JP2015172632A - Display device, and display showcase including the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display device which allows display contents to be easily changed and has a simple structure and is easy to assemble, and to provide a display showcase including the same.SOLUTION: A light guide plate fitting groove 4 to which a lower part of a light guide plate 3 is to be fitted and an LED substrate fitting groove 6 in which an LED substrate 5 is to be stored are provided on an upper surface of a support base 2 so as to vertically continuous, and a cover case fitting groove 11 is provided so as to surround the light guide plate fitting groove 4. The LED substrate 5 provided with an LED 8 is removably fitted to the LED substrate fitting groove 6, and the lower part of the light guide plate 3 is removably fitted to the light guide plate fitting groove 4, and a lower part of a transparent or semi-transparent cover case 10 surrounding a side surface of the light guide plate 3 is removably fitted to the cover case fitting groove 11, and a display medium 16 representing an image to be displayed is disposed on a side surface of the light guide plate 3, on either of inner and outer surfaces of the cover case 10, or between the light guide plate 3 and the cover case 10.

Description

  The present invention relates to a display device using a light guide plate and a display shelf including the display device.

  The lower part of the light guide plate is fitted into an insertion groove provided on the upper surface of the support base, and light from a fluorescent lamp or a light emitting diode (hereinafter referred to as LED) provided in the support base enters the light guide plate from the end face of the light guide plate. The halftone dot gradation pattern printed and pasted on the surface of the light guide plate is illuminated, and the display medium such as characters formed by fine vacuoles in the light guide plate is illuminated. Are known (see, for example, Patent Document 1 or 2).

  Further, LEDs are arranged on the left and right end faces of the light guide plate, and a display panel made of a light-transmissive member with advertisements and designs related to products is slidably arranged from above (for example, Patent Document 3). Also known are those in which the front surface of a media medium such as a poster disposed on the front surface of the light guide plate is covered with a transparent cover (see, for example, Patent Document 4).

JP-A-5-303017 JP 2004-246260 A Japanese Patent No. 5255589 Utility Model Registration No. 3159036

  Among the display devices using the conventional light guide plate as described above, in the case where the display medium is formed by vacuoles in the light guide plate, the display contents cannot be exchanged unless the light guide plate is replaced. In the case where a display medium such as a poster or a transparent cover covering it is attached or screwed to the surface of the light plate, there is a problem that it takes time to replace them.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art. The display device can easily change the display contents, has a simple structure, and can be easily assembled, and a display including the display device. The purpose is to provide shelves.

According to the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.
(1) In the display device, a light guide plate fitting groove for fitting the lower portion of the light guide plate and an LED substrate fitting groove for housing the LED substrate are provided on the upper surface of the support base in a continuous manner up and down. A cover case fitting groove is provided so as to surround the optical plate fitting groove, an LED board provided with an LED is provided in the LED board fitting groove, a lower portion of the light guide plate is provided in the light guide plate fitting groove, and the cover case fitting is provided. The lower part of the translucent or semi-transparent cover case surrounding the side surface of the light guide plate is detachably fitted into the groove, and either the side surface of the light guide plate or the inside or outside of the cover case A display medium representing an image to be displayed is disposed between the surface or the light guide plate and the cover case.

  According to such a configuration, the light guide plate and the cover case can be easily detached from the support base, so that the display contents can be easily changed and can be easily assembled, and the structure is simple and inexpensive. Can be manufactured.

(2) In the above item (1), a display medium fitting groove is provided between the light guide plate fitting groove and the cover case fitting groove on the upper surface of the support base, and the lower part of the display medium is detachably fitted therein. Match.

  According to such a configuration, not only the light guide plate and the cover case, but also the display medium can be easily attached to and detached from the support base, and the display content can be changed more easily. The display medium can be supported stably.

