Connecting piece and assembled shop sign containing the connecting piece

Abstract

The present invention discloses a connector and an assembled shop sign containing the connector, and belongs to the technical field of store display devices. The connector includes a rectangular main body, grooves are provided on at least three side surfaces of the main body parallel to the length direction, and grooves parallel to the grooves are provided on the side surfaces of the grooves. At the same time, the present invention also provides an assembled shop sign containing a connector. The connector is provided with a plurality of connecting grooves in the circumference, and the grooves are provided with non-destructive invasive connections with fixings, connecting rods, shop sign panels and other components. On the one hand, the use of destructive components such as screws can be avoided or reduced; on the other hand, through the assembled connection of the structure itself, the installation efficiency can be greatly improved, and the use of devices that can bring open flames such as welding machines can be avoided, greatly reducing safety hazards.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a connecting piece and an assembled shop sign containing the connecting piece, belonging to the technical field of store display devices. Background Art

[0002] Storefront signs are an important symbol of a store or shop, and are an important device that leaves a first impression on customers. The quality of storefront sign design will directly affect customers' sensory experience of the store. With the continuous development of modern technology, traditional wooden plaques are becoming less and less popular, while light box storefront signs are becoming more and more common. However, the current light box storefront signs have the following problems:

[0003] First, the top and sides of the light box are often flat, and when it rains or other water splashes, water will flow over the surface of the shop sign to form water marks. Especially when the water quality is poor, the remaining water marks are very obvious, making the surface of the shop sign dirty.

[0004] Second, the connection of ordinary light box shop signs is often made by welding, which will produce open flames during the welding process, posing a fire hazard. At the same time, the connection process is often made with the help of screws or bolts. After long-term use, the screws are easy to fall off and rust, and rust water will appear, which will reduce the structural strength of the bracket on the one hand, and on the other hand, the rust water will also contaminate the shop sign.

[0005] Third, the sealing of ordinary light box shop signs is poor and insufficient, resulting in the internal picture and light source of the light box being covered with dust, which in turn affects the brightness and aesthetics of the shop sign. Summary of the invention

[0006] In order to solve the technical problems of poor sealing of existing light box shop signs, easy contamination by dirty water such as rainwater and rusty water, and potential safety hazards during installation, the present invention provides a connector and an assembled shop sign containing the connector. The technical solutions adopted are as follows:

[0007] A connecting piece comprises a rectangular parallelepiped body 1, on which grooves 2 are arranged on at least three sides of the body 1 parallel to the length direction; and on the side of the groove 2, grooves 21 parallel to the groove 2 are arranged.

[0008] Preferably, a through hole 3 is provided in the center of the main body 1 along the length direction. The cross-sectional shape of the through hole 3 can be a triangle, square, rectangle, circle, ellipse, regular polygon, rhombus, pentagon or irregular polygon.

[0009] Preferably, the groove 21 is located at the middle or bottom of the side of the channel 2 .

[0010] An assembled shop sign containing any of the above-mentioned connecting parts, the assembled shop sign includes multiple connecting parts, multiple water guide grooves, multiple fixing parts, multiple connecting rods 7, a shop sign panel 9 and a light source 11 connected to an external power supply; two opposite connecting parts are connected to the two ends of the connecting rod 7 to form a combination, the fixing parts cooperate with the water guide grooves to form an assembly and form a frame structure of the shop sign with the end surface of the connecting part connected to the combination; the shop sign panel 9 is connected to the outer side surface of the combination formed by the connecting part and the connecting rod; and a mounting groove 12 for mounting the light source is provided on the inner side surface of the combination formed by the other connecting part and the connecting rod.

[0011] More preferably, it further comprises two side plates which are connected with the end faces of the combination formed by the connecting piece and the connecting rod; the side plates are provided with convex edges which are matched with the through holes 3 of the connecting body.

[0012] More preferably, the fixing piece on the side where the shop sign panel 9 is provided is configured with at least one through groove for installing a light source.

[0013] More preferably, a fixing structure for connecting the mask 10 is provided at the edge of the through slot. The specific form of the fixing structure can be compressed by a spring clip, or can be fastened by a buckle, or other existing known structures that can achieve the fixing of the mask 10.

[0014] More preferably, the opening direction of the through slot for projecting light from the light source is perpendicular, parallel or at a certain angle to the plane where the shop sign panel 9 is located.

[0015] Preferably, a reinforcing rib 8 is provided between the assembly formed by the two connecting members and the connecting rod.

[0016] More preferably, the side of the connecting rod is provided with a groove along its length direction, and the end where the reinforcing rib 8 is connected to the connecting rod 7 is provided with a connecting plate 82 perpendicular to the plane of the reinforcing rib 8; the connecting plate 82 is cooperatively connected with the groove of the connecting rod; the connecting plate 82 is provided with a through connecting hole with a thread, and the connecting hole is cooperatively connected with the fastening bolt to realize the fixation of the reinforcing rib 8 and the connecting rod 7.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects obtained by the present invention are:

[0018] The circumference of the connector is provided with multiple connection grooves, which are provided with non-destructive invasive connections with fixings, connecting rods, shop sign panels and other components. On the one hand, the use of destructive components such as screws can be avoided or reduced; on the other hand, the assembled connection of its own structure can greatly improve the installation efficiency and avoid the use of devices that can bring open flames such as welding machines, greatly reducing safety hazards.

