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• • G—PHYSICS
  • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
  • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
  • G09F19/00—Advertising or display means not otherwise provided for
  • G09F19/22—Advertising or display means on roads, walls or similar surfaces, e.g. illuminated
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
  • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
  • G09F19/00—Advertising or display means not otherwise provided for
  • G09F19/22—Advertising or display means on roads, walls or similar surfaces, e.g. illuminated
  • G09F2019/223—Advertising or display means on roads, walls or similar surfaces, e.g. illuminated in pavement panels

Definitions

• the present invention relates to the design and manufacture of an information display device.
• the invention relates more specifically to the display on the ground.
• the device it offers is particularly suitable for use outdoors, although it can also be used inside buildings.
• the display device is positioned in the car parks, at the end of the white stripes which delimit the parking spaces. It then serves as information carrier, but it also ensures advantageously at the same time a better delimitation of places.
• the invention does not exclude the use of the device for display on any other surface, especially on vertical surfaces, for example on the wall, or on the ceiling.
• the device according to the invention is intended for the display of all types of information, and more particularly of descriptive information, such as the indication of a commercial sign or information for reserving parking spaces, or else advertising information.
• Information display devices are known for being embedded in the ground, so that their part upper is flush with the soil surface.
• These are waterproof display boxes of the type described in FR 2 606 540, which have a transparent upper surface and inside which is placed a placard carrying the information message.
• Such devices are intended to be installed in cavities provided for this purpose in the ground at pre-established locations. They are particularly suitable for use inside buildings, where the development of receiving cavities caissons was provided during the construction of the building. It is however very constraining to install them in locations that are not already provided for this purpose, and in particular on the outside, on bitumen soils, because it is then necessary to dig into the ground a cavity of the size of the box. This operation is difficult and expensive. In addition, once the box set up, it is not possible to delete it, except to reseal its receiving cavity.
• the invention aims to overcome the disadvantages of existing ground information display systems, including those presented above. It provides a ground information display device that can be easily disposed on any surface, without special preparation of the latter, and more particularly outdoors, and which ensures at the same time a good readability of information.
• the device according to the invention comprises a fixing structure on the ground, with a convex upper face, and a convergent convex-shaped removable top transparent cover, between which there is a support poster information.
• the structure is hollowed out on its upper face of channels allowing the flow of water to orifices for discharging water to the ground.
• the channels advantageously delimit, in the structure, studs on which the lid comes to rest in the closed position.
• These studs have respective heights such, and their upper faces have a shape such that they constitute as a whole a bearing surface for the lid which is curved.
• the curved shape of the device which is imposed on the poster arranged wedged between the structure and the cover, increases the legibility of the information printed on the poster.
• This shape also limits the inconvenience to the ground, both for vehicles and for pedestrians.
• the lid bearing on the upper face of the pads and in combination with the constituent material which is advantageously chosen to be both flexible and resistant, it results in a better strength of all: a on the other hand, the studs play the role of reinforcement for the lid that bears on them; on the other hand, there remain between the studs spaces allowing the lid to deform vertically, without breaking, when pressure is exerted on him. Thanks to this solidity and this flexibility of deformation, the device according to the invention advantageously resists, without breaking, the passage over him of vehicles of several tons.
• the cover is further advantageously made of a material resistant to impacts, so that it does not deteriorate under the effect of impacts, including gravel projected on him with force.
• the space between the pads, defined by the water discharge channels, can advantageously serve as a receptacle for accessories associated with the device, especially for an autonomous backlight system of the poster.
• the device according to the invention is advantageously constituted in such a way that water (rainwater or soil washing) which enters its interior is evacuated spontaneously, by the channels which lead it, in particular by a slight slope, to the orifices by which it is eliminated towards the ground. It does not stagnate thus, inside the device, no water can deteriorate the poster.