(3) In the above item (1) or (2), horizontal inward ridges facing each other are provided on the opposing surface of the boundary between the light guide plate fitting groove and the LED board fitting groove in the support base, The lower end of the light guide plate is brought into contact with the inward protrusion.

  According to such a configuration, the LED substrate can be prevented from being crushed by the load of the light guide plate, and light from the LED can be guided into the light guide plate from the lower end of the light guide plate.

(4) In any one of the above items (1) to (3), the groove width of the light guide plate fitting groove or the cover case fitting groove is gradually reduced as it goes downward from the upper end opening.

  According to such a configuration, the light guide plate or cover case can be easily inserted into each groove of the light guide plate fitting groove or cover case fitting groove, and rattling can be prevented after completion of insertion, It can be made difficult to come off from each groove.

(5) In the display shelf, the upper end portions and the lower end portions of a pair of left and right columns that are erected on the floor surface are respectively connected with an upper connecting material and a lower connecting material, and locking holes provided in both the supporting columns. The shelf board is supported by a pair of left and right brackets that are locked to each other, and the display device according to any one of the above items (1) to (4) is placed and fixed on the upper connecting member.

  According to such a configuration, it can be suitably used as a display shelf for cosmetics, medicines, and the like that are often changed according to the season and other times.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, while being able to change a display content simply, a structure with a simple structure and easy assembly can be provided, and a display shelf provided with the same.

It is a front view of one Embodiment of the display apparatus of this invention. It is the II-II line vertical side view of FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged vertical side view of the lower part of FIG. 2. It is a disassembled perspective view of one Embodiment of the display apparatus of this invention. It is a front view of one Embodiment of the display shelf of this invention. It is the VI-VI line expansion vertical side view of FIG.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a display device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of the display device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a vertical side view taken along line II-II of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an enlarged vertical side view of the lower part of FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of a display device of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the display device 1 includes a support base 2 that is long in the left-right direction.
On the upper surface of the support base 2, a light guide plate fitting groove 4 for fitting the lower portion of the light guide plate 3 long in the left-right direction and an LED substrate fitting groove 6 for housing the LED substrate 5 are continuously connected in the vertical direction. Is provided.

The light guide plate 3 is formed of a translucent rectangular acrylic plate, and its lower end is detachably fitted in the light guide plate fitting groove 4 of the support base 2.
The LED board 5 is composed of a plurality of LEDs 8 arranged on the belt-like wiring board 7 with an appropriate interval in the longitudinal direction, and the light guide plate 3 is removed from the light guide plate fitting groove 4. The LED board fitting groove 6 of the support base 2 is detachably fitted from above.

  As shown in FIG. 3, horizontal inward ridges 9, 9 facing each other are provided on the opposing surface of the boundary between the light guide plate fitting groove 4 and the LED board fitting groove 6 in the support base 2. The LED substrate 5 can be prevented from being crushed by the load of the light guide plate 3 by the lower end of the light guide plate 3 coming into contact with the inwardly extending ridges 9, 9. This light can be guided into the light guide plate 3 from the lower end of the light guide plate 3.

A cover case fitting groove 11 for fitting the lower end portion of the cover case 10 is provided on the upper surface of the support base 2 so as to surround the four circumferences of the light guide plate fitting groove 4.
The cover case 10 is made of a transparent or translucent acrylic plate such as milky white, and is formed of a horizontally long front plate 10a, a rear plate 10b, side plates 10c, 10c, and an upper plate 10d, and has a box shape with an open lower end. Yes.
In some cases, the upper surface plate 10d may be omitted.

  The left and right end faces of the support base 2 are closed by standing pieces 12a in the side cap 12 having an L-shape when viewed from the front. The side cap 12 has a horizontal mounting piece 12b bent at a right angle inward from the lower end of the upright piece 12a in a state where the upright piece 12a is in contact with the left and right end surfaces of the support base 2. It is attached to the support base 2 by making it contact | abut to the lower surface of this, and fixing with the fixing screw 13.