[0019] The shop sign is assembled by means of the structural coordination of the connectors, fixings and other parts, which greatly improves the installation efficiency while ensuring the strength of the structure. At the same time, the use of destructive parts such as screws is minimized, ensuring the integrity of the shop sign bracket and reducing the occurrence of rust and rust water pollution.

[0020] There are water guide grooves on the top and sides of the shop sign to guide rainwater so that it does not flow through the surface of the shop sign, avoiding the remaining water marks and stains, and greatly improving the service life of the shop sign. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of a connecting piece in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of a connecting piece in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a connecting piece in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 4 It is a schematic structural diagram of an assembled shop sign in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0025] Figure 5 for Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the local enlarged structure in the box.

[0026] Figure 6 It is a schematic structural diagram of an assembled shop sign in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0027] In the figure: 1, main body; 2, channel; 21, groove; 3, through hole; 4, water guide groove I; 41, connecting groove; 5, fixing piece I; 51, buckle I; 52, water guide groove II; 6, fixing piece II; 61, buckle II; 7, connecting rod; 8, reinforcing rib; 81, reinforcing rib main body; 82, connecting plate; 83, fastening bolt; 9, shop sign board; 10, mask; 11, light source; 12, mounting groove. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] Unless otherwise specified, the materials, methods and instruments used in the following examples are conventional materials, methods and instruments in the art and can be obtained by ordinary technicians in the art through commercial channels.

[0029] In the following description of the present invention, it should be noted that terms such as "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside" and "vertical" indicating directions or positional relationships are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and therefore, should not be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0030] In the following description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0031] In addition, in the following description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, “plurality”, “multiple groups”, and “multiple roots” mean two or more.

[0032] The present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the following detailed description is not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0033] Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of a connecting member in a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 It can be seen that the cross section of the connector is in the positive direction as a whole. Channels 2 are provided on the four sides of the connector, and grooves 21 are provided on the two sides of the channel 2. The bottom of the groove 21 is located on the side of the channel 2. One side of the groove 21 is connected to the bottom surface of the channel 2. At the same time, a through hole 3 with a square cross section is provided in the center of the connector.

[0034] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of a connecting piece in a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 for Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the connector. Figure 2 and Figure 3 It can be seen that this implementation method is Figure 1 The embodiment shown is different in that the groove 21 is located in the middle of the side surface of the channel 2 .

[0035] Figure 4 It is a schematic structural diagram of an assembled shop sign in a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 for Figure 4 The enlarged structural diagram of the part in the box. Figure 4 and Figure 5It can be seen that the assembled shop sign includes four rectangular parallelepiped connectors. Every two connectors form a group and are respectively fixed at the two ends of at least two connecting rods 7. The connecting end of the connecting rod 7 is provided with a convex ridge structure that is matched and connected with the channel 2 of the connector. Every two connectors and at least two connecting rods 7 form a bracket of the assembled shop sign. The top and bottom of the two brackets are connected by a component formed by a fixing member and a water guide groove I 4. Among them, the fixing member is divided into a fixing member I 5 and a fixing member II 6. The two are matched and connected with the groove 21 of the channel 2 by a buckle I 51 and a buckle II 52 respectively. The cross-section of the water guide groove I 41 is an inverted П-shaped, and two connecting grooves 41 parallel to the length thereof are provided in the plane of the water guide groove I 41. The free ends of the fixing member I 5 and the fixing member II 6 are matched and connected with the connecting groove 41. Under the relative extrusion of the fixing member I 5 and the fixing member II 6, the water guide groove I 4 is connected with the two fixing members to form a whole. The upper surface of the fixing member I 5 is provided with a water guide groove II 52 along its length direction to facilitate the discharge of rainwater or sewage from the side of the shop sign.

[0036] A shop sign panel 9 is fixed on the outer side of the assembly formed by two connecting members and a connecting rod 7, and the shop sign panel 9 is fixed to the assembly by a pressure strip that cooperates with the groove 2 of the connecting member. Or the two ends of the shop sign panel 9 are provided with a convex ridge structure that cooperates with the groove 2, so as to achieve the matching connection between the shop sign panel 9 and the connecting member. A mounting groove 12 for connecting a light source such as a light strip is provided on the inner side of the assembly formed by another connecting member and a connecting rod 7, so as to provide a projection light source for the shop sign panel 9. At the same time, a through groove is provided on one side of the fixing member 1 5, and the through groove has two grooves for installing light sources such as small bulbs or light-emitting diodes, and a fixing structure is provided at the end of the groove. The fixing structure is used to fix the mask 10, so as to cover the light source 11 in the fixing member 1 5 to prevent the light source from directly irradiating the consumer. At the same time, the mask 10 can be printed with the pattern required by the merchant.