• the device according to the invention thus advantageously allows a display of high quality, very good readability. It can be fixed on all types of soil, by gluing or screwing, without requiring special preparation or development of the latter. It is only a slight inconvenience to the circulation, thanks to its curved shape and height which is preferably chosen reduced, of the order of 20 mm at its maximum in its central part.
• the invention furthermore meets the following characteristics, implemented separately or in each of their technically operating combinations.
• the studs are recessed on the underside of the structure, so that on the one hand the latter is lighter and less expensive to manufacture, and on the other hand the device has a better flexibility of deformation under the effect of a vertical or lateral pressure exerted on him. It is so much stronger.
• the pads are connected in pairs by thin side rails. These sleepers are preferably also in contact against the lid in the closed position, so that they further strengthen the latter.
• the poster used is classic in itself. It is preferably plasticized, to make it more resistant to moisture, or formed in a thick cardboard for a short display, especially a few weeks. All types of messages, including the most complex, can be broadcast through it.
• the poster is coated on its upper face with an adhesive layer, so that it can be glued against the underside of the lid.
• the readability of the poster is in this still improved, since the infiltration of moisture between the poster and the lid is avoided.
• the cover is fixed on the structure by elastic engagement of tabs in cooperating orifices formed thereon.
• the tabs are preferably chosen sufficiently long to be able to be cleared from the corresponding orifices only under the effect of a strong lateral pressure exerted on either side of the lid, and in particular to be able to be released by a simple manual pressure .
• the device according to the invention thus advantageously offers a high degree of protection against theft of the poster by disconnecting the cover and the structure attached to the ground.
• the structure comprises on its upper face, at the outer edge of each of the orifices, a notch allowing the insertion of tongs for the disengagement of the tabs by pressure on opposite side faces of the lid, in a constriction. from the latter to each other.
• the cover can therefore be easily detached from the structure, by means of a suitable tool, when you want to replace the poster.
• the device according to the invention is advantageously very simple and easy to fix the cover on the structure, or to separate it by means of a suitable instrument, while it is impossible to separate it by simple manual manipulations.
• the device according to the invention is advantageously associated with a specific tool, allowing the removal of the cover attached to the structure.
• This tool comprises, at the lower end of elongated control rods for maneuvering by a user in the standing position, clamps operable simultaneously by the same control operation. These clamps are arranged so as to be inserted simultaneously respectively into all the notches of the structure, so as to allow the disengagement of the tabs of the lid out of their respective cooperating orifices.
• the lid can therefore be detached from the structure very comfortably by a standing user, without having to bend or bend.
• the large length of the control rods of the clamps also makes it possible to reduce the effort required to print on the lid a lateral pressure that is strong enough to disengage the tabs from their respective orifices.
• the same tool can advantageously be used for the installation of a cover on a structure attached to the ground, always in a standing position.
• the structure has on its underside, covered by the lid in the closed position, through holes for fixing to the ground by screwing or gluing, evenly distributed over the entire surface of the canals.
• These orifices are advantageously the same as the water discharge orifices, those of the latter not being used for fixing to the ground ensuring the evacuation of the water having penetrated into the device.
• a strong and resistant fastening is advantageously obtained, in particular with regard to the lateral forces exerted on the device by the wheels of vehicles rolling over it, in that the adhesive applied between the underside of the structure and the soil penetrates through the orifices, and overflows inside the device forming, after its solidification, the equivalent of a fastening system by rivets particularly effective.
• the device according to the invention therefore has, when it is fixed by gluing, a significant resistance to tearing of the soil.
• the structure comprises, on the periphery of its lower face intended to be in contact with the ground, radial grooves improving its adhesion to the ground.
• the fact that the fixing to the ground is effected by through holes in the structure, arranged under the cover in closed position, advantageously provides protection against theft of the device attached to the ground.
• the device according to the invention therefore offers a high degree of security against theft.
• a further object of the invention is to ensure good security conditions for users of the device.
• the cover has on its upper face an anti-slip coating, and the structure comprises, at the opposite longitudinal ends of its upper face, anti-adhesion patterns, although the risks of slipping by pedestrians or two wheels on these areas of the device are avoided.
