Ceiling sign

Abstract

To provide a ceiling-hung sign that can reduce the time required for operations to fix a character body to frames.SOLUTION: A ceiling-hung sign comprises a plurality of frames 40 that have a substantially cross-sectional U-shape opening upward, and are arranged in the vertical direction; and a character body 50 that has anchor members 51 projecting rearward, and is attached to front faces 41 of the frames 40. The anchor member 51 is formed of a shank 52 that projects rearward from a rear face of the character body 50, and a head part 53 that is provided at the tip of the shank 52 and has a diameter larger than that of the shank 52. The front face 41 of the frame 40 is formed, downward from an upper end, with groove parts 43 having a width larger than the diameter of the shank 52 and smaller than the diameter of the head part 53, and the shanks 52 of the anchor members 51 are inserted into the groove parts 43 to support the character body 50.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a hanging signboard that is hung indoors. [Background technology]

[0002] There are ceiling signs that are hung indoors to display characters. Among such hanging signs, there are those that display panels on which characters and the like are written (see, for example, Patent Document 1), and those that display three-dimensional characters.

[0003] Here, a hanging signboard 100 that displays characters 20 will be described. Such a hanging signboard 100 comprises a mount 10 and a lettering body 20 attached to the front surface 11 of the mount 10.

[0004] A plurality of pedestals 10 are arranged one above the other, each of which has a generally U-shaped cross section with an open top. A front surface 11 of the stand 10 is provided with a plurality of holes 13 for fixing the letters 20 thereto.

[0005] The character body 20 has a three-dimensional shape with a frame extending forward from a bottom plate. The front end of the frame is connected to a top plate, making the character body 20 hollow. A plurality of screws 24 protrude rearward from the bottom plate of the character 20. The intervals and positions of the plurality of screws 24 correspond to the positions of the holes 13 provided in the front surface 11 of the mount 10 .

[0006] Then, as shown in Figure 6, the screw 24 of the character 20 is inserted into the hole 13 of the mount 10, and the nut 25 is fitted onto the screw 24 from the inside of the mount 10 to fix the character 20 to the mount 10, and the mount 10 is hung from the ceiling or the like to use the hanging signboard 100. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0007] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 5643352 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0008] However, with such a hanging sign 100, multiple nuts 25 must be tightened for each character 20, and a considerable number of nuts 25 must be tightened for the entire hanging sign 100, which creates the problem of time-consuming fixing work.

[0009] SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a hanging signboard that can reduce the time required to fix characters to a stand. [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] In order to achieve the above object, the hanging signboard (200) according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises: A plurality of racks (40) each having an approximately U-shaped cross section with an open top and arranged one above the other; a character (50) having an anchor member (51) protruding rearward and attached to the front surface (41) of the stand (40); The anchor member (51) comprises a shaft portion (52) protruding rearward from the rear surface of the character body (50), and a head portion (53) provided at the tip of the shaft portion (52) and having a diameter larger than that of the shaft portion (52), A groove portion (43) is formed on the front surface (41) of the stand (40) from the top end downward, the width of which is wider than the diameter of the shaft portion (52) and narrower than the diameter of the head portion (53), and the shaft portion (52) of the anchor member (51) is inserted into the groove portion (43) to support the character body (50).

[0011] The hanging signboard (200) according to claim 2 is A plurality of the anchor members (51) are provided for each character (50), At least one anchor member (51) is characterized in that its shank (52) is a screw (54) and its head (53) is a nut (55).

[0012] Furthermore, the hanging signboard (200) according to claim 3 is The groove (43) is characterized in that it is formed so as to extend in the vertical direction and in at least one of the horizontal directions from its lower end.

[0013] Here, the symbols in parentheses indicate corresponding elements or items shown in the drawings and in the detailed description to be described later. [Effects of the Invention]

[0014] According to the present invention, a groove is formed on the front surface of the stand from the top end downward, with its width being wider than the diameter of the shaft and narrower than the diameter of the head, and the shaft of the anchor member is inserted into the groove to support the lettering, so that fixing can be completed simply by inserting the shaft into the groove, thereby shortening the fixing work.

