WO2008030075A1 - Suspended electrified-rail structure for the translational and rotational movement of various objects - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device used to display advertising at sites frequented by a large number of people, such as self-service shops, shopping malls, exhibitions, etc. More specifically, it relates to a structure that makes it possible to impart movement to multiple advertising figures within a specific area that is determined by means of a circuit formed by suspended rails. Said device consists of cables secured in the upper part to the beams of a ceiling or platform and in the lower part to a threaded rod or cylinder with crank and detent which rolls up cable, thereby successfully adjusting the height of the rail. This cylinder or rod is held by a piece that slides horizontally on the rail, thus causing the cable to be located at a position of 90° with respect to the rail. By means of this slidable support, the cable supporting the rail is kept straight, preventing the structure from twisting. On its side, the rail has an insulating profile with flanges that support the electrified strips and which protects and prevents contact between hands and said electrified strips.

Description

 HANGING STRUCTURE OF ELECTRIFIED RAILS FOR THE DISPLACEMENT OF TRANSFER AND ROTATION OF DIVERSE OBJECTS

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention, in one of its applications, refers to a device used to display advertising in places where a large number of people meet such as self-service stores, shopping centers, stadiums, exhibition centers, etc. More specifically, it refers to a structure that allows movement of various advertising figures and other diverse devices within a specific area that is determined by a circuit formed by hanging rails.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Currently Ia advertising for point of sale or alternative advertising is generally composed of various printed items, commercial screens, inflatable figures, remote control airships and image projectors.

Within the group of printed items are canvases, floor stickers, shelves, valances, posters in shopping carts, merchandise displays, parking banners, etc.

The disadvantage of this type of advertising is that it is static, it is generally of small dimensions because it occupies sales space, is two-dimensional and cannot have many forms because it must regularly be adjusted to the measures of a preset frame. There are also interactive floor screens and projectors which transmit a series of commercials or images that people can see or interact with.

Like the printed articles, these screens and projectors generate two-dimensional advertising, they are static and the installation price is very high because it requires expensive equipment for its operation.

All these means for advertising remain fixed, consumers or the public has to pass in front of them to be able to observe them. that its impact radius is a few meters

There are also the inflatable figures which are connected to a fan, these devices can have multiple shapes and be three-dimensional, however, since they require electricity, they must remain static because they must be connected to the current, there is the mode with batteries such as the batteries that they can move but for short periods because the batteries are consumed quickly, they also require a person who is constantly moving them, which considerably increases the cost of operation.

In addition to these means there are publicity airships with remote control, which move by attracting more attention from people, however their cost of operation is very high because they require a constant operator, helium that is very expensive and It has to be recharged periodically, and they have many limitations regarding the shapes of the globe, the weight they can carry and the integration of lighting systems. These airships are also impractical because they constantly have to go down in order to recharge the battery so they can continue to function.

There is also the Advertising Airship Structure of which the applicant of this invention has the patent. This apparatus has the disadvantage that parts with a lot of weight cannot be attached to sliding devices because the cables are swung and the device cannot advance, in addition in this structure it is very difficult to turn because the cables cannot form curves, They can only make straight lines, it also requires a lot of tension to be able to install the cables that form the structure thus making it difficult to install. With the purpose of making point-of-sale advertising or alternative advertising more attractive to people through the movement and providing a versatile system with which advertisers can customize the way they are promoted, the present invention was developed,

With respect, for example, to surveillance cameras, filming, or lighting devices, it has so far not been given the qualities that grant them being installed in the structure object of the present invention OBJECTIVES OF THE INVENTION

The present invention has as main objectives to give movement to various advertising figures to make them more attractive to the public and make these advertising figures seen in different areas of the same enclosure. Another objective of the present invention is to facilitate the assembly and assembly of the elements which make up the structure to reduce installation costs and times, as well as develop a rail system that supports considerable weights without deforming and reducing the ability of cars to move forward. A further objective of the present invention is to be able to supply electricity to the figures that hang from the cars so that they can turn, light up, stay inflated or do these functions simultaneously.

