Display stand

Abstract

To provide an interesting display stand that allows the user to easily change the display form and view photographs, character images, etc. from various directions. [Solution] A display stand 1 comprises a display plate 30 and a base 10 that supports the display plate in an upright state, and is configured such that the display plate is supported rotatably around a horizontal axis H by a bearing member 11 provided on the base. A support member 20 is supported on the bearing member so as to be rotatable around the horizontal axis, and the lower edge of the display plate is inserted into a slit-shaped fitting groove 21 formed horizontally in the support member to attach the display plate to the support member. In addition, support shafts 22 are formed on both end surfaces in the horizontal axis direction of the support member, and the support member is rotatably supported on the base by fitting the support shafts into the fitting grooves formed in the bearing member, and slit grooves 23 are formed on both end surfaces in the horizontal axis direction of the support member.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a display stand for mounting a display plate in an upright position. [Background technology]

[0002] Various display stands for setting up display plates on which various photographs, character images, etc. are printed in an upright position on a tabletop or the like have been proposed. For example, Patent Document 1 proposes an acrylic stand that can be set upright in a variety of ways. This acrylic stand has a rectangular first protrusion and a first through hole formed on a main body member (display plate), a second protrusion and a second through hole formed on a base member (base plate), and is capable of selecting between a first state in which the first protrusion is fitted into the second through hole and a second state in which the second protrusion is fitted into the second through hole.

[0003] Patent Document 2 also proposes an acrylic stand with a pedestal that can stably fix a first transparent acrylic plate (display plate) that has a thickness tolerance to a second acrylic plate (pedestal plate) without wobbling. Specifically, this acrylic stand with a pedestal has a slit-shaped groove that allows the first acrylic plate to be attached substantially vertically to the second acrylic plate, and the base width of this groove is set to a value (d-Δd) smaller than the tolerance Δd of the thickness d of the first acrylic plate, and the tip width of the groove is set to be slightly wider than the base width (d-Δd).

[0004] Furthermore, Patent Document 3 proposes a lighting acrylic stand that can display a combination of luminous and non-luminous designs on the same surface. Specifically, this lighting acrylic stand is composed of a first acrylic plate with a design printed on the back side, and a second acrylic plate with paint printed on at least a part of the back side for reflecting light from a light-emitting part. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3238134 [Patent Document 2] JP 2022-169501 A [Patent Document 3] JP 2023-026049 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] However, the display stands (acrylic stands) proposed in Patent Documents 1 to 3 all have a display plate (main body member, first transparent acrylic plate, first acrylic plate) attached to a base plate (base member, second transparent acrylic plate, base) in a vertically upright position, meaning that photographs and character images printed on the surface of the display plate can only be viewed from a specific direction (the front side). In addition, the display angle cannot be changed arbitrarily, meaning that the display form is limited to one, making it uninteresting and unable to attract users' interest.

[0007] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and its purpose is to provide an interesting display stand that allows the display form to be easily changed so that photographs, character images, etc. can be viewed from various angles. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] In order to achieve the above-mentioned objective, the present invention provides a display stand comprising a display plate and a base for supporting the display plate in an upright position, the display plate being supported so as to be rotatable about a horizontal axis by a bearing member provided on the base. Effect of the Invention

[0009] According to the present invention, the display plate is supported rotatably around a horizontal axis by a bearing member provided on the base, so that the display angle can be changed by rotating (tilting) the display plate around the horizontal axis, making it possible to easily change the display form of the display stand and attract users' interest. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of a display stand according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. [Diagram 2] 1 is an exploded perspective view of a display stand according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is an enlarged detailed view of part A in FIG. 2. [Figure 4] 1A to 1C are diagrams showing a support member, in which (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view, and (c) is a plan view. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a front view of a display stand according to the first embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 6] 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 5. [Figure 7] FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line CC in FIG. 5. [Figure 8] 4 is a perspective view of a display stand according to a second embodiment of the present invention; FIG. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of a portion D in FIG. 8. [Figure 10] 10 is a perspective view of a display stand according to a third embodiment of the present invention; FIG. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of a portion E in FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0011] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0012] First Embodiment [Display stand configuration] First, the configuration of a display stand 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

[0013] As shown in Figures 1 and 5, the display stand 1 of this embodiment is composed of a disk-shaped base 10, a support member 20 that is rotatably supported about a horizontal axis H by a bearing member 11 formed integrally with the upper surface of the base 10, and a rectangular display plate 30 supported by the support member 20.

[0014] Here, the base 10 is molded from resin into a disk shape, and its upper surface is slightly curved into a convex arc shape with the center as an apex, as shown in Figures 5 and 6. A bearing member 11 is integrally provided to protrude from the center of the base 10. A support member 20 molded from resin into a block shape is supported by the bearing member 11 so as to be rotatable back and forth (left and right direction in Figure 6) around a horizontal axis H.