[0037] A reinforcing rib 8 is provided between the two assemblies to strengthen the structure. A connecting plate 82 is provided on the connecting end surface of the reinforcing rib 8 to cooperate with the groove of the connecting rod 7. Through holes with internal threads are provided at both ends of the connecting plate 82 to facilitate the connection of the fastening bolts 83 and realize the fastening of the reinforcing rib 8 and the connecting rod 7 (such as Figure 5 shown).

[0038] At the same time, in order to achieve the sealing of the shop sign, side panels (not shown) are provided on both sides of the assembly formed by the two connecting pieces and the multiple connecting rods, and convex ridge structures connected to the through holes 3 of the connecting pieces are respectively provided on the four corners of the side panels.

[0039] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an assembled shop sign in a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6 It can be seen that this implementation method is Figure 4 and Figure 5 The difference between the illustrated embodiment is that the end of the fixing member 15 is provided with one through-slot structure, and the opening direction of the projected light source is perpendicular to the plane where the shop sign panel 9 is located.

[0040] When in use, the user can first connect the connector with the connecting rod 7 to form a combination. Then connect the shop sign board 9 and the light strip to the combination respectively. Then install a light source such as a light emitting diode or an LED light strip in the fixing member I 5, and install the mask 10 through the fixing structure. Then, the fixing member I 5, the fixing member II 6 and the water guide groove I 4 are preliminarily formed into a combination. At this time, the connecting plates 82 on the end faces of the two sides of the reinforcing rib 8 are slidably connected with the grooves of the connecting rod 7. Then, the buckles I 51 and the buckles II 61 on the lower surface of the fixing member are connected with the grooves 2 of the connecting member to form the frame structure of the shop sign. The fastening bolts 83 are installed in the connection holes of the connection plates 82 of the reinforcing ribs 8, which, on the one hand, realize the fixed connection between the reinforcing ribs 8 and the connecting rods 7; on the other hand, the fixing pieces I 5 and II 6 are inserted into the end faces of the connecting grooves 41 through lateral pressure to squeeze the connecting grooves 41, so that the water guide grooves I 4 and the fixing pieces I 5 and II 6 form a stable combination. Finally, the convex ridge structures on the four corners of the side panels are aligned with the through holes 3 of the four connecting pieces and then inserted, and finally the entire store sign is formed.

[0041] The above shop signs are formed by assembly-type connection, which mainly relies on the structural characteristics of the connecting parts to realize the overall assembly of the shop signs. It is easy to assemble, does not require invasive destructive connection of the shop signs, and does not require the use of equipment that produces open flames such as welding machines during assembly, which effectively reduces the safety risks during the assembly process. At the same time, the use of screw components is basically avoided through the matching assembly, and the overall sealing of the shop signs is better, effectively reducing the chance of corrosion of the shop signs.

[0042] Although the present invention has been disclosed as above in the preferred embodiment, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with this technology can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be based on the definition of the claims.

Claims

1. An assembled shop sign, characterized in that: It comprises a plurality of connecting parts, a plurality of water guide grooves, a plurality of fixing parts, a plurality of connecting rods (7), a shop sign panel (9) and a light source (11) connected to an external power source; The connecting piece comprises a rectangular parallelepiped body (1), and grooves (2) are provided on at least three side surfaces of the body (1) parallel to the length direction; and grooves (21) parallel to the grooves (2) are provided on the side surfaces of the grooves (2); A through hole (3) is provided in the center of the main body (1) along the length direction; The groove (21) is located in the middle or bottom of the side of the channel (2); Two opposite connecting members are connected to the two ends of the connecting rod (7) to form a combination, and the fixing member is connected with the water guide groove to form a component and form a frame structure of the shop sign on the end surface of the connecting member connected to the combination; the shop sign panel (9) is connected to the outer side surface of the combination formed by the connecting member and the connecting rod; the inner side surface of the combination formed by the other connecting member and the connecting rod is provided with a mounting groove (12) for mounting the light source; a reinforcing rib (8) is provided between the two assemblies formed by the connecting member and the connecting rod, and the side surface of the connecting rod is provided with a groove along its length direction, and the end of the reinforcing rib (8) connected to the connecting rod (7) is provided with a groove. A connecting plate (82) is provided which is perpendicular to the plane of the reinforcing rib (8); the connecting plate (82) is connected in cooperation with the groove of the connecting rod; a through connecting hole with a thread is provided on the connecting plate (82), and the connecting hole is connected in cooperation with a fastening bolt to achieve the fixation of the reinforcing rib (8) and the connecting rod (7); it also includes two side plates which are connected in cooperation with the end faces of the connecting member and the connecting rod to form a combined body; the side plates are provided with convex edges which are matched with the through holes (3) of the connecting body; the fixing member on the side where the shop sign panel (9) is provided is constructed with at least one through groove for installing a light source; and a fixing structure for connecting a mask (10) is provided at the edge of the through groove.

2. The assembled shop sign according to claim 1, characterized in that: The opening direction of the through slot for projecting light from the light source is perpendicular, parallel or at a certain angle to the plane where the shop sign board (9) is located.

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