A further objective of the present invention is to have a set of rails that can be arranged in various ways to be able to form multiple forms of circuits or hanging tracks and take advantage of the space between the shelves of an enclosure and its roof to make mobile advertising,

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a system that has great versatility to install multiple figures and mechanisms that in different combinations help advertisers to customize the way they are advertised.

Still another objective of the present invention is to allow several cars to operate on several rails and not collide with each other,

Likewise, another objective is to provide certain devices, such as surveillance cameras, filming cameras, lighting devices, such translational or rotational displacement.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In general, the present invention consists of a structure of hanging rails consisting of a series of cables that are fixed in their upper part to tensioners that are held to the beams of a roof or platform. The lower end of the cables is fixed to a support to which the height can be adjusted by means of a threaded rod or a cylinder that coils said cable. The so- bearing holds segments of an electrified rail. This support can slide through the grooves of the rail horizontally, allowing to fix the cable of the roof or platform beams at an angle of 90 ° in relation to the rail, with this device you have a wide margin to fix the rail support to the beams without the cables being stretched and consequently forcing and deforming the structure

The rail support has a shape that keeps the rail balanced and aligned, no matter what it is hanging,

The rail segments are joined by the center through a bar that has the internal shape of the rail, this bar is supported with screws, The rail has on its side an insulating profile where two electrified tapes are mounted, The insulating profile It has eyelashes that protect the electrified tapes and hinder the contact of the hands with them.

The electrified tracks of the rail are electrically joined by any means to the power source. At the ends of the rail there are cables that are connected to the electrified tapes at its rear and that serve to connect and conduct the electricity of a rail segment to another, these cables are joined between the rail segments maintaining the current despite the vibration generated by the cars. On the rail, cars that have 3 wheels that form a triangle are moved, with the base up, The wheels have a peripheral projection on their perimeter face in their middle part, which serves as a guide when embedding in the grooves of the rail profile . The wheel below is mounted on a sliding piece that has two springs that pull it up, this allows the wheel to remain fixed to the rail and that the carriage does not derail, but also serves to easily release the carriage from the rail by pulling this wheel down.

The top wheels are those that have traction, they are rotated by shafts that are moved by a means of transmission of movement and force, which is driven by a pulley, Catarina or gear, depending on the means of transmission of movement or force, which moves an electric motor. The front wheels, upper and lower, are fixed with a kneecap which allows the turns to turn. The car components are mounted on a plate that stays parallel to the rail. In this plate there are two insulating cylinders where there are springs that push brushes to rub with the electrified tracks of the rail. The brushes are electrically connected to a circuit that processes and distributes the electricity to the motor, to the distance sensor and, where appropriate, to the devices that hang from the car.

The car comprises a sensor that detects when the neighboring car is very close, this sensor disconnects the motor for a programmable time so that the car in front separates and avoids so that they collide. The circuit disconnects the motor but not the line of current that goes to the devices, thus allowing them to keep rotating in a rotational way, stay illuminated and / or keep inflating while the car is stopped.

Under the car there is a piece in which the various devices are hung, in this piece there are electrical terminals connected to the main circuit from which the hanging devices obtain the electricity,

The devices hanging from the electrified rail can be very diverse, some of the modalities of these devices are:

Inflatables with fan: A canvas or fabric figure is inflated through an internal fan, this fan is connected to the circuit through the terminals of the piece that is located under the car Ia which also holds the inflatable figure. This mode allows to put very large pieces because the fabric used is very light and the filling is air, this figure can also be illuminated and rotated. Rotating support with electrical terminals: A motor that obtains the current from the car circuit rotates a platform where multiple advertising figures can be placed, this platform has an internal mechanism that allows it to have current in lower terminals while it is rotating. Current can be used to illuminate a figure or drive other motors.

Projector and screen: an assembly of a projector that projects moving and still images on a screen arranged at the opposite end. Surveillance camera: In this mode, a surveillance camera is fixed to the car so that it moves in a rotational and translational way,

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 schematizes a complete circuit of the structure object of the present description,

Figure 2 illustrates a detail of an embodiment of the structure of Figure 1, showing a carriage with a hanging figure and a leveling mechanism,

Figure 3 illustrates a detail of an embodiment of the structure of Figure 1, showing a carriage with a hanging figure and another mode for leveling the rail,

Figure 4 illustrates the detail of the electrified rail of the structure together with that of the rail support and the connecting piece between rail segments object of the present description. Figure 5 illustrates the union between electrified rails, mechanically and electrically.