• the device preferably has an elongated and curved shape in the middle, which increases its ergonomics and facilitates its crossing, and all its outside corners are rounded, so that there is no risk of injury or puncture for users.
• the cover further comprises on its upper face an anti-scratch coating, improving the readability of the poster.
• the cover is preferably provided on its underside with loops receiving cooperating legs carried by the poster on its outer periphery. These loops are regularly distributed along the periphery of the lid. This advantageously allows a better holding of the poster against the surface of the lid. Mounting the poster against the lid is also easy. In addition, quite advantageously from an industrial point of view, the poster can be mounted in the cover at the factory, and the whole, securely fastened, be transported to the place where the structure is fixed to the ground , to replace a set "lid - obsolete poster" in place.
• FIG. 1 shows a device according to the invention in top view
• FIG. 2 illustrates the device of Figure 1 in a view from below;
• FIG. 3 shows the ground fixing structure of a device according to the invention in perspective in top view;
• FIG. 4 shows a sectional view of the device of Figure 1 along the plane A-A;
• FIG. 5 represents a perspective view of a tool according to the invention mounted on the device of FIG. 1, in order to separate the cover and the ground fastening structure.
• the device according to the invention comprises a ground fixing structure 1 and a cover 2 cooperating with this structure.
• the upper and lower faces of each of these elements are defined relative to the normal position of use of the device, the latter resting on the ground by the underside of the structure 1, and the cover 2, disposed on the upper face of the the latter forming an upper face of the device.
• the lid 2 is transparent.
• An information support poster which is not shown in the figures for the sake of clarity, is arranged between the structure 1 and the cover 2, with the face on which the information directed upwards is printed.
• This poster is classic in itself. It is preferably plasticized for long-term outdoor use, so as to withstand moisture conditions. It can also be a thick cardboard poster, in cases where the information message it broadcasts is intended to be displayed for a short period.
• the poster may have on its upper face, bearing the information, an adhesive layer for its bonding against the surface of the lid 2.
• This layer is in particular constituted by a double-sided adhesive, one side adheres to the poster and the other to the lid.
• Structure 1 is made of a material that is both light and strong, in particular aluminum.
• the cover 2 is itself made of a plastic material that is both flexible and resistant to shocks, in particular polycarbonate. It is preferably covered on its upper face, an anti-scratch and anti-slip coating.
• the structure 1 and the cover 2 both have a convex shape, as can be seen in Figure 4 which is a sectional view of the device in a plane which is transverse thereto.
• This curved shape upwards in its center, that marries the poster when it is arranged wedged between the structure 1 and the cover 2, increases the legibility of the information. It is also easier to cross for both vehicle wheels and supermarket trolleys and for pedestrians or two-wheelers.
• the device has a generally elongated and curved shape in the middle, which facilitates its crossing. It has a substantially zero thickness at its longitudinal edges, and increasing to about 20 mm in its central portion. Its width and length may vary depending on the application. They may be for example respectively about 15 cm and about 50 to 60 cm.
• the structure 1 On its opposite longitudinal end zones 3, which are not covered by the cover 2, the structure 1 comprises anti-adhesion patterns 4, consisting of prominent radial bars, which reduce the risk of slipping in passing these areas.
• the structure 1 On its upper face, the structure 1 is hollowed with channels 5 which crisscross its surface. These channels 5 allow the flow of water that could have infiltrated into the device, at the intersection of the structure 1 and the cover 2, to orifices 6 passing through the thickness of the structure 1, which ensure the evacuation of this water out of the device, towards the ground.
• the channels 5 delimit on the structure 1 prominent studs 7. They are arranged so as to evacuate the water efficiently wherever it has infiltrated.
• a channel 5 forms a peripheral ring in the bottom of the structure 1, and another, the central channel 8 is disposed along the longitudinal axis of the device.