[0015] The bearing member 11 includes a pair of plummer blocks 12 that are integrally erected at a predetermined distance apart in the direction of the horizontal axis H, and a space S (see Figs. 2 and 3) is formed between the plummer blocks 12 into which the support member 20 is fitted from above. A receiving surface 14 (see Fig. 3) having a concave arc shape is formed in the space S. As shown in detail in Fig. 3, the opposing inner surfaces of the plummer blocks 12 are formed with fitting grooves 12a (only one of which is shown in Fig. 3) into which a cylindrical support shaft 22 (see Fig. 2) integrally protrudes from both sides of the support member 20 along the horizontal axis H is fitted. A rectangular recessed groove 12b is formed in the top of each plummer block 12 along the vertical direction, through which the support shaft 22 of the support member 20 passes from above.

[0016] The support member 20 has a lower surface that is received by the receiving surface 14 (see FIG. 3) of the bearing member 11, which is an arc-convex curved surface, as shown in FIG. 4(b). As shown in FIGS. 4(b) and 4(c), a rectangular slit-shaped fitting groove 21 is provided in the center of the width of the upper surface of the support member 20 along the horizontal axis H. A cylindrical support shaft 22 is integrally provided to protrude from both end surfaces of the support member 20 in the horizontal axis H direction, and a slit groove 23 is provided in a portion of the support member 20 close to each support shaft 22 in a direction perpendicular to the horizontal axis H (perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 4(a)). The slit grooves 23 are provided to reduce the rigidity of the portion of the support member 20 where the support shaft 22 protrudes, making this portion more easily elastically deformable.

[0017] 1, 5 and 6, the lower edge of the rectangular display plate 30 is fitted into the rectangular fitting groove 21 formed on the upper surface of the support member 20 along the horizontal axis H direction, so that the display plate 30 is supported by the support member 20. Here, the display plate 30 is obtained by cutting a transparent acrylic plate into a rectangle using a laser cutter. In this way, the display plate 30 obtained by laser cutting the acrylic plate is quickly formed into a predetermined size and shape with high precision, and no burrs or the like are generated on the periphery of the display plate 30, making additional post-processing such as deburring unnecessary. Therefore, the manufacturing cost of the display plate 30 can be kept low. Although not shown, various photographs, character images, etc. are UV printed on the surface of the display plate 30.

[0018] The display stand 1 according to the present invention is assembled as follows.

[0019] When assembling the display stand 1, the support member 20 is incorporated into the bearing member 11 integrally protruding from the base 10 in the following procedure. That is, the support shafts 22 protruding from both end faces of the support member 20 are fitted into the fitting grooves 12a formed on the inner faces of the pair of plummer blocks 12 of the bearing member 11. Specifically, the support member 20 is fitted into the space S (see FIG. 3) of the bearing member 11 by passing each support shaft 22 of the support member 20 from above through the recessed grooves 12b formed on the upper part of each plummer block 12 of the bearing member 11. At this time, the lower surface of the support member 20 in the shape of a convex arc surface fits into the receiving surface 14 (see FIG. 3) in the shape of a concave arc surface of the bearing member 11, and the support member 20 is supported by the receiving surface 14.

[0020] As described above, when the support member 20 is supported by the bearing member 11 formed integrally with the base 10 so as to be rotatable around the horizontal axis H, by inserting the lower edge of the display plate 30 into the slit-shaped mating groove 21 formed in the support member 20 and fixing it, the display plate 30 together with the support member 20 is supported on the base 10 so as to be rotatable (tiltable) around the horizontal axis H, and the display stand 1 constituted by the base 10, the support member 20 and the display plate 30 is assembled as shown in Figures 1 and 5.

[0021] [How to use the display stand] Next, a method of using the display stand 1 configured as above will be described.

[0022] The display stand assembled as described above is set up by placing the base 10 face down on a table or the like, and photographs, character images, etc. UV printed on the display plate 30 of the display stand 1 can be viewed.

[0023] As described above, in the display stand 1 according to this embodiment, the display plate 30 on which the photographs, character images, etc. are UV-printed is supported rotatably around the horizontal axis H passing through the center of the support shaft 22 of the support member 20, so that the display plate 30 can be rotated around the support shaft 22 as shown by the dashed line in Figs. 1 and 6 from a vertically standing state in which the display plate 30 faces forward as shown by the solid line in Figs. 1 and 6. Therefore, the photographs, character images, etc. UV-printed on the display plate 30 can be viewed from an angle of the user's preference. Therefore, according to the display stand 1 according to this embodiment, the effect of being able to easily change the display form and attract the user's interest can be obtained.

