JPH0548223Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a variable display signboard that can change the display, and particularly relates to a variable display signboard that can display the same display on both sides.

[Prior Art] There are various types of signboards that can change the display, and among them, there is a type that mechanically switches between a plurality of display boards with different displays.
Examples of this type of signboard include those of Utility Model 1987-107492, Utility Model 59-186884, and Utility Model 62-103088.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] The conventional signboards described above are not designed to display on both sides. Even if there is a double-sided display, it is not possible to switch the display on both sides at once.

An example of a signboard that requires double-sided display is No. 8.
As shown in the figure, there is a signboard 52 erected on the side of a road 50. This signboard 52 is for displaying business operations such as a restaurant 54, and is double-sided so that it can be seen by cars driving from both sides of the road. In such a double-sided signboard, it is desired to easily change the display on both sides at the same time, but such a signboard has not been found in the past. Additionally, in applications such as the one shown in Figure 8, it is necessary to display a large display over the entirety of the signboard so that it can be clearly seen even from a distance. Nor can you find conventional signboards that can be changed to .

The present invention was developed in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to provide a variable display signboard that allows the display on both sides of the signboard to be easily changed at the same time.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the variable display signboard of the present invention has the following features.

(a) Consists of a fixed member including one fixed display board and a movable member including at least one pair of movable display boards.

(b) The front side of the fixed display board consists of a main display part and a first sub-display part, and the back side of the fixed display board similarly consists of a main display part and a first sub-display part, and the back side of the main display part is a first sub-display part. It is configured to serve as one sub-display section.

(c) A second sub-display section is formed on the front surface of the movable display board, and a main display section is formed on the back surface thereof.

(d) At least one pivot rod is attached to the fixed member, and the pivot rod is rotatable about its longitudinal center.

(e) The movable display boards are attached to both ends of the rotating rod, and these movable display boards selectively cover the main display part and the first sub-display part on the front and back sides of the fixed display board. It is configured so that it can be done.

Furthermore, a first rotation rod and a second rotation rod can also be attached to the fixed member. In that case, a pair of first movable display plates are attached to both ends of the first rotating rod, and a pair of second movable display plates are attached to both ends of the second rotating rod. A second sub-display section is formed on the front surface of the first movable display board, and a main display section is formed on the back surface thereof, and a third sub-display section is formed on the surface of the second movable display board, and the back surface thereof is formed. A main display section is formed in the main display section.

Further, the movable display plate can be attached to the rotation rod so that it can rotate within a predetermined angular range.

[Function] The first sub-display section on the surface of the fixed display board can be covered with the movable display board. At this time, the first sub-display section on the back surface of the fixed display board is also covered with the other movable display board. As a result, the main display section on the fixed display board and the second sub-display section on the movable display board are visible on both sides of the signboard. When the rotating rod is rotated approximately 180 degrees, the pair of movable display boards move and flip, covering the main display section of the fixed display board. Then, on both sides of the signboard, the main display section on the movable display board and the first sub-display section on the fixed display board are visible, resulting in different displays as a whole.

That is, by rotating the rotating rod, the display on both sides of the signboard can be switched at the same time. Even when the display is switched, the common main display section is always visible, and only the sub display section is replaced.

By using two rotating rods and two pairs of movable display boards, it is possible to switch between three types of display.

Further, by attaching the movable display plate so that it can rotate within a predetermined angular range with respect to the rotating rod, it becomes possible to exactly overlap the movable display plate with the fixed display plate.

[Example] Next, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention. This signboard mainly includes one fixed display board 10,
It consists of a pair of first movable display boards 12 and a pair of second movable display boards 14. . The fixed display board 10 has two legs 16 and 17 and is fixed to stands 18 and 19.

The fixed display board 10 has a rectangular shape, and on its surface, a display of "Ramen" is drawn on the left half, and a display of "Closed Today" is drawn on the right half. This "Ramen" display is always visible even when the display of the signboard is switched (however, the "Ramen" display is not drawn on the fixed display board, but the "Ramen" display drawn on the movable display board). ramen"
), this part will be referred to as the main display section 20. On the other hand, the display "Closed today" can be switched to another display, and this portion will be referred to as the first sub-display section 22. Similarly to the front surface, the back surface of the fixed display board 10 also has a main display section and a first display section.
The first sub-display section is configured such that the back side of the main display section serves as the first sub-display section.

The first movable display board 12 is half the size of the fixed display board 10, and has an "open for business" sign drawn on its surface. This will be referred to as the second sub-display section 24. On the back side, the word ``ramen'' is written. In other words, it serves as the main display section.