• Four transverse channels connect these two channels, as shown in particular in FIG.
• the water discharge orifices 6 are arranged at locations regularly distributed over the entire bottom of the structure, in the channels 5.
• Each of the pads 7 has an upper face inclined towards the longitudinal axis of the device, so as to form the convex upper face of the structure 1, as can be seen in Figures 3 and 4.
• the studs 7 arranged on either side of the central channel 8 are connected to each other by thin cross members 9, which make it possible to reinforce the strength of the structure 1, with one or two sleepers 9 for each pair of studs 7 connected to each other.
• the pads 7 are hollow, so that the structure 1 is lighter.
• the structure 1 can be fixed to the ground by gluing or screwing.
• the bonding is carried out by applying a layer of glue, conventional in itself for this kind of application, under the underside of the structure 1, at the level of the channels 5, and pressure of the underside of the device thus glued. against the receiving soil surface.
• the glue is preferably applied in at least one peripheral ring located under the peripheral channel 5. The glue then penetrates into some of the orifices 6 formed in the channels 5, and it overflows slightly on the upper face of the structure 1, before reaching solidify in this configuration, so that the bonding is made in a strong manner and resistant to tearing.
• Orifers 10 of slightly larger diameter are provided for fixing to the ground by screwing. These holes are preferably arranged along the longitudinal axis of the device, in the central channel 8, between the pairs of studs 7 and the crosspieces 9, so as to ensure screw fixing as solid as possible.
• the structure 1 comprises, on the periphery of its lower face, visible in Figure 2, radial grooves January 1 promoting its adhesion to the ground.
• the poster support information is stuck between the structure 1 and the cover 2, applied by its lower face on the upper face of the pads 7, and the cover 2 coming to press on its upper face.
• the lid 2 comprises, on its longitudinal edges, tabs 12, three in number regularly distributed along each edge in the embodiment shown here. These lugs 12 are intended to be inserted into cooperating orifices 13 formed on the structure 1. The fixing of the cover 2 on the structure 1 is carried out simply and easily, by elastic engagement of the tabs 12 in the orifices 13.
• a notch 14 is provided on the upper face of the structure 1, at the outer edge of each orifice 13, as shown in FIG. 4. These notches 14 make it possible to grip the lid 2 above each leg 13, by means of FIG. a clamp, and, exerting a simultaneous pressure in tightening towards one another, above each of two tabs vis-à-vis, disengage the tabs 12 from their respective receiving holes 13, so to separate the lid 2, for example to replace the poster.
• the device is associated with a specific tool 15 to remove the cover 2 of the structure 1, which is shown in FIG.
• This tool has two elongated rods 16, of sufficient length to come, when the lower end of the tool is placed on the device attached to the ground, at the height of the hand of a standing user.
• At the lower end of the rods 16 are three clamps 17, arranged parallel to each other with their gripping arms directed downwards, and articulated about the same axis 18 perpendicular to the rods 16.
• the clamps 17 are also connected, at their gripping arms, respectively by rods 19 parallel to the axis 18.
• the rods 16 are connected to the central clamp, so as to actuate its movement by spacing or tightening of the two rods 16 compared to each other. This movement is transmitted to the other two clamps 17 by the rods 19.
• the clamps 17 are spaced apart from one another and dimensioned such that their gripping ends 20 each fit simultaneously, respectively, into one of the notches 14 of the device, as shown in FIG. 5, so as to allow gripping of the cover 2 above the legs 12 and the disengagement of the latter out of the orifices 13.
• the device according to the invention can in particular be equipped with solar collectors, connected to accumulators which can be arranged in the channels 5, between the studs 7. These accumulators can feed a light stud system disposed inside the device, under the poster, so as to make the latter readable under backlight dark conditions, and / or system for broadcasting sound messages also arranged between the pads 7.
• the device may also include diodes, arranged in orifices provided for this purpose, particularly at its ends, so as to allow a more effective visual delineation of the parking spaces.

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