  The left and right ends of the cover case fitting groove 11 in the support base 2 are closed by the standing pieces 12a of the side cap 12, and the left and right side plates 10c, 10c in the cover case 10 fitted in the cover case fitting groove 11 are closed. The lower part of the outer side surface is in contact with the upright piece 12a.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the light guide plate fitting groove 4 and the cover case fitting groove 11 are arranged so that either the inner or outer side faces from the vertical surface so that the groove width gradually decreases as it goes downward from the upper end opening. The light guide plate 3 and the cover case 10 can be easily inserted into each groove and can be prevented from rattling after the insertion is completed. Can be difficult.

  A narrow display parallel to the edge of the light guide plate fitting groove 4 is formed at the upper end of the thin standing wall 14 formed between the light guide plate fitting groove 4 and the cover case fitting groove 11 on the upper surface of the support base 2. Display medium such as a translucent or semi-translucent film, sheet, panel or the like, which is provided with a medium fitting groove 15 and represents an image to be displayed, for example, composed of characters, figures, or a combination thereof The lower end of 16 is detachably fitted.

  The display medium 16 is disposed by adhering to or adhering to the side surface of the light guide plate 3 or the inside or outside of the cover case 10 without fitting the lower end portion into the display medium fitting groove 15, or In some cases, the lower end portion may be juxtaposed with the display medium fitting groove 15 fitted together.

As shown in FIG. 3, a flat hollow portion 17 is formed below the LED board fitting groove 6 in the support base 2 so that it can be used for various purposes, for example, in connection with other members. Is formed with a dovetail-shaped engaging groove 18 that opens toward the lower end, and further, at the front and rear of the engaging groove 18, a lower end is opened and a space 19 that can accommodate a wiring (not shown) or the like is provided. , 19 are formed.
Further, a slit (or wiring insertion hole) 6b for wiring insertion facing in the longitudinal direction is provided on the bottom wall 6a of the LED board fitting groove 6 that partitions the LED board fitting groove 6 and the hollow portion 17. .

The standing piece 12a in the left and right side caps 12, 12 (only one of them) may have a wiring outlet 20 that communicates with any one of the front and rear cavities 19 in the support base 2 and opens downward. Is provided.
Electrical wiring (not shown) connected to the LED substrate 5 can be led to a power source (not shown) through the wiring outlet 20 and the space 19.

  The engaging groove 18 is formed by connecting the widened portion 18b above the narrow-width opening 18a. As shown in FIG. 6, the fixing groove 18 is screwed into the plate nut 21 disposed in the widened portion 18b. 22, the base plate 23 and other members can be fixed to the support base 2.

  According to this display device 1, the light guide plate 3 and the cover case 10 can be easily detached from the support base 2, so that the display contents can be easily changed, and can be easily assembled, and the structure is simple. Can be manufactured inexpensively.

  In addition, since the lower end portion of the display medium 16 can be detachably fitted into the display medium fitting groove 15 provided at the upper end of the standing wall 14, not only the light guide plate 3 and the cover case 10 but also the display medium is displayed. The medium 16 can also be easily attached to and detached from the support base 2 independently of them, the display contents can be changed more easily, and the display medium 16 can be supported stably.

5 and 6 show an embodiment of the display shelf of the present invention provided with the display device 1 described above.
The display shelf 30 connects the upper ends and the lower ends of a pair of left and right support columns 32, 32 erected on the floor 31 with an upper connecting member 33 and a lower connecting member 34, respectively. A pair of left and right hooks (not shown) are selectively locked in a plurality of locking holes 35 arranged in the vertical direction on the front surface of 32 (which may also be provided on the rear surface or side surface). The shelf plate 37 is supported by the bracket 36, and the display device 1 is mounted and fixed on the upper connecting member 33.

