moving the panels along the tracks.
  • Both the above-mentioned image display devices are very sensitive to even slight inaccuracies in the spacing or in the leveling between the hooking members carried by the chains. For instance, if a panel is lifted by opposite hooking members which are at slightly differing vertical levels, the panel will lean more heavily on the lower member, and will tend to slide in its direction, thus possibly becoming unhooked at the other end. Moreover, even if the panel does not become unhooked, it will maintain a slanted position: consequently, its long hanging portion will give rise to considerable torques, thus stressing the chains abnormally and causing frictions or even disengagement of the chain from a gearwheel.
  • an image display device comprises a cabinet 10, laterally closed by vertical walls 12, 14 and having, on its two opposite fronts, rectangular windows 16, 18, 20, 22, which are superposed in pairs which are divided by respective horizontal bars such as 24.
  • the cabinet is preferably made of bent and welded metal sheet.
  • Parallel running tracks comprising straight, inclined cylindrical rods 26, 28 have their lower ends bent squarely in 31 to form abutments, and are attached at midheight to side walls 12, 14, respectively.
  • Several image-holding panels 30, described below with reference to Fig. 3 to 5, are hung to tracks 26, 28.
  • the rods forming running tracks 26, 28 are provided with welded brackets such as 32, 34, having holes through which they are bolted to channel- or box-shaped sections 36, 38, which in turn are welded to the walls.
  • the holes of at least one of the brackets, say 34, are made as slots (not visible in the Figures) so that the position of the associated running track can be adjusted in a vertical and a horizontal direction, within a range of 1 or 2 centimeters.
  • an image-holding panel 30 comprises a rectangular plate 38 of metal sheet or other material, e.g. of a synthetic material, which is welded or bonded on one side to a tubular staff 40 which projects on opposite sides beyond the profile of plate 38 in the shape of stubs such as 42, having their ends partially undercut to form downward-pointing recesses 44.
  • the stubs 42 bear respective rollers 46, each having a peripheral groove, and each being held axially between the corner of plate 38 and a retaining screw 47.
  • the opposite sides of plate 38 are adapted for holding bills or posters, which are attached with clips, nails, magnetic pieces or other known means.
  • Each panel 30 rests with both rollers 46 on opposite running tracks 26, 28, and the gravity force pushes alla panels 30 in a stack against abutments 31.
  • Two loop-linked chains 48, 50, running on gearwheels 52, 54, 56, 58 extend along side walls 12, 14, inside the walls and outside running tracks 26, 28, with two vertical spans of which one is aligned with tubular staff 36 of the panel which is adjacent to abutments 31, the other with the opposite end of the running track.
  • Gearwheels 52, 54, 56 on both side walls are idle, and are mounted by means of bearings on stationary pins (not visible in the Figures) projecting inwardly from brackets which are generally channel irons 60 welded to the wall.
  • a rectangular plate 62 For supporting gearwheels 52 and 54 on wall 14, as shown on Figs. 6 and 7, a rectangular plate 62, welded to the wall, has five threaded bores in which respective screws 64 are engaged to attach an ajustable plate 66 to plate 62, the adjustable plate having five corresponding slots 68, where the adjustable plate can be adjusted in height in a wide range.
  • Adjustable plate 66 carries two welded, threaded pins 70, which in turn carry respective bearings 74, fastened with nuts 72.
  • the gearwheels are welded to the outside track of each bearing 74. Nuts 72 allow the axial position of gearwheels 52, 54 to be adjusted indipendently of each other.
  • Gearwheels 58 i.e. the driving wheels of the respective chains, are keyed on a common transverse shaft 76, which is rotatably mounted on a pivoted frame 78 and is driven by an electric motor 80, mounted on the same frame, by means of a transmission 82.
  • the frame is pivoted to brackets carried by a bedplate, preferably by means of damping blocks, and is kept under tension by stretching means not shown.
  • the chains are partly guided by chain-confining pads such as 84, which consist in laths of a frictionless material fastened to the walls, whereby the chain is accurately positioned.
  • chain-confining pads such as 84, which consist in laths of a frictionless material fastened to the walls, whereby the chain is accurately positioned.
  • pins 90 project inwardly and, during their rising motion, hook (see Fig. 3) the recesses borne by the stubs of the panel 30 that happens to be resting against abutments 31.
  • the panel is therefore lifted vertically along the window and then moved across to the opposite window, and finally lowered until it comes to rest at the high end of the running tracks.