Figure 6 illustrates a perspective of the car that moves on the electrified rail and drags the advertising figures,

Figure 7 schematically illustrates the way in which the cer- tain between two approaching carts is controlled.

Figure 8 illustrates the rear part of the cart illustrated in Figure 6, Figure 9 illustrates a side view of the carriage illustrated in Figure 8. Figure 10 illustrates how the wheels and brushes of the carriage are coupled to the electrified rails. Figure 1 1 illustrates an embodiment of an advertising figure consisting of a balloon with an internal fan.

Figure 12 illustrates an embodiment of the structure in which there is a mechanism that provides rotation and translation movement to the information support,

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF I NVENTO

The characteristic details of this structure for the displacement of translation and rotational of various objects, are clearly shown in the description and in the illustrative drawings attached, serving the same reference signs to indicate the same parts,

With reference to Figure 1 which shows a wide perspective view of a circuit of the structure for the translational and rotational displacement of various objects, in said figure the rail segments 1 appear which are supported by a sliding support 2 which in turn, it is supported by a cylinder 9 that hangs from u cables 3 that are fixed to the beams of a roof or platform 4. On the rails some cars 5 are moved, said cars carry different devices in their lower part, such as For example, a balloon with an internal motor to keep it inflated 6, a rotating pendant 7 and an illuminated three-dimensional figure 8. All these devices move along the rail 1, displaying advertising within a pre-established circuit that can have multiple shapes as required. Instead of these advertising figures, other devices such as surveillance cameras, recording cameras or various lighting media can also be moved.

Figure 2 shows a perspective view from above of a rail segment 1 that is supported by a sliding support 2, which in turn is supported by a cylinder 9 that coils a cable 3 to adjust the height of the segment. he lied on rail 1. Said cylinder 9 has a lock that releases or fixes the cable 3. On the upper end of the cable there is a tensioner or hook 1 0 that is held to the beams of a roof or platform 4

To the rail 1 is connected a plug 1 1 of which a cable 12 goes to a current regulator 13, said regulator can be connected to multiple sources of electricity.

On the rail 1 a carriage 5 is mounted on which an advertising figure 44 hangs.

Figure 3 shows another modality of height adjustment of the rail where there is a perspective view from above of a segment of rail 1 that is supported by a sliding support 2, which in turn is supported by a threaded rod 41 which is screwed into the sliding support 2 to adjust the height of the rail segment 1. The lower end is fixed to the threaded rod 41 of the cable 3. Said cable 3 at its upper tip is fixed to a tensioner or hook 10 that is supported to the beams of a roof or platform 4.

To the rail 1 is connected a plug 1 1 of which a cable 12 goes to a current regulator 13, said regulator can be connected to multiple sources of electricity.

On the rail 1 a carriage 5 is mounted on which an advertising figure 44 hangs.

Figure 4 shows a perspective view of the side of a segment of the rail 1 which has a sliding support 2. Once there is a rail there is an insulating piece 14 where two electrified tapes 1 5 are mounted. At the ends of the rail 1 there are screws 16 that serve to fix the connecting piece 17

Figure 5 shows a perspective view of the other side of two rail segments 1 joined together. Together with the sliding support 2, which is held on the rail by means of a screw 1 9 and a nut 18. The sliding support 2 can be moved through the grooves of the rail by loosening the nuts 18, the usefulness of this mobility is that That the rail 1 can be fastened at various points regardless of the location of the beams or platforms 4, This figure also shows the connecting piece 1 7 and the screws 16 that serve to go the segments of a rail 1. At the ends of the rail segments 1 there are cables 42 that are connected by a connector 43 so that the electric current passes from the electrified tapes 15 from one segment to another of rail 1. These cables 42 support the vibration generated by the carriages 5 so that false contacts do not occur

On the other side of the rail is the insulating piece 14 that holds the electrified tapes 15. This insulating piece 14 has tabs that serve to protect the electrified tapes 15 and avoid contact with the hands.