[0015] Furthermore, according to the present invention, at least one anchor member has a shank that is a screw and a head that is a nut, and so by inserting the shank all the way into the groove and tightening the nut at that position, movement of the shank is restricted. Therefore, fixation is possible even if the number of nuts does not correspond to all of the shanks and is less than the number of shanks. This reduces the time required to fix the font to the stand.

[0016] Furthermore, according to the present invention, the grooves are formed so as to extend vertically and from their bottom ends in at least one of the left and right directions, so vertical movement is also limited and the letters can be sufficiently fixed with a single nut, thereby reducing the time required to fix the letters to the stand.

[0017] Incidentally, the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 does not mention at all that a groove is formed on the front surface of the stand from the top edge downward, as in the hanging signboard of the present invention. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0018] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view showing a stand for a hanging signboard according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a front view of the pedestal shown in FIG. [Figure 3] 1 is a perspective view showing the font of characters in a hanging signboard according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] 1 is a perspective view showing a hanging signboard according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a stand for a conventional hanging signboard. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the font of characters in a conventional hanging signboard. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a conventional hanging signboard. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0019] A hanging signboard 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. This hanging signboard 200 comprises a stand 40 and letters 50. In this embodiment, one character 50 and a corresponding short stand 40 are described, but in practice, a plurality of character bodies 50 and corresponding stands 40 are used.

[0020] [Mount 40] Two mounts 40 are arranged one above the other, and each of them is a rail member having a generally U-shaped cross section and an open top. A plurality of grooves 43 are formed on the front surface 41 of the mount 40 . Each groove 43 extends downward from the upper end of the front surface 41 of the gantry 40, and also extends leftward from the lower end of the vertical portion thereof, penetrating the front surface 41 of the gantry 40. In other words, the groove 43 is formed in a substantially L-shape on the front surface 41 of the gantry 40. The left-right direction on the paper surface of FIG. 2 corresponds to the left-right direction in this specification.

[0021] The width of groove 43 is wider than the diameter of shaft 52 of anchor member 51 and narrower than the diameter of head 53 of anchor member 51. When shaft 52 of anchor member 51 is inserted into groove 43, it is desirable that anchor member 51 can be easily moved within groove 43 and that there is little play between shaft 52 and groove 43.

[0022] [Font 50] The character body 50 has a three-dimensional shape with a frame extending forward from a bottom plate. The front end of the frame is connected to a top plate, making the character body 50 hollow. There are no particular limitations on the three-dimensional structure of the character body 50. The front plate may be semi-transparent and an LED may be disposed inside the character body 50.

[0023] Normally, one hanging signboard 200 is made up of a plurality of character styles 50. Naturally, the character styles 50 must be appropriate characters to be displayed, so the type of character styles 50 varies for each hanging signboard 200.

[0024] A plurality of anchor members 51 protrude rearward from the bottom plate of the character body 50. The anchor member 51 comprises a shaft portion 52 that protrudes rearward from the rear surface of the character body 50, and a head portion 53 that is provided at the tip of the shaft portion 52 and has a larger diameter than the shaft portion 52.

[0025] One of the anchor members 51 has a shaft 52 that is a screw 54 and a head 53 that is a nut 55. By tightening the nut 55, the distance between the nut 55 and the rear surface of the character body 50 can be changed. The anchor member 51 located at the top of the character 50 is selected to have a head 53 of a nut 55. It is preferable that the head 53 of one anchor member 51 corresponding to the uppermost mount 40 (if there are three or more mounts 40, the uppermost mount 40) is a nut 55.

[0026] As for the remaining anchor members 51, the relative positions of the shaft 52 and head 53 do not move, and the length of the shaft 52 is slightly longer than the thickness of the front surface 41 of the mount 40. In other words, when the shaft 52 is inserted from the upper end of the groove 43, there is little play between the front surface 41 of the mount 40 and the lettering body 50, but the length of the shaft 52 is set so that it is not difficult for the shaft 52 to slide within the groove 43.

[0027] The intervals and positions of the plurality of anchor members 51 correspond to the positions of the grooves 43 provided on the front surface 41 of the mount 40 . That is, one groove 43 is provided corresponding to one anchor member 51, and when the shank 52 of that one anchor member 51 is slidably inserted into the upper end of the corresponding groove 43, the shank 52 of the other anchor member 51 and groove 43 pair is also slidably inserted into the upper end of the groove 43. When the shank 52 abuts against the innermost position of the groove 43, all of the remaining shanks 52 also abut against the innermost positions of their corresponding grooves 43.