  • Motor 80 runs intermittently, preferably under control of one or more position detectors, such as microswitches not shown, so that the panels will halt in positions at register with the windows.
  • the image display device of the invention further includes a third, auxiliary chain 100, which is arranged on a side wall 12 of the cabinet, in a substantially triangular loop, having a vertically descending span along the ascending span of chain 48 and a horizontal span which is substantially parallel to running track 26.
  • Auxiliary chain 100 is carried on three idle gearwheels 102, 104, 106, with a chain-stretching sprocket 108.
  • An intermediate gearwheel 110 trasmits motion from chain 48 to the auxiliary chain, whereby the latter will move in a direction opposite to the former.
  • auxiliary chain 100 carries a pin 112, projecting inwardly, and synchronized with pins 90 of chains 48 and 50 so that it will run along the inner side of a panel during its rise in the vertical span and then follows the panel during its transverse movement, thus preventing the panel from jolting or swinging under the dynamic forces in transfer, which would be unpleasant to the sight.
  • the gearwheel 106 at the back is axially displaced outwardly with respect to the vertical plane of the other gearwheels 102, 104, so that pin 112 will progressively move away from the panel over the horizontal span, until the panel is completely disengaged at the end of its horizontal movement.
  • the upper idle gearwheels 52 and 54 of main chains 48, 50 are closer to their mates on the opposite wall than both driving wheels 58, so that the chain-confining laths correspondingly converge. Consequently, both chains will converge upwards in the rising span, and diverge downwardly on the opposite side of the cabinet.
  • the distance is chosen so that the ends of pins 90, which project from the chains for a length larger than the length of recesses 44, will at first hook the recesses alone (see approaching step on Fig. 3) and then, as the chain rises in the rising span, the pins will move into the tubular portion of the stubs (Fig. 4), subsequently diverging again in the descending span, where the panel again rests with the recesses only, so that the panel can be dropped and unhooked on the running tracks.
  • the image display device of the invention can be installed on a ground or floor that is only roughly horizontal, without having to level the cabinet with a water level, as would be necessary otherwise.
  • the image display device of the invention can be manufactured with cheap techniques of metal carpentry, rather than with precision machining.
  • the cabinet is made with metal sheet that is cut in shears and bent in a bending press, and the parts are welded by spot welding, with tolerances in the range of one centimeter; plates and brackets are welded to the side wall of the cabinet as disclosed above, also with wide tolerances, since any misalignments can be adjusted during assembly, by means of the slot mounts mentioned above.
  • the image display device described above and shown on Figs. 1 to 7 is provided, as a rule, of fixtures such as timers for controlling the movement of the panels, which will usually be arranged in the base of the cabinet, microswitches acting as position detectors, arranged in predetermined, crucial points in the path of the panels, program or operating mode selectors, lighting lamps, e.g. tube lamps arranged on the sides of the windows, and the like.
  • fixtures such as timers for controlling the movement of the panels, which will usually be arranged in the base of the cabinet, microswitches acting as position detectors, arranged in predetermined, crucial points in the path of the panels, program or operating mode selectors, lighting lamps, e.g. tube lamps arranged on the sides of the windows, and the like.

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  1. Vorrichtung zum Anzeigen multipler Abbildungen, mit einer Vielzahl bildtragender Tafeln (30), die jeweils an Stangen (40) hängen, die an ihren gegenüberliegenden Enden jeweils Rollen (46) aufweisen, die sich auf parallelen, geneigten Schienen (28) frei bewegen, die in einem Gehäuse (10) mit Fenstern (16, 18, 20, 22) angeordnet sind, und mit zwei vertikalen, parallelen Haupt-Kettenschleifen (48, 50), die durch einen zeitlich gesteuerten Motor (76-82) getrieben werden und Hebevorrichtungen (90) zum Einhängen gegenüberliegender Enden der Stange (40) aufweisen, die an der Tafel (30) befestigt ist. die am untersten Ende der Schienen hängt,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Haupt-Kettenschleifen aufwärts verlaufende Spannbereiche aufweisen, die mit den unteren Enden der laufenden Schienen ausgerichtet sind und von jeweiligen Paaren unterer Räder (58) zu jeweiligen Paaren oberer Räder (52) verlaufen, die einander näher sind als die besagten unteren Räder.
  2. Anzeigevorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Vorsprünge auf den Stangen der Tafeln mit nach unten offenen Aussparungen (44) ausgebildet sind und daß die Hebevorrichtungen Stifte (90) sind, die von den Haupt-Ketten nach innen hin wegragen, um in die Aussparungen eingreifen zu können.