Figure 6 shows a perspective view from above of the carriage 5 which is composed of a plate 20 where a motor 21 is mounted, which rotates a bearing 23 where there is a band 22 which in turn makes other bearings roll more small 24. Said smaller bearings 24 have a shaft that rotates wheels 25 on the other side of the plate 20. The front wheel has a ball joint 35 which allows it to rotate when carriage 5 It must go around.

The plate 20 has two insulating cylinders 26 where brushes 27 are mounted which are pressed towards the electrified tapes 15 of the rail 1 by means of springs which are not visible because they are inside the insulating cylinders 26.

Under the plate 20 is a support 28 with two electrical terminals 38, said support 28 supports the advertising figures and sends the current through the terminals 38 to the advertising figures.

A circuit 30 is mounted on the plate 20 that distributes the electricity between the motor 21 and other devices that require electricity. This circuit 30 also regulates the distance between the carriages 5 that move on the rail 1 by turning off the engine 21 for a programmable period of time when the sensor 31 detects that it is close to another carriage 5,

Figure 7 shows a view of two cars 5 on the rail 1 carrying advertising figures 43 The cars 5 have a circuit 30 and sensors 31 that detect when they are near another car 5. When the sensor 31 detects that it got too close to a car 5 the circuit disconnects the motor 21 for a programmable time

Figure 8 shows a view of! carriage 5 in perspective from top to back, where the plate 20 appears in which a motor 21 is mounted, and a bearing 23. In the lower part of the plate 20 there is a part 32 where a wheel 33 is mounted. 32 is pulled up by springs 34, which allows the wheel 33 to be inserted or pulled out to the lower groove of the rail 1, thus allowing the carriage 5 to be released by pulling down the wheel 33. These springs 34 hold the wheels 25 and Ia wheel 33 to rail 1 so that carriage 5 does not derail.

Inside the front wheel 25 there is a ball joint 35 which allows the carriage 5 to rotate in the curves of the rail 1.

Figure 9 shows a view of the side carriage 5, where the plate 20 appears in which a motor 21 is mounted. In the lower part of the plate 20 there is a part 32 where a wheel 33 is mounted. The part 32 it is pulled up by springs 34, which allows the carriage 5 to be inserted or removed to rail 1. These springs 34 keep the wheels 25 and the wheel 33 pressed to the rail 1 so that the carriage does not derail.

On the other side of the plate of the plate 20 are two insulating cylinders 26 crossing the plate 20. These insulating cylinders 26 have springs inside which push brushes 27 to press with the electrified tapes 15 of the rail 1.

Figure 10 shows a front view of the detail of the carriage 5 mounted on the rail 1 where the part that serves as an ion 17 between rail segments 1 does not appear. In said figure a front view of the plate 20 is shown, which has on its left side a band 22 that rotates smaller bearings 24 that have an axis that moves the wheels 25. Under the rail 1 is the wheel 33. In Ia plate 20 are also the cylinders 26 which inside have springs that push brushes 27 towards the electrified tapes 15, which are mounted on an insulating piece 14 which, by means of its flanges, is fixed to the rail 1. On the right side of the rail 1 is the sliding support 2 that is held to the rail by means of a screw 19 and a nut 1 8 which can be adjusted by loosening or tightening to allow the sliding support 2 to move Under the plate 20 you can see part of the support 28 Figure 1 1 shows a side view of a carriage 5 on a rail 1. A balloon 36 is hung under the car 5, which has a fan motor 37 which keeps the balloon 36 inflated by constantly introducing air into the interior. The fan motor 37 obtains the electricity through the two electrical terminals 38 of the support 28 of the carriage 5.

Figure 1 2 shows a side view of a carriage 5 on a rail 1, below the carriage 5 is a rotating pendant 7. Said rotating pendant is composed of a rotating support with electrical terminals 39, which rotates a structure where figures are advertising in various ways 40 that may require electricity to be illuminated or moved and that the rotating support with electrical terminals 39 can provide. The applications of this structure are very varied, some modalities have already been mentioned, but the following can also be used: - various advertising media, inflatable with fan, rotating support with electrical terminals, projector and screen, surveillance camera, camera and any luminaires, all having a movement in all three axes by means of servomechanism connected to the car circuit.