The second movable display board 14 is also half the size of the fixed display board 10, and has a message "in preparation" drawn on its surface. This will be called the third sub-display section 26. The back side has the word ``ramen'' written on it and serves as the main display.

Two rotating rods 28 and 30 are rotatably attached to the center of the upper end of the fixed display board 10. Immediately above the fixed display board 10 is a second rotating rod 3.
0, on which the first rotating rod 28 is arranged. The pair of first movable display plates 12 described above are attached to both ends of the first rotating rod 28 . The pair of second movable display plates 14 described above are attached to both ends of the second rotating rod 30. Note that two similar rotating rods are also attached to the lower end of the fixed display board 10. Although it is possible to remove the lower rotating rod, it is better to do it as in this example.
This is convenient because the movable display boards 12 and 14 can be supported reliably.

As is clear from the above explanation, this signboard is
It consists of a fixed member and a movable member. The fixed members include a fixed display board 10, legs 16 and 17, and stands 18 and 19.
The movable members include a movable display board 12,
14 and rotating rods 28 and 30. This signboard is made so that the front and back sides have completely the same configuration. Therefore, in addition to the advantage that both sides of the signboard display the same information, there is also the advantage of good mechanical balance when switching the display of the signboard by rotating the rotating rod.

Next, details of the attachment portion between the rotary rod and the movable display board will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4. FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of this attachment part. There are long holes 32 near both ends of the first rotating rod 28.
is formed, and support members 34 and 35 are attached to this. As shown in FIG.
4 and 35 are projected above the first rotating rod 28 and bent into a U-shape. The lower ends of the support members 34 and 35 are coupled to the first movable display panel 12 with rivets 36. FIG. 4 is a plan sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 3, which clearly shows the relationship between the support members 34, 35 and the elongated hole 32 of the first rotating rod 28. The width of the elongated hole 32 is 2
The support members 34 and 35 are made larger than the total thickness of the support members 34 and 35.
2, it can be rotated within the range of angle θ.

In FIG. 2, the attachment portion between the second rotating rod 30 and the second movable display plate 14 also has the same structure as described above.

This configuration was adopted because the fixed display board 10
, a first movable display board 12 , and a second movable display board 14
This is to improve the adhesion between the two. That is, the second movable display board 14 can be brought into close contact with the fixed display board 10 by slightly rotating it with respect to the second rotating rod 30.

Note that the length of the first rotating rod 28 is shorter than that of the second rotating rod 30. Therefore, the first
Support members 34, 3 attached to the rotation rod 28 of
5 is fixed slightly to the left of the midpoint of the first movable display board 12. On the other hand, the support member attached to the second rotating rod 30 is fixed slightly to the right of the midpoint of the second movable display board 14. By doing this, when the two movable display plates 12 and 14 are placed one on top of the other, their attachment parts do not interfere with each other.

Next, examples of changes to the support member will be shown. The one in FIG. 5 has supporting members 34a and 35a in the rotating rod 28a.
This is an example where the In this example, the cross section of the rotating rod 28a is box-shaped, and a long hole 32 is provided on the lower surface of the rotating rod 28a.
a is formed. Further, in the examples shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a support member 34b having a T-shaped cross-shaped cylinder is used. In this case, a circular hole 32b is formed in the lower surface of the rotating rod 28b. In either modification, the support member can rotate within a predetermined angular range with respect to the rotation rod, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.

Next, a method for preventing rotation of the rotation rods 28 and 30 will be explained. In FIG. 2, two protrusions 38 are symmetrically formed at the upper end of the fixed display board 10 (only one is visible). In addition, the second rotating rod 3
Two protrusions 40 are also formed symmetrically on the upper surface of 0 (only one is visible). On the other hand, the first rotating rod 28 and the second rotating rod 30 have a U-shaped cross section that is open downward. Therefore, when the first rotating rod 28 is rotated counterclockwise or clockwise when viewed from above, its U-shaped open portion can be engaged with the protrusion 40 . Similarly, when the second rotation rod 30 is rotated counterclockwise or clockwise when viewed from above, its U-shaped open portion can be engaged with the protrusion 38 .
In this way, rotation of the rotation rods 28, 30 can be prevented.

When the cross section of the rotation rod is box-shaped as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the above-mentioned anti-rotation projections 38
0, a hole for preventing rotation is formed on the lower surface of the box-shaped cross section.

In addition to or in place of this rotation prevention, the movable display boards 12 and 14 themselves can also be directly fixed to the fixed display board 10. For example, a fixture or a magnet can be used.

Next, how to use this embodiment will be explained.

In FIG. 1, two types of movable display boards 12 and 14 are intentionally set in the middle of switching in order to express the characteristics of this signboard. When using this signboard, actually the movable display boards 12, 14
, the fixed display board 10 and the other movable display board 12,
It will be placed in close contact with 14.