  More specifically, the length in the short axis direction is smaller than the opening width of the narrow opening 18 a in the engagement groove 18, and the length in the long axis direction is the opening width of the narrow opening 18 a in the engagement groove 18. The plate nut 21 which is larger, preferably larger than the width of the widened portion 18b, is located behind the narrow opening 18a of the engaging groove 18 so that its long axis faces the same direction as the engaging groove 18. Then, the fixing screw 22 having the base plate 23 penetrated upward from below is screwed into the screw hole 21a of the plate nut 21 and tightened to tighten the bottom surface of the display device 1. Further, a base plate 23 having a front and rear width larger than that of the support base 2 is fixed, and appropriate positions at the front and rear portions of the base plate 23 are fixed to the upper surface of the upper connecting member 33 with a plurality of fixing screws 38.

According to such a display shelf 30, the display medium 16 and the light guide plate 3 can be easily replaced by removing the cover case 10 from the support base 2, so that the products to be displayed can be changed according to the season and other times. It can be suitably used as a display shelf for cosmetics and medicines that are often used.
Further, the display device 1 can be easily and quickly attached to the upper connecting member 33 of the display shelf 30.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be implemented in a modified manner without departing from the scope of the claims.
For example, the support base 2 is erected on the base plate 23 with one or more legs (not shown), and the base plate 23 is fixed to the upper surface of the upper coupling member 33 or other fixtures in the display shelf 30; Or you may make it mount on a floor surface.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Display apparatus 2 Support stand 3 Light guide plate 4 Light guide plate fitting groove 5 LED board 6 LED board fitting groove 6a Bottom wall 6b slit 7 Wiring board 8 LED
9 Inward ridge 10 Cover case 10a Front plate 10b Rear plate 10c Side plate 10d Top plate 11 Cover case fitting groove 12 Side cap 12a Standing piece 12b Mounting piece 13 Fixing screw 14 Standing wall 15 Display medium fitting groove 16 Display medium 17 Hollow portion 18 Engagement groove 18a Narrow opening portion 18b Widening portion 19 Space 20 Wiring outlet 21 Plate nut 21a Screw hole 22 Fixing screw 23 Base plate 30 Display shelf 31 Floor surface 32 Column 33 Upper coupling material 34 Lower coupling material 35 Locking hole 36 Bracket 37 Shelf plate 38 Fixing screw

Claims (5)

  A light guide plate fitting groove for fitting the lower portion of the light guide plate and an LED substrate fitting groove for accommodating the LED substrate are continuously provided on the upper surface of the support base in an up and down direction so as to surround the light guide plate fitting groove. A cover case fitting groove, an LED board provided with an LED in the LED board fitting groove, a lower portion of the light guide plate in the light guide plate fitting groove, and the light guide plate in the cover case fitting groove. The lower part of the translucent or semi-transparent cover case surrounding the side surface of the light guide plate is detachably fitted, and the side surface of the light guide plate, the inner or outer surface of the cover case, or the light guide plate A display device in which a display medium representing an image to be displayed is disposed between the cover case and the cover case.   The display device according to claim 1, wherein a display medium fitting groove is provided between the light guide plate fitting groove and the cover case fitting groove on the upper surface of the support base, and a lower portion of the display medium is detachably fitted thereto.   On the opposing surface of the boundary between the light guide plate fitting groove and the LED board fitting groove in the support base, horizontal inward ridges facing each other are provided, and the lower end of the light guide plate abuts on the inward ridges. The display device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the display device is configured as described above.   The display device according to claim 1, wherein the light guide plate fitting groove or the cover case fitting groove is configured such that the groove width gradually decreases as it goes downward from the upper end opening.   The upper and lower ends of a pair of left and right columns that are erected on the floor are connected to each other with an upper connecting member and a lower connecting member, and left and right 1 are locked in locking holes provided in the both columns. A display shelf characterized in that a shelf plate is supported by a pair of brackets, and the display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 is placed and fixed on the upper connecting member.

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