[0024] <Second embodiment> Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 8 and 9. In Figures 8 and 9, the same elements as those shown in Figures 1 to 7 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and further description thereof will be omitted below.

[0025] The display stand 1' of this embodiment is characterized in that, as shown in Figure 9, a rectangular fitting protrusion 31 is integrally formed downwardly at the widthwise center of the lower edge of the display plate 30, and this fitting protrusion 31 is fitted from above into a rectangular fitting hole 24 opening in the center of the upper surface of the support member 20, thereby attaching the display plate 30 to the support member 20.

[0026] Thus, in the display stand 1' according to this embodiment, the display plate 30 is supported by the support member 20 so as to be rotatable about the horizontal axis H, so that the display plate 30 can be rotated from a vertically standing state in which the display plate 30 faces forward as shown by the solid line in Fig. 8 to a state in which the display plate 30 can be viewed from a desired angle as shown by the dashed line in Fig. 8. Therefore, the display stand 1' according to this embodiment also has the effect of being able to easily change the display form to attract the user's interest.

[0027] <Third embodiment> Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 10 and 11. In Figures 10 and 11, the same elements as those shown in Figures 1 to 7 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and further description thereof will be omitted below.

[0028] As shown in FIG. 11, the display stand 1" according to this embodiment has a rectangular plate-shaped protrusion 32 that protrudes downward from the center of the width direction of the lower end edge of the display plate 30, and support shafts 33 that protrude horizontally from the left and right side end faces of the protrusion 32. These support shafts 33 are fitted into lateral fitting holes 12c that open into the opposing inner faces of the left and right plummer blocks 12 of the bearing 11, respectively, to support the display plate 30 so that it can rotate about a horizontal axis H that passes through the center of the support shaft 33. Note that, on the opposing inner faces of each plummer block 12, fitting grooves 12a are formed vertically for each support shaft 33 to pass through.

[0029] Thus, in the display stand 1" of this embodiment as well, the display plate 30 is supported by the bearing member 11 so as to be rotatable about the horizontal axis H. Therefore, the display plate 30 can be rotated from a vertically standing position in which the display plate 30 faces forward as shown by the solid line in FIG. 10 to a position in which the display plate 30 can be viewed from a preferred angle as shown by the dotted line in FIG. 10. Therefore, with the display stand 1" of this embodiment as well, the effect is obtained that the display form can be easily changed to attract the user's interest.

[0030] In the above embodiment, the base 10 is made of a circular plate and the display plate 30 is made of a rectangular plate, but the shapes of the base 10 and the display plate 30 are not limited to circular or rectangular, and any shape such as an ellipse, triangle, or polygon can be adopted.

[0031] In the above embodiment, the display plate 30 is made of an acrylic plate, but it may be made of any plate material other than an acrylic plate.

[0032] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, photographs, character images, etc. are UV printed on the display plate 30, but photographs, character images, etc. may be displayed on the display plate 30 by any printing method other than UV printing, or any other method such as engraving.

[0033] In addition, the application of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the technical ideas described in the claims and the specification and drawings of the utility model registration. [Explanation of symbols]

[0034] 1,1',1” Display Stand 11 Bearing materials 12 Plummer Block 12a Fitting groove 12b Groove 12c fitting hole 14 Receiving surface 20 Support member 21 Fitting groove 22 Spindle 23 Slit groove 30 Display Plate 31 Fitting protrusion 32 Protrusion 33 Spindle H horizontal axis S space

Claims

1. A display stand including a display plate and a base that supports the display plate in an upright position, A display stand characterized in that the display plate is supported by a bearing member provided on the base so as to be rotatable about a horizontal axis.

2. The display stand according to claim 1, characterized in that the support member is rotatably supported on the bearing member around a horizontal axis, and the display plate is attached to the support member by inserting the lower edge of the display plate into a slit-shaped fitting groove formed horizontally in the support member.

3. 2. A display stand as described in claim 1, characterized in that the support member is rotatably supported on the bearing member around a horizontal axis, and the display plate is attached to the support member by fitting a fitting protrusion protruding from the lower edge of the display plate into a fitting hole formed in the support member.

4. A display stand as described in claim 2 or 3, characterized in that a support shaft is formed on both end surfaces in the horizontal axis direction of the support member, the support shaft is fitted into a fitting groove formed in the bearing member to rotatably support the support member on the base, and a slit groove is formed on both end surfaces in the horizontal axis direction of the support member.

5. A display stand as described in claim 1, characterized in that a plate-shaped protrusion is provided on the lower edge of the display plate, and a support shaft protruding from both side end surfaces of the protrusion is fitted into a fitting hole formed in the bearing member, so that the display plate is supported by the bearing member so as to be rotatable around a horizontal axis.

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