First, the two rotating rods 28 and 30 are rotated counterclockwise when viewed from above until they stop. As a result, the second movable display board 14 overlaps the right half of the fixed display board 10 on the front and back sides of the signboard, and the first movable display board 12 further overlaps thereon. As a result, "Ramen" is on the left side of the signboard surface, and "Open for business" is on the right side.
You will see the display. The same display will appear on the back of the sign. In the following explanation, only the front side of the signboard will be explained, but the same condition applies to the back side.

From this state, when the first rotating rod 28 is rotated approximately 180 degrees clockwise when viewed from above, the first movable display board 12 is reversed and overlaps the left half of the fixed display board 10. become. As a result, on the left side of the signboard, the indication "Ramen" drawn on the back side of the first movable display board 12 can be seen, and on the right side of the signboard, the indication "In preparation" on the surface of the second movable display board 14 can be seen. will be visible.

From this state, when the second rotating rod 30 is also rotated approximately 180 degrees, the second movable display plate 14
is also reversed and overlaps the first movable display board 12. As a result, on the left side of the signboard, the message "Ramen" drawn on the back side of the second movable display board 14 can be seen, and on the right side of the signboard, the message "Closed today" drawn on the right side of the fixed display board 10 can be seen. The display will be visible.

As described above, simply by rotating the rotating rods 12 and 14, three types of display can be easily switched simultaneously on both sides of the signboard.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, two types of movable display boards are provided and three types of display are switched, but if only one type of movable display board is used, the signboard can switch between two types of display. Of course, if the number of types of movable display boards is increased, it is also possible to switch between four or more types of display.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the rotation axis of the rotation rod is vertical, but it is also possible to make the rotation axis horizontal. That is, the upper half of the signboard may be used as the main display, and the lower half may be used as the sub-display. Since the movable parts of the signboard of the present invention are mechanically balanced, there is no problem even if it is horizontally installed.

[Effects of the invention] Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

(a) It is possible to switch both sides of the signboard to a different display at the same time simply by rotating the rotating rod.

(b) Since the movable display boards are symmetrically attached to both sides of the signboard, mechanical balance is good when switching the display by rotating the rotating rod. Therefore, switching is easy, and durability is achieved because no excessive force is applied to the rotating parts.

(c) Almost the entire surface of the signboard becomes the display area and is clearly visible even from a distance.

Further, in the invention of claim 2, since there are two rotary rods and two pairs of movable display boards are attached, it is possible to switch between three types of display.

Furthermore, in the invention of claim 3, the movable display board is attached to the rotating rod so that it can rotate within a predetermined angular range, so that the movable display board can be exactly overlapped with the fixed display board. become.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the mounting part of the movable display board, Fig. 3 is a side sectional view of this mounting part, and Fig. 4 is the third
FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of a modified example of this attachment part, FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of yet another modified example of this attachment part, and FIG. Fig. 7 is a front sectional view of a modified example of Fig. 6;
The figure is a perspective view showing a situation suitable for using the signboard of the present invention. 10... Fixed display board, 12... First movable display board, 14... Second movable display board, 20... Main display section, 22... First sub display section, 24... Second sub display section, 26... Third sub-display section, 28... First rotating rod, 30... Second rotating rod.

Claims (1)

[Scope of claims for utility model registration] (1) A variable display sign having the following features: (a) This variable display signboard consists of a fixed member including one fixed display board and a movable member including at least one pair of movable display boards. (b) The front side of the fixed display board consists of a main display part and a first sub-display part, and the back side of the fixed display board similarly consists of a main display part and a first sub-display part, and the back side of the main display part is a first sub-display part. It is configured to serve as one sub-display section. (c) A second sub-display section is formed on the front surface of the movable display board, and a main display section is formed on the back surface thereof. (d) At least one pivot rod is attached to the fixed member, and the pivot rod is rotatable about its longitudinal center. (e) The movable display boards are attached to both ends of the rotating rod, and these movable display boards selectively cover the main display part and the first sub-display part on the front and back sides of the fixed display board. It is configured so that it can be done. (2) A first rotating rod and a second rotating rod are rotatably attached to the fixed member, and a pair of first movable display plates are attached to both ends of the first rotating rod. A pair of second movable display boards are attached to both ends of the second rotating rod, a second sub-display part is formed on the front surface of the first movable display board, and a main display part is formed on the back surface thereof. 2. The variable display signboard according to claim 1, wherein the second movable display board has a third sub-display section formed on its front surface and a main display section formed on its back surface. (3) The variable display signboard according to claim 1, wherein the movable display board is attached to the rotating rod so that it can rotate within a predetermined angular range.