- fabric device that is kept inflated through the constant injection of air that an internal fan carries out, said fan being connected to the electric circuit of the car,

- TV or projector that project or display images received through an antenna, these devices are electrically connected to the control circuit of! car. - a video camera that emits a video signal to a receiver through an antenna; said camera can be turned from top to bottom and from right to left by motors that obtain electricity from the car which in turn has electricity through the contact of brushes with the rail.

Claims

CLAIMS Having described the invention sufficiently, it is claimed as property contained in the following clauses claims. one . Hanging structure of electrified rails for the translational and rotational displacement of various objects characterized in that it comprises a series of hollow rail segments with a series of longitudinal grooves that are joined by the interior through a connecting piece that has the interior shape of the rail; said rail is supported by a support that can slide horizontally along the rail by means of screws that are tightened or loosened to the grooves of the rail; this sliding support is in turn held by a cylinder that has a crank and a lock for winding cable or a threaded rod to adjust the height of the rail; said cable is attached to the beams of a roof or platform; Suspended from said rails are a series of cars comprising electric motor means, which transfer movement to some wheels to make it advance on the rail; There are several devices hanging on said car that move together with the car. 2. Hanging structure of electrified rails for the translational and rotational displacement of diverse objects, as claimed in the previous claim further characterized in that these devices are selected from among various advertising supports, inflatable with fan, rotating support with electrical terminals, projector and screen, surveillance camera, filming camera and any luminaires. 3. Hanging structure of electrified rails for translational and rotational displacement of various objects, as claimed in claim 1 or 2 further characterized in that the rail comprises on one of its sides a profile of insulating material where they are mounted two electrified tapes; The insulating profile has tabs to protect the electric tapes and avoid the contact of these electrified tapes with their hands; at each end of the rail segments, wires pass through the rail to connect to the electrified tapes; These cables are joined by means of a connector to pass the current between the electrified tapes from one rail segment to another. 4. Hanging structure of electrified rails for the displacement of translation and rotation of various objects, as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3 characterized in that said wheels comprise a peripheral projection that embeds in grooves of the rail using it as guides to turn, because the wheel below is pressed towards the lower part of the rail by means of springs preventing derailment and allowing, when pulling this lower wheel downwards, to release the carriage from the rail; the upper wheels have traction and one of them with a ball joint that allows you to turn in curves. 5. Hanging structure of electrified rails for the translational and rotational displacement of various objects, as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, also characterized in that the carriages have brushes that by springs brush the electrified tracks of the rail, these brushes are electrically connected, with a circuit with sensors that they perceive when they are very close to another car; the circuit stops the motor for a programmable period, allowing the car in front to move forward and later to advance again; This circuit stops the motor that advances the car but does not stop sending electricity to the different devices that hang from it. 6. Hanging structure of electrified rails for the translational and rotational displacement of various objects, as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5 further characterized in that the car has a support with electrical terminals in its lower part that obtain current of the car circuit; from this support a rotating device is held that turns the various devices hung from the carriages; of said device also rotate electrical terminals so that the advertising figures can simultaneously rotate and illuminate, rotate and inflate and rotate by moving other devices. 7. Hanging structure of electrified rails for the translational and rotational displacement of various objects, as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6 further characterized in that the device that hangs from the carriage is made of fabric and is maintained inflated through the constant injection of air that an internal fan carries out, said fan being connected to the car circuit. 8, Hanging structure of electrified rails for translational and rotational displacement of various objects, as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7 further characterized in that the device that hangs from the car is a television or projector that projects or they display images they receive through an antenna, said devices are electrically connected to the car control circuit, 9. Hanging structure of electrified rails for translational and rotational displacement of various objects, as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8 further characterized in that a camera can be hung from the carriage that travels along the rail. video that emits a video signal to a receiver through an antenna; said camera can be turned from top to bottom and from right to left by motors that obtain electricity from the car which in turn has electricity through the contact of brushes with the rail. 10. Hanging structure of electrified rails for the translational and rotational displacement of various objects, as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9 further characterized in that lights can be placed from the car that travels along the rail; These lights can be turned from top to bottom and from right to left by motors that obtain electricity from the car, which in turn has electricity through the contact of brushes with the rail.