  3. Anzeigevorrichtung nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die nach unten offenen Aussparungen (44) sich in rohrförmigen Abschnitten (42) vom jeweiligen Ende der Stange (40) weg erstrecken.
  4. Anzeigevorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie ferner eine Hilfs-Kettenschleife (100) aufweist, die zwischen den aufwärts verlaufenden vertikalen Spannbereichen der Haupt-Kettenschleifen (48, 50) und den abwärts verlaufenden Spannbereichen der Haupt-Kettenschleifen angeordnet sind und mit der Haupt-Kette synchron angetrieben sind, so daß ein von der Hilfskette getragener Vorsprung (112) als Anschlag für die Tafel wirkt, um ein Schwingen während der Übertragung zu verhindern.
  5. Anzeigevorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Hilfs-Kettenschleife (100) auf Zahnrädern (102, 104, 106) im wesentlichen in der Ebene einer der Haupt-Kettenschleifen (48) läuft, wobei die Hilfs-Kette einen Spannbereich aufweist, der dem aufsteigenden Spannbereich der benachbarten Haupt-Kette im Bereich oberhalb der laufenden Spuren parallel ist und mit der Haupt-Kette synchron und in entgegengesetzter Richtung getrieben ist.
  6. Bildanzeigevorrichtung nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß ein Leerlauf-Zahnrad (110) zwischen den benachbarten vertikalen Spannbereichen der Hilfs-Kette (100) und der benachbarten Haupt-Kette (48) angeordnet ist und in beide Ketten eingreift, wodurch die Bewegung von der Haupt-Kette auf die Hilfs-Kette übertragen wird.
  7. Bildanzeigevorrichtung nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Hilfs-Kette (100) einen im wesentlichen horizontalen Spannbereich aufweist, der von der vertikalen Ebene der laufenden Schiene (28) abweicht, wodurch sich der Vorsprung so bewegt, daß er die Tafel (30) am Ende ihrer Horizontalbewegung losläßt.
  8. Bildanzeigevorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 4 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die oberen Zahnräder (52, 54) der Haupt-Ketten (48, 50) auf stationären Zapfen (70) drehbar getragen sind, die von einer Kupplungsplatte (66) mit Schlitzöffnungen (68) wegragen, durch welche die Kupplungsplatte in einer einstellbaren Position auf der an der Gehäusewand befestigten Platte (62) verschraubt ist.
  9. Bildanzeigevorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß jede der laufenden Schienen (26, 28) eine zylindrische Stange mit integrierten Klammern (32) aufweist, die Schlitzöffnungen für eine Befestigung mittels Schrauben in einer einstellbaren Position an einem Teil (36) aufweisen, das in die Seitenwand des Gehäuses integriert ist.
  10. Bildanzeigevorrichtung nach Anspruch 8 oder 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Gehäuse (10) aus miteinander verschweißten Metalltafeln besteht und daß die Platten (60) und die die Schiene befestigenden Teile (36) mit den Seitenwänden verschweißt sind.
  11. Bildanzeigevorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß eines der tragenden Zahnräder (58) jeder der Haupt-Ketten (48, 50) ein Antriebsrad ist und daß beide Antriebsräder mit einer einzelnen Welle (76) einstückig sind, die zwischen den gegenüberliegenden Seitenwänden des Gehäuses quer verläuft und durch einen elektrischen Motor (80) getrieben wird.
  12. Bildanzeigevorrichtung nach Anspruch 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Welle (76) und der Motor (80) an einem festen Rahmen (78) befestigt sind, der sich auf einer horizontalen Querachse dreht und durch Spanneinrichtungen vorgespannt ist, damit die Haupt-Ketten unter Spannung bleiben.
  13. Bildanzeigevorrichtung nach Anspruch 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sich die Drehachse des Rahmens nahe dem Boden des Gehäuses befindet.
  14. Bildanzeigevorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Haupt-Ketten (48, 50) zumindest entlang ihrer vertikalen Spannbereiche zwischen die Ketten begrenzenden Leisten (84) geführt sind.
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ITTO930668A IT1261587B (it) 1993-09-14 1993-09-14 Presentatore d'immagini multiple.
IT94TO000403 IT1268056B1 (it) 1994-05-20 1994-05-20 Presentatore d'immagini su pannelli mobili.
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