[0028] [Fixing method] The shaft portion 52 of the anchor member 51 of the character body 50 is slid into the groove portion 43 of the mount 40 and moved to the deepest position of the approximately L-shaped groove portion 43. When the shaft portion 52 abuts at the deepest position of the groove portion 43, the nut 55, which is the head portion 53 of the anchor member 51, is tightened at that position to fix the character 50 to the mount 40 and support the character 50. The stand 40 is hung from the ceiling or the like via a separate member (not shown).

[0029] According to the hanging signboard 200 configured as described above, each anchor member 51 has a shaft 52 which is a screw 54 and a head 53 which is a nut 55, so that the movement of the shaft 52 is restricted by inserting the shaft 52 all the way into the groove 43 and tightening the nut 55 at that position. Therefore, even if the nuts 55 do not correspond to all of the shafts 52 and there are fewer nuts 55 than the number of shafts 52, the signboard can be fixed. This reduces the time required to fix the character 50 to the stand 40.

[0030] In particular, the groove portion 43 is formed in an approximately L-shape so as to extend in the vertical direction and in at least one of the horizontal directions from its lower end, and therefore the vertical movement of the shaft portion 52 is also restricted at the deepest part of the groove portion 43, and each character 50 can be sufficiently fixed even with only one nut 55 in one location. Therefore, the time required to fix the character 50 to the stand 40 can be reduced.

[0031] In this embodiment, the groove portion 43 provided on the front surface 41 of the stand 40 is approximately L-shaped, but this is not limited to this. For example, the groove portion 43 may extend from the lower end of the vertical portion to both the left and right, so that the groove portion 43 is approximately inverted T-shaped.

[0032] Furthermore, the groove 43 is not limited to extending from the lower end of the vertical portion thereof to both the left and right, but may be a groove 43 that extends only in the vertical direction. Furthermore, as long as the groove 43 is formed so as to communicate with the upper end of the front surface 41 of the base 40, the shape thereof is not limited to these.

[0033] In addition, the upper end of the groove 43 may be widened so that the shaft 52 of the anchor member 51 can be easily slid into the groove 43 .

[0034] Furthermore, although the heads 53 of the anchor members 51 are described as being screw 54, this is not limitative, and the heads 53 of all the anchor members 51 may be fixed.

[0035] On the other hand, the head 53 of the anchor member 51 is not limited to one location per character 50 and may be two or more locations per character 50. In this case, too, in consideration of the ease of tightening the screws 54, it is preferable that the head 53 of the anchor member 51 corresponding to the topmost mount 40 is the screw 54.

[0036] Furthermore, although there are two stands 40 in the above embodiment, there may be three or more stands per hanging signboard 200. [Explanation of symbols]

[0037] 10 Mounting stand 11 Front 12 Rear 13 holes 20 fonts 24 screws 25 Nut 40 Mounting stand 41 Front 42 Rear 43 Groove 50 fonts 51 Anchor member 52 Shaft 53 Head 54 screws 55 Nut 100 Hanging Signs 200 Hanging sign

Claims

1. a plurality of vertically arranged racks each having a substantially U-shaped cross section with an opening at the top; a character attached to the front surface of the platform, the character having an anchor member protruding rearward; The anchor member comprises a shaft portion protruding rearward from the rear surface of the character body, and a head portion provided at the tip of the shaft portion and having a diameter larger than that of the shaft portion, A ceiling-hanging sign is characterized in that a groove is formed on the front surface of the stand from the top end downward, the width of which is wider than the diameter of the shaft and narrower than the diameter of the head, and the shaft of the anchor member is inserted into the groove to support the lettering.

2. A plurality of the anchor members are provided for each character, 2. The hanging sign according to claim 1, wherein at least one anchor member has a shaft portion that is a screw and a head portion that is a nut.

3. 3. The hanging signboard according to claim 1, wherein the groove is formed so as to extend from a lower end thereof in at least one of the left and right directions.

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